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|gen_series=[[Generation VI]]
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|link_method=[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS Wireless]], [[StreetPass]], [[SpotPass]], [[Nintendo Network]], [[Infrared|IR]]
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==Reception==
==Reception==
Gaming magazine {{wp|Famitsu}} gave Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire a score of 37 out of 40, scoring two points fewer than X and Y and three points more than Ruby and Sapphire.
Gaming magazine {{wp|Famitsu}} gave Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire a score of 37 out of 40, scoring two points fewer than X and Y and three points more than Ruby and Sapphire. IGN rated the games an "Good" 7.8/10<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/18/pokemon-alpha-sapphire-and-omega-ruby-review Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby Review - IGN]</ref>, 1.2 points fewer than Pokémon X and Y, criticizing the excessive amount of water and [[HM]]s. This reasoning was {{n|Gotta Meme 'em All: 7.8/10 Too Much Water|quickly mocked by fans}} due to these issues' presence in the original games apparently being overlooked. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire hold a rating of 83.67%<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/792673-pokemon-omega-ruby/index.html Pokémon Omega Ruby for 3DS - GameRankings]</ref> and 82.73%<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/792672-pokemon-alpha-sapphire/index.html Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for 3DS - GameRankings]</ref>, respectively, on {{wp|Game Rankings}}.


Within the first three days of release for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, over 3 million copies were sold in Japan, North America, and Australia.<ref>[http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/8093870-pokemon-omega-rubyalpha-sapphire-sell-3-million/ Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire Sell 3 Million]</ref> Later when released in Europe, it came in at numbers 6 and 7 of the top ten video game sales chart for that week, also earning enough sales from both games into becoming the current candidate for the largest game launch of the Pokémon series in the region, beating out {{game|Black and White|s}}, which previously held this record.<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-01-omega-ruby-and-alpha-sapphire-uks-biggest-pokemon-launch-ever Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire UK's biggest Pokémon launch ever]</ref> In the fiscal year of their release, they sold 9.94 million units.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150507e.pdf Consolidated Results for the Years Ended March 31, 2014 and 2015]</ref>
===Sales===
Within the first three days of release for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, 3.04 million copies were sold in Japan, North America, and other territories.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2014/11/26/pokemon-omega-rubyalpha-sapphire-sold-3-million-worldwide-three-days/ Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire Sold Over 3 Million Worldwide In Three Days - Siliconera]</ref> Later when released in the UK, it came in at numbers 6 and 7 of the top ten video game sales chart for that week, also earning enough sales from both games into becoming the current candidate for the largest game launch of the Pokémon series in the region, beating out {{game|Black and White|s}}, which previously held this record.<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-01-omega-ruby-and-alpha-sapphire-uks-biggest-pokemon-launch-ever Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire UK's biggest Pokémon launch ever - Eurogamer.net]</ref> In the fiscal year of their release, they sold 9.94 million units.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150507_4e.pdf#page=5 Nintendo Co., Ltd. - Earnings Release for Fiscal Year Ended March 2015]</ref> As of March 31, 2017, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have sold 13.74 million copies worldwide.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html Top Selling Title Sales Units - Nintendo 3DS Software]</ref>


IGN rated the games an "Good" 7.8/10<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/18/pokemon-alpha-sapphire-and-omega-ruby-review</ref>, 1.2 points fewer than Pokémon X and Y, criticizing the excessive amount of water and [[HM]]s. This reasoning was {{n|Gotta Meme 'em All: 7.8/10 Too Much Water|quickly mocked by fans}} due to these issues' presence in the original games apparently being overlooked. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire hold a rating of 83.79%<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/792673-pokemon-omega-ruby/index.html</ref> and 82.73%<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/792672-pokemon-alpha-sapphire/index.html</ref>, respectively, on {{wp|Game Rankings}}.
