This page lists all of the most important NPCs worth knowing about in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, including what they can do for you and where they’re located.
Everything is split up into headings based on each location and which NPC(s) are there.
- Slateport City – Name Rater
- Slateport City – EV Checker
- Mauville City – Pokémon Reflexology Services
- Verdanturf Town – Happiness Checker
- Fortree City – Hidden Power Checker
- Fortree City – Secret Base Avatar Changer
- Battle Resort – IV Checker
- Move Tutors
- Fallarbor Town – Move Reminder
- Lilycove City – Move Deleter
- Mauville City – Ultimate Move Tutor
- Mauville City – Battle-Combo Move Tutor
- Mauville City – Secret Sword / Relic Song Move Tutor
- Sootopolis City – Draco Meteor Move Tutor
- Meteor Falls – Dragon Ascent Move Tutor
- Battle Resort – Battle Point (BP) Move Tutors
Slateport City – Name Rater
The Name Rater, located in a house northwest of the Slateport City Pokémon Center, can change the nickname of any of your Pokémon – provided you are their Original Trainer (OT). Pokémon received through trades cannot have their nicknames changed.
Slateport City – EV Checker
The EV Checker, a Pokémon Breeder located in the middle-left stall of Slateport Market, can check if the Pokémon leading your party has maxed out its Effort Values (EVs).
If your Pokémon’s EVs are maxed out, the EV Checker will award it the Effort Ribbon.
Mauville City – Pokémon Reflexology Services
The Pokémon Groomer, found in the western hallway of Mauville City, can provide a massage once a day to one of the Pokémon in your party, boosting its happiness/friendship value. The less friendly the Pokémon is, the greater the boost it will receive.
Verdanturf Town – Happiness Checker
The Happiness Checker, located in the southwest corner of Verdanturf Town, can gauge your Pokémon’s happiness/friendship value.
She’ll let you know just how friendly your leading party Pokémon is using various statements.
Refer to the table below to understand the corresponding hidden values of each statement:
| Statement | Value |
|---|---|
| This is a little hard for me to say… Your Pokémon simply detests you. Doesn’t that make you uncomfortable? | 0 |
| It’s very wary. It has a scary look in its eyes. It doesn’t like you much at all. | 1-49 |
| It’s not very used to you yet. It neither loves nor hates you. | 50-99 |
| It’s getting used to you. It seems to believe in you. | 100-149 |
| It’s quite friendly toward you. It seems to want to be babied a little. | 150-199 |
| It seems to be very happy. It’s obviously friendly toward you. | 200-249 |
| It’s extremely friendly toward you. It couldn’t possibly love you more. It’s a pleasure to see! | 250+ |
Fortree City – Hidden Power Checker
The Hidden Power Checker, located inside the second northwest treehouse in Fortree City, can reveal the type of your Pokémon’s Hidden Power.
Inside, talk to the woman on the right and select a Pokémon from your party to find out its Hidden Power type.
Fortree City – Secret Base Avatar Changer
The Super Secret Base Guild, located in the southeast corner treehouse of Fortree City, has a Pokémon Ranger who can change your character’s avatar that appears in your Super Secret Base.
Depending on your character’s gender, you can choose from the following trainer classes:
| Male | Female |
|---|---|
| Ace Trainer | Aroma Lady |
| Rich Boy | Ace Trainer |
| Swimmer | Lady |
| Black Belt | Delinquent |
| Guitarist | Schoolkid |
| Poké Maniac | Poké Fan |
| Street Thug | Expert |
| Schoolkid | Battle Girl |
| Poké Fan | Hex Maniac |
| Expert | Beauty |
| Ninja Boy | Picnicker |
| Pokémon Breeder | Pokémon Breeder |
| Camper | Lass |
| Hiker | Fairy Tale Girl |
| Pokémon Ranger | Pokémon Ranger |
Battle Resort – IV Checker
The IV Judge, an Ace Trainer in the Battle Resort’s Pokémon Center, can check your Pokémon’s Individual Values (IVs). Talk to him and choose a Pokémon from your party to receive statements about the approximate range of its IVs.
His first statement pertains to your chosen Pokémon’s overall potential:
| Statement | IV Total |
|---|---|
| “Decent” | 0-90 |
| “Above Average” | 91-120 |
| “Relatively Superior” | 121-150 |
| “Outstanding” | 151-186 |
Then, the IV judge will tell you the stat with the highest IVs. If the Pokémon has two or more stats that are equally good, he will list all of those as well.
