POKEMON PINBALL: Ruby and Sapphire (PP: RaS)

Version: 1.1 (Current)
-Groudon bonus added

Version: 1.0
-upgraded from .94, locations have been added


Table of Contents:

I.) Intro 
II.) Controls
III.) How to...
a. Choose a field
b. Save/ Suspend the game
c. Activate travel mode 
d. Activate Catch'em mode 
e. Charge Pikachu 
f. Open and get into Poke Mart
g. Get Coins
h. Start evolution mode
i. Upgrade Ball
j. Get a Field bonus multiplier 
k. Hatch Pokemon 
IV.) Stuff to buy at the pokemart 
V.) Different Ball Upgrades
VI.)Bonus stages 
a. Duskull
b. Kecleon
c. Spheal
d. Kyogre
e. Groudon
f. Rayquaza
VII.) Pokedex
a. Locations
VIII.) FAQ
IX.) Thanks 
X.) Legal stuff   


I.) Introduction

Pokemon Pinball is a somewhat challenging yet fun game. It makes pinball 
interesting in the fact that it's you and the other little poke creatures I 
guess you could say working together to get a high score. The relatively easy 
controls make this game enjoyable. Knowing the background on pokemon doesn't 
hurt either. For pinball players everywhere, the challenging aspects such as 
getting a ball upgrade really bring the game together. 

On this Walkthorugh, there is a list of all the pokemon and most of the
locations. Also, I have the prices of the stuff at the mart. 

II.) Controls 

The controls in this game are really simple. This is the probably the biggest 
factor in making a game enjoyable. 
Control Pad - 
Any direction - allows you to select things (on the main screen and field 
select) 
Left - uses the left flipper and puts pikachu on the left side.

Start button - Pauses the game

L button - tilts the field to the right

R button - tilts to the left 

L+R buttons together - tilts the field up towards the top of the screen 

B button - cancels selections

A button - confirm selections, starts the game by shooting the ball up, uses 
the right flipper and moves pikachu to the right side *Ruby - makuhita can 
punch the ball.


Credit given to the PP: RaS instruction booklet on some controls

III.) How to... 

a. - How to choose a field - on the title screen where it has listed, Gamestart
pokedex, options, and hi-score, press the A button. A screen should come up 
with the Ruby field on the left and the Sapphire on the right. Press the A 
button on the field you want to choose. You can then choose a speed to play at.
Normal is the standard and slow is slower.


b. - How to save/ suspend your game - while you are playing, press the START 
button. You then have the options to Save or cancel. Cancel will bring you out 
of the small screen and back to the game. Save will restart you game. If you 
want to back to it, the main menu screen at the beginning should say CONTINUE. 
Select that to continue your game. 


c. - How to activate travel mode - *RUBY - hit a linoone on a certain side 
three times. A sign with a torchic standing on it will go by. If you hit the 
linoone three times on the right or left, you have to get the ball to go up 
and around the field in either direction. When the ball comes back down, a 
slot in the middle should open up. Hit the ball in the hole you will have 
traveled successfully. *SAPPHIRE - this is the same as ruby except to have to 
hit the switches on the wall next to Seedot or Zigzagoon. 


d. - How to activate catch'em mode - *RUBY - When you start the game, the catch
'em mode is all ready accessible by hitting the ball into the SHARPEDO slot. 
This will activate the catch'em mode. A shadow of a pokemon will appear in the 
middle of the two linoones, above the flippers. You must hit the ball up to hit
the chinchou bumper things. For every hit another one or two pieces of the 
shadow break off until there are no more. The pokemon will then come out and 
hover there. You have to hit it three times to catch it. *SAPPHIRE - Similarly,
when you start the game, you have to hit it in the catch'em mode slot, and in 
this case it's the WAILMER slot. Hit the ball up to the shroomish bumper 
thingers to break off some shadows. Repeat this process several times until 
the pokemon comes out. Hit it three times, and you're the champ. When you are
in the middle of a game and the SHARPEDO or WAILMER slots are closed, hit the 
ball up and around the field on the right side (counter-clockwise) three times. 
After that the catch'em slot should open up.



