Sapphire Encounters
A fun aspect of Nuzlocke runs is the variety of encounters forcing you to try out new Pokémon you've never used before. That is why it's important to know which Pokémon will be available during a run. We've compiled a list of every encounter for Pokémon Sapphire so you can quickly see who you might want on your team!
Pokémon Sapphire has 67 different encounter locations with 116 different Pokémon available as wild encounters. Hover over a Pokémon to see where to encounter it!
2 Dragon Pokémon encounters
- Bagon - Meteor Falls
- Rayquaza - Sky Pillar
3 Fighting Pokémon encounters
- Machop - Route 112, Jagged Pass and Fiery Path
- Makuhita - Rustboro City
- Medicham - Victory Road
3 Ghost Pokémon encounters
- Sableye - Granite Cave and Victory Road
- Shuppet - Route 121, Mt. Pyre and Route 123
- Duskull - Mt. Pyre
3 Ice Pokémon encounters
- Snorunt - Shoal Cave
- Spheal - Shoal Cave
- Regice - Route 105
5 Dark Pokémon encounters
- Houndour - Altering Cave
- Poochyena - Route 101, Route 103 and Route 102
- Sableye - Granite Cave and Victory Road
- Carvanha - Route 118
- Sharpedo - Route 103, Route 118, Route 122, Route 125, Route 127, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Pacifidlog Town, Route 132, Route 133 and Route 134
6 Fire Pokémon encounters
- Cyndaquil - Littleroot Town
- Slugma - Fiery Path
- Houndour - Altering Cave
- Torchic - Starter
- Numel - Route 112, Jagged Pass and Fiery Path
- Torkoal - Fiery Path
7 Ground Pokémon encounters
- Sandshrew - Route 113 and Mirage Tower
- Geodude - Granite Cave and Route 114
- Nincada - Route 116
- Numel - Route 112, Jagged Pass and Fiery Path
- Trapinch - Mirage Tower
- Barboach - Route 114, Meteor Falls and Victory Road
- Whiscash - Meteor Falls and Victory Road
7 Steel Pokémon encounters
- Magnemite - New Mauville
- Magneton - New Mauville
- Skarmory - Route 113
- Aron - Granite Cave
- Lairon - Victory Road
- Beldum - Mossdeep City
- Registeel - Route 120
8 Grass Pokémon encounters
- Oddish - Route 110, Route 117, Route 121, Safari Zone and Route 123
- Gloom - Route 121, Safari Zone and Route 123
- Chikorita - Littleroot Town
- Treecko - Starter
- Lotad - Route 102 and Route 114
- Lombre - Route 114
- Shroomish - Petalburg Woods
- Roselia - Route 117
9 Rock Pokémon encounters
- Geodude - Granite Cave and Route 114
- Shuckle - Altering Cave
- Corsola - Route 128, Pacifidlog Town and Ever Grande City
- Nosepass - Granite Cave
- Aron - Granite Cave
- Lairon - Victory Road
- Lunatone - Meteor Falls
- Relicanth - Route 124 and Route 126
- Regirock - Route 111
9 Bug Pokémon encounters
- Pineco - Altering Cave
- Shuckle - Altering Cave
- Wurmple - Route 101, Route 102, Route 104 and Petalburg Woods
- Silcoon - Petalburg Woods
- Cascoon - Petalburg Woods
- Surskit - Route 102, Route 117 and Route 114
- Nincada - Route 116
- Volbeat - Route 117
- Illumise - Route 117
11 Electric Pokémon encounters
- Pikachu - Safari Zone
- Magnemite - New Mauville
- Magneton - New Mauville
- Voltorb - New Mauville
- Electrode - New Mauville
- Chinchou - Route 124 and Route 126
- Mareep - Altering Cave
- Electrike - Route 110 and Route 118
- Manectric - Route 118
- Plusle - Route 110 and Fortree City
- Minun - Route 110
11 Poison Pokémon encounters
- Zubat - Granite Cave, Altering Cave, Shoal Cave and Seafloor Cavern
- Golbat - Meteor Falls, Shoal Cave, Seafloor Cavern and Victory Road
- Oddish - Route 110, Route 117, Route 121, Safari Zone and Route 123
- Gloom - Route 121, Safari Zone and Route 123
- Tentacool - Route 103, Dewford Town, Route 106, Route 107, Route 109, Slateport City, Route 110, Route 115, Route 118, Route 121, Route 122, Route 123, Lilycove City, Route 125, Route 127, Route 128, Seafloor Cavern, Sootopolis City, Route 108, Abandoned Ship, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Pacifidlog Town, Route 132, Route 133, Route 134 and Ever Grande City
- Tentacruel - Abandoned Ship
- Grimer - Fiery Path
- Koffing - Fiery Path
- Roselia - Route 117
- Gulpin - Route 110
- Seviper - Route 114
11 Psychic Pokémon encounters
- Abra - Granite Cave
- Natu - Safari Zone
