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Pokemon Colosseum: Poison Version
Hello, Poison types are my favorite in Pokémon, and thanks to StarsMmd I was able to mod my favorite game to make all the Shadow Pokémon poison type.
Since there aren't enough poison types, the unevolved forms received stat changes so they can still perform well. They don't evolve so they have their own role. For example, the Nidorans are fast and have great attack, while their evolutions have more balanced stats.
I was still short of Shadow Pokémon so I made up new ones, like Umbreon, who is Dark/Poison since his sweat is poisonous.
The hack is tested and possible to beat.
Features
-All the Shadow Pokémon are poison type.
-The unevolved Pokémon have updated stats. They don't evolve and the stat total is the same than their last form.
-"New" poison type Pokémon, some with modified textures.
-Slightly modified learnsets for few Pokémon.
-Shadow Pokémon are purified faster.
-Opposite teams are changed but bosses retrain the same strategies. Nobody uses poison type Pokémon except you, aside from the shadow ones. Mt. Battle and Battle Mode trainers are unchanged.
-Custom title screen and banner.
- *.xdelta file and the software needed to path your iso.
Quick summary of changes in the Pokémon you can have
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Pokemon XD: Groovy Version
Pokémon XD is a fine game, but it would be better with dancing Pokémon. Introducing the first XD hack with custom music: Pokémon XD: Groovy Version, a hack where you can feel like Miror B. (more or less). Every usable Pokémon has animations that resemble dancing, or fits Miror B. in some way or another.
Features
-Custom music (mostly in combat).
-Changes done to some Pokémon.
-Every trainer is changed in some way, specially bosses.
-Only the grooviest Pokémon are obtainable.
-Make a full party of Ludicolos.
-Some text is adapted to the changes.
-Custom title screen and banner.
- *.xdelta file and the software needed to path your iso.
Known bugs:
-The music loops aren't perfect.
-Eldes has his Shadow Pokémon duplicated.
-Duking doesn't take your Trapinch for the trade.
-The Shadow Monitor has mutiple empty Torchic entries.
-Zook's battle doesn't have the intended music.
Custom Music list:
List of changes to the Pokémon
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Pokemon Colosseum and XD: ReduX
Welcome to two more of my hacks, done with StarsMmd's tools. This time I remixed Pokémon Colosseum and XD with changes accross the board. This is based on a idea from a friend that wanted to make a hack for Leaf Green but had technical issues.
Features
-Changes to all Pokémon. Typing, abilities and stats are changed to something that is thematically better or help the Pokémon.
-Every Pokemon has one ability.
-Moves rebalanced. Almost every move is now useful and serves at least a niche.
-Different Shadow Pokémon, making enphasis in the ones with most changes.
-All trainers are changed, specially bosses. Bosses on XD only have one Shadow Pokémon.
- *.xdelta file and the software needed to path your iso.
The most noticeable changes
Known bugs:
-The Eldes fight is bugged. He clones his Shadow Pokémon.
-CD Battles will probably not work well because of all the changes.
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Wes in Red Coat!
By GameBeast92
Made a patch for you guys by popular demand where you can play as Wes in a red coat!
Lemme know whaddya guys think if there's room for improvement💥
Apply the patch file to a clean Pokemon Colosseum ROM using any UPS patcher. Newer versions of the NUPS patcher give an error saying the system ran out of memory. Find an older version of NUPS or use an online UPS patcher. This patch was made for the NTSC (US) version so it will not work on other versions. The ISO is quite large so it may take a few minutes.
Always patch onto a clean ISO, even if you are applying an update.
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xd Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen
By StarsMmd
The world's first ever Pokemon XD:GoD hack!
Original Topic:
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Kaizosseum
(Update regarding version 1.2): First, to everyone who has viewed and potentially played this mod I just want to say thank you to everyone, and I hope this mod has been very enjoyable! Second, the reason as to why version 1.2 is taking so incredibly long is due to ongoing life-related things at the moment. Due to the many things I am currently undergoing, version 1.2 has been in an incredibly slow development process, and I cannot put a lot of time into the development of version 1.2 each day. Sorry for the major delay regarding version 1.2, but I have big things planned for the update, and I will hopefully get this update out sometime in the near future.
