Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Pokémon Omega Ruby ポケットモンスター オメガルビー
Pokémon Omega Ruby's boxart, featuring Groudon
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire ポケットモンスター アルファサファイア
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire's boxart, featuring Kyogre
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo 3DS
Category:	RPG
Players:	Currently unknown
Connectivity:	None
Developer:	Game Freak
Publisher:	Nintendo/The Pokémon Company
Part of:	Generation VI
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E
ACB:	PG
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	7
GRAC:
GSRR:	N/A
Release dates
Japan:	November 21, 2014
North America:	November 21, 2014
Australia:	November 21, 2014
Europe:	November 28, 2014
South Korea:	November 21, 2014
Hong Kong:	N/A
Taiwan:	N/A
Websites
Japanese:	Official Japanese site
English:	Official English site
Japanese boxart Pokémon Omega Ruby Japanese boxart Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Japanese boxart

Pokémon Omega Ruby (Japanese: ポケットモンスター オメガルビー Pocket Monsters Omega Ruby) and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (Japanese: ポケットモンスター アルファサファイア Pocket Monsters Alpha Sapphire) are paired Generation VI games that are enhanced remakes of the third-generation titles Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. The new games were revealed in a worldwide announcement on the official Pokémon websites on May 7, 2014 and were released in most regions of the world on November 21, 2014; with the exception of Europe, where the games were released on November 28, 2014.

Pre-release information

According to the press release that announced the games, the new titles will take players through a dramatic story within a spectacular new world.^[1] The first footage from the game, a cutscene showing Groudon and Kyogre manipulating the weather via their respective Abilities, was revealed three days after the games' first announcement.^[2] One month after the games' announcement, it was revealed that Groudon and Kyogre can undergo Primal Reversion becoming Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, respectively.^[3]

A number of features introduced in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire that had since been discontinued will return in these games. Pokémon Contests and customizable Secret Bases (now "Super Secret Bases") will return for the first time since Pokémon Platinum,^[4] while the Mach Bike, the Acro Bike, and third-generation player characters Brendan and May will return for the first time since Pokémon Emerald.^[5] Feebas will resume a Contest-specific evolution method.^[6] In addition, a number of features introduced in Pokémon X and Y will also return, with Horde Encounters and Mega Evolutions already confirmed to be part of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, with the Horde Encounter feature expanding into Trainer Horde Battles. At least ten new Mega Evolutions will debut in this game, including Mega Sceptile, Mega Swampert, Mega Diancie, Mega Sableye, Mega Metagross, Mega Altaria, Mega Lopunny, Mega Salamence, Mega Slowbro, Mega Audino, Mega Camerupt and Mega Sharpedo. The PokéNav will be redesigned as the PokéNav Plus, a device appearing on the touch screen outside of battle. The PokéNav Plus has four main functions — DexNav, which displays information about wild Pokémon available in the player's current location; AreaNav, a map used for navigation of location, Pokémon, Secret Bases and Berry Trees; BuzzNav, which reports on news from around the Hoenn region and from StreetPass; and PlayNav, which is used to connect to online play, local wireless play, Pokémon-Amie and Super Training.

The August edition of CoroCoro magazine introduced Cosplay Pikachu. This special Pikachu is given to the player to use in Pokémon Contests. This Pikachu gets a unique costume to wear during Contests; each costume comes with a specific, special move: Pikachu Rock Star gets Meteor Mash (Cool Contest); Pikachu, Ph.D gets Electric Terrain (Clever Contest); Pikachu Pop Star gets Draining Kiss (Cute Contest); Pikachu Belle gets Icicle Crash (Beautiful Contest); Pikachu Libre gets Flying Press (Tough Contest).

Blurb

Ancient Powers Reawaken!

Start your Pokémon adventure now!
Behold the true Groudon^OR/Kyogre^AS!
Pikachu likes to cosplay?!
Build a Secret Base all your own!

