Pokemon Sapphire another Pokemon game to the Pokemon franchise. This game and its counter part Ruby are nearly identical. You start off as a wet behind the ears kid who wants to become the Pokemon Champion. You play the game through with third generation Pokemon with some second and first gen as well.

I've been playing pokemon since the very first games came out over 10 years ago. The pokemon series has gone through some major changes since then, but they still deliver solid RPG's that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. I'd have to say Ruby/Sapphire are the most challenging of the series, but it's still a fun game with a lot of things to do. you could spend months trying to find all the secrets in the game and still not find them all. And if you're obsessed with capturing Legendary pokemon like I am, this is an invaluable part of your pokemon library (I bought this so that i could capture legendaries to transfer to pokemon diamond). It's slightly dated now and lacks some of the features and fluff of the new games, but it's still very fun and worth buying.

First of all:
Pokemon is a total guilty pleasure of mine. I share it with no one.
Tihs is easily the second best Pokemon game out there.
1.Gold Version
2.This game
3.Red version.
P.s. Not Cora Penning

I enjoy this product very much and that I would recommend buying from this seller for more fun games like this one.

Sapphire is fun. I like Diamond and Pearl though as they have better trading in their games.

I started playing my game boy after it had sat in my drawer for years. I picked up Poke'mon, and then I was addicted. It is such a good game that I wasted the entire summer playing it, and my health was seriously jeopardized by my vegatative state. Long story short I finally realized I was wasting my life manipulating pixels that look like cute and cool creatures with numbers attached to them that determined the outcomes of my battles. If you're okay with all this, then the game absolutely rocks!

I thought this was the perfect wedding gift, so I got it for wife when we got married. She didn't really like it though, mostly because she doesn't own a GBA. I played through it instead and I also love the fitness machine she got me when we were married. We're divorced now, but I still love the fitness machine and this game

Lots of fun finding new pokemon. New events. Need to learn about the Pokemon contest. Gym battles are the same. And I like the store line.

WOW! Two thumbs way up OMG! Nintendo has definently hit a pokemon breakthrough! Out of of all the pokemon games this one takes the cake for being the best! The best part is that if your friend has ruby version kyorgre wips groudon. The only problem is that it gets boring once you've completed it and it can get extemely frustrating! But either way, one of the greatest nintendo games ever!

I love this game! I mean, what's not to like? It's cool, it's fun, and the best part is... there are lots of cute pokemons! Those are the only kinds I try to collect when I'm playing. Unless I find really strong ones!

bought this game for my grandson's birthday.
it was just what he wanted and he loved it.

My grandson was so happy to get this as his first one had been taken away at school and now he knows the importance of keeping them at home.

This game is really good; it makes a good appearance of the Pokemon series, so it gets five stars from me. However, when you're leveling up your Pokemon to an average level for the next BIG battle, it can get kind of boring, so that's why I gave the "fun" rating four stars. This is my first Pokemon game, but I still really love it!

Gameplay/Storyline- 4/5:
The reason this game's gameplay gets a 4 is that the gameplay is really good, but when you have the chance to do a side quest, it can get a bit annoying. Otherwise, it's a good game with a nice story line.

Controls- 3 and a half out of 5
I don't know about you, but the reason this game's controls gets a 3 and a half star is because you cannot hop up ledges, but you can hop off of them. Otherwise, the controls are like most Gameboy Advance games.

Music- 5/5
I like all game's music, but my gosh, this game's music sticks in my head more than any other game's music. Ever Grande City music: Dun dun dun, doot, doot, do do, do!(Pun fully intended)

Graphics- 4/5
The graphics of this game are very great, unlike previous Pokemon games,from what I've heard. They take up the whole screen, at least...almost.

Overall- 5/5
This game earned it. Good gameplay and storyline, good music, nice graphics and pretty good controls. You earned it, Sapphire. You have given me Sapphire Fever!

Ok, so we've got the ratings for the game parts, now lets limit it to the pros and cons.

- Pros
- Over 100 hours of play
- Lots of variety
- Interactivity
- The battle system
- Good soundtrack
- Cons
- Some boring Pokemon
- Not the most origanal storyline.
- Random battles are annoying.

I know, you must be thinking "A kid wrote this?", and yes, a kid did write this. Anyway, if you ever catch sight of this game, buy it, it's a
cheap price, now that it's a few years after the game came out.

This game is really good; it makes a good appearance of the Pokemon series, so it gets five stars from me. However, when you're leveling up your Pokemon to an average level for the next BIG battle, it can get kind of boring, so that's why I gave the "fun" rating four stars. This is my first Pokemon game, but I still really love it!

