Description
Pokémon Emerald Version (Japanese: ポケットモンスターエメラルド Pocket Monsters Emerald ) is an upper version to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire , and is the fifth and final Generation III core series game. Like the previous upper version, Pokémon Crystal , it added many features not present in the earlier paired versions. It was released in Japan on September 16, 2004, in North America on May 1, 2005, in Australia on June 9, 2005, and in Europe on October 21, 2005. It was the second highest-selling video game of 2005 in North America. It was also the third best-selling game for the Game Boy Advance , losing to the other Generation III games, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen .