Hoenn Safari Zone

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Safari Zone サファリゾーン
Safari Zone
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Hoenn Safari Zone E.png
Map description: This amusement area provides a rich environment in which to catch many different kinds of Pokémon.
Location: North of Route 121
Region: Hoenn
Generations: III, VI
Hoenn Safari Zone Map.png
Location of Safari Zone in Hoenn.
Pokémon world locations

The Hoenn Safari Zone (Japanese: サファリゾーン Safari Zone) is a special Pokémon preserve where Trainers can enter to capture certain types of Pokémon. The entrance is on Hoenn's Route 121.

For $500, the player will receive thirty Safari Balls. Certain areas can only be accessed with the Mach Bike, Acro Bike, or Surf. There are also smashable rocks, but they do not prevent progress and only facilitate encountering Pokémon. In Emerald, another area will open up to the east, with a pathway directly north of the entrance once the National Pokédex is obtained.

When a wild Pokémon appears, no Pokémon may be sent out to battle it: catching Pokémon here, as in all Safari Zones, requires sheer luck. There are four options in the battle screen: throw a Safari Ball, throw a Pokéblock, go near, and run away. Throwing Pokéblocks makes a Pokémon less likely to run, but makes it harder to catch; while going near does the reverse, making it easier to catch but more likely to run.

In addition, players may place Pokéblocks on designated stands in order to attract specific Pokémon, similar to the system of slathering honey on trees to entice rare Pokémon in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, and Object Arrangement in the Johto Safari Zone of HeartGold and SoulSilver.

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the Safari Game has been removed, and players can enter the Safari Zone area without paying a fee. Pokémon found here are now collected through normal battles. In addition the layout of the Safari Zone has changed where the Mach Bike and Acro Bike are needed more often to get to different areas. Also certain TMs are inaccessible until the player can get ahold of both bikes in the post-game. Additionally the locations of certain Pokémon have changed such as Pikachu, Wobbuffet, and Girafarig can now be found only in one area instead of two.

No Generation III Pokémon can be caught in this Safari Zone, implying that all Pokémon available for capture have been imported.

Details

As with other Safari Zones, this Safari Zone allows Pokémon to be easier or harder to capture by changing the catch rate of the Pokémon, which is done indirectly through a "catch factor". Furthermore, an "escape factor" is added to represent the probability that a Pokémon will escape the following turn. At the start of an encounter, the catch factor starts at 100/1275 of the Pokémon's catch rate, rounded down (if this is lower than 1, this will be set to 1), while the escape factor starts at 3.

Depending on the action taken, the catch and escape factors are modified as follows (neither factor may increase to more than 20 nor decrease to less than 1):

Action Catch Factor Escape Factor
Go Near the first time Increase by 3 Increase by 4
Go Near the second time Increase by 2 Increase by 4
Go Near each subsequent time Increase by 1 Increase by 4
Throwing a Pokéblock the first time, and the Pokémon is enthralled No change Decrease by 5
Throwing a Pokéblock the second time, and the Pokémon is enthralled No change Decrease by 3
Throwing a Pokéblock each subsequent time, and the Pokémon is enthralled No change Decrease by 2
Throwing a Pokéblock the first time, and the Pokémon is curious No change Decrease by 3
Throwing a Pokéblock the second time, and the Pokémon is curious No change Decrease by 2
Throwing a Pokéblock each subsequent time, and the Pokémon is curious No change Decrease by 1

Throwing a Pokéblock that the Pokémon completely ignores has no effect. A Pokémon is enthralled by a Pokéblock if its preferred flavor dominates its disliked flavor, while a Pokémon completely ignores it if its disliked flavor dominates its preferred flavor. If both preferred and disliked flavors are equal (including if neither are present), the Pokémon is curious about the Pokéblock.

If a player chooses to throw a Safari Ball, the catch factor is multiplied by 1275/100 (rounded down) to obtain the modified catch rate. At the end of a turn, a randomly generated value from 0 to 99 is obtained, and if this value is less than 5 times the escape factor, the Pokémon escapes.

