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Emerald hack: Pokémon Ephemerald - A full Regional-Forme ROMhack. V1.0 Release

shibarianne

shibarianne

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    • Ephemeral - /ɪˈfem.ər.əl/ - "lasting for only a short time" (adjective)

    One day I woke up, and joked "what if Wooper were a tellytubby"
    Seven months, 3 corrupt backups, a few skipped dinners, and many tears later, we have Pokémon Ephemerald.

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    Pokemon Emerald like you've never seen it before
    Enjoy the Hoenn region with a unique twist. Pokemon Ephemerald (eh-fem-erald)is a full Regional-Forme ROMhack, where you can find 382* brand new Sapphosian Formes (sa-pho-sian) from the minds of passionate creators. Every single catchable 'mon has a whole new design, with new Types, Movepools, Abilities, and Flavour to create a unique experience, like this game came straight from a parallel universe with a Succubus Jynx, a Butterfly Gligar, a Toxic-waste Quilava and many many more!
    *Unown, Spinda, Castform, Deoxys. Before you ask

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    The whole rainbow of possibilities
    Not only does every Pokemon have a new type combination, but (almost) every Type combo is represented. Pick two types, and there is a family with that type. Rock/Normal? Meet Caterpie. Poison/Ground? Slowpoke's your man. Electric/Fire? I think I hear a Tentacool short-circuiting in the distance. Not only that, but all dual-types are unique. Everything has a niche by virtue of its type. And of course, plenty of monotypes for those who don't want to stress. Combine that with Trade evolutions being obtainable and brand new exciting Legendary Encounters in unique locations to Ephemerald. You can fill your Nationaldex with 'mons of a shape and size unseen in the land of Gen 3!

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    Optional bossess with true rewards.
    Like many a modern ROMhack, Ephemerald does not have EV training, as opponent Pokemon will not give you any. However, on your travels you will find optional Boss-fights that reward you with EV Boosting items. They are found one between each gym, and will only battle you until you have defeated the next major Gym Leader. These provide a much-needed crutch for a casual playthrough providing you with a permanent advantage for the rest of your playthrough, but a challenging decision for the hardcore players, as will it be worth risking your valuable team members before the trainers who truly do not hold back?

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    Frigid Frost, Toxic Chemicals, and Flimsy Metals.
    Since we're messing with Types, why not tweek the chart a little? In the revitalised Hoenn region. Ice-Types have gotten harder, gaining a resistance to Water- and Ground-. Poison types have become extra toxic and now hit Dragon- super-effectively. And Steel-Types are off their game, losing their resistances to Dark-, Ghost- and Psychic-. So perhaps your favourite becoming Ice/Poison might not be as crushing as it seems...

    What else can I say. Hoenn, remixed, awaits!

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    Release 1.0.1.1 and full documentation available on the Pokemon Ephemerald Discord
    Download Link
    https://discord.gg/jsZQZK55Rn

    And if you just want to see all the cool redeisgns without playing:
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    Inner Rhymes

    Inner Rhymes

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    • Oh my lord. I was actually hoping to see something like this. Most definitely gonna play this once I'm done with radical red. It would be hella dope if you could improve the battle backgrounds.
     

    ghostwrighter

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    • Seen May 2, 2023
    So thankful to see this! I've been fiending for a new regional variant/fakemon iteration, going to download immediately! Appreciate your time and effort fr fr!
     

    floodryan123

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    Shame no phys/special split I feel like dark types will be pretty messed up when it comes to stab. Any chance you are planing on implementing it in the future?
     
    shibarianne

    shibarianne

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    • floodryan123 said:
    Shame no phys/special split I feel like dark types will be pretty messed up when it comes to stab. Any chance you are planing on implementing it in the future?
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    No plan on implementing it. However, some Pokemon have had their physical and special attack swapped in order to take advantage of their new type better. So Dark types are all special attackers (unless they're dual type).
     

    ironmiron

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    yes, since there is no physical/special split these are the categories:
    Physical = normal, flying, ghost, rock, ground, poison, bug, steel, fighting
    Special = fire, water, grass, electric, dragon, psychic, dark, ice
     
    Inner Rhymes

    Inner Rhymes

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    • I've been nuzlocking this for the past week, and I must say, I'm having an absolute blast! I encountered a shiny Abra, just wanted to ask if the shiny odds have been raised, or was my encounter a full odds shiny? Thanks!
     
    shibarianne

    shibarianne

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    • Inner Rhymes said:
    I've been nuzlocking this for the past week, and I must say, I'm having an absolute blast! I encountered a shiny Abra, just wanted to ask if the shiny odds have been raised, or was my encounter a full odds shiny? Thanks!
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    Incredible! Odds are full 1/8k so well done! Bet you're glad I took Teleport out of Abra's moveset :)
     
    Cuprite (Kyu)

    Cuprite (Kyu)

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    • Just so you know (In case you don't), the Discord invite isn't working. I want to throw this into my collection of hacks cause it looks really cool, so I guess I'll just have to wait.

    Edit: Nvm, my server list was just full. Disregard. Lol.
     
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    Olivia R.

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    Here's my full walkthrough for this hack. Pretty fun. I noticed that the trainers for the S.S. Tidal were unchanged from the original, also there was an interesting moment on Route 103 postgame with what's supposed to be the Altering Cave entrance but takes you to the underwater location with two legendaries where exiting has you in Route 127.
     
    TheEndOfTheRoad

    TheEndOfTheRoad

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    • The regional forms in this is pretty solid, although I will admit, some of them are a bit odd, and a few of them seem out of place, but it was a good experience regardless.
     
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