Looking for a difficulty hack of Pokemon Colosseum? Tired of all the new gen mechanics? Then Kaizosseum is what you're looking for. This is a work-in-progress mod that is currently within its alpha stage, only changing the main game of Colosseum with the following changes:
No Evs Opposing trainers have perfect IVs Significant changes to the catchable shadow pokemon Shadow pokemon base levels in the early game (during Miror B's split) are higher to compensate for higher levels and the higher level curve present in the game Trainer teams are significantly stronger and more developed Slightly improved AI Pressing R in the overworld opens the PC Trade evolutions are set to evolve at Lv 40 TMs are infinitely usable Significantly better shops Rare Candies are only 1 poke-dollar All pokeball and its variants are about half off or a bit more There is 1 known issue that I haven't been able to figure out, and that is:
Rui likes to walk in place when trying to go through the mayor's house cutscene, but can unstick herself from the wall. I recommend leaving Phenac, then coming back to save state in front of the mayor's house, then walking in, because for whatever reason, she tends to not perma softlock walk in place, the save state is just insurance incase she still does. Outside of the changes and the known issue, this mod with two patches. Patch one has the base game starters of Espeon and Umbreon at Lv 26, and patch two has the player start with Plusle and Minun at Lv 26 with movesets meant for each other and doubles. There will be many kinks to work out, such as adjusting the level caps, weakening trainer pokemon, and weakening the final Grand Colosseum trainer gauntlet, or at least making sure the player heals after each fight, because base game Colosseum makes you run 4 fights in the Grand Colosseum back to back without heals.
Master Documentation sheet for Kaizosseum version 1.1: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TKBhpRu_5pTNFvZ3IT0CWOH-2AVbegtN9WsG-48YV1E/edit?usp=sharing
The changes done to the 1.1 doc remove all the broken hidden powers from pokemon since it was always setting hidden power to dark or fighting based on IVs and nothing else, and the levels got toned back heavily because the curve was too steep and trying to level up pokemon with rare candies is very tedious.
This mod was developed using Stars's Modding tools, the patching idea is from Kya's Grand Colosseum patching method, and the documentation is highly similar to Run and Bun's documentation sheet since I thought the presentation it provided for each of the trainers and their pokemon was perfect for developing the trainers for this mod. If it wasn't for Star's Modding tools and the patching method Kya used for Grand Colosseum, I would have no way to share this mod, let alone make it. I give a huge thanks to Stars, Kya, and the documentation team of Run and Bun!
If there is any constructive criticism based on my mistakes or problems with the mod, I will accept all of it and get to work immediately on version 1.0.2 to remedy the problems!
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Pokemon Colosseum and XD: Equality Version
Welcome to a hack where all the Pokémon where created equal (for the most part). If you love a Pokémon that is almost unusable, here's your chance to make it the MVP in your team!
Features
-Every Pokémon have the same stat base total. Pokémon that evolve twice have 300, the ones that evolve once 420, and the ones that don't evolve 540 (exceptions below).
-Rebalanced moves, types and movesets. Drill Run added (single target Ground attack).
-Different Shadow Pokémon, making enphasis in the ones with most changes.
-All trainers are changed, specially bosses. Bosses on XD only have one Shadow Pokémon.
- *.xdelta file and the software needed to path your iso.
The most notable changes
Known bugs:
-The Eldes fight is bugged. He clones his Shadow Pokémon.
-CD Battles will probably not work well because of all the changes.
-When a Pokémon suffers from a status effect, it's name doesn't appear, or an incorrect name appears.
-There might be a problem with Hordel's Shadow Togepi, sadly I haven't been able to check if it's solved, but in the worst case scenario you just have to teach it new moves.
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Pokémon Colosseum: Dustborn
By sambipom
Pokémon Colosseum: Dustborn drops you back into the lawless deserts of Orre, where a new shadow looms over the land. Team Cipher has returned, and their sinister experiments have gone further than ever before: Pokémon not only bound by darkness, but twisted into Orrean forms, warped reflections of the creatures you once knew. These Dustborn Pokémon embody the harshness of the desert, their bodies reshaped by Shadow energy and the unforgiving land itself. Only by braving the storm and confronting the Dustborn can you uncover the truth, and decide the fate of Orre.
Pokémon Colosseum: Dustborn is a reimagining of the original Gamecube classic. Every Shadow Pokémon has been replaced with a unique Dustborn variant, new regional forms with altered typings, stats, and abilities. The story has been rewritten with more challenging battles, modern mechanics, and quality of life changes. Dustborn offers both longtime fans and new players a new immersive journey through Orre.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES (version 1.0.0)
Dustborn Forms
* 73 unique Dustborn variants across 57 evolutionary lines.
* Each Dustborn form features new typings, abilities, base stats, and/or appearances.
Updated Gameplay & Balance
* Revised pacing & EXP gain reduces (but probably won't eliminate) the need for grinding.
* Overhauled level curve for a smoother experience, without making battles too easy or difficult at certain points in the game.
Story & World
* Expanded storyline with new dialogue options.
* Deeper lore connecting Orre’s Shadow Pokémon experiments with the Dustborn phenomenon.
Modern Mechanics
* Physical/Special move split.
* Fairy type introduced.
* Select moves up through Gen 9 have been backported.
* Updated learnsets and TM/HM distribution.
* TMs are infinite use.
