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GraN143 July 3rd, 2013 10:53 PM

Ruby Is Good Because Cheats Working haha

Rizardon July 3rd, 2013 11:46 PM

Emerald ..pretty much because of the battle frontier.

Anguscr4p July 4th, 2013 11:07 AM

I can't stand the text they used for R/S, and they just look very sloppy in comparison to FR/LG/E. Honestly, if Zangoose and Seedot were available in Emerald (I know Seedot is, but he's too damn rare), I wouldn't have even tried Ruby.

Emerald just looks much nicer, makes more sense and is more enjoyable than the other two, I feel.

XeroNos July 5th, 2013 11:10 PM

It is Emerald because of the facility to catch all three version exclusive legendaries as well as the story line involving them all

nitemate July 27th, 2013 9:25 PM

Obviously Emerald. First of all you can catch all the legendaries ( kyogre, groudon, rayquaza and Reggies) in it. Secondly It has the battle frontier feature. Also you can find both the fossils in it

Purple skies July 27th, 2013 9:36 PM

I choose Emerald cause for the villians there they have them both in ruby and sapphire and its way better to play as well

Sirfetch’d July 28th, 2013 12:02 AM

Emerald! It is my favorite game of all time and it expanded nicely on Ruby and Sapphire.

KorpiklaaniVodka July 31st, 2013 10:51 AM

Emerald because it had more stuff.

BubbleBeams July 31st, 2013 9:21 PM

I think that Sapphire and Ruby are both great games in their own right but they almost feel like incomplete or beta versions for Emerald. I felt that Emerald was much more complete. So it definitely gets my top ranking out of the three.

Rentoray August 1st, 2013 1:54 AM

Voted for Pokemon Emerald! First i am ever played and it have more feature than R/S.

Aeroblast August 1st, 2013 7:34 AM

Emerald, because it's the most complete version of the three.

Ace. August 3rd, 2013 3:00 AM

My favorite is Emerald because of you can catch the 3 Main Legendaries, The Improvement of some Graphics, and the Battle Frontier.

pokemasta92 August 4th, 2013 12:36 AM

I choose Ruby partly for nostalgic reasons, but also because I like the feeling of being on the side of one of the gangs. Emerald was awesome with its added features and Pokémon, but in Emerald you have to fight against both teams and bring balance to them. That's cool and all, but I like joining up with one of them, in Ruby's case with Team Aqua which is my favorite!

Bagon13 August 9th, 2013 9:08 PM

My first game was pokemon Ruby
But in my opinion Emerald was better because it had Battle Frontier, better than Battle tower

clefable919 August 10th, 2013 7:26 AM

Like most other people, I prefer Emerald. The sprite animations, the Battle Frontier...It kept everything good from the previous two games and added some great new features.

Hiatus August 17th, 2013 3:24 PM

I prefer Pokémon Emerald due to all the reasons that's been stated thus far. Also, if you had the correct tickets in this game, you were able to access Birth Island and Navel Rock and catch Ho-oh, Lugia, and Deoxys. I've had a lot of fun playing this game. According to my save file, I've played this game for a total of 654 hours. xD"

xXxMechaNekoxXx August 18th, 2013 1:23 PM

Love Emerald. It was my first Pokemon game and yet the best :3

Radiam August 18th, 2013 3:03 PM

I would have to say Emerald. It's the sister game of Ruby and Sapphire, and it has more. You can catch both Kyogre and Groudon. You can also catch Rayquaza which is a kick-__ Pokemon! It was also my second Pokemon game ever! :3

blaziken25 August 19th, 2013 1:51 AM

Ruby, because it's the only one of the three I've played :O Plus I like Groudon :) And it's Red! Yay Red!

PokégirlRaichu August 19th, 2013 5:45 AM

I like Ruby because I like Groudon. :3 I think it's awesome

FraxureGames August 31st, 2013 10:43 AM

Emerald takes, the cake, and why shouldn't it? Ruby and Sapphire are both great games, and emerald only improved on them. I love the added features like the pokenav, as well as the new places, like trainer hill and the battle tents. The story was more enjoyable, having both teams as villians and getting to battle with Steven (one of my favorite moments), and then of course, there's the battle frontier. What more do you need?

BackDraft-97 August 31st, 2013 10:56 AM

IMO emerald's the better, even tho i picked sapphire. I should've picked Emerald, but my friend had sapphire too, and i picked that because of migrating ^^'
Also, i remember taking his team from sapphire and him restarting. Good times :D

Falsever September 5th, 2013 5:05 AM

Emerald is the best, and everyone would say this too.
Its new features (Battle Frontier, Match Call, etc.) are great.
We can battle Team Aqua & Magma in one game, great huh?
Also, Rayquaza is the best in the trio. :D

Tsutarja September 5th, 2013 5:10 AM

Emerald without a doubt. You get both Team Magma and Team Aqua in game, and alongside Pokémon Contests you have the Battle Tents, Trainer Hill, and so much more including the Battle Frontier!