- Wynaut - Lavaridge Town and Mirage Island
- Wobbuffet - Safari Zone
- Girafarig - Safari Zone
- Ralts - Route 102
- Medicham - Victory Road
- Spoink - Jagged Pass
- Lunatone - Meteor Falls
- Chimecho - Mt. Pyre
- Beldum - Mossdeep City
12 Flying Pokémon encounters
- Zubat - Granite Cave, Altering Cave, Shoal Cave and Seafloor Cavern
- Golbat - Meteor Falls, Shoal Cave, Seafloor Cavern and Victory Road
- Doduo - Safari Zone
- Gyarados - Sootopolis City
- Natu - Safari Zone
- Skarmory - Route 113
- Taillow - Route 104, Petalburg Woods, Route 116 and Route 115
- Swellow - Route 115
- Wingull - Route 103, Route 104, Route 106, Route 107, Route 109, Slateport City, Route 110, Route 115, Route 118, Route 121, Route 122, Route 123, Lilycove City, Route 125, Route 127, Route 128, Route 108, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Pacifidlog Town, Route 132, Route 133, Route 134 and Ever Grande City
- Pelipper - Route 103, Route 104, Route 106, Route 107, Route 109, Slateport City, Route 110, Route 115, Route 118, Route 121, Route 122, Route 123, Lilycove City, Route 125, Route 127, Route 128, Route 108, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Pacifidlog Town, Route 132, Route 133, Route 134 and Ever Grande City
- Swablu - Route 114 and Route 115
- Rayquaza - Sky Pillar
20 Normal Pokémon encounters
- Jigglypuff - Route 115
- Doduo - Safari Zone
- Ditto - Desert Underpass
- Aipom - Altering Cave
- Girafarig - Safari Zone
- Teddiursa - Altering Cave
- Stantler - Altering Cave
- Smeargle - Artisan Cave
- Zigzagoon - Route 101, Route 103, Route 102, Route 104, Petalburg Woods, Route 116, Route 110, Route 117, Route 118, Route 121 and Route 123
- Linoone - Route 118, Route 121 and Route 123
- Taillow - Route 104, Petalburg Woods, Route 116 and Route 115
- Swellow - Route 115
- Slakoth - Petalburg Woods
- Whismur - Route 116, Rusturf Tunnel and Desert Underpass
- Loudred - Desert Underpass
- Skitty - Route 116 and Fortree City
- Spinda - Route 113
- Swablu - Route 114 and Route 115
- Castform - Route 119
- Kecleon - Route 118, Route 121 and Route 123
31 Water Pokémon encounters
- Psyduck - Safari Zone
- Tentacool - Route 103, Dewford Town, Route 106, Route 107, Route 109, Slateport City, Route 110, Route 115, Route 118, Route 121, Route 122, Route 123, Lilycove City, Route 125, Route 127, Route 128, Seafloor Cavern, Sootopolis City, Route 108, Abandoned Ship, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Pacifidlog Town, Route 132, Route 133, Route 134 and Ever Grande City
- Tentacruel - Abandoned Ship
- Horsea - Route 132, Route 133 and Route 134
- Goldeen - Route 102, Petalburg City, Route 117, Route 114, Meteor Falls, Route 118, Safari Zone and Victory Road
- Seaking - Safari Zone
- Staryu - Lilycove City
- Magikarp - Route 103, Route 102, Petalburg City, Route 104, Dewford Town, Route 106, Route 107, Route 109, Slateport City, Route 110, Route 117, Route 114, Meteor Falls, Route 115, Route 118, Route 121, Safari Zone, Route 122, Route 123, Lilycove City, Route 125, Route 127, Route 128, Seafloor Cavern, Sootopolis City, Route 108, Abandoned Ship, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Pacifidlog Town, Route 132, Route 133, Route 134, Ever Grande City and Victory Road
- Gyarados - Sootopolis City
- Totodile - Littleroot Town
- Chinchou - Route 124 and Route 126
- Marill - Route 102, Petalburg City, Route 117 and Route 114
- Corsola - Route 128, Pacifidlog Town and Ever Grande City
- Mudkip - Starter
- Lotad - Route 102 and Route 114
- Lombre - Route 114
- Wingull - Route 103, Route 104, Route 106, Route 107, Route 109, Slateport City, Route 110, Route 115, Route 118, Route 121, Route 122, Route 123, Lilycove City, Route 125, Route 127, Route 128, Route 108, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Pacifidlog Town, Route 132, Route 133, Route 134 and Ever Grande City
- Pelipper - Route 103, Route 104, Route 106, Route 107, Route 109, Slateport City, Route 110, Route 115, Route 118, Route 121, Route 122, Route 123, Lilycove City, Route 125, Route 127, Route 128, Route 108, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Pacifidlog Town, Route 132, Route 133, Route 134 and Ever Grande City
