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    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    I noticed from the list of available pokes that

    Mew and Regice/Rock aren't available. I found it odd considering the battle with the admin that has ice/rock is where you catch registeel. Did you just run out of slots to place these three pokemon? Or are they just unavailable for other reasons?

    Mew has to be left out for now for technical reasons. The others I didn't feel like they added enough to the game to warrant their inclusion. They would only be included to complete the trio. I'm working on adding more shadow pokemon as I type this though so they should all find a place if all goes well.

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    Why don't you put up a poll in this thread to see if people want these changes or not? Just a suggestion. Also, so far, I'm having the GREATEST time with this hack. Really well done.

    Thanks dude!

    I already know that opinion is split and even if the majority vote was to update the stats it's a time consuming process so it won't be happening right now either way. I'll just have two versions im the end but my main focus right now is fixing bugs and cleaning up the game. It's still on version 0.9 so don't worry there is lots to come. Just going to require a little time ✌?️

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    So, first of all, great hack! I'm enjoying it so far other than the name changes but I can understand why they're there. I found a bug in the PC where when you go to name the box, the game enters a loop with the music and it gets stuck on a black screen. I tried it earlier this morning for me and thought it was just a fluke but just before typing it, I tried it again. I can drum up a video later if you need it but I felt like this should be pointed out. I typically like to name my boxes when I play Colosseum/Gale of Darkness since I have a tendency to separate my Shadow Pokemon and purified/regular Pokemon. Also, not sure if this has been mentioned or not even though it probably has, the text for the TMs runs off the screen. That could just be me but idk.

    I found the issue! Just a minor error on my part. Will be fixed in the next update.

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    Hey Stars, why don't you post your game on other forums, like PokeCommunity for example, this game deserves much more love!

    It's too hard keeping multiple threads up to date. I update this thread a lot. I did make a post on poke community to announce that XG is available on project Pokemon though.

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    Is it possible to change the Base Stats of Pokémon so that some of them aren't bad? You know, like some Drayano hacks out there where he balanced out Pokémon that weren't so good.

    A small handful of pokemon are modified but a lot of people find it hard to pick up a hack when they have to learn too many stat changes. Personally, I like the idea and was considering it but ultimately decided against it for now. When XG is done I'll probably make a separate version with some updates like that. I don't want to do it now though because it will just be hard to keep both versions up to date with bug fixes and stuff.

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Awesome looking hack, man. Cant wait till I have enough time to play it.

    Can you give more information about the List of available Pokemon?

    Not level caught/trainer etc. just say like "These are the Pokespot Pokemon""These are the Mt Battle gifts" etc.

    Thanks in advance

    Completely forgot I already posted what you're looking for in a new thread. -Shadow-Pokemon-ideas'>https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?48839-Pokemon-xD-Shadow-Pokemon-ideas

    Wrong thread, but did you worked a little bit on the xD randomizer ? I'm waiting for that second thing :P

    Not yet but it will be really quick to do.

    So, I'm not 100% sure if this is on the current patch or not since I'm playing on 0.9.1, but when I go into the Shadow Monitor on the PDA, all Shadow Pokemon that were changed still retain their old information. Like for an example, there's currently a Vulpix in my party that I was working on purifying but in the Shadow Monitor app, it says it's a Roselia (the rest of my team is Metang, Clefable, Ludicolo, Sableye, and Mawile). Not entirely sure if this is a fixable bug or what, but I thought I'd bring it to your attention. Still lovin' the game though!

    https://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?48804-Pokemon-XG-NeXt-Gen Take a look at the known bugs, changelog, notes and "other features" in the original post. It's been updated recently.

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    Awesome looking hack, man. Cant wait till I have enough time to play it.

    Can you give more information about the List of available Pokemon?

    Not level caught/trainer etc. just say like "These are the Pokespot Pokemon""These are the Mt Battle gifts" etc.

    Thanks in advance

    I'll make one tomorow :)

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    So glad it's finally out Stars! I've been enjoying it a lot so far.

    I'm uploading one episode a day of my Let's Play of it. Here's the first ep if you want to see it:

    I haven't read through all the other responses, so you probably already know, but the only "problems" I've ran into so far are that there are some errors in text spacing, and that I think Struggle hasn't been updated to Gen 4+. Other than that, I'm having a blast. Thanks again for all the hard work.

