Where is the Ruby in FireRed?

On B5F of the Ruby Path inside Mt. Ember, One Island. Beat the two Team Rocket Grunts at the cave entrance and bring Strength and Rock Smash.

Where is the Sapphire in FireRed?

At the bottom of Dotted Hole in Ruin Valley, Six Island — but Gideon steals it immediately, and you win it back from him in the Rocket Warehouse on Five Island.

What are the Rocket Warehouse passwords?

“Goldeen need log” opens the first door and “Yes, nah, Chansey” the second. Both are palindromes, which is the hint the game gives you.

How do I open Dotted Hole?

Use Cut on the door in Ruin Valley — the braille beside it says so. The scientist blocking it leaves only after Lorelei is rescued from Icefall Cave.

How do I get the National Pokédex in FireRed?

Enter the Hall of Fame, own 60 different species, then talk to Professor Oak in Pallet Town.

How do I unlock Cerulean Cave?

Finish this quest. Once Celio has both stones and the network machine runs, the guard at Cerulean Cave lets you in.

Can I trade with Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald before this?

No. The network machine is the only bridge to Hoenn in FireRed and LeafGreen, and it needs both gems.

Where to Find the Ruby & Sapphire in FireRed & LeafGreen

The Ruby is under Mt. Ember, the Sapphire in Dotted Hole — then Gideon steals it. Every step to Celio’s machine, plus both warehouse passwords.

Published September 11, 2026

The Ruby lies on the bottom floor of the Ruby Path inside Mt. Ember, up Kindle Road, behind two Team Rocket Grunts and a Strength boulder. The Sapphire is at the bottom of Dotted Hole on Six Island — and the moment you pick it up, a Team Rocket scientist takes it off you and runs to Five Island. Handing both stones to Celio is what turns on trading with Hoenn and opens Cerulean Cave.

Game: FireRed LeafGreen
Where: Mt. Ember (One Island), Dotted Hole (Six Island), the Rocket Warehouse (Five Island)
You need: The Hall of Fame, the National Pokédex, Strength, Cut and Surf
Reward: Trading with Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald — and the Cerulean Cave door for Mewtwo

Before you start: the National Pokédex

None of this exists until the credits have rolled. Beat the Elite Four, then collect data on 60 different species and visit Professor Oak in Pallet Town — he upgrades your Pokédex to the National one. Only then does Celio, in the Pokémon Center on One Island, ask you for the first stone.

Note — Sixty seen is not sixty caught: The counter is for species you own, not species you have seen. Evolving one Pokémon twice counts as three, so the gap is usually smaller than it looks.

Part 1: the Ruby inside Mt. Ember

Sail to One Island and walk up Kindle Road The Seagallop from Vermilion City or from One Island’s own harbour drops you at the town; Kindle Road runs north from it to the foot of the mountain.
Beat the two Grunts at the cave mouth Two Team Rocket Grunts stand shoulder to shoulder in front of the Ruby Path entrance on the mountainside. They are the gate; there is no way around them.
Descend the Ruby Path to B5F Five floors down, and the obstacles alternate: Rock Smash rubble on the upper floors, Strength boulders from B2F onwards. Bring both moves or you will turn back partway.
Take the Ruby from the floor of B5F The bottom chamber holds one thing, and it is the Ruby. Nothing steals this one.

The slopes of Mt. Ember on One Island, with the Ruby Path cave entrance on the mountainside — Mt. Ember: the Ruby Path opens on the mountainside, and the summit above it holds Moltres.

Tip — Do the summit in the same trip: The path to the top of Mt. Ember starts from the same slopes and ends at Moltres at level 50 — the one legendary on the Sevii Islands that needs no event ticket. Two Fire Stones are lying on the mountain as well.

Part 2: the Ruby buys the Rainbow Pass

Take the Ruby back to Celio in the Pokémon Center on One Island. He slots it into the network machine and upgrades your Tri-Pass to the Rainbow Pass, which is what opens Four, Five, Six and Seven Island. Everything after this point — Icefall Cave, Dotted Hole, the Lost Cave, the Tanoby Ruins — is on the far side of that upgrade.

