23 Omega Ruby23 Alpha SapphireUpdated NOV 5, 2026

Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Version Exclusives

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire each lock 23 Pokémon to one version, from Seedot or Lotad on Route 102 to the legends you meet while soaring over Hoenn. Most of them come late: the fossils, the soaring legends and the DexNav Pokémon from other regions all wait for the battle with Groudon or Kyogre in the Cave of Origin.

WHICH VERSION ARE YOU PLAYING?
Pick the version you’re playing and the other side’s exclusives get a Trade marker.Saved on this device: Omega Ruby. Anything only Alpha Sapphire has is marked Trade.Saved on this device: Alpha Sapphire. Anything only Omega Ruby has is marked Trade.
Side by side

Every exclusive and where to catch it

Each row sets an Omega Ruby exclusive beside its usual Alpha Sapphire counterpart. Every stage lists where you get it, marks the DexNav, horde, soaring and Mirage spot finds, and shows the first badge the game needs before you can.

16 of 16 rows
Omega Ruby23 PokémonYour version
Total stats
Alpha Sapphire23 PokémonYour version
Before the LeagueLines that start before the League. The fossils, the soaring legends and the DexNav Pokémon from other regions open after the Cave of Origin battle, when Steven gives you the Eon Flute and Professor Birch upgrades your Pokédex to the National Pokédex.16 Omega Ruby16 Alpha Sapphire
KabutopsRockWaterTrade
KabutoDome Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)FossilMirage spotBadge 7
KabutopsKabuto Lv 40EvolveBadge 7
OmastarRockWaterTrade
OmanyteHelix Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)FossilMirage spotBadge 7
OmastarOmanyte Lv 40EvolveBadge 7
Ho-OhFireFlyingTrade
Ho-OhTrade the Scanner from Sea Mauville to Captain Stern for the Clear Bell, then take it to the ship’s deck (Lv 50)Sea Mauville (Static encounter)CatchBadge 8
LugiaPsychicFlyingTrade
LugiaTrade the Scanner from Sea Mauville to Captain Stern for the Tidal Bell, then take it to the flooded basement (Lv 50)Sea Mauville (Static encounter)CatchBadge 8
ShiftryGrassDarkTrade
SeedotRoute 102 (Walking, Horde)Route 114 (Horde)CatchHordeStart
NuzleafSeedot Lv 14Route 114EvolveStart
ShiftryNuzleaf + Leaf Stone (Route 119, by Surf)StoneBadge 5
LudicoloWaterGrassTrade
LotadRoute 102 (Walking, Horde)Route 114 (Horde)CatchHordeStart
LombreLotad Lv 14Route 114EvolveStart
LudicoloLombre + Water Stone (a possible gift for beating Fisherman Elliot again on Route 106)StoneBadge 5
MawileSteelFairyTrade
MawileGranite Cave B2F, reached on the Mach BikeGranite Cave (Walking, Horde)Cave of OriginVictory RoadSky PillarCatchHordeBadge 2
SableyeDarkGhostTrade
SableyeGranite Cave B2F, reached on the Mach BikeGranite Cave (Walking, Horde)Cave of OriginVictory RoadSky PillarCatchHordeBadge 2
ZangooseNormalTrade
ZangooseRoute 114CatchBadge 3
SeviperPoisonTrade
SeviperRoute 114CatchBadge 3
SolrockRockPsychicTrade
SolrockMeteor Falls (Walking, Surf)CatchBadge 3
LunatoneRockPsychicTrade
LunatoneMeteor Falls (Walking, Surf)CatchBadge 3
LatiosDragonPsychicTrade
LatiosJoins you on Southern Island after Steven’s trip from Route 118 (Lv 30, holding Latiosite)Southern Island (Gift)GiftBadge 5
LatiasDragonPsychicTrade
LatiasJoins you on Southern Island after Steven’s trip from Route 118 (Lv 30, holding Latiasite)Southern Island (Gift)GiftBadge 5
