Desert Ruins - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

Publish date: 2024-05-31

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The Desert Ruins (Japanese: 砂漠遺跡 Desert Ruins) is a location in Hoenn, situated in the desert of Route 111. Regirock resides in the innermost chamber.

Puzzle

To get to Regirock, the Sealed Chamber's puzzle must be completed. After this has happened, the ruins can be accessed.

To open the door in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, once in the lobby area, at the Braille inscription, the player must go two steps right, then two steps down, and then use Strength. The Braille reads: "Right, right, down, down. Then, use Strength."

To open the door in Emerald, the player must instead go two steps left, then two steps down, and then use Rock Smash. The Braille reads: "Left, left, down, down. Then, use Rock Smash."

To open the door in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player must go two steps right, then two steps down, and then use Strength. The Braille reads: "Right, right, down, down, then use your Strength."

Special encounters

Generation III

A Regirock appears in the back of the cave after solving the Braille puzzle. If run from, it respawns upon leaving the area.

Generation VI

Regirock at the Desert Ruins

A Regirock appears in the back of the cave after solving the Braille puzzle. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame.

Layout

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Desert Ruins first appeared in Mind-Boggling with Medicham, where the ground underneath the ruins served as a temporary meeting place for Maxie and the Magma Admins.

In The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIII, Sidney was stationed at the Desert Ruins as a part of Steven's plan to unseal the legendary giants. Despite Sidney's best efforts to open it, the seal wasn't undone until A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel II, where Steven figured out the key to unlocking it.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning and/or featuring Desert Ruins in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

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