Ruby & Sapphire Route 128

Open sea spreads above the team's final stronghold. Dive here to reach the Seafloor Cavern, where the leader raises a stolen Orb to wake the sleeping titan.

Route 128 is in Hoenn, with Ever Grande City to the east and Route 129 to the south. In the story you arrive from Route 127 to the north and continue north to Seafloor Cavern.

ROUTE 128 MAP

Ruby & Sapphire

Route 128 Walkthrough

5 trainers none in the steps 2 items 7 species

Route 128

5 TRAINERS · NONE IN THE STEPS · 0 ITEMS · 7 SPECIES
1
Reaching the seabed under Route 128 needs HM08 DiveMoveDiveWaterClassSpecialPower60Accuracy100%PP10Dives underwater the first turn and strikes next turn. and the Mind Badge.

Come back: when you surface from the seabed cave, the two team leaders talk and leave, then a man you met on your journey flies in.

  1. 1From Route 127, SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe. south to the ring-shaped island.Route 128 map in Ruby and Sapphire showing the route from Route 127 to the ring-shaped island
Exit northRoute 127 →
Exit eastEver Grande City →
Exit southRoute 129 →

Underwater

0 TRAINERS · 2 ITEMS · 0 SPECIES
2
Use DiveMoveDiveWaterClassSpecialPower60Accuracy100%PP10Dives underwater the first turn and strikes next turn. to drop to the underwater seabed, then swim to the cave entrance.
  1. SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe. north off the island shallows onto the dark water just north of the ring-shaped island, and DiveMoveDiveWaterClassSpecialPower60Accuracy100%PP10Dives underwater the first turn and strikes next turn. there.
  2. Go east and south along the trench, then west to the cave entrance in the rock wall. The Protein lies under the ring's center spot, the Pearl under the easternmost.
Protein
Pearl

Pokemon Encounters

Corsola and Luvdisc both bite the rods here at level 30 and up, two of the harder Water-types to track down in Hoenn. The everyday surf is Tentacool and Wailmer on the way to Seafloor Cavern.

Method
Type
Surf3
#072Tentacool
60% - Lv 5–35
#278Wingull
35% - Lv 10–30
#279Pelipper
5% - Lv 25–30
Fish8
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
70% - Lv 5–10
#072Tentacool
30% - Lv 5–10
Good Rod3
#129Magikarp
60% - Lv 10–30
#370Luvdisc
20% - Lv 10–30
#320Wailmer
20% - Lv 10–30
Super Rod3
#320Wailmer
45% - Lv 30–45
#370Luvdisc
40% - Lv 30–35
#222Corsola
15% - Lv 30–35
Magikarp
#129

Magikarp

Water
Evolves into Gyarados at Lv 20
Encounter rate
70% Common
Level
5–10
EV yield
1 Speed
Here on Route 128water70% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Magikarp — about 36s-1m of fishing to catch one.
Catch odds
~54s-2m
to catch one
Poke Ball33%
Great Ball50%
Ultra Ball67%
Nuzlocke
70%
first wild (est.)
TierHigh
PickReliable
EV - Speed
128
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected58h 31m

Also found in 43 other locations

Route 104Lv 5–45
100%Sootopolis CityLv 5–35
100%Dewford TownLv 5–30
70%Abandoned ShipLv 5–30
70%Ever Grande CityLv 5–30
70%Lilycove CityLv 5–30
70%Meteor FallsLv 5–30
70%Petalburg CityLv 5–30
70%Pacifidlog TownLv 5–30
70%Mossdeep CityLv 5–30
70%Route 107Lv 5–30
70%Route 110Lv 5–30
70%Route 108Lv 5–30
70%Route 103Lv 5–30
70%Route 105Lv 5–30
70%Route 102Lv 5–30
70%Route 109Lv 5–30
70%Route 106Lv 5–30
70%Route 115Lv 5–30
70%Route 111Lv 5–30
70%Route 120Lv 5–30
70%Route 117Lv 5–30
70%Route 114Lv 5–30
70%Route 119Lv 5–30
70%Route 118Lv 5–30
70%Route 122Lv 5–30
70%Route 127Lv 5–30
70%Route 124Lv 5–30
70%Route 130Lv 5–30
70%Route 125Lv 5–30
70%Route 121Lv 5–30
70%Route 123Lv 5–30
70%Route 126Lv 5–30
70%Route 129Lv 5–30
70%Route 132Lv 5–30
70%Route 131Lv 5–30
70%Route 134Lv 5–30
70%Route 133Lv 5–30
70%Seafloor CavernLv 5–30
70%Safari ZoneLv 5–30
70%Slateport CityLv 5–30
70%Shoal CaveLv 5–30
70%Victory RoadLv 5–30
70%
Magikarp page →

ITEMS

All field items and hidden pickups at Route 128.

Source
Floor
Vitamin1
Protein
Underwater
Hidden2
Heart Scale
Map
Pearl
Underwater
VITAMIN

Protein

Found on Underwater · On the rock in the small Dive spot at the center of the ring-shaped island (hidden)
Effect

Raises the stat ATTACK of one Pokemon.

Vitamin1
VITAMIN

Protein

Found on Underwater · On the rock in the small Dive spot at the center of the ring-shaped island (hidden)
Effect

Raises the stat ATTACK of one Pokemon.

Hidden2
HIDDEN

Heart Scale

Found on Map · Smallest north island near Cooltrainer Alexa; southwest corner of the island north of Fisherman Wayne; south side of the southwestmost island (hidden)
Effect

A lovely scale. It is coveted by collectors.

HIDDEN

Pearl

Found on Underwater · On the rock in the easternmost Dive spot (hidden)
Effect

A pretty pearl. Can be sold cheaply.

TRAINERS

13 trainer battles at Route 128. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.

Class
Cool Trainer2
RubenLv 34₱1,632
AlexaLv 35₱1,680
Fisherman1
WayneLv 35₱1,280
Trainer2
Isaiah+4Lv 36–48₱1,440
Katelyn+4Lv 36–48₱1,440
COOL TRAINER

Ruben

Party
3
Highest Lv
34
Reward
₱1,632
Party
ShiftryLv 34
GrassDark
AbilityChlorophyllNatureBashfulItem-
Pound
Harden
Growth
Nature Power
GravelerLv 34
RockGround
AbilityRock HeadNatureNaiveItem-
Rock Throw
Magnitude
Self-Destruct
Rollout
LoudredLv 34
Normal
AbilitySoundproofNatureModestItem-
Astonish
Howl
Supersonic
Stomp
Team weak to5 types
Type
4x weakness(3)
WATER
GRASS
BUG
2x weakness(2)
FIGHTING
ICE
Win: ₱1,632

Route 128 Guide

  • 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.

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