Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire features two fields, each with seven areas. The Pokémon in Catch ‘Em Mode depend on the area and the field. Here is how to change areas and which Pokémon appear in each one, according to Poképédia.
The two fields
| Ruby Field | Sapphire Field | |
|---|---|---|
| Areas | Forest, Volcano, Plains, Oceans, Safari Zone, Cavern, Ruins | Forest, Lake, Plains, Desert, Oceans, Cavern, Ruins |
| Catch ‘Em Mode | Enter Sharpedo | Enter Wailmer |
| Hatch Mode | Hit Cyndaquil four times | Go through the lane near Wailmer four times |
| Changing area | Chikorita switch, then knock down three Gulpin | Hit the Seedot switch three times |
| Shop | Bump the door in the lane to the right of the bumpers | Unlock the lightning bolts of Plusle and Minun |
| Bonus stages | Kecleon, Groudon | Dusclops, Kyogre |
Changing area
- On Ruby: hit the Chikorita switch so that it uses Razor Leaf. A Linoone appears on each side; hit the one on the left to make a Gulpin fall. Do this three times, and Travel Mode begins.
- On Sapphire: hit the Seedot switch three times to start Travel Mode.
- Then send the ball through the left or right loop, then into the central hole that opens.
The Pokémon in each area
Catch ‘Em Mode offers a longer list with three arrows lit than with two. Latios (Ruby) and Latias (Sapphire) can appear in any area, with a 1% chance.
| Area | Two arrows | Three arrows (additional) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Duskull, Silcoon, Cascoon | Treecko and Zigzagoon (Ruby), Tropius (Sapphire) |
| Volcano (Ruby) | Koffing, Numel, Torkoal, Slugma | Torchic (replaces Slugma) |
| Lake (Sapphire) | Marill, Goldeen, Corphish | Mudkip, Barboach, Feebas |
| Plains | Voltorb, Magnemite, Electrike, Poochyena, Jigglypuff | Zangoose (Ruby), Seviper (Sapphire) |
| Oceans | Wingull, Carvanha, Magikarp, Tentacool | Luvdisc, Relicanth, Lileep and Staryu (Ruby), Anorith and Clamperl (Sapphire) |
| Safari Zone (Ruby) | Doduo, Girafarig | Pinsir, Rhyhorn, Pikachu |
| Desert (Sapphire) | Cacnea, Geodude, Meditite, Swablu | Vibrava, Baltoy, Absol |
| Cavern | Nosepass, Loudred, Abra, Grimer, Shelgon, Solrock (Ruby), Lunatone (Sapphire) | Mawile (Ruby), Sableye and Makuhita (Sapphire) |
| Ruins | Beldum, Regirock, Regice, Registeel | — |
The complete list, with Egg and evolution Pokémon, is on our Pokédex page.
