Braille

Braille is a method of communication that uses raised dots as characters. Each letter of the English alphabet, along with the period and the comma, is represented by a two-by-three series of raised dots. In the Pokémon games, this is expressed as a strictly visual collection of dots to act as a cipher.

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The visual braille's symbols and translation to the alphabet

Braille chart that was included with FireRed and LeafGreen

This type of enciphering is associated with the Legendary Pokémon Regirock, Regice, Registeel, and to a lesser extent, Regigigas. It has been used in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

A chart to decode the Braille was included along with the instruction manual in each of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen. No chart was included with Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, even in the digital manual.

Inscriptions in Hoenn

The Braille inscription on the outermost entrance to the Sealed Chamber

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a strictly visual form of Braille is used to encode the instructions for opening gates inside the three caves that contain the Legendary titans.

In order to enter those caves in the first place, the player must find a chamber that depicts the entire alphabet encoded in Braille. This chamber leads to another section narrating the tale of an ancient civilization, which is implied to be the one that closed all these doors, and ultimately giving instructions on how to open the three caves.

Sealed Chamber

Entrance

GO UP HERE.

First chamber

DIG HERE.

ABC
DEF
.
GHI
JKL
,
MNO
PQRS
TUV
WXYZ

Second chamber

Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald IN THIS CAVE WE HAVE LIVED. WE OWE ALL TO THE POKEMON. BUT, WE SEALED THE POKEMON AWAY. WE FEARED IT. THOSE WITH COURAGE, THOSE WITH HOPE. OPEN A DOOR. AN ETERNAL POKEMON WAITS. FIRST COMES RELICANTHRS/WAILORDE. LAST COMES WAILORDRS/RELICANTHE.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire LONG DID WE LIVE HERE IN THIS CAVE. ALL THANKS TO THE POWERFUL POKEMON LIVING ALONGSIDE US. YET, WE SEALED THAT POKEMON AWAY, ALONE IN THE DARK. WE FEARED IT. IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE, IF YOU STILL HOLD TO HOPE, OPEN THE DOOR. FOR BEYOND IT THE ETERNAL POKEMON WAITS. FIRST COMES RELICANTH. LAST COMES WAILORD.

Island Cave

Ruby and Sapphire STOP AND WAIT. WAIT FOR TIME TO PASS TWICE.

Emerald STAY CLOSE TO THE WALL. RUN AROUND ONE LAP.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire STOP AND WAIT UNMOVING AS TIME PASSES YOU BY TWICE.

Desert Ruins

Ruby and Sapphire RIGHT, RIGHT, DOWN, DOWN. THEN, USE STRENGTH.

Emerald LEFT, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN. THEN, USE ROCK SMASH.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire RIGHT, RIGHT, DOWN, DOWN, THEN USE YOUR STRENGTH.

Ancient Tomb

Ruby and Sapphire WITH NEW TIME, HOPE AND LOVE, AIM TO THE SKY IN THE MIDDLE.

Emerald THOSE WHO INHERIT OUR WILL, SHINE IN THE MIDDLE.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire STAND CENTER. AIM TO THE SKY WITH LOVE AND HOPE AND TIME.

Inscriptions in the Sevii Islands

Explanation of Braille from the chart that was included with FireRed and LeafGreen

Braille inscriptions are also present in FireRed and LeafGreen, where the player needs to find the Ruby and the Sapphire. The first inscriptions are found where the Ruby lies, featuring the entire alphabet, then focusing on the meaning of life; the next inscriptions found give instructions leading to the Sapphire, then narrate the purpose of these two items combined by two people. This possibly references Bill and Celio, who use the aftermentioned items to create a device that allows FireRed and LeafGreen to be compatible for trading with Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.

Mt. Ember

EVERYTHING HAS MEANING
EXISTENCE HAS MEANING
BEING ALIVE HAS MEANING
HAVE DREAMS
USE POWER.

Dotted Hole

Entrance CUT

Floor puzzle B1F: UP B2F: LEFT B2F: RIGHT B2F: DOWN

Bottom floor LET THE TWO GLITTERING STONES ONE IN RED ONE IN BLUE CONNECT THE PAST. TWO FRIENDS SHARING POWER OPEN A WINDOW TO A NEW WORLD THAT GLOWS. THE NEXT WORLD WAITS FOR YOU.

External links

• Wikipedia article