How Many Pokémon Can You Get Without Evolving or Breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby?
The player can get up to 410 species total in Omega Ruby without trading, as described here. Without evolving any Pokémon, and only collecting evolutionary stages that the player can get in the wild, as a gift or purchase, or from an in-game trade, the player can get up to 244 species. Of the 410 possible species in Omega Ruby, the Pokémon unavailable without evolving are as follows:
- Hoenn Starter Evolutions (2) - 2 total
- The Starters are only available in their base forms, leaving their evolutions inaccessible.
- Johto Starter Evolutions (2) - 4 total
- The Starters are only available in their base forms, leaving their evolutions inaccessible.
- Sinnoh Starter Evolutions (2) - 6 total
- The Starters are only available in their base forms, leaving their evolutions inaccessible.
- Unova Starter Evolutions (2) - 8 total
- The Starters are only available in their base forms, leaving their evolutions inaccessible.
- Stone Evolutions (25) - 33 total
- Shiftry, Gallade, Delcatty, Vileplume, Bellossom, Roserade, Wigglytuff, Starmie, Ninetales, Raichu, Froslass, Clefable, Arcanine, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Togekiss, Sunflora, Honchkrow, Mismagius,
Musharna, Whimsicott, Lilligant, Cinccino, and Eelektross are inaccessible.
- Baby Pokémon (6) - 39 total
- Without the ability to breed, Azurill, Budew, Igglybuff, Chingling, Pichu, and Cleffa are inaccessible.
- Fossils (4) - 43 total
- The Fossils can only be revived into their base forms, leaving their evolutions inaccessible.
- Other (123) - 166 total
- Mightyena, Beautifly, Dustox, Swellow, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Breloom, Vigoroth, Slaking, Kadabra, Ninjask, Shedinja, Exploud, Probopass, Crobat, Aggron, Machoke, Manectric, Magneton, Magnezone, Dodrio, Swalot,
Wailord, Magcargo, Muk, Weezing, Grumpig, Sandslash, Vibrava, Flygon, Cacturne, Altaria, Milotic, Banette, Dusclops, Golduck, Natu, Phanpy, Rhydon, Glalie, Walrein, Shelgon, Salamence, Metang, Metagross,
Weedle, Beedrill, Pidgey, Pidgeot, Parasect, Venonat, Dugtrio, Meowth, Primeape, Rapidash, Slowbro, Drowzee, Kingler, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Hitmontop, Chansey, Blissey, Tangrowth, Electabuzz, Magmar,
Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Spinarak, Togetic, Ambipom, Pineco, Kricketot, Shinx, Luxray, Cherubi, Gastrodon, Drifblim, Lopunny, Bronzong, Gabite, Garchomp, Drapion, Lumineon, Herdier, Stoutland,
Tranquill, Unfezant, Blitzle, Drilbur, Gurdurr, Palpitoad, Seismitoad, Swadloon, Leavanny, Krokorok, Krookodile, Darumaka, Scrafty, Yamask, Garbodor, Zoroark, Gothorita, Gothitelle, Sawsbuck, Jellicent, Galvantula,
Klang, Klinklang, Eelektrik, Beheeyem, Fraxure, Haxorus, Beartic, Mandibuzz, Zweilous, Hydreigon, Volcarona, Barbaracle, and Dragalge are inaccessible.
Professor Oak(-ish) Challenge Notes
This just contains a list of areas you can find each Pokémon, ordered as though you are playing a Professor Oak challenge and therefore need to obtain every Pokémon as early as possible.
