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Summary: Not the best guide!
Review: I think that this guide is to crowded and that makes it hard to read but this guide is helpfull and it helped me beat my game. but i did most of it without the guide and if i were you i would get the nintendo one.
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Summary: Good, but they lied
Review: If you want to beat one of the pokemon gem games this is a necessity. They could have incuded more maps for dungons and gyms and such, and definatly should have included maps for the trick house. They don't even have a two on two battle strategy! Also, on the back cover it says they have locations for all the secret bases, but they lied! In the section where they said would have the locations, there is no mention of it. I have searched the book five times for this "missing section", and it does not exist. Truely, if you want an in-depth guide to training, breading, bases, contests, battle strategy, or anything besides maps and a pokedex, it would be wiser just to go to gamefaqs.com, they have 10 walkthroughs and many in-depth guides
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Summary: BEST RUBY & SAPPHIRE GUIDE
Review: Its awsome! It has a full pokedex. all 200 pokemon in the game. Its awesome. I reccomend it to everyone who has Pokemon Ruby and/or Pokemon Sapphire. BUY IT!
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Summary: MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Lets get 1 thing clear. You need the Strategy Guide if you even think of getting Poke'mon ruby or sapphire. If you don't you will be soo confused and give up. It will be sitting around the house collecting dust. So get the Strategy Guide and you will have a new favorite game!!
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Summary: An Essential!
Review: Not having a vast variety of player's guides to choose from, I compared this guide to one other, the one offered by Brady Games. The most essential difference that I could notice between the two guides that made me purchase this one by Prima instead is the lack of a Pokedex. The Pokedex is highly detailed, describing the various strengths and weaknesses of 200 Pokemon (obviously not including all the ones found in the various Pokemon versions, but only the ones found in Ruby/Saphire versions). The Pokedex also describes every move a Pokemon can learn, and at what level it learns the move and what level it evolves to it's higher form. Some of the old favorites such as Geodude and Machop can only evolve to their final form through a link cable with another Pokemon player. Fear not, if you have no buddies around that have the game (or that can admit to having the game), yet you still want to "catch 'em all", you could just focus on catching all the Pokemon specific to your version of the game. The guide also has a nicely detailed walkthrough, saying what Pokemon can be found in what areas of the game and telling you the easiest method of getting through the basic premise and heading on to battle the Elite Four. It also gives you handy guides on the items and and their prices offered by each town that you pass, so you can just turn to your guide to find the item you need, rather than FLYing from city to city trying to find that specific item. But wait, there's more! (Sounds like those tv ads, huh?) Well, I thought the guide very handy for Pokemon Contests, as I find the Contest Hall a fun little place to compete in every now and again. You'll also find detailed descriptions of every field move that a Pokemon may use, and also descriptions of how these moves work during Appeal Time in Pokemon Contests. I can't imagine another guide comparing to the quality of work I've come to trust from Prima. To truly master the game (you'd be surprised how many things are so easy to miss), you need this guide. So what are you waiting for? Click "Add to Shopping Cart!"
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Summary: Find yourself a better guide
Review: Now for those of you gamers that actually like having all the information and buy a guide for that specific reason don't even consider this one. The only thing this is good for is a list of all of the pokemon. The guide skips around and you'd swear that they made up some of the information, which isn't that far fetched considering the other mistakes. Save some money, and just buy another one.
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Summary: THE BEST!!!!
Review: Ok don't listen to what the other people say abouut this that it is bad, just junk... I love this book!! The best,best,best,best book!!!!!!! I got past the elite four with this. (to bad anymore I lost mine........)
