In late 2002 and early 2003, the third generation games of Pokémon arrived on the Game Boy Advance titled Ruby and Sapphire. These games have revolutionized the Pokémon series by having improved graphics, a more story-centric approach, and new features including double battles and more. It would later get a sequel called Pokémon Emerald, giving fans a different story with a bigger postgame.

Even though the hype for Pokémon, at least in America, slowed down, these games are still beloved by many fans to this day. Nearly twelve years later, remakes titled Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire released worldwide and brought fans back to the times where they first played the Game Boy games.

There are some locations that the games do very well in keeping hidden until a player eventually solves it by what the in-game text says. Fans may ask questions like, “How did you get this Pokémon?” or “Wow, how did you get to that location?” With the abundance of Pokémon in the third generation games, a lot of them were challenging to get that usually requires some research or getting a guide.

This list will not only feature locations from Ruby and Sapphire but also expect some from Emerald and the remakes. Back in the day, you would be a master if you managed to decode the secret locations. Thanks to the internet, it is now possible and simpler. Without further ado, here are twenty hidden locations in the games that even super fans haven’t found!

20 The Cave Of Land

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First, we’ll be going over how to get Groudon in Pokémon Emerald. Due to the events of the game, Groudon and Kyogre are in a conflict and the game’s mascot, Rayquaza, is the only one who can stop them. After you defeat the Elite 4 and champion Wallace, go to the Weather Institute and talk a man who will explain that one of the four routes is under severe weather conditions. Those routes are Routes 114, Route 115, Route 116, or Route 118.

You got to be quick though, otherwise, Terra Cave will disappear and Marine Cave (which we’ll get to next) will take its place. Once you find the cave, you will encounter Groudon. Be careful, because it is at level 70!

19 The Cave Of Sea

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With Groudon out of the way, you can now try to capture Kyogre in Emerald. Just like Groudon, you must talk to the man in the Weather Institute saying that one of the four routes is experiencing abnormal weather conditions. Instead of encountering lava, you will be going through underwater at the Marine Cave.

And like Terra Cave, you got to be fast in order to reach it in time.

It will be in one of the four routes mentioned earlier and once you reach it, you will encounter Kyogre at level 70. If you end up catching it, you will have the powerful sea basin in your grasp!

18 Expanding The Pokédex

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The Ruby and Sapphire remakes offer a lot of post-game content compared to their origins. Other than the Delta Episode, there are a lot of legendary Pokémon to catch after defeating the Elite 4 and Steven Stone. For this entry, we will be letting you know how to get the Lake Guardians from the fourth generation games.

They are located at an area near Sootopolis City by soaring through the sky with Latios or Latias called the Nameless Cavern. Then, you must have three Pokémon who have a maximum level of friendship. After that, you will encounter one of them once you enter the cave. Mesprit appears at around 4 in the morning to 8 at night. Uxie appears at 8 until 9 at night, then Azelf appears at 9 and leaves at 4 in the morning.

17 What's In That Mysterious Ring?

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Next, we have the Swords of Justice trio. This requires for you, the player to have three Pokémon to have maxed EVs, or effort values, on their team. As usual, you can only find it by gliding through the air with Latios or Latias. Located south of Pacifidlog Town, you will find an area called Pathless Plain.

There, you will see a mysterious ring and be able to interact with it.

To encounter Cobalion, it will be there on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Terrakion will be there on Tuesday and Saturday. Last but not least, Virizion will be there Monday and Thursday.

16 What A Mystery

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In the original games, Deoxys is a very difficult Pokémon to get, and that’s for the location and catch rate. It can only be obtained in Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen, but can be traded into Ruby and Sapphire. To get this powerful Psychic-type Pokémon, you will need an AuroraTicket from Mystery Gift.

In Emerald, you need to board the S.S. Tidal and you will appear in Birth Island.

You will see a triangle and you must do the following: Approach the triangle from below and press A. You will be doing a puzzle and you must do it carefully in order to make the triangle turn red. Once you do, you will face against Deoxys!