    Awesome, I'll be sure to check it out. Have fun!

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    It's a great game! It does freeze a lotttt though. I have to pretty much save every 5 mins but its not that much of a price to pay! Great options and love the type changes!

    Are you running an old version of dolphin? The latest versions around 4.0 or 5.0 tend to be pretty flawless. You could also use nintendon't if you have a wii or wii u.

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    Thank you for your quick reply!! I appreciate you not making me feel dumb. I LOVE this game and I'm so glad I can play with different starters. I started with Jolteon since I've never used him but his movepool is a bit lack luster. (Though he's only level 23) So far I have all 3 starters and Kirlia. Their movesets are awesome! Hope Sceptile will learn a good dragon move lol

    Glad you're enjoying it! Be sure to let me know what you think over all.

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    I'm sorry if this was already asked and this is probably a stupid question. But how does patching an update file work? Can I just patch it onto the older version and it'll work?

    And will my save stay?

    You have to apply it to a clean ISO again. The save will still work though :)

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    Fair enough, but it used it on a Blaziken.

    I can only assume that it was aiming for something like typhlosion or flareon but you knocked it out before it could land the flamethrower. Otherwise I don't know what happened and I can't really do much about it xD

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    I'm not sure if this was intended or not but the Arcanine that the Area 3 Boss used Flamethrower on it's own Pokemon? Idk if that's a bug or not, but I'm sure you know of trainers doing this

    It's a strategy programmed into the original xD to get a flash fire boost on an ally.

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    Bulldoze does not appear to be getting a boost from Technician, as in it shows up as 60 in the status menu, even though Aerial Ace shows up as 90.

    As I explained earlier things don't work as you would expect if you edit them in with a save editor. It is the first xD hack after all so it's far from perfect.

    I would reccomend changing the internal game code and name so that this can be played alongside the origonal on a wii using wiiflow

    Do you mean the "GXXE" code?

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    Posted

    v0.9.3 is now available for download!

    Changelog

    - Critical hits now do 1.5x more damage instead of 2x like in gen VI

    - Reduced the levels of pokespot encounters

    - removed protect from the movesets of irrelevant trainers until I got bored. More to come in future updates

    - TM descriptions now fit inside the box

    - Shadow Zangoose's level is now 35

    - Fixed some minor errors with moves like "Moonblast" being misnamed "Moon Blast" and drill run having the wrong effect

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

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    For some reason Metang can't use the Earthquake TM, yet Serebii lists that it should be able to, I checked both the Gen III and Gen VI listings, did you intentionally remove its ability to use it?

    Intentional but simply because I assumed metang couldn't learn earthquake. I will fix that in the next update.

    So, first of all, great hack! I'm enjoying it so far other than the name changes but I can understand why they're there. I found a bug in the PC where when you go to name the box, the game enters a loop with the music and it gets stuck on a black screen. I tried it earlier this morning for me and thought it was just a fluke but just before typing it, I tried it again. I can drum up a video later if you need it but I felt like this should be pointed out. I typically like to name my boxes when I play Colosseum/Gale of Darkness since I have a tendency to separate my Shadow Pokemon and purified/regular Pokemon. Also, not sure if this has been mentioned or not even though it probably has, the text for the TMs runs off the screen. That could just be me but idk.

    Glad you're enjoying it :)

    I wasn't aware of any box naming glitch. I actually just tried it myself and ran into the same issue. I have no idea why that happens. It's not something I intentionally tweaked in any way. I don't think I'll be able to figure it out any time soon since I wouldn't even know where to start but I've noted it and will take a look later.

    The text running off the screen has been mentioned and I presumed it was just because we were all playing in widescreen and it was a consequence of that. I ran it in the regular dimensions to confirm but then realised what the issue was. My code copied the move descriptions for each tm so I wouldn't have to write them all again manually. However, I just noticed that the tm descriptions have a shorter box spanning 3 lines while the summary screen description spans 2 longer lines.

    I'll ammend the code so it splits the 2 line text to 3 lines.