Lastly, he will describe the value of the Pokémon’s highest IV/s. The IV Judge will also make a special comment if any stat has exactly 0 IVs.
| Statement | IV Range |
|---|---|
| “Decent” | 0–15 |
| “Good” | 16-25 |
| “Fantastic” | 26-30 |
| “They simply can’t be beat!” | 31 |
Move Tutors
There are a variety of Move Tutor NPCs in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Below we’ve listed them all, organized by location.
Fallarbor Town – Move Reminder
The Move Maniac, also known as the Move Reminder, is located in the northwestern part of Fallarbor Town.
He can teach your Pokémon any forgotten moves from their learnset for the price of one Heart Scale per move.
Lilycove City – Move Deleter
The Move Deleter, located to the right of the Department Store in Lilycove City, allows you to remove any move from your Pokémon’s moveset for free.
This includes HMs, which cannot normally be deleted or replaced by other moves.
Mauville City – Ultimate Move Tutor
The Ultimate Move Tutor, found in the east hallway of Mauville City at a stall with a man and a Battle Girl, teaches an “ultimate move” to any fully-evolved starter Pokémon.
| Move Name | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect | Eligible Pokémon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frenzy Plant | Grass | Special | 150 BP | 90% | 5 PP | The user slams the target with an enormous tree. The user can’t move on the next turn. |
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| Blast Burn | Fire | Special | 150 BP | 90% | 5 PP | The target is razed by a fiery explosion. The user can’t move on the next turn. |
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| Hydro Cannon | Water | Special | 150 BP | 90% | 5 PP | The target is hit with a watery blast. The user can’t move on the next turn. |
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Mauville City – Battle-Combo Move Tutor
The Battle-Combo Move Tutor, located in the east hallway of Mauville City, is a Black Belt who teaches combo moves to any starter Pokémon. These moves create additional effects when used by two Pokémon during Double or Triple battles.
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect | Eligible Pokémon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Pledge | Grass | Special | 80 BP | 100% | 10 PP | A column of grass hits the target. When used with its water equivalent, its damage increases and a vast swamp appears. |
Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra Snivy, Servine, Serperior Chespin, Quilladin, Chesnaught |
| Fire Pledge | Fire | Special | 80 BP | 100% | 10 PP | A column of fire hits opposing Pokémon. When used with its grass equivalent, its damage increases and a vast sea of fire appears. |
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape Tepig, Pignite, Emboar Fennekin, Braixen, Delphox |
| Water Pledge | Water | Special | 80 BP | 100% | 10 PP | A column of water strikes the target. When combined with its fire equivalent, the damage increases and a rainbow appears. |
Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott Froakie, Frogadier, Greninja |
Mauville City – Secret Sword / Relic Song Move Tutor
In the west hallway of Mauville City you can find the Crooner’s Café.
Inside, you’ll meet an old man who serves as a Move Tutor for Keldeo and Meloetta’s signature moves. These moves transform Keldeo into its Resolute Form and allow Meloetta to transform into Pirouette Forme in battle.
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect | Eligible Pokémon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Sword | Fighting | Special | 85 BP | 100% | 10 PP | The user cuts with its long horn. The odd power contained in the horn does physical damage to the target. | Keldeo |
| Relic Song | Normal | Special | 75 BP | 100% | 10 PP | The user sings an ancient song and attacks by appealing to the hearts of the listening opposing Pokémon. This may also induce sleep. | Meloetta |
Sootopolis City – Draco Meteor Move Tutor
In the northeast corner of Sootopolis City, there’s a house with an elderly couple inside.
Speak to the male Expert NPC inside, and he’ll offer to teach Draco Meteor, to a Pokémon in your party. However, he can only teach it to Dragon-type Pokémon with maximum happiness/friendship value.
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect | Eligible Pokémon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draco Meteor | Dragon | Special | 130 BP | 90% | 5 PP | Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The attack’s recoil harshly lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat. | Any Dragon-type with Max Friendship |
Meteor Falls – Dragon Ascent Move Tutor
Inside the first floor of Meteor Falls, near the entrance on Route 114, you’ll find Zinnia’s grandmother.
