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The '''third generation''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|第三世代|だいさんせだい}}''' ''third generation'') of Pokémon games, also sometimes known as the '''advance''' or '''advanced generation''', is the third set of Pokémon games released, and is described by some to be a "{{wp|reboot (fiction)|resetting}}" of the series. | The '''third generation''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|第三世代|だいさんせだい}}''' ''third generation'') of Pokémon games, also sometimes known as the '''advance''' or '''advanced generation''', is the third set of Pokémon games released, and is described by some to be a "{{wp|reboot (fiction)|resetting}}" of the series. | ||
Centering around {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} on the [[Game Boy Advance]], released in 2002 and 2004 respectively (2003 and 2005 outside of Japan), Generation III broke from the continuous storyline that had been established between [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]], opting instead to move players to the [[Hoenn]] region, an island [[region]] disconnected from [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]]. | Centering around {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} on the [[Game Boy Advance]], released in 2002 and 2004 respectively (2003 and 2005 outside of Japan), Generation III broke from the continuous storyline that had been established between [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]], opting instead to move players to the [[Hoenn]] region, an island [[region]] disconnected from [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]]. The games themselves are incompatible with the previous two generations as well, initially causing many complaints due to the unavailability of many popular Generation I and II Pokémon in Ruby and Sapphire. This problem was remedied, however, between the release of Hoenn's paired versions and third version, with remakes of Generation I's {{game|Red and Green|s}} appearing as {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} on the Game Boy Advance, as well as [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]] on the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]]. | ||
Details in the Hoenn- and Kanto-based games hint that the storyline of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald is contemporaneous with that of FireRed and LeafGreen (and due to this, contemporaneous with Generation I as well), placing Generation III three years before Generation II and [[Generation IV]], themselves contemporaneous. It is unknown where the storylines of [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]] fall in the timeline, being five years apart from each other but making no reference to their time period relative to any of the main series games. | Details in the Hoenn- and Kanto-based games hint that the storyline of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald is contemporaneous with that of FireRed and LeafGreen (and due to this, contemporaneous with Generation I as well), placing Generation III three years before Generation II and [[Generation IV]], themselves contemporaneous. It is unknown where the storylines of [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]] fall in the timeline, being five years apart from each other but making no reference to their time period relative to any of the main series games. | ||
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==Discussion of Generation III== | ==Discussion of Generation III== | ||
While the opinion of the fandom shifts from time to time, Generation III is notable for drawing the most criticism for the series yet. The sense of a reboot when players were thrust into Hoenn (which excludes 184 of the older 251 Pokémon from availability) with no way to recover their old Pokémon | While the opinion of the fandom shifts from time to time, Generation III is notable for drawing the most criticism for the series yet. The sense of a reboot when players were thrust into Hoenn (which excludes 184 of the older 251 Pokémon from availability) with no way to recover their old Pokémon drew ire from some fans. The game also saw a jump in newly introduced Legendary Pokémon, with 10 more introduced, a significant increase from Generation II, which only introduced 6. | ||
Later games improved this, however, with Emerald's return to Hoenn being a welcome addition to the series (and including the first {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} in the series as well). FireRed and LeafGreen brought back nostalgic fans who decided to pass on Hoenn's primary paired versions, as well as bringing new fans to the Kanto region, only previously available in its fullest state on the [[Game Boy]]. | Later games improved this, however, with Emerald's return to Hoenn being a welcome addition to the series (and including the first {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} in the series as well). FireRed and LeafGreen brought back nostalgic fans who decided to pass on Hoenn's primary paired versions, as well as bringing new fans to the Kanto region, only previously available in its fullest state on the [[Game Boy]]. | ||
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* Generation III is the only generation that: | * Generation III is the only generation that: | ||
**Introduced two [[pseudo-legendary Pokémon]]. | **Introduced two [[pseudo-legendary Pokémon]]. | ||
**Is unable to communicate with games from the previous generation | **Is unable to communicate with games from the previous generation. | ||
* Generation III does not introduce any evolved forms of Pokémon from previous generations (a trait shared with [[Generation V]]), with the only cross-generational relatives being [[baby Pokémon]] {{p|Azurill}} and {{p|Wynaut}}. | * Generation III does not introduce any evolved forms of Pokémon from previous generations (a trait shared with [[Generation V]]), with the only cross-generational relatives being [[baby Pokémon]] {{p|Azurill}} and {{p|Wynaut}}. | ||
* Generation III introduced the most Pokémon [[List of Pokémon that are not part of an evolutionary line|that are unable to evolve]], with a total of 21 at the time. | * Generation III introduced the most Pokémon [[List of Pokémon that are not part of an evolutionary line|that are unable to evolve]], with a total of 21 at the time. | ||