HUGE shoutout to StarsMmd for developing the tools that made this possible, and the community in the Pokemon Gamecube Hacking Discord for the endless resources and feedback.
To apply the Patch, use any UPS Patching Tool on a clean .iso version of Pokemon Colosseum (US Version). The base .iso should have the following validations:
CRC32: 0704554f
MD5: e3f389dc5662b9f941769e370195ec90
SHA-1: 96b2b686d202a13dd15261fb7cffbcb2f08c0a77
Known issues/bugs in v.1.1.0
* Shadow Pokemon with unknown moves show as Fairy type.
* Certain spread moves with secondary effects (Bulldoze, Discharge) are in the game, but because of how the move effects are coded, I can't have them hit allies even though they should. I figured the secondary effect of speed drop/para was more important, so they just hit both foes rather than foes+allies.
* For any added moves that are spread moves + hit allies with no secondary effect (ie. Boomburst), these moves copy Earthquake's secondary effect, and can hit Pokemon who are underground.
* It's possible to encounter duplicate Shadow Pokémon during certain battles (such as the Admin rematches in Cipher). This generally occurs when you capture their Pokémon but you later wipe out. When you go to rematch it's possible they will have the Shadow Pokémon again.
* Before I had a vision of what I was doing with this, I was just editing textures left and right, now Battle Willie has blue tips on his hair for no reason and I genuinely cannot find the file to change it back. I'll keep at it though!
List of Dustborn Pokémon with typing, ability, and stat changes: here
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Pokemon Shattered Silver
By Swagster1000
Despite being known for housing some awful Pokemon, HGSS gives you a lot of overpowered Pokemon Like Gyarados, Alakazam, Crobat, Etc. But What if all of those were taken away. They player can now can only find awful Pokemon that do not ever get used like Parasect and Furret. Most evolutions were removed, so the player can still find Pokemon like Ralts, Tentacool, and Metang, Although they will not be able to reach their full potential. Shattered Silver, Inspired by Pokemon Challenge's Emerald Trashlocke, attempts to make the game harder mostly by handicapping the player. The bosses are slightly improved, but not by much. This game also bans effort values, Limit's the Power Points of set up moves, Bans Game corner, Bans Department Store TM's. The only change to the level curve for any hardcore nuzlockers is Pryce's highest level has been raised up to Level 38. This game only has the main story, So no Kanto because it makes no sense to balance it properly.
Tools Used:
PokerandoZX: Ajarmar
PokEditor: TurtleIsacc
DSPRE 1.6: Ad Astra
HxD: Nexus
Tinke: Pleonex
DsPokemonEditor: JackHack
The inspiration to make this: Mike the Entei, Pokemon Challenges
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Pokémon Colosseum (USA) e-Reader Restoration Patch
This is a feature-complete patch for Pokémon Colosseum that restores all e-Reader content cut from non-Japanese releases of the game.
Players are able to battle 'VR Trainers' in the Card e Room, located through the left door of the lobby in Phenac Stadium (usually inaccessible in international versions).
By registering with the attendant in the Card e Room players can scan e-Reader cards to participate in Panel Battles, rewarding with items and Poké Coupons -- as well as access to e-Reader exclusive Shadow Pokémon.
To participate in these battles, the game must be linked to a Game Boy Advance containing an English e-Reader, and the e-Reader cards must be scanned when prompted.
If using emulation, Dolphin has native support for Game Boy Advance linking in its settings.
This patch was designed to be as faithful as possible to a hypothetical official release that included e-Reader compatibility, so we've made sure that the game connects to the English version of the e-Reader, and both the cards and the ROM loaded into the e-Reader have also received full localization.
Additionally, the e-Reader staff have been restored to the credits sequence.
A full set of localized card files are included within the download in the 'Card Files' folder.
How to patch:
The ISO can be patched using xdelta, we recommend xdelta UI for convenience: https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/598/
Currently the patch is only available for US versions of the game (NTSC)
Extract the contents of this download. Run xdelta UI Select the Patch (located in the 'Patch File' folder) Select the Source File (An unpatched ISO of Pokémon Colosseum) Select a location for the Output File Press the 'Patch' button at the bottom. Credits:
DS - Localization / Graphic Creation GameBeast92 - Card e Room Restoration / e-Reader Card localization Kuroi - e-Reader Credit Sequence restoration Matando - English e-Reader Compatibility & e-Reader Card region conversion / general reverse engineering Paccy - Multiboot ROM reverse engineering A patch for the PAL version of the game with localization for other languages may come at a later date.
Enjoy!
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Wiiware English Fan Translations
Finally the Japan-exclusive WiiWare Pokémon Mystery Dungeon titles, the Adventure Squad series, have been translated! Patches for each game have been released after months and months of hard work from fans of the series. The team has also restored the event Pokémon that were distributed for this game. Other features of the translation include:
-Pokémon nickname limit expanded to 10 characters (Japanese 5)
-Buddy Passwords fully functional. These can now be found by hitting the Wii Home button, then pressing the "Operations Guide" button.
