Emerald hack: Pokemon: Cool Spot version (v1.1 Release)

[JoeyZeed]

(Work in Progress)

The COOLEST Pokemon game you'll ever play!​

Hey, remember Cool Spot? 7-Up's mascot from the late 80s-Early 90s? No? He had his own SNES game!

This is a very cool and very basic hack of Emerald version, with a bunch of very cool secrets, features, and differences to make it more unique from your average emerald playthrough. Of course, the game features the 7-Up mascot, Cool Spot as a powerful playable starter Pokemon! Nearly all 386 Pokemon are obtainable, and there's a few cool surprises that await curious trainers in the brand-new Pokemon: Cool Spot Version!

Features

• Hey, it's Cool Spot! Cool Spot as a playable Pokemon, complete with unique, custom moves (they're cool!)​
• Remixed distribution of Pokemon across Hoenn, with most of the 386 pokemon obtainable through a single-player playthrough. There are no trade evolutions, and Feebas and Milotic are a lot easier to obtain. (Currently, many Legendaries are unobtainable, but will add them in later updates!​
• Bosses have new, slightly more difficult teams to overcome, making for a cool experience!​
• New Music tracks, all arranged and formatted by yours truly to fit into Pokemon Emerald!​
• New, Cool Pokemon with customized sprites to discover and train!​
• Many, many items have been replaced by various (actually real) flavors of 7-Up! It's delicious and nutritious for your Pokemon, complete with new sprites!​
• Quality of Life adjustments such as:
  

  • Reusable TMs​
  • Exp Share and Lucky Egg available for purchase at certain Pokemarts​
  • Evolution items available for purchase at Lilycove Dept. Store​
• And more to come in future updates!​

Screenshots


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Credits:
Me, JoeyZeed - Scripting, Sprites, Music arrangement, Animation, Maps, Features
Cool Spot music composed by Tommy Tallarico
Additional Sprites by Naruto747 and @Ninspriter
Cool Spot (1993) front sprites by Tim Williams, Doug Cope, Kevin Norr

Special Thanks:
Doopie, IceCreamVyper, SunnyBunny, AceDefective, Twitch.tv/Nateathon - Testing
Cosmo, for letting me infect his server with Cool Spot
Virgin Games and Keurig Dr. Pepper for creating the Cool Spot
Ghosty and SunnyBunny for giving me the idea to make this game
You, for playing my COOL and goofy game!
This game was developed using Hex Maniac Advance! Thank you!



Changelog:
v1.1
- Restored Gym, Rival, and Aqua battle themes to normal
- Legendary battles will no longer crash the game
- Adjusted certain trainers' teams
- Added new Pokemon and Sprites

Bugs:

• Regi Battles will crash the game (1.1), working on a fix for this

Enjoy!!
Download Pokemon:Cool Spot Version (v1.0) [.ips Patch]

 

[FeraligatrMaster]

Can you add an EV/IV checker, an IV changer, ability changing items, and a way to change your Pokemon's nature?

 

[riddley]

I love this too much to post a cool, ironic comment. 10/10

 

[JoeyZeed]

Updated to v.1.1 !!!
This is a very sizable update:

Bug Fixes

• Victory road cooltrainer will no longer crash the game
• Magma/Aqua, Rival Battle, Regi Battle, and Legendary Battle themes are now fixed and looped properly!
• Rayquaza cutscene will no longer crash the game
• Empty Pokedex entries are now updated and fixed
• Poliwag is now obtainable
• Lickitung is now obtainable
• Torchic is now obtainable

Balance Changes

• Brawly difficulty nerfed, because goodness gracious he was a little too strong!
• Norman difficulty nerfed
• Rival battle #5 is now more difficult and May/Brendan have a more competent team
• EXP SHARE and LUCKY EGG are now available for purchase at certain Pokemarts
• HEART SCALE is now available for purchase at the Fallarbor Pokemart, no more farming Luvdisc!
• In-Game Trades
  • NPC trades in Fortree City and Pacifidlog Town have been changed to make awakening the Regis easier
    • Fortree City trade: now asks for a WINGULL in exchange for a WAILORD
    • Pacifidlog Town trade: now asks for a TENTACOOL in exchange for a RELICANTH

NEW FEATURES!!!