e. - How to charge pikachu - pikachu plays a big role in keeping the ball from 
going down the chute a.k.a. - the pit of doom. To charge him, you have to hit 
the ball either on the right or left side so that it goes up and around the 
field so that it hits the pika flap. At max speed, it should take about two 
times around to charge pikachu. When he is charged and the ball hits him on 
the way down to the pit of doom, he'll used his thundershock attack and blast 
it right back to the main part of field where you can continue playing. 


f. - How to open and get into the pokemart - The pokemart is an important 
feature for this game if you an expert or novice. To open the pokemart, hit 
the gate with ball. *SAPPHIRE - Hit the plusle and minum pokemon to open it. 
*In the pokemart you can buy many things that will help you on your game. Not
only can you buy helpful items, you can buy I guess what you could call 
entertainment - a bonus game. 
*RUBY - the mart is in the top right corner. *SAPPHIRE - the mart is near the 
middle on the left.


g. - How to get coins - Coins are the true lifesavers in this game. It's not so
much as you can die in a pinball game, but the coins ca keep you from losing a
ball. In the mart, one item is the 30-second ball saver but you cannot buy 
this without coins. *RUBY - the coin chute runs from the right of the chikorita
up to the left of the cyndaquil. You get either 1, 5, or 10 coins when going 
up this chute. *SAPPHIRE - This coin chute is to the left of the pokemart on 
the metal grating like stuff. You get 1, 5, or 10 coins when going through this
chute. 


h. - How to start and complete evolution mode - it wouldn't be a true pokemon 
game without this feature. Like its Gameboy color predecessor, PP: RaS has a 
way to evolve the pokemon you catch. On both fields you have to get the ball 
to go up and around on the left side three times. After that you will be able 
to evolve your pokemon (you have to have caught them that same game) by hitting
the ball up into the pokemart. When you do, a screen comes up and allows you 
to choose the pokemon you want to evolve. Depending on how that pokemon evolves
(if you have knowledge about pokemon, you'll know that certain pokemon don't 
all evolve with experience.) such as exp., certain elemental stones, or trading
, you'll have to get three of those specific symbols that are floating around 
the field. (After you get one, another will appear.) Once you've completed that
task, a slot should appear in the center of the field where all other slot 
things happen. Hit the ball in there and you've completed evolving the pokemon. 


i. - How to Upgrade the Ball - The more you upgrade the ball, the more points 
you get. The more points you get, the more you win. There are several ways of 
upgrading a ball too. *RUBY - in ruby, you can actually hit the ball up to 
where the pokemart is and have it go all the way up. There is a switch there 
that will upgrade your ball. *RUBY and SAPPHIRE - on both fields, you can 
upgrade the ball by having the ball go through one of the three lanes at the 
top of the field. When you hit the bumpers, the circles above the lane fill in 
except one. If two are filled in and your ball goes through the third, your 
ball gets upgraded. 


j. - How to get a Field bonus Multiplier - this process is the exact process I 
mentioned on how to upgrade the ball. Look below to section V to see the 
different upgrades. 


k. - How to hatch pokemon - Another great feature in this game! *RUBY - In the 
Ruby field, you have to basically bombardier the poor little bugger cyndaquil 
into going inside his cave. First things first though. Start by hitting him 
once possibly twice if you just miss so that he moves closer to his cave. Next,
continue to hit him until he goes into the cave. Finally, after you hit him
again, the egg will hatch. A pokemon will jump onto the field and run around. 
(A slow run, don't worry. It's more of a stroll then anything.) After two hits,
you're all set. You've caught a baby pokemon. *SAPPHIRE - You basically have 
to do the same thing with hitting the ball, except there's no pokemon blocking 
your way. The Thing in the top right corner of the field is where you have to 
hit the ball. After a few times a baby should come out of the egg on top. 
*NOTE - to get an egg back after you've hatched it, hit the ball back into 
the cave in Ruby where aerodactyl will swoop down with another egg, or hit the 
ball back up the ramp into the Red and white machine thing in sapphire and 
watch the egg come out of a hatch. (No pun intended.) 


