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Ruins of Alph is a Johto ruin located south-west from Violet City, connected through the routes Route 32 and Route 36. The area will be completely blocked until the player has beaten the Goldenrod City gym.
Most of the Ruins of Alph will still be blocked at first, having only the Item Maniac and the Ruins Research Center available. With each NPC in the Ruins Research Center asking for specific requirements before offering their services, this leaves little interest in the location at first.
With Surf being unlocked again after defeating the Ecruteak City gym, you will now be able to reach the areas reachable only by crossing the Union Cave. However, this still leaves little interest, as this only adds the patches of grass in this area and enclose the Trick tutor.
The main parts unlock after defeating the Johto Elite Four, which will allow to get started on the Celebi quest as well as catch the locations famous Unown. The trainers inside the ruins are very strong, all nearing level 100 Pokémon and sometimes even surpassing that.
Notable miscellanies
Puzzle Rooms
Outside of the main Ruin, there are four Puzzle Rooms. Each room are almost identical in structure. One the top floor, Ghosts blocking the ladder will ask the player to show them a Pokémon, then ask a question regarding the Pokémon, often about its base stats. If the question is not answered correctly, they will kick the player into the main Ruin, and he or she will have to walk back to the Puzzle Room. On the floor below, there will be a trainer and a Scientist. On the bottom floor, there will be four Pokéballs that will contain either a level 120 Pokémon or an item, however they will not be pickable until talking with Scientist Alexander.
Puzzle 1
The Puzzle 1 building is the north-most building, adjacent to the north gate, and the most simple to enter as Surf is not required to reach. The path may not be obvious at first, as it will be necessary to navigate through the two buildings that seem to be blocking the way.
Inside of it, the ghosts will ask to be shown any Pidgey. They will then ask what is its total base stats, the answer being 251.
The Pokéballs on the bottom floor will be the following:
- North-west: Level 120 Kabutops
- North-east: Level 120 Omastar
- South-west: 1 Pokeball
- South-east: Level 120 Golem
Puzzle 2
The Puzzle 2 building is in the south-east corner of Ruins of Alph, and is adjacent to a body of water that will be necessary to cross to reach the building. As such, it is necessary to bring Surf.
Inside of it, the ghosts will ask to be shown any Spinarak. They will then ask at which level it evolves, the answer being 22.
This is the room in which Scientist Alexander is, and it will be necessary to speak to him in order to progress with the Celebi quest as well as to pick up the items at the bottom floor of each Puzzle Room.
The Pokéballs on the bottom floor will be the following:
- North-west: 1 Rare Candy
- North-east: Level 120 Claydol
- South-west: Level 120 Aerodactyl
- South-east: Level 120 Gengar
Puzzle 3
The Puzzle 3 building is the building immediately west of the south-most cave exit. In order to reach it, it is necessary to enter the Union Cave, go down the north-most ladder, and then follow the south-most ladder after crossing the body of water with Surf.
Inside of it, the ghosts will ask to be shown any Magnemite. They will then ask which of its stats has the highest base stat, the answer being its Special Attack.
The Pokéballs on the bottom floor will be the following:
- North-west: Level 120 Cofagrigus
- North-east: Level 120 Marowak
- South-west: Level 120 Omastar
- South-east: Level 120 Kabutops
Puzzle 4
The Puzzle 4 building is the building adjacent to both the main Ruin building and the north-most cave exit. Just like Puzzle 3, it will be necessary to reach it through the Union Cave, however the north-most ladder must be taken instead after crossing the body of water.
Inside of it, the ghosts will ask to be shown any Rattata. They will then ask what is its base Speed, the answer being 72.
The Pokéballs on the bottom floor will be the following:
- North-west: 1 Elixir
- North-east: G.S Ball. This is the important item required for the Celebi quest.
- South-west: 1 Hyper Potion
- South-east: 1 Revive
Celebi Quest (Part 1)
Despite that the Ruins of Alph are accessible after completing Goldenrod City‘s gym, police officers will be blocking every ruin until the player has completed the Johto Elite Four. Once that has been achieved, the police officers will trust the player with a mission; find the scientist that has gone missing inside the ruins.
The Scientist, called Alexander will be found in the Puzzle 2 building, and thus, it will be necessary to bring a Spinarak. After finding him, he will explain that he’s looking for an important item and wants the player to find it for him.
After speaking to Scientist Alexander, it will now be possible to examine the Pokéballs at the bottom of each Puzzle room. The item he is looking for is in the Puzzle 4 building, and thus, it will be necessary to bring a Rattata and reach the building through Union Cave. At its bottom, the G.S Ball, the item he is looking for, will be the northeast item.
