Which Pokémon games became the best-selling titles for the Game Boy Advance?

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire became the best-selling games for the Game Boy Advance.

Game Freak developed the pair as the first main-series Pokémon games of the third generation. They introduced the Hoenn region, new Pokémon, double battles, abilities, natures, and contests, while expanding the series’ systems for the Game Boy Advance hardware.

As of 2023, Ruby and Sapphire had sold more than 16.22 million copies worldwide, making them the best-selling games on the Game Boy Advance. Their commercial success was substantial, although their total remained below the earlier Red and Blue and Gold and Silver releases.

Pokémon Emerald is sometimes chosen because it is the third-generation companion title, but Ruby and Sapphire were the original pair and the sales leader on the platform. FireRed and LeafGreen were later remakes rather than the generation’s initial games.