• Replaced Marshtomp with a new Fakemon, which is now obtainable in the postgame
• New custom music tracks for Victory Road, Regi Battle, Legendary Battle, Rayquaza Battle, Underwater, Mt. Pyre Peak, Route Theme 3
• NPC dialogue now reflects the altered story a bit more
• Story is VERY SLIGHTLY altered
• New original sprites, cries, and animations for Legendaries, a few new Pokemon
• Starter selection has been altered to create the illusion of choice lol!!!
• New NPC trainers introduced!
• Brawly has been replaced by a new, more powerful gym leader!
• Cooltrainers now have Cool sunglasses!!!

Move Changes

• Leech Life
  • Power increased from 20/100% to 65/100%
• Flash
  • Now an Electric-type move, 30 power/90% with 100% chance to lower accuracy
• Rock Smash
  • Power increased from 20/100% to 50/100%
• Strength
  • Power increased from 80/100% to 85/100%
• Cut
  • Now a Steel-type move, 55 power/95% with no effect

And more to come in future updates! I feel like the game is around 75% finished at this point, hopefully the next big update will be the last!

 

[JoeyZeed]

I love this too much to post a cool, ironic comment. 10/10

Thank you so much friend, much love! very COOL of you to say!

 

[JoeyZeed]

Can you add an EV/IV checker, an IV changer, ability changing items, and a way to change your Pokemon's nature?

I have no plans to add any of these for Cool Spot version, but I do plan on adding these in my next hack!

 

[JoeyZeed]

New! Updated to v.1.2 !!!

Bug Fixes
- Instruments on Regi Battle music is now fixed
- Nidoqueen and Sandslash encounters no longer crash the game
- Poliwrath, Alakazam, and many other Pokedex entries are now fixed and no longer empty
- Zapdos, Moltres, Articuno, Mew, Raikou, Suicune, Entei, Unown, Ho-Oh, and all other legendary Pokemon are now available in the postgame.

Balance Changes
- Flannery battle adjusted to be slightly more difficult!
- Wattson battle adjusted to be slightly more difficult!
- Ground-type Pokemon now available in the wild before Wattson
- Santana battle adjusted to be slightly more easy.

NEW FEATURES!!!
- Added 3 new Pokemon that are accessible in the postgame (1 available in victory road with 2% encounter rate, also in Artisan's cave)
- Added new postgame location, CAVE OF COOLNESS and Heart of Darkness
- Birth Island, Faraway Island, Southern Island, and Navel Rock event locations are now accessible in the postgame! Ho-Oh, Lugia, Mew, and Deoxys encounters are now working as a result.
- Brand new custom music for the Pokemart, Petalburg City, Route theme 4, Cave/Forest music, Mt. Pyre and Mt Pyre Peak, Mt. Chimney, Aqua/Magma battle, Ho-Oh/Lugia battle, Heart of Darkness, and Credits sequence
- More adjustments and Coolifcation of several existing pokemon, and several new pokemon introduced.
- Overworld sprites of legendary pokemon(Groudon/Kyogre and the Regis) now more accurately depict they pokemon they represent
- New secret base items! Cool Spot Doll and Cool Spot Cushion now available at game corner and Lilycove mall respectively
- New NPCs located across HOENN that give hints and lore drops about new features
- PC wallpapers now have cool spot on them! How cool!
- HUD and menu icons of Pokeballs now replaced by Cool Spot
- Added new custom attacks: Fizz Bomb, Vibe Check, and Dark Cola

It's almost done! Just a few more minor tweaks and I reckon the game will be complete!!

 

[mrp99k]

New! Updated to v.1.2 !!!

