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Stunning graphics and support for two-on-two Pokémon battles are just a few of the exciting innovations in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, the first Pokémon games for Game Boy Advance.
The core gameplay is similar to the previous Game Boy games: explore the towns in the games while solving puzzles and capturing, feeding, and training Pokémon to use in battles throughout your journey. The biggest breakthrough in the game is that trainers can now take two Pokémon into battle instead of just one.
Since each Pokémon offers a unique combination of strengths and weaknesses, doubling the number that can battle at once adds immeasurably to the richness and depth of the games.
The Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire graphics are greatly improved for the GBA. In battle scenes, a rich palette and subtle shading give both the trainer and the Pokémon themselves a high degree of realism, while the same meticulous attention to detail can be seen in the overworld scenes: artistic touches such as ripples on a pond and intricate metalwork in a modern city bring the Pokémon world to life like never before.
As with the previous Pokémon games on the original Game Boy, Ruby and Sapphire include exclusive Pokémon, and you will find that certain species are common in one game and rare in the other—so trading with friends via the link cable is a must if you want to catch them all. As before, you can challenge a friend, but now you can also take part in two-on-two battles. Link cables and additional game cartridges are required for multiplayer play.
