Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

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Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
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Publisher:	Nintendo
Developer:	Game Freak
Designer:	Satoshi Tajiri, Junichi Masuda, Ken Sugimori, Shigeki Morimoto
Platform:	Game Boy Advance
Genre:	Role-playing game
Rated:	ESRB: File:Everyone.png Everyone PEGI: File:PEGI3.png 3+
Release Date:	November 21, 2002 March 17, 2003 July 25, 2003
Modes:	Single player, link-up multiplayer

Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire are part of the third-generation of Pokémon games (also known as the gem generation from its naming - Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald). It was also the first set of Pokémon games to be released on the Game Boy Advance, as Pokémon Gold and Silver were both on the Game Boy Color. This led to large graphical upgrades from the previous games, as well as a new storyline. Of course, as in every new generation of Pokémon games, there were also brand new Pokémon species, 136 more to be exact.

Battling

Double battles were first introduced in these games, as well as Pokémon Contests, Secret Bases, and Pokémon Abilities. In Ruby and Sapphire and beyond battling enviroments, e.g Sandstorm would inflict damage each turn, and the ground was different. When their sales are combined, Ruby and Sapphire are the best-selling Game Boy Advance games in history. Separately, they are both among the top ten best-sellers for the Game Boy Advance.

The Bad Guys

Depending on which version you got you faced either:

• Team Magma (Ruby and Pokémon Emerald)
• Team Aqua (Sapphire and Pokémon Emerald)

Team Aqua were the ones who wanted to expand the sea and awakened Kyogre and Team Magma would expand the land using volcanic eruptions and awaken the legendary Groudon.

Extras

In previous games you fought the gym leaders, beaten the Elite Four and mullered your rival/ champion. But in Ruby and Sapphire (and Pokemon Emerald) you go back to the hometown. And you get given a ticket to go to the battle tower/ battle frontier.

HMs

The previous TMs and HMs from previous games are inh the games but two new HMs were added:

• HM06 is now Rock Smash (previously TM10)
• HM07 Dive is added instead of Whirlpool
• HM08 Waterfall has been moved from HM07

Remake

In 2005, the game was remade with the release of Pokémon Emerald. The game featured multiple upgrades, and you could also catch all of the three major Legendary Pokémon as well.

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