Gameplay/Storyline- 4/5:
The reason this game's gameplay gets a 4 is that the gameplay is really good, but when you have the chance to do a side quest, it can get a bit annoying. Otherwise, it's a good game with a nice story line.

Controls- 3 and a half out of 5
I don't know about you, but the reason this game's controls gets a 3 and a half star is because you cannot hop up ledges, but you can hop off of them. Otherwise, the controls are like most Gameboy Advance games.

Music- 5/5
I like all game's music, but my gosh, this game's music sticks in my head more than any other game's music. Ever Grande City music: Dun dun dun, doot, doot, do do, do!(Pun fully intended)

Graphics- 4/5
The graphics of this game are very great, unlike previous Pokemon games,from what I've heard. They take up the whole screen, at least...almost.

Overall- 5/5
This game earned it. Good gameplay and storyline, good music, nice graphics and pretty good controls. You earned it, Sapphire. You have given me Sapphire Fever!

Ok, so we've got the ratings for the game parts, now lets limit it to the pros and cons.

- Pros
- Over 100 hours of play
- Lots of variety
- Interactivity
- The battle system
- Good soundtrack
- Cons
- Some boring Pokemon
- Not the most origanal storyline.
- Random battles are annoying.

I know, you must be thinking "A kid wrote this?", and yes, a kid did write this. Anyway, if you ever catch sight of this game, buy it, it's a
cheap price, now that it's a few years after the game came out.

This game is O.K. I'll put down some things that it covers:

Gameplay: Walk around, talk, challenge other trainers to battles (what else is new?)The battles are pretty cool at the beginning. You're probably thinking, "How cool! Now I know what it's like in the TV show!" But after a while, it gets old. The guy with the highest speed goes first, you use one move, the other guy uses another move, blah blah blah until one of them is knocked unconsious and you get exp. When you get a certain amount, you level up and get stronger. Pretty basic for an RPG.

Graphics: Great. They hve just everything, perfect graphics. Hands down.

Sound: So-so. In some places it's really good, but in other's it just makes you sick just listening to it. Still, it's better than nothing.

I give it a 7.3 out of 10.

It is pretty good for an RPG, but I wouldn't say it's just normal. These little creatures are very loveable.

Game Boy Gamer 06

Pokemon is one main thing, and this is what get's the items that people buy today (that are involved with Pokemon). It is battling, catching, and exploring. Now, there is a whole lot to explain about Sapphire. There are tons of subquests!!!!! That's good!!!!! More Pokemon, plus it is so different from Pokemon Yellow, Blue, Red, Silver, Gold, and Crystal!!!!!
You can catch KYOGRE. More battling then any trainer is used to is GUARENTEED!!!!!

Me and friends like trading Pokemon. That is a new attachment that is worth talking about. I traded my Treecko for a Mudkip I nicknamed "Jedi" and my Mudkip grew into a strong, healthy LV. 50 2nd stage evolution!!!!!

This game is a must to a pokemon fan!
First you start out in Littleroot and you meet the Professer. He gives you a starter pokemon. You can choose from Treeko, Torchic, or Mudkip. You beat all the leaders of the towns. You beat the Pokemon elite 4. And last you defeat Steven Stone, the Champ.
It sounds like too little, but the game has a lot in the middle. You can enter contests, breed, trade, ect.
I was quite dissapointed when I went to the challenge place. In Emerald, there is a lot more to offer.
And the best part about the game is it never ends. You can get your pokemon degree and still battle, blah, blah, blah...
A good game for 8 and up, since there requires THINKING.

i love my pokemon sapphire. it's a great game for people who have played pokemon before but if your a beginner i would get help from some online website. sadly you cannot trade with gold silver crystal red blue and yellow :-(. for once you actully fight the leader of the team your fighting ^__^! but i'll say it right now after youve betean the game it gets kind of boring. but boring or not its very cool :-)!!