====Japanese sales====
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire sold 1,508,665 units on their first week on the Japanese market.<ref>[http://gematsu.com/2014/11/media-create-sales-111714-112314 Media Create Sales: 11/17/14 – 11/23/14 - Gematsu]</ref>
 
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
''Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{alpha sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{omega ruby color}}"
! style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Week
! style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}" | Week ending
! style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}" | Ranking
! style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}" | Units sold
! style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Total units sold
|- style="background:#fff"
| 1
| November 23, 2014
| 1st
| 1,327,671
| 1,327,671
|- style="background:#fff"
| 2
| November 30, 2014
| 1st
| 298,613
| 1,626,284
|- style="background:#fff"
| 3
| December 7, 2014
| 2nd
| 171,813
| 1,798,097
|- style="background:#fff"
| 4
| December 14, 2014
| 2nd
| 152,384
| 1,950,481
|- style="background:#fff"
| 5
| December 21, 2014
| 2nd
| 167,534
| 2,118,015
|- style="background:#fff"
| 6
| December 28, 2014
| 2nd
| 165,329
| 2,283,344
|- style="background:#fff"
| 7
| January 4, 2015
| 2nd
| 110,895
| 2,394,239
|- style="background:#fff"
| 8
| January 11, 2015
| 2nd
| 38,420
| 2,432,659
|- style="background:#fff"
| 9
| January 18, 2015
| 2nd
| 24,964
| 2,457,623
|- style="background:#fff"
| 10
| January 25, 2015
| 5th
| 17,035
| 2,474,658
|- style="background:#fff"
| 11
| February 1, 2015
| 7th
| 14,108
| 2,488,766
|- style="background:#fff"
| 12
| February 8, 2015
| 5th
| 12,234
| 2,501,000
|- style="background:#fff"
| 13
| February 15, 2015
| 8th
| 12,922
| 2,513,921
|- style="background:#fff"
| 14
| February 22, 2015
| 9th
| 11,256
| 2,525,177
|- style="background:#fff"
| 15
| March 1, 2015
| 6th
| 12,680
| 2,537,857
|- style="background:#fff"
| 16
| March 8, 2015
| 10th
| 11,297
| 2,549,155
|- style="background:#fff"
| 17
| March 15, 2015
| 12th
| 10,768
| 2,559,923
|- style="background:#fff"
| 18
| March 22, 2015
| 16th
| 8,646
| 2,568,569
|- style="background:#fff"
| 19
| March 29, 2015
| 23rd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 20
| April 5, 2015
| 18th
| 8,709
| 2,587,345
|- style="background:#fff"
| 21
| April 12, 2015
| 15th
| 6,057
| 2,593,401
|- style="background:#fff"
| 22
| April 19, 2015
| 12th
| 5,483
| 2,598,884
|- style="background:#fff"
| 23
| April 26, 2015
| 16th
| 4,973
| 2,603,857
|- style="background:#fff"
| 24
| May 3, 2015
| 13th
| 6,427
| 2,610,284
|- style="background:#fff"
| 25
| May 10, 2015
| 7th
| 8,557
| 2,618,841
|- style="background:#fff"
| 26
| May 17, 2015
| 9th
| 3,648
| 2,622,489
|- style="background:#fff"
| 27
| May 24, 2015
| 9th
| 4,081
| 2,626,570
|- style="background:#fff"
| 28
| May 31, 2015
| 13th
| 4,501
| 2,631,071
|- style="background:#fff"
| 29
| June 7, 2015
| 14th
| 4,119
| 2,635,190
|- style="background:#fff"
| 30
| June 14, 2015
| 13th
| 3,914
| 2,639,104<!--
|- style="background:#fff"
| 31
| June 21, 2015
| 10th
| 4,332
| 2,643,436
|- style="background:#fff"
| 32
| June 28, 2015
| 17th
| 4,899
| 2,648,334
|- style="background:#fff"
| 33
| July 5, 2015
| 10th
| 4,719
| 2,653,053
|- style="background:#fff"
| 34
| July 12, 2015
| 11th
| 4,608
| 2,657,661
|- style="background:#fff"
| 35
| July 19, 2015
| 12th
| 5,357
| 2,663,019
|- style="background:#fff"
| 36
| July 26, 2015
| 17th
| 5,414
| 2,668,433
|- style="background:#fff"
| 37
| August 2, 2015
| 22nd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 38
| August 9, 2015
| 18th
| 4,486
| 2,677,443
|- style="background:#fff"
| 39
| August 16, 2015
| 13th
| 5,331
| 2,682,774
|- style="background:#fff"
| 40
| August 23, 2015
| 11th
| 3,750
| 2,686,525
|- style="background:#fff"
| 41
| August 30, 2015
| 16th
| 3,582
| 2,690,106
|- style="background:#fff"
| 42
| September 6, 2015
| 18th
| 2,807
| 2,692,914
|- style="background:#fff"
| 43
| September 13, 2015
| 12th
| 2,948
| 2,695,861
|- style="background:#fff"
| 44
| September 20, 2015
| 23rd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 45
| September 27, 2015
| 27th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 46
| October 4, 2015
| 33rd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 47
| October 11, 2015
| 37th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 48
| October 18, 2015
| 27th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 49
| October 25, 2015
| 28th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 50
| November 1, 2015
| 31st
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 51
| November 8, 2015
| 27th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 52
| November 15, 2015
| 27th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 53
| November 22, 2015
| 36th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 54
| November 29, 2015
| 44th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 55
| December 6, 2015
| 34th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 56
| December 13, 2015
| 45th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 58
| December 27, 2015
| 40th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 59
| January 3, 2016
