Cheats, Codes & FAQs
Diploma
To get the diploma, catch all 386 pokemon (i.e. fill the national dex).
- Fill National Dex completelyDiploma
Enable trading to Ruby and Sapphire
- Fix the Network Machine on Island 1. This is done by getting both the Sapphire and Ruby (in game items) and bringing them to the machineEnable trading to Ruby and Sapphire
Get the National Dex (JP Version)
Once you have beaten the Elite 4 and have more then 60 pokemon in the pokedex, go to Pallet Town and see the Professor. He gives you and Gary the National Dex, which allows you to view the entries of all 386 pokemon.
ItemFinder Secrets
There are places in the game where important people/Pokemon have stood at one point. If you use the Itemfinder on the EXACT spot where they were, a special item will be found which is usually very rare. You cannot find these items any other way.
- Use Itemfinder where Mr. Fuji was in the Pokemon Tower.Soothe Bell
- Use Itemfinder where Snorlax was near Cycling Road and Silence Bridge.Leftovers
- Use Itemfinder where Giovanni was in Viridian Gym.Macho Brace
- Use Itemfinder where Ho-Oh was in Navel Rock.Sacred Ash
Mystery Gift
Go to any Poke Mart and click on the clipboard near the shopkeeper. The clipboard is a questionaire. Type in the 4 words "Link Together With All" and the shopkeeper should notice and gives you access to the Mystery Gift system. Save the game and restart. At the Front Menu, there should be a new option called "Mystery Gift" With Mystery Gift, you can unlock many things.
- you can now download the Aurora Ticket at Nintendo Events. This allows you to go to Birth Island, where Deoxys is locatedAurora Ticket/Deoxys
- you can download the mystic ticket at Nintendo Events allowing you to go to Navel Rock, where Lugia and Ho-Oh are located.Mystic Ticket/Lugia and Ho-Oh
Secret Trainer Card Stickers
Go to Island Four and go to the lowest house and talk to the man inside and do the following things:
- Beat The Elite Four One TimeHall of Fame Sticker #1
- Beat The Elite Four Fourty TimesHall of Fame Sticker #2
- Beat The Elite Four One Hundred TimesHall of Fame Sticker #3
- Beat The Elite Four Two Hundred TimesHall of Fame Sticker #4
- Hatch One EggEgg Hatching Sticker #1
- Hatch One Hundred EggsEgg Hatching Sticker #2
- Hatch Two Hundred EggsEgg Hatching Sticker #3
- Hatch Three Hundred EggsEgg Hatching Sticker #4
- Win One Link BattleWinning A Link Battle Sticker #1
- Win Twenty Link BattlesWinning A Link Battle Sticker #2
- Win Fifty Link BattlesWinning A Link Battle Sticker #3
- Win One Hundred Link BattlesWinning A Link Battle Sticker #4
Trainer Card upgrades
By completing certain tasks, it is possible to upgrade your trainer card a total of four times, from the intital blue to green, bronze, silver, and gold. The upgrades can be obtained in any order, and each one adds a star to your trainer card and upgrades the color.
- Defeat the Elite FourStar #1
- Complete the Kanto Dex (Pokemon 1-150)Star #2
- Complete the National Dex (Except Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys)Star #3
- Score 200 jumps in Pokémon Jump and 200 berries in Dodrio Berry PickingStar #4