-Pre-patched with Wiimmfi and RiiConnect24 for ease of event access. Friend Rescues do not work currently, but are being looked into.
-Item icons and many descriptions ported from Super Mystery Dungeon
-Dummied/beta items ported from Explorers of Sky have been restored. Inaccessible in-game, can be accessed with cheats.
-It's in English now, which is cool.
New to version 2.0 is the fully restored Friend Rescue system. For updates and server status, please visit pokewii.net
PMD Wii English Translations v2.01.zip
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Pokemon XG Remix
By Cheeseboy100
Pokemon didn't get harder, you got better. Challenge yourself to a Pokemon game where everything is different.
Features
A new type chart, balanced using an algorithm Hundreds of new moves, roughly 85% of moves have been altered 26 new regional forms + Alolan forms and more Physical/Special split Infinite use TMs More Shadow Pokemon than base Pokemon XD Updated typing, movesets, and abilities for almost every Pokemon in the game Updated outdated textures such as Rapidash's flames Huge thanks to Stars for his help, his amazing GoD tool, and for allowing Pokemon XG to serve as the foundation.
Join the Gamecube Pokemon modding discord server here: https://discord.gg/aucXehNbwM
Also thank you to r/SnappySkillz for their type balancing tool
How to patch:
Patch the file using NUPS if you are on windows, or Multipatch if you are on Mac into a clean Pokemon XD - Gale of Darkness (USA) rom.
NUPS can be downloaded here: https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/606/
Multipatch can be downloaded here: https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/746
Also if you are playing on Dolphin I recommend the 60fps AR code: 004e6c35 00000002
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Pokémon Blaze Black & Pokémon Volt White
By Drayano
Pokémon Blaze Black and Pokémon Volt White are edits of the regular Pokémon Black and White versions which self-contain all 649 Pokémon, allowing a player a large amount of variety. In addition, BB/VW also have edited trainers, an increased difficulty level, improvements to many Pokémon and more. They are the spiritual successor of my two other hacks, Pokémon Fire Red Omega and Pokémon Spirit Gold. Blaze Black and Volt White were also - with one minor exception - the first of their kind to be made.
I should mention that with the exception of things normally different between Black and White such as Black City, White Forest, the legendary focus and the appearance of Opelucid City, the two games are identical.
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Pokemon Ambrosia All Legendary Pokemons are Lv255 and Mark and Hand of God Obtained
By AceRidley406
Pokemon Ambrosia All Legendary Pokemons are Lv255. WARNING!!!
DO NOT WITHDRAW LV255 POKEMON TO THE PC OR IT WILL BE LV100!!!!!
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SWSH - Pokédex BG Color Patch
Original Creator:
XLuma (blue and green)
Additional modifications:
theSLAYER (utilized XLuma's work as a basis, to add: red, cyan and white)
Uses:
To be used as some sort of green screen, easier to make the background transparent, for screenshots or videos.
Or perhaps as meme templates.
Other colors were added, for reasons such as dealing with transparency, the color existing on the Pokémon's body etc.
Prerequisites:
You need to have Switch CFW to use this patch. The ability to read and follow instructions closely. (Optional but would do you some good): Have some sort of understanding (even if it's very little) of how to use LayeredFS.
Steps:
1. Dump the game.
2. Extract the content from RomFS
3. Go to romfs/bin/appli/pokedex/bin/ to obtain a copy of pokedex_bg.arc (MD-5: 1DCBF031EE67BA2843A51E0BF2808E30)
4. Select the Pokedex_bg_(color)_patch.xdelta of your choosing, and download it.
5. Now, use the program Xdelta to apply the patch to the file obtained in step 3. This will give you a patched file.
6. Now, create a directory like this in your atmosphere/contents/0100ABF008968000 (for Sword) or atmosphere/contents/01008DB008C2C000 (for Shield)
folder: romfs/bin/appli/pokedex/bin/
7. Paste the patched file into that directory.
8. Rename the patched file in the directory to pokedex_bg.arc
9. Boot your Switch and play the game.
We will not provide any files beyond what we've already provided, as any already patched files would contain content from files from within ROMs, which fall under piracy.
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FIRE RED EXPANDED
FIRE RED EXPANDED is a mid-effort hack (patch) of Fire Red that adds/replaces encounters in routes, changes up some trainer fights and makes important battles more fun and overall tougher. Plus, Bulbasaur and Squirtle are instead replaced with Treecko and Totodile, and Charmander is still there; did that just so it's a different experience.
