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Pinball Ruby & Sapphire Locations

These tables show which Pokémon are available in each field.

The first table here shows which maps are available in each field.

Maps

Ruby		Sapphire
Forest		Forest
Plains		Plains
Cave		Cave
Harbor		Beach
Volcano		Desert
Safari Zone		Lake
Ruins		Ruins

The Ruins can only be accessed after the player travels seven times (in any direction).

Rarity Mechanics

When entering Catch 'em Mode by entering Sharpedo (Ruby field) or Wailmer (Blue field), the Pokémon generated will be chosen from either the 2-Light group or the 3-Light group. Which group is used depends on how many of the GET lights are lit on the right loop. If the player activates Catch 'em Mode via the slots, the game will use the 3-Light group if three GET lights are lit, and the 2-Light group otherwise.

Unlike in the Game Boy version of Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon do not have static percentages that govern how frequently they appear. Instead, their rarities are calculated on a weighting system. The mechanics are described below.

First, every location, except the Ruins, has one Pokémon that is designated as that field's 'Rare Pokémon'. The list is given below.

Location		Rare Pokémon
Forest		Kecleon
Plains		Castform
Cave		Nosepass
Harbor		Lileep
Beach		Anorith
Volcano		Skarmory
Desert		Absol
Safari Zone		Wobbuffet
Lake		Feebas

When the player starts a new game on either field, the first Pokémon encountered - whether through Catch Mode or Hatch Mode - will always be a Pokémon that can evolve, and it will never be a Rare Pokémon.

When an encounter is generated, every Pokémon is given a weight value. This weight value can be dependent on three things:

1. How the player has interacted with the Pokémon: if they have not seen it; if they have seen it but not caught it; if they have received data on it from linking with a friend; and if they have caught it
2. Whether the player has caught the Pokémon's evolved form(s), if any
3. Whether the player has defeated Rayquaza at least one time or used the e-Reader card that boosts encounter rates

The following table, originally compiled by 'red' of the pret discord and modified by me to add an extra row, indicates what each Pokémon's weight in each scenario is.

If the Pokémon is the same species as the one the player just caught last time they played Catch or Hatch Mode, its weight is 0, meaning two of the same Pokémon will never appear back-to-back.

Oddish's evolutionary line is considered to have been completed if Gloom and Vileplume have been caught and the player is playing the Ruby field, or if Gloom and Bellossom have been caught and the player is playing the Sapphire field.

Once every weight has been determined, an individual percentage can be calculated by adding the weights, dividing the Pokémon's weight by the total weight, and multiplying the result by 100.

As a hypothetical example, consider the case where the player is playing the Forest location on the Ruby map. Assume the following are all true:

1. The player has already made a catch this game.
2. The previous catch was on a different map (meaning it won't be a duplicate).
3. Two lights are lit.
4. Rayquaza has not been defeated and the e-Reader encounter rate boost card has not been used.
5. The player has caught Zigzagoon, Linoone, Duskull, and Dusclops already.
6. The player has caught Nuzleaf already, but has not evolved it into Shiftry.
7. The player has not linked with any other player.

In this example, the weights should be calculated like this:

Pokémon		Weight	Percentage
	Nuzleaf	10 (Common & evo line not caught)	~28.5%
	Zigzagoon	2 (Common & evo line caught)	~5.7%
	Silcoon	10 (Common & not caught)	~28.5%
	Cascoon	10 (Common & not caught)	~28.5%
	Duskull	2 (Common & evo line caught)	~5.7%
	Kecleon	1 (Rare, not caught, & no encounter boost)	~2.8%

The percentages are calculated by adding up the weight values, and then dividing the Pokémon's individual weight by the total weight (in this case 35).

Latios, Latias, and Pichu are exempt from this weighting system. More details are given on the Special Encounters page, but the gist of it is that the game will check for these three before doing any other calculations. Latios and Latias naturally have a 1% chance of appearing, and Pichu has a 2% chance. If the player has defeated Rayquaza at least once, Latios and Latias have their chance raised to 2%, and Pichu has its rate lowered to 1% (possibly due to a bug).

