# Pokémon Emerald

> Pokémon Emerald is Game Freak's 2004 Game Boy Advance update of Ruby and Sapphire, adding the Battle Frontier and a story centred on Rayquaza.

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- Console: Game Boy Advance
- Released: 2004
- Developer: Game Freak

Pokémon Emerald was developed by Game Freak and released for the Game Boy Advance in 2004 in Japan and 2005 elsewhere. It revisits the Hoenn region of Ruby and Sapphire, with both Team Magma and Team Aqua as villains and Rayquaza at the centre of the story.

It added the Battle Frontier, animated Pokémon sprites, double battles with partners and support for the wireless adapter. It is one of the best-selling games on the system.

A static recompilation runs the Game Boy Advance game natively.

## Pokémon Emerald PC Ports

- [Emerald Recomp](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gba/games/pokemonemerald/ports/emeraldrecomp/index.md): Emerald Recomp is a static recompilation of Pokémon Emerald for Windows and Linux by mstan, with link-cable netplay and experimental Wireless Adapter support.