IV.) Stuff to buy at the Pokemart
10 coins - 30 sec. ball saver
20 coins - great 60 sec. Ball saver
30 coins - ultra 90sec. Ball saver
40 coins - ball upgrade
40 coins - 30 sec. Timer bonus
50 coins - double Pika-power (Pikachu on one side, pichu on the other)
60 coins - bonus challenge
99 coins - extra ball


V.) Ball upgrades

1 - Normal Ball/ Pokeball - normal score (x1)

2 - Great Ball - double score (x2)

3 - Ultra Ball - triple score (x3)

4 - MASTER ball - quadruple score (x4)

NOTE - when you have a ball upgrade and you complete a bonus game, the reward
is however much you get times 1,2,3, or 4 depending on the ball. Winning the
bouns game with upgrades is a key way to get a whole lot of points.

VI.) Bonus Stages

This is where all the big points are tallied. Not only do the bonus games 
provide points, they provide fun too!

a. - Duskull Bonus - this can only be reached in the SAPPHIRE field. You have 
a limited amount of time (3:00 I think) to complete this. Hit 20 different 
Duskull to get to the boss. It is a huge Dusclops!!!  Unfortunately, all hits 
from the front won't affect him; he'll just catch it and throw it back at you. 
Hit him around 5 times from either the side or back to defeat him. Your reward 
is 30,000,000 points. 


b. - Kecleon Bonus - this can only be reached in the RUBY field. Yup, you 
guessed it, kecleon's a chameleon. And yup, he can be camouflaged. You have to 
hit kecleon 10 times to get the win. How do you see him you ask? Hit the tree 
with the ball and get the thing that comes out. It will make it seem as though 
the sun comes out. This will allow you to see kecleon crouching somewhere 
around the level. 


c. - Spheal Bonus - This bonus can be reached on either of the fields. The 
whole idea of this game is to get the ball and the little spheals up the 
slides and into the hoop. Your can get the spheals up by hitting them with the 
ball. The more spheals and pokeballs you get in, the more points you get. 

d. - Kyogre Bonus - I'm pretty sure this bonus can be reached on the sapphire 
field. When the ball appears, Kyogre will waiting at the top of the screen at 
an opening. (Sounds familiar pokemon fans?) He will sit there for a few seconds
.Next, he'll start to wave his arms. This will cause whirlpools to appear and 
move around. If your ball hits one, it will get stuck for a few seconds then be
released. After the whirlpools, Kyogre will then go under water occasionally 
coming up. After a little bit he'll go back to where he started. Hit him from 
10 to 20 times to win. You're reward is hefty! When you beat this stage twice,
you capture kyogre.

e. - Groudon Bonus - This bonus can only be reached on the Ruby field. Like the
Kyogre Bonus, Groudon has his throne like area where he stays. He's harder than
Kyogre though. He has three attacks that will impede your goal of beating him.
The first is Earthquake. This, like many other bosses' attacks will paralyze 
your ball in place for a little. He can also create a fire wall around him 
which protects him from getting hit. Hit the flames a few times and you'll 
destroy it and open him for attack.  His last attack is rock tomb. He makes
boulders fall from the cieling to mess you up. Usually you can play around them
but it's always good to get rid of them with a few hits. After 15 hits, Groudon
will walk backwards out of the screen. You've defeated him!!! Like Kyogre,
you get a very hefty reward. If you beat this bonus stage twice, you capture
groudon.