GroudonGroundTrade
GroudonStory battle in the Cave of Origin (Lv 45); it turns Primal in battleCave of Origin (Static encounter)CatchBadge 7
KyogreWaterTrade
KyogreStory battle in the Cave of Origin (Lv 45); it turns Primal in battleCave of Origin (Static encounter)CatchBadge 7
BastiodonRockSteelTrade
ShieldonArmor Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)FossilMirage spotBadge 7
BastiodonShieldon Lv 30EvolveBadge 7
RampardosRockTrade
CranidosSkull Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)FossilMirage spotBadge 7
RampardosCranidos Lv 30EvolveBadge 7
West Sea GastrodonWaterGroundTrade
West Sea ShellosHidden Pokémon in the DexNav on Routes 103 and 110, after the National PokédexRoute 103 (DexNav)Route 110 (DexNav)CatchDexNavBadge 7
West Sea GastrodonShellos Lv 30; it keeps its sea formEvolveBadge 7
East Sea GastrodonWaterGroundTrade
East Sea ShellosHidden Pokémon in the DexNav on Routes 103 and 110, after the National PokédexRoute 103 (DexNav)Route 110 (DexNav)CatchDexNavBadge 7
East Sea GastrodonShellos Lv 30; it keeps its sea formEvolveBadge 7
PalkiaWaterDragonTrade
PalkiaSoar south of Dewford Town with Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf in your party (Lv 50)CatchSoaringBadge 8
DialgaSteelDragonTrade
DialgaSoar south of Dewford Town with Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf in your party (Lv 50)CatchSoaringBadge 8
ThrohFightingTrade
ThrohHidden Pokémon in the DexNav on Route 112, after the National PokédexRoute 112 (DexNav)CatchDexNavBadge 7
SawkFightingTrade
SawkHidden Pokémon in the DexNav on Route 112, after the National PokédexRoute 112 (DexNav)CatchDexNavBadge 7
ArcheopsRockFlyingTrade
ArchenPlume Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)FossilMirage spotBadge 7
ArcheopsArchen Lv 37EvolveBadge 7
CarracostaWaterRockTrade
TirtougaCover Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)FossilMirage spotBadge 7
CarracostaTirtouga Lv 37EvolveBadge 7
TornadusFlyingTrade
TornadusSoar into the storm cloud over Fortree City with Castform in your party (Lv 50)CatchSoaringBadge 8
ThundurusElectricFlyingTrade
ThundurusSoar into the storm cloud over Fortree City with Castform in your party (Lv 50)CatchSoaringBadge 8
ReshiramDragonFireTrade
ReshiramFabled Cave, a Mirage spot you reach by soaring, with a Lv 100 Pokémon in your party (Lv 50)Mirage Spots (Static encounter)CatchMirage spotBadge 8
ZekromDragonElectricTrade
ZekromFabled Cave, a Mirage spot you reach by soaring, with a Lv 100 Pokémon in your party (Lv 50)Mirage Spots (Static encounter)CatchMirage spotBadge 8
DragalgePoisonDragonTrade
SkrelpHidden Pokémon in the DexNav while surfing Routes 105 to 109, after the National PokédexRoute 105 (DexNav)Route 106 (DexNav)Route 107 (DexNav)Route 108 (DexNav)Route 109 (DexNav)CatchDexNavBadge 7
DragalgeSkrelp Lv 48EvolveBadge 7
ClawitzerWaterTrade
ClauncherHidden Pokémon in the DexNav while surfing Routes 105 to 109, after the National PokédexRoute 105 (DexNav)Route 106 (DexNav)Route 107 (DexNav)Route 108 (DexNav)Route 109 (DexNav)CatchDexNavBadge 7
ClawitzerClauncher Lv 37EvolveBadge 7
Timeline

When each version’s exclusives show up

The first badge each Pokémon needs: the badge that opens the road, lets a field move work outside battle, or comes before the story event that unlocks it. Exclusive lines before the League: Omega Ruby: 16, Alpha Sapphire: 16.

