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Nosepass, the Compass Pokémon — Rock-type Pokémon official artwork
rock
Nosepass
ID:#299Compass Pokémon
Height
1.0m
Weight
97.0kg
Catch Rate
255
Exp
75

Nosepass Pokémon Ruby: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Nosepass in Pokémon Ruby. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 34 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Ruby
Hoenn

Nosepass Pokemon Ruby 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 Ruby Nosepass Sprites

Nosepass front-facing sprite from Pokémon RubyPrimary
Nosepass back-facing sprite from Pokémon RubyReverse
Nosepass shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon RubyShiny
Nosepass shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon RubyShiny Reverse

Pokémon Ruby Nosepass Moveset

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

MoveTypeRequirement
TacklenormalLv. 1
HardennormalLv. 7
Rock ThrowrockLv. 13
BlocknormalLv. 16
Thunder WaveelectricLv. 22
Rock SliderockLv. 28
SandstormrockLv. 31
RestpsychicLv. 37
Zap CannonelectricLv. 43
Lock OnnormalLv. 46

End of Move Database

Pokémon Ruby Nosepass Locations

Nosepass can only be caught in Pokémon Ruby 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