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Modern Emerald

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Pokémon Modern Emerald

This is a decompilation of Pokémon Emerald, edited to be "Pokémon Modern Emerald". You can get more information about Modern Emerald at Pokecommunity You can get information on where to find certain Pokémon in my personal document

Features:

Selectable options (at the start of the game):

  • Modern Spawns: You can now capture the 423 new Pokémon available. Only changes wild Pokémon, not trainers. Modern Spawns have also a Night encounter version for each route, making certain Pokémon night exclusive.
  • Shiny Chance: 8192 (Emerald default) - 4096 (Gen VI+) - 2048 - 1024 - 512.
  • Item Drops: Items held by wild Pokémon, when defeated, will be dropped and obtained by the player. Forget about catching it or using Thief!
  • Reusable TMs: Choose between a faithful usage of TMs or a simplistic option that makes TMs infinite. All TMs can be bought in the Battlefrontier PokéMart only if you have Reusable TMs off, and makes Move Tutors one time only just like in the original (Move tutors are infinite if you enable Reusable TMs).
  • Survive Poison: If enabled, your Pokémon will survive poison damage with 1hp when outside of battle.
  • Easier Feebas: If enabled, Feebas have a 5% chance to appear around all Route 119.

Randomizer:

  • Includes every option that any randomizer can have, and it's completely modular.

Nuzlocke:

  • Any option that any Nuzlocker would want to use.

Difficulty:

  • Lock difficulty: locks the current select option that was selected during Birch's Speech and can't be changed ingame. Hard sets "Battle Style" to "Set" always.
  • Number of Party Members limit: From 1 to 5
  • Level caps
  • Exp. Multipliers
  • Player items
  • Trainer items
  • Player IVs: Sets all IVs from wild Pokémon to 31.
  • Trainer IVs: If hard is selected together with "Player IVs", you'll completely remove IVs from the game.
  • Player EVs
  • Trainer EVs
  • Play without Pokémon Centers

Challenges:

  • Evolution limits
  • One type only challenges
  • Stat equalizers
  • Mirror Mode
  • Mirror Mode Thief

Story related:

  • Gym rematches are easier to trigger. After 10 wild battles won, or 5 trainer battles won, there is a 50% chance of getting a rematch.
  • The Elite Four can be rematched after battling with Steven, and they are double battles.
  • After completing the Elite Four Rematch, a rematch with Steven will be available. You will get a unique, special prize.
  • The Sealed Chambers puzzles have changed slightly. Learn braille and find out what changed!
  • Also, there are 6 Regis. Try to discover where are the new 3!
  • All the trainer rematches scale up a lot more than in the original game, and their parties have been changed.
  • All the trainers in the Battle Frontier have new Pokémon in their teams and have been buffed or modified.
  • All the gym leaders, Elite Four, the 2 champions, Wally, Magma / Aqua leaders, and Red and Leaf will appear during the Battle Frontier challenges.

Pokémon related:

  • Following Pokémon (Optional, with a second option to enable or not Big Followers like Rayquaza). 40 new Pokémon species, mostly from Gen. IV and 3 from Gen 9 (Annihilape, Dudunsparce, Farigiraf).
  • Night encounters. Certain species will have a higher rate during night and others will only be available during night (only with Modern Spawns).
  • All the buffs from later generations are in.
  • Extra buffs for other Pokémon are in. Includes stats, abilities and/or typings. (Ex. Arbok is now POISON / DARK and Meganium is now GRASS / FAIRY).
  • All the move buffs AND nerfs from later generations are in, with small changes to make them work in a 3rd gen game.
  • All Egg moves and tutor moves have been improved with data from later generations.
  • New evolution methods.
  • Pokémon inherit 5 IV's from their parents, no item needed.
  • Everstone works on male or female Pokémon and guarantees nature.
  • Gen. VIII Synchronize.
  • Kanto fossils are available in 3 different caves.
  • Shuckle can make berry juice just like in Gen. II!! Yay?
  • Nature Mints are available to buy in the Flower Shop after the 4th Gym.
  • Deoxys forms can be changed.