StartNew gameBadge 1RoxanneBadge 2BrawlyBadge 3WattsonBadge 4FlanneryBadge 5NormanBadge 6WinonaBadge 7Tate & LizaBadge 8WallacePost-gameAfter StevenOmega Ruby17 on the timelineYour gameSeedotMawileZangooseSolrockShiftryLatiosKabutoGroudonShieldonWest Sea ShellosThrohArchenSkrelpHo-OhPalkiaTornadusReshiramAlpha Sapphire17 on the timelineYour gameLotadSableyeSeviperLunatoneLudicoloLatiasOmanyteKyogreCranidosEast Sea ShellosSawkTirtougaClauncherLugiaDialgaThundurusZekrom
What it changes in your run

Exclusives against every boss

For each battle, these are the exclusives you can have by then that hit at least half the boss’s team super effectively with one of their own types. Level and stone evolutions count up to the boss’s highest level, and Levitate is factored in.

10of 13 battlesOmega RubyBattles where at least one exclusive has an answer.
10of 13 battlesAlpha SapphireBattles where at least one exclusive has an answer.
BATTLEOmega Ruby exclusives that helpAlpha Sapphire exclusives that help
GYM 1 · ROCKRoxanneBoth help
NuzleafGrass hits 2 of 22 of 2
LombreWater hits 2 of 22 of 2
GYM 2 · FIGHTINGBrawlyNeither helps
No exclusive helps here
GYM 3 · ELECTRICWattsonNeither helps
No exclusive helps here
GYM 4 · FIREFlanneryBoth help
SolrockRock hits 2 of 32 of 3
LombreWater hits 3 of 33 of 3LunatoneRock hits 2 of 32 of 3
GYM 5 · NORMALNormanNeither helps
No exclusive helps here
GYM 6 · FLYINGWinonaBoth help
SolrockRock hits 3 of 43 of 4
LunatoneRock hits 3 of 43 of 4
GYM 7 · PSYCHICTate & LizaBoth help
ShiftryGrass hits 2 of 22 of 2MawileSteel hits 2 of 22 of 2
LudicoloWater hits 2 of 22 of 2SableyeDark hits 2 of 22 of 2
GYM 8 · WATERWallaceBoth help
ShiftryGrass hits 5 of 55 of 5
LudicoloGrass hits 5 of 55 of 5
ELITE FOUR · DARKSidneyBoth help
ThrohFighting hits 5 of 55 of 5MawileFairy hits 5 of 55 of 5
SawkFighting hits 5 of 55 of 5
ELITE FOUR · GHOSTPhoebeBoth help
ShiftryDark hits 4 of 54 of 5
SableyeDark hits 4 of 54 of 5
ELITE FOUR · ICEGlaciaBoth help
KabutopsRock hits 5 of 55 of 5BastiodonRock hits 5 of 55 of 5SolrockRock hits 5 of 55 of 5
OmastarRock hits 5 of 55 of 5RampardosRock hits 5 of 55 of 5CarracostaRock hits 5 of 55 of 5
ELITE FOUR · DRAGONDrakeBoth help
MawileFairy hits 5 of 55 of 5PalkiaDragon hits 5 of 55 of 5ReshiramDragon hits 5 of 55 of 5
DialgaDragon hits 5 of 55 of 5ZekromDragon hits 5 of 55 of 5LatiasDragon hits 5 of 55 of 5
CHAMPIONStevenBoth help
PalkiaWater hits 3 of 63 of 6KabutopsWater hits 3 of 63 of 6West Sea GastrodonWater hits 3 of 63 of 6
KyogreWater hits 3 of 63 of 6ClawitzerWater hits 3 of 63 of 6OmastarWater hits 3 of 63 of 6

Counts use each exclusive’s own types, not its full moveset. The battle pages have the movesets.

