3. Emerald Changes

Explore the significant changes in Pokémon Emerald compared to Ruby and Sapphire, including new characters, Pokémon, locations, and gameplay features.

Several changes have happened in Pokemon Emerald. Many are for the good, little are for the bad. But almost all of the changes have eliminated everything that was wrong about the Ruby and Sapphire versions.

Key Changes:

• Both main characters now have different clothing (both have green).
• You can catch both Groudon and Kyogre.
• After beating the Elite Four, you can choose which Lati you want to catch. The other one will appear in southern island, which can only be accessed by getting the Eon Ticket.
• If you complete your Hoenn Pokedex, Professor Birch will reward you by letting you pick a Gold/Silver/Crystal starter of your choice.
• Some Pokemon from Ruby and Sapphire cannot be found in Emerald. These include: Meditite/Medicham, Surskit/Masquerain (obtainable via mixing records or Surskit swarm TV reports), Roselia, Zangoose, and Lunatone.
• There is a new champion, Wallace (formerly the 8th gym leader in R/S). The old champion, Steve, can be battled in Meteor Falls. The new gym leader for Sootopolis City is Juan.
• Some gym leaders have altered, changed, or added Pokemon in their roster.
• After beating the Elite Four, you can go to the Battle Frontier, which is larger and better than the Battle Tower. Here you can earn symbols, battle points, and use them to buy dolls or tutor moves for your Pokemon.
• You fight both Team Aqua and Team Magma.
• You can now get to Navel Rock and Birth Island using a Mystic Ticket and an Aurora Ticket, which were only available at Nintendo Events.
• Faraway Island has been added, accessible with the Old Sea Chart from Nintendo events, where you can trap a wild Mew.
• The match call feature allows rematches with certain trainers and all gym leaders, with their Pokemon becoming stronger or changing over time (e.g., Norman's Blissey and Slaking).
• A new Deoxys form, the speed form, has been added with incredible speed and balanced stats.
• Double team battles are now possible; if two trainers spot you, they will initiate a battle where you send out two Pokemon and they send out one at a time.
• Some natures have added effects in Emerald. For example, the "Hustle" ability not only affects Attack and Accuracy but also increases the chance of meeting higher-level Pokemon if the Pokemon with "Hustle" is in the lead.