NOTE: When patching, make sure to use the Squirrels version of Fire Red to play the hack. I have no idea what would happen if you used a regular Fire Red ROM, the game might as well just break, i actually have no idea
Anyway uhh have Fun lol
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Pokemon XD: Revisited
By HypNoel
Pokemon XD: Revisited
Creator: Noel (noel5229 on discord)
Created using GoD Tool by @StarsMmd, a truly great resource.
Version: 1.1
Link to UPS patch: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nR6UsSTU9vvB9VfOoDRQe99DAwFB16WK/view?usp=sharing
To patch, use NUPS patcher. If you need help, please reach out and I can show you the steps.
XD Revisited is a mod that provides a QoL upgrade to base Pokemon XD along with new shadow pokemon and viable pokemon of all kinds. The focus of viability of pokemon is to make them overall feel like upgraded versions of themselves rather than drastically different.
Features:
- Almost all shadow pokemon are different and a few more have been added. The focus is on variety and new choices compared to the base game.
- Pokemon have been upgraded in terms of stats/abilities and learnsets, expanding viability for obtainable pokemon. A few pokemon had type changes (Golduck, Masquerain, Sceptile/Grovyle, Ledian, Gorebyss, Huntail)
- Moves have been updated to latter gens, some have been buffed to be more usable and provide more options (such as Mud Shot, Air Cutter)
- Some fights are a little more challenging (mostly boss battles)
- Expansion of poke spots to have multiple choices of pokemon. Wild pokemon may hold valuable items like evolution stones.
- TMs are reusable to encourage rotating teams.
- Two shadow pokemon (one mid, one late) hold lucky egg to help train.
- Mt. Battle late stages have a better level progression
- New starter, trade and gift pokemon
Other Info:
- Physical/Special split is NOT implemented. Types are still Physical and Special, aside from Shadow Moves.
- All Battle CDs/Battle Bingo/Tutorial battles are possible, as tested by Noel.
Documentation:
NOTE: SPOILERS FOR ALL SHADOW POKEMON AND WILD POKEMON, avoid if you want to play without prior info:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z54UvUrT0-HcyIIZaFAgfmcs4HIN8Ba2gfHSlKmnTkI/edit?usp=sharing
If you have any questions, concerns, or need to report a bug, please reach out to me on discord at noel5229! Thank you, and hope you enjoy!
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EMERALD EXPANDED
Since I did Fire Red Expanded, I have decided to do another version!
Emerald Expanded has the same thought behind it as Fire Red Expanded; more encounters, tougher gym leaders and Elite Four, and even different starters!
If you want to find out what's in this game, get the patch, and apply it to a regular Emerald file, and go ahead and take a wild journey in... EMERALD EXPANDED!
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Single Battles Patch Pokémon Colosseum US
By GameBeast92
Hiya fellas!😎
This patch sets ALL battles in the Story Mode in Pokémon Colosseum to Single Battles👍🏻
Check out the video below to see it in action👀
Enjoy everyone! And if you got a question, shoot me a dm in Discord✌
discordapp.com/users/590945387930451981
Apply the patch file to a clean Pokemon Colosseum ROM using Xdelta patcher. The rom needs to be an iso. Not a file with RVZ, NKIT, or CISO extension. This patch was made for the NTSC (US) version so it will not work on other versions.
Online Xdelta Patcher: https://kotcrab.github.io/xdelta-wasm/
SUPER FAST
SUPER EASY
SUPER CONVENIENT
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Pokemon Crimson Red
By Noodle_00
Pokemon Crimson Red is a ROM hack that enhances the base FireRed Experience.
What I wanted to do with this ROM hack is providing a difficult experience while providing the player a bunch of ways to handle each fight. Before every battle the player has multiple Pokemon, Items and Mega Evolutions to provide each fight as a puzzle to solve, but unlike a puzzle, these battles can be solved in multiple different ways. Crimson Red is meant for everyone to play, and I am aware that not every player wants to play the same. So I've made some rulesets for each player type that will be mentioned later.
*If you are playing this game please Read The Oak Cutscene*
Some of the things this game has:
- Much Harder Trainer Battles
- Gen 8 Mons / Mechanics
- Enemy items / Better movesets / Switch in AI
- Better AI
- most Pokemon Catchable
- All held Items can be bought
- City Vendors
- 3 Rivals
- Major Map changes
- 400+ Hidden Items / Pokeball items
- Optional Boss Battles that give items / Pokemon
- Legendary Pokemon
- Sevii Islands
- Post Game battles (Sevii Islands not post game but mandatory)
- Lore?
-QoL Changes
- Rare Candies for Grinding
- And MORE!
What makes this game different to some other FireRed ROM hacks like Radical Red?
1. Better Overworld exploration
Every early game route and some of the other routes are completely changed With new NPCs, Items and Hidden items.
