Pokémon Sapphire is the sister to Pokémon Ruby. They are the third group of Pokémon handheld games to be released in the US. They were both released in the spring of 2003 for the Game Boy Advance. This series of games took place in another part of the Pokémon world called Hoenn. New things about Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire include:
- The player may choose their character's gender in this group.
- Pokéblocks, made by cooperation between either NPCs or linked friends, raise certain stats for the
- Contests, which judge Pokémon based on Coolness, Toughness, Cuteness, Intelligence, and Beauty.
