Route 112 Ruby & Sapphire · Route

Map of Route 112 in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire — Route 112 (in-game map)

Route 112 sits at the foot of Mt. Chimney, between Route 111, Lavaridge Town, Fiery Path and Route 113. When you first arrive, Team Magma grunts (Ruby) or Team Aqua grunts (Sapphire) block the Cable Car. You go around through Fiery Path, and after the Meteor Falls events you come back and ride the Cable Car to the summit.

Wild Pokémon: 2
Items: 1
Trainers: 4
Berry trees: 4

Connects to: Fiery Path · Jagged Pass · Lavaridge Town · Route 111 · Route 113

Where Route 112 is on the Hoenn map Route 112 on the Hoenn map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 20
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Numel	FireGround	14–16	75%	75%
Machop	Fighting	14–16	25%	25%

Chances are the game’s encounter slots for each version (grass 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, surfing, diving and Rock Smash 60/30/5/4/1, Old Rod 70/30, Good Rod 60/20/20, Super Rod 40/40/15/4/1). A dash means the Pokémon does not appear in that version here. Version exclusives · Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
HikerBrice	Numel 18 Machop 18	¥720
CamperLarry	Zigzagoon 18 Nuzleaf 18	¥288
PicnickerCarol	Taillow 18 Lombre 18	¥288
HikerTrent	Geodude 16 Geodude 16 Geodude 16 Geodude 16 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥960Geodude 24 Geodude 24 Geodude 24 Graveler 24 Rematch 2 · ¥1,080Geodude 27 Geodude 27 Graveler 27 Graveler 27 Rematch 3 · ¥1,200Geodude 30 Graveler 30 Graveler 30 Graveler 30 Rematch 4 · ¥1,320Graveler 33 Graveler 33 Graveler 33 Golem 33	¥640

Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s base rate (doubled in double battles). Trainers with rematches show up again as ready to battle in the PokéNav’s Trainer’s Eyes.

Items

Item	How
Nugget	Item ball

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder.

Tips

Wild Pokémon here are only Numel (75%) and Machop (25%), at levels 14–16.
Hiker Trent uses four Geodude. Water- or Grass-type moves sweep him easily.
The ledges just east of Lavaridge Town are one-way. You can hop down them toward Route 111, but you can't climb back up.
There are four Berry trees and a Nugget item ball on the route.

Walkthrough: Part 6: Route 111 to Meteor Falls and Mt. Chimney · Part 7: Jagged Pass, Lavaridge Town and Flannery

FAQ

Why can't I take the Cable Car on Route 112?

Team Magma (Ruby) or Team Aqua (Sapphire) grunts block it. Go through Fiery Path to Route 113, Fallarbor Town and Meteor Falls. Afterward, the Cable Car is free to ride.

How do I get to Lavaridge Town?

Ride the Cable Car to the top of Mt. Chimney, then walk down Jagged Pass to Lavaridge.

Where can I catch Numel?

In Route 112's tall grass, where it makes up 75% of encounters in both versions.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 112 in Ruby and Sapphire?

2 species: Numel, Machop.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokeruby decompilation (pret/pokeruby 5784633ce4). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Hoenn map is drawn from the game’s own PokéNav map graphics.