Emerald hack: Pokémon Modern Emerald (Complete, 2.3 Released! Following Pokémon, Modern Battle Frontier, and more!)

[NosyWally]

The Hidden Power fix for 2.3 seems to have worked! With 2.2, I had two mons with HP Grass that couldn't attack ghost types and wasn't super effective when it should have been. The 2.3 update lets me hit Gastlys, and corrected my HP move to show it was actually water--not grass lol. Having a blast with my first play-through, ty for all the effort!

 

[resetes12]

The Hidden Power fix for 2.3 seems to have worked! With 2.2, I had two mons with HP Grass that couldn't attack ghost types and wasn't super effective when it should have been. The 2.3 update lets me hit Gastlys, and corrected my HP move to show it was actually water--not grass lol. Having a blast with my first play-through, ty for all the effort!

I tested it a bunch and it seemed to work, so hopefully no one will find a bug with HP (again).

Lighting effects are amazing!!!!!!! That is a great addition to visuals, thanks for this!!

Edit: I didn't find 2.3 release on github :c

Yeah, I uploaded it late last night and I kinda forgot.

In other news, 2.3 accomplishes the last thing I've wanted since version 1.3: lighting in every building, including doors and shining Pokémon. Currently, there are no more features planned, and no bugs in sight (big ones anyway, small ones will appear). Doesn't mean that I won't update the game or add more features, but right now, I'm very happy with this project as it is exactly what I envisioned.

 

[diamondcrosby]

I confirm. I tried again with my Grass-HP Jolteon and it worked (super-effective on a wild Staryu) ✅

 

[diamondcrosby]

Well...and let's finish the "Starter Pokémon analysis"
DISCLAIMER: This analysis is purely personal, and not made to criticize any feature of the game.

TYPHLOSION is literally a five-star Pokémon 🤩

Spoiler:

The Ground 2nd type could be a bit unconfortable due to 4x water, but at least its special learnset is very wide (ERUPTION, EARTH POWER, FOCUS BLAST, POWER GEM via level-up; EXTRASENSORY via breeding) and this does justice to its high Special Attack!

 

[resetes12]

Well...and let's finish the "Starter Pokémon analysis"
DISCLAIMER: This analysis is purely personal, and not made to criticize any feature of the game.

TYPHLOSION is literally a five-star Pokémon 🤩

Spoiler:

The Ground 2nd type could be a bit unconfortable due to 4x water, but at least its special learnset is very wide (ERUPTION, EARTH POWER, FOCUS BLAST, POWER GEM via level-up; EXTRASENSORY via breeding) and this does justice to its high Special Attack!

Great!

I would love to know which other Pokémon could be buffed, so they can be viable. I'll take any suggestion (typing, moves, etc.).

 

[FeraligatrMaster]

Any suggestion, you say? How about:
Blastoise: Water/Steel
Pikachu: Make it learn Play Rough by level
Sandshrew: Hyper Cutter or Run Away as second ability
Sandslash: Hyper Cutter or Rough Skin as second ability
Ninetales: Fire/Ghost, +Shadow Ball, +Psychic
Rapidash: Fire/Fairy
Drowzee and Hypno: Psychic/Dark or Psychic/Poison
Kingler: Water/Steel, +Meteor Mash
Marowak: Ground/Ghost, +Shadow Claw
Kangaskhan: Normal/Fighting or Normal/Ground
Goldeen and Seaking: Water/Normal
Bellossom: Grass/Fairy
Granbull: Fairy/Dark
Octillery: Water/Fire
Cacnea and Cacturne: Water Absorb or Rough Skin as second ability
Zangoose: Normal/Steel
Seviper: Poison/Dark or Poison/Dragon
Chimecho: Psychic/Steel, +Flash Cannon
Medicham and Solrock: Make them learn Psycho Cut, or add Zen Headbutt and give that to them

 

[resetes12]

Any suggestion, you say? How about:
Blastoise: Water/Steel
Pikachu: Make it learn Play Rough by level
Sandshrew: Hyper Cutter or Run Away as second ability
Sandslash: Hyper Cutter or Rough Skin as second ability
Ninetales: Fire/Ghost, +Shadow Ball, +Psychic
Rapidash: Fire/Fairy
Drowzee and Hypno: Psychic/Dark or Psychic/Poison
Kingler: Water/Steel, +Meteor Mash
Marowak: Ground/Ghost, +Shadow Claw
Kangaskhan: Normal/Fighting or Normal/Ground
Goldeen and Seaking: Water/Normal
Bellossom: Grass/Fairy
Granbull: Fairy/Dark
Octillery: Water/Fire
Cacnea and Cacturne: Water Absorb or Rough Skin as second ability
Zangoose: Normal/Steel
Seviper: Poison/Dark or Poison/Dragon
Chimecho: Psychic/Steel, +Flash Cannon
Medicham and Solrock: Make them learn Psycho Cut, or add Zen Headbutt and give that to them

Those are huh, quite a lot of suggestions haha. I might consider some of them, one by one.

Pikachu can already learn Play Rough by level, btw.

 

[FeraligatrMaster]

When I look in the repository, I see that Pichu and Raichu can learn Play Rough by level, but Pikachu can't.

 

[resetes12]

When I look in the repository, I see that Pichu and Raichu can learn Play Rough by level, but Pikachu can't.