the moment i got my mudkip i instatly cought saphire fever. saphire unfortunantly cant be played on gameboy color. there are two new "evil teams" are team aqua and team magma(sadly there is no team rocket. in saphire the team you are fighting is team aqua(who wants the trouble of fighting two teams). the three legendarias are groudon,kyogre and rayqaza but you dont need to worry about groudon because you dont catch him. kyogre is in the cave of origin and you can either beat him or catch him(i would catch him he is super strong)you can use your master ball if you like but i would save it for latias(make sure you save before you battle him if you are trying to catch him if he beats you or you beat him you can turn of and try again). rayquaza is at the top of the sky pillar and if you dont want to catch him ignore the sky pillar onless you want a good ghost type. if you want to catch him make sure you save and its ok to use your master ball but i would use in on latias. keep in mind you can only catch him after you beat the elite four. there are also three miner legenarias regirock,regice and registeel. to get these three i would recomend either a guide of somesort or a good brail guid. i would only catch one if i were you because the moves they learn are pretty much the same. there wareabouts are regice is an island between dewford and slaport,regirock is at the botom of the desert and registeel is right outside lilycove(where the girl who gives you the berry is. for finding them i would also recomend a guid because i cannot explain there locations are very well. when you get to there locations you will notice that there is no way in. that is because you have not gone to the sealed chamber. i would use a guide to get there because its very hard to get there without instuctions. im going to save you alot of trouble by telling you this when you enter the sealed chamber go right to the front and use dig( wich you get from fossil maniacs younger brother). a door will open and proseed into the next chamber walk to the front put ralicanth at the front of your party and wailord at the back and hit the A bottun(if you want to get emereld read the emerld reveiws in emreld things are differt and alot harder). once your in the tomb of the regis read the brail at the front and it will tell you to use a certain move in a certain place then you can catch the regis(do not use your master ball there are bigger and better things to use it on). i know i mentioned the elite four earlyer so here it is. the elite four(also known as the pokem leage)are a group of four members and the champion. there pokemon typs go dark,ghost,ice,dragon and finally steel(get a good water type and you'll crush the champion). once you beat the elite four the ferry starts working so you can go to battle tower. there are two rooms in the battle tower the level 50 room and the level 100 room. in the level fifty room you fight seven trainers(all there pokemon are level fifty)you can use only three pokemon and you cant use rayquaza kyogre or groudon. same rules for the level 100 room only every trainers pokemon is level 100. you cant hook up with c/s/g/r/b/y but you can hook up with firered and leafgreen. your probobly going to catch saphire fever too.

Here are the pros:

-2-on-2 battling

-new pokemon(if you consider this a good thing, i actually kinda dont)

-2 pokemon can be put in the breeding center

That's it. those are the only 3 pros.

Now, for the cons.

-cant trade with g/s/c. that's right, people! you cant trade that shiny gyrados or shiny(if it was, there was a 50% of it being shiny)pokemon you got from that mystery egg! well, even if you did trade it, it would have that horrible thing called a "nature" which may give it crappy stats. plus, R/S/S/FR/LG versions don't give shinies better stats than normal pokemon.

-natures, evs, ivs, and all that other crap we dont care about, was unfortunately put in the game...and it takes even longer to get a better pokemon

-shinies are rarer. nope, you cant get 1 shiny without it coming out of the wild. oh well! there's only a 1/8000 chance of that happening! geez. in g/s/c, i KNOW you have a higher chance of getting one. and if you did, it had higher stats than normal.

They also purposely made the starters better than one another. back in the old days, charizard, venusaur, and blastoise were equal. same with the 2nd generation. sceptile is the only 3rd generation starter without a 2nd type. yes, blastoise didnt have one either, but blastoise could counter his 2 weaknesses. sceptile can only counter 3 weaknesses out of 7 max.! What else don't I get? That swampert is only bad against 1! Not to mention blaziken is the most overrated starter ever.

They have based the card game and dungeon red/blue entirely off the 3rd generation fire/water starters, and im getting so sick of seeing them! At least if you're going to make starters, make them DECENT and CUTE so we dont get tired of seeing them so much when you make spin-offs!

...I wish the old days were back:( They were more fun, and less of a hastle to raise pokemon.

A note: This review does NOT apply to Pokemon Emerald, Ruby and Sapphire's counterpart, since I have not played Pokemon Emerald.

Ahh, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. By far some of the best games in Pokemon history so far. (Pokemon Firered in close second.)

Longtime Pokemon fans with obviously enjoy this great game,(Like myself) and it will surely introduce many new fans to the series.

You start out as either a male or female trainer. After a bit of talking, you discover that the town's local professor, Professor Birch, (Yes, as in a Birch tree) being cornered by a grumpy Poochyena. You grab one of the Pokemon from his bag, (A Treeko, grass type, Torchic, Fire type, or Mudkip, water type) And use it to defend the professor. That Pokemon will become your first ever Pokemon. And so, the adventure begins! (Geez, what a cliche'd line, lol.)