Hidden Items are scattered all over the map underneath every single rock in the game. These Hidden Items can be hiding a bunch of battle Items, Berries, PokeBalls and more niche items such as evolution items.
This is Route 1
There are 3 Rocks in this first map that have the Hidden Items as mentioned they contain:
1 Protect Pads
10 Elixir
1 Ultra Ball
It also has a Mach Bike Hidden in a Pokeball in the Grass.
There is an NPC tutor that teaches Vaccum Wave.
Each Route is made to prioritise exploration, there are hundreds of these Rocks and Items all throughout the game.
Not every Route is like this but this can give you a rough understanding of how the
routes of the game could look.
There are also 3 Completely New Routes and 4 Remixed Optional Routes
2. Better Trainers and Boss battles
Crimson Red Is not supposed to be a "Impossible hack" (Ek, Run n Bun) It's meant to be a Difficulty Hack, Improving the Trainers to be much harder than the base game but not being so hard to the point of frustration.
This is the 1st Lt. Surge Battle.
Every Leader Has:
6 Pokemon
Full Held Items
Diverse movesets
Advanced AI
A sick Song
etc.
Sometimes though Gym Leaders do have a Pokemon that doesn't fit their type.
The biggest focus in this game is fairness (mainly in the early game),
You get a bunch of Held items for countering the Enemy Pokemon of Optional Trainers and Boss battles.
You get most of the Held Items that the Enemy Gym Leaders have so that you can use their own strategies
against them.
The Difficulty Spike does go quite up the further you go through the game reaching it's peak at the 3rd May Battle and Elite Four
There Is Also a Custom Nuzlocke Variant That is talked about a bit further down.
Plenty of Trainers also have creative battles and are not just a one button sweep like in the base game.
3. Quality Of Life
You get a bunch of Rare Candies before fighting the first trainer to prevent mindless grinding however you can still play candy-less
You can see which Pokemon can learn a selected TM like in screenshots shown below.
Mega Evolution and Z moves
How To Play:
Download the Patch File
Download the FIreRed 1.0 Official ROM from Visual Boy Advance
Go to https://www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatcher.js/
and Patch the Official ROM and FINISHED
Docs:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NRo53qq1TyxXgpK5QTPD_dJ52aJtC_iSOSR0cobQ9dc/edit?gid=466596963#gid=466596963
Credits
The Full Game which includes all the Trainers, Map Changes, Pokemon Changes and all the Changes that are not in the Base FireRed are made by Noodle (me :D)
using the Complete Fire Red Upgrade by ghoulslash
Quality of Life Scripts by Yave Yu
BackGround Art and Scripts by LibertyTwins, princess-phoenix, carchagui, aveontrainer, WesleyFG, kWharever, worldslayer608, knizz
Other Assets and Scripts by LibertyTwins, Shiny Miner, Greenphx and ansh860.
Inspired by Dekzeh and SinisterHoodedFigure's ROM hacks
"This game looks like Radical Red but worse"
I purposely didn't play or watch any playthroughs of Radical Red to prevent this game being too similar. I did this to prevent accidental copying and to make sure that it's an original experience different from Radical Red or any other ROM hack.
Nuzlocke+ Variant
-HC Nuzlocke Rules
- No TMs
-No Megas
-No Z-Moves
The Hardcore+ Nuzlocke Variant
- HC nuzlocke rules
- Pokemon from overworld Pokeballs (such as Boss battle Pokemon) count as the route encounter
- No Legendaries / Mythicals
- Every Optional Boss is mandatory
- No Items from City Vendors
- Cerulean Cave
- No Z-Moves
- Wipe = Reset
- Might be Impossible due to Elite Four But if you want you can play with it
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[ROM HACK] Project Caramel - Rediscover Generation 4 (DPPt & HGSS)
Hi everyone
Do you remember your very first battle against Cynthia? That sheer wall of difficulty that forced you to rethink your entire team? As we grew up, we learned the intricate mechanics of competitive Pokemon. Unfortunately, when we replay our childhood games today, that thrill is gone. The bosses fall too easily.
To reignite that spark, I created Project Caramel.
Why Caramel? Because it's a "Vanilla" experience that has been heated up to become richer, darker, and much stronger. The concept is straightforward: keep 99% of the original game intact, but transform every major encounter into a true tactical challenge.
This is not a "Kaizo" hack where a random youngster on Route 201 will sweep you with a competitive Bidoof. Project Caramel is designed as a strategic "Boss Rush" embedded within the classic adventure.
What changes (prepare to struggle): Only the key battles have been altered: Rivals, Evil Team Bosses, Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, and the Champion.
