Ruby and Sapphire move services and evolution methods
Find the Move Reminder and Move Deleter, then plan stones, friendship, trades, Beauty and special evolutions.
Original Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version for Game Boy Advance. Version-specific encounters and story roles are labelled. Emerald and the Nintendo 3DS remakes have separate rules and progression.
Recover or remove a move
The Move Reminder in Fallarbor accepts a Heart Scale to recover an eligible level-up move from the Pokémon’s current species. He does not restore every TM or Egg move. The Move Deleter in Lilycove can remove an HM that ordinary move replacement cannot delete. Check the species learnset before using either service; evolving early can change which level-up moves are available.
Common evolution methods
| Method | Examples | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Evolution stone | Lombre → Ludicolo / Nuzleaf → Shiftry | Water Stone / Leaf Stone |
| Evolution stone | Pikachu → Raichu / Skitty → Delcatty | Thunder Stone / Moon Stone |
| Trade | Kadabra → Alakazam / Machoke → Machamp | Trade the Pokémon through compatible link play |
| Trade with item | Seadra → Kingdra | Trade while holding Dragon Scale |
| Trade with item | Clamperl → Huntail / Gorebyss | DeepSeaTooth / DeepSeaScale |
| Friendship | Golbat → Crobat / Pichu → Pikachu | Level up with sufficient friendship |
| Beauty | Feebas → Milotic | Raise Beauty sufficiently, then level up |
| Personality | Wurmple → Silcoon / Cascoon | Level 7; branch determined by personality, not time of day |
| Extra party slot | Nincada → Ninjask and Shedinja | Level 20 with an empty party slot; original RS need no spare Poké Ball |
| Attack versus Defense | Tyrogue’s three branches after a compatible trade | Level 20; compare the two stats |
Special original Hoenn branches
Nincada produces Ninjask at level 20; an empty party slot also allows Shedinja in Ruby/Sapphire. Clamperl’s two branches require different trade items, and the Scanner reward offers a choice. Wurmple’s personality picks its cocoon branch. Eevee’s friendship branches use the original clock after a compatible transfer; there are no Leafeon or Glaceon evolutions here.
Protect an irreplaceable move
An evolved species may not learn the same move at the same level as its earlier stage. Review the species profile before using a stone, and keep a desired inherited move when moving between training and Contest plans. Ruby/Sapphire do not have Emerald’s Battle Frontier tutor collection; use the TM/HM reference and Fallarbor reminder for their actual move services.
Use the Ruby or Sapphire version listed in the record. These guides cover the original Game Boy Advance games.