Main characters from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire are the third group of Pokémon ( Japanese: ポケモン Pokemon, pronounced Poh-Kay-Mon) is a video game franchise, created by Satoshi Tajiri and published by Nintendo for several of their systems, most importantly the Game Boy. It has been merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, and much more. The... Pokémon handheld games to be released in the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States, Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0.8% Population  - Total ( 2004)  - Density Ranked 10th 127,333,002 337/km² GDP  - Total (PPP, 2005)  - Total (nominal)  ... Japan, World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. It is conventionally considered a continent, which, in this case, is more of a cultural distinction than a geographic one. ( National Geographic, however, officially recognises... Europe, the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the British Commonwealth and European Union. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, UK or, inaccurately, as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent parts. Three of these parts... United Kingdom, and Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/ Oceania. It also includes a number of secondary islands, the largest of which is Tasmania, an Australian State. Australia is... Australia.

Pokémon Ruby (screenshot)

Third generation Pokémon

They were both released in the spring of 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. Pascal Couchepin becomes President of the Confederation in... 2003 for the The Game Boy Advance is a best-selling handheld. The Game Boy Advance (GBA) is a handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. It is one of the latest in the Game Boy series of consoles, and the successor to the popular Game Boy Color. It was... Game Boy Advance. This series of games took place in another part of the Pokémon world called Hoenn (pronounced Hoe-in and spelled Hōen in Japan) is a last name and is also a region in the Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald games. Hoenn Cities & Towns The region from the Pokémon games consists of 16 cities and towns. Important landscape features include... Hoenn. New things about Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire include:

1. The player may choose their character's gender in this group (Just like in Pokémon Crystal is the third game in the Pokémon video game series incarnation for the Nintendo Game Boy Color. It follows Pokémon Gold and Silver. The game was released in Japan on December 14, 2000 and on July 21, 2001 in North America. It... Pokémon Crystal).
2. Pokéblocks, made by cooperation between either A non-player character is a fictional character in a role-playing game whose role is generally created and performed by the gamemaster. Non-player characters (or NPCs) keep the games fictional world running — from the Friendly Innkeeper in Dungeons & Dragons to a Fixer or Netrunner in... NPCs or linked friends, raise certain stats for contests.
3. Pokémon Contests, which judge Pokémon based on the Cool, Tough, Cute, Smart, and Beauty stats of a Pokémon and the moves it uses for its appeal.
4. The removal of over a hundred old Pokémon from the wild and the addition of an entirely new series of Pokémon. That mass removal led to making Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, which are enhanced remakes of Pokémon Red and Blue.
5. Instead of Team Rocket, Team Aqua (in Sapphire) and Magma (in Ruby) are the player's main foes.
6. There are several new types of In the fictional world of the Pokémon video games and anime television series, a Poké Ball (known as Monster Ball in Japan) is a spherical device used by Pokémon Trainers to capture new Pokémon and store them when they are not in use. Basic information Design A... Pokeballs.
7. A new "Trainer's key device" called the Pokénav.
8. Every Pokémon species now has an innate, special ability.

In Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, you stop Team Magma or Aqua from awakening Groudon (For Ruby) or Kyogre (From Sapphire) and you have the option of defeating said Legendary or Catching it. The ability to visit the old regions has been removed, and so has the internal clock. This may be to eliminate the possibility of triggering an in-game event that will activate a glitch pokemon, commonly referred to as Missingno.

See also: Pokémon (video games)