Locations

Both Fields

The Jirachi Arrival slot machine option is only available in the Ruins location, in both Ruby and Sapphire fields.

Ruins

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Beldum	Yes	Yes
	Regirock	Yes	Yes
	Regice	Yes	Yes
	Registeel	N/A	Yes

Ruby Field

Forest

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Nuzleaf	Yes	Yes
	Zigzagoon	Yes	Yes
	Silcoon	Yes	Yes
	Cascoon	Yes	Yes
	Duskull	Yes	Yes
	Kecleon	Yes	Yes
	Treecko	N/A	Yes
	Nincada	N/A	Yes

Plains

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Illumise	Yes	N/A
	Electrike	Yes	N/A
	Poochyena	Yes	Yes
	Magnemite	Yes	Yes
	Voltorb	Yes	Yes
	Taillow	Yes	Yes
	Castform	Yes	Yes
	Zangoose	N/A	Yes

Cave

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Mawile	Yes	N/A
	Grimer	Yes	N/A
	Solrock	Yes	Yes
	Machop	Yes	Yes
	Shelgon	Yes	Yes
	Loudred	Yes	Yes
	Nosepass	Yes	Yes
	Abra	N/A	Yes

Harbor

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Wingull	Yes	N/A
	Wailmer	Yes	Yes
	Tentacool	Yes	Yes
	Carvanha	Yes	Yes
	Luvdisc	Yes	Yes
	Lileep	Yes	Yes
	Staryu	N/A	Yes
	Relicanth	N/A	Yes

Volcano

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Slugma	Yes	N/A
	Vulpix	Yes	Yes
	Torkoal	Yes	Yes
	Numel	Yes	Yes
	Koffing	Yes	Yes
	Skarmory	Yes	Yes
	Torchic	N/A	Yes

Safari Zone

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Psyduck	Yes	N/A
	Heracross	Yes	Yes
	Girafarig	Yes	Yes
	Pinsir	Yes	Yes
	Rhyhorn	Yes	Yes
	Doduo	Yes	Yes
	Wobbuffet	Yes	Yes
	Pikachu	N/A	Yes

Sapphire Field

Forest

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Slakoth	Yes	Yes
	Roselia	Yes	Yes
	Silcoon	Yes	Yes
	Cascoon	Yes	Yes
	Duskull	Yes	Yes
	Kecleon	Yes	Yes
	Tropius	N/A	Yes
	Nincada	N/A	Yes

Plains

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Electrike	Yes	N/A
	Jigglypuff	Yes	Yes
	Poochyena	Yes	Yes
	Magnemite	Yes	Yes
	Voltorb	Yes	Yes
	Taillow	Yes	Yes
	Castform	Yes	Yes
	Volbeat	N/A	Yes
	Seviper	N/A	Yes

Cave

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Grimer	Yes	N/A
	Lunatone	Yes	Yes
	Makuhita	Yes	Yes
	Shelgon	Yes	Yes
	Loudred	Yes	Yes
	Nosepass	Yes	Yes
	Sableye	N/A	Yes
	Abra	N/A	Yes

Beach

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Wingull	Yes	N/A
	Magikarp	Yes	Yes
	Tentacool	Yes	Yes
	Carvanha	Yes	Yes
	Luvdisc	Yes	Yes
	Anorith	Yes	Yes
	Clamperl	N/A	Yes
	Relicanth	N/A	Yes

Desert

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Baltoy	Yes	N/A
	Meditite	Yes	Yes
	Vibrava	Yes	Yes
	Cacnea	Yes	Yes
	Geodude	Yes	Yes
	Absol	Yes	Yes
	Swablu	N/A	Yes

Lake

Pokémon		2-Light	3-Light
	Goldeen	Yes	N/A
	Marill	Yes	Yes
	Lombre	Yes	Yes
	Barboach	Yes	Yes
	Corphish	Yes	Yes
	Feebas	Yes	Yes
	Mudkip	N/A	Yes