    Pokemon XD Shadow Pokemon ideas

    in ROM - Other Discussion & Help

    Posted

    I'd like to start things off with the list from XG.

    If you haven't finished XG yet and you want to be surprised then don't look.

    Pokemon xD Obtainable Pokemon by Location:

    ******************************************

    Starter Pokemon

    Eevee Lv. 15

    Beldum Lv. 14

    ******************************************

    Shadow Pokemon

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    Gift 01:

    Researcher Toby

    Shadow Togepi Lv. 40

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    Gateon Port:

    Casual Guy Kyle

    Shadow Phanpy Lv. 15

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    Gateon Port:

    Bodybuilder Karen

    Shadow Poochyena Lv. 15

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    Pokemon HQ Lab:

    Spy Mark

    Shadow Ralts Lv. 15

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher Peon Blaze

    Shadow Torchic Lv. 20

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher Peon Azure

    Shadow Mudkip Lv. 20

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher Peon Sandy

    Shadow Swinub Lv. 20

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher Peon Luthor

    Shadow Electrike Lv. 20

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher Peon Drake

    Shadow Bagon Lv. 20

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher Peon Sage

    Shadow Treecko Lv. 20

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher Peon Nelly

    Shadow Meditite Lv. 20

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher Peon Sam

    Shadow Shroomish Lv. 20

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher Peon Cam

    Shadow Murkrow Lv. 22

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher R&D Paul

    Shadow Magnemite Lv. 22

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    Cipher Admin Sylvia

    Shadow Clefairy Lv. 25

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    Miror B. Battle d 01:

    Villain MirrorB.

    Shadow Ludicolo Lv. 25

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    Pyrite Town:

    Cipher Peon Molly

    Shadow Sableye Lv. 25

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    Pyrite Town:

    Cipher Peon Stuart

    Shadow Grimer Lv. 25

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    Pyrite Town:

    Cipher Peon Lee

    Shadow Mawile Lv. 27

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    Pyrite Town:

    Cipher Peon Franky

    Shadow Houndour Lv. 27

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    Pyrite Town:

    Commander Ray

    Shadow Sneasel Lv. 28

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    Phenac City:

    Cipher Peon Julie

    Shadow Staryu Lv. 27

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    Phenac City:

    Cipher Peon Gavin

    Shadow Flaaffy Lv. 28

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    Phenac City:

    Cipher Peon Corey

    Shadow Golbat Lv. 28

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    Phenac City:

    Cipher Peon Pat

    Shadow Pikachu Lv. 28

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    Phenac City:

    Cipher Peon Pam

    Shadow Vulpix Lv. 28

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    Phenac City:

    Cipher Peon Craig

    Shadow Nuzleaf Lv. 30

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    Phenac City:

    Cipher Peon Emma

    Shadow Marill Lv. 30

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    Phenac City:

    Cipher Peon Harvey

    Shadow Swellow Lv. 32

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    Phenac City:

    Cipher Peon Barney

    Shadow Scyther Lv. 32

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    Phenac City:

    Cipher Admin Blaine

    Shadow Gengar Lv. 35

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    Miror B. Battle d 02:

    Villain MirrorB.

    Shadow Politoed Lv. 35

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    Cipher Key Lair:

    Thug Zeke

    Shadow Zangoose Lv. 40

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    Cipher Key Lair:

    Cipher Peon Sid

    Shadow Electabuzz Lv. 42

    Shadow Magmar Lv. 42

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    Cipher Key Lair:

    Cipher Peon Bugsy

    Shadow Nidoking Lv. 42

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    Cipher Key Lair:

    Cipher Peon Tom

    Shadow Hitmonchan Lv. 45

    Shadow Hitmonlee Lv. 45

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    Cipher Key Lair:

    Cipher Peon Huck

    Shadow Granbull Lv. 47

    Shadow Rhydon Lv. 47

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    Cipher Key Lair:

    Cipher Peon Matt

    Shadow Machamp Lv. 47

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    Cipher Key Lair:

    Cipher Peon Steve

    Shadow Arcanine Lv. 50

    Shadow Exploud Lv. 50

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    Cipher Key Lair:

