
With the popularity of Pokémon on the decline and the rising popularity of Yu-Gi-Oh! at the time, the games sold less than previous generations. Most of the complaints focused on the fact that the gameplay had not changed much since previous generations. Ruby and Sapphire received mostly positive reviews, though critics were divided in their assessment of the games, especially on the gameplay and graphics. Ruby will feature Team Magma as the antagonist and Team Aqua as the allies and Sapphire is vice versa.Īs in every other main series Pokémon game, there are a set of Legendary Pokémon which were first featured in Ruby and Sapphire. Depending on which game it is though will determine which Team the player will need to fight against. Also, in tradition, the three Pokémon are Fire, Water or Grass types, respectively.īoth Team Magma and Team Aqua are featured in the Ruby and Sapphire games.

The player will need to choose either Torchic, Mudkip, or Treecko of his/her choice to save Professor Birch, who was being attacked by a Poochyena.


Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire featured a number of upgrades and differences from the previous games.