15 A Nice Surprise!

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Steven Stone is one of the coolest champions in the Pokémon series, and it is all thanks to his main battler Metagross. The fact that there is a way to get its pre-evolution, Beldum, blows our minds. To get this cool Pokémon, you have to beat Steven for the role of champion in the Elite Four.

Head to Mossdeep City, where he lives and find his house at the top left of the city. You will see a Poké Ball there and a letter from Steven saying that he won’t be returning for quite some time. He tells you to take the Beldum and train it as your own. What a nice gift from him!

14 The Tao Duo

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Well, would you look at that, more legendary Pokémon to capture! This time, we have the Taoism duo consisting of Reshiram and Zekrom. They are incredibly powerful and depending on which version you are playing, you will encounter one of them.

In Omega Ruby, you will get Reshiram, and in Alpha Sapphire, you will get Zekrom.

How to get one of them requires having one Pokémon who is at level 100. Then you will use your Latias or Latios to fly through Hoenn and head to the southeast of Mauville City. You will find a place called Fabled Cave and you will face one of them!

13 From Tower To Island

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Lugia and Ho-Oh are a special case in being able to get one of them, since they can appear in both Emerald and the remakes. So, we’ll go over how to get them in both games. In Emerald, you will need the MysticTicket and hope on board to the S.S. Tidal. You will head to Navel Rock and Ho-Oh will be at the top while Lugia will be at the bottom of the location.

In the remakes, you will need to go the abandoned ship, known as Sea Mauville. You will need the Tidal Bell to get through. In Omega Ruby, you will encounter Ho-Oh, and in Alpha Sapphire, you will face off against Lugia.

12 Through Time And Space

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Now the fourth generation legendary mascots, Dialga and Palkia, are next. In the remakes, these Pokémon do not have a specific location. Instead, you will see something rather weird ripping through the sky called a Dimensional Rift. In order to get it, you must have all of the Lake Guardians (Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf) in your party.

You will get Palkia if you are playing Omega Ruby, or Dialga if you are playing Alpha Sapphire. Be careful though, because they are very powerful and have their signature moves ready to attack you. But once you capture them, then you will be able to encounter Giratina along the way.

11 Quite A Storm

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Now we are going back to the fifth generation legendary Pokémon, with the Forces of Nature trio consisting of Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus. The requirement to get the first two is in need of a specific Pokémon.

To get either Tornadus or Thundurus, you will need a Castform in your party.

Omega Ruby will get you Tornadus and Alpha Sapphire will get you Thundurus. Like with Palkia and Dialga, you will have to travel in the air, but instead of a Dimensional Rift, you will see black storm clouds. When you get one of them, you will be able to capture Landorus.

10 When Will It End?

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One of the craziest in-game events you can do in Ruby and Sapphire is the Trick House. It is crazy but a fun challenge that can reward you with goodies that be used without having to spend in-game money or sell those that have high prices.

To go through all of it, you must earn all eight badges in the game.

To find the house, it is located at Route 110 north of Slateport City. Once you enter the house, you will see the Trick Master and you will be able to try out the puzzles he has to offer.

9 Traveling Far From Hoenn

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Mew is one of the rarest legendary Pokémon due to being released in limited times from Mystery Gifts. Despite the famous Mew glitch, getting it properly is very difficult. The event was only exclusive to Japan and the only way for international players to get Mew is by cheating.

However, we’ll go over how Mew can be received in Emerald. The player will need the key item called Old Sea Map and by going to the S.S. Tidal, they will make it to Faraway Island. The player will see Mew and it will go in the tall grass. Once the player reaches Mew, it will take them in a wild battle against it.

8 Bracing Through The Desert

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The Titans in Pokémon are one of the most terrifying battlers you have come across in the games. Their battle theme is intense yet epic. When looking for them, it is a chore, so we’ll start off with Regirock, the first of the Titans trio. First, you have to do the Sealed Chamber’s puzzle.

