Route 124 Ruby & Sapphire · Route

Map of Route 124 in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire — Route 124 (in-game map)

Route 124 is a sea route east of Lilycove City that leads to Mossdeep City and Route 126. It opens after you deal with Team Magma (Ruby) or Team Aqua (Sapphire) in Lilycove. Once you have Dive, its many deep-water spots lead to an underwater area full of hidden items, and the Treasure Hunter's house on the route trades evolution stones for shards.

Wild Pokémon: 9
Items: 10
Trainers: 6
HMs: Surf, Dive (for the underwater area, shards and hidden items)

Connects to: Lilycove City · Mossdeep City · Route 126 · Route 125

Where Route 124 is on the Hoenn map Route 124 on the Hoenn map

Wild Pokémon

Route 124

Surfing encounter rate 4
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Tentacool	WaterPoison	5–35	60%	60%
Wingull	WaterFlying	10–30	35%	35%
Pelipper	WaterFlying	25–30	5%	5%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Old Rod	Magikarp	5–10	70%	70%
Old Rod	Tentacool	5–10	30%	30%
Good Rod	Magikarp	10–30	60%	60%
	Tentacool	10–30	20%	20%
	Wailmer	10–30	20%	20%
Super Rod	Wailmer	25–45	60%	60%
Super Rod	Sharpedo	30–35	40%	40%

Underwater

Diving (seaweed) encounter rate 4
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Clamperl	Water	20–35	65%	65%
Chinchou	WaterElectric	20–30	30%	30%
Relicanth	WaterRock	30–35	5%	5%

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
Swimmer♂Spencer	Tentacool 33 Tentacool 33 Tentacool 33	¥264
Swimmer♂Roland	Carvanha 35	¥280
Swimmer♀Jenny	Wailmer 35 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥304Wailmer 38 Rematch 2 · ¥328Wailmer 41 Rematch 3 · ¥344Staryu 43 Wailmer 43 Rematch 4 · ¥360Luvdisc 45 Wailmer 45 Starmie 45	¥280
Swimmer♀Grace	Marill 33 Wailmer 33 Wingull 33	¥264
Swimmer♂Chad	Wingull 34 Wailmer 34	¥272
Sis and BroRita & Sam · double battle	Chinchou 36 Carvanha 34 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥960Chinchou 42 Carvanha 40 Rematch 2 · ¥1,032Lanturn 45 Carvanha 43 Rematch 3 · ¥1,104Lanturn 48 Sharpedo 46 Rematch 4 · ¥1,176Lanturn 51 Sharpedo 49	¥816

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	Where
Red Shard	Item ball	Route 124
Blue Shard	Item ball	Route 124
Yellow Shard	Item ball	Route 124
Carbos	Hidden	Underwater
Green Shard	Hidden	Underwater
Pearl	Hidden	Underwater
Big Pearl	Hidden	Underwater
Heart Scale	Hidden	Underwater
Calcium	Hidden	Underwater
Heart Scale	Hidden	Underwater

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder.

Tips

The Treasure Hunter's house near Mossdeep trades evolution stones for shards: Red for Fire Stone, Blue for Water Stone, Yellow for Thunderstone, Green for Leaf Stone.
Red, Blue and Yellow Shards sit in item balls here, and a Green Shard is hidden underwater.
Underwater seaweed holds Clamperl (65%), Chinchou (30%) and Relicanth (5%).
Relicanth is needed at the front of your party to open the Sealed Chamber on Route 134.
The Super Rod hooks Sharpedo 40% of the time.
Hidden underwater items include Heart Scales, a Big Pearl, Calcium and Carbos.

Walkthrough: Part 11: Mossdeep City and Tate and Liza

More maps

Route 124: Route 124 underwater — Route 124 underwater

FAQ

Where is the Treasure Hunter in Ruby and Sapphire?

He lives on a small island on Route 124 near the Mossdeep City side. He trades a Fire, Water, Thunder or Leaf Stone for the matching colored shard.

Where can I catch Relicanth?

Dive into the seaweed on Route 124. Relicanth appears 5% of the time at levels 30 to 35 in both versions.

Why is Route 124 blocked from Lilycove City?

The route opens after you clear Team Magma (Ruby) or Team Aqua (Sapphire) out of their hideout near Lilycove City.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 124 in Ruby and Sapphire?

9 species: Tentacool, Wingull, Pelipper, Magikarp, Wailmer, Sharpedo, Clamperl, Chinchou, Relicanth.

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.