Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/The Shoal Cave

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New Pokémon
Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald
Snorunt Spheal

Shoal Cave is an average size cave, accessible only from Route 125 (and by extension Mossdeep City). It is unique in the fact that it is the only cave in Hoenn to have a significant tidal clock - so significant, in fact, that the traversable area of the cave doubles during Low Tide. In order to check whether it's high or low tide beforehand, Trainers can speak to Sailor Ernest on Route 125.

Shoal Cave is also the only location in the region where Shoal Salt and Shoal Shells can be found, which are both required for a unique item, and thus have their own section.

In order to fully explore the cave and all it has to offer, it is recommended that Trainers bring Pokémon that know Surf and Strength.

The Tides

Shoal Cave has an incredibly unique gimmick, in the form of its tidal clock - about half of the cave is accessible only at high tide, and half only at low tide. While you can simply ask Sailor Ernest on route 125 for the tide, it is much more convenient to use the ingame clock for the tide instead:

The cave is at high tide between 21:00 (9PM) - 02:00, and 09:00 - 14:00 (2PM)
The cave is at low tide between 03:00 - 08:00, and 15:00 (3PM) - 20:00 (8PM)

When the cave is at high tide, Surf is required to explore it. When at low tide, Strength is required.

Items

(Low Tide)

Shoal Salt -

(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.