Pre-Badge 1 (Roxanne) - 17 Total Pokémon
Badge 1 through Badge 2 (Brawly) - 23 Total Pokémon
Badge 2 through Badge 3 (Wattson) - 37 Total Pokémon
Badge 3 through Badge 4 (Flannery) - 53 Total Pokémon
Badge 3 through Badge 5 (Norman) - 57 Total Pokémon
- Walking on Route 111: Trapinch (54 total)
- Walking on Route 111: Cacnea (55 total)
- Walking on Route 111: Baltoy (56 total)
- Revive the Root or Claw Fossil in Rustboro City: One of Lileep or Anorith (57 total)
Badges 5 through 6 (Winona) - 74 Total Pokémon
Badges 6 through 7 (Tate & Liza) - 103 Total Pokémon
- Walking in Mt. Pyre (all areas): Shuppet (75 total)
- Walking in Mt. Pyre Inside: Duskull (76 total)
- Walking in Mt. Pyre Outside: Vulpix (77 total)
- Walking in Mt. Pyre Outside: Meditite (78 total)
- Walking in Mt. Pyre Summit: Chimecho (79 total)
- Walking in the Safari Zone (all areas): Doduo (80 total)
- Walking in the Safari Zone (all areas): Psyduck (81 total)
- Walking in the Safari Zone Area 1 (normal grass): Rhyhorn (82 total)
- Walking in the Safari Zone Area 1 (long grass): Heracross (83 total)
- Walking in the Safari Zone Area 2 (normal grass): Donphan (84 total)
- Walking in the Safari Zone Area 2 (long grass): Pinsir (85 total)
- Walking in the Safari Zone Area 3 (normal grass): Xatu (86 total)
- Walking in the Safari Zone Area 3 (long grass): Wobbuffet (87 total)
- Walking in the Safari Zone Area 4 (long grass): Girafarig (88 total)
- Rock Smash in Lilycove City: Graveler (89 total)
- Static encounter in Team Magma Hideout: Electrode (90 total)
- Surfing in Mossdeep City: Tentacruel (91 total)
- Walking in Shoal Cave (all areas): Spheal, Sealeo (93 total)
- Walking in Shoal Cave (low tide): Snorunt (94 total)
- Fishing (Super Rod) in the Safari Zone (all areas): Seaking (95 total)
- Fishing (Super Rod) on Route 118: Sharpedo (96 total)
- Fishing (Super Rod) on Route 117: Crawdaunt (97 total)
- Fishing (Super Rod) in Lilycove City: Staryu (98 total)
- Fishing (Super Rod) in Route 128: Luvdisc (99 total)
- Fishing (Super Rod) in Route 128: Corsola (100 total)
- Fishing (Super Rod) on Route 130: Horsea, Seadra (102 total)
- Fishing (Super Rod) in Sootopolis City: Gyarados (103 total)
Badges 7 through 8 (Wallace) - 225 Total Pokémon
- Underwater on Route 126: Clamperl (104 total)
- Underwater on Route 126: Chinchou, Lanturn (106 total)
- Underwater on Route 126: Relicanth (107 total)
- Static encounter in Desert Ruins: Regirock (108 total)
- Static encounter in Island Cave: Regice (109 total)
- Static encounter in Ancient Tomb: Registeel (110 total)
- Static encounter in the Cave of Origin: Groudon (111 total)
- Soaring in the sky: Murkrow (112 total)
- Soaring in the sky: Drifloon (113 total)
- Soaring in the sky: Braviary (114 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spots 1, 2, 4, and 8: Venomoth (115 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spots 1, 2, 4, and 8 and Mirage Mountain Spot 7: Zebstrika (116 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spots 1 and 3 and Mirage Mountain Spot 5: Darmanitan (117 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spot 2, Mirage Forest Spots 4, 5, 6, and 7, and Mirage Mountain Spot 3: Tangela (118 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spot 3 and Mirage Forest Spot 3: Larvesta (119 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spot 4: Persian (120 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spot 5 and Mirage Forest Spots 4, 5, 6, and 7: Purugly (121 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spot 5 and Mirage Mountain Spot 6: Porygon (122 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spot 6, Mirage Forest Spots 2 and 8, and Mirage Mountain Spot 3: Audino (123 total)