These numbers translate to a 5% change in probability of escaping for every unit change (plus or minus 1) in the escape factor, with an initial 15% chance of escape; and a 2.5% change* in probability of capture for every unit change in the capture factor, with an initial capture probability of approximately catch rate/510 rounded down to the nearest multiple of 0.025 (2.5%), or 0.025 if it would be less.

The Pokéblock feeder will only have effect on grass patches up to five steps away from the feeder, and all wild Pokémon encountered will have a Nature for which the Pokémon would be enthralled by it if an identical Pokéblock was thrown at it (or a random Nature if no such Nature exists). Only one Pokéblock may occupy a feeder, and the feeder's effect disappears after 100 steps are taken.

Items

Area 2

Item Location Games
Max Revive Max Revive Far southwest of the Area, beyond the pond (requires Surf)  R  S  E 

Area 3

Item Location Games
TM Grass TM22 (SolarBeam) Far northeast of the area, beyond the pond (requires Surf)  R  S  E 

Area 4

Item Location Games
Calcium Calcium In the far northwest part of the area  R  S  E 

Area 5

Item Location Games
PP Up PP Up Three squares south of the southernmost Pokéblock stand (hidden)  E 
Full Restore Full Restore In the furthest southeast patch of grass (hidden)  E 
Big Pearl Big Pearl East in a patch of grass beyond the top of the waterfall  E 

Area 6

Item Location Games
Rare Candy Rare Candy In the southeast portion of the area there is a 2×3 patch of light green grass in the lower right portion of it (hidden)  E 
Zinc Zinc In a small nook among the wall in the rocky path to the north (hidden)  E 
Nugget Nugget Between two ledges at the end of the rocky path to the west  E 

Pokémon

Area 1

Generation III

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Pikachu Pikachu
R S E
Grass Grass
25, 27 5%
Oddish Oddish
R S E
Grass Grass
25, 27 40%
Gloom Gloom
R S E
Grass Grass
25 5%
Doduo Doduo
R S E
Grass Grass
25 10%
Natu Natu
R S E
Grass Grass
25 10%
Girafarig Girafarig
R S E
Grass Grass
25, 27 20%
Wobbuffet Wobbuffet
R S E
Grass Grass
27, 29 10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Generation VI

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Pikachu Pikachu
OR AS
Grass Grass
28-30 ??%
Oddish Oddish
OR AS
Grass Grass
25 ??%
Gloom Gloom
OR AS
Grass Grass
25-30 ??%
Psyduck Psyduck
OR AS
Grass Grass
29 ??%
Doduo Doduo
OR AS
Grass Grass
28-30 ??%
Girafarig Girafarig
OR AS
Grass Grass
25, 27 ??%
Surfing
Psyduck Psyduck
OR AS
Surfing Surfing
20-35 100%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 30%
Magikarp Magikarp
OR AS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 70%
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 40%
Magikarp Magikarp
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 60%
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-35 80%
Seaking Seaking
OR AS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-40 20%
DexNav
Kakuna Kakuna
OR AS
Grass Grass
30 ??%
Pidgeotto Pidgeotto
OR AS
Grass Grass
30 ??%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Area 2

Generation III

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Pikachu Pikachu
R S E
Grass Grass
25, 27 5%
Oddish Oddish
R S E
Grass Grass
25, 27 40%
Gloom Gloom
R S E
Grass Grass
25 5%
Doduo Doduo
R S E
Grass Grass
27 10%
Natu Natu
R S E
Grass Grass
25 10%
Girafarig Girafarig
R S E
Grass Grass
25, 27 20%
Wobbuffet Wobbuffet
R S E
Grass Grass
27, 29 10%
Surfing
Psyduck Psyduck
R S E
Surfing Surfing
20-35 100%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
R S E
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 30%
Magikarp Magikarp
R S E
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 70%
Goldeen Goldeen
R S E
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 40%
Magikarp Magikarp
R S E
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 60%
Goldeen Goldeen
R S E
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-35 80%
Seaking Seaking
R S E
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-40 20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Generation VI