Bug Fixes
- Instruments on Regi Battle music is now fixed
- Nidoqueen and Sandslash encounters no longer crash the game
- Poliwrath, Alakazam, and many other Pokedex entries are now fixed and no longer empty
- Zapdos, Moltres, Articuno, Mew, Raikou, Suicune, Entei, Unown, Ho-Oh, and all other legendary Pokemon are now available in the postgame.

Balance Changes
- Flannery battle adjusted to be slightly more difficult!
- Wattson battle adjusted to be slightly more difficult!
- Ground-type Pokemon now available in the wild before Wattson
- Santana battle adjusted to be slightly more easy.

NEW FEATURES!!!
- Added 3 new Pokemon that are accessible in the postgame (1 available in victory road with 2% encounter rate, also in Artisan's cave)
- Added new postgame location, CAVE OF COOLNESS and Heart of Darkness
- Birth Island, Faraway Island, Southern Island, and Navel Rock event locations are now accessible in the postgame! Ho-Oh, Lugia, Mew, and Deoxys encounters are now working as a result.
- Brand new custom music for the Pokemart, Petalburg City, Route theme 4, Cave/Forest music, Mt. Pyre and Mt Pyre Peak, Mt. Chimney, Aqua/Magma battle, Ho-Oh/Lugia battle, Heart of Darkness, and Credits sequence
- More adjustments and Coolifcation of several existing pokemon, and several new pokemon introduced.
- Overworld sprites of legendary pokemon(Groudon/Kyogre and the Regis) now more accurately depict they pokemon they represent
- New secret base items! Cool Spot Doll and Cool Spot Cushion now available at game corner and Lilycove mall respectively
- New NPCs located across HOENN that give hints and lore drops about new features
- PC wallpapers now have cool spot on them! How cool!
- HUD and menu icons of Pokeballs now replaced by Cool Spot
- Added new custom attacks: Fizz Bomb, Vibe Check, and Dark Cola

It's almost done! Just a few more minor tweaks and I reckon the game will be complete!!

Where can I download version 1.2?

 

[JoeyZeed]

Where can I download version 1.2?

v1.2 should be in the download link in the parent post!
Here it is!

 

[mrp99k]

v1.2 should be in the download link in the parent post!
Here it is!

thank you

 

[JoeyZeed]

v1.3 Update!
Download Pokemon: Cool Spot Version v1.3​

Bug Fixes
- EVERY single pokemon is now available to obtain in a single playthrough! Even legendaries!
- Text border #20 now works properly
- Move tutors now work on intended Pokemon
- Cave of Coolness warp locations now work correctly

Balance Changes
- All gym leaders have been balanced based on feedback, Phanpy and other ground types now available to obtain before the Wattson fight, Staryu now available before the Flannery fight
- Pinsir buffed just cause I like him and he's very cool, very minor improvement in base stats, +5 base attack, +10 base defense
- All vitamins now only cost 500$, Rare candies cost 1000$ at the black market
- Rare Candies now raise level by 2 stages, and there is no restriction on the amount of vitamins you can give a Pokemon per stat

NEW LOCATIONS!!!
- Introducing the BLACK MARKET! For those folks who enjoy EV Training and don't like grinding levels or money, the black market is your one-stop shop for rare candies, vitamin supplements, and includes the Blissey Safari, a new EXP grinding location that lets you fight unlimited blisseys, all holding nuggets to grind $$$ pretty easily!

