Emerald Pokémon Theta Emerald

Started by LCCoolJ95 May 20th, 2015 11:36 AM
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I want to create a Super Training Area where you can battle "Pokémon" for EVs. Should I

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Pokémon Theta Emerald
Hack of: Pokémon Emerald (US)
Made by: LCCoolJ95


This is a project that I have been working on for almost a year, and now I can finally say that this game is ready for a release. This is completely different from the regular Emerald game you are used to. However, it is different, in a very fun and cool way :)

Features:

  • 650 Pokémon: This may not be the first Emerald sideshow game to have more Pokémon than just 386, but, as of May 2015, this is the Emerald sideshow game with the most Pokémon to catch. Not only that, but every single one of them is catchable, either through an event, or in the wild. Not only that, but the Trainers, Gym Leaders, Evil Teams, Elite Four, and Champion have new Pokémon as well.
  • 100+ new moves: In order to compensate with the new Pokémon, there has been quite a few new moves added to game to add to everyone's movesets. Some with new animations, and some with new effects.
  • Physical/Special Split: To make the game more current, a proper Physical/Special Split has been implemented to the game, including icons to denote each move.
  • "Have Specific Pokémon" Events: In order to encounter certain Pokémon, or more specifically, legendary Pokémon, you must have one to three Pokémon in your party in order for the event to work.
  • Fairy-type: Yes, the Fairy-type that has been shown in Pokémon X & Y, has been added to the game.
  • Updated Stats: Also, Pokémon that got their stats updated in X & Y now have them updated in this game.
  • New Evolution Methods: Pokémon that evolved through trade have a different means of evolving. Not only that, but because of the new Pokémon, completely new evolution methods have been added, like Map Name Evolution, Move Evolution, etc. That, and three new evolution items have been added. The Dawn Stone and Dusk Stone from Diamond and Pearl, and the Link Cable from Pokémon Mystery Dungeon.
  • Running Shoes Update: Like the newer generation games, you can use the running shoes to run inside of buildings.
  • Reusable TMs: Introduced in Pokémon Black & White, TMs can be used as many times as you like.
  • Egg Hatching Level: The levels of eggs that hatch are now at Level 1, just like in the newer games.
  • Catch EXP: A mechanic introduced in X & Y, now when you capture a Pokémon, your Pokémon will gain EXP.
  • De-capitalization: NO MORE OF THIS. Maybe a few spots, but I'll fix them as time goes on.
Media (Pictures and Videos):
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Bugs/Notes:
Spoiler:

  • For some reason, if you watch a TV that's on, there might be a chance that it will cause the game to have a text string that repeats forever, which makes the game unplayable, unless you reset the game. So, be careful with that.
  • Because of my very limited knowledge with adding new abilities, new Pokémon might not have the proper abilities, but instead have different abilities. (i.e. Reshiram having Flash Fire, Arceus having Color Change, etc.)
  • Even though this game has new Pokémon, forms are not included since they are impossible for the moment. I honestly feel that this is better anyways.
  • Move tutors for the new Pokémon have not been done. I will probably update this to have more unique moves to learn (i.e. Dragon Pulse, Seed Bomb, etc.)
  • Egg moves have not been updated. This, I will think about looking into.
  • If you level up from EXP gained from catching a new Pokémon, when you go to its Pokédex entry, the entry will look glitched. It doesn't freeze the game, you can just press A or B to get out of it.
  • Once you beat the game, and get to the Hall of Fame part, some of the new Pokémon will show up as different Pokémon. That, and they don't show up at the end of the game within the credits. This might be because of a limiter somewhere in the game.
  • Some moves don’t have the proper animation or effect, since it has not been made yet, or is in progress.
  • For some reason, Nincada's evolution does not work. But, you can catch Shedinja separately.
  • When you do the favor for Wattson, be sure that you have the Acro Bike on you. You'll see why ;)
  • Castform's forms "do not exist," meaning that Castform changes from its original sprite to pitch black. But, the typing still exists, so its forms are "still there."


Credits:
mamamama: Emerald ROM Base in the Resource Thread
SBird: His concept of extending Emerald's Pokédex
Chaos Rush: Sprites, his translated tutorial on expanding the Pokédex, and his Capture EXP ASM
Blue: Editing the Trainer's Pokémon to have the new ones
karatekid: His Gen 3 Hacking Suite
Gamer2020: Pokémon Game Editor
itari: Reusable TMs and Check Pokémon ASM
Tlachtli: Physical/Special Icons
PurpleOrange: Give Pokémon Scripts
Percy: Fixing a very odd Pokédex glitch

Version changes:
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v1.0: Initial release

v1.1
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-Got rid of a Trainer in Lavaridge City's Gym that had Pokémon in their 40s (Thank you to Aussie Riolu for pointing that out)
-Drain Kiss has been fixed to have correct Power, PP, and is now a Special move (Thank you to unIQuE-_-SK for pointing that out)
-The guy who gives you TM09 now says that TMs have infinite use (Thank you to noactualname for pointing that out)
-Added "Training Cave," which is just an edited Altering Cave filled with Pokémon that each boost a certain stat. (Blissey for HP, Haxorus for Attack, Golem for Defense, Magnezone for Sp. Attack, Dustox for Sp. Defense, and Crobat for Speed).


