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|jname=ゲームボーイアドバンス
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|image=Game Boy Advance.png
|caption=An Arctic GBA
|caption=A Game Boy Advance
|jprelease=March 21, 2001
|jprelease=March 21, 2001
|narelease=June 11, 2001
|narelease=June 11, 2001
|eurelease=June 22, 2001
|eurelease=June 22, 2001
|aurelease=June 22, 2001
|aurelease=June 22, 2001
|korelease=January 2002<ref>[http://www.thisisgame.com/webzine/community/tboard/?board=38&n=163102 <nowiki>[GBA]게임보이 어드밴스 발매 10주년 - 게임잡담 - 디스이즈게임</nowiki>] ([https://archive.today/TNGNh archived copy])</ref>
|cnrelease=June 8, 2004
|specs=
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*32-Bit ARM RISC 16.78MHz processor with embedded memory
*32-Bit ARM RISC 16.78MHz processor with embedded memory
*2.9" TFT reflective screen - 40.8mmx61.2mm - 240x160pixels
*2.9" TFT reflective screen - 40.8mm×61.2mm - 240×160 pixels
*32,768 possible colors - 511 simultaneous colors in character mode - 32,768 colors in bitmap mode
*32,768 possible colors - 511 simultaneous colors in character mode - 32,768 colors in bitmap mode
*82mm (length) x 144.5 (width) x 24.5mm (depth)
*82mm (length) × 144.5mm (width) × 24.5mm (depth)
*140g
*140g
*Uses 2AA batteries and has a battery life for 15 hours (900 minutes)
*Uses 2AA batteries and has a battery life of 15 hours (900 minutes)
*Compatible with Nintendo [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy]] games.
*Compatible with Nintendo [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy]] games.
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The '''Game Boy Advance''' is [[Nintendo]]'s 32-bit handheld gaming system that surpassed the Nintendo [[Game Boy Color]]. The Game Boy Advance was released in 2001. Not only did it look dramatically different (a semi trapezoidal shape compared to the rectangle shape of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color), but it also contained a powerful processor, allowing it to display SNES-caliber graphics and even play voices. The Game Boy Advance was also capable of interaction with the [[Nintendo GameCube]].
The ''' Game Boy Advance''' (Japanese: '''ゲームボーイアドバンス''' ''Game Boy Advance'') is [[Nintendo]]'s 32-bit handheld gaming system that surpassed the Nintendo [[Game Boy Color]]. The Game Boy Advance was released in 2001. It has a notably different form to its predecessors (a semi-trapezoidal shape compared to the rectangle shape of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color) and also contained a powerful processor, allowing it to display [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]-caliber graphics and even play voices. The Game Boy Advance was also capable of interaction with the [[Nintendo GameCube]].


The original model was eventually discontinued in favor of the [[Game Boy Advance SP]] and [[Game Boy micro]], both of which function similarly.
The original model was eventually discontinued in favor of the [[Game Boy Advance SP]] and [[Game Boy micro]], both of which function similarly.


==Additional accessories==
The Game Boy Advance, like the [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]] before it, is not region-locked. This means that a player can play a Game Boy Advance game from any region on their own locally purchased console.
*[[Link Cable]]
 
*[[E-Reader]]
==Peripherals==
*[[Game Boy Advance Video]]
* [[Game Link Cable]]
*[[GBA Wireless Adapter]]
* [[e-Reader]]
* [[Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter]]


==Pokémon games==
==Pokémon games==
Due to backward compatibility, all Pokémon games from [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]] are also playable.
{{consolegames}}
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! style="background: #EEE" | Genre
! style="-moz-border-radius-topright: 5px; background: #EEE" | Release
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}
| {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2002
| 2002
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
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|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
| {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2004
| 2004
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Emerald}}
| {{game|Emerald}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2004
|-
| style="background:#FFFFFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team]]
| style="background:#FFFFFF" | Dungeon crawler
| style="background:#FFFFFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 2005
|}{{left clear}}
 