• The black market is open just outside the desert on Route 111 and can be reached as soon as you beat Wattson and learn rock smash.
• The Black Market also has entrances in Mosdeep City, and there is a secret Black Market entrance in the safari zone just in case anyone wants to use a Safari Ball to catch a specific pokemon
• Leaving the black market through its proper exit will take you to route 111, regardless of what entrance you picked

- In Sootopolis, next to the Pokemon Center is the HOUSE OF TUTORS! A new location to teach your Pokemon tutor moves that are not normally teachable, or are egg moves in gen 3

• Additionally, all move tutors will be able to teach your Pokemon their moves an unlimited amount of times, despite the "only once" dialogue appearing
• House of Tutors will teach your Pokemon: Rock Slide, Fire Punch, Heat Wave, Magical Leaf, Mandibite, Drill Peck, and False Swipe
• New tutors also appear on Slateport Beach and just outside Rusturf Tunnel and teach you Magnitude and Double Kick respectively

NEW FEATURES!!!
- The story of the game has been slightly altered to reflect changes! Enjoy all the new dialogue, and enrich yourself in the battle of cola and uncola! Save the world in the coolest way possible!
- Cool spot has invaded the HUD and UI of the game!! Look for Cool Spot on your trainer card, party menu, the Pokedex, the Map, your Bag menu, and all sorts of new places! How cool!
- Both evil Teams have their costumes and overworld sprites altered to fit their twisted plans!
- All in-game dialogue has been changed to reflect the appropriate in-game changes (Ex: Potions are now refered to as 7-Up and so on)
- There is no longer an annoying beeping when you reach Red HP
- Added several new Pokemon!
- Added new locations: Black Market, Blissey Safari, and the House of Tutors
- Cool Spot now has 2 new unique level up moves, and learns Bubblebeam at an earlier level
- Introduces a new Gym Leader battle and unique TM move, available at the Sootopolis Gym
- Tutors now Teach your Pokemon an unlimited amount of times
- Fishing now works like FR/LG, no more timing bites
- Poison will not damage you outside of battle anymore
- Safari Zone now gives you an unlimited number of steps, you will only be kicked out if you retire or run out of Safari Balls
- You now start with the national Pokedex! You can now read the dex entries/see areas of non-hoenn Pokemon
- HMs are now Deleteable like normal moves! You do not need to see the move deleter
- Deoxys/Mew now obey you!
- New PC wallpapers and Text Box themes featuring Cool Spot and 7-Up
- Harbor Mail is now the Cool Mail and has a picture of Cool Spot on it
- Overworld changes are now much cooler! Pokemon Centers and Pokemarts are now Cool Centers and Cool Marts and have Cool Spot on the outside instead of a Pokeball
- EXP is now Cool Points! The HUD and status screen now reflect this, Exp Share is now the Cool Share, and Lucky Egg is now the Cool Egg
- Using Flash will illuminate the entire map, not just a little section
- EVs will now be maxed out at 252 instead of 255 per stat
- Randos will no longer bug you on the PokeNav

This is my last update before I polish everything up and release the finished, final version, so enjoy Cool Spot Version v1.3!! The download link in the parent post should be working fine, but here is the updated link!
Download Pokemon: Cool Spot Version v1.3

 

[Doc Jammin]

Hey, I really appreciate your commitment to the theme and all the effort you've done to create what is definitively the "coolest" rom hack. The cover art you made was also cool, but I felt it could be even cooler to match the extra polish from the updates.

I've attached an updated version of your cover art, alongside the original for comparison. I hope it's cool enough for you. Feel free to use or repost as you see fit.

 

[JoeyZeed]

Hey, I really appreciate your commitment to the theme and all the effort you've done to create what is definitively the "coolest" rom hack. The cover art you made was also cool, but I felt it could be even cooler to match the extra polish from the updates.

I've attached an updated version of your cover art, alongside the original for comparison. I hope it's cool enough for you. Feel free to use or repost as you see fit.

This is easily the COOLEST cover art I've ever seen! Do you mind if I use this and credit you? Thank you and stay cool!

 

[Doc Jammin]

This is easily the COOLEST cover art I've ever seen! Do you mind if I use this and credit you? Thank you and stay cool!

Sure, I'm glad you want to use it. No need to give credit.

 

[Pikazebra]

(Work in Progress)
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The COOLEST Pokemon game you'll ever play!​

Hey, remember Cool Spot? 7-Up's mascot from the late 80s-Early 90s? No? He had his own SNES game!