- Rock Smash on Mirage Island Spots 6 and 8: Binacle (124 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spot 7 and Mirage Mountain Spot 6: Munna (125 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spot 7 and Mirage Cave Spot 8: Ditto (126 total)
- Walking on Mirage Island Spot 8: Maractus (127 total)
- Walking in Mirage Forest Spot 1 and Mirage Mountain Spots 1, 2, 4, and 8: Forretress (128 total)
- Walking in Mirage Forest Spot 1 and Mirage Mountain Spot 3: Happiny (129 total)
- Walking in Mirage Forest Spots 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8: Sunkern (130 total)
- Walking in Mirage Forest Spot 3 and Mirage Mountain Spots 1, 2, 4, and 8: Kricketune (131 total)
- Walking in Mirage Forest Spots 4 and 8: Petilil (132 total)
- Walking in Mirage Forest Spot 5: Cherrim (133 total)
- Walking in Mirage Forest Spot 7: Minccino (134 total)
- Walking in Mirage Forest Spot 7: Glameow (135 total)
- Walking in Mirage Cave Spot 1: Unown (136 total)
- Walking in Mirage Cave Spots 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8: Tynamo (137 total)
- Walking in Mirage Cave Spots 2 and 7: Slowpoke (138 total)
- Walking in Mirage Cave Spots 3, 4, and 5: Klink (139 total)
- Rock Smash in Mirage Cave Spots 3, 4, 5, and 6: Boldore (140 total)
- Walking in Mirage Cave Spots 4 and 8: Excadrill (141 total)
- Walking in Mirage Cave Spots 5 and 7: Cofagrigus (142 total)
- Walking in Mirage Mountain Spot 1: Stantler (143 total)
- Walking in Mirage Mountain Spot 2: Rufflet (144 total)
- Rock Smash in Mirage Mountain Spots 3 and 6: Crustle (145 total)
- Walking in Mirage Mountain Spot 4: Vullaby (146 total)
- Walking in Mirage Mountain Spot 5: Magby (147 total)
- Walking in Mirage Mountain Spot 7: Elekid (148 total)
- Static encounter on Crescent Isle: Cresselia (149 total)
- Revive an Old Amber (found with Rock Smash in any Mirage Spot) in Rustboro City: Aerodactyl (150 total)
- Revive a Dome Fossil (found with Rock Smash in any Mirage Spot) in Rustboro City: Kabuto (151 total)
- Revive an Armor Fossil (found with Rock Smash in any Mirage Spot) in Rustboro City: Shieldon (152 total)
- Revive a Plume Fossil (found with Rock Smash in any Mirage Spot) in Rustboro City: Archen (153 total)
- Static encounter on Pathless Plain: Cobalion (154 total)
- Static encounter on Pathless Plain: Virizion (155 total)
- Static encounter on Pathless Plain: Terrakion (156 total)
- Static encounter in Nameless Cavern: Mesprit (157 total)
- Static encounter in Nameless Cavern: Uxie (158 total)
- Static encounter in Nameless Cavern: Azelf (159 total)
- Static encounter in Fabled Cave: Reshiram (160 total)
- Static encounter in the sky: Palkia (161 total)
- Static encounter in the sky: Tornadus (162 total)
- DexNav on Route 101: Lillipup (163 total)
- DexNav on Route 101: Zorua (164 total)
- DexNav on Route 101: Sewaddle (165 total)
- DexNav on Route 103: Chatot (166 total)
- DexNav on Route 103: Shellos (167 total)
- DexNav on Route 102: Gothita (168 total)
- DexNav on Route 102: Tympole (169 total)
- DexNav on Route 104: Pidove (170 total)
- DexNav in Petalburg Woods: Cottonee (171 total)
- DexNav in Petalburg Woods: Paras (172 total)
- DexNav in Petalburg Woods: Phantump (173 total)
- DexNav on Route 116: Joltik (174 total)
- DexNav on Route 116: Eevee (175 total)
- DexNav on Route 105: Frillish (176 total)
- DexNav on Route 105: Krabby (177 total)
- DexNav on Route 105: Skrelp (178 total)
