Summary
APokemonfan discovered aPokemon EmeraldGame Boy Advance cartridge in a dumpster.Pokemon Emeraldis a Generation 3Pokemongame and serves as thePokemon Yellow/Pokemon Crystalequivalent forPokemon Ruby and Sapphire.Pokemon Emeraldnotably earned more mixed reviews from professional critics at the time of its original release, but it is now often pointed to as one of the best games in the series.
Like most “third"Pokemongames,Pokemon Emeraldoffers mostly the same experience as its immediate predecessors, but with some important additions and changes. Most notably,Pokemon Emeraldfeatures the Battle Frontier, which gives gamers significant new endgame content to experience. Unfortunately for those wanting to relive the original Game Boy AdvancePokemon Emeraldgame, authentic used cartridges can sell for ridiculous prices online and at secondhand stores, often totaling hundreds of dollars.
That’s what makes the recent discovery by Reddit user SpawnOfPossession so exciting. The user, who works for the city they live in, noticed personal garbage dumped in their site bin. After using a shovel to move CDs out of the way, they spotted thePokemon Emeraldcartridge. They recovered the cartridge and replaced the battery. A save for someone named Dylan already existed on the cartridge and featured a level 32 Breloom, a level 32 Skarmory, a level 32 Machop, and a level 15 Seviper.
Pokemon Emerald Found in Dumpster
It’s possible that this is a reproduced cartridge, which isn’t worth as much, but if this is an authenticPokemon EmeraldGBA cartridge, this find is potentially worth a couple hundred bucks, based on recent eBay listings, anyway.Pokemon Emeraldhas never been re-released on any of theNintendo Virtual Consoles or Eshop platforms, and so it remains a Game Boy Advance exclusive game 20 years after its original release.
Nintendo released some Game Boy Advance games on the 3DS, and it’s also beenreleasing classic GBA games on the Switch Online service. However, the classic main seriesPokemongames are still not available to play through Switch Online. If Nintendo ever decides to bring these old-schoolPokemongames to Switch Online, hopefullyPokemon Emeraldis one such game.
The closest one could get to aPokemon Emeraldexperience on more modern hardware would bePokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the3DS remakes ofPokemon Ruby and Sapphirethat were released 10 years ago. Otherwise,Pokemonfans have to spend a lot of money to get a cartridge for themselves or potentially get lucky like SpawnOfPossession did.
Pokemon Emerald
WHERE TO PLAY
Take on the might of Teams Magma and Aqua in this latest pulsating Pokémon adventure! In Pokémon Emerald, protect the world of Hoenn from Groudon and Kyogre, the mysterious forces of ground and water that are seeking to take over. Fortunately the power of Rayquaza - the sky - can help you. Even hardened Pokémon Trainers will need to be at their battling best, as Pokémon Emerald packs some of the toughest battles you’ll have ever experienced.Seek out all 7 of the all-new Frontier Brain competitors to track down every symbol in the Battle Frontier. Completely new areas of Hoenn will be revealed in this startling extension of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Plus, using the Nintendo Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter, you’re able to trade and battle wire-free with other players.Or you can use the Game Link Cable to trade and battle with Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. You can even link up to Pokémon Colosseum using the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable!
