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{{StrategyWiki|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire}}
{{StrategyWiki|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire}}
'''Pokémon Ruby Version''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ポケットモンスター ルビー|Poketto Monsutā Rubī}}''' ''Pocket Monsters: Ruby'') and '''Pokémon Sapphire Version''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ポケットモンスター サファイア|Poketto Monsutā Safaia}}''' ''Pocket Monsters: Sapphire'') are the first paired [[Version|main series]] of  [[Generation III]] games that are set in the [[Hoenn]] [[region]]. They were released in Japan on November 21, 2002, in North America on March 19, 2003, in Australia on April 3, 2003 and in Europe on November 14, 2003.
'''Pokémon Ruby Version''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ポケットモンスター ルビー|Poketto Monsutā Rubī}}''' ''Pocket Monsters: Ruby'') and '''Pokémon Sapphire Version''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ポケットモンスター サファイア|Poketto Monsutā Safaia}}''' ''Pocket Monsters: Sapphire'') are the first paired [[Version|main series]] of  [[Generation III]] games that are set in the [[Hoenn]] [[region]]. They were released in Japan on November 21, 2002, in North America on March 19, 2003, in Australia on April 3, 2003 and in Europe on July 25, 2003.


Like all paired games beforehand, Ruby and Sapphire were followed by a third version, {{game|Emerald||Pokémon Emerald Version}}, two years later, and together became the best-selling [[Game Boy Advance]] games of all time.
Like all paired games beforehand, Ruby and Sapphire were followed by a third version, {{game|Emerald||Pokémon Emerald Version}}, two years later, and together became the best-selling [[Game Boy Advance]] games of all time.