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Summary: A much superior product than their first Gold/Silver guide
Review: Prima's previous Pokemon Gold/Silver guide was not their best effort; it was rushed and most of the Pokemon were not even pictured in the book. This Ruby/Sapphire guide more than makes up for their last guide. The guide takes the time to describe the new features of Ruby and Sapphire, all the new info you need on capturing, types, status problems and evolving, and it even details the differences between the old Gold/Silver features and the new Ruby/Sapphire features; an "In" and "Out" list, e.g. the clock and Pokegear from Gold/Silver compared to the new Pokenav in Ruby/Sapphire. The breeding section is very helpful, but not thorough or detailed enough for those who want to raise pokemon with special egg moves; it is possible with some work, but it will be great if Prima does another book dedicated to breeding and inheriting special moves like their Master Pokedex for Gold/Silver. The walkthrough is organized quite nicely, and the screen shots are crisp and clear in beautiful full color. The item list takes a different approach; rather than state exactly where each item is, there are "checklists" where you can check off the items you obtain as you find them in that region. I didn't find this too troublesome. Prima has opted not to list each trainer and their bench of pokemon; I am not thrilled with this omission, but the guide is so well put together, I am willing to grudgingly deal with it, I guess the company wanted to provide players with the element of surprise, so make sure you have a diverse or strong team with you at all times. I am however grateful that the pokemon appearances and frequencies are listed, as well as which one appears in which version when applicable, including appearances in the water when fishing or surfing. The gym leaders and their pokemon benches are still detailed, along with very helpful tips on beating them, the badge won and its effect and the TM provided. I also like how each major and minor event or task is numbered, but you can still complete each task in any order you like. I love the pokedex and how straightforward and streamlined it is; everything you need to know from the nature(s) of each pokemon to its evolution(s) and its branches, but they make a mistake on Wurmple's evolution stating that it depends on the time of day. Wurmple's evolution to Silcoon or Cascoon is entirely random. The best feature of all is the Pokemon Contest, to which the book dedicates its own section. A bit of the information is a little confusing, but carefully read will give you all you need to know, including what berries to mix to make the best pokeblocks and their effects when used. They included the battle moves and contest moves, even the contest move combos! The item list is as complete as anyone could ever want. Overall, this book provides a good balance of information to beat the game without revealing too much. I still would have liked to see the trainer data but Prima's guide will deeply satisfy most players wanting to get the most out of the game. You'll be glad you bought this book!
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Summary: A Real "Gem"
Review: So here we are again another two new pokemon games and another new Pokemon Official Guide. In General the guide is VERY well written with nice Colourful pictures and eye catching Colours and Text boxes which will Grab your attention.It guides the player/trainer from start to end very well and includes the side quest as well. If features an in depth section on the pokemon Contests and a Pokedex for the Pokemon which can be caught in Ruby/Sapphire but it is some what lacking. I'm left with the feeling its been rushed to print. For Example there is no Trainer eye section and nothing at all about linking up to battle and no mention of Record mixing at all. Pokemon is all about battling together and this guide lacks that Information. It doesn't have much at all about Secret bases-in fact a guide about where all the Secret bases are and their sizes would have been nice. In Conclusion if you looking for a nice Colourful and bright Guide for your kids then go for it -but for the more Serious Pokemon trainer you will want more, I found myself searching for a fair bit of Information on the Web not contained in the guide. The poster included is a nice touch as well but what happened to the Sealed Section that Prima Guides are so well known for?? Hopefully when the 3rd of the Pokemon Advance Gem games is released a NEWER and more FULLER guide will be made-and for those parents moaning and groaning in the yes there will be a 3rd advance game. Good things always happens in threes didn't you know? finally can't deicde on Ruby or Sapphire I'd suggest Sapphire cause Lotad Rules as a Grass/Water type with Surf,Giga drain,Icebeam and Facade.
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Summary: It's.. Um.. Great...
Review: The book was very informative but not even comparable to the strategy Guide I had for Pokemon Crystal by Versus Books. Prima's doesn't tell you where each pokemon is in the pokedex (Versus does), doesn't say which item is which on a map (Versus does) and doesn't tell where to find certain berries (WHICH VERSUS DID). Versus Books: PLEASE Come out with a Ruby/Sapphire manual!
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