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Pokemon Sapphire

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There are exactly 386 Pokemon, meaning there are 135 more, not 100. Of course, we don't know how to catch most of those 386 (everyone playing the Japanese games right now can only get a maximum of 200 right now). It is thought there will be another game (Gamecube or another Advance game) you will have to trade with to get all those other Pokemon. These games WILL NOT trade back with Red/Blue/Yellow/Gold/Silver/Crystal.

Some of the best new features of thse games include; a secret base which you can decorate with items collected on your journey, a popularity contest in which you can get ribbons for you pokemon to raise his fame, 2 VS 2 battles (both via link cable and with pairs of characters in the game, including a set of twin gym leaders), and the ability to plant trees to get special nuts & berries. There are at least 7 new legendary Pokemon, and while there are no new types of Pokemon in this game, the new critters have many new abilities to keep gameplay fresh.

These game may not be "all they could be" according to some people, but they are more than worthy successors to the Pokemon saga. We all eagerly await the coming of the Gamecube Stadium game...

Just when you thought it was safe to own a Game Boy Advance, Nintendo announces a brand new Pokemon title.
What we have learned is that -- in addition to a hoard of one hundred new monsters being added, as per the usual -- four player GBA link cable play is being tucked in. How do four players Pokemon at the same time, you ask? Easy: two-on-two battles. With four players (and monsters) involved, the battles get that much more hectic. For that matter, just two players can choose to engage in "Double Battle". That means even with just two trainers present, you can send out two Pokemon at once to battle in a four monster free-for-all.

Beyond that, the Pokedex has been entirely disposed of. It's been replaced with the Pokemon Navigator (of course, it's known as "Pokenavi" for short.) Inside the Pokenavi's copious confines you'll find more than a simple list of Pokemon. You'll be able to see a map of the game's world, and check out what's in different towns you've visited so you can refresh your memory without trekking back there to discover it all again. In a section of the Navi dubbed "Trainer Eye", you'll be able to review your win and loss record, and the inclinations your Pokemon display during battle. You'll be able to check strategies and schedule rematches with other characters.

It seems like Team Rocket finally hung up their hats, because this time you'll be battling two syndicates of Pokemon mischief: Team Magma and Team Aqua. Team Magma will trouble players of Ruby, while Sapphire fans will have to contend with Aqua. The stories of the two games are more or less the same, otherwise, though.

With the addition of new modes, new monsters, and all-new game interface options, it sounds like more than a little care is being put into Ruby and Sapphire to assure fans of an extremely enhanced Pokemon experience.

I have been playing the Japanese version of Sapphire for about 20+ hours now, and I believe I might be able to shed some light on what to expect.

Overview: The game starts out with the ability to choose between a boy and a girl character. Like previous games, you may choose the name of your character HOWEVER you can not choose the name of your rival. After taking care of some basic things, you head out to become a Pokemon master. The same aspects of the previous games once again apply, and of course, Team Rocket(in the form of Team Aqua) will once again try to stop you. The game is very easy to follow and manipulate, so even the youngest fan won't have a hard time becoming a Pokemon master.

Graphics: Unlike Crystal, the Pokemon are no longer given an "intro" animation. While this does reduce battle time significantly in the long term, it might be a dissapointment for many younger players. However, the animation for attacks and item usage has been greatly improved. Certain attacks, like "attract" are now given a greater spotlight and have become long-term status effects. This new addition, along with many other new TMs, will greatly delight even the oldest Pokefan.

Music: The music is rather cheesy. This newest release does feature variations of the battle themes that most G/S/C fans are accustomed to, but the variations aren't incredibly good.

Pokedex: Yes, the Pokedex has once again gone a major upgrade and it will not be a dissapointment. The most interesting feature is that your Pokemon will now be shown relative to your character, giving the player a better idea of how large each Pokemon is.

New Pokemon: If you expect the new release to have lots of cutesy Pokemon, you will be in for a let-down. 186 of the "old" Pokemon are not availble in either Sapphire or Ruby, and as you can not trade with the earlier versions of the game, completing your Pokedex will be impossible until further versions are released. The nice thing is that, until Milo Town(3rd town), you won't encounter any of the old Pokemon. This means that you can not longer rely on familiar faces like Mareep and instead you'll have to adapt to new Pokemon like Jigumaguma. There are 5 Pokemon featured in this game that can not be caught in Ruby; Habunake, Hassboh, Latias, Kyogre and Runatoon. Both Latias & Kyogre are "legendary" Pokemon.

