Ruby & Sapphire Route 111
A sandstorm desert opens in central Hoenn, crossable only with Go-Goggles. Two fossils sit in the sand, the Root and the Claw, and you keep just one. The Desert Ruins to the south seal Regirock away.
Route 111 is in Hoenn, with Desert Ruins to the north, Mauville City to the south, and Route 113 to the west. In the story it comes after Route 117 and continues west to Route 112.
ROUTE 111 MAP
The heart of Route 111 is buried under an endless sandstorm you cannot enter without the Go-Goggles. With them on, the desert spreads out around the sealed Desert Ruins at its southern edge.
Route 111 Walkthrough
South
- Walk north from Mauville City to the Winstrate house, where the man at the door asks you to take on his family of four.
- Say yes, and Winstrate VictorWinstrate Victor₱320
TaillowLv 16
ZigzagoonLv 16Weak toElectricIceRockFighting battles you first, then Winstrate VictoriaWinstrate Victoria₱340
RoseliaLv 17Weak toFireIceFlyingPsychic's Roselia, Winstrate ViviWinstrate Vivi₱300
MarillLv 15
ShroomishLv 15
NumelLv 15Weak to4×WaterElectricGrassFireIcePoisonFlyingBugGround's Marill and Winstrate VickyWinstrate Vicky₱360
MedititeLv 18Weak toFlyingGhost's Meditite come out one after another. - Defeating the whole Winstrate family earns the Macho Brace as a reward, while the HP Up on the west side of the pond waits until you can SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe..
Macho Brace
HP UpWinstrate Family's House
- Walk through the door into the Winstrate Family's House.
- The woman of the family hands you the Macho BraceMacho BraceA hold item that promotes growth, but reduces SPEED.Reward for defeating the Winstrate family, which doubles the effort values its holder earns but halves its Speed.
South
Past them, the sandstorm turns you back without goggles.
- With Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE., smash through and head north, where Interviewer Gabby and Ty challenge you to a double battle, returning later with Magneton and Loudred.
- Farther north, Picnicker IrenePicnicker Irene₱288ShroomishLv 18MarillLv 18Weak toFireIcePoisonFlyingBugElectricGrass spots you, then Camper TravisCamper Travis₱304
SandshrewLv 19Weak toWaterGrassIce battles you at the edge of the sand; follow the path west from there into Route 112.
Requires Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE. (HM06MoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE.) to break. Usable after earning the Dynamo Badge from Wattson in Mauville City.
Magneton · LoudredLv 33₱3,168MagnetonLv 33
LoudredLv 33Desert
- Cooltrainer WiltonCooltrainer Wilton₱864
ElectrikeLv 18
WailmerLv 18
MakuhitaLv 18Weak toGroundElectricGrassFlyingPsychic battles you near the entrance, and north of him the boy near a secret base tree gives you TM43 Secret PowerMoveSecret PowerNormalClassPhysicalPower70Accuracy100%PP20An attack with effects that vary by location.. - Cooltrainer BrookeCooltrainer Brooke₱864
WingullLv 18NumelLv 18RoseliaLv 18Weak to4×Electric4×WaterRockGroundFireIceFlyingPsychic spots you on the path north, and you cannot slip past her on the way west into Route 113.
TM43 Secret PowerA Ruin Maniac circles a rock that hides Stardust.
- In the northeastern corner, take either the Root Fossil or the Claw Fossil; the one you leave vanishes under the sand.
- Camper DrewCamper Drew₱384SandshrewLv 24Weak toWaterGrassIce battles you near the rock northwest of him, which hides a Protein. Picnicker BeckyPicnicker Becky₱384SandshrewLv 24Weak toWaterGrassIce battles you next, and the rock east of her hides a Rare Candy.
- South of the Desert Ruins, at the desert's southernmost point, pick up TM37 SandstormTMTM37 SandstormRockClassStatusPower—Accuracy—PP10Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.WhereSouthernmost point, south of the Desert Ruins before you walk west out of the sand into Route 112.
Root Fossil
Claw Fossil
Protein
Rare Candy
TM37 SandstormPokemon Encounters
Trapinch at 35 percent is the desert prize, the slow grind toward a powerful Flygon, sharing the sand with Cacnea, Baltoy, and Sandshrew. The Desert Ruins hide Regirock at level 40 once you can read the Braille, and Surf or the rods work the small pond at the route's edge.
Old Rod2
Good Rod3
Super Rod1
Regirock
ITEMS
The desert's big decision is the fossil pick, Claw Fossil for Anorith or Root Fossil for Lileep, since you only keep one. TM37 Sandstorm and a Protein wait deeper in the dunes, while the Winstrate family hands a Macho Brace to anyone who beats all of them.
TM43 Secret Power
Secret Power deals damage and has a 30% chance of inducing a secondary effect on the opponent, depending on the environment.
TM43 Secret Power
Secret Power deals damage and has a 30% chance of inducing a secondary effect on the opponent, depending on the environment.
TM37 Sandstorm
Sandstorm creates a sandstorm on the battlefield that lasts for 5 turns and induces these additional effects:.
HP Up
Raises the HP of one Pokemon.
Macho Brace
A hold item that promotes growth, but reduces SPEED.
Protein
Raises the stat ATTACK of one Pokemon.
Rare Candy
Raises the level of a Pokemon by one.
Oran Berry
A hold item that restores 10 HP in battle.
Razz Berry
Pokeblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow RAZZ.
Razz Berry
Pokeblock ingredient. Plant in loamy soil to grow RAZZ.
Claw Fossil
A fossil of an ancient, seafloor- dwelling Pokemon.
Root Fossil
A fossil of an ancient, seafloor- dwelling Pokemon.
Stardust
Beautiful red sand. Can be sold at a high price.
Stardust
Beautiful red sand. Can be sold at a high price.
TRAINERS
Route 111 throws the Winstrate family at you, a family of four you fight back to back with no chance to heal between them. Gabby and Ty, the roving TV crew, also film a battle here and return tougher every time you cross paths. A lone Ruin Maniac rounds out a varied stretch.
Route 111 Guide
A permanent sandstorm blocks the way until you have the Go-Goggles, which a neighbor gives you right after you clear the Lavaridge gym. The sand chips HP each turn from anything that isn't Rock, Ground, or Steel, so heal up or lead with a type that ignores it.
You get one and only one in Ruby and Sapphire, and the other sinks into the sand for good. The Root Fossil revives into Lileep, a Grass and Rock type, while the Claw Fossil becomes Anorith, a Rock and Bug type. Take whichever you choose to Devon in Rustboro to bring it back.
Several routes do. Ruby drops Seedot and Zangoose into slots where Sapphire gives you Lotad and Seviper, and the caves split Mawile against Sableye. Check the version column before you spend an hour hunting something your copy can't catch. The rest of the species are shared.
Reach for the Super Rod on most routes, but two of Hoenn's prize catches ignore rods altogether. Feebas only bites on six hidden tiles of Route 119, and Relicanth comes from diving the seaweed off Routes 124 and 126, not from any rod. For the rest, the Super Rod pulls the deep-water species the Old and Good Rods can't reach.