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unusual facts about ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire''



Battle of Tornio

Later on 6 October 1944 first small squadron from Finnish Navy consisting of gunboats Hämeenmaa and Uusimaa and patrol boats VMV 15 and VMV 16 arrived to the location to both provide anti-aircraft fire and to suppress German battery located at Laivaniemi within firing distance from the port which had kept harassing the Finnish effort to unload their transports.

Bauhinia variegata

In the Neotropics, it can be used to attract hummingbirds – such as Sapphire-spangled Emerald (Amazilia lactea), Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus), or White-throated Hummingbird (Leucochloris albicollis) – into gardens and parks.

Blue laser

In the early 1990s the Institute of High Pressure Physics at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw (Poland), under the leadership of Dr. Sylwester Porowski developed technology to create gallium nitride crystals with high structural quality and fewer than 100 defects per square centimeter — at least 10,000 times better than the best sapphire-supported crystal.

Carol Ferris

In the Elseworlds story JLA: The Nail, Carol Ferris/Star Sapphire makes an appearance in Professor Hamilton's Cadmus Labs.

Carole Boston Weatherford

In response to the controversy, Jynx's in-game sprites were given a purple skin color in the American versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver, released in late 2000.

CGR 0-4-0ST 1874

In an Uitenhage centenary publication the first three construction locomotives on the Midland System are described as two engines named "Pioneer" and "Little Bess" that each weighed 14 tons, and a third engine named "Mliss" after "one of Bret Harte's charming heroines", that was imported about the same time and that weighed only eight tons.

Charmander

Created by Ken Sugimori, Charmander first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.

David Ewen Bartholomew

During the operation, Corbet abandoned Sapphire and another sloop Sylph in the Persian Gulf.

Diphlebia euphoeoides

It can be distinguished from the sapphire rockmaster (Diphlebia coerulescens) by the smaller size of blue markings at the base (front end) and underside of terga 4 to 6.

Dracaena fragrans

In cultivation in the Neotropics, the flowers are visited by a few generalist hummingbird species like the Sapphire-spangled Emerald (Amazilia lactea).

Drowzee

It later appeared in several sequels, including Pokémon Gold and Silver, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the Red and Blue remakes Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

English Racing Automobiles

Two Siamese princes, Chula Chakrabongse and Bira Birabongse, whose trio of ERAs became famous as "Hanuman", "Romulus" and "Remus", ran their own team, operating from The White Mouse Garage.

Epimerox

The substances are prepared via a Knoevenagel condensation of a thiohydantoin–phenylalanine imine with different aldehydes, which yields a mixture of E and Z isomers.

Fantasy on Themes from Mozart's ''The Marriage of Figaro'' and ''Don Giovanni''

Later, in the summer of 1912, after the unsuccessful premiere of his Wagnerian-length opera Die Brautwahl in mid-April and a concert tour through Italy in May, Busoni decided to stay home alone in Berlin to work, while his wife Gerda was in Switzerland on holiday.

Feline leukemia virus

Merial produces a recombinant vaccine consisting of canarypox virus carrying FeLV gag and env genes (sold as PUREVAX FeLV in the USA and Eurifel FeLV in Europe).

Ford Sierra

Relative rejection of the Telstar forced Ford to import completely built-up (CBU) premium models built in Genk, Belgium from 1990: the Sierra 2.0 GLX Wagon, the Sierra Sapphire 2.0 Ghia and the XR4×4 were part of this range.

Francisco Javier de Viana

He served as writer and reporter on the four-year voyage of the ships Descubierta and Atrevida, captained by Alejandro Malaspina.

Gibson Les Paul Studio

The Gem Series of 1996 had P-90 pickups and special finishes in "gemstone" colors: Amethyst, Sapphire, Topaz, Emerald, and Ruby.

Gondophares

In his study of Behaim's globe, E. G. Ravenstein noted: “Egtisilla, or Eyrisculla or Egrisilla: the letters “r” and “t” in the script on the globe look similar, is referred to in John of Hildesheim’s version of the ‘Three Kings’ as an island where St. Thomas lies buried”.

