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Pokémon Sinking Sapphire Nuzlocke Guide

This guide contains useful information for a Sinking Sapphire Nuzlocke. Lists of all of the available Pokémon, the number of encounters, and detailed overviews of all Boss battles.

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Sinking 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 Sinking Sapphire so you can quickly see who you might want on your team!

Pokémon Sinking Sapphire has 80 different encounter locations with 581 different Pokémon available as wild encounters. Hover over a Pokémon to see where to encounter it!

26 Ghost Pokémon encounters

27 Ice Pokémon encounters

30 Dragon Pokémon encounters

31 Fighting Pokémon encounters

32 Steel Pokémon encounters

35 Fairy Pokémon encounters

35 Dark Pokémon encounters

37 Electric Pokémon encounters

39 Fire Pokémon encounters

43 Ground Pokémon encounters

49 Poison Pokémon encounters

49 Rock Pokémon encounters

55 Bug Pokémon encounters

56 Grass Pokémon encounters

65 Psychic Pokémon encounters

76 Flying Pokémon encounters

81 Normal Pokémon encounters

101 Water Pokémon encounters

26Ghost Pokémon
GHOST

27Ice Pokémon
ICE

30Dragon Pokémon
DRAGON

31Fighting Pokémon
FIGHTING

32Steel Pokémon
STEEL

35Fairy Pokémon
FAIRY

35Dark Pokémon
DARK

37Electric Pokémon
ELECTRIC

39Fire Pokémon
FIRE

43Ground Pokémon
GROUND

49Poison Pokémon
POISON

49Rock Pokémon
ROCK

55Bug Pokémon
BUG

56Grass Pokémon
GRASS

65Psychic Pokémon
PSYCHIC

76Flying Pokémon
FLYING

81Normal Pokémon
NORMAL

101Water Pokémon
WATER

Sinking Sapphire Boss Battles

In order to complete a Sinking Sapphire Nuzlocke and become the Champion, you will need to win 27 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

8 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

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Mauville Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Lavaridge Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Petalburg Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Fortree Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Mossdeep Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Sootopolis Gym

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

Elite Four fights

  • - Pokémon League

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  • - Pokémon League

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Pokémon League

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Pokémon League

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Pokémon Champion

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Rival fights

  • - Route 103

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  • - Route 110

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Mauville City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Route 119

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Lilycove City

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Victory Road

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

Evil Team fights

  • - Meteor Falls

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Mt. Chimney

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Mt. Chimney

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Southern Island

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Weather Institute

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Mt. Pyre Summit

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Magma Hideout B1F

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

  • - Seafloor Cavern

    has a team of 0, made up of a level undefined undefined. The level cap for this fight is level .

Now that you're ready to take on the Pokémon Sinking Sapphire Nuzlocke Challenge, why not keep track of all your encounters with the Nuzlocke Tracker?