Overall, despite the music and the inability to trade Pokemon with previous versions, this is a great game that will keep anyone busy for hours on end. Sapphire is definetely worth the [price].

Pokemon Sapphire has 100 new pokemon. The graphics are some of the brest i have ever seen. when you walk in the snow your footprints stay for a couple of seconds and then fade away. you now have to fish at the exact moment and move your hook instead of waiting three seconds. I have the game in Japanese and have found 43 of the new Pokemon. The best starter pokemon is the fire pokemon he has the most stat increases and learns the most attacks. You will encounter a racoon like Pokemon definetly catch it!!!!!!! It is the 3 rd best electrtic pokemon and learns 2 new attacks lightning strike and electrick kick. Hope this Review helped .

Okay, I'm a 12 year-old gamer and started the pokemon saga with the Yellow Version and coudn't stop playing it. Then I got Silver Version and thought the new pokemon was awesome. Then I got Crystal Version thinking it was something new finding out that nothing was different except the choice of being a boy or girl trainer, easier way to catch Suicune, and the Battle Tower. I really didn't care for the Gameboy Advance until I heard of Pokemon Ruby + Sapphire release. I coudn't wait. I'm suprised that I made it this long. I've been checking out every website imaginable to find out information. Here is some things I found out:

1. Ruby and Sapphire will unleash more than 100 new battle-ready Pokemon.
2.You can't have new Pokemon without new trainers, and each game offers up a never-before-seen pair. Gamers can test Landon and Terra in Ruby and Sean and Marina in Sapphire.
3. The intense - and tougher - new battle schemes in both Ruby and Sapphire will satisfy even the most hard-core battelers. Now you can have battle two characters againts your friends two characters, or link up and battle three friends with each player managing one Pokemon at a time.

I also found a couple of tips you can use in your gaming experience:

1.Early in the game, catch a few Zigzagoon! Their special ability can get you a lot of great free items.
2.Make sure to replant berries to keep your berry supply growing.

You begin your adventure inside a moving truck and had just arrived at your new home. Your mom tells you to take a walk. While you are walking you see that Professer Birch is running from a Phoenca and he climbs into a tree. He tells you to pick a Pokemon out of his bag. Once you take care of the Phoenca he notices your talent in Pokemon training so he lets you keep that Pokemon. By the way the new starting pokemon are Torchic the fire Pokemon, Mudkip the water Pokemon, and Treecko the grass Pokemon. After that you start your journey. If you are just starting in Pokemon you should play the other versions first but for all those Pokemon Masters out there you should defenitely buy this game. Just for the the link-up battles, sometime this week I'am going to buy a link cable for Gameboy Advance. This game and it's counterpart Pokemon Ruby will be the best versions yet in the Pokemon saga. I'm definitely going to buy these games when they come out.

I've owned a Pokemon Sapphire and I like it very much. It's a pretty straight forward game. It's graphics had improved but one thing that disappoint me was that the animation went a step back. In Pokemon Crystal the wild/foe Pokemon will move. Now in Sapphire it doesn't (or at least I THINK it doesn't since I kept fidgeting with the Option mode). The story is about the same in other versions. With an evil gang (Team Aqua), a legendary Pokemon (Kyogre), the Hero/Heroine, a Prof and the three starter Pokemon. One thing that is new is the friendly team (Team Magma) which saved me a lot of work or I'll be battling for a long time. I quite like Team Aqua's evil plan of distroying the world by flooding! It made me feel like a real hero to kill or capture Kyogre! I also like the Pokemon Contest. I beat the Master Rank and it is so hard! The thing that disappoint me is that you cannot go back to Johto or Kanto like in Gold, Silver and Crystal.
Talking about the graphics. The graphics have improved a little bit. In Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow Ash (Red) was blurish. In Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal it became clearer. Now in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire it became clearer that ever. You can do tricks in the bicycles (on the Arco only). And when you use an HM move ontside of a battle it became cooler than before.
If you're thinking of buying one - hesitate no longer! You can count on me or anyone else that had played it before that this is going to be the best Pokemon game you ever played (unless if there's any new versions)! Thanks for reading!

