Pokemon Ruby Version Cheat Codes & Secrets

Action Replay & GameShark Codes

Pokemon Ruby uses Action Replay or GameShark devices for code entry on real hardware. Most codes require the Master Code to be active first.

Master Code (required for most codes):

D8BAE4D9 4864DCE5
A86CDBA5 19BA49B3

Code	Effect	Notes
29C78059 96542194	Infinite Money ($999,999)	Master Code required
7881A409 E2026E0C + 8E883EFF 92E9660D	Walk Through Walls	Lets you pass through buildings and terrain
42023C08 6363	Infinite PP (all moves)	Master Code required
C56CFACA DC167904	Max Rare Candies in PC	Retrieve from any PC
958D8046 A7151D70 + 8BB602F7 8CEB681A	Instant Egg Hatch	Eggs hatch in one step
B6C5368A 08BE8FF4	Max Repel Effect	Wild encounters suppressed
A82FB89A 4786CF47	Have All Badges	All 8 gym badges registered

Wild Pokemon Modifier (Master Code required): Enter the code for the desired species alongside the encounter code B6C5368A 08BE8FF4.

Pokemon	Code Suffix
Bulbasaur	83007CF6 0001
Rayquaza	83007CF6 0191
Deoxys	83007CF6 019A
Jirachi	83007CF6 0199
Latios	83007CF6 0190
Latias	83007CF6 018F

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Soft Reset

Hold L + R + Start + Select simultaneously to soft reset the game without powering off the console. This is essential for:

• Re-rolling shiny Pokemon encounters on legendary fights
• Resetting after failed Master Ball throws
• Restarting from your last save point quickly

This works on original GBA hardware, GBA SP, Game Boy Player, and all standard emulators.

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Secret Areas & Unlockables

Mirage Island

Mirage Island appears on Route 130 (between Pacifidlog Town and Slateport) with a 1-in-65,536 probability each day. The game checks the last two bytes of your lead Pokemon’s personality value against a hidden daily value. When they match, the island appears.

• Contains wild Wynaut at high levels
• Holds the Leichi Berry, unobtainable anywhere else in the game
• The old man in Pacifidlog Town tells you whether it is visible that day
• To improve odds: deposit lead Pokemon, withdraw others, check the old man repeatedly

Southern Island (Latias)

Latias roams Hoenn in Ruby as a random encounter. To access Southern Island and obtain the other Eon Pokemon:

• Requires the Eon Ticket (distributed via Nintendo Mystery Gift events or e-Reader in Japan)
• Show the ticket to the sailor in Slateport’s harbor
• Southern Island contains Latios (level 50) in Ruby, Latias in Sapphire

Regi Trio Locations

The Braille puzzles unlock all three Regis. Sequence:

1. Regirock — Desert Ruins, Route 111. Read Braille, then: go Right 2, Down 2, use Strength
2. Regice — Island Cave, Route 105. Read Braille, wait 2 minutes without moving
3. Registeel — Ancient Tomb, Route 120. Read Braille, stand in the center, use Fly

All three must be caught to unlock access, though you do not need them in your party simultaneously.

Sky Pillar — Rayquaza

Sky Pillar on Route 131 requires the Mach Bike to ascend the crumbling floor tiles. Without it you fall through before reaching the top floor where Rayquaza (level 70) awaits. Save before engaging — it has only one encounter.

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Exploits & Glitches

Pomeg Berry Glitch

The Pomeg Berry reduces HP EVs by 10. If a Pokemon has very low HP EVs (less than 10), using the berry causes the HP stat to underflow, displaying as a large number or zero. A Pokemon at exactly 1 HP sent into battle with 0 displayed HP creates an “empty party” state.

Effect: Allows a fainted Pokemon to be sent into battle. The battle system reads the party as having no valid Pokemon and behaves unpredictably — walking through areas normally locked behind story flags is the most commonly exploited result.

PC Box Cloning Glitch

This requires careful timing during the save process:

1. Deposit the Pokemon you want to clone into any PC box
2. Select Move Pokemon and move it to a different box
3. Immediately after the “Saving… Do not turn off the power” screen begins, hold the power button to cut power mid-save
4. Restart the game — if timed correctly, the Pokemon exists in both your party and the box

This is unreliable and risks save file corruption. Back up your save before attempting.

Infinite Repel Trick

Using a Repel and immediately using another before it expires does not reset the step counter — it stacks additively. Chain multiple Max Repels to travel long distances with zero wild encounters without wasting items.

Feebas Tile Manipulation

Feebas only appears on 6 specific water tiles in Route 119, determined by a seed tied to the Today’s Trendy Phrase in Dewford Town. Changing the phrase resets which 6 tiles are active.

• Systematically fish every tile with an Old or Good Rod
• When you find a Feebas tile, all 6 tend to cluster in the same general area
• Changing the Trendy Phrase reassigns tiles, so do not change it while searching

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Developer Easter Eggs & Hidden Content

Braille Alphabet Messages

The game uses the real Braille alphabet throughout Sealed Chamber and the Regi dungeons. Translating the dots reveals actual readable messages — for example, the Sealed Chamber entrance reads: “STOP AND READ THIS. THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW ME, THE FIRST POKEMON, SHALL NOT OPEN DOORS.”

Hall of Fame Credits Curiosity

After entering the Hall of Fame, the congratulations sequence stores a snapshot of your champion team in a special save block. Each time you defeat the Elite Four, the game logs the new team alongside the previous records — the internal data functions as a rolling developer-visible timestamp of player progress.

Lilycove Museum’s “Secret Painting”

The Lilycove Museum on the second floor has a painting described only as “It’s a mysterious painting…” — it changes slightly based on how many of your Pokemon have ribbons from the Contest Hall. Maxing out Super Rank ribbons on multiple Pokemon reveals the full artwork description.

Wild Pokemon Oddity: Hex 0000

On emulators without the correct ROM region, encountering a Pokemon via walk-through-walls in glitch areas can trigger species index 0 — a blank, broken entry that crashes the battle system. This is an internal developer null-check artifact, not present in normal gameplay.

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Contest & Condition Shortcuts

Trick	Method
Max Beauty fast (for Feebas)	Feed Pamtre Berries blended at level 25+ smoothness
Reset condition	Use Kelpsy/Hondew/Grepa/Qualot/Tomato Berries to reduce stats and re-feed
EV-clear for competitive	Pomeg (HP), Kelpsy (Atk), Hondew (SpAtk), Grepa (SpDef), Qualot (Def), Tamato (Speed)
Clone ribbons via link	Contest ribbons are stored on the Pokemon and transfer with them to any game that recognizes them

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Event Items (No Longer Officially Distributed)

These items were distributed via Nintendo events and are unobtainable through normal retail play today. They can be applied via Action Replay:

Item	Code	Unlocks
Eon Ticket	82005274 0110	Southern Island + opposite Eon Pokemon
Old Sea Map	82005274 0178	Faraway Island (Mew, level 30)
Aurora Ticket	82005274 016F	Birth Island (Deoxys, level 30)
Mystic Ticket	82005274 0176	Navel Rock (Ho-Oh & Lugia)

Enter the code, then visit the Mystery Events desk at any Pokemon Center to receive the item in-game.