Complete your Pokédex

How to Trade Between Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Pick your version to see only the Pokémon you need to trade for. Until then, both lists show.

How to get Alpha Sapphire exclusives in Omega Ruby

How to get Omega Ruby exclusives in Alpha Sapphire

  • Both players need: their own Nintendo 3DS and a copy of Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire
  • Where: a trade in the PSS with a player close by
  • Connect with: local wireless; online PSS trades, the GTS and Wonder Trade ended with Nintendo 3DS online services on April 8, 2024

No one to trade with nearby? Plan each trade well: every exclusive line evolves by level or by stone, never by trade, so one traded Pokémon covers its whole line.

Your trade list

Omega Ruby exclusives to trade into Alpha Sapphire

Trades 0 of 16Pokédex 0 of 23

Grouped by the point in an Omega Ruby run where your friend can first get each one. Ticks are saved on this device.

Available from the start

SeedotRoute 102, Route 114
NuzleafSeedot Lv 14
ShiftryNuzleaf + Leaf Stone (Route 119, by Surf)

Trade for one Seedot and evolve the rest yourself.

Available after Badge 2 (Brawly)

MawileGranite Cave, Cave of Origin, Victory Road, Sky Pillar

Available after Badge 3 (Wattson)

ZangooseRoute 114
SolrockMeteor Falls

Available after Badge 5 (Norman)

LatiosJoins you on Southern Island after Steven’s trip from Route 118 (Lv 30, holding Latiosite)

Available after Badge 7 (Tate & Liza)

KabutoDome Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)
KabutopsKabuto Lv 40

Trade for one Kabuto and evolve the rest yourself.

GroudonCave of Origin
ShieldonArmor Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)
BastiodonShieldon Lv 30

Trade for one Shieldon and evolve the rest yourself.

West Sea ShellosRoute 103, Route 110
West Sea GastrodonShellos Lv 30; it keeps its sea form

Trade for one West Sea Shellos and evolve the rest yourself.

ThrohRoute 112
ArchenPlume Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)
ArcheopsArchen Lv 37

Trade for one Archen and evolve the rest yourself.

SkrelpRoute 105, Route 106, Route 107 +2 more
DragalgeSkrelp Lv 48

Trade for one Skrelp and evolve the rest yourself.

Available after Badge 8 (Wallace)

Ho-OhSea Mauville
PalkiaSoar south of Dewford Town with Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf in your party (Lv 50)
TornadusSoar into the storm cloud over Fortree City with Castform in your party (Lv 50)
ReshiramMirage Spots

Alpha Sapphire exclusives to trade into Omega Ruby

Trades 0 of 16Pokédex 0 of 23

Grouped by the point in an Alpha Sapphire run where your friend can first get each one. Ticks are saved on this device.

Available from the start

LotadRoute 102, Route 114
LombreLotad Lv 14
LudicoloLombre + Water Stone (a possible gift for beating Fisherman Elliot again on Route 106)

Trade for one Lotad and evolve the rest yourself.

Available after Badge 2 (Brawly)

SableyeGranite Cave, Cave of Origin, Victory Road, Sky Pillar

Available after Badge 3 (Wattson)

SeviperRoute 114
LunatoneMeteor Falls

Available after Badge 5 (Norman)

LatiasJoins you on Southern Island after Steven’s trip from Route 118 (Lv 30, holding Latiasite)

Available after Badge 7 (Tate & Liza)

OmanyteHelix Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)
OmastarOmanyte Lv 40

Trade for one Omanyte and evolve the rest yourself.

KyogreCave of Origin
CranidosSkull Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)
RampardosCranidos Lv 30

Trade for one Cranidos and evolve the rest yourself.

East Sea ShellosRoute 103, Route 110
East Sea GastrodonShellos Lv 30; it keeps its sea form

Trade for one East Sea Shellos and evolve the rest yourself.