After bringing the G.S Ball back to him, he will reward the player with one of four different Fossils, namely the Helix Fossil, the Dome Fossil, the Claw Fossil and the Root Fossil. The Hoenn fossils being rarer, it is recommended to pick between the latter two. He will then ask to return later when he has fixed the G.S Ball, putting an end to the first part of the Celebi quest.
| Pokédex Number | Pokémon | Type 1 | Type 2 | Rarity Tier | Held Item | |
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| #138 |  |
Omanyte | Rock | Water | Rare | |
| #140 |  |
Kabuto | Rock | Water | Rare | |
| #347 |  |
Anorith | Rock | Bug | Rare | |
| #345 |  |
Lileep | Rock | Grass | Rare |
Celebi Quest (Part 2)
The second part of the Celebi quest begins by talking to Scientist Alexander back in Ruins of Alph Second Chamber. If the following requirements have been fulfilled, he will give the G.S Ball back to the player:
- All Generation 1 Pokémon and Generation 2 Pokémon seen.
- All Generation 1 Pokémon and Generation 2 Pokémon captured, with the exception of the legendary Pokémon (Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Suicune, Raikou, Entei, Lugia, Ho-Oh and Celebi).
- Over 150 hours of playtime.
- 121 evolved Pokémon data.
- The Johto Elite Four completed.
With the G.S Ball obtained, the Celebi quest will continue at Ilex Forest.
Item Maniac
Main article: Valuable Items
Inside the first building south-west of the north gate is located the Item Maniac of Johto, a collector of Valuable Items. He will buy any valuable item you have such as Nuggets.
Stardust Seller
A Stardust Seller is stationed outside of the Item Maniac’s building. He sells up to 3 Stardusts a day, at the price of 
9,000 each. While selling Stardusts to Item Maniacs only reward half of that, 
4,500 a piece, this NPC can still prove useful in case someone needs one for the Daycare Quest, but has already sold all he or she had.
Trick Tutor
A Move Tutor for the move Trick can be found in the south-west section of the ruins, immediately next to the only patch of grass. It will be necessary to go through Union Cave in order to reach him. He will teach the move to any compatible Pokémon for the price of 
6,000.
Ruins Research Center
Hoenn Fossil Reviver
Hoenn Expert Dolan in the Ruins Research Center will revive the Hoenn Fossils, namely the Claw Fossil into an Anorith and the Root Fossil into a Lileep. However, he will not offer his services until the player has completed the Pokédex data for Kanto Fossils, specifically the evolved data of both Omastar and Kabutops, as well as the caught data of Aerodactyl. Both Anorith and Lileep will be initialized at level 25.
| Pokédex Number | Pokémon | Type 1 | Type 2 | Rarity Tier | Held Item | |
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| #345 |  |
Lileep | Rock | Grass | Rare | |
| #347 |  |
Anorith | Rock | Bug | Rare |
Professor Elm (boss)
Professor Elm can be found in the Ruins Research Center, and will fight the player on the condition that he or she has a full team of 6 level 100 Pokémon. See the main article for more information.
Main article: Professor Elm (boss)
Wild Pokémon
Ruins Of Alph
Land
| Times | HP | Atk | Def | SpAtk | SpDef | Speed | ||
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| Morning | Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Night | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Values denote the estimated average EV points gained per fight. |
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Water
Surfing
| Times | HP | Atk | Def | SpAtk | SpDef | Speed | ||
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| Morning | Day | Night | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Values denote the estimated average EV points gained per fight. |
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Ruins Of Alph Entrance
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Unown | 10-17 | Morning | Day | Night | Uncommon | |
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Ruins Of Alph Interior & Puzzle rooms
| Times | HP | Atk | Def | SpAtk | SpDef | Speed | ||
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| Morning | Day | Night | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Values denote the estimated average EV points gained per fight. |
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Unown | 10-17 | Morning | Day | Night | Common | |
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Ruins Of Alph Item rooms
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Unown | 10-17 | Morning | Day | Night | Common | |
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Items
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Full Heal | 1 | Not respawnable | In the north-east corner of Ruins of Alph Interior. 1/3 chance of being a Full Heal. |
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Escape Rope | 1 | Not respawnable | In the north-east corner of Ruins of Alph Interior. 1/3 chance of being an Escape Rope. |
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Ultra Ball | 1 | Not respawnable | In the north-east corner of Ruins of Alph Interior. 1/3 chance of being an Ultra Ball. |
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Rare Candy | 1 | Not respawnable | In the south-west corner of Ruins of Alph Interior. |
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Pokeball | 1 | Not respawnable | South-west item in Ruins of Alph Item 1. |
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Rare Candy | 1 | Not respawnable | North-west item in Ruins of Alph Item 2. |
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Elixir | 1 | Not respawnable | North-west item in Ruins of Alph Item 4. |
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G.S Ball | 1 | Not respawnable | North-east item in Ruins of Alph Item 4. |
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Hyper Potion | 1 | Not respawnable | South-west item in Ruins of Alph Item 4. |
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Revive | 1 | Not respawnable | South-east item in Ruins of Alph Item 4. |
NPC Trainers
Ruins of Alph Interior
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Ruins of Alph First Chamber
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Ruins of Alph Third Chamber
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Ruins of Alph Fourth Chamber
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