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FireRed hack: Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus GBA English Version (Complete 1.2.1.2)

Hi!

I currently have 25 boxes on my PC, how can I increase the number of boxes? What is the maximum number of boxes I can get on the PC?
 
phantonomy said:
I think 25 is the max
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I think this hack rom is nice and quite faithful to the original titles for Switch, but if the maximum limit of the PC box is really 25 (and it is not possible to implement more) what sense and need was there to insert around 900 pokemon (all Pokemon from the first to the eighth generation + some from the ninth)... if a player wants to record them all they couldn't be contained in 25 boxes!


Other than that...thanks for your reply!
 
Carl-Jonson said:
I think this hack rom is nice and quite faithful to the original titles for Switch, but if the maximum limit of the PC box is really 25 (and it is not possible to implement more) what sense and need was there to insert around 900 pokemon (all Pokemon from the first to the eighth generation + some from the ninth)... if a player wants to record them all they couldn't be contained in 25 boxes!


Other than that...thanks for your reply!
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This is a problem of memory and since this isn't a decomp hack I'm not sure it's possible to expand the storage in a binary hack. Unbound had to develop a whole cloud storage system.

there are 900+ mons in the game, so a living dex is impossible, but you should be able to have nearly all of not all evolution lines.

Appreciate the kind words!
 
phantonomy said:

Original Post:

"Hi Everyone!

I've been obsessed with the idea of GBA demakes for later games for a little while now. I stumbled across PCL.g and Jean star's Sword and Shield GBA game.

There are a few versions of this game floating around online. The regular version and an ultimate version. The regular version is in both Portuguese and English, while the Ultimate version is only in Portuguese.

While very cool in concept, these games all suffer from compatibility issues. They can only be played on specific emulators with specific settings. I did a deep dive into all of these roms in order to try to gain functionality on real hardware (ie, flashable repro. carts). The non-ultimate versions have a bug which will not allow you to progress past the title screen and will crash. I have had no success in fixing that version.

That left me with the Ultimate version. The Ultimate version worked...kinda. It contained game breaking bugs which caused crashes when you try to view either your bag or your party. This makes it impossible to catch Pokemon, use items, and many other issues which you could conceive.

I have fixed those bugs and now the game is playable on all emulators I have tested (mGBA, VBA-M, and no$gba) and functions on reflashed reproduction cartridges as well as on the Analogue pocket's openFPGA.

The game was still only in Portuguese. As a native English speaker, I wanted to play in my own language. I have faithfully translated the Ultimate version into English.

Here I am sharing a .ups patch which you can patch to a base Fire Red ROM which you may use to play on any medium of your choosing!

I want to again emphasize. I take no credit for the creation of this ROM hack, I merely translated it to English and fixed some bugs to make it compatible with real hardware. I asked PCL.G for permission to distribute this version and he approved my request."

A brief history of the SWSH Demake:


There have been 6 versions of this hack released by 4 developers.

  1. Swsh GBA (Portuguese) - PCLG (2020)
  2. SwSh GBA (English) - AStartGaming (2022)
  3. SwSh Ultimate GBA (Portuguese) - Jeanstars (2023)
  4. SwSh Ultimate GBA (English) - Phantonomy (2024)
  5. SwSh Ultimate Plus GBA (Portuguese) - Pclg (2024)
  6. SwSh Ultimate Plus GBA (English) - Phantonomy (2024)
This hack was originally created and released by Pclg in 2020. Jeanstars remade it, adding CFRU, dubbing it SwSh Ultimate which was released in 2023. I translated this version to English. Pclg released an overhaul of SwSh Ultimate, and dubbed it, SwSh Ultimate Plus. I then translated that version to English as well.

SwSh Ultimate Plus English version is available on this page. I have removed the patches of older versions as they are outdated.

The final version of SwSh Ultimate English version is 3.1.5.

The current version of Ultimate Plus is 1.1.8.


Credit:
Full credit to PCL.G and Jean stars, and various other members of their team who helped bring this rom to life originally!

Credit to hyo for Victor Front sprite!

Credit to KingTapir for Tiles!

See something that you made in the game and want to be credited? Please reach out to me so I can properly credit. As the translator, i don't know where the assets were sourced from, so I don't know who to credit.

