History Trivia / PokemonRubyAndSapphire

* RecycledScript: ''Emerald Version'' fills in the dialog for new encounters with TheRival by duplicating some of their lines from the Route 110 and Lilycove City battles in the original ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire''.

** Secret Base Dolls for Regirock, Regice, and Registeel exist in the codes, but there is no way to get them without a cheat device, as they were only accessed from a Japan only promotional e-Reader card.

* MeaningfulReleaseDate: ''Emerald'' was released on May 1, 2005 in the US; the emerald is the birthstone of May.

* NamesTheSame: Hoenn has three Pokémon that have the same names as rock bands: Music/{{Volbeat}}, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altaria_(band) Altaria]], and [[Anime/BangDream Roselia]].

* NamesTheSame: This isn't the first Pokémon game to have a [[Videogame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Primal Legendary]]. (Though this only applies to the English versions, as it was was called "Dark Dialga" in Japan)

** There is an ability called Cacophony hidden in the games' code. It's identical to Soundproof, but no Pokémon have it and it was removed in ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl''.
** Secret Base Dolls for Regirock, Regice, and Registeel exist in the codes, but there is no way to get them without a cheat device, as they were only accessed from a Japan only promotional E-Reader card.

** Generation III was the first generation to introduce ribbons, which are attached to Pokémon as an award for accomplishing something. Alongside ribbons that are awarded to Pokémon for defeating the Pokémon League, clearing Contests or clearing the battle tower, there are a whopping '''64''' ribbons that are not obtainable within the GBA games. Only 2 of these are available through ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonXD'' (the National Ribbon, which are awarded to purified Shadow Pokémon, and the Earth Ribbon, which are awarded to Pokémon that clear Mt. Battle). The rest refer to events (such as battling competitions) that were apparently planned, but ended up not happening. The most mysterious are the tower ribbons, which are awarded for clearing places known as "Darkness Tower", "Red Tower", "Blackiron Tower" and "Final Tower". Nothing like that is even hinted at anywhere else in the Pokémon series.

* NamesTheSame: Hoenn has three Pokemon that have the same names as rock bands: Music/{{Volbeat}}, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altaria_(band) Altaria]], and [[Anime/BangDream Roselia]].

** Game Freak trademarked "Delta Emerald" in Japan, suggesting that a remake of ''Pokémon Emerald'' may have been planned (it would have been the first [[UpdatedRerelease "third game"]] to be remade). However, this may just be a blanket trademark made to cover their bases, [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Core_series#Unused_trademarks as Game Freak has done for many other possible titles,]] including ''Grey'', ''Purple'', and ''Brown''.

* FanNickname:
** Latias and Latios are known as "the Lati Twins," "the Latis," or "Lati@s" when referred to collectively.
** Kyogre has been called [[PurposelyOverpowered "The King of Ubers"]] for a long time due to being considered one of the most powerful Pokémon ever created.
** Deoxys' Normal Forme is called Deoxys-N or Deo-N, Attack Forme is called Deoxys-A or Deo-A, Defense Forme is called Deoxys-D or Deo-D, and Speed Forme is called Deoxys-S or Deo-S.

* FanNickname:
** The remakes are referred to as "ORAS" (pronounced "oar-as" or "auras"). Alternatively, "ROZA" in the Spanish regions, and "ROSA" in the French regions.
** Some people call Mega Salamence "Nyoom Dragon" because of its somewhat silly appearance.
** "[[Anime/YuGiOh Seto Kaiba]]" for Mega Gallade because of its BadassCape and Duel Disk-like arms.
** Primal Groudon is sometimes called "P-Don" or "P-Donner".
** The redesigned mall-like Mauville City is sometimes called "Mallville City".
** [[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/67/254Sceptile-Mega.png Mega Sceptile]] is also known as the "Christmas Dragon" due to its red and green color scheme and Christmas tree-like tail.

