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418th feels generous honestly, the battling system got so much better in later gens and this one just hasn't aged well
Game entry
Pokémon Sapphire Version
2002 · JRPG, Action RPG, Action-adventure, Strategy · Game Boy Advance · Nintendo
Pokémon Sapphire Version holds position no. 1,312 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,551 ELO points and 49% of duels won out of 294 played. Of the 12 duels that pitted it against Final Fantasy VII, it has won 2 and lost 10. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 34 out of 110 (2002).
World rank
no. 1,312
ELO score
1,551
Wins
49%
Duels played
294
About Pokémon Sapphire Version
Sequel to Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions (1999), Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions offer 135 new Pokémon, more complex battling and training systems, new crime organizations, a longer and more story-focused campaign and upgraded graphics to create a new and technically improved Pokémon experience.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,551 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Final Fantasy VII 17% 12 duels played · 299 points behind
- against Chrono Trigger 25% 8 duels played · 275 points behind
- against Final Fantasy 50% 6 duels played · 54 points behind
- against Final Fantasy XIII 50% 4 duels played · 20 points behind
- against Final Fantasy XVI 75% 4 duels played · 41 points behind
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Where Pokémon Sapphire Version ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Pokémon Sapphire Version stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 34 out of 110 (2002).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 1,312 | 5,046 |
| JRPG | 86 | 229 |
| 2000s | 374 | 1,308 |
| 2002 | 34 | 110 |
The community
The debate
31 comments
Desiree_87
418th feels generous honestly, the battling system got so much better in later gens and this one just hasn't aged well
CoopRider
Ranking wise the ELO here is honestly about right, it sits in that weird middle tier where nobody agrees on what it's being compared to
LuckyByte9
Yo lo jugué en préstamo de un primo durante un verano entero, y sí, se nota viejo en algunas cosas pero el combate seguía funcionando
harber_cordia
I get the aging argument, though I still remember trading with a friend just to finish my dex, and that part never felt outdated to me.
Lynn_2005
I've been playing this with my daughter on weekends and she's just as hooked as I was, way more than she ever got into Chrono Trigger when I tried that one with her first
QuestLegend2
Sweet that it clicked for her, though Chrono Trigger's pacing just isn't built for that kind of casual weekend replay
RogueLegend
Replying to QuestLegend2
moi c'était ma sœur, mais oui pareil, le rythme compte plus qu'on croit
CosmoFox2
Replying to RogueLegend
The loop really is the whole game for me too, I just never expected to still feel it decades later.
Jermain_49
oh great, another timeless classic apparently, lol
LootNinja25
Replying to BossMaster2010
Wait, an actual summon animation over hours of EV training? I used to skip battles just to keep exploring routes.
BossMaster2010
Fair point about the depth, though I'd still take a summon animation over EV training any day of the week
Audrey_55
i put maybe 40 hours into this one and 60 into chrono trigger and honestly the pokemon loop kept me coming back more, wich says alot
PixelPilot62
Same loop, different decade. It earned that spot fair.
SilentDragon
Ma fille préfère aussi ce jeu à Chrono Trigger, elle demande jamais à y retourner alors que Sapphire elle le relance toute seul.
NeonHunter2
j'y retourne encore par sessions courtes de temps en temps, et ça tient très bien pour ce que c'est
SaveByte40
I don't really have the energy anymore to argue about where this should sit, it's been the same debate for years and nobody moves an inch, I just vote how I feel and move on honestly, the game is fine, it's charming, but ranking it near turn based classics with actual stakes in their story always feels like comparing different things entirely and I'm tired of pretending otherwise
CritRunner70
Con tanta paciencia para explicarlo, seguro tu hija también te explicó por qué prefiere este a los demás, ¿no?
Bruce_55
Same debate every time and I still vote with a smile, honestly, my nephew just started his own save file last month and I felt twelve again!!