Perfect stats: 31 IVs and 252 EVs optimally distributed across all stats for their Pokemon. Armed to the teeth: Optimized natures, carefully selected abilities, and ruthless held items (Life Orbs, Flame Orbs, Leftovers, Focus Sashes, etc.). Redesigned movesets: No more useless moves. Every attack has been chosen for its type coverage or team synergy. Elegant details: In HeartGold and SoulSilver, major trainers now use custom Poke Balls (Heavy Ball for Jasmine, Moon Ball for Morty...) for absolute thematic consistency. What stays exactly the same:
The storyline, the map, and the dialogues. Wild encounters and their locations. Regular route trainers. The progression pace remains natural, with no need for endless grinding. How to install Project Caramel?
Important note: The resulting game is currently both in French and in English. However, for technical reasons, the patches must be applied to original American (USA) ROMs.
Get the clean USA ROMs of Gen 4 (e.g., 4997 - Pokemon - Platinum Version (USA) (Rev 1).nds). Download the free utility Xdelta UI. In the Patch field, select the .xdelta file for your desired game from the archive below. In the Source field, select your clean American ROM. In the Output field, name your new game. Apply the patch. Compatibility and bugs:The game is completely stable on emulators (DeSmuME, melonDS, etc.) and real hardware (DS, 3DS via Twilight Menu++ or Bootstrap). The anti-piracy patch is natively included for HG/SS.Please note: classic Action Replay (AR) codes will no longer work on these patched versions. This challenge must be beaten fair and square.
Inside the download archive, you will find a detailed README alongside documents listing the stats, moves, and items of every single boss to help you prepare your strategy.
Credits and Special Thanks: A massive thank you to the entire pret disassembly team (Pokémon Reverse Engineering Team), without whom these highly precise modifications would never have been possible. A very special mention goes to Mow for their remarkable work, as well as to taxicat1 (on GitHub) for their invaluable and decisive help in resolving the Anti-Piracy bugs in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Good luck everyone. Do not underestimate the Elite Four, and feel free to share your defeats (and victories) in the comments!
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[ROM HACK] Projet Caramel — Redécouvrez la 4ème Génération (DPPt & HGSS)
Salut à tous,
Vous souvenez-vous de votre première rencontre avec Cynthia ? De ce mur de difficulté brut qui vous a forcé à revoir toute votre équipe ? En grandissant, nous avons appris les rouages de la stratégie Pokémon, et malheureusement, en rejouant à nos versions d'enfance, ce frisson a disparu. Les boss tombent trop vite.
C'est pour raviver cette flamme que j'ai créé le Projet Caramel.
Pourquoi Caramel ? Parce que c'est une version "Vanilla" que l'on a fait chauffer pour la rendre plus riche, plus sombre et bien plus corsée. Le concept est simple : préserver l'expérience originale à 99%, mais transformer chaque affrontement majeur en un véritable défi tactique.
Il ne s'agit pas d'une de ces versions "Kaizo" où le premier gamin venu sur la Route 201 balaiera votre équipe avec un Keunotor stratégique. Le Projet Caramel est pensé comme un "Boss Rush" incrusté dans l'aventure classique.
Ce qui change (et préparez-vous à souffrir) : Seuls les combats clés ont été altérés : les Rivaux, les Boss de la Team Galaxie/Rocket, les Champions d'Arène, le Conseil 4 et le Maître de la Ligue.
Des statistiques parfaites : 31 IVs et 252 EVs répartis intelligemment dans toutes les statistiques de leurs Pokémon. Une IA armée jusqu'aux dents : Des natures optimisées, des talents minutieusement sélectionnés et des objets tenus impitoyables (Orbes Vie, Orbes Flamme, Restes, Ceintures Force, etc.). Des movesets repensés : Finies les attaques inutiles. Chaque capacité a été choisie pour sa couverture de type ou sa synergie d'équipe. L'élégance du détail : Dans HeartGold et SoulSilver, les dresseurs majeurs utilisent désormais des Poké Balls personnalisées (Masse Ball pour Jasmine, Lune Ball pour Mortimer...) pour une cohérence thématique absolue. Ce qui ne change absolument pas :
L'histoire, la carte et les dialogues. Les Pokémon sauvages et leurs localisations. Les dresseurs lambdas des routes. Le rythme de progression reste naturel, sans besoin de "grinder" pendant des heures. Comment installer le Projet Caramel ?
Note importante : Le jeu final sera 100% en Français ou 100% en anglais (les deux disponibles), mais pour des raisons techniques, les patchs ont été construits à partir des ROMs originales Américaines (USA).
