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Pokémon Sapphire Version

Game Freak · 2003

Three-quarter · Fixed camera · RPG · Console

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

Pokémon Sapphire is a role-playing game set in Hoenn, where players capture and train Pokémon and challenge the Pokémon League. Released alongside Pokémon Ruby, it introduced features including double battles, Pokémon abilities and Pokémon Contests.

Art style

Pokémon Sapphire Version (2003, Game Freak) is a 2D pixel art game played from a three-quarter / fixed camera view. Its look is built from colored outlines, selective 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
2002-11-21 Japan, Game Boy Advance
2003-03-19 North America, Game Boy Advance
2003-04-03 Australia, Game Boy Advance
2003-07-25 Europe, Game Boy Advance
Platforms
Game Boy Advance
Also known as
Pokémon Sapphire (International)
ポケットモンスター サファイア (Japan)
Pocket Monsters: Sapphire (Japan)
Pokémon: Edición Zafiro (Spain)
Pokémon: Saphir-Edition (Germany)
Pokémon: Version Saphir (France)
Pokémon: Versione Zaffiro (Italy)
Credits
Ken Sugimori Art Director; Pokémon & Graphic Designers
Hironobu Yoshida Main Graphic Designer; Pokémon & Graphic Designers
Motofumi Fujiwara Pokémon & Graphic Designers
Satoshi Ohta Pokémon & Graphic Designers
Asuka Iwashita Pokémon & Graphic Designers
Aimi Tomita Pokémon & Graphic Designers
Takao Unno Pokémon & Graphic Designers
Kanako Eo Pokémon & Graphic Designers
Junichi Masuda Director
Hiroyuki Jinnai Producer
Takehiro Izushi Producer
Hiroaki Tsuru Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · mobygames

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