She will teach Rayquaza its signature move, Dragon Ascent, but only after completing the Delta Episode. Rayquaza needs to learn Dragon Ascent to be able to Mega Evolve.
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect | Eligible Pokémon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Ascent | Flying | Physical | 120 BP | 100% | 5 PP | After soaring upward, the user attacks its target by dropping out of the sky at high speeds, although it lowers its own Defense and Sp. Def in the process. | Rayquaza |
Battle Resort – Battle Point (BP) Move Tutors
There are four Move Tutors at the Battle Resort that can be found west of the Pokémon Center.
Each Move Tutor has a separate shack where they will offer to teach your Pokémon various moves in exchange for BP earned in the Battle Maison.
Move Tutor #1
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 BP | 85% | 20 PP | Things such as long bodies or tentacles are used to bind and squeeze the target for four to five turns. | 4 BP |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 BP | 100% | 15 PP | An attack that can be used only if the user is asleep. The harsh noise may also make the target flinch. | 4 BP |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 BP | 100% | 20 PP | The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the target. | 4 BP |
| Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 BP | – – – % | 20 PP | The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack cannot be evaded. | 4 BP |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 BP | 100% | 20 PP | The user bites the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect. | 4 BP |
| Covet | Normal | Physical | 60 BP | 100% | 25 PP | The user endearingly approaches the target, then steals the target’s held item. | 4 BP |
| Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | – – – | 100% | 20 PP | A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. It inflicts greater damage on heavier targets. | 8 BP |
| Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 BP | 100% | 15 PP | The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. It may also confuse the target. | 8 BP |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 BP | 100% | 10 PP | A nutrient-draining attack. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. | 8 BP |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | Physical | 75 BP | 100% | 15 PP | The target is punched with an electrified fist. It may also leave the target with paralysis. | 8 BP |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 BP | 100% | 15 PP | The target is punched with a fiery fist. It may also leave the target with a burn. | 8 BP |
| Ice Punch | Ice | Physical | 75 BP | 100% | 15 PP | The target is punched with an icy fist. It may also leave the target frozen. | 8 BP |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | Physical | 75 BP | 100% | 10 PP | An energy-draining punch. The user’s HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target. | 8 BP |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 BP | 100% | 25 PP | The user slaps down the target’s held item, preventing that item from being used in the battle. | 12 BP |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | – – – | 90% | 10 PP | The user chomps hard on the target with its sharp front fangs. It cuts the target’s HP to half. | 12 BP |
| Dual Chop | Dragon | Physical | 45 BP | 90% | 15 PP | The user attacks its target by hitting it with brutal strikes. The target is hit twice in a row. | 12 BP |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | – – – | 100% | 5 PP | An attack move that cuts down the target’s HP to equal the user’s HP. | 16 BP |
Move Tutor #2
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uproar | Normal | Special | 90 BP | 100% | 10 PP | The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. Over that time, no one can fall asleep. | 8 BP |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 BP | 75% | 15 PP | The target is slammed with a steel-hard tail. It may also lower the target’s Defense stat. | 8 BP |
| Bounce | Flying | Physical | 85 BP | 85% | 5 PP | The user bounces up high, then drops on the target on the second turn. It may also leave the target with paralysis. | 8 BP |
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 BP | 95% | 10 PP | The user crashes into its target while rotating its body like a drill. Critical hits land more easily. | 8 BP |
| Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 BP | 100% | 15 PP | The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. It may also make the target flinch. | 8 BP |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 BP | 90% | 15 PP | The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. It may also make the target flinch. | 8 BP |
| Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 BP | 90% | 10 PP | The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm. | 12 BP |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 80 BP | 100% | 10 PP | The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user’s gaping mouth. | 12 BP |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 85 BP | 100% | 15 PP | The user slams a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above. | 12 BP |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 BP | 90% | 10 PP | The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on the opposing team. It may also leave targets with a burn. | 12 BP |