Battle related:

  • Modern Battle Frontier, Battle Tents and Trainer Hill. Your Pokémon will be limited to level 50 when playing in those battle facilities, even if your level is 100.
  • 15 new moves from Gen IV to buff typings that didn't have a certain Physical / Special move. (Ex. Dark Pulse, as Dark type didn't have a Special Dark type move).
  • Fairy type introduced.
  • 3 New abilities for Regidrago, Regieleki and Arceus.
  • Gen. VI EXP. SHARE and Gen III EXP. SHARE in the same game. "EXP. SHARE S" can be obtained at the Slateport Mart after obtaining the "EXP. SHARE" at Devon Corp.
  • HM01 Cut is now Grass type, NightShade does 50 static damage, Hidden power is now 60 always, and shows the type in the summary screen and in battle, Charge now ups Sp. Def.
  • EV Training available in Lilycove.
  • IV Maximizer available in Lylicove, after beating the game. Needs a lvl.100 Pokémon.
  • A nurse NPC is available after beating the game to farm EXP in Lilycove.
  • Faster battle intros. Enable "Fast Intros" option in the options menu.
  • Faster-paced battles. Enable "Fast Battles" option in the options menu.
  • No low-health beeping.
  • Press START while selecting a move to open a new Submenu with information about the selected move.
  • Trainer class-based Pokéballs.
  • Catching EXP.
  • Macho Brace multiplies EV gain * 5.
  • Gen. IV Sitrus Berry.

UI related:

  • New Pokédex! You can now see important information on the new "Stats" page. It's very, VERY useful and it's like having the game documentation in-game.
  • Hold L+R, then A when entering a Wild Battle to instantly run.
  • You can now register 2 key items: Pressing (as usual) and holding SELECT!
  • Swap Pokémon pressing SELECT.
  • Colored Stats (red = good, blue = bad).
  • Pressing L in the stats section of a Pokémon will bring the EVs, pressing R will bring the IVs, and pressing START will bring the default stats.
  • HM moves don't need to be taught anymore. If you have a Pokémon that can use a certain HM, if you have the correct HM in the bag, and if you have the required badge, you will be able to perform an HM move.
  • HM moves can be deleted since they are not that important anymore.
  • TM had their price changed, especially if you are not using Infinite TMs.
  • The bag now holds up to 90 items, and item capacity has been upgraded to x999.
  • When the bag is full, items go to the PC.
  • You can change the ball your Pokémon is in using a different ball from the bag.
  • Reusable repel prompt.
  • The time on the clock can be changed.
  • Two pages with additional options in the options menu.
  • Debug menu can be enabled by everybody so you can cheat or modify whatever you want. To enable it, just press "SELECT" + "START" inside the options menu and you'll hear a noise. Pressing "START" to open the menu from that moment will show a "DEBUG" option at the bottom. It can also be opened with "R" + "START". Be careful, using certain options can break your save so I'm not responsible for any misuse.

Gameplay related:

  • 3 difficulty modes (EASY, NORMAL and HARD). Selected at the start of the game, can be changed anytime from the options menu.
  • Spoiler:
  • Optional and recommended PHYSICAL / SPECIAL MOVE split from Gen. IV. Selected in the options menu, second page.
  • New Challenge Menu at the start of the game.
  • Bag capacity increased to 90,
  • Day / Night System with Day / Night encounters. Now Daytime is from 6AM to 20PM. Night-time is from 20PM to 6AM. For (2 new) evolutions, Morning is from 6AM to 9AM. Also includes cool lighting at night!
  • Run everywhere.
  • Autorun (in the options menu).
  • HM moves text and interaction is way faster.
  • Link with Fire Red / Leaf Green available from the start.
  • One-time tutors are infinite, but you have to pay now (only if Infinite TMs is on).
  • Trainer HIll prizes are the berries that were not available in the GBA games.
  • Match and Acro Bike are now one. Change between them by pressing "R".
  • Chain fishing has been added.
  • Easier fishing has been added to the options menu (FR/LG fishing).
  • All tickets are available to buy, together with its events.
  • Faster nurse Joy healing, and now with an even faster version in options.
  • Daily money event with Meowth (post-game).
  • You can check the Soot Sack to know how much ash you have.
  • Interacting with berry trees is faster, berry trees that are in rainy routes don't need to be watered, and berry trees don't decay.
  • New Self-trader to force trade evolutions (trading with another game still works).
  • PokéMarts items change with every badge.
  • AI improvements.
  • Amulet coin works always, doesn't matter who has it.

Map related:

  • Altering cave is now an Unown cave.
  • A few new maps to introduce the new Regis.
  • Mirage Island can be forced with a certain Pokémon in the party, apart from its unusual rate.