6 trade evolutionsGen 3 · HoennUpdated NOV 12, 2026

Trade Evolutions in Ruby & Sapphire

Ruby & Sapphire list 6 trade evolutions, and Clamperl accounts for two of them: Huntail with a Deep Sea Tooth, Gorebyss with a Deep Sea Scale. Captain Stern in Slateport City trades you just one for the Scanner, so pick with the evolution you want in mind.

  • Trade only 3
  • Trade holding an item 3
The list

All 6 trade evolutions in Ruby & Sapphire

What each one needs

How to trade-evolve every Pokémon in Ruby & Sapphire

Trade only3

Trade holding an item3

Where to find the items

Where to find every trade item in Ruby & Sapphire

Dragon Scale

Held by wild Pokémon 5% chance each

Deep Sea Tooth

Find or get it

  • Slateport CityCaptain Stern trades the Scanner for this or the Deep Sea Scale, not bothGift

Deep Sea Scale

Find or get it

  • Slateport CityCaptain Stern trades the Scanner for this or the Deep Sea Tooth, not bothGift
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