Once you finish it, you must go to the Desert Ruins and enter it. In Ruby and Sapphire, when you are in the lobby, you must go two steps right, two steps down, and use Strength from a Pokémon in your party. Then you will be able to access a secret room that holds Regirock.

7 Surfing To An Island

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With Regirock out of the way, now it’s Regice’s turn. Just like Regirock, you must complete the Sealed Chamber’s puzzle in order to access the cave this icy titan will reside in. Head on over to the small island on Route 105 and enter the Island Cave. Once you enter it, head over to the Braille and read it.

You must stand for two minutes and wait until the door is open. If you are playing Emerald, then you will have to do this instead: Stay close to the wall and run around one lap. Whichever game you are playing, doing those requirements will get you to Regice.

6 Raiding A Tomb

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Now we are at the last of the Titan trio, Registeel. After you completed the Sealed Chamber’s puzzle, you will find a new location in Route 120 known as the Ancient Tomb. In Ruby and Sapphire, the player must do the following: use the hidden move Fly in the middle of the room and the door will open.

In Emerald, you must use Flash instead. Once those two varying instructions are cleared, you will be able to take on Registeel and try to catch it. If you are playing the remakes, once you captured all of the Titans, you will be able to face the king itself, Regigigas!

5 Battling In Space?

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The Delta Episode acts as the first part of the post-game in the remakes that occur after the player defeats Steven and the Elite Four. We are introduced to Zinnia, a girl who is destined to be the Lorekeeper to save the world from destruction. In this mission, the player is required to capture Rayquaza in order to go into space and save the world.

Enter Deoxys, the Pokémon who makes a surprise appearance as an opponent.

To those that were not able to get Deoxys in the older games, then the remakes will offer that. Careful, because it will be at level 80, and it is very powerful.

4 Facing The Sky Dragon

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Rayquaza is one of the most imposing and powerful Pokémon to date. Having another legendary Pokémon to capture after getting into the Hall of Fame was something that surprised fans greatly. There was an area called the Sky Pillar and it was a huge mystery. Reaching to the top will show Rayquaza at level 70.

To get to the Sky Pillar, you have to fly to Pacifidlog Town and surf to the east. It will be on Route 131 and you will see an area that will take you inside. You keep going up and be fast since there are cracks that will take you down. When you make it, prepare to have an epic battle with the Sky High Pokémon.

3 Want A Better Secret Base?

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What makes the Ruby and Sapphire remakes incredible is the amount of extra content they bring fans for more time to play the games. The remakes gave fans new locations to explore and one of them has to do with secret bases.

Secret Bases are one of the highlights of the third generation.

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there are new locations for awesome secret bases. You can go to the Secret Shore, Secret Islet, and Secret Meadow. To find the Secret Shore, go to Route 129 and find a diving spot. For the Secret Islet, head to Route 126 and access an underwater area. The Secret Meadow can be found by going to the northwestern dive spot at Route 130.

2 Meeting One Of Them

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The Eon duo became the first Pokémon to have the unique typing of Psychic and Dragon and are considered to be brother and sister. In Ruby and Sapphire, they roam around the Hoenn region with Latios in Ruby and Latias in Sapphire. The remakes take the player to Southern Island where they got a free Latios or Latias, but we’ll go over how to get them in the older games.

An Eon Ticket is required to get one of the two and the player will need to go to the S.S. Tidal and showing the ticket will take them to Southern Island. Playing Ruby will let you get Latias while Sapphire gets you Latios.

1 Look Twice

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If there is one location that did not technically make it to the remakes, it is the Mirage Island. This area is incredibly difficult to find due to its name and sudden appearance. It is located on Route 130, but to get there requires some high circumstances.

The game’s code needs to be in your luck.

Two randomized bytes change every day. If they managed to have the same as the last two bytes of the Pokémon’s personality value, then Mirage Island will appear as long as that Pokémon is still in the party. Over there, you can capture wild Wynaut and obtain the super rare Liechi Berry.