Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version are role-playing video games and the first installments in the third generation of the Pokémon video game series, also known as the "advanced generation". The player controls the main character from an overhead perspective, and the controls are largely the same as those of previous games. As with previous games, the main objectives are to catch all of the Pokémon in the games and defeat the Elite Four and the Pokémon League Champion; also like their predecessors, the games' main subplot involves the player character defeating a criminal organization that attempts to take over the region.