Pok\u00e9mon Ruby and Sapphire might join their handheld third-generation siblings on a journey to the Nintendo Switch – at least, that’s what fans think after an official channel posted what looks like a HD version of the classic games that are definitely not running on a Game Boy Advance.<\/p>\n
Earlier today, an official Pok\u00e9mon social media account shared a 30-second, suspiciously crisp clip of Wingull, the player-controlled trainer and Mr. Briney chasing each other around in Pok\u00e9mon Ruby and Sapphire.<\/p>\n
The Pok\u00e9mon official account has posted a clip of Pok\u00e9mon Ruby\/Sapphire being played on an unknown emulator \ud83e\udd14 https:\/\/t.co\/aHDTy1F2Dl<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) September 21, 2026<\/a> Manage cookie settings<\/p>\n Alarm bells immediately went off in the brains of many Pok\u00e9mon fans. “This is an official account tweeting out high-res gameplay from Pokemon Ruby\/Sapphire,” YouTuber That Bald Gamer tweeted<\/a>. “Since these graphics aren’t possible on their original official hardware, I’d say this essentially means Pokemon Ruby\/Sapphire ports are coming to the Nintendo Switch in some fashion.”<\/p>\n Adding more fuel to the fire is the fact that Nintendo Switch and Switch 2<\/a> recordings automatically captures footage from the last 30 seconds of gameplay, which is exactly how long the video above lasts. And official channels normally don’t use emulated versions of older Pok\u00e9mon games in promotional clips – the video above is almost definitely not from the games’ original 2002 release.<\/p>\n As noted by Kotaku<\/a>, dataminers found that this year’s Nintendo Switch ports of Pok\u00e9mon FireRed and LeafGreen<\/a> seemingly included ROM support for all third-gen mainline games too, including Sapphire, Ruby and the expanded Emerald. This certainly doesn’t outright confirm that HD Ruby and Sapphire ports are on the way, but it does suggest some work has already been done in that direction.<\/p>\n
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