# Pokemon News: A Return to Hoenn! (Ruby and Sapphire Remakes) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 8, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973 "2014-05-08T13:37:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/1 "2014-05-08T13:37:45Z")
This November, Pokemon players can return to the Gen III region of Hoenn with the release of [Omega Sapphire and Alpha Ruby.](http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-omega-ruby-and-pokemon-alpha-sapphire/) Bricker Jr. did not start playing until Sinnoh (Gen IV), but did go back and acquire the GBA versions of Ruby and Sapphire, so I have seen these, but now I look forward to actually playing the updated versions as a participant instead of an occasional helper. ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/2 "2014-05-08T17:26:39Z")
Woo hoo! Awesome news! Do you know if these new versions will be Pokebank compatible? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/3 "2014-05-08T17:39:05Z")
> [@mage-girl](#): > > Woo hoo! Awesome news! > > Do you know if these new versions will be Pokebank compatible? šŸ™‚ I donā€™t know for certain ā€“ but I cannot imagine that it would not be. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/4 "2014-11-04T01:14:22Z")
Anyone else played the demo yet? The initial adventure takes about 30 minutes to play through, and there are no save points. The demo assumes youā€™re already familiar with the game mechanics such as battling and capturing (although you donā€™t get any Pokeballs until the end, and you donā€™t get to keep any Pokemon except the final one, so you may as well run). At the end you get to keep the Pokemon you capture and import it to the full game. Subsequent adventures take about 5 minutes each (battle 3 trainers; find a missing Pokemon: etc.) and unlock a few more items you can import into the full game. So far I got some extra Pokeballs. Visually it looks great. It has the same art style and X & Y. Riding on Latios is a nice touch. There is a news cast in the game that throws out lots of teases, including the Mirage Spots, which supposedly contain legendaries from all previous generations. Supposedly between the 4 3DS games (X,Y, Alpha Sapphire, Omega Ruby) one will be able to obtain all of the non-event-only legendaries. Speaking of which, Diancie is available for X & Y right now. Go to a GameStop and pick up a single use download code before November 16th ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/5 "2014-11-04T03:56:56Z")
Hey everyone! Iā€™ve been playing the demo, and finished it about 10 times. Thereā€™s a rumor going around that if you play it for a certain number of days, you unlock special missions. I havenā€™t seen any of those missions yet, so I canā€™t confirm or deny it. My friend went to pick me up a Diancie code two days after they were released. Gamestop was out. So if you want one, Iā€™d advise going to Gamestop ASAP. People on eBay are selling codes for Diancie, as well as the Shiny Gengar that was given out via Gamestop in October. (I missed that one too.) I donā€™t know how trustworthy these people are however, so buyer beware. And where do they get extra codes? Arenā€™t the codes just one per customer? Iā€™ll be getting Omega Ruby on release day. Very excited. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/6 "2014-11-04T05:59:10Z")
> [@mage-girl](#): > > People on eBay are selling codes for Diancie, as well as the Shiny Gengar that was given out via Gamestop in October. (I missed that one too.) I donā€™t know how trustworthy these people are however, so buyer beware. And where do they get extra codes? Arenā€™t the codes just one per customer? It seems to depend on the Gamestop and how well they understand the promotion. At the one closest to my house, when I went to get the Pinsirite, they insisted the cards were only for people preordering the Hoenn games. I had to show them the Pokemon website which clearly stated codes were for anyone, it was the posters that were only for preorders. That Gamestop was barely willing to give me two cards, even though my son was with me. At the other extreme, the Gamestop closest to my work hands the cards out like Halloween candy. I got 3 (for myself and my two sons) Shiny Gengars just for the asking, and the guy gave me 5 Diancies when I asked for 3. The extras fell on the counter and when I handed them back, the guy just told me to ā€œgo ahead and Wonder trade themā€. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/7 "2014-11-04T13:38:32Z")
> [@mage-girl](#): > > Iā€™ve been playing the demo, and finished it about 10 times. Thereā€™s a rumor going around that if you play it for a certain number of days, you unlock special missions. I havenā€™t seen any of those missions yet, so I canā€™t confirm or deny it. Heh. I also heard that if you beat the elite four in Yellow a hundred times with a Zapdos in your third slot youā€™ll get a Pikablu. > [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > At the other extreme, the Gamestop closest to my work hands the cards out like Halloween candy. I got 3 (for myself and my two sons) Shiny Gengars just for the asking, and the guy gave me 5 Diancies when I asked for 3. The extras fell on the counter and when I handed them back, the guy just told me to ā€œgo ahead and Wonder trade themā€. Can I have one? ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/8 "2014-11-05T07:37:35Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Can I have one? Sure. Do you want the physical card snail mailed to you or do you just want me to scratch the card and PM the code to you? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/9 "2014-11-05T13:49:22Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > Sure. Do you want the physical card snail mailed to you or do you just want me to scratch the card and PM the code to you? Awesome. Thank you. The PMā€™d code should work fine. Thank you again. ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/10 "2014-11-11T02:15:23Z")
Hey guys! I know we were skeptical about the inclusion of ā€œspecial missionsā€ in the OR/AS demo. However, just this evening, I got one! It wasnā€™t a big deal - My character flew somewhere and talked to a guy. And the guy gave him a Nugget, which I can transfer to the full game! Nuggets hopefully can be sold for a good amount, which will be a nice boost to my income in the early game. If I run into any other special missions, I will let you know! ---