Features:
- Full Gym Challenge.
- Full Sword and Shield Story.
- Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra post-game.
- Auto-run by pressing L.
- Dexnav in the menu.
- Dynamax by pressing Start on a move in battle when Dynamax is possible.
- Gigantimax
- Mega evolution
- Z-moves
- Ultra beasts



Screenshots:
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Known Bugs:

  • Running Up and Down in the pokecenter (front to back) will cause a memory issue, which makes it so talking to Nurse Joy or the PC freezes the game. If you do this, please exit the pokecenter and all will be ok!
  • Fly map doesn't work/is messed up in certain areas.
  • On some emulators, some text boxes may be invisible or missing (Marnie after beating piers, just mash A).
  • After beating Opal, the event in Hammerlocke may cause a crash, please put down a save after beating Opal. I think i have resolved this in the latest update, but better safe than sorry.
  • changing the Button Mode in game option to anything but "help" will cause the menu to be slow. Please leave it set to "help

Wyndon Gift Codes:


"3211" - Zacian (shiny)
"4092" - Zamazenta (shiny)
"4284" - Eternatus (shiny)
"4418" - Eevee lvl 5 (shiny)
"4493" - Machamp (shiny)
"5377" - Corviknight (shiny)
"5563" - Alcremie (shiny)
"7060" - Victini
"7268" - Meloetta
"7877" - Diancie
"7909" - Hoopa (with "prisonbottle" item)
"7950" - Marshadow
"8033" - Zarude
"8992" - Melmetal (shiny)
"2023" - Charizard (shiny)
"oizber" - 2 x Calyrex (shiny)
"ufhgdz" - Ash Pikachu (shiny)
"jsvmru" - Rayquaza (shiny)
"uhqyek" - Deoxys (shiny)
"bluestars4" - Mewtwo (shiny)

UPDATE:

I am releasing my translation and bug fix patch of PCL.G's latest update, Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus. I will leave version 3.1.5 of Ultimate up in case anyone doesn't want to play this updated version.

EDIT: i am removing 3.1.5 of Ultimate. It seems to be causing some confusion. Ultimate Plus will remain up as it is the latest version.

Save files from 3.1.5 seem to be compatible with version 1.1.8 of SWSH Ultimate Plus. You'll just need to grab the fly map from Sonia on Route 3 and revisit the cities to fly to them.

New Features:
  • New sprites
  • New music
  • New battle backgrounds
  • Some new graphics
  • Corviknight Taxi system replaced with a more convenient Fly Map key item.
  • New side quests
  • Reworked Maps
  • Diving to quickly get around
  • Reworked Dynamax Adventures
  • shop system reworked.
  • some general bug fixes
and more!

Modifications from the Portuguese version:
  • Bag graphics modified to white background
  • Text boxes now have a slight grey border.
  • Karrablast/Shelmet evolution method corrected, evolves via link cable item
  • Umbreon and Espeon can now be obtained via Moon and Sun Stone for those who dont have RTC. Normal time based methods can still be used
  • Rockruff can be evolved via Moon, Dawn, and Dusk stone for Midnight, Midday, and Dusk form Lycanroc for those who don't have RTC. Normal time based methods can still be used.
  • Poliwhirl evolves to Politoed via link cable.
  • Pikachu evolves to Alolan Raichu via water stone.
  • Dusclops evolves via Reaper Cloth like a stone.
  • Added Hisuian Typhlosion, Decidueye, and Samurott, evolve from 2nd stage using Link Cable.
  • Added Archeludon, Evolve from Duraludon using Link Cable.
  • Added Dipplin and Hydrapple, evolves from Applin via level up at level 30 and 44 respectively.
  • Split evolution regionals like Exeggcute, Cubone, Koffing, and Mime Jr. evolve into their kanto forms by default. Use a link cable to evolve to Alolan/Galar form, or use an ice stone on Mime Jr. for ice type Mr. Mime.
  • Fixed Jynx abilities.
  • NPC in the Crown Tundra will sell Rusty Sword/Shield, costs 1 pokedollar,
  • G-corsola now spawns on the left side of Wild Area 6 (Ice)
  • NPCs now block progression to Ballonlea until you have completed the mural event!
  • Battle UI now says "HP" instead of "PS"
  • Fishing spawns by Magnolia's house revamped to make Arrokuda accessible in the early game.
  • Oaks parcel description updated to make logical sense with the story
  • When using a key item when not supposed to, Sonia will give you advice rather than oak.
  • Water Bike graphic brought from ultimate rather than the standard surf.
  • Snover and Team Yell NPCs to block route 9 to prevent a freeze.
  • Move tutor on Isle of Armor will teach the same moves that she gives you as options.
  • Friendship checker NPC added to Motostoke.
  • Disable the EXP share by interacting with NPC in Sonia's lab.
  • Pseudo-Randomizer! Enable it by interacting with the notice at the top of the stairs of your bedroom!
  • Mashing A in fast forward during the opal event in hammerlocke no longer causes freezing (still put down an in game save after beating Opal just in case)
  • Music Reworked to primarily be new music!
  • Pokedex is 100% completable. Sonia will give you a reward for having 898 mons registered!
Credit to thedarkdragon11 on pokecommunity for Hisuian sprites, Archeludon, and Dipplin. Credit to DegelAlex on deviantart for the basis of the Hydrapple back sprite, and https://twitter.com/EBaruON on twitter/X for the basis for the Hydrapple Front sprite. I did modify the Hydrapple sprite myself to properly downsize it to 64x64 for use in this rom.