f. - Rayquaza Bonus - This is the undoubtedly best Bonus ever! It's like a boss
battle. When your ball appears, you're on top of a building, Rayquaza's lair. 
(Sound famililar pokemon fans?) The thing that makes this bonus stage the 
hardess, it that Rayquaza has an arsenal of tricks and abilities. For starters,
he moves back and forth at the top of the screen while moving up and down. 
When he goes up, your ball can't hit him, so time your shots. One of his two 
attacks is thunderbolt. Rayquaza will charge up for a second then blast hit 
beam at you. There's only one way to dodge it, but I'll tell you later. The 
second of his attacks is twister. He'll fly away from the screen for a second 
then fly across the screen creating two twisters on the field. If you touch 
them, your ball will go flying from the screen, then drops back down a few 
seconds later. When Rayquaza starts to attack you a lot, you can use the 
twisters to get you away from the screen for a few seconds so that his 
thunderbolt won't hit you. After hitting him from 10 - 20 times, he's defeated.
If you have a Masterball when you come to this Bonus game, you're very lucky 
because you get 99,999,999 points! You have 3 minutes to beat him. This bonus 
adds a nice touch to the game.  If you beat this bonus stage twice you cpature
Rayquaza.

VII.) Pokedex 

This is a list of all the different pokemon you can get in PP: RaS but not the 
locations.

1.) Treecko
2.) Grovyle
3.) Sceptile
4.) Torchic
5.) Combusken
6.) Blaziken
7.) Mudkip
8.) Mashtomp
9.) Swampert
10.) Poochyena 
11.) Mightyena
12.)zigagoon
13.)linoone
14.)wurmple
15.)silcoon
16.)beautifly
17.)cascoon
18.)dustox
19.)lotad
20.)lombre
21.)ludicolo
22.)seedot
23.)nuzleaf
24.)shiftry
25.)taillow
26.)swellow
27.)wingull
28.)pelipper
29.)ralts
30.)kirlia
31.)gardevoir
32.)surskit
33.)masquerain
34.)shroomish
35.)breloom
36.)slakoth
37.)vigoroth
38.)Slaking
39.)abra
40.)kadabra
41.)alakazam
42.)nincada
43.)ninjask
44.)shedinja
45.)whismur
46.)loudred
47.)exploud
48.)makuhita
49.)hariyama
50.)goldeen
51.)seaking
52.)magikarp
53.)gyarados
54.)azurill
55.)marill
56.)azumarill
57.)geodude
58.)graveler
59.)golem
60.)nosepass
61.)skitty
62.)delcatty
63.)zubat
64.)golbat
65.)crobat
66.)tentacool
67.)tentacruel
68.)sableye
69.)mawile
70.)aron
71.)lairon
72.)aggron
73.)machop
74.)machoke
75.)machamp
76.)meditite
77.)medicham
78.)electrike
79.)manectric
80.)plusle
81.)minum
82.)magnemite
83.)magneton
84.)voltorb
85.)electrode
86.)volbeat
87.)illumise
88.)oddish
89.)gloom
90.)vileplume
91.)bellossom
92.)doduo
93.)dodrio
94.)roselia 
95.)gulpin
96.)swalot
97.)carvanha
98.)sharpedo
99.)wailmer
100.)wailord
101.)numel
102.)camerupt
103.)slugma
104.)magcargo
105.)torkoal
106.)grimer
107.)muk
108.)koffing
109.)weezing
110.)spoink
111.)grumpig
112.)sandshrew
113.)sandslash
114.)spinda
115.)skarmory
116.)trapinch
117.)vibrava
118.)flygon
119.)cacnea
120.)cacturne
121.)swablu
122.)altaria
123.)zangoose
124.)seviper
125.)lunatone
126.)solrock
127.)barboach
128.)whiscash
129.)corphish
130.)crawdaunt
131.)baltoy
132.)claydol
133.)lileep
134.)cradily
135.)anorith
136.)armaldo
137.)igglybuff
138.)jigglypuff
139.)wigglytuff
140.)feebas
141.)milotic
142.)castform
143.)staryu
144.)starmie
145.)kecleon
146.)shuppet
147.)banette
148.)duskull
149.)dusclops
150.)tropius
151.)chimecho
152.)absol
153.)vulpix
154.)ninetales
155.)pichu
156.)pikachu
157.)raichu
158.)psyduck
159.)golduck
160.)wynaut
161.)wobbuffet
162.)natu
163.)xatu
164.)girafarig
165.)phanpy
166.)donphan
167.)pinsir
168.)heracross
169.)rhyhorn
170.)rhydon
171.)snorunt
172.)glalie
173.)spheal
174.)sealeo
175.)walrein
176.)clamperl
177.)huntail
178.)gorebyss
179.)relicanth
180.)corsola
181.)chinchou
182.)lanturn
183.)luvdisc
184.)horsea
185.)seadra
186.)kingdra
187.)Bagon
188.)shelgon
189.)salamence
190.)beldum
191.)metang
192.)metagross
193.)regirock
194.)regice
195.)registeel
196.)latias
197.)latios
198.)kyogre
199.)groudon
200.)rayquaza 

