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アルフのいせき
Ruins of Alph
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| "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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A place where you can find a former adventure.
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Southwest of Violet City
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Johto
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II, IV
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Location of Ruins of Alph in Johto.
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The Ruins of Alph (Japanese: アルフのいせき Ruins of Alph) are located in Johto, with entrances to the south and west of Violet City. The ruins are filled with Unown once any one of four slide puzzles inside the chambers have been activated. The name may come from the first four letters of "alphabet," which the Unown inside represent.
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, each slide puzzle that is completed unlocks a specific subset of the 26 alphabetic forms of Unown. To unlock all 26 alphabetic forms, all four slide puzzles must be activated. The slide puzzles can be completed in any order; the first completed slide puzzle will cause a man to give the player the Unown Report. Once the first seven pages of the report are complete and the 26 alphabetic Unown forms have been caught, the entrance room of the ruins will have a gold plate that reads "Our friends look up and heartily congratulate us". Reading the plate causes one of the researchers to speak to the player, after which the ! and ? forms can be encountered in the entrance room.
If the player listens to the Pokégear radio while near or inside the ruins, they will hear strange noises known as Mysterious Transmission on channel 13.5. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player must be inside one of the chambers, and tuning the radio near the center will broadcast these noises. Some of those noises are actually Ho-Oh's distorted cries, and the melody of the Azure Flute. It also increases the chance of encountering an Unown shape the player has not yet encountered.
Pokégear's map information
A place where you can find a former adventure.
Outside the ruins
There are several scientists in the area listening and studying the ruins to discover more about them. They say it is more than it seems and that the puzzles in the caves must have something to do with the mystery of the past of the Ruins of Alph. In the area there are several small caves with puzzles; solving the puzzles cause Unown to appear in the main ruins. Pokémon Crystal later explains that these puzzles are signals that summon the Unown.
There is a secret entrance to a small part of the Ruins of Alph in Union Cave which leads to a patch of grass full of Natu and Smeargle. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player has Arceus in their party, the Sinjoh Ruins will be available and the player can choose a level 1 Dialga, Palkia, or Giratina with their respective orbs.
Hidden rooms
In Pokémon Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions, patterns appear on the walls of the puzzle chambers. When the patterns' directions are followed, doorways to hidden rooms appear, where the player can get many items and learn some of the history of the Unown. In the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, a scientist theorizes that the sudden appearance of these patterns is related to the newly-built Pokémon Communication Center and the radio waves emanating from it.
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Location
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Games
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Unown Dex
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Given to the player by a researcher as an upgrade to the Pokédex outside the ruins after catching at least three different Unown variants.
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G S C
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Unown Report
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Given to the player by a researcher right after solving the first chamber puzzle.
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HG SS
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Hyper Potion
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North of the western pond (requires Rock Smash)
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HG SS
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Great Ball
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On the middle solid rock at the southern entrance (hidden)
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HG SS
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TinyMushroom
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On the small mound of dirt east of the western pond (hidden)
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HG SS
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Rare Candy
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On a solid rock behind a smashable one at the northern entrance (requires Rock Smash) (hidden)
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HG SS
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Nugget
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On a boulder outside the third chamber (accessed via Union Cave) (hidden)
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HG SS
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Potion
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Enter via north entrance, second building down on the right. Hidden in wall on left.
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HG SS
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Big Mushroom
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On a boulder outside the third chamber (accessed via Union Cave) (hidden)
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HG SS
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Rock Smash
First Chamber
In the northernmost chamber, the far wall reads escape upon inspection. Using an Escape Rope there opens a hidden room upon re-entering.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, it does not consume the rope and instead the player gets an ! over their head, and the room opens.
It holds:
Falling through to the floor below reveals the following message spelled out on the ground in Unown:
Our words shall remain here for the agesC
Our clan engraved words in this placeHGSS
In HeartGold/SoulSilver, this chamber contains a touchscreen puzzle that forms Kabuto. Once completed, the A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J forms of Unown are unlocked in the main chamber.
Second Chamber
In the south-easternmost chamber, the far wall reads light.
Getting a Pokémon to use the field move Flash will open the hidden room which contains the following:
The floor below reveals the message:
Thus we shall erect a Pokémon statue outsideC
Our clan created Pokémon statue outsideHGSS
In HeartGold/SoulSilver, this chamber contains a touchscreen puzzle that forms Aerodactyl. Once completed, the R, S, T, U, and V forms of Unown are unlocked in the main chamber.
Third Chamber
Artwork of
Ethan at the entrance of the Ruins of Alph
The third chamber is accessed through Union Cave but requires a boulder to be moved. The far wall reads water.
The hidden room will open if the player has a Water Stone in their inventory, though, in HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions, the player is required to select "Use" from the items menu while facing the wall for the room to open. Inside, they can find:
The floor below reads:
They possess great insight and refuse the outside worldC
They possess power to sense with mind and reject outsideHGSS
In HeartGold/SoulSilver, this chamber contains a touchscreen puzzle that forms Omanyte. Once completed, the K, L, M, N, O, P, and Q forms of Unown are unlocked in the main chamber.
Fourth Chamber
The final chamber is also accessed through Union Cave. The far wall reads Ho Oh.
If Ho-Oh is the first Pokémon in the player's party in Generation II, or anywhere in the player's party in Generation IV games, the hidden room opens, where there are:
The floor below reads:
We humans must learn to walk in harmony with them. We depart for their sakesC
We humans need to walk with them. We leave here for the sake of themHGSS
In HeartGold/SoulSilver, this chamber contains a touchscreen puzzle that forms Ho-Oh. Once completed, the W, X, Y, and Z forms of Unown are unlocked in the main chamber.
Ruins of Alph in Pokémon Adventures
Ruins of Alph in Pokémon Pocket Monsters
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Gold met Bugsy for the first time at the Ruins of Alph. He helped Bugsy rescue his research team who were trapped in the ruins, and also foiled a Team Rocket plan to capture the Unown. Suicune would later challenge Bugsy at the Ruins of Alph - Bugsy lost, but discovered a new chamber during the battle.
In the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc, Gold, having rescued Bugsy after Ecruteak City's Gym was destroyed by Arceus, chased Arceus towards the Ruins of Alph, where he also found an injured Lance. After leaving Lance in Bugsy's care, Gold confronted Arceus by himself.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
The Ruins of Alph appeared in Rampage at the Ruins of Alph!.