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Oddish Oddish
OR AS
Grass Grass
25, 27 ??%
Gloom Gloom
OR AS
Grass Grass
25 ??%
Psyduck Psyduck
OR AS
Grass Grass
20-35 ??%
Doduo Doduo
OR AS
Grass Grass
27 ??%
Xatu Xatu
OR AS
Grass Grass
25 ??%
Wobbuffet Wobbuffet
OR AS
Grass Grass
27, 29 ??%
Surfing
Psyduck Psyduck
OR AS
Surfing Surfing
20-35 100%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 30%
Magikarp Magikarp
OR AS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 70%
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 40%
Magikarp Magikarp
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 60%
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-35 80%
Seaking Seaking
OR AS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-40 20%
DexNav
Kakuna Kakuna
OR AS
Grass Grass
30 ??%
Pidgeotto Pidgeotto
OR AS
Grass Grass
30 ??%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Area 3

Generation III

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Oddish Oddish
R S E
Grass Grass
27, 29 30%
Gloom Gloom
R S E
Grass Grass
29, 31 15%
Doduo Doduo
R S E
Grass Grass
27, 29 15%
Dodrio Dodrio
R S E
Grass Grass
29, 31 5%
Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
R S E
Grass Grass
27, 29 30%
Pinsir Pinsir
R S E
Grass Grass
27, 29 5%
Surfing
Psyduck Psyduck
R S E
Surfing Surfing
20-35 95%
Golduck Golduck
R S E
Surfing Surfing
25-40 5%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
R S E
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 30%
Magikarp Magikarp
R S E
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 70%
Goldeen Goldeen
R S E
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 40%
Magikarp Magikarp
R S E
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 60%
Goldeen Goldeen
R S E
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-35 80%
Seaking Seaking
R S E
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-40 20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Generation VI

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Oddish Oddish
OR AS
Grass Grass
25, 27 ??%
Gloom Gloom
OR AS
Grass Grass
25 ??%
Psyduck Psyduck
OR AS
Grass Grass
20-35 ??%
Doduo Doduo
OR AS
Grass Grass
27 ??%
Rhyhorn Rhyhorn
OR AS
Grass Grass
20-35 ??%
Heracross Heracross
OR AS
Grass Grass
20-35 ??%
Surfing
Psyduck Psyduck
OR AS
Surfing Surfing
20-35 100%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 30%
Magikarp Magikarp
OR AS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 70%
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 40%
Magikarp Magikarp
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 60%
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-35 80%
Seaking Seaking
OR AS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-40 20%
DexNav
Kakuna Kakuna
OR AS
Grass Grass
30 ??%
Pidgeotto Pidgeotto
OR AS
Grass Grass
30 ??%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Area 4

Generation III

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Oddish Oddish
R S E
Grass Grass
27-29 30%
Gloom Gloom
R S E
Grass Grass
29, 31 15%
Natu Natu
R S E
Grass Grass
27, 29 15%
Xatu Xatu
R S E
Grass Grass
29, 31 5%
Heracross Heracross
R S E
Grass Grass
27, 29 5%
Phanpy Phanpy
R S E
Grass Grass
27, 29 30%
Rock Smash
Geodude Geodude
R S E
Rock Smash Rock Smash
5-30 100%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Generation VI

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Oddish Oddish
OR AS
Grass Grass
25, 27 ??%
Gloom Gloom
OR AS
Grass Grass
25 ??%
Psyduck Psyduck
OR AS
Grass Grass
20-35 ??%
Doduo Doduo
OR AS
Grass Grass
27 ??%
Pinsir Pinsir
OR AS
Grass Grass
20-35 ??%
Donphan Donphan
OR AS
Grass Grass
20-35 ??%
Surfing
Psyduck Psyduck
OR AS
Surfing Surfing
20-35 100%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 30%
Magikarp Magikarp
OR AS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
5-10 70%
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 40%
Magikarp Magikarp
OR AS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
10-30 60%
Goldeen Goldeen
OR AS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-35 80%
Seaking Seaking
OR AS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-40 20%
DexNav
Kakuna Kakuna
OR AS
Grass Grass
30 ??%
Pidgeotto Pidgeotto
OR AS
Grass Grass
30 ??%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Area 5

