Pokémon Gold Version, Silver Version, and

Crystal Version – Walkthrough – Ruins of

Alph
This information might be useful when playing Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon
SoulSilver Version, too.

Ruins of Alph

These ruins were created about 1500 years ago. It is your job to try to solve its mystery. The first
place to go is the Mystery Stone Panel Chamber.

The Chamber is a puzzle. To do the puzzle, you have to move the blocks on the edges to the
middle of the puzzle. The pieces form an ancient Pokémon. Here’s a hint: Start with the border
first.

When you finish the solution, you may find out that the Pokémon is Kabuto.

When you do complete the puzzle, a small song will play. When this happens, press A to exit the
puzzle.

Then, suddenly, the room shakes and you fall down to the ruins. Next, you’ll meet Pokémon
called Unown. As you explore the ruins, you’ll find that the Unown get different each time.
Catch three different Unown shapes and leave the ruins.

A scientist will then upgrade your Pokédex. See below to find out more.

Puzzles:

Kabuto. “A Pokémon that hid on the sea

Aerodactyl. “This flying Pokémon attacked
floor. Eyes on its back scanned the area.”
its prey with saw-like fangs.” Alternatively:
Alternatively: “This Pokémon hides on the
“This Pokémon knew no fear and flew as it
sea floor and watches the shore with eyes on
pleased through the skies long ago.”
its back.”

Omanyte. “This Pokémon drifted in the sea
by twisting its ten tentacles.” Alternatively:
“A ten-legged Pokémon that swims on the
bottom of the sea and eats plankton.”
Where can I find these puzzles?
Ho-Oh. “A Pokémon that flew gracefully on
rainbow-colored wings.” Alternatively: “This
Pokémon, with feathers of seven colors, flies
through the sky, according to legend.”

There are four different puzzles in all. To

 reach the second one, surf down from the
ruins. The third and fourth puzzles can be
reached by a passageway from Union Cave:

First, go to Union Cave and make your way to

the stairs shown in the red circle. You’ll end
up on the floor shown in the map on the right.
Note that you’ll have to surf and move big
rocks — something a trainer normally can’t
do — to get to all the puzzles.
Letter Word Letter Word What do the Unown pieces look like?
ANGRY NUZZLE
The Unown come in many different forms. You can
BEAR OBSERVE keep track of them by getting the Unown upgrade to
CHASE PERFORM your Pokédex. To get the upgrade, catch three
DIRECT QUICKEN different Unown shapes, leave the ruins, and a
REASSURE scientist will follow you to the Research Center and
ENGAGE perform the upgrade. There are 26 different shapes
SEARCH
(denoting the 26 letters of the English alphabet — the
FIND TELL Ruins of Alph). When you solve each of the puzzles,
UNDO more Unown shapes will become available.
GIVE
VANISH
HELP WANT Puzzle Completed Letters Released
XXXXX Kabuto A through K
INCREASE
YIELD Aerodactyl L through R
JOIN
ZOOM Omanyte S through W
KEEP
Ho-Oh X, Y, Z
LAUGH
MAKE When you catch all 26 shapes, you can print the
shapes using the printer on the upper-right corner of
the lab room.

How do I use the new “Unown-Dex”?

After you receive the upgrade, select Pokédex from

the menu and press Select. There should be a new
option called “Unown Mode”. Choose it and you’ll
view all Unown you have, in the order in which they
were caught. Below each shape is a word made up of
Unown letters.