Pokémon Emerald Version

Pokémon Emerald is a sister game to Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, and is one of the Generation III games.

Changes from Ruby and Sapphire

• Brendan and May have slight outfit changes.
• Vigoroth are in place of Machoke moving boxes into Brendan's or May's house, while Zigzagoon is in place of Poochyena chasing Professor Birch.
• Both Team Magma and Team Aqua are featured as the villainous teams, each stirring trouble at different stages in the game. The objective of each team, to awaken Groudon and Kyogre, respectively, is eventually fulfilled.
• Rayquaza is prominent plot-wise, awakened in order to stop the destructive battle between Groudon and Kyogre. It is the one out of the three ancient Pokémon that can be captured prior to the Elite Four challenge, while still at the same place and on the same high level as in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire.
• Groudon and Kyogre are captured at new locations and on higher levels.
• The fleeing Pokemon across Hoenn, Latias or Latios, can be selected right after beating the Elite Four.
• The Regis puzzle is somewhat different, though the same in principal.
• Pokémon animate in battle.
• Wireless linking with Union Room, as in Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen.
• Wireless mini-games added to Mossdeep City, as in Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen.
• Wireless battle house added to Sootopolis City, as in Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen.
• New battle area, Trainer Hill, as in the Trainer Tower found in Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen. Features e-Reader compatibility in the Japanese version.
• New battle area, the Battle Frontier, an expansion of the existing Battle Tower.
• Tag Battles are available outside link-cable battling. Featured in the Battle Tower with a computer player (or, using the Wireless Adapter, a human player), as well as at the Space Center stage of the game, battling alongside Steven.
• Double Battles are more common as different trainers can team up.
• Gym Leaders may be rebattled in Double Battles, with new Pokémon on their teams not regularly found in Hoenn.
• A new Gym Leader in the final gym, Adan.
• A new Pokémon Champion, Wallace.
• Steven appears in Meteor Falls after the Elite Four challenge.
• The Trainer's Eyes is replaced by Entry Call, which integrated a calling system.
• Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile may be gotten from Professor Birch after filling the Hoenn Pokédex.
• Deoxys is in its Speed form.
• New map effects for Abilities.
• New item-list for Pick Up; Pokémon picks up item based on Pokémon's level.
• Passing-down Natures with Everstone when breeding Pokémon.
• Raise Happiness and lower Effort values with certain berries.
• Learn about a Pokemon's DVs through a Legendary Pokémon Top Breeder.
• Lilycove City Sister in Lilycove Pokémon Center.
• New areas including the Safari Zone and Desert Tunnel, introducing 30 Johto-region Pokémon and a few Kanto-region Pokémon.
• Altering Cave added, as in the one found in Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen.
• Navel Rock, where Lugia and Ho-Oh appear, as well as Birth Island, where Deoxys appears, can be reached in the same way as in Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen.
• The Mystery Gift option of the Wireless Adapter primarily replaces the Mystery Events option of the e-Reader. The Eon Ticket (used for reaching Southern Island, where Latias or Latios appears) and the Enigma Berries are thus obtained differently.
• Mew appears on an island far-away from Hoenn. Requires a special promotional item to reach.
• Pokémon Battle Tents replace Pokémon Contest Halls.
• Pokémon Contests are all held in Lilycove City.