This is a very cool and very basic hack of Emerald version, with a bunch of very cool secrets, features, and differences to make it more unique from your average emerald playthrough. Of course, the game features the 7-Up mascot, Cool Spot as a powerful playable starter Pokemon! Nearly all 386 Pokemon are obtainable, and there's a few cool surprises that await curious trainers in the brand-new Pokemon: Cool Spot Version!

Features

• Hey, it's Cool Spot! Cool Spot as a playable Pokemon, complete with unique, custom moves (they're cool!)​
• Remixed distribution of Pokemon across Hoenn, with most of the 386 pokemon obtainable through a single-player playthrough. There are no trade evolutions, and Feebas and Milotic are a lot easier to obtain. (Currently, many Legendaries are unobtainable, but will add them in later updates!​
• Bosses have new, slightly more difficult teams to overcome, making for a cool experience!​
• New Music tracks, all arranged and formatted by yours truly to fit into Pokemon Emerald!​
• New, Cool Pokemon with customized sprites to discover and train!​
• Many, many items have been replaced by various (actually real) flavors of 7-Up! It's delicious and nutritious for your Pokemon, complete with new sprites!​
• Quality of Life adjustments such as:
  

  • Reusable TMs​
  • Exp Share and Lucky Egg available for purchase at certain Pokemarts​
  • Evolution items available for purchase at Lilycove Dept. Store​
• And more to come in future updates!​

Screenshots
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Credits:
Me, JoeyZeed - Scripting, Sprites, Music arrangement, Animation, Maps, Features
Cool Spot music composed by Tommy Tallarico
Additional Sprites by Naruto747 and @Ninspriter
Cool Spot (1993) front sprites by Tim Williams, Doug Cope, Kevin Norr

Special Thanks:
Doopie, IceCreamVyper, SunnyBunny, AceDefective, Twitch.tv/Nateathon - Testing
Cosmo, for letting me infect his server with Cool Spot
Virgin Games and Keurig Dr. Pepper for creating the Cool Spot
Ghosty and SunnyBunny for giving me the idea to make this game
You, for playing my COOL and goofy game!
This game was developed using Hex Maniac Advance! Thank you!



Changelog:
v1.1
- Restored Gym, Rival, and Aqua battle themes to normal
- Legendary battles will no longer crash the game
- Adjusted certain trainers' teams
- Added new Pokemon and Sprites

Bugs:

• Regi Battles will crash the game (1.1), working on a fix for this

Enjoy!!
Download Pokemon:Cool Spot Version (v1.0) [.ips Patch]

very cool game. just beat the game, and then found a shiny cool spot.

 

[JoeyZeed]

very cool game. just beat the game, and then found a shiny cool spot.

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This is so COOL! Sorry I haven't put a shiny pallete in for cool spot, hahaha! I'm really glad you enjoyed the game! I'll definitely add in a special, super cool shiny pallete for him in the final update!
Stay cool!

 

[magnetocan]

Hey man, any documentation on new pokemon or encounter tables?

 

[JoeyZeed]

Hey man, any documentation on new pokemon or encounter tables?

Hi friend!
The encounter rates and evolution methods are linked in the Super Cool Spot version thread here!!
I am still currently compiling the new pokemon's base stats and movepool for another document, but it won't take more than a day or two more

 

[magnetocan]

Hi friend!
The encounter rates and evolution methods are linked in the Super Cool Spot version thread here!!
I am still currently compiling the new pokemon's base stats and movepool for another document, but it won't take more than a day or two more

I found the other thread with those docs, thanks!

One other question, what is the 'cool' nature stat changes? Unsure if that info is anywhere available

 

[JoeyZeed]

I found the other thread with those docs, thanks!

One other question, what is the 'cool' nature stat changes? Unsure if that info is anywhere available

Oh of course!
The Cool nature gives a -20% to speed, and a +10% to both attack and sp. attack