How to Get Through the Trick House in "Pokemon Sapphire"

The Trick House in "Pokemon Sapphire" is a building along Route 110 that requires players to navigate a series of puzzles to find the Trick Master. The objective of each puzzle is to find a special scroll that contains a code to unlock a secret door leading to the Trick Master. There are also quite a few pokemon trainers in the Trick House, so you need to be prepared for battle.

Things You'll Need

• Stone Badge
• Pokemon who has Cut, Rock Smash and Strength moves

Instructions

First Trick Room

1. Enter the Trick House and find the Trick Master in the first room. The Trick Master is hiding under the table surrounded by four cushions. To discover the Trick Master, stand on the top right cushion, face the table and press "A."

2. Go into the first trick room by going through the secret doorway behind the scroll on the wall. The area you enter has a number of different sections that can only be accessed by using a pokemon who has learned the HM Cut move.

3. Move through the first two sections by cutting down the two trees to the north.

4. Cut down the tree to the east to move into a small square section and then cut down the tree to the north to get to a rectangular section with another tree to the east.

5. Cut down the tree to the east and move into the section with a Youngster Pokemon trainer and a scroll on the ground. You must defeat the trainer before you can get this scroll. The Youngster only has one level 16 Zigzagoon, so he isn't much of a threat. After defeating the Youngster, approach the scroll and press "A" to memorize the secret code written on it.

6. Go back toward the west wall and cut down the tree to the north to move into a section with a Lass trainer who is carrying a level 14 Skitty, Shroomish and Marill. Defeat the Lass trainer and then cut down the tree to the north to move into the next section

7. Cut down the three trees to the east to move through the sections that lead to another secret doorway covered by a scroll. Go through the doorway to get to a room where the Trick Master is waiting for you. Talk to the Trick Master to receive a Rare Candy and have him reset the Trick House. When you go through the makeshift door to the north, you find yourself back in the first room of the house where you'll need to find the Trick Master again.

Second Trick Room

1. Find the Trick Master by approaching the plant in the bottom right corner and pressing "A." After finding him, pass through the scroll on the wall to get to the second trick room, which resembles a maze with wooden switches on the floor that raises floor panels to give you access to different parts of the room.

2. Travel east along the bottom of the room and then turn north to battle a School Kid trainer who uses a level 17 Ralts. Defeat the trainer and then step on the wooden switch to the south to lift the floor panel that is north of the where you entered the room.

3. Walk back to where you entered the room, head north and then east across the raised floor panel to find the second wooden switch. Step on the switch to raise a floor panel just north of the School Kid trainer you just battled.

4. Cross the raised floor panel north of the defeated School Kid trainer and head northwest to battle another School Kid trainer using a level 16 Shroomish and Beautifly. Defeat the trainer and head southwest to get to the next wooden switch on the floor. Step on the switch to raise the floor panel directly above the second School Kid trainer you just defeated.

5. Cross the newly raised floor panel and head west to get to the final wooden switch and step on it; this switch raises the last floor panel to the east and leads to the next scroll.

6. Go back through the maze to the reach the scroll. After reading the scroll and memorizing the secret code, exit the room through the secret doorway in the top right corner. Once again you find the Trick Master waiting for you in the back room. Talk to him to receive a Timer Ball and then exit the back room through the makeshift door to once again return to the starting room where you'll need to find the Trick Master again.

Third Trick Room

1. Find the Trick Master by approaching the small chest next to the cabinet in the top right corner of the room and pressing "A." Enter the third trick room by going through the secret door to the north.

2. Break the rocks that block your way using a pokemon who has learned the Rock Smash move. Take note of a series of red and blue sliding doors controlled by wooden switches on the floor.

3. Step on the wooden floor switch to the east to open all the red doors and close all the blue doors, giving you access to the part of the room that is north of the entrance where you'll battle a Picnicker trainer using a level 23 Skitty and Swablu. Defeat the trainer and then head back through the red doors and make a U-turn to get to another wooden floor switch that is blocked by a boulder.

4. Smash the boulder and step on the wooden floor switch to open all the blue doors and close all the red doors. Go north through the first set of blue doors and then immediately turn west to find another floor switch and the scroll for this room.

5. Step on the floor switch to open all the red doors and close all the blue doors and then approach the scroll and read it to memorize the secret code.

6. Travel northeast through the red doors to get to another floor switch near a Hiker trainer. Step on the floor switch to open all the blue doors and close all the red doors before battling the Hiker carrying a level 22 Geodude, Graveler and Nosepass. After defeating the Hiker, get to the back room through the secret door to the north. Talk to the Trick Master in the back room to receive the Hard Stone and then exit through the makeshift door to get back to the starting room where you'll need to find the Trick Master again.

