Nosepass Pokémon Emerald: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Nosepass in Pokémon Emerald. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 52 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Emerald

Hoenn

Nosepass Pokemon Emerald Pokedex Entry

Once the people of Hisui discovered that its red nose always points north, they grew to rely on it greatly when traveling afar. The nose seems to work in a similar way to ancient compasses.

Pokemon Emerald Nosepass Sprites

Nosepass front-facing sprite from Pokémon Emerald

Primary

Nosepass back-facing sprite from Pokémon Emerald

Reverse

Shiny

Shiny Reverse

Pokémon Emerald Nosepass Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Nosepass via various methods in Pokémon Emerald.

Move	Type	Requirement
Tackle	normal	Lv. 1
Harden	normal	Lv. 7
Rock Throw	rock	Lv. 13
Block	normal	Lv. 16
Thunder Wave	electric	Lv. 22
Rock Slide	rock	Lv. 28
Sandstorm	rock	Lv. 31
Rest	psychic	Lv. 37
Zap Cannon	electric	Lv. 43
Lock On	normal	Lv. 46

End of Move Database

Pokémon Emerald Nosepass Locations

Nosepass can only be caught in Pokémon Emerald at Granite Cave B2f, where it appears between Lv. 10 and 20 by smashing rocks with a 30% encounter rate.

Granite Cave B2f

1 encounter

rock smash
Lv. 10-20
30%Frequent