HeartGold & SoulSilver Ruins of Alph
Carve-covered chambers sit south of Violet, the radio above them hissing into static. Reassemble each tile mural and the Unown surface, the living letters those murals once spelled.
Ruins of Alph is in Johto, with Route 36 to the north. In the story you arrive from Route 32 to the south and it comes before Union Cave.
RUINS OF ALPH MAP
The Ruins of Alph hide four sliding-tile puzzles, and each one you solve collapses its floor to drop you a level. The farthest rooms open only once you can Surf across and shift a Strength boulder.
Ruins of Alph Walkthrough
Inside
- From the Route 32 gatehouse, walk north through the Ruins of Alph past the research center into the northeast chamber.
- Examine the stone slab in the middle of its floor and slide the tiles until the picture is whole.
- Once you land in the hall, researchers rush over and one hands you a report that tracks every Unown form you catch.
- Leave through the hall's exit room, which sets you down in the middle of the ruins.
Outside
Until then only the east side is open.
- With Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower40Accuracy100%PP15The user hits with a punch that may lower the target’s Defense. It can also smash cracked boulders., break the rock west of the northern entrance, then search the unbreakable rock just west of it for a hidden Rare Candy.
- Use Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower40Accuracy100%PP15The user hits with a punch that may lower the target’s Defense. It can also smash cracked boulders. on the rocks by the western pond, then pick up the Hyper PotionHyper PotionA spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 200 points.North of the western pond (requires Rock Smash or Surf) just north of the pond.
Rare Candy
Hyper Potion
NuggetFlashMoveFlashNormalClassStatusPower—Accuracy100%PP20The user flashes a light that cuts the foe’s accuracy. It can also be used to illuminate caves. opens the southeast room's Moon Stone, a Water Stone the southwest room's Star Piece and Ho-Oh in your party the northwest room's Charcoal.
- Any rock you break can also drop a random find, and the fossil differs by version: a Helix in HeartGold, a Dome in SoulSilver.
- Leave through the Route 36 gatehouse at the north edge when you are done.
Helix FossilHG
Dome FossilSS
Moon Stone
Star Piece
CharcoalPokemon Encounters
Solve the sliding puzzles and the chambers fill with Unown, the only place in the region to catch the letter Pokemon. Out in the open grass, Smeargle wanders around at 10 percent and Natu hops nearby, while Rock Smash and the rods add a few cave and water catches.
Old Rod2
Good Rod2
Super Rod2
Unown
ITEMS
A version fossil sits among the ruins chambers, the Helix in HeartGold against the Dome in SoulSilver, ready to revive into Omanyte or Kabuto. A Moon Stone and four colored shards turn up nearby, and a Life Orb waits in a secret room behind one of the chambers.
Unown Report
A report of all the discovered kinds of UNOWN.
Unown Report
A report of all the discovered kinds of UNOWN.
Rare Candy
A candy that is packed with energy. It raises the level of a single Pokemon by one.
Blue Shard
A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.
Blue Shard
A small blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.
Charcoal
An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a combustible fuel that boosts the power of Fire-type moves.
Dome Fossil
A fossil of an ancient Pokemon that lived in the sea. It appears to be part of a shell.
Energy Powder
A very bitter medicine powder. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 50 points.
Energy Root
A very bitter root. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 200 points.
Green Shard
A small green shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.
Heal Powder
A very bitter medicine powder. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokemon.
Helix Fossil
A fossil of an ancient Pokemon that lived in the sea. It appears to be part of a seashell.
Hyper Potion
A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 200 points.
Leppa Berry
It may be used or held by a Pokemon to restore a move's PP by 10.
Life Orb
An item to be held by a Pokemon. It boosts the power of moves, but at the cost of some HP on each hit.
Max Ether
It fully restores the PP of a single selected move that has been learned by the target Pokemon.
Max Revive
A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon. It fully restores the Pokemon's HP.
Moon Stone
Evolves a Nidorina into Nidoqueen, a Nidorino into Nidoking, a Clefairy into Clefable, a Jigglypuff into Wigglytuff, or a Skitty into Delcatty.
Mystic Water
An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a teardrop-shaped gem that ups the power of Water-type moves.
Oran Berry
It may be used or held by a Pokemon to heal the user by just 10 HP.
Pecha Berry
It may be used or held by a Pokemon to recover from poison.
Potion
A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by just 20 points.
Red Shard
A small red shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.
Red Shard
A small red shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.
Revival Herb
A very bitter medicinal herb. It revives a fainted Pokemon, fully restoring its HP.
Sitrus Berry
It may be used or held by a Pokemon to heal the user's HP a little.
Star Piece
A shard of a pretty gem that sparkles in a red color. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
Stardust
Lovely, red-colored sand with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
Yellow Shard
A small yellow shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.
Big Mushroom
A large and rare mushroom. It is very popular among certain maniacal fan segments.
Great Ball
A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokemon catch rate than a standard Poke Ball.
Nugget
A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.
Tiny Mushroom
A small and rare mushroom. It is quite popular among certain maniacal fan segments.
TRAINERS
1 trainer battle at Ruins of Alph. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.
Nathan
Ruins of Alph Guide
The Ruins of Alph hold 28 Unown forms in HGSS, the 26 letters plus the ! and ? punctuation shapes that the original Gold and Silver lacked. Finish the slide puzzles, catch all 26 letter forms, and complete the Unown Report, then examine the back wall of the main entrance room to open the encounter. The ! and ? forms then appear in that entrance room, and tuning the Pokegear radio inside the ruins skews encounters toward forms you still need.
Walking into the Ruins of Alph with an event Arceus as your follower triggers the Sinjoh Ruins event, teleporting you straight to the Sinjoh Ruins, and the game credits the combined power of Arceus and the Unown for the jump.