Nintendo's mega-popular monster-battling RPG is back with Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire for the Game Boy Advance. These new Pokemon quests take players on a journey through Hoenn, where they can train, battle, trade and earn badges with a new set of Pokemon. Ruby and Sapphire offer over 100 new Pokemon, and completely overhauled graphics, thanks to the power of the Game Boy Advance. A new two-on-two battle system raises the level of strategy and excitement, as a single player can simultaneously battle two Pokemon. Multiplayer options have also been expanded as two players can battle against each other with two Pokemon each, as well as a new four-player battle mode.

Pokemon: Sapphire Version - March 17, 2003
Nintendo's gaggle of critters return in this wonderful GBA follow-up to the immense Game Boy blockbuster.

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Pokemon Advance - November 26, 2002
We take a casual look at the game that's just hit Japan. Brand new screens and video too!

Top 25 Game Boy Advance Games of All Time - March 16, 2007
All this week, we're counting the best of the portable best.

Nintendo DS: Pokemon 10-Year Retrospective - September 27, 2006
Happy anniversary to those Pocket Monsters. And here's to ten more.

FAQs: Game Help Q&A; 2006 April 28 - April 28, 2006
Qs on Elder Scrolls IV, Farcry, Pokemon, and Star Wars answered.

FAQs: Game Help Q&A;: 2004-Aug-27 - August 27, 2004
Questions answered by IGN's Editors

FAQs: Game Help Q&A;: 2004-July-30 - July 30, 2004
Questions on Catwoman, Sudeki, Ocarina of Time, Jack the Ripper, Pokemon Sapphire, Lifeline, Ninja Gaiden, Samurai Warriors answered by the professionals.

Pokemon Box Coming Stateside - June 8, 2004
The creature organizer will ship in the US soon, for a bargain price.

Jirachi! - February 9, 2004
Screens and footage of this rare Pokemon given away free with prepurchase of Pokemon Colosseum

Downloadable Pokemon - January 29, 2004
Pre-purchase Pokemon Colosseum, get a rare Pokemon for Ruby and Sapphire.

Pokebugs in Ruby and Sapphire - December 5, 2003
Nintendo is reporting that glitches are surfacing in the Japanese versions.

3D Pokemon this Spring - November 12, 2003
Get your GBA creatures ready, they'll be playable on GameCube early next year.

CESA Announces Game Awards - October 30, 2003
Made in Wario and Pokemon honored.

Pokemon Super Packs - October 27, 2003
Nintendo will release exclusive Pokemon-branded SP systems in Europe for the holidays.

New Batch of e-Reader Cards Released - October 22, 2003
Pokemon and Super Mario Bros. 3 fans: this is for you.

Pokemon Colosseum Linkup Revealed - October 15, 2003
Find out how Colosseum links up to the GBA.

Pokemon Battle-e Cards - September 12, 2003
Check out the packaging for the e-Reader add-ons for Ruby and Sapphire.

More Pokemon for GBA - September 12, 2003
Gotta catch 'em all over again in two new versions of the RPG series.

Nintendo Celebrates Pokemoniversary - August 29, 2003
Pokemon is five years old in the States. That's, like, 35 in human years.

Nintendo Makes Money - April 4, 2003
Big suprise: millions of Pokemon, hundreds of thousands of SPs in the US so far.

Orange GBA SP Coming Soon - April 1, 2003
At least in Japan. Check out the first Pokemon Center-style system.

GBA Game of the Month: March 2003 - March 28, 2003
We pick the best handheld game released during the month of March.

Nintendo's Card Division - March 20, 2003
The company will form a new division for e-Reader cards.

Pokemon GBA Reviews - March 17, 2003
Two games, two links to click. You choose which review you want to read.

Pokemon Weekend - March 14, 2003
Here are some goodies to tied you over before the game ships next week.

Pokemon Hit the Road - March 12, 2003
Win a Lugia PT Cruiser in Nintendo's contest, kicking off the release of Pokemon GBA.

Pokemon GBA - February 27, 2003
We've got new screens and video from the North American version.

Pokemon GBA uses e-Reader - February 26, 2003
It's official: Ruby and Sapphire will utilize specially encoded cards for expandability.

Pokemon GBA: In the Box - February 26, 2003
We get the final retail copies of Ruby and Sapphire. Let's look inside.

Pokemon Pre-Sell Goodies - February 11, 2003
Nintendo will award prepurchases of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire with "money."

Nintendo Nabs Counterfeiters - February 11, 2003
Selling fake Pokemon games is a no-no, folks.

Pokemon GBA - January 21, 2003
Check out the first shots from the English-language version coming this March.

GameCube: Pokemon GCN Details - January 9, 2003
New information emerges; release period, pricing, and required GBA connection.

Updated Pokemon Boxes - December 18, 2002
Check out the minor tweaks Nintendo made to the box-art for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire.

Pokemon GBA US Boxart - November 19, 2002
In just four short months, these two boxes will be showing up on shelves.

Top 10 GBA Most Wanted - November 18, 2002
Sonic's back. Updated November 18.

Pokemon GBA US Date Revealed - November 18, 2002
Nintendo announces the launch date for its upcoming Poke-venture on the GBA.

Pokemon Advance - November 6, 2002
Just two more weeks before the next big thing hits Japan. Check out new shots and features for GBA owners.

Top 10 GBA Most Wanted - November 5, 2002
FF on GBA bigger than Pokemon? Updated November 5, 2002.

Top 10 GBA Most Wanted - October 28, 2002
Here's our current list of the top Game Boy Advance games. Updated October 28.

Top 10 GBA Most Wanted - October 18, 2002
Good-bye Sonic, hello Mega Man. Updated October 18.

Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire - October 15, 2002
Check out new screenshots that show off the four player mode and other goodies.

Pok¿mon Ruby/Sapphire - October 3, 2002
New images of all kinds of Pok¿Surprises.

Pokemon Advance - September 25, 2002
Watch the Pokemon action on the Game Boy Advance.

Precious Pok¿mon News - July 15, 2002
The new Pocket Monster games are coming ... does this mean a new Pok¿mon of the Day?

New Pok¿mon Movie Edition GBA - July 8, 2002
Yet ANOTHER special edition colored GBA for Japan. Get your import dollars ready.

Pokemon Battles! - April 15, 2002
Check out the first screens of battle sequences in the upcoming Pokemon title for the GBA.

First Look: Pokemon Advance - March 14, 2002
Japanese publication Famitsu snags the first look at Nintendo's series on the GBA.

More Pok¿mon in 2002 - January 30, 2002
Yes, Virginia, there is a Pok¿mon GBA release in 2002...along with a hundred more pocket monsters.