These are the new pokémon games for the GBA. They are now available in the US and UK, so these are now in English. This game is not set in Johto or Kanto, but in a new world called Hoenn. There are 386 pokémon now in total. However, not all of the pokemon from previous games can be caught, and trading with those is not possible either. I'm guessing that there are 200 on this game, though I have not completed the Pokédex so I'm not certain. I have beat the Pokémon League and the highest number I have seen is 199, and that is an ancient pokémon that cannot be seen again. For some stupid reason I never caught it, but there ya go. It is, however, possible to get all of the original pokémon using gameshark codes. These codes have now been added to the site.
As with previous versions, there are 8 badges, and the gym leaders use the following types: Rock (Rustboro City), Fighting (Dewford Town), Thunder (Mauville City), Fire (Lavaridge Town), Normal (Petalburg City), Flying (Fortree City), Psychic (Mossdeep City), Water (Sootopolis City).
There are none of the original legendary pokémon, but there are new ones. A few people in the town of Pacifidlog mention them. The legendary pokémon are as follows:
RUBY ONLY: Groudon, Latios SAPPHIRE ONLY: Kyogre, :Latias
BOTH: Rayquaza Regice, Registeel, Regirock (very creative, arent they?)
Locations of the Legendaries
Groudon/Kyogre Groudon is found during the plot of Ruby, when Team Magma awaken it with that orb they steal. Kyogre is the same thing on Sapphire, except that it's Team Aqua.
Latios/Latias Latios/Latias are found randomly in Hoenn. Just like Entei, Raikou and Suicune were on Gold/Silver/Crystal. They can only be found after you have beat the Pokémon League. My advice on trying to find them: Don't look. Unless you have a LOT of patience, you will probably get bored and/or annoyed at them before you find them. If you just go about your normal business, filling your Pokédex and stuff, then sooner or later they will show up. As usual, I find that they are so much easier to find when you aren't looking for them.
Rayquaza Rayquaza is easy enough to find, if you know where to look. He is at the top of the Sky Pillar. And where's that? Well, take your MACH BIKE (You will need it - the Acro Bike is no use here), and get to Pacifidlog Town. Surf East, along the top of the map, until you see a gap in the rocks. Go up throught it. Follow it round and you will get to a cave. Get through it, it's really short, then head into the Pillar. Then head up it. So what's the Mach Bike for? Well, on floors 2 and 4, there is cracked floor, and only full-speed Mach Bike riding will get you across. Floor 4 is hardest, because you have to get round most of the way in without stopping. Also, you have to fall down a hole at the end of floor 4. Make sure it's the second to last and not the very last one, or you have to get round again. Once you pass this minor setback, head up to floor 6 and take on Rayquaza.
Regirock, Registeel, Regice As for the Regi's, in order to open the first doors to them you will need: Relicanth Wailord A Pokémon with Surf A Pokémon with Dive A Pokémon with Dig
You will need to surf west (left) from Lavaridge Town. Because of the Tides, you have to be careful about where you Surf. Start off near the bottom of the map (near, not right at the bottom), and just headas straight left as you can. You will eventually get to a small area of surf-able water and a small dive spot, unless you miss it, in which case you will have to try again.
Once you find the dive-able area, Dive. Swim down, and you will find some Braille on the wall. It says "Up here." Use dive. You will find yourself in a cave full of rocks with braille on them. Apart from the one on the far wall, these tell you the braille alphabet, the top left saying ABC, and so on. The 2 tiles on the far right are full stop/period (.), and comma (,) below it. Yes, the comma is just a dot, and the full stop isnt. Don't ask why. If you want to work out what you are to do on your own, then use these to work out the sign at the top. If not, read on.
The sign on the far wall reads "Dig here". So guess what, use dig. A tunnel will appear in front of you.
More braille. Ignoring the far wall again for a second, the rest tell a story:
Top left: In this cave we have lived. Top right: We owe all to the pokemon Middle left: But, we sealed the pokemon away. Middle right: We feared it Bottom left: Those with courage, those with hope. Bottom right: Open a door. An eternal pokemon awaits.
The order that these are to be read is debatable, but it seems to make sense starting at the top and reading across. Although it also makes some sense if you start at the bottom instead. So you choose.
Now then, that far wall: "First comes Relicanth. Last comes Wailord." Put Relicanth first in your team, and Wailord last, and click on the braille again. An earthquake, and the sound of some doors opening far away.
Part 1 complete.
Now then, do you remember those odd rock formations? Those with a big rock in the middle and a ring of smaller rocks around them? Those are where you will find the Regi's. If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't worry.
Regirock * Need a pokémon with Strength We'll start with Regirock. He is found in the desert ruins. So head north from Mauville into the desert. Head to the southernmost part of the desert, and there's the rock formations. Except that now the middle rock has a hole in it. Head into the cave. Read the braille. For those of you who want to work it out yourselves, I hope you either wrote down the braille alphabet in the first cave, have a good memory, or have an alphabet handy from somewhere else. For the rest of you, it says "Right, Right, Down, Down. Then, use strength." Not exactly hard to work out. Two steps right, two down, and use strength where you stand. And a cave opens in the middle of the braille. So go take on Regirock.
Registeel *Need a pokémon with Fly Now, Registeel is found in the Ancient Tomb. That's helpful, isn't it. Head west from Lillycove, and follow the path until you get to the long non-bike-able grass. Head up left, and up the steps onto the hill. There's the cave you're after. So head in and read that braille. "With new time, hope and love, aim to the sky in the middle." A little more cryptic, but surely you didn't think that the pokémon with Fly was just for decoration? Nope, stand in the middle of the cave, and use Fly. You won't fly anywhere, but the cave will open in the braille. So face Registeel.
Regice The last Regi. If anybody was wondering, "Regi" means "king" in Japanese. And the King of Ice is found in the Island Cave. So obviously, it's on an island. Head to Dewford Town and surf up the left side of the map. Soon you will get to an island with some trees and a man on. Above this the path splits, so keep to the left one. Up a bit further, and there's that Rock formation again. So go read the braille. It reads: "Stop and wait. Wait for time to pass twice." This is the most cryptic of the braille messeges, except maybe the last one in the first cave. Obviously you have to wait for something. Unless you're still using the older version of VisualBoyAdvance, or another emulator without clock support. 'Cos if you are then the door will open immediately anyway. What you are meant to do, however, is stand and wait for 2 minutes. Then the door appears. So take the short walk through to the final Regi, Regice. |