Tanoby Ruins

Tanoby Ruins アスカナいせき Asukana Ruins

Map description This area is not described by a map.

Required for navigation Cut Surf Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations   ↑ Sevault Canyon   ← Tanoby Chambers Tanoby Ruins Tanoby Chambers →

Location Location of Tanoby Ruins in Sevii Islands.

Pokémon world routes ← Sevault Canyon       Treasure Beach →

The Tanoby Ruins (Japanese: アスカナいせき Asukana Ruins) are a part of the explorable area of the seventh of the nine Sevii Islands. The area is essentially useless before completion of the Tanoby Key, but after this puzzle is finished, the Tanoby Chambers become filled with Unown. According to a Ruin Maniac, the Ruins have been around for over 1,500 years for reasons unknown.

Route description

The entirety of these ruins is only seven small islets on a calm, blue sea. Within the sea, the standard Water types are catchable, but within the chambers, only one Pokémon is available in its 28 different variations.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Heart Scale ×4	Around the exterior of the northwesternmost and center ruins on the west side, and the center and easternmost ruins on the east side (hidden recurring item; group C) (requires Surf)	FR  LG

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	FR			LG			Surfing	5-40	95%
Tentacool	FR			LG			Surfing	5-35	90%
Tentacruel	FR			LG			Surfing	35-40	5%
Mantine	FR			LG			Surfing	35-40	5%
Fishing
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	80%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	80%
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Qwilfish	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Remoraid	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Gyarados	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	15%
Seadra	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	4%
Kingler	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	4%
Psyduck	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Slowpoke	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Painter Edna's Smeargle knows Fake Out, ExtremeSpeed, Protect, and Quick Attack.

Trainer	Pokémon
Requires Surf
Ruin Maniac Brandon ミキオ Mikio Reward: $2400	Onix♂ Lv.50 No item
Gentleman Clifford ブラウン Brown Reward: $3528	Marowak♂ Lv.49 No item
	Golduck♂ Lv.49 No item
Painter Edna リリコ Ririko Reward: $800	Smeargle♂ Lv.50 No item
Ruin Maniac Benjamin ヒデアキ Hiteaki Reward: $2304	Geodude♂ Lv.48 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.48 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.48 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

In the manga

Tanoby Ruins in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

In Some Things Are Better Left Unown, Sird revealed she had managed to unlock the secret of the Tanoby Key and gain control of the Unown in the Tanoby Ruins, using them to defeat Lorelei, spy on Deoxys's movements, and guard Trainer Tower from intruders.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	アスカナいせき Asukana Ruins	From nanakusa
English	Tanoby Ruins	Anagram of botany
French	Ruines Tanoby	Same as English name
German	Tanibo-Ruinen	Partial anagram of botanik (botany)
Italian	Rovine Florabeto	From flora and alfabeto (alphabet)
Spanish	Ruinas Sete	From siete (seven)
Korean	옥포그리 유적 Ogpo-geuli Yujeok	From 일곱초 (일곱草) ilgopcho (nanakusa)
Chinese (Mandarin)	阿斯卡拿遺跡 Āsīkǎná Yíjī* 阿斯卡纳遗迹 Āsīkǎnà Shíshì*	Transcription of its Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	阿斯卡拿遺跡 Asīkānàh Wàihjīk	Transcription of its Japanese name

Sevii Islands
Settlements One Island • Two Island • Three Island • Four Island • Five Island • Six Island • Seven Island Routes Treasure Beach • Kindle Road • Cape Brink • Bond Bridge • Three Isle Port • Three Isle Path • Resort Gorgeous • Water Labyrinth Five Isle Meadow • Memorial Pillar • Outcast Island • Green Path • Water Path • Ruin Valley • Trainer Tower • Canyon Entrance Sevault Canyon • Tanoby Ruins Landmarks Mt. Ember • Berry Forest • Icefall Cave • Rocket Warehouse • Lost Cave • Altering Cave • Pattern Bush Dotted Hole • Tanoby Key • Tanoby Chambers • Navel Rock • Birth Island Access to Kanto

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