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

Find Ralts’s Ruby/Sapphire encounters, original Psychic 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

Ralts is Hoenn #029 and National #280. Its original Ruby/Sapphire typing is Psychic. 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.

Ralts
Ralts: original Generation III form, Hoenn #029.
Ralts original Ruby/Sapphire base stats
StatBase value
HP28
Attack25
Defense25
Sp. Atk45
Sp. Def35
Speed40
Total198
02

Where to obtain it in Ruby and Sapphire

Ralts becomes Kirlia at Lv.20 and Gardevoir at Lv.30. The entire family is Psychic-only in Ruby/Sapphire, and Gallade does not exist.

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

Ralts original Ruby/Sapphire encounters
Location / areaVersionMethodLevelCondition
Route 102RubyGrass / cave walking4No extra condition recorded
Route 102SapphireGrass / cave walking4No extra condition recorded
03

Evolution family and original requirements

Ralts original Hoenn evolution family
FromIntoRuby / Sapphire method
RaltsKirliaLevel 20
KirliaGardevoirLevel 30

Friendship evolution uses the original threshold of 220. Trade evolutions require a compatible second game and system. These are original cartridge methods: Feebas uses Beauty, Wurmple uses personality and Nincada can create an extra party member.

All original Hoenn evolution methods

04

Abilities, breeding and training reference

Ralts original ability slots
AbilitySlot
SynchronizeRegular slot 1
TraceRegular slot 2

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.

Ralts breeding and training facts
PropertyValue
Gender ratio50% female / 50% male
Egg group(s)Amorphous
Base hatch cycles20
Experience growthSlow
Base capture rate235 /255 (not a percentage chance)
EV yield when defeatedSpecial Attack +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

Ralts exact Ruby/Sapphire level-up learnset
LevelMove
1 / starting moveGrowl
6Confusion
11Double Team
16Teleport
21Calm Mind
26Psychic
31Imprison
36Future Sight
41Hypnosis
46Dream Eater

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

Ralts compatible original machines
MachineMoveTypeOriginal category
TM06ToxicPoisonStatus
TM12TauntDarkStatus
TM17ProtectNormalStatus
TM20SafeguardNormalStatus
TM21FrustrationNormalPhysical
TM24ThunderboltElectricSpecial
TM27ReturnNormalPhysical
TM29PsychicPsychicSpecial
TM33ReflectPsychicStatus
TM41TormentDarkStatus
TM42FacadeNormalPhysical
TM44RestPsychicStatus
TM45AttractNormalStatus
TM46ThiefDarkSpecial
TM49SnatchDarkStatus
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: Destiny Bond, Disable, Mean Look, Memento, Will-O-Wisp.

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 Psychic moves are special. 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 Ralts in the illustrated Hoenn Pokédex.

FIELD NOTE

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

References