** Generation III was the first generation to introduce ribbons, which are attached to Pokémon as an award for accomplishing something. Alongside ribbons that are awarded to Pokémon for defeating the Pokémon League, clearing Contests or clearing the battle tower, there are a whopping '''64''' ribbons that are not obtainable within the GBA games. Only 2 of these are available through ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonXD'' (the National Ribbon, which are awarded to purified Shadow Pokémon, and the Earth Ribbon, which are awarded to Pokémon that clear Mt.Battle). The rest refer to events (such as battling competitions) that were apparently planned, but ended up not happening. The most mysterious are the tower ribbons, which are awarded for clearing places known as "Darkness Tower", "Red Tower", "Blackiron Tower" and "Final Tower". Nothing like that is even hinted at anywhere else in the Pokémon series.

** Early on after the release of ''Ruby and Sapphire'' worldwide, rumors about being able to find wild Celebi on Route 117 cropped up, with an unbelievably low encounter rate, like one in 20 million. Nothing in the game's code suggests that Celebi can be found there. Most likely these rumors were invented by fans who were sore about not being able to trade with the Gen 2 games.

* NamestheSame: This isn't the first Pokémon game to have a [[Videogame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Primal Legendary]]. (Though this only applies to the English versions, as it was was called "Dark Dialga" in Japan)

* TroubledProduction: ''Ruby and Sapphire'' were [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-dev-says-rubysapphire-were-the-most-challe/1100-6452514/ apparently the most difficult to develop out of any games in the franchise]]. Shifting from the UsefulNotes/GameBoy to the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance required a lot of adjustment for Creator/GameFreak due to the significant upgrades in hardware. There was also uncertainty about the future of the franchise, as ''Pokémon'' was seen as a fad and the initial Pokémania phase was waning.

* TroubledProduction: ''Ruby and Sapphire'' were [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-dev-says-rubysapphire-were-the-most-challe/1100-6452514/ apparently the most difficult to develop out of any games in the franchise]] due to using much more powerful hardware for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, therefore forcing Creator/GameFreak to change around absolutely everything from the previous two generations due to the new hardware.

* TroubledProduction: ''Ruby and Sapphire'' were [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-dev-says-rubysapphire-were-the-most-challe/1100-6452514/ apparently the most difficult to develop out of any games in the franchise]] due to using much more powerful hardware for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, therefore forcing Game Freak to change around absolutely everything from the previous two generations due to the new hardware.

** Game Freak trademarked "Delta Emerald" in Japan, suggesting that a remake of ''Pokémon Emerald'' may have been planned (it would have been the first [[UpdatedRerelease "third game"]] to be remade). However, this could just be a blanket trademark made to cover their bases, [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Core_series#Unused_trademarks as Game Freak has done for many other possible titles]], including ''Grey'', ''Purple'', and ''Brown''.

* KillerApp: ''Ruby and Sapphire'' are the best selling titles to ever grace the Game Boy Advance, with more than 16 million units sold between them. ''Emerald'' is the third most successful with more than 6 million units sold, only beaten by ''[=FireRed=] and [=LeafGreen=]''.

* SignificantReleaseDate: ''Emerald'' was released on May 1, 2005 in the US; the emerald is the birthstone of May.

** The remakes are referred to as "ORAS" (pronounced "oar-as" or "auras"). Alternatively, in the Spanish regions, "ROZA".

** The official site had advertised Megas using moves they can't legally learn, such as Diancie with Power Gem and Blaziken with Ice Punch. Once the games were out and people were able to confirm those moves were unobtainable, an official statement with an apology was released and the misleading images were removed from the site.

** Official materials state that none of the Mega Stones indroduced in ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' can be traded over to ''PokemonXAndY''. In actuality, Latiasite and Latiosite can be traded and will even function since their data was left in ''X'' and ''Y''.

** A Pokémond called Shellos was fully implemented into the game, but later cut. It would later reappear, with a few minor design changes, in ''Diamond and Pearl''.

** Early on after the release of ''Ruby and Sapphire'' worldwide, rumors about being able to find wild Celebi on route 117 have cropped up, with an unbelievably low encounter rate, like one in 20 million. Nothing in the game's code suggests that Celebi can be found there. Most likely these rumors were invented by fans who were sore about not being able to trade with the Gen 2 games.

* TroubledProduction: ''Ruby and Sapphire'' were [[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-dev-says-rubysapphire-were-the-most-challe/1100-6452514/ apparently the most difficult to develop out of any games in the franchise]] due to using much more powerful hardware for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, therefore having to change around absolutely everything from the previous two generations due to the new hardware.