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[[image:gba.jpg|right|thumb|The Game Boy Advance]]
{{Console infobox
The '''Game Boy Advance''' is [[Nintendo]]'s 32-bit handheld gaming system that surpassed the Nintendo [[Game Boy Color]].
|name=Game Boy Advance
 
|jname=ゲームボーイアドバンス
The original model was eventually discontinued in favor of the [[Game Boy Advance SP]] and [[Game Boy Micro]], both of which function in the same way.
|jtrans=Game Boy Advance
 
|image=Game Boy Advance.png
=Technical specs=
|caption=A Game Boy Advance
|jprelease=March 21, 2001
|narelease=June 11, 2001
|eurelease=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=
*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(L) x 144.5(W) x 24.5mm(D)
*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|Game Boy Classic]] Game Boy games.
*Compatible with Nintendo [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy]] games.
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|type=Handheld
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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 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.
 
==Peripherals==
* [[Game Link Cable]]
* [[e-Reader]]
* [[Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter]]
 
==Pokémon games==
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}
| Core series RPG
| 2002
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire]]
| Pinball
| 2003
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
| Core series RPG
| 2004
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| {{game|Emerald}}
| 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
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| Pokémon GBA Video: Pokémon—I Choose You
| Video playback
| 2004
|-
| 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}}


==Additional accessories==
==Special Pokémon editions==
*Link Cable (Used to trade and battle in the RPGs.)
*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.
*[[E-Reader]]
*White Game Boy Advance: Features a {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Pichu}}.
*[[Game Boy Advance Video]]
*{{p|Suicune}} Game Boy Advance: Features the [[legendary beasts]], with an emphasis on {{p|Suicune}}. Exclusive to Pokémon Center stores.
*[[GBA Wireless Adapter]]
*{{p|Celebi}} Game Boy Advance: Exclusive to Pokémon Center stores.
*{{p|Latias}} and {{p|Latios}} Game Boy Advance: Released in 2002 to commemorate the release of ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]''.
*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.


[[image:sapphire_cartridge.jpg|right|thumb|A GBA Cartridge]]
<gallery>
File: Gold Pokemon GBA.png|Gold Game Boy Advance
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>


=Pokémon games=
==References==
*[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]] (RPG)
{{reflist}}
*[[Pokémon Emerald]] (RPG)
{{-}}
*[[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]] (RPG)
{{Consoles}}
*[[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby/Sapphire|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Pinball]] (Pinball game)
*[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team]] (Dungeon crawler)


=External links=
[[Category:Electronic devices]]
*[http://www.arm.com/markets/armpp/406.html ARM Processors]
[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
{{Nintendo}}


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