To fill the Pokédex in Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, you need to master three modes: Catch, Evolution and Egg. Here is how to trigger each one and how to succeed.
Catch ‘Em Mode
- An arrow lights up each time the ball passes the top of the right loop.
- With at least two arrows, send the ball into Sharpedo (Ruby) or Wailmer (Sapphire). With three arrows, more Pokémon become possible.
- The central screen shows a silhouette: hit the bumpers (Chinchou, Lotad or Shroomish) three times to reveal the Pokémon.
- Hit it three times with the ball to catch it. You have two minutes in total.
Evolution Mode
- An arrow lights up each time the ball passes the top of the left loop.
- With three arrows, the shop entrance turns into an Evolution entrance, provided you have at least one Pokémon that can evolve. Go in.
- Choose the Pokémon. For two minutes, three evolution items appear one after another: collect them all.
- The central hole opens: send the ball into it to evolve the Pokémon.
| Item | Type of evolution |
|---|---|
| EX | Level-up evolution |
| Heart | Friendship evolution |
| Stone (flame, water drop or leaf) | Stone evolution |
| Link Cable | Trade evolution |
Hatch Mode
On Ruby, hit Cyndaquil four times; on Sapphire, go through the lane next to Wailmer four times. The baby Pokémon then wanders around the field: hit it twice within about thirty seconds to catch it.
| Field | Egg Pokémon |
|---|---|
| Ruby | Seedot, Shroomish, Skitty, Plusle, Minun, Pichu, Wynaut |
| Sapphire | Surskit, Gulpin, Igglybuff, Chinchou, Lotad, Azurill |
| Both | Wurmple, Ralts, Whismur, Zubat, Aron, Oddish, Spoink, Spinda, Trapinch, Shuppet, Chimecho, Natu, Phanpy, Snorunt, Spheal, Corsola, Horsea, Sandshrew, Bagon |
