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There have been rumours doing the rounds online in recent times about Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire making a return. Now, the latest Pokémon HOME update has got some trainers even more excited.
If you haven’t already seen it for yourself, the new update for the storage service (bumping the app up to Version 4.1.0) adds a new icon to the main menu as part of the launch of FireRed & LeafGreen connectivity.
It’s an icon labelled “GBA games” (aka Game Boy Advance). This allows you to link your digital versions of FireRed & LeafGreen, and then trade Pokémon from these versions to HOME. The name of this new section alone has already convinced many fans Ruby & Sapphire will be returning at some point in the future.
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Of course, there haven’t been any official announcements at this stage, but trainers believe it could all be part of mounting evidence. Earlier this year, a datamine of the FireRed and LeafGreen Switch emulator supposedly revealed support for Sapphire, Ruby (and Emerald) ROMs.
The Pokémon Company also announced it will be ending the storage service Pokémon Bank on 27th February 2027.
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What do you think about this? Do you think we’ll see these GBA entries return in the near future? Let us know in the comments.
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