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

ALL RUBY & SAPPHIRE POKEMON

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+ Obtainable79 + Transfer105

Showing 307 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.

#193

Regirock

rock

#194

Regice

ice

#195

Registeel

steel

#196

Latias

dragonpsychic

#197

Latios

dragonpsychic

#198

Kyogre

water

#199

Groudon

ground

#200

Rayquaza

dragonflying

#201

Jirachi

steelpsychic

#202

Deoxys

psychic

#0001

Bulbasaur

grasspoison

#0004

Charmander

fire

#0007

Squirtle

water

#0010

Caterpie

bug

#0013

Weedle

bugpoison

#0016

Pidgey

normalflying

#0019

Rattata

normal

#0021

Spearow

normalflying

#0023

Ekans

poison

#0029

Nidoran♀ (female)

poison

#0032

Nidoran♂ (male)

poison

#0035

Clefairy

fairy

#0046

Paras

buggrass

#0048

Venonat

bugpoison

#0050

Diglett

ground

#0052

Meowth

normal

#0056

Mankey

fighting

#0058

Growlithe

fire

#0060

Poliwag

water

#0069

Bellsprout

grasspoison

#0077

Ponyta

fire

#0079

Slowpoke

waterpsychic

#0083

Farfetch'd

normalflying

#0086

Seel

water

#0090

Shellder

water

#0092

Gastly

ghostpoison

#0095

Onix

rockground

#0096

Drowzee

psychic

#0098

Krabby

water

#0102

Exeggcute

grasspsychic

#0104

Cubone

ground

#0106

Hitmonlee

fighting

#0107

Hitmonchan

fighting

#0108

Lickitung

normal

#0113

Chansey

normal

#0114

Tangela

grass

#0115

Kangaskhan

normal

#0122

Mr. Mime

psychicfairy

FAQ

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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