Fourth Trick Room

1. Find the Trick Master by approaching the left window on the north wall and pressing "A." Enter the fourth trick room by going through the secret door. The fourth trick room contains a number of large round boulders that can be moved by a pokemon who has learned the Strength move.

2. Travel north until you arrive at three boulders. Push the first boulder north one space, the second boulder south one space and the third boulder east one space; this lets you continue to the northern part of the room.

3. Head north and then west until you come to a pair of boulders connected diagonally. Push the top boulder one space to the east and leave the other boulder untouched.

4. Move south and then east until you come to another boulder that you can move. Push the boulder one space south and then travel east until you hit the wall of the room. Turn north and push the boulder that is blocking your way up five spaces. You should now be at the secret door that has three boulders near it: one on its left, one on its right and one directly in front of it. Push the boulder directly in front of it one space to the east; you can now access the secret door, however, without the secret code you can't open it.

5. Go west along the top of the room until you get to the wall to find the scroll. Read the scroll to memorize the secret code that opens the secret door. Go back to the secret door and pass through it to find the Trick Master waiting for you in the back room. Talk to the Trick Master to receive the Smoke Ball and then go through the makeshift door to get back to the starting room.

Fifth Trick Room

1. Find the Trick Master by approaching the plant in the bottom left corner and pressing "A." Go through the secret door to enter the fifth trick room, which is fairly straightforward because all you need to do is follow the path and answer the quizzes given to you by the mechadolls.

2. Talk to the first mechadoll and choose "Nincada" as your answer. Proceed to the second mechadoll and choose "Mudkip" as your answer. Go north to talk to the third mechadoll and choose "They will cost less" as your answer. Continue north to talk to the fourth mechadoll and choose "Males" as your answer. The fifth and final mechadoll is just before the scroll. Talk to this mechdoll and choose "g" as your answer.

3. Read the scroll to memorize the secret code and then go through the secret door in the top northeast corner to get to the back room.

4. Talk to the Trick Master in the back room to receive TM12 and then go through the makeshift door to get back to the starting room.

Sixth Trick Room

1. Find the Trick Master by approaching the cabinet in the northeast corner and pressing "A."
   Go through the secret door to enter the sixth trick room where you are required to navigate a series of rotating doors.

2. Make your way through the rotating doors to the west wall of the room where you'll find the scroll. Keep in mind that you need to pass through some of the rotating doors more than once to get them in the right position. When you come to the scroll, read it and memorize the secret code.

3. Travel north through the rotating doors to the top of the room where you will be stopped by a Ranger trainer who uses a level 39 Cacturne. Defeat the Ranger and go northeast through the rotating doors to get to the secret door that leads to the back room.

4. Talk to the Trick Master in the back room to receive the Magnet and then pass through the makeshift door to get back to the starting room.

Seventh Trick Room

1. Find the Trick Master by approaching the window next to the chest and pressing "A." Go through the secret door to enter the seventh and final trick room where the floor is covered with blue and red directional panels.

2. Go north and step on the middle row of blue vertical directional panels. This will take you to the northwest corner of the room where you'll find a Psychic trainer with a level 41 Kadabra and Solrock. Defeat the trainer and go east. Step on the vertical directional panels next to the scroll to get to a lever. Pull the lever to reverse the red directional panel above it.

3. Step on the red directional panel below the lever you just pulled to get to the scroll. Read the scroll to memorize the secret code.

4. Pull the lever again to reset the red directional panel and then step on that panel to get to a circular teleportation pad.

5. Step on the teleportation pad to get back to the entrance of the trick room. Walk on the green tiles to the middle of the room and then move north to step on the blue horizontal directional panel to get to the green tiles above the teleportation pad near the entrance.

6. Follow the green tiles east and step on the blue horizontal directional panel to get to another lever. Pull the lever to reverse the red directional panel in the bottom right section of the room.

7. Step on the blue directional panel directly below the lever you just pulled to get to the green tiles at the bottom of the room. Go west along the bottom of the room and step on the blue horizontal directional panel to travel around the edge of the room and get to another lever.

8. Pull the lever to reverse the red directional panel below it. Step on the blue direction panel to the north to get back to the entrance. Walk along the green tiles back to the center of the room and step on the blue vertical directional panel to get back to the red panel in the bottom right section of the room. Step on the red panel to get to the section with the Hex Maniac trainer who uses a level 42 Banette.

9. Step on the blue horizontal directional panel to the north to go through the secret door to the back room. Talk to the Trick Master to receive the PP Max item. Go through the makeshift door to get back to the starting room. Leave the Trick House by going through the exit to the south.

Tips & Warnings

• You can get through the fourth trick room without having to battle any trainers.

References

• GameSpot GameFAQs: "Pokemon Sapphire" FAQ/Walkthrough