- Static encounter in Island Cave: Regigigas (179 total)
- DexNav in Granite Cave (all floors): Timburr (180 total)
- DexNav in Granite Cave (all floors): Axew (181 total)
- DexNav in Granite Cave (all floors): Onix (182 total)
- Static encounter in Sea Mauville: Ho-Oh (183 total)
- Static encounter in Sea Mauville: Spiritomb (184 total)
- Static encounter in Trackless Forest: Raikou (185 total)
- Static encounter in Trackless Forest: Entei (186 total)
- Static encounter in Trackless Forest: Suicune (187 total)
- DexNav on Route 110: Trubbish (188 total)
- DexNav on Route 117: Rattata (189 total)
- DexNav on Route 117: Deerling (190 total)
- DexNav on Route 111: Sandile (191 total)
- DexNav on Route 111: Dwebble (192 total)
- DexNav on Route 111: Gible (193 total)
- DexNav on Route 112: Ponyta (194 total)
- DexNav on Route 112: Tyrogue (195 total)
- DexNav on Route 112: Throh (196 total)
- DexNav in Fiery Path: Roggenrola (197 total)
- DexNav in Fiery Path: Diglett (198 total)
- DexNav on Route 113: Scraggy (199 total)
- DexNav on Route 113: Klefki (200 total)
- DexNav on Route 113: Bouffalant (201 total)
- DexNav on Route 114: Skorupi (202 total)
- DexNav on Route 114: Misdreavus (203 total)
- DexNav in Meteor Falls (all floors): Deino (204 total)
- DexNav in Meteor Falls (all floors): Druddigon (205 total)
- DexNav in Meteor Falls (all floors): Clefairy (206 total)
- DexNav in Jagged Pass: Mankey (207 total)
- Gift (Egg) in Lavaridge Town: Togepi (208 total)
- DexNav on Route 118: Raticate (209 total)
- DexNav on Route 118: Luxio (210 total)
- DexNav on Route 118: Aipom (211 total)
- Static encounter in the Scorched Slab: Heatran (212 total)
- DexNav on Route 121: Elgyem (213 total)
- DexNav on Route 121: Hypno (214 total)
- DexNav in the Safari Zone (all areas): Kakuna (215 total)
- DexNav in the Safari Zone (all areas): Pidgeotto (216 total)
- DexNav in the Safari Zone (all areas): Buneary (217 total)
- DexNav on Route 122: Finneon (218 total)
- DexNav on Route 122: Alomomola (219 total)
- DexNav on Mt. Pyre Outside and Summit: Bronzor (220 total)
- DexNav on Mt. Pyre Outside and Summit: Growlithe (221 total)
- DexNav on Route 125: Seel (222 total)
- DexNav on Shoal Cave Entrance, Inner, Stairs, and Lower rooms: Cubchoo (223 total)
- DexNav on Shoal Cave Entrance, Inner, Stairs, and Lower rooms: Delibird (224 total)
- DexNav on Shoal Cave Entrance, Inner, Stairs, and Lower rooms: Dewgong (225 total)
Badge 8 through Elite Four - 231 Total Pokémon
- Fishing in Meteor Falls B1F back: Whiscash (226 total)
- Walking in Meteor Falls B1F back: Bagon (227 total)
- Walking in Victory Road Entrance, 1F, and B1F: Lairon (228 total)
- Walking in Victory Road Entrance, 1F, and B1F: Loudred (229 total)
- Walking in Victory Road Entrance, 1F, and B1F: Hariyama (230 total)
- Walking in Victory Road Entrance, 1F, and B1F: Medicham (231 total)
Delta Episode - 236 Total Pokémon
- Gift on Route 101: One Johto starter (232 total)
- Walking in Sky Pillar (all floors): Claydol (233 total)
- Walking in Sky Pillar (all floors): Ariados (234 total)
- Static encounter on Sky Pillar: Rayquaza (235 total)
- Static encounter on Sky Pillar: Deoxys (236 total)
Post-Delta Episode - 244 Total Pokémon
- Gift on Route 101: One Unova starter (237 total)
- Gift in Mossdeep City: Beldum (238 total)
- Gift in the Battle Resort: Camerupt (239 total)
- Surfing in the Battle Resort: Mantyke, Mantine (241 total)
- Fishing (Super Rod) in the Battle Resort: Remoraid, Octillery (243 total)
- Gift on Route 101 after beating the Elite Four again: One Sinnoh starter (244 total)