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.

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Slaking

normal

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Nincada

bugground

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Ninjask

bugflying

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Shedinja

bugghost

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Whismur

normal

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Loudred

normal

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Exploud

normal

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Makuhita

fighting

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Hariyama

fighting

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Azurill

normalfairy

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Nosepass

rock

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Skitty

normal

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Delcatty

normal

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Sableye

darkghost

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Mawile

steelfairy

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Aron

steelrock

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Lairon

steelrock

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Aggron

steelrock

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Meditite

fightingpsychic

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Medicham

fightingpsychic

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Electrike

electric

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Manectric

electric

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Plusle

electric

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Minun

electric

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Volbeat

bug

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Illumise

bug

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Roselia

grasspoison

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Gulpin

poison

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Swalot

poison

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Carvanha

waterdark

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Sharpedo

waterdark

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Wailmer

water

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Wailord

water

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Numel

fireground

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Camerupt

fireground

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Torkoal

fire

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Spoink

psychic

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Grumpig

psychic

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Spinda

normal

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Trapinch

ground

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Vibrava

grounddragon

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Flygon

grounddragon

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Cacnea

grass

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Cacturne

grassdark

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Swablu

normalflying

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Altaria

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Zangoose

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Seviper

poison

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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