<s>
is	O
a	O
2004	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
third	O
version	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
general	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
Hoenn	O
region	O
and	O
conquer	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
eight	O
Pokémon	O
Gyms	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
Elite	O
Four	O
and	O
its	O
Champion	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
main	O
subplot	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
two	O
criminal	O
organizations	O
attempting	O
to	O
harness	O
a	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	O
's	O
power	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Pokémon	O
that	O
debuted	O
in	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
incorporates	O
Pokémon	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
not	O
featured	O
in	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emeralds	B-Language
reception	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Emerald	B-Language
is	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
which	O
had	O
the	O
player	O
fight	O
two	O
specific	O
trainers	O
,	O
Emerald	B-Language
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
2-on-2	O
battle	O
with	O
two	O
trainers	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
they	O
could	O
usually	O
battle	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
battle	O
and	O
trade	O
with	O
others	O
using	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
Pokémon	O
games	O
including	O
Emerald	B-Language
,	O
Ruby	O
,	O
Sapphire	O
,	O
FireRed	B-Device
,	O
and	O
LeafGreen	B-Device
by	O
linking	O
their	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
systems	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
accomplished	O
either	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Link	O
Cable	O
or	O
by	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
that	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
FireRed	B-Device
and	I-Device
LeafGreen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
XD	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
trade	O
for	O
Pokémon	O
not	O
normally	O
obtainable	O
in	O
Emerald	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emerald	B-Language
includes	O
several	O
other	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
animations	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
in-battle	O
and	O
an	O
area	O
called	O
the	O
Battle	O
Frontier	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
Tower	O
found	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
features	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
cut	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
and	O
story	O
remain	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
make	O
two	O
rivals	O
:	O
May	O
or	O
Brendan	O
,	O
the	O
child	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
Professor	O
Birch	O
,	O
and	O
Wally	O
,	O
a	O
timid	O
child	O
from	O
Petalburg	O
who	O
the	O
player	O
assists	O
in	O
catching	O
his	O
first	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
a	O
Ralts	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
their	O
journey	O
,	O
they	O
face	O
both	O
Team	O
Magma	O
and	O
Team	O
Aqua	O
,	O
who	O
originally	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
faced	O
in	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
gains	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
battle	O
with	O
former	O
champion	O
Steven	O
Stone	O
in	O
Meteor	O
Falls	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
a	O
powered-up	O
version	O
of	O
his	O
team	O
in	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Emerald	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
and	O
83	O
cards	O
launched	O
for	O
Emerald	B-Language
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
version	O
of	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
a	O
tradition	O
of	O
third	O
releases	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	O
Yellow	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Japanese	O
copies	O
of	O
Emerald	B-Language
;	O
this	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
English	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
done	O
several	O
promotions	O
related	O
to	O
Emerald	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
held	O
a	O
competition	O
for	O
players	O
based	O
on	O
Emerald	B-Language
where	O
players	O
compete	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Emerald	I-Device
Ultimate	O
Frontier	O
Battle	O
Brain	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
silhouette	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
Rayquaza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
brought	O
their	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
with	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Emerald	B-Language
and	O
a	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
to	O
Booth	O
2029	O
of	O
the	O
2005	O
Comic-Con	O
International	O
were	O
given	O
an	O
in-game	O
item	O
called	O
the	O
Mystic	O
Ticket	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
capture	O
Lugia	O
and	O
Ho-oh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Emerald	I-Device
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
and	O
holds	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
76/100	O
and	O
76.65	O
%	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
enthused	O
by	O
Emerald	B-Language
,	O
he	O
admitted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
solid	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
version	O
to	O
get	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
n't	O
played	O
Ruby	O
or	O
Sapphire	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpys	O
Phil	O
Theobald	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
but	O
felt	O
like	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
as	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Ryan	O
Davis	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
quality	O
experience	O
despite	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
and	O
that	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
may	O
appreciate	O
its	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Laurie	O
Blake	O
performed	O
a	O
retroactive	O
review	O
of	O
Emerald	B-Language
;	O
she	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
games	O
have	O
aged	O
well	O
but	O
still	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
similarities	O
between	O
it	O
and	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
prevented	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
a	O
must-have	O
while	O
still	O
being	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
compared	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
various	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Audrey	O
Drake	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
utilizing	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
villain	O
groups	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
marked	O
departure	O
"	O
from	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
included	O
Emerald	B-Language
,	O
alongside	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
that	O
she	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
 '	O
eShop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
listed	O
Emerald	B-Language
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
to	O
bring	O
onto	O
a	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
praised	O
the	O
Battle	O
Frontier	O
and	O
its	O
fixes	O
for	O
flaws	O
found	O
in	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emerald	B-Language
launched	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
791,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
and	O
372,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
1.4	O
million	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
and	O
ranked	O
behind	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hand	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Heavenly	I-Application
Bride	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
FireRed	I-Device
and	I-Device
LeafGreen	I-Device
(	O
combined	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
1000	O
best-selling	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
2010	O
featured	O
Emerald	B-Language
at	O
779	O
with	O
7,724	O
copies	O
sold	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
1,916,505	O
sold	O
since	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
146,000	O
people	O
pre-ordered	O
copies	O
of	O
Emerald	B-Language
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emerald	B-Language
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
position	O
in	O
May	O
;	O
it	O
followed	O
in	O
June	O
by	O
falling	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
two	O
spot	O
below	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
with	O
265,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
poll	O
conducted	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
readers	O
ranked	O
Emerald	B-Language
as	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
for	O
the	O
2005	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ranked	O
second	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
year	O
of	O
2005	O
below	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
06	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
best-selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
erroneously	O
reported	O
that	O
"	O
Total	O
sales	O
[	O
from	O
Emerald ]	O
would	O
exceed	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
an	O
actual	O
emerald	B-Language
the	O
size	O
of	O
Neptune.	O
"	O
</s>