Anyway, this game has many, many, (Insert the word 'many' a whole bunch of times ^-^) new features.

First of all, a huge bundle of brand new Pokemon! And now, thanks to Pokemon Firered and leafgreen, you can get the 151 of the Kanto region in here too! Sadly, there are no new Pokemon Gold/Silver remakes...yet.

Plus, there are Contests! Contests are special...well...contests, based on several categories, like Beauty, Tough, and Cute. Raise your pokemon to fit Contest form with Pokeblocks, a special candy that increases it's Coolness, Cuteness, Toughness, etc. Pokemon moves are also categorized. Such as, Bubble is a Cute move, and Brick Break is a Tough move, therefore, they can be used in their respective contests.

There are also Natures, which can affect the way a Pokemon grows. Examples of Natures are: Relaxed, or Brave. Also, they affect the types of Pokeblocks a Pokemon likes.

Abilities are another new feature. They are basically, special Pokemon abilities. Such as, the ability, Keen Eye. A Pokemon with the Keen Eye ability stops accuracy reduction in battle. Very, very useful!!

Plus, a herd of new Pokemon moves! And, a bundle of new Pokeballs!

The main Legendary Pokemon are Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza. You can get Rayquaza in both games, but Groudon is only in Ruby, and Kyogre is only in Sapphire. But, if you own Pokemon Emerald, you can get all three!

There are also even more Legendaries! Latios, Latias, Regirock, Registeel, Regice, Jirachi, and Deoxys.

Well, that's pretty muhc all I'll tell you. I don't want to ruin any surprises. But, here are a few helpful tricks and tips:

* As I have said in a Pokemon Firered reviews, DON'T Use all uber Legendaries. For one, no one will battle you, in fear of getting creamed, and second, it's not original. Nowadays, EVERYONE uses all Legendary teams in Official Competitons, and there's no variety, and no challenge to win. -_-; Not so 'Legendary' any more, huh?

*CATCH SHINY POKEMON. Do I need to underline it? They are Pokemon colored differently than usual, and SUPER rare. I have not encountered one yet on my Ruby and Sapphire versions, but I have a Shiny Graveler on Firered. They are recognizable by a shimmery glow of stars around them, and their different colors. If you see one, CATCH IT!

*Plant Berries! Currently, on Sapphire, I used up all the game's berries, and I can't plant many more. (I think I have the dreaded Berry Glitch) Berries are useful in battle, and are used to make Pokeblocks for Pokemon Contests.

*This isn't really a tip...more of an evaluation. If you are a Newbie to Pokemon games, don't choose Torchic. It is weak to many Gym leaders, but is great for expierienced trainers. (I have a Blaziken, evolves form of Torchic, and let me tell you, it was touhg deafeatinbg Roxanne, a Rock type gym leader.) Treecko would be a better chocie, since it is strong against more Gym Leaders than the other two. Mudkip will be good for intermediate players.

Well, that's all!

this game is the best. It's almost impossible to put down. I've beaten it two times and am about to take a go at my third win. In my opinion, the mudkip is the best choice. If not, the torchic. The treecko... well definetly a BAD choice. Especialy for beginers. I hope you love it as much as me. (Which is ALOT by the way) Good Luck!

This game is one of the best gameboy games I have ever played. I could not stop playing it after my friend gave it to me. In little root (where you start) is the best because your next-door neighbor (in the game) gives you a free pokemon. When you get to the last gym leaders go online to get helpful hints for victory road (the road to the last gym leaders)because you can get stuck very easily. You can choose to be a boy or a girl and your name. After you are done getting the things out of the moving truck you are ready to play! Don't think twice buy this game!!!!!!!!!!!

When i first got this game i was like wow another pokemon game, the i saw all the kinds of new creatures it had and my favorite is Ralts. Of course for each new game there is always problems like if you chose the wrong starter and all that time is wasted. The pros are the following 2 on 2 battles(in game or with freinds{also a pair of twin gym leaders}), over a 100 new pokemon to battle with, new pokeballs and items, and berries. The cons are you can not trade with older verisons(you can trade and battle with latter verisons though), they took away the pokegear, still cant rename a traded pokmon, and the elite four are twice as strong as in silver, gold, and crystal. All in all I would reconmend this game to anyone, wheither they be a friend or starger.