Guy September 5th, 2013 11:45 AM

The obvious answer here would be Emerald, because it's the improved version of Ruby and Sapphire. You pretty much get everything you got in the original duo and then some. However, my answer stands as all of the above. Despite Emerald's apparent advantages, I could play any of these three games again, regardless of the version, and enjoy it just as much. And trust me, I've done. Many times.

Jill Valentine September 5th, 2013 3:25 PM

I'm going with Emerald too had alot of new stuff although it still didn't have johto though

AluminiumOxide September 27th, 2013 2:55 AM

emerald is best i think. you can also go to battle frointer in Emerald but not in R/S. Emerald is A Directors cut game of R/S and its good then R/S but its harder then both of this game

Guardian September 27th, 2013 7:10 AM

Well, theoretically speaking, Emerald wins in every single way since it's same as S/R, but better. Apart from some exclusive Pokemon Emerald has.

However, Sapphire will always be the first game I've played so in a way I will always remember of that.

Sirfetch’d September 27th, 2013 2:48 PM

Emerald is not only my favorite game of this trio, but my favorite game of all time. I find it to be flawless and I can play it countless times. GF really outdid themselves with this game.

Ari Niko September 28th, 2013 9:35 PM

Emerald >>>>>>>>>>>>

The game was just stunning, everything about it. I also really liked facing both teams rather than just one (though it seemed as if Magma was more an ally than an enemy)

GreyVirgo October 15th, 2013 5:25 PM

Emerald to the Max! Emerald's the best because you can get the legendary trio (Kyogre,Groudon,Rayquaza) in the game and I like other features that Gamefreak added to the game as Ruby and Sapphire were the base but they were boring but the Thing that I like most in Emerald is the Battle Frontier.

mrpokemonxy October 20th, 2013 4:57 PM

Gotta say emerald because storyline is bigger and more events to do.

Alexander Nicholi November 17th, 2013 12:52 PM

I like Emerald the best, because it was my very first Pokémon game. After beating it, Ruby and Sapphire just seemed to barren for me to fully enjoy. :/

devastatinq November 18th, 2013 10:27 AM

I personally love Emerald the most, as others do too, for the same reasons, actually.
There's just those minor differences that make it a better game, in my opinion.

ilias_ November 19th, 2013 6:08 AM

I never bought Emerald because my cousin had it and we were playing Pokemon together back then. I can see why people prefer it over Ruby&Sapphire but my favorite is Sapphire for nostalgic reasons :)

Gardevoir the Dragon Slayer November 19th, 2013 8:42 AM

Ruby I guess, I wanted Sapphire but they only had ruby in the shop. But I think it works better a Team Magma as the bad guys and Team Aqua as the good guys.
Am not to keen on Emerald beacuse I preferred it when one team was bad and the other good, plus Steven is better as the Champion rather than Wallace.

Kikaito plush November 19th, 2013 10:07 AM

Pokemon Saphire because Team Aqua are the villain( which is usual for an ninja to like pirates)

Pike Queen November 19th, 2013 10:17 AM

Emerald because you get to battle both teams, and double battle with Steven FTW. <3

TheRestlessSoul December 6th, 2013 2:02 AM

I prefer emerald as it was my first game i ever got and it just has all these extra features such as the battle frontier, which was really great but it also had may smaller differences, such as the click that the poke ball made when the pokemon was caught.. things like that made it just that little bit better to me :)

Sopheria December 6th, 2013 8:11 AM

I'd have to say Emerald is the best. Like others said, it's the little things. The Battle Frontier was great, I liked fighting both Team Aqua and Team Magma, and it majorly improved the double battle system. Ruby and Sapphire seemed like they were still kind of testing the waters with double battles, like a prototype or something. Emerald is where it really shines. The one thing I don't really care for in Emerald is how you have to wait until you get to Lilycove to do the Pokemon contests. The contests were really fun, but in Emerald you have to wait until you're practically done with the game to do them.

But Emerald is definitely the best of the three IMO.

LegendaryBulbasaur December 6th, 2013 3:10 PM

Emerald hands down
1.More Pokemon
2.Extra Features
3.More Double Battles :3

LilyAnn December 7th, 2013 6:12 PM

I liked Ruby a lot because you got to battle Team Magma :p But I really loved Emerald because you were able to battle both teams and it had new features.

大輔 December 7th, 2013 6:57 PM

I played Sapphire first and then Ruby I think... but Emerald topped both of the other ones because it was a mixture of Ruby and Sapphire.

SnailCandy December 9th, 2013 7:28 PM

I prefer Emerald on almost all terms except that it's missing some of my favorite pokemon. The biggest offender is Masquerain, who is in my top 5 Bug pokemon conceptually. Other than that, I generally take Emerald and any of the 3rd in the set of any of the generations. Yellow, Crystal, Platinum, you name it!


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