v1.2
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-Pokémon in Training Cave have had their levels lowered to 30. (Hopefully that is reasonable enough) And, Haxorus has been changed to Gigalith in the cave.
-Ominous Wind should not freeze the game anymore.
-Portals have been moved around, that way you can't interact with them until you beat the game.


v1.3
Spoiler:
-Boulders in front of the portals cannot be moved with Strength
-The guy in Rustboro who gives you Cut has been fixed.
-Move Tutors HAVE BEEN REMOVED for limitation reasons


v1.4
Spoiler:
-Fisherman on Route 104 now says that he has a Tympole instead of a Magikarp
-The girl in Petalburg Woods doesn't mention that you got the Badge from Rustboro City
-" rof Birch" now says "Prof Birch" after getting the Pokédex
-The Parasol Lady on Route 114 now mentions a Tropius instead of a Numel


If you want to support the game, you can add this to your signature:


Credit to seasport100 for this picture

This game is pretty much complete. If there are any problems, you can post them below. Also, if you want to know where a certain Pokémon is, or how it evolves, there is a document below, putting those things together. Just to let you know, this is a .UPS Patch. You must use the NUPS Patcher supplied with the game to patch it, to a US copy of Pokémon Emerald.

Have fun! ;)


Download link: https://mega.nz/#F!2M4ACbDK!8hZxCE2AhoG74kOFOU6xvg (the attachments below do not work)
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Great to finally see the project complete!

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Does Giratina,Shaymin,Kyurem etc. can change forme in this game?
It does not, and I prefer it that way.

So your hard work and time investment finaly paid off, this looks gorgeous, just a small question, did you also update frontier brains with new moves/pkmn/PSS ?
Sorry, but they have not been done.

Awesome to see it finally released! But in regards to the name.... You sure its a good idea to use a copyrighted name?
You're thinking of Delta Emerald, a name that Nintendo took the rights of.
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You're thinking of Delta Emerald, a name that Nintendo took the rights of.
Oh it was Delta, my bad. Ignore me. I dont know anything.:)
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So, Theta Emerald finally sees sunlight! Nice work so far! And, I saw the credits part, thanks for that, I suppose :D
Anyway, Chaos' EXP gain hack is no ASM, its just a battle script.
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I love Emerald hacks, and this one seems awesome. Just one question though, not really important, but with the added legendaries, does it play the wild pokemon encounter theme? Or does it at least play the Gen 1-2 legendary themes? I only ask cause I played Blaze Black 2 (Or Volt White 2, whichever was the hack for White 2) and I lol'ed when I got into a battle with Dialga then Palkia and it played the wild pokemon theme. Again it's not a big deal either way, awesome hack
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Everything seems good however you might want to consider moving the elemental moves to level 6 or 7 on the starters otherwise your first Rival battle is somewhat ridiculous without absurd grinding and RNG.
Haven't started playing yet, but is the difficulty increased? Might've missed it in the OP so sorry if I have. And what level do they learn the elemental moves?
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Lol nice work, could you change the sprites and music to a DS style ?
The music would be difficult I'm sure. I'd like it, even only if for the legendaries. The only rom I've played with DS music was Emerald Omega. It only had The D/P/Pt Gym theme, HG/SS Red/Lance theme for Wallace and a few others.

The sprites I'm sure are all from B/W or at least the DS games

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Wow! Nice job!
Can we buy berries and items (like lucky egg, etc)?
Once you get the meteorite from Mt. Chimney, talk to Prof. Cozmo in Fallarbor Town to get the Lucky Egg.

I love Emerald hacks, and this one seems awesome. Just one question though, not really important, but with the added legendaries, does it play the wild pokemon encounter theme? Or does it at least play the Gen 1-2 legendary themes? I only ask cause I played Blaze Black 2 (Or Volt White 2, whichever was the hack for White 2) and I lol'ed when I got into a battle with Dialga then Palkia and it played the wild pokemon theme. Again it's not a big deal either way, awesome hack
If you battle a legendary Pokémon, legendary music will play. Though, since I never looked into song hacking, I just used music inside Emerald. So, if you were to fight Dialga and Palkia, they would play Kyogre/Groudon/Rayquaza's theme.

Everything seems good however you might want to consider moving the elemental moves to level 6 or 7 on the starters otherwise your first Rival battle is somewhat ridiculous without absurd grinding and RNG.
...that's how their movesets are set up. That's not even a joke. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the 3rd gen starters learn their starting elemental moves before or at level 5.

Not sure if bug or intention, but the gift riolu has speed boost ability.
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It could have Inner Focus or Speed Boost. Speed Boost is a replacement for Steadfast.

damn the ups patch it's not working for me
How is it working? Are you using the program I supplied?
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If you battle a legendary Pokémon, legendary music will play. Though, since I never looked into song hacking, I just used music inside Emerald. So, if you were to fight Dialga and Palkia, they would play Kyogre/Groudon/Rayquaza's theme.
Thanks that's good enough :) and Just wanna say, the hack is awesome so far; the updated sprites, new pokemon and moves, plus the HQ2x shader on MyBoy emulator really give old Emerald a new feel {XD}