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Pokémon Emerald Trainers
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 was 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, much as 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.)
- People may join in to battle against the player with someone else in certain areas.
- 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 new events between both Team Magma and Team Aqua.
- 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- Wallace, the Gym Leader of Sootopolis City in Ruby and Sapphire, has been replaced by Juan (Wallace's mentor), who is also a Water-type trainer. Most of Wallace's team has been altered, and he is the Pokčmon League Champion.
- Steven, the former Pokémon League champion, is now in Meteor falls, allowing to make his Pokémon stronger.
- The player can battle the Gym Leaders again after the Elite Four is defeated, with the Gym Leaders having improved Pokémon teams, including some non- Hoenn Pokčmon.
- Some Gold/Silver/Crystal Pokémon not available in Ruby/Sapphire are now catchable after the Elite Four is defeated in the Safari Zone.
- 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 Japanese version of the game comes packaged with the Wireless Adapter and is compatible with FireRed and LeafGreen in this respect. However, the North American release lacks a Wireless Adapter included, but does support the adapter widely.
- One can obtain the same tickets from FireRed and LeafGreen for acquiring Deoxys, Ho-oh, and Lugia. In addition, a new map is used for acquiring Mew at a place called Faraway Island. As usual, the tickets are only obtainable at a Nintendo event or by cheating.
- The method of opening the caves to the Regis (Regirock, Regice, and Registeel) is the same, but there is a new way of opening the cavern holding Regice.
- The game also has a Battle Tent in place of three of the Pokčmon Contest halls, each with a different Battle Frontier Event.
- Pokčmon Link Contests may be held with 2 to 4 players if playing with other Emerald Game Paks.
- The writing is small as in Fire Red and Leaf Green, allowing no page button in the Pokčdex, now green.
External links
- Pokémon Japan's page (http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/gba/emerald.html)