Pokémon Ruby Version
Game Boy Advance2002WindowsBeta
Runs natively on PC through RubySapphireRecomp.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- Game Boy Advance · Nintendo, 2001
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows
- Method
- RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
- Status
- Beta
- Latest release
- v0.0.4 ↗
- Last update
- Aug 2026
- AI use
- AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.
Listing updated .
About Pokémon Ruby 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.
- Released
- 21 Nov 2002
- Genre
- Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Kids
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Series
- Pokémon
- Developer
- Game Freak
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Rating
- 81/100 from 366 ratings
Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.
Pokémon Ruby Version PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own Pokémon Ruby Version?
- Yes. RubySapphireRecomp needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Pokémon Ruby Version PC port finished?
- It is in beta: playable, with known issues. Its last update was Aug 2026, and the latest release is v0.0.4.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. RubySapphireRecomp translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.
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