Customer Reviews
A Great Guide 
2006-09-19
This guide is great, because I would not have been able to complete the game without it.This guide shows all of the directions and where the Pokemon are located. It also covers the battle frontier.
Great info guide! 
2006-09-04
this is a great guide if you are stuck or you like repeating games.it shows you all the pokemon in the game and it tells you all the moves they will learn.at the back of the book it tells you all the moves in the game and it tells you what they do.it tells you were the hidden items are like stones, pokeballs and potions.it has a walkthrough that tells you hints.
too disapointing 
2006-06-27
This is a terrible book. If you are into getting only the 1st 200 pokemon in the "hoen" region, this book is okay. But, if you are like me, and you want to get all 386, find another book. The description above says that you can get every pokemon in the game, yet it only lists the 200 in the "hoen" region, while still making refrences to jirachi and deoxys, saying basically that you cant get them in America. So, don't waste your money on this useless piece of garbage and go buy a gameshark. I sat around for 8 days, waiting for it to show up, only to be dissapointed beyond belief at its poor maps, unhelpfull pokedex and very vague item and berry information. SO, dont waste your money on this guide, or the prima guide, just buy a cheating system because I think you would be alot more satisfied and get your moneys worth.
Gets them reading in addition to playing. 2006-02-27
Yes it's true that you can get all this information on the web. However, since my 9 year old has had access to Nintendo platforms (GBA, DS, Gamecube) we find that giving the game WITH the appropriate guide leads to more READING!!! And how can you complain about that? I don't actually play the games but I can tell you that in this age group (about 6-9) I find that the boys are definitely into utilizing the guides and as the teachers at the local grammar school say, any reading that piques their interest is good.
This Item isn't too bad. 
2005-10-31
This is a very good buy if the person playing the game hasn't beaten the main story. If you just buy it to beat the Frontier or fill the pokedex you better not buy it at all. Id just buy it used if at all. Never buy it new if you beat the main story.
The main cons are:
Frequent miss-spellings/example -(they spelled potions, pations)
Pages come off because ofteh poor book bindings
It only has the Hoenn POkedex info no Fire Red and Leaf Green Monsters.
Guides used to be better 2007-06-09
Of course it has a walktrough, but it's not clear, for example:
*Spoilers*
When you get to Rustboro City, the guide tells you to do everything you need to do, but, it doesn't tell you what to do next. In fact the next page in the guide tells you to go to route 103, but in fact you have to get back through the forest and take the ship to Dewford Town, this has to be realized by you, the guide doesn't tell you.
And, past guides, used to tell you even which Pokemon the trainers had, but now they don't; not even in the gyms, they just tell you the Pokemons that the Gym Leaders have
*/end of Spoilers*
Anyway, it's a good guide, if you want to have somehthing in your hands; if you don't find something in the guide, you can make a quick search on internet.
Review of item which never arrived 2007-01-15
I never rec'd the item from the vendor. I never received a response to any of my inquiries through the vendor or Amazon.
Emerald Strategy 2007-01-12
Could've used a guide on each route telling you what was found on each one, but overall its a good guide.
Great product 2007-01-09
My kids LOVE this Emerald Guide. It's helped them get all the Pokemon they want and go all the places they want to go.
Very GooD! 2007-01-09
Well, I really like this guide. It really helps when you finish the game and want to explore all possibilities that you've missed before... I'll complete my Pokedex in no time!
