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Pokémon Rising Ruby

Nintendo 3DS • 2016

Should you play it?

Rising Ruby and Sinking Sapphire are modifications of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire that allow you to play through the main game with all 721 Pokémon obtainable and go through the challenge of a significantly stronger Pokémon League. A huge emphasis has been placed on Pokémon availability, with most areas in the game offering 10 or 11 species that haven't been seen before that point. The mostly equal chance of encountering any of the Pokémon in an area also mean you're unlikely to get the same thing twice on the first encounter, making the game lend itself well to Nuzlocke runs (if you can handle the extra challenge from the trainer battles!).

What works

  • Significantly increased difficulty and strategic depth
  • Expanded pokémon availability and team customization
  • Revamped ai with competitive-level battles
  • Supports challenging nuzlocke runs
  • Quality-of-life improvements like removing trade evolution requirements

Things to keep in mind

  • Requires high skill and perfection, potentially frustrating
  • Hm move requirements remain a design annoyance
  • Primarily single-player with limited direct cooperation
  • Sedentary gameplay with sustained tension
  • May be inaccessible for casual players due to difficulty

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Pokémon Rising Ruby: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Cooperation, Relaxation.

Last update: 02/09/2026