Thanks for finding a mistake, I guess.

 

[revengeisnevergood]

Any suggestion, you say? How about:
Blastoise: Water/Steel
Pikachu: Make it learn Play Rough by level
Sandshrew: Hyper Cutter or Run Away as second ability
Sandslash: Hyper Cutter or Rough Skin as second ability
Ninetales: Fire/Ghost, +Shadow Ball, +Psychic
Rapidash: Fire/Fairy
Drowzee and Hypno: Psychic/Dark or Psychic/Poison
Kingler: Water/Steel, +Meteor Mash
Marowak: Ground/Ghost, +Shadow Claw
Kangaskhan: Normal/Fighting or Normal/Ground
Goldeen and Seaking: Water/Normal
Bellossom: Grass/Fairy
Granbull: Fairy/Dark
Octillery: Water/Fire
Cacnea and Cacturne: Water Absorb or Rough Skin as second ability
Zangoose: Normal/Steel
Seviper: Poison/Dark or Poison/Dragon
Chimecho: Psychic/Steel, +Flash Cannon
Medicham and Solrock: Make them learn Psycho Cut, or add Zen Headbutt and give that to them

In that case, I would prefer adding regional forms xd but its not planned

 

[firewind555]

Are you planning to add eviolite and a few other items such as ability changers? I know it may be out of the scope but it would open up some more team building options or variety with the current roster, especially if we want to deliberately keep using Pokémon like roselia, girafarig or dusclops.

 

[resetes12]

Are you planning to add eviolite and a few other items such as ability changers? I know it may be out of the scope but it would open up some more team building options or variety with the current roster, especially if we want to deliberately keep using Pokémon like roselia, girafarig or dusclops.

No, since those Pokémon already have evolutions for a reason.

In that case, I would prefer adding regional forms xd but its not planned

Yeah, not everything will be added. Some Pokémon REALLY need something to get going, like Snubull and Granbull since Fairy Type is in a rough spot.

 

[diamondcrosby]

Great!

I would love to know which other Pokémon could be buffed, so they can be viable. I'll take any suggestion (typing, moves, etc.).

About a suggestion...maybe in base stats...

I discovered via the internal PokéDex that MEGANIUM has a 540 BST (while the other ones 535, Charizard and Typhlosion 534)

I'd try to make something like this:
Ordered : HP / ATK / DEF / SPA / SPD / SPE
Charizard from 534 to 535 (78/89/78/110/80/100) - better offensive stats.
Meganium from 540 to 535 (85/82/100/88/100/80) - to give more justice to SPCL moves like MOON BLAST, ANCIENTPOWER and GIGA DRAIN.
Typhlosion from 534 to 535 (78/84/78/115/80/100) - to exploit better its real potential.

Sceptile a little facelift (70/95/60/110/80/120) - since Attack has been buffed, Special Attack too should be buffed (Now I have to find how breed a DARK PULSE TREECKO)

No spoiler about the blue text please 😂

 

[resetes12]

About a suggestion...maybe in base stats...

I discovered via the internal PokéDex that MEGANIUM has a 540 BST (while the other ones 535, Charizard and Typhlosion 534)

I'd try to make something like this:
Ordered : HP / ATK / DEF / SPA / SPD / SPE
Charizard from 534 to 535 (78/89/78/110/80/100) - better offensive stats.
Meganium from 540 to 535 (85/82/100/88/100/80) - to give more justice to SPCL moves like MOON BLAST, ANCIENTPOWER and GIGA DRAIN.
Typhlosion from 534 to 535 (78/84/78/115/80/100) - to exploit better its real potential.

Sceptile a little facelift (70/95/60/110/80/120) - since Attack has been buffed, Special Attack too should be buffed (Now I have to find how breed a DARK PULSE TREECKO)

No spoiler about the blue text please 😂

Meganium having 540 is a mistake, it should be 535 🙈 I added an extra 5 that shouldn't be there (in HP probably?).

 

[diamondcrosby]

Meganium having 540 is a mistake, it should be 535 🙈 I added an extra 5 that shouldn't be there (in HP probably?).

Yes in HP. I've noticed it...and maybe it could be better drop 5 from both defenses and add an extra 5 to special attack (83 ➡️ 88; since Meganium can learn Moonblast and Ancientpower via leveling up) or maybe set both offensive stats to 85
For example...
85/82/100/88/100/80 = 535
85/85/100/85/100/80 = 535

 

[firewind555]

No, since those Pokémon already have evolutions for a reason.

Ok fair enough, I do hope you reconsider in future updates though, since it would be nice to use those Pokémon without feeling like you are gimping yourself, especially since they were fully evolved during the initial release.

Will ability changers be added though, I would see that more as a QoL thing.

One last question, do EVs take effect immediately, or only upon level up? Bc I rmb in the OG emerald upon hitting 100 there would be no way to benefit from EVs gained, which would make respeccing useless.

 

[diamondcrosby]

Ok fair enough, I do hope you reconsider in future updates though, since it would be nice to use those Pokémon without feeling like you are gimping yourself, especially since they were fully evolved during the initial release.

Will ability changers be added though, I would see that more as a QoL thing.

One last question, do EVs take effect immediately, or only upon level up? Bc I rmb in the OG emerald upon hitting 100 there would be no way to benefit from EVs gained, which would make respeccing useless.

By leveling up, not immediately.