**Author:** ![Reyemile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/11 "2014-11-24T18:21:41Z")
So I have this game now ā€“ anyone else playing? Is there a point to secret bases at all? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/12 "2014-11-25T03:35:06Z")
Bricker Jr has 7 badges and is trying to capture Kyogre. I have 6 badges and am shopping at the Lilycove Department Store. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/13 "2014-12-01T16:19:05Z")
Both my son and I have finished the game, as well as the Delta Quest which follows. The post-game here is rich. ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/14 "2014-12-04T20:32:21Z")
Hey everyone. I just got Omega Ruby yesterday. Havenā€™t had a chance to do much yet, but Iā€™m hoping to get more done with it this weekend. I love my Mudkip! And my Shiny Beldum is super useful in catching Pokemon without knocking the poor critters out completely. Kind of a bummer thereā€™s so little character customization, though. Still, overall, I like it! And if I want to play dress-up, I can always pop in Pokemon Y. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Reyemile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/15 "2014-12-06T17:31:06Z")
Couldnā€™t help myselfā€“after crushing Alpha, I picked up Omega too, to see how the other side plays. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/16 "2014-12-06T20:08:18Z")
I have caught lots oā€™ legendaries. Uxie was a particularly irksome catch. ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/17 "2014-12-10T23:45:19Z")
Iā€™m up to two Gym Badges now! šŸ˜ƒ In my defense, I didnā€™t get the game until Dec. 3rd, and Iā€™ve been proceeding pretty slowly in it. :o Not because itā€™s hard, but because I seem to be overly tired for some reason. Itā€™s a bummer. Planning to put in more time on it tonight while Survivor is on. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/18 "2014-12-15T17:25:33Z")
WOO-HOO!! I got an Eon Ticket via Street Pass Saturday night while picking out my Christmas tree!! I spread it to my son yesterday. Iā€™m doing Omega Ruby but I havenā€™t had a lot of time so far. Iā€™ve got 6 badges and just got to Mt. Pyre. My son has already finished and is tracking down legendaries at the Mirage Spots. He just made use of his Eon Ticket to get Latios, who he complained was too easy to catch (only level 30). > [@Reyemile](#): > > Is there a point to secret bases at all? Theyā€™re good for grinding. Each one Iā€™ve visited has 4-6 trainers to battle. You get healed after each battle so itā€™s easy to wipe out the whole base and gain Exp. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/19 "2014-12-15T17:30:10Z")
> [@mage-girl](#): > > Iā€™m up to two Gym Badges now! šŸ˜ƒ > > In my defense, I didnā€™t get the game until Dec. 3rd, and Iā€™ve been proceeding pretty slowly in it. :o Not because itā€™s hard, but because I seem to be overly tired for some reason. Itā€™s a bummer. > > Planning to put in more time on it tonight while Survivor is on. Iā€™m lucky in that we have two 3DSā€™s in the house; my son and I both play. But if you have only one, you might be stymied trying to trade Pokemon between your old X/Y game and the new OR/AS. Even if you invested in Pokebank, you canā€™t trade items to the new game; Pokemon moved to Pokebank lose their items. But ā€“ thereā€™s a way to use GTS to trade to yourself, and maybe bring in some trained Pokemon from XY to help out your ORAS adventures. Letā€™s say youā€™d love to see your level 90 Xerneas frolic in Hoenn with Groudon. 1. Start with OR. Catch a throwaway Pokemon ā€“ a level 3 Wurmple from Petalburg Woods, say. Deposit that Wurmple on GTS as a trade. Say youā€™re asking a level 90 Xerneas in return. In the comments section, put your name or a unique recognizable line so you can identify this as yours. (Note that ā€œXerneasā€ isnā€™t going to be a pickable choice since you havenā€™t seen a Xerneas yet, but you can use the Spell-Your-Own option). 2. Shut down OR, fire up X. 3. Go into GTS, search for trainers offering Wurmples. Find yours ā€“ other people may be doing this trick and thatā€™s why you used your unique recognizeable line in step 1. 4. Trade! Wurmple ends up in X; Xerneas ends up in OR ready to help fight Stephen for the championship. ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973/20 "2014-12-16T02:58:50Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Iā€™m lucky in that we have two 3DSā€™s in the house; my son and I both play. > > But if you have only one, you might be stymied trying to trade Pokemon between your old X/Y game and the new OR/AS. > > Even if you invested in Pokebank, you canā€™t trade items to the new game; Pokemon moved to Pokebank lose their items. > > But ā€“ thereā€™s a way to use GTS to trade to yourself, and maybe bring in some trained Pokemon from XY to help out your ORAS adventures. > > Letā€™s say youā€™d love to see your level 90 Xerneas frolic in Hoenn with Groudon. > > 1. Start with OR. Catch a throwaway Pokemon ā€“ a level 3 Wurmple from Petalburg Woods, say. Deposit that Wurmple on GTS as a trade. Say youā€™re asking a level 90 Xerneas in return. In the comments section, put your name or a unique recognizable line so you can identify this as yours. (Note that ā€œXerneasā€ isnā€™t going to be a pickable choice since you havenā€™t seen a Xerneas yet, but you can use the Spell-Your-Own option). > > 2. Shut down OR, fire up X. > > 3. Go into GTS, search for trainers offering Wurmples. Find yours ā€“ other people may be doing this trick and thatā€™s why you used your unique recognizeable line in step 1. > > 4. Trade! > > Wurmple ends up in X; Xerneas ends up in OR ready to help fight Stephen for the championship. WHOA. :eek: I thought of doing something like this, but I could not figure out the logistics. Youā€™re a genius! šŸ˜ƒ I finally got the bike in Mauville. Not as fun as the skates in X/Y, but still alright. In other news, I was Streetpassed an Eon Ticket today, somewhere between home and the local Hy-Vee (grocery store). You cannot believe how psyched I was. I literally could not stop smiling. šŸ˜› I just wish I knew more people locally playing Ruby/Sapphire so I could pass them an Eon Ticket too! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-news-a-return-to-hoenn-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes/687973.md?page=2)