===Game Boy Advance Video===
Several Pokémon titles were released on [[Game Boy Advance Video]], a series of GBA cartridges that play videos.
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| Pokémon GBA Video: For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!
| Video playback
| 2004
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| Pokémon GBA Video: Johto Photo Finish
| Video playback
| 2004
| 2004
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team]]
| Pokémon GBA Video: Pokémon—I Choose You
| Dungeon crawler
| Video playback
| 2005
| 2004
|}<br clear="left">
|-
| style="background:#FFFFFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | Pokémon GBA Video: Beach Blank-Out Blastoise
| style="background:#FFFFFF" | Video playback
| style="background:#FFFFFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 2004
|}{{left clear}}
 
===By backwards compatibility===
Due to backward compatibility, all Pokémon games from [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]] are also playable.
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Red and Green|s}}
| Core series RPG
| 1996
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Blue| (Japanese)}}
| Core series RPG
| 1996
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
| Core series RPG
| {{tt|1998|Based on the North American release date, as the games were released under different names in Japan}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Yellow}}
| Core series RPG
| 1998
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}
| Card game
| 1998
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Pinball]]
| Pinball
| 1999
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}
| Core series RPG
| 1999
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]
| Puzzle
| 2000
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Crystal}}
| Core series RPG
| 2000
|-
| style="background:#FFFFFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!]]
| style="background:#FFFFFF" | Card game
| style="background:#FFFFFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 2001
|}{{left clear}}


==Pokémon specials==
==Special Pokémon editions==
*Game Boy Advance: New York Poké Center's Gold version GBA. Later released nationwide in September / October 2002. $69.99, later retailed for $59.99 during the Holiday season.[http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Game-Boy-Advance-System/dp/B000EMEW2G]
*Gold Game Boy Advance: Features a {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Pichu}}. Initially exclusive to the New York Pokémon Center, but later released nationwide in September and October 2002. It originally retailed at US$69.99, but later US$59.99 during the Holiday season.
*Game Boy Advance: Suicune Edition exclusive to Pokémon Center
*White Game Boy Advance: Features a {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Pichu}}.
*Game Boy Advance: Celebi Edition exclusive to Pokémon Center
*{{p|Suicune}} Game Boy Advance: Features the [[legendary beasts]], with an emphasis on {{p|Suicune}}. Exclusive to Pokémon Center stores.
*Game Boy Advance: Venusaur Edition exclusive to Pokémon Center
*{{p|Celebi}} Game Boy Advance: Exclusive to Pokémon Center stores.
*Game Boy Advance:The Latias/Latios Edition was released in 2002 to commemorate the release of the 5th Pokémon movie, Pokémon Heroes[http://www.pokezam.com/pokemon/promotional/]
*{{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} Game Boy Advance: Released in 2002 to commemorate the release of ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''.
*Game Boy Advance Bundle: {{game|Crystal}} was bundled with a black GBA in a Toys R Us exclusive[http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000AHOYI.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg]
*Diamond-encrusted Game Boy Advance: The winners of the [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America]], Minh Le and Samin Syed, each won a one-of-a-kind diamond-encrusted Game Boy Advance.


==Trivia==
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[[Image:Sapphire_cartridge.jpg|100px|left|thumb|A GBA Cartridge]]
File: Gold Pokemon GBA.png|Gold Game Boy Advance
* The Game Boy Advance, like the [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]] before it, is not region-encoded. This means that a player could theoretically play a Game Boy Advance game from any region in their own locally purchased console.
File: White Game Boy Advance.png|White Game Boy Advance
File: Suicune Game Boy Advance.png|Suicune Game Boy Advance
File: Celebi Game Boy Advance.png|Celebi Game Boy Advance
File: Latias Latios Game Boy Advance.png|Latias and Latios Game Boy Advance
</gallery>


==External links==
==References==
*[http://www.arm.com/markets/armpp/406.html ARM Processors]
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