Claim: With gameplay taking place in an overhead style where players can encounter wild Pokemon by walking into grass or through caves and surfing on their Pokemon, among other ways, is how Game Freak developed Pokemon Emerald.
Evidence: The gameplay and controls are mostly unchanged from previous games in the series; players control a Pokémon trainer from an overhead perspective. Players can encounter wild Pokémon by walking into grass, surfing on their Pokémon, walking through caves, and other means. Pokémon Emerald Version is a 2004 role-playing video game developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance.