Pokémon Ruby Version Cheats and Tips [GBA]

Unlockable - Unlock Statues and a Sculpture

Silver TrophyWin at least 50 battles in a row in the Battle Tower.
Gold TrophyWin at least 100 battles in a row in the Battle Tower.
Glass SculptureGet 5 pictures painted in the Lilycove Art Museum.

 

Unlockable - Diplomas

National Pokedex DiplomaCollect all 386 Pokemon info in your Pokedex. Then go to the hotel in Lilycove City and talk to the Game Designer.
Pokemon DiplomaHave all 202 pokemon Seen and Caught in your pokedex. Then go to the hotel in Lilycove City and talk to the Game Designer.

 

Unlockable - Rare Stones

Water StoneGive the Shard Hunter a Blue Shard.
Leaf StoneGive the Shard Hunter a Green Shard.
Fire StoneGive the Shard Hunter a Red Shard.
Thunder StoneGive the Shard Hunter a Yellow Shard.

 

Unlockable - Scarfs

Red ScarfHave maximum coolness on lead Pokémon.
Blue ScarfHave maximum beauty on lead Pokémon.
Pink ScarfHave maximum cuteness on lead Pokémon.
Green ScarfHave maximum smartness on lead Pokémon.
Yellow ScarfHave maximum toughness on lead Pokémon.

 

Unlockable - Getting Different Coloured Trainer Card

Copper Trainer CardCatch all 200 Pokemon
Bronze Trainer CardBeat the Elite Four at least once
Green Trainer CardThe Card you start off with
Silver Trainer CardBeat all of the contests
Gold Trainer CardBeat 50 trainers in a row in battle tower, either LV 50 or LV 100

 

Unlockable - National Pokedex

National PokedexTrade from Pokemon Fire Red or Pokemon Leaf Green

 

Password - Berry Master's Wife Passwords

Tell the Berry Master's Wife certain phrases to receive the following berries. You can only tell her one of these each day.
 
You will receive a Durin Berry.COOL LATIOS
You will receive a Watmel Berry.OVERWHELMING LATIAS
You will receive a Pamtre Berry.CHALLENGE CONTEST
You will receive a Spelon Berry.GREAT BATTLE
You will receive a Belue Berry.SUPER HUSTLE

 

Password - Mystery Event

Get at least 5 badges. Go to the Petalburg Pokemon Center. Talk to the guy at the PC. When he asks you your profile, tell him MYSTERY EVENT IS EXCITING. You will be able to scan E-Reader cards with this.
 
You will receive Mystery Event.MYSTERY EVENT IS EXCITING

 

Secret - The day care center trick

when you put a pokemon in a day care center, each step you take equals one exp. point. if you want to level up a pokemon faster while it is in the center, you must first obtain the acro bike from rydel. then fly over to lavaridge town and bike all the way right until you reach the desert. bike over to the mudslide and face it. now here is the tricky part, find a way to hold down the UP button on your gameboy. leave it on overnight, and your set. this may not work as well for people without an sp.
 

 

Secret - Get unlimited time in the Safari zone!

It's really simple. All you have to do is to bring a Pokemon that knows Sweet Scent and use it over and over again. You can attract as much Pokemon as you want without wasting steps.
 

 

Secret - Avoid wild Pokemon!

Now, you can use CUT to hack away grass that wild Pokemon live in. You can save money not buying repels and can travel without being interrupted by wild Pokemon
 

 

Secret - Mirage Island

An island that appears very rarely. There is a rare Berry and infinite Wynaut inhabiting the island. It does not appear randomly, however. Mirage Island is assigned a number daily. If the number matches a Pokemon in your party's ID number, it will be visible. Thus, your chances of seeing Mirage Island is to have many different ID numbers in your party.
 

 

Secret - Get Corsola Without Fishing

You can get Corsola without fishing. In order to get Corsola you need a Bellosom( Evolve Gloom with sun stone ) and you need to go to Pacifidlog Town and talk to the lady in one of the houses and she will trade you a Corsola for a Bellosom.
 

 

Secret - Unlimited Time in Safari Zone

If you have the Acro Bike equipped, get on it while you're in the Safari zone. If you hop up and down in one spot of grass, you can run into Pokemon without using up steps.
 

 

Secret - Fully Heal Pokemon without a Poke Center

If you deposit a pokemon in a box and then pull it out, it is completely healed. This is useful for places like the Day-Care center that do not have a heal station. There are a few other places in which there are PC's but no heal station.
 

 

Secret - Free Premier Balls

If you go to the department store in Lilycove City, and go to the counter where you can buy poke balls, you can get 1 free premier ball for every 10 poke balls you buy (they have to be poke balls, not great balls or ultra balls). Premier Balls are just like poke balls but are all white with red rims.
 

 

Easter Egg - Shiny Pokemon

Every time you encounter a pokemon you have a 1/8192 chance of the pokemon being a different color, this is called a shiny pokemon
 

 

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