Desert Ruins
The Desert Ruins (Japanese: 砂漠遺跡 Desert Ruins) is a location in Hoenn, situated in the desert of Route 111. Regirock resides in the innermost chamber.
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| Location: | Route 111 | |||
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| Region: | Hoenn | |||
| Generations: | III, VI | |||
 Location of Desert Ruins in Hoenn. | ||||
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In the games
Puzzle
To get to Regirock, the Sealed Chamber's puzzle must be completed. After this has happened, the ruins can be accessed.
To open the door in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, once in the lobby area, at the Braille inscription, the player must go two steps right, then two steps down, and then use Strength. The Braille reads: "Right, right, down, down. Then, use Strength."
To open the door in Emerald, the player must instead go two steps left, then two steps down, and then use Rock Smash. The Braille reads: "Left, left, down, down. Then, use Rock Smash."
To open the door in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player must go two steps right, then two steps down, and then use Strength. The Braille reads: "Right, right, down, down, then use your Strength."
Special encounters
Generation III
A Regirock appears in the back of the cave after solving the Braille puzzle. In Emerald, if run from, it respawns upon leaving the area.
Generation VI
A Regirock appears in the back of the cave after solving the Braille puzzle. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame.
Layout
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Music
| Games | Situation | Song name (Japanese) | Song name (English) | Composition | Arrangement |
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| R S E | Overworld | おふれのせきしつ | Sealed Chamber | Go Ichinose | Go Ichinose |
| When battling Regirock | 戦闘！レジロック・レジアイス・レジスチル | Battle! (Regirock/Regice/Registeel) | Junichi Masuda | Junichi Masuda | |
| OR AS | Overworld | おふれのせきしつ | Sealed Chamber | Go Ichinose | Minako Adachi |
| When battling Regirock | 戦闘！レジロック・レジアイス・レジスチル | Battle! (Regirock / Regice / Registeel) | Junichi Masuda | Shota Kageyama |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Ruby & Sapphire arc
Desert Ruins first appeared in Mind-Boggling with Medicham, where the ground underneath the ruins served as a temporary meeting place for Maxie and the Magma Admins.
In The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIII, Sidney was stationed at the Desert Ruins as a part of Steven's plan to unseal the legendary giants. Despite Sidney's best efforts to open it, the seal wasn't undone until A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel II, where Steven figured out the key to unlocking it.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning and/or featuring Desert Ruins in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| Desert Ruins | T [St] | EX Hidden Legends | 
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88/101 | Undone Seal |
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080/083 |
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 沙漠遺蹟 Sāmohk Wàihjīk |
| Mandarin | 沙漠遺跡 / 沙漠遗迹 Shāmò Yíjī / Shāmò Yíjì | |
| Czech | Pouštní ruiny | |
| French | Ruines Désert | |
| German | Wüstenruine | |
| Italian | Rovine Sabbiose | |
| Korean | 사막유적 Samak Yujeok | |
| European Spanish | Ruinas Desierto (III) Ruinas del Desierto (VI) | |
| Vietnamese | Di tích Sa mạc | |
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