| Last Resort | Normal | Physical | 140 BP | 100% | 5 PP | This move can be used only after the user has used all the other moves it knows in the battle. | 12 BP |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 BP | 100% | 10 PP | The user lets loose a horribly echoing shout with the power to inflict damage. | 12 BP |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | 95 BP | 100% | 15 PP | The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the damage. | 12 BP |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 BP | 100% | 10 PP | The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def. | 12 BP |
| Outrage | Dragon | Physical | 120 BP | 100% | 10 PP | The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. It then becomes confused, however. | 16 BP |
| Superpower | Fighting | Physical | 120 BP | 100% | 5 PP | The user attacks the target with great power. However, it also lowers the user’s Attack and Defense. | 16 BP |
| Gunk Shot | Poison | Physical | 120 BP | 80% | 5 PP | The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. It may also poison the target. | 16 BP |
| Sky Attack | Flying | Physical | 140 BP | 90% | 5 PP | A second-turn attack move where critical hits land more easily. It may also make the target flinch. | 16 BP |
| Focus Punch | Fighting | Physical | 150 BP | 100% | 20 PP | The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. It will fail if the user is hit before it is used. | 16 BP |
Move Tutor #3
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block | Normal | Status | – – – | – – – % | 5 PP | The user blocks the target’s way with arms spread wide to prevent escape. | 8 BP |
| Skill Swap | Psychic | Status | – – – | – – – % | 10 PP | The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target. | 8 BP |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | – – – | – – – % | 5 PP | The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather. | 8 BP |
| Role Play | Psychic | Status | – – – | – – – % | 10 PP | The user mimics the target completely, copying the target’s natural Ability. | 8 BP |
| Pain Split | Normal | Status | – – – | – – – % | 20 PP | The user adds its HP to the target’s HP, then equally shares the combined HP with the target. | 8 BP |
| Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | – – – | 100% | 10 PP | The user hurls up its stomach acids on the target. The fluid eliminates the effect of the target’s Ability. | 8 BP |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | – – – | 100% | 10 PP | A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target’s Ability Insomnia. | 8 BP |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | – – – | 100% | 10 PP | The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it. | 8 BP |
| After You | Normal | Status | – – – | – – – % | 15 PP | The user helps the target and makes it use its move right after the user. | 8 BP |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | – – – | – – – % | 20 PP | The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally’s attack. | 8 BP |
| Trick | Psychic | Status | – – – | 100% | 10 PP | The user catches the target off guard and swaps its held item with its own. | 8 BP |
| Recycle | Normal | Status | – – – | – – – % | 10 PP | The user recycles a held item that has been used in battle so it can be used again. | 8 BP |
| Snatch | Dark | Status | – – – | – – – % | 10 PP | The user steals the effects of any healing or stat-changing move the opponent attempts to use. | 8 BP |
| Magic Coat | Psychic | Status | – – – | – – – % | 15 PP | A barrier reflects back to the target moves like Leech Seed and moves that damage status. | 8 BP |
| Magnet Rise | Electric | Status | – – – | – – – % | 10 PP | The user levitates using electrically generated magnetism for five turns. | 8 BP |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | – – – | – – – % | 15 PP | The user hardens its body’s surface like iron, sharply raising its Defense stat. | 8 BP |
Move Tutor #4
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Accuracy | PP | Effect | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heal Bell | Normal | Status | – – – | – – – % | 5 PP | The user makes a soothing bell chime to heal the status problems of all the party Pokémon. | 8 BP |
| Tailwind | Flying | Status | – – – | – – – % | 15 PP | The user whips up a turbulent whirlwind that ups the Speed of all party Pokémon for four turns. | 8 BP |
| Magic Room | Psychic | Status | – – – | – – – % | 10 PP | The user creates a bizarre area in which Pokémon’s held items lose their effects for five turns. | 8 BP |
| Wonder Room | Psychic | Status | – – – | – – – % | 10 PP | The user creates a bizarre area in which Pokémon’s Defense and Sp. Def stats are swapped for five turns. | 8 BP |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | – – – | – – – % | 20 PP | The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opponent’s team. The trap hurts opponents that switch into battle. | 8 BP |
| Gravity | Psychic | Status | – – – | – – – % | 5 PP | Gravity is intensified for five turns, making moves involving flying unusable and negating Levitate. | 8 BP |
| Electroweb | Electric | Special | 55 BP | 95% | 15 PP | The user captures and attacks opposing Pokémon by using an electric net. It reduces the targets’ Speed stat. | 8 BP |
| Icy Wind | Ice | Special | 55 BP | 95% | 15 PP | The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. It also reduces the targets’ Speed stat. | 12 BP |