| 32nd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 60
| January 10, 2016
| 29th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 61
| January 17, 2016
| 28th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 62
| January 24, 2016
| 32nd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 63
| January 31, 2016
| 42nd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 64
| February 7, 2016
| 36th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 65
| February 14, 2016
| 29th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 66
| February 21, 2016
| 31st
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 67
| February 28, 2016
| 37th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 68
| March 6, 2016
| 27th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 69
| March 13, 2016
| 20th
| 4,088
| 2,775,025
|- style="background:#fff"
| 70
| March 20, 2016
| 21st
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 71
| March 27, 2016
| 28th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 72
| April 3, 2016
| 34th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 73
| April 10, 2016
| 29th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 74
| April 17, 2016
| 20th
| 2,151
| 2,789,955
|- style="background:#fff"
| 75
| April 24, 2016
| 31st
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 76
| May 1, 2016
| 36th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 77
| May 8, 2016
| 29th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 78
| May 15, 2016
| 22nd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 79
| May 22, 2016
| 23rd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 80
| May 29, 2016
| 23rd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 81
| June 5, 2016
| 21st
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 82
| June 12, 2016
| 22nd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 83
| June 19, 2016
| 21st
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 84
| June 26, 2016
| 23rd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 85
| July 3, 2016
| 25th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 86
| July 10, 2016
| 18th
| 3,518
| 2,819,752
|- style="background:#fff"
| 87
| July 17, 2016
| 15th
| 4,102
| 2,823,853
|- style="background:#fff"
| 88
| July 24, 2016
| 9th
| 7,143
| 2,830,996
|- style="background:#fff"
| 89
| July 31, 2016
| 8th
| 10,220
| 2,841,216
|- style="background:#fff"
| 90
| August 7, 2016
| 10th
| 10,432
| 2,851,648
|- style="background:#fff"
| 91
| August 14, 2016
| 7th
| 10,258
| 2,861,907
|- style="background:#fff"
| 92
| August 21, 2016
| 8th
| 9,353
| 2,871,259
|- style="background:#fff"
| 93
| August 28, 2016
| 14th
| 6,914
| 2,878,174
|- style="background:#fff"
| 94
| September 4, 2016
| 9th
| 6,668
| 2,884,841
|- style="background:#fff"
| 95
| September 11, 2016
| 11th
| 5,082
| 2,889,923
|- style="background:#fff"
| 96
| September 18, 2016
| 13th
| 4,754
| 2,894,677
|- style="background:#fff"
| 97
| September 25, 2016
| 16th
| 4,575
| 2,899,251
|- style="background:#fff"
| 98
| October 2, 2016
| 17th
| 4,184
| 2,903,436
|- style="background:#fff"
| 99
| October 9, 2016
| 19th
| 3,401
| 2,906,837
|- style="background:#fff"
| 100
| October 16, 2016
| 24th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 101
| October 23, 2016
| 26th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 102
| October 30, 2016
| 34th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 103
| November 6, 2016
| 33rd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 104
| November 13, 2016
| 44th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 105
| November 20, 2016
| 38th
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 106
| November 27, 2016
| 42nd
| -
| --->
|-
| style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="5" |
|}
|
''Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Double Pack''
{| class="roundy" style="text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{alpha sapphire color dark}}; background:#{{omega ruby color}}"
! style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Week
! style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}" | Week ending
! style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}" | Ranking
! style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}" | Units sold
! style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Total units sold
|- style="background:#fff"
| 1
| November 23, 2014
| 2nd
| 90,497
| 90,497
|- style="background:#fff"
| 2
| November 30, 2014
| 26th
| -
| -
|-
| style="background:#{{alpha sapphire color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" colspan="5" |
|}
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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*[[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version]]
*[[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version]]
*{{Appendix|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire walkthrough}}
*{{Appendix|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire walkthrough}}
==External links==
* [https://miiverse.nintendo.net/titles/14866558073477520402/14866558073477520408 Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Miiverse Community]


==References==
==References==
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