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Topic: Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire - which one do I pre-order??

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SteveButler2210

Ok, so I read in an article yesterday (this one http://www.gamespot.com/articles/what-exactly-is-new-in-pokem... that once OR/AS release, it will be possible to actively obtain all pokemon using only the 3DS games. Obviously, if you're only buying one from each pair, (ie only buying X and OR) there will still be a degree of trading required to finish the set. But I'm just wondering what people's thoughts are on whether there is likely to be any real benefit to choosing one over the other. Eg, if you were to purchase X and OR only to find that a lot of the version exclusives were the same in each, you would effectively be increasing the amount of trading required to achieve your goal.

Do people reckon that's worth worrying about when deciding whether or not to pre-order, or do you think the difference in effort is likely to be fairly negligible?

On the topic of being able to "catch 'em all" in only the 3DS games, I am also intrigued to see how this is executed, as effectively that would mean you must be able to legitimately obtain the legendary pokemon from every previous generation, solely in OR/AS...

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GAMEandASH

I will get Omega ruby because the pokemon looks cooler, I have been doing this ever since the original releases of pokemon.
Yellow, Silver, Ruby etc.

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Araquanid

None of us can give an answer, alot of pokemon will be verison exclusive and so will some items like mega stones.

Ones we know are verison exclusive so far are:

Latias (AS)
Latios (OR)
Event Latias (OR)
Event Latios (AS)
Serviper (AS)
Zangoose (OR)
Mawile (Possibly AS)
Sableye (Possibly OR)
Solrock (Possibly OR)
Lunatone (Possibly AS)

Note other than the latis the rest are just speculation.. we're not 100% sure.

Some mega stones may also be verison exclusive.. I'm betting on beedrillite being one of them.

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DefHalan

I always get the Blue version, kinda weird since my favorite color is Red, but it is just tradition that I always get the Blue version and my brother always gets the Red version.

People keep saying the Xbox One doesn't have Backwards Compatibility.
I don't think they know what Backwards Compatibility means...

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Pokefanmum82

I am getting both. Downloading AS and buying 2 physical copies of OR and 1 physical copy of AS. I'm getting that many because my kids play Pokémon too.

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Luneth

SteveButler2210 wrote:

Eg, if you were to purchase X and OR only to find that a lot of the version exclusives were the same in each, you would effectively be increasing the amount of trading required to achieve your goal.

Do people reckon that's worth worrying about when deciding whether or not to pre-order, or do you think the difference in effort is likely to be fairly negligible?

In 2014 it really doesn't matter, you can get any Pokemon over wifi within 5 minutes. The only thing you have to consider are the Mega stones, which cannot be traded over wifi or stored in Pokemon Bank.

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Umbreon

Alpha sapphire! because team aqua look so cool!

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Grumblevolcano

I'm getting Alpha Sapphire as I liked Sapphire more than Ruby however given that I now know you can transfer between X and Y via Bank, I'll probably pick up Omega Ruby in Q1 or Q2 2015 given that Q1 and Q2 are generally the "Nintendo Game Drought" quarters

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Zexaal

Back in 2003 I had Sapphire. So I'll probably get Sapphire again.

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Fafnirchaos07

Getting ruby for no particular reason other then just to own one. I have X already so i don't need any other one. also if i really need certain ones, once i beat the game twice and get the 2 of the same legendary pokemon I can just trade for the ones i can't get.

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Yoshi_Prime

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Delta Emerald is the one all the cool kids are getting.

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Ralizah

I don't think it matters that much. With the revamped trading system, it's not like it is hard to get all the Pokemon from the other version anyway.

I always just go with the closest thing to a Red version, since that was my first Pokemon game.

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JunkosBoobies

It's up to you, because you can easily get a Pokemon off the internet that can't be found in your version. For me though, I'm going with OR, because who doesn't love a bad*** ground Dragon?

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PrincessSugoi

When I do get it (don't think it'll be a first day purchase) I'll probably get AS since Sapphire is in fact a cooler gem than Ruby.

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