How many Pokemon are in Ruby and Sapphire?

386 total across Generations 1 through 3. The Hoenn regional dex has 202 Pokemon available during the main story. The rest require trading with FireRed, LeafGreen, Emerald, or Colosseum/XD. Gen 3 can't trade with Gen 1 or Gen 2 games.

What are the version exclusives in Ruby and Sapphire?

Ruby gets Groudon , Mawile , Zangoose , Solrock , and Seedot line. Sapphire gets Kyogre , Sableye , Seviper , Lunatone , and Lotad line. Plus about a dozen other minor differences.

What is the best starter in Ruby and Sapphire?

Mudkip and it isn't close. Swampert is Water/Ground with only one weakness (Grass, 4x). It gets Earthquake and Surf for dual STAB and tanks most things. Torchic evolves into the solid Blaziken , and Treecko 's Sceptile is fast but frail.

What are abilities in Pokemon?

Abilities are passive traits introduced in Gen 3. Every Pokemon species has one or two possible abilities that provide an automatic effect in battle. Examples: Slaking 's Truant forces it to skip every other turn despite 670 BST. Swampert's Torrent boosts Water moves when HP is low. Abilities can make or break a Pokemon.

What generation is Ruby and Sapphire?

Generation 3, released in 2002 in Japan and 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance. Introduced abilities, natures, double battles, and the EV/IV system that still exists today. Set in the Hoenn region.

Which is better, Ruby or Sapphire?

Groudon (Ruby) vs Kyogre (Sapphire) is the main decision. Kyogre is generally considered stronger for in-game use since Water STAB with Drizzle covers more matchups. But the non-legendary exclusives matter too. Ruby's Zangoose and Sapphire's Seviper are thematic rivals.

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Pokedex

ALL RUBY & SAPPHIRE POKEMON

The Hoenn Pokedex from Ruby and Sapphire covers 386 Pokemon across three generations. Gen 3 added abilities, natures, and EVs, which means every Pokemon has more going on under the hood than just stats and typing. Double battles are new too. Use the type filter to narrow down the Hoenn roster, or sort by BST to find the stat leaders. Click any card for the full details.

How to access additional Pokemon in Ruby & Sapphire

Gen 3's jump to the GBA broke backwards compatibility with every older game. Nothing from Gold, Silver, or Crystal can transfer into Ruby and Sapphire. That means filling the full 386 requires owning multiple GBA carts: FireRed or LeafGreen for Kanto species, plus the GameCube titles Colosseum and XD for a handful of exclusives.

The Hoenn regional dex lists 202 species. After the Champion battle, new areas open with legendary encounters, but most pre-Gen 3 Pokemon are locked behind inter-cart trading.

#097

Carvanha

WATERDARK

305

#098

Sharpedo

WATERDARK

460

#099

Wailmer

WATER

400

#100

Wailord

WATER

500

#101

Numel

FIREGROUND

305

#102

Camerupt

FIREGROUND

460

#103

Slugma

FIRE

250

#104

Magcargo

FIREROCK

430

#105

Torkoal

FIRE

470

#106

Grimer

POISON

325

#107

Muk

POISON

500

#108

Koffing

POISON

340

#109

Weezing

POISON

490

#110

Spoink

PSYCHIC

330

#111

Grumpig

PSYCHIC

470

#112

Sandshrew

GROUND

300

#113

Sandslash

GROUND

450

#114

Spinda

NORMAL

360

#115

Skarmory

STEELFLYING

465

#116

Trapinch

GROUND

290

#117

Vibrava

GROUNDDRAGON

340

#118

Flygon

GROUNDDRAGON

520

#119

Cacnea

GRASS

335

#120

Cacturne

GRASSDARK

475

#121

Swablu

NORMALFLYING

310

#122

Altaria

DRAGONFLYING

490

#123

Zangoose

NORMAL

458

#124

Seviper

POISON

458

#125

Lunatone

ROCKPSYCHIC

460

#126

Solrock

ROCKPSYCHIC

460

#127

Barboach

WATERGROUND

288

#128

Whiscash

WATERGROUND

468

#129

Corphish

WATER

308

#130

Crawdaunt

WATERDARK

468

#131

Baltoy

GROUNDPSYCHIC

300

#132

Claydol

GROUNDPSYCHIC

500

#133

Lileep

ROCKGRASS

355

#134

Cradily

ROCKGRASS

495

#135

Anorith

ROCKBUG

355

#136

Armaldo

ROCKBUG

495

#137

Igglybuff

NORMALFAIRY

210

#138

Jigglypuff

NORMALFAIRY

270

#139

Wigglytuff

NORMALFAIRY

435

#140

Feebas

WATER

200

#141

Milotic

WATER

540

#142

Castform

NORMAL

420

#143

Staryu

WATER

340

#144

Starmie

WATERPSYCHIC

520

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FAQ

386 total across Generations 1 through 3. The Hoenn regional dex has 202 Pokemon available during the main story. The rest require trading with FireRed, LeafGreen, Emerald, or Colosseum/XD. Gen 3 can't trade with Gen 1 or Gen 2 games.
Ruby gets Groudon, Mawile, Zangoose, Solrock, and Seedot line. Sapphire gets Kyogre, Sableye, Seviper, Lunatone, and Lotad line. Plus about a dozen other minor differences.
Mudkip and it isn't close. Swampert is Water/Ground with only one weakness (Grass, 4x). It gets Earthquake and Surf for dual STAB and tanks most things. Torchic evolves into the solid Blaziken, and Treecko's Sceptile is fast but frail.
Abilities are passive traits introduced in Gen 3. Every Pokemon species has one or two possible abilities that provide an automatic effect in battle. Examples: Slaking's Truant forces it to skip every other turn despite 670 BST. Swampert's Torrent boosts Water moves when HP is low. Abilities can make or break a Pokemon.
Generation 3, released in 2002 in Japan and 2003 in North America for the Game Boy Advance. Introduced abilities, natures, double battles, and the EV/IV system that still exists today. Set in the Hoenn region.
Groudon (Ruby) vs Kyogre (Sapphire) is the main decision. Kyogre is generally considered stronger for in-game use since Water STAB with Drizzle covers more matchups. But the non-legendary exclusives matter too. Ruby's Zangoose and Sapphire's Seviper are thematic rivals.

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