Changes from Ruby and Sapphire

• Mega Evolutions and Mega Stones are added to the remakes, many of which are brand new and did not exist in X and Y.
• Brendan and May have completely different attires, with Brendan's brown hair and white hat more obvious, and May has a bow instead of the bandana worn in the Generation III games.
• Team Magma and Team Aqua have been given new designs. Team Magma Admin Tabitha appears to be huskier than he appeared in the Generation III games and Courtney has purple hair instead of brown hair. The Team Aqua Admins have dark skin tones. Team Aqua Admin Shelly has black hair with accents of blue instead of red hair and Matt is more muscular than he originally appears in the Generation III games.
• Steven Stone has a Mega Metagross, while his plot has been expanded to include his search for the secrets of the Mega Stones.
• The Trainers and Hoenn Gym Leaders have the VS. Artwork used for battling from X and Y, instead of using the VS. Sprites used for Gen IV & V.
• Groudon and Kyogre have Primal Reversion forms which are accessed by their holding their respective colored orbs. Because of this, the scene where the evil team leaders as well as the player returning the Orbs to Mt. Pyre (with the team leaders apologizing for their actions) has been omitted from the remakes.
• Completely new characters, such as Aarune, Lisia, and Zinnia appear in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• Secret Bases have been completely upgraded, becoming Super Secret Bases in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, its features include, sharing other player's bases, inviting other players as secret pals, capturing flags and customizing the player's own Gym.
• The Hoenn Pokédex has been redesigned in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and the design appears to be similar to the original Game Boy Advance system.
• Five new special costumes for Pikachu are added to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. These costumes can be accessed through contests only. These Pikachu have a special move, such as Flying Press for Pikachu Libre.
• Pokémon-Amie from X and Y is added to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• The Hoenn Gym Leaders and other trainers boast new looks in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.
• Horde Encounters from X and Y return in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Occasionally, five-versus-one battles can also occur between trainers.
• Sky Encounters are introduced in the games.
• Mirage Spots are added in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• Legendary Pokémon Lugia, Ho-Oh, Regigigas, Heatran, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Palkia, Dialga, Giratina, Virizion, Terrakion, Cobalion, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Raikou, Suicune, Entei, Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus, and Cresselia are obtainable in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, with some of them being version exclusive and also requiring their own unlock method to be able to obtain them. Lugia and Ho-Oh are now found at Sea Mauville; unlike before, where they could only be found at Navel Rock in Emerald, as well as FireRed and LeafGreen through a special event.
  • Each of their unique battle themes have not been recomposed for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, instead using the same track they had in the game they last appeared in. However, for Raikou, Suicune, and Entei, their 8-bit battle theme from the Generation II games is played.
• Battle Resort and Battle Maison are added in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, replacing the Battle Tower. Also similar to the Battle Frontier from Emerald, Battle Points (BP) can be collected to earn prizes.
• After defeating the Elite Four, the games feature the Delta Episode. Similar to Pokémon Emerald, Rayquaza plays a major role here.
• Nine new Pokémon have been added to the Hoenn Pokédex which are all Generation IV Pokémon which certain Hoenn region Pokémon evolve from or into. Some of the Pokémon on the teams used by the Elite Four have been changed to reflect that as well as Wally's Ralts eventually evolving into Gallade as its final form instead of Gardevoir.
• The Safari Game from the Safari Zone has been removed and instead the Pokémon caught there are collected through normal encounters.
• Mauville City has been completely redesigned into an indoor shopping complex and is dubbed the largest city in Hoenn, playing a similar role to Lumiose City from X and Y.
• The Mauville Game Corner has been closed down, as game corners are no longer included in Pokémon games since Generation V.
• The number of puzzles in the Trick House are reduced from eight to six. Badges are also no longer required to start each puzzle, though some HM abilities from certain badges are needed to navigate through certain puzzles.
• The trainers found on Mt. Chimney that were encountered after defeating Team Aqua/Team Magma have been removed. As such one of the trainers that could be rechallenged there in a rematch Expert Shelby has been moved to Jagged Pass.
• After defeating the Elite Four, Professor Birch can be found again being chased by a wild Shroomish on Route 101, where the player will be able to choose a Johto starter, unlike before, where they could only be obtained in Emerald after completing the Hoenn Pokédex (without having to import them from Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness). Completing further requirements in the post-game will allow the player to select Unova and Sinnoh starter Pokémon in the same way.
• Unlike the originals when the player faces May or Brendan as their rival in Lilycove City their Pokémon teams have fully evolved including that their Starter Pokémon had reached its final form, something that never occurred in Generation III. Also similar to AZ in X and Y, they challenge the player in a fifth battle after the credits have ended. Also their Starter Pokémon has its Mega Stone to which May/Brendan Mega Evolve it into its Mega Evolution form.
• Bikes are now capable of traveling through tall grass, but the player will be unable to tell where they are when doing so.
• As Flash had been removed as an HM since Generation IV, the Knuckle Badge from Brawly is the only Hoenn League Badge in the remakes not required to unlock an HM for use outside of battle. Also because of the changes in the HM move lineup which originally started in Generation V, Waterfall, formerly HM07, is now HM05. Additionally Dive, formerly HM08 is now HM07. Rock Smash which became a TM move in Generation V becomes HM 06 again. Secret Power, which was stripped of TM status in Generation V replaces Rock Smash as TM94 as it is needed to help create a Secret Base.
  • Because of Flash's removal as an HM, Granite Cave has been redesigned to where the player cannot proceed until Brawly has been defeated to which the they can access a new room that is related to Groudon^OR or Kyogre^AS where Steven Stone is. Additionally the original dark areas of the caves and the Pokémon which are found within them can no longer be accessed until the player has the Mach Bike from Mauville City.
• Deoxys is catchable during the climax of the Delta Episode, marking the first time the Pokémon has been legitimately obtainable in-game without the need for a special downloadable event. Also as its means of transforming between formes is completely different compared to Generation III's method of its forme determined by which Gen. III game it was uploaded to, Professor Cozmo's house in Fallabor Town has a meteorite which allows it to freely change it's forme.
• The Abandoned Ship has been redesigned and renamed Sea Mauville. It's backstory has also been greatly expanded.
• The encounter with Steven Stone on Route 118 has been changed to where a quick side mission is involved before the player can progress further. Here Latias^OR or Latios^AS arrives and takes the player and Steven to Southern Island. After dealing with the members of Team Magma^OR/Team Aqua^AS there, Steven provides the player with the Mega Bracelet, allowing the player to Mega Evolve their Pokémon.
• By default, during the trip to Southern Island, a Latios^OR or a Latias^AS will join the player's party there instead of them serving as Roaming Pokémon in the post-game. If the party is full, the player will be asked to choose one of their existing party Pokémon to be sent to their PC. Also to return to Southern Island to collect the one that originally brought the player there, an Eon Ticket from a special event is required.
• The Meteorite plays a larger role in the game, particularly for the Delta Episode as a means for Rayquaza to Mega Evolve in the official storyline. Because of this it can no longer be given to Professor Cozmo in return for TM27 (Return). Instead the TM is found in Pacifidlog Town, which in the original games copies of it could be found there alongside TM21 (Frustration).
• A few areas areas for finding wild Pokémon have been redone. Certain wild Water-type Pokémon are not found in every route or Area they were in the original games such as Sharpedo no longer being found through fishing in Mossdeep. A few evolved Pokémon such as Swellow or Wailord also can no longer be found out in the wild.
• A few trainers that were rechallengable in the original games through Trainer's Eye have been removed.

