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

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.

SHOWINGPokedex202+ Obtainable167 + Transfer17

Showing 219 Pokemon: the regional Pokedex plus transfer-only species.

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.

#145

Kecleon

normal

#146

Shuppet

ghost

#147

Banette

ghost

#148

Duskull

ghost

#149

Dusclops

ghost

#150

Tropius

grassflying

#151

Chimecho

psychic

#152

Absol

dark

#153

Vulpix

fire

#154

Ninetales

fire

#155

Pichu

electric

#156

Pikachu

electric

#157

Raichu

electric

#158

Psyduck

water

#159

Golduck

water

#160

Wynaut

psychic

#161

Wobbuffet

psychic

#162

Natu

psychicflying

#163

Xatu

psychicflying

#164

Girafarig

normalpsychic

#165

Phanpy

ground

#166

Donphan

ground

#167

Pinsir

bug

#168

Heracross

bugfighting

#169

Rhyhorn

groundrock

#170

Rhydon

groundrock

#171

Snorunt

ice

#172

Glalie

ice

#173

Spheal

icewater

#174

Sealeo

icewater

#175

Walrein

icewater

#176

Clamperl

water

#177

Huntail

water

#178

Gorebyss

water

#179

Relicanth

waterrock

#180

Corsola

waterrock

#181

Chinchou

waterelectric

#182

Lanturn

waterelectric

#183

Luvdisc

water

#184

Horsea

water

#185

Seadra

water

#186

Kingdra

waterdragon

#187

Bagon

dragon

#188

Shelgon

dragon

#189

Salamence

dragonflying

#190

Beldum

steelpsychic

#191

Metang

steelpsychic

#192

Metagross

steelpsychic

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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