Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions

Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire were the first Generation III games to be released — 21 November, 2002 in Japan, 17 March, 2003 in the US and 25 July, 2003 in Europe. A sister game, Pokémon Emerald was released later, on 19 September, 2004, in Japan, featuring some gameplay advances and a plot alteration, and a whole new area called the Battle Frontier.