Games Like Pokemon Emerald
Quick Answer
The closest games to Pokemon Emerald are Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Pokemon Platinum, Cassette Beasts and Monster Sanctuary. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Pokemon Emerald, and what does not.
What Made Pokemon Emerald Work
Emerald is the Hoenn generation at its most complete: both legendaries, the Battle Frontier, double battles as a real part of the design, and abilities that made team building matter for the first time. The Battle Frontier in particular is content nothing since has matched.
9 Games Like Pokemon Emerald
1.Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen
The same generation's engine applied to the original 151.
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The biggest structural change the series has made, and the most fun.
Games like this →3.Pokemon Platinum
The next generation's definitive version, and the better story.
More about this game →4.Cassette Beasts
The best non-Pokemon monster collector, with a genuinely clever type system.
More about this game →7.Siralim Ultimate
If the Battle Frontier was your favourite part, this is a thousand hours of it.
More about this game →9.Dragon Warrior Monsters
The Game Boy alternative, and the breeding system is deeper.
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How These Picks Match Pokemon Emerald
Pokemon Emerald is catalogued here as a creature-collecting RPG and Japanese RPG on the Game Boy Advance. All nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — nine RPGs and seven adventures among them.
Four of the picks have their own list on this site, catalogued under the Game Boy Advance, the Nintendo Switch, the PC & Modern Multi-Platform and the Nintendo Game Boy. Cassette Beasts, Monster Sanctuary, Coromon, Siralim Ultimate and Nexomon: Extinction are from small or self-published studios. Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokemon Platinum and Dragon Warrior Monsters are, like Pokemon Emerald, games a child and an adult can play together.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Pokemon Emerald | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen | RPG, Adventure, Family | RPG, Adventure | Game Boy Advance (catalogued) |
| Pokemon Legends: Arceus | RPG, Adventure, Action | RPG, Adventure | Nintendo Switch (catalogued) |
| Pokemon Platinum | RPG, Adventure, Family | RPG, Adventure | — |
| Cassette Beasts | RPG, Adventure, Indie | RPG, Adventure | — |
| Monster Sanctuary | RPG, Platformer, Indie | RPG | — |
| Coromon | RPG, Adventure, Indie | RPG, Adventure | — |
| Siralim Ultimate | RPG, Strategy, Indie | RPG | PC & Modern Multi-Platform (catalogued) |
| Nexomon: Extinction | RPG, Adventure, Indie | RPG, Adventure | — |
| Dragon Warrior Monsters | RPG, Adventure, Family | RPG, Adventure | Nintendo Game Boy (catalogued) |
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