RetroAchievements:

This Hack now has supporting RetroAchievements! This means that if you are playing on version 1.1.8, the base version or the performance patch, you can log into your RetroAchievements account and start earning achievements (on supported emulators)! Special thanks to RyCuLe for generating this set.

Note: The casual patches are not supported for RetroAchievements, as RA has leaderboards and extra masterballs and rare candies would ruin the spirit of the leaderboards. There are also two features which will permanently disable earning achievements:
  1. Enabling the randomizer.
  2. Receiving a mon from the Wyndon Mystery Gift.
There are in game warnings before use in the supported patch. Check out the RA page here!


Support:
I have created a discord server to support this version:
discord.gg

Join the Phantonomy’s Demake ROM Hack Server Discord Server!

Check out the Phantonomy’s Demake ROM Hack Server community on Discord - hang out with 17470 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg discord.gg

Additionally, I have created a Wiki page! It is a work in progress but check it out for Pokémon locations! Thanks to the Dev of Wikigen!

Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus Wiki

This is a Wiki page for the Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus English GBA ROM hack, developed by PCL.G and and Jeanstars, translated by Phantonomy
ddaretrogamer.github.io ddaretrogamer.github.io

Download:
Download from the discord server [new releases go there first!] or

Download SWSH Ultimate Plus version 1.1.8.bps below:


Patch using Rom Patcher JS. Patching tutorial available on the discord.

www.marcrobledo.com

Rom Patcher JS

An online web-based ROM patcher. Supported formats: IPS, BPS, UPS, APS, RUP, PPF and xdelta.
www.marcrobledo.com www.marcrobledo.com

NEW To this page:

I have added a "Casual Patch", which adds 2 NPCs to Wedgehurst who sell EV items, Rare candies, Masterballs, Shiny Charm + more for 1 dollar to aid in a more casual play through as this is a story driven hack. Apply this patch on top of your SWSH rom.

I have also added a "Performance Patch" which removes many of the overworld sprites, which greatly reduces the burden on the memory. This leads to better performance and far fewer dropped frames and slowdown.

I also have a patch which combines the two previous patches.
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I just added this to my handheld and when I started it, the game gave me different starters than the OG 3 from sword and shield is that normal?
 
Brother Why I suddenly can't access your discord server? And the invite link is expired
 
phantonomy said:
Ok i have two working versions of the patch, the reason you probably got an error is that the last 4 hex values in the rom i created the patch from were changed. The patch still would work, but i have since update the patches.
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Hello, I can't seem to get it to work on delta iOS. Tried downloading and patching with the links provided above but get left with a blank document. Apologies if there is an obvious step that I am missing here.
 
armin_tudip said:
Hello, I can't seem to get it to work on delta iOS. Tried downloading and patching with the links provided above but get left with a blank document. Apologies if there is an obvious step that I am missing here.
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there is a comprehensive patching tutorial on the discord server if you need help, but be sure that you are patching the correct version of fire red with the correct patch file.
 
New update, version 1.2.1 is up!

### Changelog:
**New**
- BW Title Screen
- BW Options Screen
- BW Naming Screen
- EV/ IV checker
- **Camping!** - Talk to the NPC in the bottom right corner of Wild Area 1 Southwest after becoming the champion!
- Liquidation and Play Rough TMs
- Rillaboom Learns Grassy Glide on Level 56

**Bug fixes**
- Cosmog encounter bug- new encounter added to prevent locking dex completion.
- Encounter rate in caves, deserts, and beaches reduced by 5x.
- Numerous abilities corrected.
- Gligar evolves via razor fang like a stone.
- Swirlix using whip dream like stone.
- Spritzee using sachet like stone.
- Floette uses shiny stone.
- Wild Mons will no longer be asleep at the initiation of a wild battle after triggering the Galar Bird event at the Tree.
- Galar Birds Signature moves now work properly.
- Dewgong will properly spawn on Route 9.
- No longer prompted to nickname mons from Alolan sailor, as you could previously overwrite another mons nickname.
- Sylveon added to proper breeding group.
- Star Piece Onyx exploit removed.
- Some map headers corrected.
- Some collision and mapping fixes.
- Some music corrections.
- Minor text corrections.

