Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/The Shoal Cave

New Pokémon

Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald
Snorunt Spheal

Shoal Cave front cave at high tide.

Shoal Cave front cave at low tide.

The Shoal Cave is located just outside of Mossdeep City.

Depending on the time of day there is high tide and low tide. You can confirm the schedule by speaking with Sailor Ernest from Route 125.

Items

(Low Tide)

• Shoal Salt - second cavern in the southwest
• Shoal Salt - second cavern under the bridge in the north
• Shoal Salt - middle of the third cavern
• Shoal Salt - southeast corner of the cavern with stairs/ladders
• Ice Heal - southeast corner of the stairs/ladder room
• Focus Band - receive from the Black Belt trainer
• Never-Melt Ice - central plateau of the Ice Cavern
• TM07 (Hail) - ledge in the Ice Cavern

(High Tide)

• Shoal Shell - back cavern, center ledge
• Shoal Shell - back cavern, northwest ledge
• Shoal Shell - back cavern, northeast ledge
• Shoal Shell - back cavern, southeast ledge
• Rare Candy - back cavern, east side
• Big Pearl - northeast ledge of front cavern

Pokemon Found

High Tide

All Rooms

Pokémon found (cave)

Ruby	Encounter Rate	Sapphire	Encounter Rate	Emerald	Encounter Rate
Spheal	50%	Spheal	50%	Spheal	50%
Zubat	45%	Zubat	45%	Zubat	45%
Golbat	5%	Golbat	5%	Golbat	5%

Pokémon found (Surfing)

Ruby	Encounter Rate	Sapphire	Encounter Rate	Emerald	Encounter Rate
Tentacool	60%	Tentacool	60%	Tentacool	60%
Zubat	30%	Zubat	30%	Zubat	30%
Spheal	10%	Spheal	10%	Spheal	10%

Pokémon found (Fishing)

Ruby	Encounter Rate	Sapphire	Encounter Rate	Emerald	Encounter Rate
Old Rod
Magikarp	70%	Magikarp	70%	Magikarp	70%
Tentacool	30%	Tentacool	30%	Tentacool	30%
Good Rod
Magikarp	60%	Magikarp	60%	Magikarp	60%
Tentacool	20%	Tentacool	20%	Tentacool	20%
Wailmer	20%	Wailmer	20%	Wailmer	20%
Super Rod
Wailmer	100%	Wailmer	100%	Wailmer	100%

Low Tide

1F-1,1F-2,BF-1, BF-2

Pokémon found (cave)

Ruby	Encounter Rate	Sapphire	Encounter Rate	Emerald	Encounter Rate
Spheal	50%	Spheal	50%	Spheal	50%
Zubat	45%	Zubat	45%	Zubat	45%
Golbat	5%	Golbat	5%	Golbat	5%

BF-3

Pokémon found (cave)

Ruby	Encounter Rate	Sapphire	Encounter Rate	Emerald	Encounter Rate
Spheal	45%	Spheal	45%	Spheal	45%
Zubat	40%	Zubat	40%	Zubat	40%
Snorunt	10%	Snorunt	10%	Snorunt	10%
Golbat	5%	Golbat	5%	Golbat	5%

Shell Bell

If you collect 4 Shoal Shells from high tide and 4 Shoal Salts from low tide, a man will give you a Shell Bell for those, it will restore your HP by 1/8 of the damage you dealt to the opponent.

Maps

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  Floor 1 back cave - high tide

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  Floor 1 back cave - low tide

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  Basement floor 1 - low tide

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  Basement floor 2 - low tide

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  Basement floor 3 - low tide