You don't know how long it took to write that!

a. - Locations - The locations of the different pokemon changes from field to 
field. Also, depending on how many of the three arrows are lit for activating
catch'em mode. (Either two or all of them.)

Ruby field:

Forest (a lot of trees and a black background) - Two arrows: Silcoon, Cascoon;
Three arrows: Silcoon, Cascoon, and Treecko.

Volcano (a big volcano) - Two Arrows: Numel, Torkoal; Three arrows: Numel
Torkoal, Torchic

Plains (a big green field) - Two Arrows: Electrike, Poochyena; Three Arrows:
Poochyena, Zangoose

Ocean (water with a lighthouse) - Two arrows: Wingull, Tentacool; Three Arrows:
Tentacool, Staryu

Safari Zone (field with trees and gate) - Two arrows: Doduo, Girafarig; Three
Arrows: Doduo, Girafarig, Pikachu

Cave (rocks with dark center) - Two Arrows: Solrock, Loudred, Mawile; Three
Arrows: Solrock, Loudred

Ruin (rocks with moon up top) - Two and Three Arrows: Beldum, Regirock

Sapphire Field:

Forest (Path between trees with black background) - Two arrows: Silcoon, 
Cascoon; Three arrows: Silcoon, Cascoon, Tropius

Lake (Water with coast) - Two arrows: Marill, Corphish; Three arrows: Marill,
Corphish, Mudkip

Plains (Green field with a rock) - Two arrows: Electrike, Poochyena; Three
arrows: Poochyena, Seviper

Wilderness (Sand and rocks with sun) - Two arrows: Cacnea, Geodude, Baltoy;
Three arrows: Cacnea, Geodude

Ocean (Shoreline) - Two arrows: Wingull, Tentacool; Three arrows: Tentacool,
Clamperl

Cave (Rocks with sunlit center) - Two arrows: Lunatone, Loudred; Three arrows:
Lunatone, Loudred, Sableye

Ruin (Rocks with moon up top) - Two and Three arrows: Beldum and Regirock

NOTE - Other pokemon can be found in these areas.


VIII.) FAQ's

~~~~Sorry, none at the moment~~~


IX.) Thankyou's and such

It's feels just like the Emmy's!!!   No, but really. I guess I have to thank my
computer for putting up with this long, agonizing stretch of typing. And I 
also thank viewers like you for reading this. Thank you!! Oh yeah. Can't forget
the PP: RaS instruction booklet that helped with some of the controls and most
of the locations! 
Thanks to Flyingcatcow for the whole thing about groudon and kyogre! 

X.) Legal stuff  

This is a copyrighted article that cannot be copied, sold, or changed in any
way shape or form without the permission from me. If that is to happen, action 
will be taken toward the culprit. However, gamers like you can use this guide 
for personal purposes. (Things associated with playing PP: RaS.) This article 
is only to be seen on the Gamefaqs sight. Thank you for your cooperation. 
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This article is written by Chris Pappas.
E-mail: crisp2700@netscape.net