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Hoothoot Hoothoot
R S E
Grass Grass
35 5%
Spinarak Spinarak
R S E
Grass Grass
33 10%
Mareep Mareep
R S E
Grass Grass
34, 36 30%
Aipom Aipom
R S E
Grass Grass
34 10%
Sunkern Sunkern
R S E
Grass Grass
33, 35 30%
Gligar Gligar
R S E
Grass Grass
37, 40 5%
Snubbull Snubbull
R S E
Grass Grass
34 5%
Stantler Stantler
R S E
Grass Grass
36, 39 5%
Surfing
Marill Marill
R S E
Surfing Surfing
25-35 39%
Wooper Wooper
R S E
Surfing Surfing
25-30 60%
Quagsire Quagsire
R S E
Surfing Surfing
35-40 1%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
R S E
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
25-30 30%
Magikarp Magikarp
R S E
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
25-30 70%
Goldeen Goldeen
R S E
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
25-30 20%
Magikarp Magikarp
R S E
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
25-30 60%
Remoraid Remoraid
R S E
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
30-35 20%
Goldeen Goldeen
R S E
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-30 40%
Remoraid Remoraid
R S E
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
25-35 59%
Octillery Octillery
R S E
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
35-40 1%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Area 6

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Hoothoot Hoothoot
R S E
Grass Grass
35 5%
Ledyba Ledyba
R S E
Grass Grass
33 10%
Aipom Aipom
R S E
Grass Grass
33, 35 30%
Sunkern Sunkern
R S E
Grass Grass
34 10%
Pineco Pineco
R S E
Grass Grass
34 5%
Teddiursa Teddiursa
R S E
Grass Grass
34, 36 30%
Houndour Houndour
R S E
Grass Grass
36, 39 5%
Miltank Miltank
R S E
Grass Grass
37, 40 5%
Rock Smash
Shuckle Shuckle
R S E
Rock Smash Rock Smash
20-40 100%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Areas

Safari Zone in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and pre-National Pokédex Emerald
Hoenn Safari Zone numbered E.png


  • Area 1 houses the entrance.
  • Area 2 is directly west of Area 1.
  • Area 3 is directly north of Area 2. The Mach Bike is needed to get there.
  • Area 4 is directly north of Area 1. The Acro Bike is needed to get there.
  • Area 5 is directly east of Area 1. It is only accessible after defeating the Elite Four in Emerald.
  • Area 6 is directly north of Area 5. It is only accessible after defeating the Elite Four in Emerald.


Safari Zones
Kanto Safari ZoneJohto Safari ZoneHoenn Safari ZoneGreat Marsh
Hoenn
Stone Badge.png Knuckle Badge.png Dynamo Badge.png Heat Badge.png Balance Badge.png Feather Badge.png Mind Badge.png Rain Badge.png
Settlements
Littleroot TownOldale TownPetalburg CityRustboro CityDewford TownSlateport CityMauville CityVerdanturf Town
Fallarbor TownLavaridge TownFortree CityLilycove CityMossdeep CitySootopolis CityPacifidlog TownEver Grande City
Battle FrontierBattle Resort
Routes
101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118
119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134Underwater
Landmarks
Petalburg WoodsRusturf TunnelIsland CaveGranite CaveAbandoned ShipSea MauvilleOceanic Museum
Seaside Cycling RoadTrick HouseMauville Game CornerNew MauvilleTrainer HillDesert RuinsMirage TowerFiery Path
Jagged PassMt. ChimneyDesert UnderpassMeteor FallsWeather InstituteScorched SlabAncient TombSafari ZoneMt. Pyre
Lilycove MuseumShoal CaveTeam Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (LilycoveJagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space CenterSeafloor Cavern
Cave of OriginMirage IslandSky PillarVictory RoadPokémon LeagueSealed ChamberArtisan CaveAltering CaveSouthern Island
Marine CaveTerra CaveContest HallBattle MaisonBattle TowerBattle TentSecret IsletSecret MeadowSecret Shore
Mirage spots

Mirage CavesMirage ForestsMirage IslandsMirage Mountains
Crescent IsleFabled CaveGnarled DenNameless CavernPathless PlainTrackless Forest

Access to
Birth IslandFaraway IslandNavel RockSky


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