Pokémon Emerald is the fifth game in the Pokémon RPG video game series for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. It follows Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

The game launched in Japan on September 16, 2004, and the English version will be released in North America on May 1, 2005. The game is rumoured for a European release in October 2005.

Game information

Pokémon Emerald is a fairly revamped version of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, as to Pokémon Crystal was a revamped version of Pokémon Gold and Silver.

Known information about Pokémon Emerald includes:

• The package is green and features Rayquaza.
• The game is set in Hoenn as before, but with differences and new places.
• The characters are the same as in Ruby and Sapphire, but they have new clothes (some parts, such as Brendan's headband and May's bandana, have been colored green).
• New cut scenes involving Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza can be seen during certain parts of the game.
• Pokémon have animations before battle, as in Pokémon Crystal.
• The story involves both Team Magma and Team Aqua, and new events involving them occur.
• The gyms' layouts have changed, and the Pokémon of the Gym Leaders and members of the Elite Four have changed (this excludes Phoebe's and Glacia's teams).
• Wallace, the Gym Leader of Sootopolis City in Ruby and Sapphire, has been replaced by Ardan, who is also a water trainer. Most of Wallace's team has been altered.
• For whoever knows what happened to Steven: he is now in Meteor Falls. He has no alterations to his team.
• The player can battle the Gym Leaders again, with the Gym Leaders having improved Pokémon teams.
• Some Gold/Silver/Crystal Pokémon not available in Ruby/Sapphire are now catchable after the Elite Four is defeated.
• Both Groudon and Kyogre appear later in the game.
• A new park called the Battle Frontier, which replaces Battle Tower's island, has seven different zones with varying rules.
• A new exclusive Deoxys form can be obtained: Speed
• The game comes packaged with the Wireless Adapter and is compatible with FireRed and LeafGreen in this respect.
• One can obtain the same tickets from FireRed and LeafGreen for acquiring Deoxys, Ho-oh, and Lugia. In addition, a new ticket is used for acquiring Mew at a place called World's Edge Island. As usual, the tickets are only obtainable at a Nintendo event.
• The method of opening the caves to Regirock, Regice, and Registeel has been changed.

External links

• Serebii's Emerald information page
• Pokémon Japan's page