Game Art Styles

Pokémon Emerald Version

Game Freak · 2004

Three-quarter · RPG · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Pixel art
Colors
GreenGrayExport palette ↓
Linework
Colored outlines
Shading
Baked lighting
Pixel details
16-bit
Palette
Vibrant
Proportions
Chibi
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About

Pokémon Emerald is a role-playing game set in Hoenn, where players collect and train Pokémon while challenging Gym Leaders and the Pokémon League. It expands Ruby and Sapphire with a revised story involving Team Aqua and Team Magma and the Battle Frontier.

Art style

Pokémon Emerald Version (2004, Game Freak) is a 2D pixel art game played from a three-quarter view. Its look is built from colored outlines and baked lighting. The palette is vibrant.

Palette 6 colors

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Details

Release
Original release · Game Boy Advance
Developer
Game Freak
Publisher
The Pokémon Company, Nintendo
Released
2004-09-16 Japan, Game Boy Advance
2005-05-01 North America, Game Boy Advance
2005-06-09 Australia, Game Boy Advance
2005-10-21 Europe, Game Boy Advance
Platforms
Game Boy Advance
Also known as
Pokémon Emerald (International)
ポケットモンスター エメラルド (Japan)
Pocket Monsters Emerald (Japan)
Poketto Monsutā Emerarudo (Japan)
Credits
Ken Sugimori Art Director
Motofumi Fujiwara Lead Graphic Artist
Junichi Masuda World Director
Shigeki Morimoto Director
Hiroyuki Jinnai Producer
Hitoshi Yamagami Producer
Gakuji Nomoto Producer
Hiroaki Tsuru Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames · bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net

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