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Pokémon Rising Ruby / Sinking Sapphire Nuzlocke Guide

This guide contains useful information for a Rising Ruby / Sinking Sapphire Nuzlocke. Lists of all of the available Pokémon, the number of encounters, and detailed overviews of all Boss battles.

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Rising Ruby & Sinking Sapphire are fan-made modifications of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire that offer a unique twist on the original games. These ROM hacks, created by Drayano, have been designed to provide a fresh and challenging gaming experience for players.

Rising Ruby & Sinking Sapphire allow you to obtation 721 Pokémon up to Generation 6 and changes the routes to put a large emphasis on Pokémon availability, with every area offering 10-11 new species making it perfect for Nuzlocking! However, the standout feature of these hacks is the increased difficulty level - Trainers have stronger Pokémon, and battles have been adjusted to provide a greater challenge requiring careful consideration of team composition and strategy.

Key features

  • New typings The addition of the Fairy-type allows a few new changes, with Pokémon such as Misdreavus, Dunsparce, Volbeat and Illumise sporting the new typing. There are some other type changes to discover, like Ice/Fighting Beartic, to better suit their designs!

  • Pokémon buffs Most weaker Pokémon have been given a boost to their base stats, with no fully evolved Pokémon having a stat total below 440 making them more viable for a Nuzlocke run. Additionally, some Pokémon now have new abilities, with those previously limited to one ability now gaining their hidden ability as a second option, and some having entirely new abilities available. Examples include Gale Wings Chatot and Pixilate Dunsparce. Lastly, some Pokémon have had their types changed

  • Evolution items & Mega stones Trade evolution items, like Dragon Scales and the Reaper cloth, can now be used directly from the item menu and some Poké Marts and item stalls throughout the Hoenn region allow you to buy these rare stones. Mega Stones for Pokémon whose are normally unavailable before beating the Elite Four can also be purchased in shops after gaining the right number of gym badges.

  • Difficult & Diverse fights The rosters of every trainer in the game have been modified and now pull from the pool of every Pokémon! Special trainers, such as the Gym Leaders, Elite Four, and rivals, have revamped AI and boast full 6 Pokémon teams that make use of competitive sets with held items, stronger movesets, higher IVs, and perfect abilities. You'll also Mega evolution more common, with random trainers using it against you later in th game.

Good luck!

All of these changes create a much more challenging and rewarding versions of Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and even more so for running a Nuzlocke challenge.

But don't face that challenge alone! This guide covers all the Boss Battles, their teams, abilities and held items to help you strategise and prepare the perfect run. I'd highly recommend using this tracker to help route your encounters and build your team to give you the best shot at winning this game.

Rising Ruby / Sinking Sapphire Encounters

A fun aspect of Nuzlocke runs is the variety of encounters forcing you to try out new Pokémon you've never used before. That is why it's important to know which Pokémon will be available during a run. We've compiled a list of every encounter for Pokémon Rising Ruby / Sinking Sapphire so you can quickly see who you might want on your team!

Pokémon Rising Ruby / Sinking Sapphire has 80 different encounter locations with 581 different Pokémon available as wild encounters. Hover over a Pokémon to see where to encounter it!

26 Ghost Pokémon encounters

27 Ice Pokémon encounters

30 Dragon Pokémon encounters

31 Fighting Pokémon encounters

32 Steel Pokémon encounters

35 Fairy Pokémon encounters

35 Dark Pokémon encounters

38 Electric Pokémon encounters

39 Fire Pokémon encounters

44 Ground Pokémon encounters

49 Poison Pokémon encounters

49 Rock Pokémon encounters

55 Bug Pokémon encounters

56 Grass Pokémon encounters

65 Psychic Pokémon encounters

78 Flying Pokémon encounters

81 Normal Pokémon encounters

101 Water Pokémon encounters

26Ghost Pokémon
GHOST

27Ice Pokémon
ICE

30Dragon Pokémon
DRAGON

31Fighting Pokémon
FIGHTING

32Steel Pokémon
STEEL

35Fairy Pokémon
FAIRY

35Dark Pokémon
DARK

38Electric Pokémon
ELECTRIC

39Fire Pokémon
FIRE

44Ground Pokémon
GROUND

49Poison Pokémon
POISON

49Rock Pokémon
ROCK

55Bug Pokémon
BUG

56Grass Pokémon
GRASS

65Psychic Pokémon
PSYCHIC

78Flying Pokémon
FLYING

81Normal Pokémon
NORMAL

101Water Pokémon
WATER

Rising Ruby / Sinking Sapphire Boss Battles

In order to complete a Rising Ruby / Sinking Sapphire Nuzlocke and become the Champion, you will need to win 27 Boss battles throughout the Hoenn region - ranging from bickering Rival & Evil team fights, to Gym Leaders & ultimately the Elite Four.

These can be a challenge, especially when your dear nicknamed nuzlocke mons are at risk. So below we've listed detailed overviews of all these fights! Giving you all the information you'll need to face everything from Rival's Mudkip to Drake's Salamence.

8 Gym Leader fights

5 Elite Four fights

6 Rival fights

8 Evil Team fights

Select your starter type

Like all Pokémon games, you will have to select a starter. The type will update some of the boss teams to match. For example, if your starter was a grass type Rival might have a fire type to take advantage!

Gym Leader fights

  • - Rustboro Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Dewford Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Mauville Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Lavaridge Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Petalburg Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Fortree Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Mossdeep Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Sootopolis Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Elite Four fights

  • - Pokémon League

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Pokémon League

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Pokémon League

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Pokémon League

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Pokémon Champion

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Rival fights

  • - Route 103

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Route 110

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Mauville City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Route 119

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Lilycove City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Victory Road

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Evil Team fights

  • - Meteor Falls

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Mt. Chimney

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Mt. Chimney

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Southern Island

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Weather Institute

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Mt. Pyre Summit

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Magma Hideout B1F

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

  • - Seafloor Cavern

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level null.

Now that you're ready to take on the Pokémon Rising Ruby / Sinking Sapphire Nuzlocke Challenge, why not keep track of all your encounters with the Nuzlocke Tracker?