Part 3: Icefall Cave, Lorelei and HM07 Waterfall

Four Island comes first, because the Six Island door is locked behind it. In Four Island’s Icefall Cave, Lorelei of the Elite Four is cornered by three Team Rocket Grunts at the back of the cave; beat them and she goes home. On the way through, the cave hands over HM07 Waterfall on its first floor, plus an Ultra Ball, a Full Restore and a NeverMeltIce below.

Warning — Waterfall is not optional: Without HM07 Waterfall you cannot reach Six Island’s Ruin Valley, and without Ruin Valley there is no Sapphire. Pick it up while you are in the cave rather than coming back for it.

Part 4: the Sapphire location in Dotted Hole

Dotted Hole is the sealed door in Ruin Valley on Six Island. A Team Rocket scientist stands in front of it until Lorelei is safe; once he moves, the braille beside the door tells you how to open it, and the answer is Cut. Inside, five floors of holes lead down, and each floor carries one braille panel naming the hole that continues.

A Dotted Hole basement floor with four holes around a braille panel in the centre — Every Dotted Hole basement looks like this: four holes, one braille panel, and only one hole that goes deeper.

Dotted Hole — the braille on each floor is the hole to take
Floor	Braille reads	Take	Leads to
1F	—	Either hole in the floor	B1F
B1F	Up	The northern hole	B2F
B2F	Left	The western hole	B3F
B3F	Right	The eastern hole	B4F
B4F	Down	The southern hole	The Sapphire room

Note — Up, Left, Right, Down: That is the whole descent in four words, in that order. Any other hole on any floor drops you back on the entrance floor with nothing lost but the climb.

Warning — The Sapphire gets stolen — this is scripted: Picking up the Sapphire at the bottom triggers a cutscene: the scientist, Gideon, takes it and leaves for Five Island. Nothing you do differently prevents it, so do not reload the save thinking you made a mistake.

Part 5: both Rocket Warehouse passwords

Gideon runs to the Rocket Warehouse under Five Isle Meadow on Five Island. Its door asks for a password, and so does the second door behind it. Both are palindromes, and both are things you overhear rather than find:

Rocket Warehouse passwords
Door	Password	Where you learn it
First	Goldeen need log	From a Grunt at the foot of Mt. Ember, One Island
Second	Yes, nah, Chansey	From Gideon in Dotted Hole, Six Island

Inside are Grunts, two Admins and Gideon himself. Beating Gideon returns the Sapphire. Sweep the floor on your way out: the warehouse holds an Up-Grade — the item that evolves Porygon — as well as TM36 Sludge Bomb, a Big Pearl and a Pearl.

What the two stones actually unlock

Give the Sapphire to Celio and the network machine finally works. Two things change, and they are the reason the whole chain exists:

The payoff for both gems
Unlocked	What it means
Trading with Hoenn	Link trades with Ruby Sapphire Emerald — the only way to finish a National Pokédex in these games.
Cerulean Cave	The guard beside Cerulean City’s cave steps aside, and Mewtwo is waiting on the bottom floor.

Quick answers

Where is the Ruby in FireRed?: On B5F of the Ruby Path inside Mt. Ember, One Island. Beat the two Team Rocket Grunts at the cave entrance and bring Strength and Rock Smash.
Where is the Sapphire in FireRed?: At the bottom of Dotted Hole in Ruin Valley, Six Island — but Gideon steals it immediately, and you win it back from him in the Rocket Warehouse on Five Island.
What are the Rocket Warehouse passwords?: “Goldeen need log” opens the first door and “Yes, nah, Chansey” the second. Both are palindromes, which is the hint the game gives you.
How do I open Dotted Hole?: Use Cut on the door in Ruin Valley — the braille beside it says so. The scientist blocking it leaves only after Lorelei is rescued from Icefall Cave.
How do I get the National Pokédex in FireRed?: Enter the Hall of Fame, own 60 different species, then talk to Professor Oak in Pallet Town.
How do I unlock Cerulean Cave?: Finish this quest. Once Celio has both stones and the network machine runs, the guard at Cerulean Cave lets you in.
Can I trade with Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald before this?: No. The network machine is the only bridge to Hoenn in FireRed and LeafGreen, and it needs both gems.

This quest is the spine of the Sevii Islands as a whole: the Rainbow Pass it earns is what opens the Lost Cave and the Tanoby Ruins.

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