Best Ghost Pokémon in Ruby & Sapphire
Phoebe, the second Elite Four member, uses Dusclops, Banette and Sableye, and Mt. Pyre is full of Duskull in Ruby and Shuppet in Sapphire. We graded 6 Ghost Pokémon you can get in Ruby & Sapphire, S to D, for beating the game. Sableye leads.
- Trade-in
- Sapphire only
GengarTrade-in only
SableyeSapphire only
MisdreavusTrade-in only
Banette
HaunterTrade-in only
Dusclops
Shedinja
Shuppet
Duskull
GastlyTrade-in onlyWhat each tier means
- STop Carries a Ruby & Sapphire run against most of the bosses
- AStrong A strong pick for most of the game
- BSolid Does the job with some help
- CSituational Struggles against several bosses
- DBottom Hard to use for beating the game
Board breakdown
This breakdown rates each Ghost Pokémon you can get against all 13 Ruby & Sapphire gym leader, Elite Four and Champion fights, from Roxanne to Steven. Sableye does well in 5 of them, 6 fights have no Ghost answer, and the versions differ in 5 fights.
In Sapphire, Sableye does the most: 5 of 13 fights, starting with Brawly; in Ruby, raise Dusclops, which does well in 4 fights.
Each row is one Ghost pick and its 13 boxes are the fights in order. A filled box means it does well there: Sableye has 5, first at Brawly.
Gym 1, Roxanne
Gym 2, Brawly
Gym 3, Wattson
Gym 4, Flannery
Gym 5, Norman
Gym 6, Winona
Gym 7, Tate & Liza
Gym 8, Wallace
Elite Four, Sidney
Elite Four, Phoebe
Elite Four, Glacia
Elite Four, Drake
Champion, StevenGym 1 RoxanneGym 2 BrawlyGym 3 WattsonGym 4 FlanneryGym 5 NormanGym 6 WinonaGym 7 Tate & LizaGym 8 WallaceElite Four SidneyElite Four PhoebeElite Four GlaciaElite Four DrakeChampion Steven- SableyeGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: does wellGym 3 Wattson: no clear edgeGym 4 Flannery: does wellGym 5 Norman: no clear edgeGym 6 Winona: no clear edgeGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Wallace: no clear edgeSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: no clear edgeSteven: no clear edgeAfter badge 1Granite Cave B2F20% of encountersNot yet: RoxanneDoes wellBrawlyFlanneryTate & LizaPhoebeGlaciaNo clear edgeWattson, Norman, Winona, Wallace, Sidney, Drake, Steven
- DusclopsGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: not on your team yetGym 6 Winona: not on your team yetGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Wallace: no clear edgeSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: does wellGlacia: does wellDrake: does wellSteven: no clear edgeAfter badge 6DuskullRuby: Mt. Pyre 1F, 100% of encountersSapphire: Mt. Pyre summit, 13% of encounters
#148DuskullLevel 37
#149Dusclopsfinal form by Tate & LizaNot yet: Roxanne to WinonaDoes wellTate & LizaPhoebeGlaciaDrakeNo clear edgeWallace, Sidney, Steven - BanetteGym 1 Roxanne: not on your team yetGym 2 Brawly: not on your team yetGym 3 Wattson: not on your team yetGym 4 Flannery: not on your team yetGym 5 Norman: not on your team yetGym 6 Winona: not on your team yetGym 7 Tate & Liza: does wellGym 8 Wallace: does wellSidney: has troublePhoebe: does wellGlacia: no clear edgeDrake: no clear edgeSteven: no clear edgeAfter badge 6ShuppetRuby: Mt. Pyre summit, 13% of encountersSapphire: Mt. Pyre 1F, 100% of encounters
#146ShuppetLevel 37
#147Banettefinal form by Tate & LizaNot yet: Roxanne to WinonaDoes wellTate & LizaWallacePhoebeHas troubleSidneyNo clear edgeGlacia, Drake, Steven - ShedinjaGym 1 Roxanne: no clear edgeGym 2 Brawly: has troubleGym 3 Wattson: has troubleGym 4 Flannery: no clear edgeGym 5 Norman: has troubleGym 6 Winona: has troubleGym 7 Tate & Liza: no clear edgeGym 8 Wallace: no clear edgeSidney: no clear edgePhoebe: no clear edgeGlacia: has troubleDrake: has troubleSteven: has troubleFrom the startNincadaRoute 11620% of encounters
#042NincadaLevel 20
#044Shedinjafinal form by Wattsonneeds free slot, Poke BallNo does-well fightsHas troubleBrawly, Wattson, Norman, Winona, Glacia, Drake, StevenNo clear edgeRoxanne, Flannery, Tate & Liza, Wallace, Sidney, Phoebe
Best pair
Both versions leave Roxanne, Wattson, Norman, Winona, Sidney and Steven with no Ghost answer.
In Ruby, Brawly and Flannery are gaps too: their one answer, Sableye, is Sapphire only.
One row per fight, Roxanne to Steven, with the best Ghost pick you can have by then. Tap a fight for its team and every pick. First with none: Roxanne.
Gyms
League
Gengar fills Winona and Sidney in both versions, and Flannery in Ruby too.
In either version Gengar does more: 6 of 13 fights, against 5 for Sableye in Sapphire and 4 for Dusclops in Ruby.
Of the 13 fights, Ghost picks found in Ruby & Sapphire cover 7, trade-ins raise that to 9, and 4 stay open. Gengar fills the most.
- GengarFireRed or LeafGreenNational DexCelio's Network Machine fixedSend HaunterEvolves when it arrivesLv 20 to 30Obeys from badge 2Fills3 of 8 open fights in Ruby2 of 6 open fights in SapphireFlannery RubyWinonaSidneyYour team then: about Lv 21 to 26Won't obey: Roxanne, BrawlyDoes wellFlanneryWinonaTate & LizaWallaceSidneyGlacia
What each trade needs
- From FireRed or LeafGreenIts National DexCelio's Network Machine fixedRuby and Sapphire gems found
- Your Ruby or SapphireA PokedexOne other Pokemon in party