Ps I still havent beat it.

if you have read the other revewes you will already know about double battles. so here is the stuff on berries. as you know from gold and silver berries can be used to cure burns and paralis. this also happens in ruby and saphire but you can't turn berries into pokeballs. but a new thing is added, pokeblocks. pokeblocks are used for to things,if your lucky it will make your pokemon like you and it boosts the contest condision. a pokemon contest is when you use pokemon moves to win the contest. the catigorys in a contest are beuty,smartness,toughness,coolness and cuteness. what pokeblocks do is raise one of these categores. There are four levels in a pokemon contest,normal rank,super rank,hyper rank and master rank. you can not trade with crystal,gold or silver.

in a whole new world of pokemon you can catch brand new kinds of pokemon. in this you are introduced to double battles(battles were you have two pokemon out at once). In double battles moves like earthquake,blizzard and surf affect both of the opponents pokemon. This game is great if you don't by it your wacky!

I have beat the game with a guide. it's fun, but tricky to find the hms. i probably can beat emerald quicker because saphire was my first game. if you are new to pokemon, use a guide book or an online guide.

overall its good, yet it starts out boring. after awhile it gets interesting

This version of PKMN(pokemon)is abosolutly and i meen absolutly awsome!Its definitly worth the money.If you want a GOOD pkmn version buy this game.

P.S. Dont let your freinds start a new game wene they say there going to not save but....They save

Trainers that like Ground and Fire type pokemon will not enjoy this game.Because in this game you deal with team AQUA!You can also catch Kyogre.I like WATER pokemon so I enjoyed this game!Kyogre can help with the ELITE FOUR GOOD!

When I got this game I picked Treecko.But now I like Water-types
but...I still collect others.The game takes place in Heonn,a new
region to explore.This game is fun and exciting,it keeps me playing forever I haven't finished it yet.What got me suprised is that you can catch new pokemon!But if you want another pokemon like squirtle for your Mightyena it might be a sad memory....!Please...Please.....PLEASE BUY THIS GAME!!

When you thought Nintendo wasn't going to announce anymore pokemon games,they introduced Pokemon Sapphire.Overall,the game takes place in Heonn where you cast off as a new pokemon Trainer.That's all I have to say.

I LOVE SAPPHIRE VERSION! I'm a girl and like Pokemon and I have red/silver/gold/ruby/leaf green/yellow special pikachu edition/and sapphire versions. I still need emerald/fire red/blue/and crystal. Sapphire has Kyorga and he's better than Grondon. I have A mudkip. Mudkips are SO CUTE! And so are Treeko and Torchic. GO POKEMON! Sapphire has pokemon you can't get on Ruby. Some people say it's not hard to beat but for me it is. I was still in the pokemon league and almost beat Steaven, when my sister got my gameboy SP (mynes black, heres is platinum.) (platinum is silver) and started a new game and saved it on the new game! Bummer!

i think that this game is fun because
#1:100 new pokemon.I was getting bored of those old ones.
#2way better graphics; no more pixeles or dots on the screen.
#3cool legendary poKemon, KYOGER(on the front).
there is one down side to this, to get all of the pokemon, you have to trade with somebody who owns pokemon Ruby
Example: sedot in excange for lotad.

This is a very good game but it's missing something. I feel like they could have put more into this game, It's still worth the price but after you beat it it get's a little boring i think the pokemon emrald might be a little bit better it should have more pokemon. I beat it in a week i think. If you want a game that is hard and takes a long time to beat this game is probbley not for you. I would sugguest Super mario sunshin even thoe it is'nt for gameboy advance if you have a gamecube you should get that game.

In this Pokemon Video Game you can find Pokemon that you cannot find in Pokemon Ruby Version which are these

POKEMON CAN'T FIND IN RUBY :
Latias
Kyogre
Sableye
Lotad / Lombre / Ludicolo
Lunatone
Seviper

POKEMON CAN'T FIND IN SAPPHIRE :
Latios
Groundon
Mawile
Seedot / Nuzleaf / Shiftry
Solrock
Zangoose


Pokemon Sapphire is a better game to start with because once you have captured KYOGRE you can easily beat the POKEMON LEAUGE with KYOGRE just has to be at a HIGH ENOUGH LV. with your SCEPTILE by the way in POKEMON SAPPHIRE you should start off with TREECKO ( GRASS ) because your TEAM ENEMY ( TEAM AQUA ) uses some water Pokemon like CARVANHANA SHARPEDO

in Pokemon Ruby you should start off with Mudkip it will evolve into SWAMPERT with is WATER & GROUND ELEMENT it can take all ELECTRIC ATTACKS as long as SWAMPERT has it Ground Element base it can be pretty much helpful in alot of cases.