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Pokemon Sapphire Version

Pokemon Sapphire Version

?Nov 21, 2002?

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Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Guide

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Summary

Nintendo's mega-popular monster-battling RPG is back with Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire for the Game Boy Advance. These new Pokemon quests take players on a journey through Hoenn, where they can train, battle, trade and earn badges with a new set of Pokemon.

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Multi-cartridge Multiplayer,?Cartridge Save,?e-Reader,?Game Link Cable

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Nov 21, 2002

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