- Surskit - Route 102, Route 117 and Route 114
- Carvanha - Route 118
- Sharpedo - Route 103, Route 118, Route 122, Route 125, Route 127, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Pacifidlog Town, Route 132, Route 133 and Route 134
- Wailmer - Route 103, Dewford Town, Route 106, Route 107, Route 109, Slateport City, Route 110, Route 115, Route 121, Route 122, Route 123, Lilycove City, Route 125, Route 127, Route 128, Seafloor Cavern, Route 108, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Pacifidlog Town, Route 132, Route 133, Route 134 and Ever Grande City
- Wailord - Route 129
- Barboach - Route 114, Meteor Falls and Victory Road
- Whiscash - Meteor Falls and Victory Road
- Corphish - Route 102, Petalburg City and Route 117
- Spheal - Shoal Cave
- Clamperl - Route 124 and Route 126
- Relicanth - Route 124 and Route 126
- Luvdisc - Route 128 and Ever Grande City
- Kyogre - Cave of Origin
2Dragon Pokémon
DRAGON
3Fighting Pokémon
FIGHTING
3Ghost Pokémon
GHOST
3Ice Pokémon
ICE
5Dark Pokémon
DARK
6Fire Pokémon
FIRE
7Ground Pokémon
GROUND
7Steel Pokémon
STEEL
8Grass Pokémon
GRASS
9Rock Pokémon
ROCK
9Bug Pokémon
BUG
11Electric Pokémon
ELECTRIC
11Poison Pokémon
POISON
11Psychic Pokémon
PSYCHIC
12Flying Pokémon
FLYING
20Normal Pokémon
NORMAL
31Water Pokémon
WATER
Sapphire Boss Battles
In order to complete a Sapphire Nuzlocke and become the Champion, you will need to win 25 Boss battles throughout the Hoenn region - ranging from bickering Rival & Evil team fights, to Gym Leaders & ultimately the Elite Four.
These can be a challenge, especially when your dear nicknamed nuzlocke mons are at risk. So below we've listed detailed overviews of all these fights! Giving you all the information you'll need to face everything from Rival's Mudkip to Drake's Salamence.
8 Gym Leader fights
5 Elite Four fights
6 Rival fights
6 Evil Team fights
Select your starter type
Like all Pokémon games, you will have to select a starter. The type will update some of the boss teams to match. For example, if your starter was a grass type Rival might have a fire type to take advantage!
Gym Leader fights
- Rustboro Gym
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- Dewford Gym
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- Mauville City Gym
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- Lavaridge Gym
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- Petalburg Gym
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- Fortree City Gym
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- Mossdeep City Gym
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- Sootopolis Gym
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Elite Four fights
- Pokémon League
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- Pokémon League
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- Pokémon League
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- Pokémon League
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- Pokémon League Champion
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Rival fights
- Route 103
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- Route 110
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- Mauville City
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- Weather Institute
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- Lilycove City
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- Victory Road
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Evil Team fights
- Mt. Chimney
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- Mt. Chimney
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- Weather Institute
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- Team Magma Hideout
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- Seafloor Cavern
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- Seafloor Cavern
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Now that you're ready to take on the Pokémon Sapphire Nuzlocke Challenge, why not keep track of all your encounters with the Nuzlocke Tracker?