This is a game with great graphics for a 2-D game, esspecially for Pokemon (not an insult). Water reflections, weather conditions, footprints, 135 (exactly) new Pokemon... Nice work, Nintendo! Here's a recommendod team for Sapphire: Torchic(Fire/Flying), Mudkip(Water/Ground), Heracross, Latios(Phychic/Dragon), Sableye(Dark/Ghost), and Cocodora(Steel/Rock). Pokemon contests, berries that improve contest status, Boy or girl as main character, Torchic, Treecko, and Mudkip are the next starters, and that's a wrap(don't ask why I did that, please)!

In Sapphire, you, the aspiring Pokemon trainer, travel through a land called Hoenn, capturing new Pokemon and taking on new trainers.
The Good:
-You can play as both a male and female trainer. The girl is pretty cute; the boy has freakish white/gray hair
-Improved graphics including detailed environments
-Changing weather conditions- especially since Team Aqua is trying to flood the world by causing rain
-New play styles, including special abilities and 2 on 2 battles
-Become a TV star after you defeat TV interviewers.
-Link with your friends and you can see them on TV in your game and battle them in the Battle Tower and their secret base. Your character will also appear in their game.
The Bad:
-The time-based system in Gold/Silver/Crystal is no more. You set a clock at the start of the game, but it makes no difference
-Many old Pokemon are not in this game. For example, Persian, which is a staple in nearly all of my Pokemon teams, is nowhere in Ruby/Sapphire. Worse, you can't trade between the Advance games and the older games.
-No cell phone function. That has been replaced by a "trainer eyes" function which forces you to have rematches with trainers-you can't select which trainers you want to keep in contact with and which ones you don't.
-No Pokemon radio
-No Team Rocket. I know we have Team Aqua but wouldn't it be cool if you had to take on both Team Aqua and Team Rocket? On a related note, the coolest opponent trainer of them all, Giovanni, has not appeared since Red/Blue/Yellow
-The rival! You can't name your rival; it'll either be Brendan or May. Worse, your rival is too nice! I miss having a rival who brags about how good he is and how he'll destroy you. Not a single insult from this new rival!

The newest installement of Pokemon has taken several steps forward in some aspects, but a few steps backward in other respects. Overall, it's about equal to Crystal, which was the best of the old Game Boy Pokemon games.

This game is wonderful. I have played all the previous games but the graphics,sound,and gameplay don't compare to Sapphire. You can choose your gender in this game. Your rival is May if you are a male and Brendan(that's my name also)if you are female. There is no Team Rocket (thank God) but they are replaced with Team Aqua in Sapphire and Team Magma in Ruby. A lot of the old Pokemon don't appear in this game and you cannot trade with the old games. It is not compatible with Pokemon Stadium 1 and 2 either. It will be compatible with Pokemon Colliseum for Gamecube probably. There is no Jhoto or Kanto (many people are annoyed by this but a game pak can't store everything). There is also no visible night or day. There are two kinds of bikes in this game. The mach bike can travel fast and the acro bike allows you to do cool tricks. The contests can be fun also. The elite four are easy also if you train your pokemon well. The ledgendary pokemon in this game are Registeel, Regirock, Regice, Kyogre,Latias, and Rayquaza. Groudan replaces Kyogre and Latios replaces Latias in Ruby. Here's a tip : do not forget the master ball in Aqua hideout and use it on Latias. Or get a crobat,give it the quick claw and teach it maen look. Then go crazy throwing ultra balls at it (weaken it also). Here's another tip: When catching Feebas,fish in every tile 5 times on route 119 with an old rod until you find one. It's weak so throw an ultraball at it. I reccomend catching a male and a female so you can raise more and not have to go through this torture trying to catch another one (because it only appears in 6 outm of 400 tiles). In conclusion buy this game. It is surley worth thirty dollars. I hope this review was helpful.

I love this game! I own it in Japanese and it's awesome!
the Game play is cool, you can now battle with 2 Pokemon at a time, the Pokedex is cool, and you can link up to 4 players at a time! Seriously, i am looking forward to the North American Release! People: If your a true Pokemon fan, buy this game! It is the most promising pokemon game ever!

Newly found information: There is a total of 135 new pokemon. Which makes the grand total(drum roll please!)......... 386 Pokemon!! Sadly, the most i heard you can find is 200. So, you will probably have to buy both games to get them all.

Special: Gamers in Japan got a Special boat ticket at a Pokemon Fair and it took them to an island where they could find Latios(in SAPPHIRE) and Latias(IN RUBY). Hopefully there will be an event like this going to malls in different states as previous times.