Procurez-vous les ROMs USA de la 4G (ex: 4997 - Pokemon - Platinum Version (USA) (Rev 1).nds). Téléchargez l'utilitaire gratuit Xdelta UI. Dans la case Patch, sélectionnez le fichier .xdelta du jeu que vous souhaitez lancer, disponible dans l'archive ci-dessous. Dans la case Source, choisissez votre ROM américaine clean. Dans la case Output, nommez votre nouveau jeu. Lancez le patch. Compatibilité et retours :Le jeu est entièrement stable sur émulateurs (DeSmuME, melonDS, etc.) ainsi que sur consoles (DS, 3DS via Twilight Menu++ ou Bootstrap). Le patch anti-piratage est déjà intégré nativement pour HG/SS. Attention : les codes Action Replay (AR) classiques ne fonctionneront plus sur ces versions patchées. Ce défi se relève à la loyale.
Dans l'archive de téléchargement, vous trouverez un README détaillé ainsi que des documents listant toutes les statistiques, attaques et objets de chaque boss pour vous aider à préparer votre stratégie.
Crédits et Remerciements : Un immense merci à toute l'équipe de désassemblage pret (Pokémon Reverse Engineering Team), sans qui ces modifications extrêmement précises n'auraient jamais été possibles. Une mention toute particulière à Mow pour son travail remarquable, ainsi qu'à taxicat1 (sur GitHub) pour son aide précieuse et décisive concernant la résolution des bugs liés aux systèmes anti-piratage sur HeartGold et SoulSilver.
Bonne chance à tous. Ne sous-estimez pas le Conseil 4, et venez me raconter vos défaites (et vos victoires) en commentaire !
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Play as Leaf in Pokémon Colosseum!
By GameBeast92
LEAF/GREEN IS READY TO SET FOOT IN THE ORRE REGION!!
This patch also contains a bunch of QOL features. Check 'em out!👇🏻
R buttons opens the PC menu from anywhere. No more backtracking👍🏻 Shiny locks removed from all Gift Pokemon. These include: All starter pokemon, Plusle, Ho-oh, Colosseum Pikachu, and Agate Celebi. Soft reset with B + X + START combo e-Reader room restored to its full glory! Infinite TM use Celebi Bonus Disc content is now accesible in Agate Village's Secret Cave (Save your game before entering)
Total EVs of your Pokemon now displayed after using a Vitamin Vitamin cap raised to 252 (no more 100 cap) All vitamins are half priced
4th row in the Story Mode main menu changed to GBA Trade Menu instead of "Exit"
Modern Exp. Share is always on right from the start.
NEW KEY ITEMS:
EV CHECKER IV CHECKER HAPPINESS CHECKER
TIME SAVERS⚡
No bike cutscenes Instant Saving Instant Cologne Scent massage + Key Item menu pops up right after
POKéMON WITH NEW ABILITY:
Ditto now has Wonder Guard (So it won't be targeted as a punching bag 'till it transforms. Thank me later)
ENHANCED MOVES:
Sweet Kiss > 100% Accuracy Disable > 100% Accuracy
EXTRA ITEM LOCATIONS🎁
Phenac City: Water Stone Roller Boy KAIB in Phenac City will give you something nice if you defeat him;) Pyrite Town: Moon Stone(somewhere in a house👀)
There's also a game cover in the download section. Put it inside C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Dolphin Emulator\Cache\GameCovers
Don't rename it. It should be named GC6E03
Then go inside Dolphin>View>Purge Game Cache List
If you did it correctly, then in Dolphin it'll look like this😎👇🏻
Damn...! So Greeny.
HOW TO PLAY:
Apply the patch file to a clean Pokemon Colosseum ROM using Xdelta patcher. The rom need to be an iso. Not a file with RVZ, NKIT, or CISO extension. This patch was made for the NTSC (US) version so it will not work on other versions.
Online Xdelta Patcher: https://kotcrab.github.io/xdelta-wasm/
SUPER FAST
SUPER EASY
SUPER CONVENIENT
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Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Type Mayhem
If you want to mix every Pokémon type, you've come to the right place!
Presenting Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Type Mayhem, a hack that gives 540 stat total to every Pokémon and mixes every type to make combinations that are not even present in the current Pokémon games! That means that most Pokémon got new move sets, some even got a new color to match their new type!
Some type matchups have been changed, and I even introduce a new typing: Dancer type!
Trailer
Features
-New type matchups and a new type.
-Every Pokémon have the same stat base total.
-Rebalanced moves, types and movesets. Drill Run added (single target Ground attack).
-Different Shadow Pokémon, making enphasis in the ones with most changes.
-All trainers are changed, specially bosses. Bosses on XD only have one Shadow Pokémon.
-Colosseum's Battle Mode has been completely changed, with trainers adapted to make use of the new type combinations.
You can use a save editor to transfer Pokémon from XD to Colosseum and to make your team exactly level 50 and 100.
- *.xdelta file and the software needed to path your iso.
Changes
You can read all the changes here. Documentation is also in the download.
Here are some of the biggest ones:
Known bugs:
-The Eldes fight is bugged. He clones his Shadow Pokémon.
-CD Battles will probably not work well because of all the changes.
Check out my other hacks:
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