Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire

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Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire

Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire (Japanese: ポケモンボックス ルビー＆サファイア Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire), translated as Pokémon Memory Magic in some parts of Europe^[4], is a Nintendo GameCube product released May 30th, 2003 in Japan and in North America on July 11th, 2004. In North America, however, it was only available at the Pokémon Center in New York City. Pokémon Box itself is not so much a game as it is a storage unit for Trainers' Pokémon.

European gamers were able to purchase the game with a GameCube Bundle which included Pokémon Colosseum, a memory card, and a GameCube link cable. There were also a limited amount of Pokémon Box games available online at the Stars Catalogue on the official Nintendo of Europe website.

Features

Trainers can store up to 1500 Pokémon in twenty-five boxes that hold sixty Pokémon and trade between Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, as well as FireRed and LeafGreen. All of the Pokémon can be stored on a GameCube memory card, requiring 59 blocks for save data. A special edition Ruby and Sapphire Memory Card 59 is included with the game for players to use.

The host of the game, Brigette, is the creator of the mass storage system, and is the sister of Lanette, who developed the standard storage system along with Bill.

The game also comes with a GameCube-to-Game Boy Advance link cable, which allows Trainers to deposit Pokémon from their GBA game to Box without the need to trade.

Once a Pokémon is in a box, Trainers can examine the stats of their Pokémon and, using the "Go to List" option, open a spreadsheet style graph with numerous categories such as original Trainer, moves, Pokémon Contests stats, friendliness, and level. This is similar to the List view found in Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2 when using the box feature found within both of those games.

Players may also display their Pokémon using the "Showcase" option from the main menu in Brigette's Room. This feature allows players to create a stage from a combination of ten backgrounds, ten stage patterns, and five types of display pieces. They are also able to choose from one of eight music tracks, all of which have been remixed or ported from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. However, this view is only for show, and does not display any statistics about the Pokémon that are being displayed.

Please note, however, certain conditions in each game must be met before Pokémon Box can be fully utilized.

In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

• Players must have received the Pokédex from Professor Birch before they can deposit their Pokémon.
• Players must have 100 Pokémon caught in the Pokédex before they can withdraw any Pokémon which they did not deposit.

In Pokémon Emerald

• Players must have Hall of Fame data and must have received the National Pokédex before they can deposit their Pokémon.
• Players must have 100 Pokémon caught in the Pokédex before they can withdraw any Pokémon which they did not deposit.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

• Players must have finished the Sevii Islands quest and activated trades with Hoenn-based games with the Ruby and Sapphire before they can deposit or withdraw any Pokémon.
• Players must have 100 Pokémon caught in the Pokédex before they can withdraw any Pokémon which they did not deposit.

Bonus eggs

When a certain amount of Pokémon are deposited from a game cartridge, a Pokémon egg is deposited in box. The Pokémon that hatches will know a special move that it would not learn normally and can not be passed down through breeding. It is important to note that these Pokémon do not all need to have the same original Trainer ID number, but must be transferred from the same game cartridge into Pokémon Box. This means that, in cases where a player has access to multiple games, all of the Pokémon can be transferred to one, then moved into Box. The Pokémon that are available from the special eggs are:

Receive at the start

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
SWABLU	♂/♀	Dex No.	0333	Unknown nature.	Flying	Peck	no Ribbon
Lv. 5		Type		July 12, 2004	Normal	Growl
		Normal	Flying	Hoenn/Kanto	Normal	False Swipe
		OT	(Hatcher's)	Apparently arrived at Lv. 5.	--	--
		ID No.	(Hatcher's)	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Natural Cure
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

100 Pokémon from one game

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ZIGZAGOON	♂/♀	Dex No.	0263	Unknown nature.	Normal	Tackle	no Ribbon
Lv. 5		Type		July 12, 2004	Normal	Growl
		Normal		Unknown	Hoenn/Kanto	Normal		ExtremeSpeed
		OT	(Hatcher's)	Apparently arrived at Lv. 5.	--	--
		ID No.	(Hatcher's)	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Pickup
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

500 Pokémon from one game

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
SKITTY	♂/♀	Dex No.	0300	Unknown nature.	Normal	Tackle	no Ribbon
Lv. 5		Type		July 12, 2004	Normal	Growl
		Normal		Unknown	Hoenn/Kanto	Normal		Tail Whip
		OT	(Hatcher's)	Apparently arrived at Lv. 5.	Normal	Pay Day
		ID No.	(Hatcher's)	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Cute Charm
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

1499 Pokémon from one game

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
PICHU	♂/♀	Dex No.	0172	Unknown nature.	Electric	ThunderShock	no Ribbon
Lv. 5		Type		July 12, 2004	Normal	Charm
		Electric		Unknown	Hoenn/Kanto	Water		Surf
		OT	(Hatcher's)	Apparently arrived at Lv. 5.	--	--
		ID No.	(Hatcher's)	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in all regions.
Item		Ability
None		Static
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
This Pokémon must forget the move yes in order to be able to be sent to Poké Transfer.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

1499 Pokémon from one game (Japanese version only)

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ラルトス	♂/♀	Dex No.	0280	Unknown nature.	Normal	Growl	no Ribbon
Lv. 5		Type		May 30, 2003	Normal	Wish
		Psychic		Unknown	Hoenn/Kanto	--		--
		OT	(Hatcher's)	Apparently arrived at Lv. 5.	--	--
		ID No.	(Hatcher's)	fateful encounter at	There is no limit to this Pokémon's availability. It may be obtained on any date, beginning from when it was released. It was available in Japan.
Item		Ability
None		Synchronize
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date .
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution

Emulation

Aside from being a storage device, Pokémon Box can be used to play Ruby or Sapphire on a television without the Game Boy Player. Only those two versions (but not FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald) can be played and the storage system on the memory card cannot be accessed via the in-game PC, just the game cartridge's boxes. In this way, it is much like the Game Boy Tower of Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2. Players can access this feature by choosing the option "Go to Adventure" from the title menu. This is currently the only official way to play any hand held version of Pokémon on the Wii.

Trivia

• Absol is the only non-legendary Pokémon featured on the box art.
  • However, Absol is mentioned in legends.

References

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