Pokemon is, at this point, more of a multimedia franchise than a simple game series. The Pokemon Adventures manga is a long-running series that has covered every generation of Pokemon, and the Ruby and Sapphire games are no exception. The manga loosely covers the events of the game in a more story-focused format for readers who might have not been able to play the original games.

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However, the manga does take a lot of liberties when it comes to putting plotlines together, especially since the games are not as focused on the main storyline. As a result, there are a lot of differences between the story told in the games and the story told in Pokemon Adventures.

10 Sapphire Was Raised In The Wild

Pokemon Adventures Sapphire crouching down covered in dirt and wearing leaves and grass

In the games, the male and female playable characters tend to have similar backgrounds, although their fathers will change depending on who the player chooses. The player will always be Norman's child, while the playable character that wasn't chosen will be Professor Birch's child.

This applies to the manga, where Ruby (the male protagonist) is Norman's son, while Sapphire (the female protagonist) is Professor Birch's daughter. However, the manga puts a spin on things, and while Ruby is a city boy who fusses over the appearance of his Pokemon, Sapphire is a wild child who likes to spend her time in the forests thanks to her father's research taking him all over Hoenn. In her first appearance, she is wearing clothes made from leaves and she often adopts a stance where she stands on all fours.

9 Ruby And Sapphire Compete In Different Aspects

Pokemon Adventures Sapphire explains the competition between her and Ruby

In the original games, the player's goal is the same as it is in every game: beat all eight Gym Leaders, then conquer the Hoenn League. The player character that wasn't chosen serves as one of the main rivals, and they generally compete with the player while they work to become a Pokemon Professor.

In the manga, however, their rivalry is a little different. Ruby only cares about Pokemon Contests, while Sapphire wants to collect all eight Gym Badges. Their competition is to see who can make more progress towards their goals within the next eighty days.

8 Wally's First Caught Pokemon Is A Kecleon

Pokemon Adventures a newly caught Kecleon in its Pokeball

Wally is a character that appears in one of the first towns the player visits in Ruby and Sapphire. A sickly child hoping to get a Pokemon companion, he eventually catches a Ralts and becomes a secondary rival for the player.

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In the manga, however, Wally catches a Kecleon as his first Pokemon instead. While he does end up keeping Ruby's Ralts by chance, it's not the first Pokemon he ever catches like in the games.

7 Ruby Runs Away From Home

Pokemon Adventures Ruby's parents and Professor Birch discuss Ruby running away

In the world of Pokemon, most trainers often leave for their journeys with their parents' blessings. It's very normal for a child to strike out and travel the world with their Pokemon, and Ruby and Sapphire is no exception.

However, in the manga, Ruby nevertheless chooses to run away when he starts his journey. This is because he believes that his father does not approve of him doing Pokemon Contests instead of focusing on battling. While he eventually finds out that isn't true, his beliefs cause him to make this rash decision early in the story.

6 Ruby And Sapphire's Rivalry Is More Antagonistic

Pokemon RS Ruby and Sapphire arguing while walking together

While the player and the alternate gender protagonist are considered rivals in Ruby and Sapphire, it is one between friends. The alternate protagonist is always friendly to you, and only battles with you as a benchmark for each other's progress.

In comparison, Ruby and Sapphire's rivalry in the manga is much stronger. This is because of their opposing viewpoints; Ruby believes that Pokemon battling is pointless, while Sapphire doesn't understand the point of caring so much about appearance. While they eventually grow close over the events of the manga, they often butt heads early on.

5 Gym Battles Work Differently

Pokemon Adventures Brawly explains the rules of the Gym Battle

As Sapphire travels throughout the Hoenn region, she quickly comes into contact with the Gym Leaders of the Hoenn League. She quickly challenges them to a Gym battle for their badge, in the same way, that players will do as they play through the games.

However, in the manga, things work a little differently when it comes to Gym battles. Both the challenger and the Gym Leader can call out up to two Pokemon, but if even one loses, then they lose the match. It's a very different kind of battle compared to what happens in the games, most likely done to promote the new double Pokemon battles that Generation III added.

4 Team Magma And Team Aqua Are Both Villain Teams

Pokemon Adventures Maxie and Archie discussing their separate plans

In the games, the player must deal with two villain teams: Team Magma and Team Aqua. However, depending on the version played, the team that antagonizes the player may change. The other team's leader will show up as an ally, but will generally not involve themselves in the plot at large. As such, the teams feel somewhat sympathetic despite being villains.

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In the manga, both teams serve as the major villains for the Ruby and Sapphire chapter. While members of one team may help to stop the actions of the other team, ultimately both teams are insistent on awakening the legendary Pokemon no matter how much disaster they cause.

3 A Catastrophe Occurs, And The Gym Leaders Get Involved

Pokemon Adventures Winona Flannery and Wattson discussing Kyogre's floods

When Groudon and Kyogre are re-awakened, the entire Hoenn region is beset by natural disasters. The Gym Leaders set out to stop the fighting between Groudon and Kyogre while also trying to stop both Team Magma and Team Aqua on top of helping the citizens escape the disasters.

This is very different from the games, where a less severe version of the events occurs. While Wallace, the Gym Leader of Sootopolis City, does get involved in the situation, his role is largely minor, and the rest of the Gym Leaders are absent. Despite being one of the most iconic aspects of Pokemon, the Gym Leaders don't really do a lot plotwise.

2 Kyogre And Groudon Take Control Of The Team Leaders

Pokemon Adventures Tate and Liza's grandparents explain how the orbs are controlling Maxie and Archie

Legendary Pokemon play a big part in each story, and Ruby and Sapphire is no exception. Part of Team Magma and Team Aqua's plan is to use the Red and Blue Orbs to control Groudon and Kyogre respectively. Their leaders, Maxie and Archie, eventually gain control of these orbs and use all of their power to control the legendary beasts. However, the legendary beasts overpower them, using them to keep the others from interfering with their legendary battle.

This is one aspect of the Orbs that isn't present in the original games. The leader of the villain team uses the orb to awaken the legendary Pokemon, but then finds he is unable to control it. The player then comes in and defeats the re-awakened Pokemon, saving the day.

1 The Legendary Titans Play A Part In The Story

Pokemon Adventures the three legendary titans are revealed

The Legendary Titans (Regirock, Regice, and Registeel) are legendary Pokemon that appear in the Ruby and Sapphire games. They are secret Pokemon that can only be found and caught in hidden locations found throughout Hoenn, and they play no role in the story, despite their unbelievable strength.

However, in the manga, Steven and the Elite Four work together to unseal the legendary Titans so that they can be used to fight back the aftereffects of Kyogre and Groudon's battle. While they mostly serve a support role, they are vital to stopping the chaotic battle between Kyogre and Groudon.

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