SawkRoute 112
TirtougaCover Fossil from Rock Smash at the Mirage Mountains (soaring), revived at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City (Lv 20)
CarracostaTirtouga Lv 37

Trade for one Tirtouga and evolve the rest yourself.

ClauncherRoute 105, Route 106, Route 107 +2 more
ClawitzerClauncher Lv 37

Trade for one Clauncher and evolve the rest yourself.

Available after Badge 8 (Wallace)

LugiaSea Mauville
DialgaSoar south of Dewford Town with Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf in your party (Lv 50)
ThundurusSoar into the storm cloud over Fortree City with Castform in your party (Lv 50)
ZekromMirage Spots
Beyond the Pokémon

Every Difference Between Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Other ways the two versions differ, outside the wild encounters.

What changes in other games

Story legendary

Omega RubyYour version
Alpha SapphireYour version

Eon Pokémon that joins you

Omega RubyYour version
Alpha SapphireYour version
Good to know

The other Eon Pokémon waits on Southern Island only for players with the Eon Ticket, an event or StreetPass item.

Sea Mauville legend

Omega RubyYour version
  • Ho-OhFireFlyingClear Bell, on the ship’s deck, Lv 50
Alpha SapphireYour version
  • LugiaPsychicFlyingTidal Bell, in the flooded basement, Lv 50

Legends you find by soaring

Omega RubyYour version
Alpha SapphireYour version
Good to know

Soaring opens once Steven gives you the Eon Flute after the Cave of Origin battle. Each legend wants something in your party: Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf for Palkia or Dialga, Castform for Tornadus or Thundurus, and a Lv 100 Pokémon for Reshiram or Zekrom.

Mirage Mountain fossils

Omega RubyYour version
  • Dome FossilWhat it doesCan be revived into a Kabuto
  • Armor FossilWhat it doesCan be revived into a Shieldon
  • Plume FossilWhat it doesCan be revived into an Archen
Alpha SapphireYour version
  • Helix FossilWhat it doesCan be revived into an Omanyte
  • Skull FossilWhat it doesCan be revived into a Cranidos
  • Cover FossilWhat it doesCan be revived into a Tirtouga
Good to know

The Root or Claw Fossil on Route 111 and the Old Amber are in both versions, and the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City revives every fossil.

Exclusive wild Pokémon with a Mega Evolution

Omega RubyYour version
Alpha SapphireYour version

Mega Stone your Eon partner holds

Omega RubyYour version
  • LatiositeHeld by Latios when it joins youWhat it doesHeld: Allows Latios to Mega Evolve into Mega Latios
Alpha SapphireYour version
  • LatiasiteHeld by Latias when it joins youWhat it doesHeld: Allows Latias to Mega Evolve into Mega Latias
Good to know

After the Delta Episode, your mother in Littleroot Town gives you the other Eon Pokémon’s Mega Stone.

Bell from Captain Stern

Omega RubyYour version
Alpha SapphireYour version

Quick differences

Villain teamOmega RubyTeam Magma, led by Maxie, with admin CourtneyAlpha SapphireTeam Aqua, led by Archie, with admin Matt

Good to knowThe other team still turns up in your story and lends a hand.

Pokédex entriesMost entries read differently in the two versions, though some, such as Bulbasaur’s and Ho-Oh’s, are the same.

Same in both

  • Gym leaders and their order, the Elite Four (Sidney, Phoebe, Glacia and Drake) and Champion Steven
  • The Hoenn starters, and the Johto and Unova starters after the Delta Episode
  • Both orbs, the Root or Claw Fossil and the Old Amber
  • Every in-game trade, the Makuhita in Rustboro City and the Skitty in Fortree City among them
  • Beldum, Castform, Rayquaza, Deoxys and the Mirage spot legends such as Heatran, Giratina and Kyurem
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