Images

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  Pokémon Omega Ruby English logo

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  Pokémon Alpha Sapphire logo

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  Pokémon Omega Ruby Japanese logo

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  Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Japanese logo

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  Pokémon Omega Ruby Korean boxart

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  Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Korean boxart

Version-exclusive Pokémon

This list of version-exclusive Pokémon applies to the main game-

Omega Ruby 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0273 Seedot Grass 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0303 Mawile Steel Fairy 0335 Zangoose Normal 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0383 Groudon Ground 0410 Shieldon Rock Steel 0411 Bastiodon Rock Steel 0422 Shellos Water 0423 Gastrodon Water Ground 0484 Palkia Water Dragon 0538 Throh Fighting 0566 Archen Rock Flying 0567 Archeops Rock Flying 0641 Tornadus Flying 0643 Reshiram Dragon Fire 0690 Skrelp Poison Water 0691 Dragalge Poison Dragon

Alpha Sapphire 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 0139 Omastar Rock Water 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0336 Seviper Poison 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0382 Kyogre Water 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 422E Shellos Shellos Water 423E Gastrodon Gastrodon Water Ground 0483 Dialga Steel Dragon 0539 Sawk Fighting 0564 Tirtouga Rock Water 0565 Carracosta Rock Water 0642 Thundurus Electric Flying 0644 Zekrom Dragon Electric 0692 Clauncher Water 0693 Clawitzer Water

In other languages

Language Title Japanese ポケットモンスター オメガルビー・アルファサファイア European French Pokémon Rubis Oméga et Saphir Alpha German Pokémon Omega Rubin und Alpha Saphir Italian Pokémon Rubino Omega e Zaffiro Alpha Korean 포켓몬스터 오메가루비·알파사파이어 European Spanish Pokémon Rubí Omega y Zafiro Alfa

Trivia

• In all territories except Europe, these games were released on the twelfth anniversary of the Japanese release of Ruby and Sapphire.
• Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are the only pair of remakes whose names are not written in CamelCase.
• Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are the first pair of remakes not to come bundled with an accessory.
• Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are the only pair of remakes not to feature Eyecatches.

See also

Bulbanews has multiple articles related to this subject:

Articles relating to Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

• Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version
• Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire walkthrough

References

This game-related article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.