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.

#0097

Hypno

psychic

#0098

Krabby

water

#0099

Kingler

water

#0100

Voltorb

electric

#0101

Electrode

electric

#0102

Exeggcute

grasspsychic

#0103

Exeggutor

grasspsychic

#0104

Cubone

ground

#0105

Marowak

ground

#0106

Hitmonlee

fighting

#0107

Hitmonchan

fighting

#0108

Lickitung

normal

#0109

Koffing

poison

#0110

Weezing

poison

#0111

Rhyhorn

groundrock

#0112

Rhydon

groundrock

#0113

Chansey

normal

#0114

Tangela

grass

#0115

Kangaskhan

normal

#0116

Horsea

water

#0117

Seadra

water

#0118

Goldeen

water

#0119

Seaking

water

#0120

Staryu

water

#0121

Starmie

waterpsychic

#0122

Mr. Mime

psychicfairy

#0123

Scyther

bugflying

#0124

Jynx

icepsychic

#0125

Electabuzz

electric

#0126

Magmar

fire

#0127

Pinsir

bug

#0128

Tauros

normal

#0129

Magikarp

water

#0130

Gyarados

waterflying

#0131

Lapras

waterice

#0132

Ditto

normal

#0133

Eevee

normal

#0134

Vaporeon

water

#0135

Jolteon

electric

#0136

Flareon

fire

#0137

Porygon

normal

#0138

Omanyte

rockwater

#0139

Omastar

rockwater

#0140

Kabuto

rockwater

#0141

Kabutops

rockwater

#0142

Aerodactyl

rockflying

#0143

Snorlax

normal

#0144

Articuno

iceflying

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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