Retroachievements support for this version is coming soon!
 
phantonomy said:

Original Post from 2024:

Spoiler: Original Post from 2024


About this hack:


Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus is a faithful demake of SwSh, playable on the GBA!
Features:
  • Generation 1-8 Pokemon plus Hydrapple line, Archeludon, and Hisui Starters.
  • Full Gym Challenge.
  • Full Sword and Shield Story.
  • Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra post-game.
  • Auto-run by pressing L.
  • Dexnav in the menu.
  • Dynamax by pressing Start on a move in battle when Dynamax is possible.
  • Gigantimax
  • Mega evolution
  • Z-moves
  • Ultra beasts
  • Fly Map
  • Portable PC
  • New Music
  • New Side Quests
  • Post-game Legendary Hunt




Screenshots:
Spoiler: Screenshots


Ultimate Plus Update:

I am releasing my translation and bug fix patch of PCL.G's latest update, Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus.

I am removing 3.1.5 of Ultimate. It seems to be causing some confusion. Ultimate Plus will remain up as it is the latest version.

Save files from Ultimate seem to be compatible with version 1.2.1 of SWSH Ultimate Plus. You'll just need to grab the fly map from Sonia on Route 3 and revisit the cities to fly to them.
Spoiler: Ultimate -> Ultimate Plus



Support:
I have created a discord server to support this version:
discord.gg

Join the Phantonomy’s Demake ROM Hack Server Discord Server!

Check out the Phantonomy’s Demake ROM Hack Server community on Discord - hang out with 17470 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg discord.gg

Additionally, I have created a Wiki page! It is a work in progress but check it out for Pokémon locations! Thanks to the Dev of Wikigen!

Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus Wiki

This is a Wiki page for the Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus English GBA ROM hack, developed by PCL.G and and Jeanstars, translated by Phantonomy
ddaretrogamer.github.io ddaretrogamer.github.io

Download:
Download SwSh Ultimate Plus English version 1.2.1 .bps patch files (and customization patches!) from:
Patch using Rom Patcher JS. Patching tutorial available on the discord.

www.marcrobledo.com

Rom Patcher JS

An online web-based ROM patcher. Supported formats: IPS, BPS, UPS, APS, RUP, PPF and xdelta.
www.marcrobledo.com www.marcrobledo.com

Customization Patches:
I have created 3 customization patches for this hack.
  • Casual Patch - offers a more casual experience, that caters to the player who would normally cheat in Rare Candies and Masterballs.
    • Adds two venders to Wedgehurst that sell normally cheated in items for 1 dollar! Max repels also become 1 dollar
  • Performance Patch - A more optimal experience for those who care for performance or don't have access to fast forward.
    • Removes some overworld elements to optimize performance as some routes will chug a bit without this.
  • Casual + Performance Patch - A combination of the above two patches.
    • Casual Patch venders in Wedgehurst and decreased overworld elements to optimize performance.
I would recommend anyone playing on real hardware use one of the performance patches.

A brief history of the SWSH Demake:

Spoiler: History


Credit:
Spoiler: Credits



Known Bugs:

Spoiler: known bugs


Wyndon Gift Codes:

Spoiler: Mystery gift codes


RetroAchievements:

This Hack now has supporting RetroAchievements! This means that if you are playing on version 1.1.8, the base version or the performance patch, you can log into your RetroAchievements account and start earning achievements (on supported emulators)! Special thanks to RyCuLe for generating this set.

Note: The casual patches are not supported for RetroAchievements, as RA has leaderboards and extra masterballs and rare candies would ruin the spirit of the leaderboards. There are also two features which will permanently disable earning achievements:
  1. Enabling the randomizer.
  2. Receiving a mon from the Wyndon Mystery Gift.
There are in game warnings before use in the supported patch. Check out the RA page here!
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Uh, some improvement in a Credit name. Its Zake not Zame.
 
hey! i just started playing this and having fun! i have a question, does Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus GBA have critical hit? i think i haven't seen display message of critical strike like "A critical hit!" even i have been playing this for 3 days or more
 
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