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Kecleon in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire: locations, stats and moves

Find Kecleon’s Ruby/Sapphire encounters, original Normal typing, Generation III stats, ability slots, evolutions, breeding and exact-version moves.

Edition covered

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.

01

Generation III identity and base stats

Kecleon is Hoenn #145 and National #352. Its original Ruby/Sapphire typing is Normal. The picture and base stats describe its original Generation III form on Game Boy Advance. Later Fairy typing, stat increases and evolutions are excluded.

Base stats describe the species; level, IVs, EVs and nature determine an individual’s actual battle stats.

Kecleon
Kecleon: original Generation III form, Hoenn #145.
Kecleon original Ruby/Sapphire base stats
StatBase value
HP60
Attack90
Defense70
Sp. Atk60
Sp. Def120
Speed40
Total440
02

Where to obtain it in Ruby and Sapphire

Match the game version, area and method before traveling. Ordinary grass, fishing, gifts, fossil revival and trades are separate acquisition routes.

These records include only Ruby and Sapphire. Story flags, field moves, historical access and exceptional encounters retain their conditions; a listed location is not necessarily open on a new save.

Encounter methods · Legendaries and event access · Gifts, fossils and trades

Kecleon original Ruby/Sapphire encounters
Location / areaVersionMethodLevelCondition
Route 118RubyGrass / cave walking25No extra condition recorded
Route 118SapphireGrass / cave walking25No extra condition recorded
Route 119RubyGrass / cave walking25No extra condition recorded
Route 119RubyInvisible Kecleon: Devon Scope30No extra condition recorded
Route 119SapphireGrass / cave walking25No extra condition recorded
Route 119SapphireInvisible Kecleon: Devon Scope30No extra condition recorded
Route 120RubyGrass / cave walking25No extra condition recorded
Route 120RubyInvisible Kecleon: Devon Scope30No extra condition recorded
Route 120SapphireGrass / cave walking25No extra condition recorded
Route 120SapphireInvisible Kecleon: Devon Scope30No extra condition recorded
Route 121RubyGrass / cave walking25No extra condition recorded
Route 121SapphireGrass / cave walking25No extra condition recorded
Route 123RubyGrass / cave walking25No extra condition recorded
Route 123SapphireGrass / cave walking25No extra condition recorded
03

Evolution family and original requirements

Kecleon has no evolution in the original Hoenn roster. Weather or Deoxys forms are separate from evolution; evolutions introduced in later generations cannot occur here.

Forms and collection requirements

04

Abilities, breeding and training reference

Kecleon original ability slots
AbilitySlot
Color ChangeRegular slot 1

Ruby/Sapphire have no Hidden Abilities. Many abilities gained additional battle or overworld effects in later games; use the original effect in the linked ability reference.

Kecleon breeding and training facts
PropertyValue
Gender ratio50% female / 50% male
Egg group(s)Field
Base hatch cycles20
Experience growthMedium Slow
Base capture rate200 /255 (not a percentage chance)
EV yield when defeatedSpecial Defense +1

Use the Route 117 Day Care. Eggs hatch at Lv.5; Undiscovered-group Pokémon do not breed. Incense changes the baby result for the Marill and Wobbuffet families. Ruby/Sapphire do not have Emerald’s Everstone nature inheritance or Volt Tackle breeding, and no native Ditto catch is available.

Original breeding, EV, IV and nature rules

05

Ruby and Sapphire level-up moves

Kecleon exact Ruby/Sapphire level-up learnset
LevelMove
1 / starting moveAstonish
1 / starting moveLick
1 / starting moveScratch
1 / starting moveTail Whip
1 / starting moveThief
4Bind
7Faint Attack
12Fury Swipes
17Psybeam
24Screech
31Slash
40Substitute
49AncientPower

Every row uses the original Ruby/Sapphire version group. Lv.1 entries include starting or reminder moves; a caught specimen need not know all listed moves. The Fallarbor Move Reminder charges a Heart Scale for an eligible level-up move.

06

Compatible TMs and HMs

Kecleon compatible original machines
MachineMoveTypeOriginal category
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus
TM14BlizzardIceSpecial
TM17ProtectNormalStatus
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical
TM24ThunderboltElectricSpecial
TM25ThunderElectricSpecial
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical
TM28DigGroundPhysical
TM35FlamethrowerFireSpecial
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical
TM44RestPsychicStatus
TM45AttractNormalStatus
TM46ThiefDarkSpecial
TM49SnatchDarkStatus
HM01CutNormalPhysical
HM04StrengthNormalPhysical
HM05FlashNormalStatus

Original TMs are consumed after use; HMs are reusable and require the relevant badges for field use. The Lilycove Move Deleter can remove HM moves. Generation III assigns damaging moves by type: Normal, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Ground, Rock, Bug, Ghost and Steel use Attack; Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Dark use Sp. Atk. Status moves remain status moves.

All 50 TM and 8 HM locations

07

Egg moves and original move services

Recorded Ruby/Sapphire Egg moves: Disable, Magic Coat, Trick.

The father passes eligible Egg moves and compatible TM/HM moves; both parents knowing an eligible level-up move can also pass it. The Fallarbor reminder does not teach arbitrary Egg moves. Emerald’s additional move tutors and Battle Frontier are absent from Ruby/Sapphire.

For this Pokémon’s types, damaging Normal moves are physical. A move’s individual modern damage class must not replace the original type rule.

Move Reminder, Deleter and original services

08

Related species and return to the Pokédex

Return to Kecleon in the illustrated Hoenn Pokédex.

    FIELD NOTE

    Use Kecleon’s exact Ruby or Sapphire location and condition. Original game rules determine evolution, breeding and move damage categories.

    References