Which key opens the Scanner room?

The Rm. 2 Key hidden in room 5 opens room 2.

Can I get Ice Beam before Dive?

Yes. The Storage Key and TM13 are available on the Surf-only visit.

Do room keys remain in the Bag?

No. Each numbered key is consumed when it opens its matching door.

Can one Scanner earn both evolution items?

No. Captain Stern gives you one choice for the single Scanner.

Abandoned Ship Guide: Scanner, Storage Key & All Rooms

How to clear the Route 108 wreck: the Storage Key and TM13, the four cabin keys, the hidden Scanner, and Stern's DeepSeaTooth or DeepSeaScale choice.

Published 28 Aug 2026 · Updated 7 Oct 2026

The Abandoned Ship is the wreck of the S.S. Cactus on Route 108. A Surf-only visit yields TM13 Ice Beam; returning with Dive opens a hidden floor of keys, cabins and the Scanner that Captain Stern exchanges for one of Clamperl’s evolution items.

Game: Ruby Sapphire Emerald
Where: Route 108
You need: Surf for the first visit; Dive for the hidden floor
Reward: TM13 Ice Beam, the room-key chain, and the Scanner for Clamperl’s evolution items

The Abandoned Ship on Route 108 — open the live map for the wreck.

Open this place on the map

The Abandoned Ship aground on Route 108, the player standing in the shallows beside the grey steps up to its hull — The Abandoned Ship on Route 108, between Dewford and Slateport. The grey steps at the hull, right beside the player, take you on board. Select the image to open the Abandoned Ship. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

First visit: Surf and the Storage Key

Board the wreck from Route 108. Follow the 1F cabins and deck to the stairs down to B1F. Search the open cabins for Harbor Mail, Escape Rope, Revive and a Dive Ball.

Collect the Storage Key in the captain’s office

Take the deck stairs to the captain’s office. Collect the Storage Key from the item ball in the southwestern corner, west of Stern’s aide. It is a visible pickup, not a hidden floor item.

The captain’s office in the Abandoned Ship, with the player facing the southwestern Storage Key pickup spot — The player faces the Storage Key’s southwestern corner. The item has already been collected on this save; the empty spot shows where its Poké Ball appears. Select the image to open the captain’s office map. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

Unlock the B1F storage room for Ice Beam

Return to the B1F corridor and use the Storage Key on the northeastern locked cabin. Collect TM13 Ice Beam inside. This room is available before Dive.

The Abandoned Ship storage room, with the player facing the Ice Beam pickup tile — TM13 Ice Beam sits one tile north of the player, in the middle of this storage room. It has already been collected on this save. Select the image to open the storage room map. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

The hidden floor: every room key and the Scanner location

Return once you can use Dive. The submerged passage reaches six numbered cabins. Search rooms 3 and 5 first, then follow the two key branches below. Each key is consumed when it opens its door.

The dark Dive pool in the middle flooded cabin on the Abandoned Ship’s B1F — Use Dive in the dark pool in B1F’s middle flooded cabin. Follow the underwater passage, then surface in the hidden-floor corridor. Select the image to open the flooded rooms map. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

The live ship map has 1F, B1F, the hidden cabins, the underwater passage and the captain’s office. The cabin layout below shows all six rooms together, which cannot fit in one game screen. Rooms 4, 5 and 6 are across the top; rooms 1, 2 and 3 are across the bottom.

Complete layout of the six Abandoned Ship hidden cabins: rooms 4, 5 and 6 above rooms 1, 2 and 3 — All six hidden cabins in their original room layout. Open the hidden-cabin map to inspect the item markers. Game-art room render, Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

Abandoned Ship room-key chain
Key	Hidden in	Opens
Rm. 1 Key	Room 3, with a Water Stone	Room 1: TM18 Rain Dance and the Rm. 4 Key
Rm. 4 Key	Room 1	Room 4: the Rm. 6 Key
Rm. 6 Key	Room 4	Room 6: a Luxury Ball
Rm. 2 Key	Room 5	Room 2: the Scanner

Tip — Fastest route to the Scanner: Search room 5 for the Rm. 2 Key, then open room 2. The longer room 3 → 1 → 4 → 6 branch holds TM18, a Water Stone and a Luxury Ball.

Search room 5 for the Rm. 2 Key

Room 5 is the upper middle cabin. Search the floor one tile north of the position shown below for the Rm. 2 Key. The key is hidden; room-entry sparkles briefly mark search spots, including decoys.

The player in Abandoned Ship room 5, one tile south of the hidden Rm. 2 Key — In room 5, search the floor directly north of the player for the Rm. 2 Key. The furniture and the upper middle cabin identify the room even after its sparkles disappear. Select the image to open the hidden cabins map. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

Open room 2 and collect the Scanner

Use that key on the lower middle door in the hidden corridor. Inside room 2, collect the Scanner from the item ball on the left side of the cabin.

The player inside Abandoned Ship room 2, facing the Scanner pickup spot on the left side — The Scanner’s item ball appears directly west of the player. It has already been collected on this save; this frame identifies its exact room and floor tile. Select the image to open the hidden cabins map. In-game screenshot, Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance). © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

Trade the Scanner to Stern: DeepSeaTooth or DeepSeaScale

Take the Scanner to Captain Stern at the harbor in northeast Slateport City. He offers either a DeepSeaTooth or a DeepSeaScale for Clamperl.

Warning — One Scanner, one reward: A save file contains one Scanner. Choose one item from Stern; obtaining both evolutions requires trading for the other held item.

Scanner reward choice
Item	Held effect	Trade evolution
DeepSeaTooth	Doubles Clamperl’s Special Attack	Huntail
DeepSeaScale	Doubles Clamperl’s Special Defense	Gorebyss

Wild Pokémon on the wreck in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald

Surfing mostly finds Tentacool with rare Tentacruel. Fishing adds Magikarp, but the wreck’s real rewards are its keys, TMs and Scanner.

The Abandoned Ship: quick answers

Which key opens the Scanner room?: The Rm. 2 Key hidden in room 5 opens room 2.
Can I get Ice Beam before Dive?: Yes. The Storage Key and TM13 are available on the Surf-only visit.
Do room keys remain in the Bag?: No. Each numbered key is consumed when it opens its matching door.
Can one Scanner earn both evolution items?: No. Captain Stern gives you one choice for the single Scanner.

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