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lilsweet

I'm looking for some quick advice please
My nephew is just getting into the world of Pokemon, he is 11, has a 3ds. (I would say he's a decent experienced gamer)
He seems really interested in collecting various Pokemon, battling them, training and lvling. I'm not sure but as he becomes more experienced he might enjoy trading - interacting with other players.

I want to get a good starting game for him, something that really focuses on building a large collection of Pokemon and training / battling them. (I think this is the content he would enjoy for now).
I see a lot of mixed reviews on graphics, content, game play so I'm emphasizing that the collecting and fighting is what I'm most interested in for now (something with a large database of Pokemon)

What Pokemon game/ games would you suggest?

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TeeJay

You should probably get one of the latest games, Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire. They're 6th generation games, so they have all the latest pokemon released so far, which is 740+ I believe.

There is another set of 6th generation pokemon games which are Pokemon X and Y, but I would definitely recommend Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapohire over them because not only is the world simpler to navigate and less congested, (X and Y has a big confusing city) but the variety of pokemon you're able to collect in-game (that is to say, ones you can catch in the wild without having to look for them online) in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is greater.

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ORAS has lots of training subgames for levelling pokemon on the touch screen too. I'm about 15 hours into Alpha right now and got the Pokedex book today. A lot of newer Pokemon are from X&Y but they can be traded in. ORAS has mega evolutions for some X&Y pokemon too. It's also one of the nicest looking games on my 2DS.

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lilsweet

@TeeJay: Thank you, that's helpful!
Of the two - ruby, Sapphire,
Are there many differences. Any benefit of one over the other ?

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TeeJay

@lilsweet: The main differences between the two are the legendary pokemon and the enemy team you face throughout the game. One wants to expand the sea (Sapphire) and one wants to expand the land (Ruby) and want to revive Kyogre, a water type, and Groudon, a ground type respectively.

There are also a few pokemon that are exclusive to each version, but those are only a minimal amount. Like 10 or so.

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Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire both have a lot of water areas, so you'll be battling a lot of water pokemon. In Alpha Sapphire, the bad guys use a few more water pokemon, meaning you'll battle even more water pokemon. The bad guys in Omega Ruby like to use a few more fire pokemon, so I'd say Omega Ruby is slightly better as the pokemon you battle will be slightly more varied.

The only differences between the 2 games are the enemy team, and some pokemon appear in one game but not the other. Like the others are saying, I always decide what game I get by the legendary pokemon on the cover of the games. I preferred Kyogre, so I went for Alpha Sapphire.

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Shinion

Get him the original Red, Blue or Yellow versions that are releasing digitally within the next few months on 3DS. As of today, they are archaic, severely flawed and incredibly outdated, but there is an undeniable magic to them that probably less than 10 games ever made can claim to have, there's a reason most people who love Pokemon started out with those games and continued to buy and play them to this day, and why to many they are considered to be essential game experiences. Of course, all this is relying on whether or not he can appreciate 20 year old games, but they're also cheap and so are in my opinion worth the risk. Bare in mind though that Pokemon caught in those games will not be able to transfer over to the newer games due to dozens of changes that Pokemon have had in these last 20 years, and he'll only be able to trade with other Red/Blue/Yellow users.

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