Legendary Pokémon in Ruby & Sapphire
Ruby & Sapphire hold 8 legendaries, and each cartridge splits the big pairs. Groudon waits in Ruby’s Cave of Origin, Kyogre in Sapphire’s, both at Lv. 45. Latios roams Ruby and Latias roams Sapphire once you beat the Elite Four, and the other needs the Eon Ticket event to reach Southern Island.
- In game 5
- Roams 2
- Post-game 1
- Event item 2
Ruby & Sapphire legendary list: all 8 legendaries
Every Ruby & Sapphire legendary is a Hoenn native, with no Kanto or Johto guests, and the Regis and Rayquaza are the catches both cartridges share.
- #0377
Regirock
Rock typeDesert Ruins - #0378
Regice
Ice typeIsland Cave - #0379
Registeel
Steel typeAncient Tomb - #0380
Latias
Dragon/Psychic typeRoams Hoenn, after the Elite Four, Sapphire only / Southern Island (Eon Ticket), Ruby only - #0381
Latios
Dragon/Psychic typeRoams Hoenn, after the Elite Four, Ruby only / Southern Island (Eon Ticket), Sapphire only - #0382
Kyogre
Water typeCave of Origin, Sapphire only - #0383
Groudon
Ground typeCave of Origin, Ruby only - #0384
Rayquaza
Dragon/Flying typePost-game: Sky Pillar
| Caught | Type | Details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0377 |  Regirock | Rock type | 80 | 100 | 200 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 580 | ||
| #0378 |  Regice | Ice type | 80 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 50 | 580 | ||
| #0379 |  Registeel | Steel type | 80 | 75 | 150 | 75 | 150 | 50 | 580 | ||
| #0380 |  Latias | Dragon/Psychic type | 80 | 80 | 90 | 110 | 130 | 110 | 600 | ||
| #0381 |  Latios | Dragon/Psychic type | 80 | 90 | 80 | 130 | 110 | 110 | 600 | ||
| #0382 |  Kyogre | Water type | 100 | 100 | 90 | 150 | 140 | 90 | 670 | ||
| #0383 |  Groudon | Ground type | 100 | 150 | 140 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 670 | ||
| #0384 |  Rayquaza | Dragon/Flying type | 105 | 150 | 90 | 150 | 90 | 95 | 680 | ||
| Average · 8 | 88 | 99 | 118 | 108 | 126 | 81 | 620 | ||||
| Base statunder 6060 to 8990 to 119120+ | |||||||||||
How to get every legendary in Ruby & Sapphire
The three Regis and your version’s weather legend come during the story. After the Elite Four, your Latios or Latias starts roaming and Rayquaza waits at Sky Pillar, behind cracked floors you cross on the Mach Bike.
In game5
- RegirockDesert Ruins
- RegiceIsland Cave
- RegisteelAncient Tomb
- KyogreCave of OriginOnly in Sapphire
- GroudonCave of OriginOnly in Ruby
Roams2
Post-game1
Event item2
- LatiasSouthern Island (Eon Ticket)Only in Ruby
- LatiosSouthern Island (Eon Ticket)Only in Sapphire
EonVersion exclusives
Pick Ruby for Groudon at the Cave of Origin or Sapphire for Kyogre. The one your cartridge skips never appears there, so it takes a trade.
Only in Ruby 1
Only in Sapphire 1
Regi puzzles, Eon roamers and Sky Pillar in Ruby & Sapphire
Two Regi doors take a field move, Strength for Regirock and Fly for Registeel, while Regice’s opens if you wait two minutes without pressing a button. Dive and Dig come first, for the Sealed Chamber.
The Sealed Chamber3
- Level
- 40
- On Route 134, ride the currents to the patch of deep water and Dive
- Swim to the braille that reads GO UP HERE and surface into the Sealed Chamber
- Use Dig at the wall marked DIG HERE to open the inner room
- Put Relicanth first and Wailord last in your party, then read the braille on the back wall
- The chamber shakes and the doors of Desert Ruins, Island Cave and Ancient Tomb open
- Regirock
- Level
- 40
- Needs
- Strength
- Find the Desert Ruins in the Route 111 desert
- Read the braille, take two steps right and two steps down, then use Strength
- Regice
- Level
- 40
- Find Island Cave on Route 105
- Read the braille, then stand still for two minutes without touching the controls
- Registeel
- Level
- 40
- Needs
- Fly
- Find the Ancient Tomb on Route 120
- Stand in the middle of the room and use Fly
Only in SapphireKyogre- Level
- 45
- When
- At the end of the villain team's plot
- At the end of the villain team's plot, Kyogre waits for you in the Cave of Origin
- Only Sapphire has this battle: in Ruby you meet Groudon here instead
Only in RubyGroudon- Level
- 45
- When
- At the end of the villain team's plot
- At the end of the villain team's plot, Groudon waits for you in the Cave of Origin
- Only Ruby has this battle: in Sapphire you meet Kyogre here instead
- Latias
- Level
- 40
- When
- After you enter the Hall of Fame
- In Sapphire, Latias starts roaming Hoenn after you enter the Hall of Fame
- It flees on its first turn, so trap it first with a move such as Spider Web
- In Ruby, Latias waits on Southern Island instead: show the Eon Ticket at the Lilycove City harbor to sail there
- On Southern Island it is Lv. 50 and holds a Soul Dew
- Latios
- Level
- 40
- When
- After you enter the Hall of Fame
- In Ruby, Latios starts roaming Hoenn after you enter the Hall of Fame
- It flees on its first turn, so trap it first with a move such as Spider Web
- In Sapphire, Latios waits on Southern Island instead: show the Eon Ticket at the Lilycove City harbor to sail there
- On Southern Island it is Lv. 50 and holds a Soul Dew
- Rayquaza
- Level
- 70
- Needs
- Mach BikeHall of Fame
- When
- After you enter the Hall of Fame
- Sky Pillar opens on Route 131 after you enter the Hall of Fame
- Cross the cracked floors on the Mach Bike: slow down and you fall to the floor below
- Rayquaza waits at the top at Lv. 70
Soul
Mythicals in Ruby & Sapphire
Legendary sets in Ruby & Sapphire
The Regi family opens together: read the Sealed Chamber’s back wall with Relicanth first and Wailord last, and Desert Ruins, Island Cave and Ancient Tomb unseal at once.
More Pokémon lists for Ruby & Sapphire
Cradily and Armaldo fill the Ruby & Sapphire Fossil Pokémon list, with Salamence and Metagross under Pseudo-legendaries.