Hypno

Hypno first appears in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and later in its remakes Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

James J. Hill Sapphire

In 2005, a descendant of Hill bequeathed the sapphire to the Minnesota Historical Society, one of the organization's most valuable donations.

Katrina Legarda

She is presently a Professor in the College of Medicine of the University of the Philippines teaching Medical Jurisprudence and also a Professor in the College of Law of the Pamantasan Ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), and Lyceum of the Philippines University-makati (LPU) teaching Persons and Family Relations and Legal Writing.

Latias and Latios

Created by Ken Sugimori, Latios and Latias first appeared as central characters in the film Pokémon Heroes, and later appeared in the video games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, also appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.

Latios and Latias first appear in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire respectively, after completing the Pokémon League.

Mark Watring

On May 27, 2002 Watring won the $35,000 Lexus of Glendale Memorial Grand Prix prize money, at the Memorial Day Classic Horse Show aboard his horse "Sapphire".

McLain Ward

Sapphire, also known as Sara around the barn, is a chestnut Belgian Warmblood mare.

Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas

Miley and Lilly dress up as male rockers "Milo" and "Otis," go back to the recording studios, and play their own version of "We Got the Party" in front of the Jonas Brothers.

MediaBrowser

The first two browsers to be released were for the (then upcoming) Pokémon Gold and Silver video games and Mario Tennis.

Melia azedarach

Some hummingbirds like Sapphire-spangled Emerald (Amazilia lactea), Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) and Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei) have been recorded to feed on and pollinate the flowers, these only take it opportunistically.

Paul Reiche III

Reiche's credits as developer include Isle of Dread, Slave Pits of the Undercity and Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords, and The Ghost Tower of Inverness, and he also contributed to Gary Gygax's Legion of Gold for Gamma World.

Ponyta and Rapidash

Ponyta and Rapidash were two of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.

Created by Ken Sugimori, they first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.

Push present

Examples include a 10 carat diamond ring given to celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe by her husband Rodger after the 2011 birth of their son, a Bentley given to reality TV star Peggy Tanous of The Real Housewives of Orange County by her husband Micah after the 2007 birth of their daughter, and a diamond and sapphire necklace given to singer Mariah Carey by her husband Nick after the 2011 birth of their twins.

Red and Blue

Pokémon Red and Blue, role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy

Sapphire Battersea

Sapphire Battersea is the 2011 sequel to Hetty Feather, written by best selling English author Jacqueline Wilson.

Sapphire Energy

On May 29, 2008 the Los Angeles Times reported that Sapphire expects to introduce its first fuels based on green crude.

Slowpoke and Slowbro

Slowpoke and Slowbro first appear in Pokémon Red and Blue and later in their remakes Pokémon Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen.

SS Emerald

Following the departure of Emerald from their service, Louis looked for other owners who would operate her for further use, since she met SOLAS 2010 regulations, but she remained laid up at Eleusis, alongside the Sapphire.

Star of Artaban

The name of the gem is based on the tale of Artaban, a wise man from Persia who set out to meet the Three Wise Men and purchased three great gems, one of which was a sapphire, to present as a gift to the newborn king.

Syamantaka

A common mistake of spelling it wrongly as "Shyamantaka" has led to the incorrect idea that Syamantaka was a blue sapphire (Saturn's gem).

The Last Encounter

After winning the election, he confers on Hornblower the insignia of a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and gives a sapphire to his wife, in gratitude for their timely assistance.

The Mommy Returns

With her untimely death, she leaves behind her three children Amethyst (Kiray Celis), Topaz (Gerald Pesigan), and Sapphire (Jillian Ward).

Traditional English pronunciation of Latin

A variety of possible realizations are available for open, semi-open, and semi-closed initial unstressed syllables, including (for e and i) long, short, and reduced variants.

Voice chat

Also, Nintendo released a Nintendo DS headset for voice chat alongside the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

Yakutpura

The word Yakut Ya·kut(yä-koot) from YakutPura is derived from the Persian word "Yakut" which means the precious Blue Sapphire Stone, It was named by the Nizam of Hyderabad.


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