    Cipher Peon Dexter

    Shadow Forretress Lv. 50

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    Cipher Key Lair:

    Cipher Admin Bruce

    Shadow Armaldo Lv. 52

    Shadow Aggron Lv. 52

    ----------------------------------

    Citadark Isle:

    Navigator Ark

    Shadow Gyarados Lv. 55

    Shadow Crawdaunt Lv. 55

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    Citadark Isle:

    Chaser Mario

    Shadow Cacturne Lv. 55

    Shadow Glalie Lv. 55

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Admin Sylvia

    Shadow Celebi Lv. 60

    Shadow Jirachi Lv. 60

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Peon Seb

    Shadow Nidoqueen Lv. 55

    Shadow Blastoise Lv. 56

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Peon Juan

    Shadow Charizard Lv. 56

    Shadow Venusaur Lv. 56

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Peon Aamir

    Shadow Pinsir Lv. 56

    Shadow Milotic Lv. 55

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Peon Abdul

    Shadow Absol Lv. 56

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Peon Malik

    Shadow Snorlax Lv. 55

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Peon Jamie

    Shadow Alakazam Lv. 56

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Peon Miley

    Shadow Aerodactyl Lv. 55

    Shadow Skarmory Lv. 55

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Admin Blaine

    Shadow Zapdos Lv. 60

    Shadow Moltres Lv. 60

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Admin Troy

    Shadow Kyogre Lv. 60

    Shadow Kingdra Lv. 56

    Shadow Latios Lv. 60

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Admin Bruce

    Shadow Metagross Lv. 60

    Shadow Registeel Lv. 60

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Peon Nate

    Shadow Articuno Lv. 60

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    Citadark Isle:

    Cipher Admin Des

    Shadow Groudon Lv. 60

    Shadow Flygon Lv. 60

    Shadow Latias Lv. 60

    Shadow Mewtwo Lv. 65

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    Citadark Isle:

    Grand Master Tyrion

    Shadow Lugia Lv. 70

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    Citadark Isle:

    Grand Master Tyrion

    Shadow Salamence Lv. 60

    Shadow Gardevoir Lv. 60

    Shadow Scizor Lv. 60

    Shadow Tyranitar Lv. 60

    Shadow Deoxys Lv. 65

    Shadow Rayquaza Lv. 65

    ----------------------------------

    Miror B. Battle d 05:

    Villain MirrorB.

    Shadow Ho-Oh Lv. 70

    ******************************************

    Hordel Trade

    Hordel's Bonsly Lv. 40

    ******************************************

    Pokespots

    ----------------------------------

    Rock Pokespot:

    Wild Entei Lv. 30 - 30

    Wild Pupitar Lv. 32 - 38

    Wild Trapinch Lv. 27 - 32

    ----------------------------------

    Oasis Pokespot:

    Wild Suicune Lv. 30 - 30

    Wild Altaria Lv. 35 - 41

    Wild Chansey Lv. 23 - 27

    ----------------------------------

    Cave Pokespot:

    Wild Raikou Lv. 30 - 30

    Wild Dragonair Lv. 40 - 43

    Wild Heracross Lv. 24 - 28

    ******************************************

    Duking Trades

    Duking's Bayleef Lv. 30

    Duking's Quilava Lv. 30

    Duking's Croconaw Lv. 30

    ******************************************

    Mt. Battle Prizes

    Mt. Battle Kyogre V2 Lv. 5

    Mt. Battle XG001 Lv. 5

    Mt. Battle Groudon V2 Lv. 5

    Explanations

    Starters - It is quite easy to start with 2 pokemon in xD rather than the one. I kept eevee because it has many evolution options which are offered as part of the story line. I added beldum as well just because I like metagross I guess.

    Pokespots - I really wanted the legendary dogs here so it would reduce the amount of legendary stacking at the end. I wanted it to be possible to get tyranitar and dragonite without waiting until the endgame. The rest are just nice pokemon

    Duking trades - A trio like the johto starters felt fitting. I wanted to separate them from the kanto and hoenn starters which are all shadow pokemon. 9 starter pokemon as shadows gets dull.

    Mt. battle prizes - Robo kyogre, Robo groudon (part steel types with stats inverted to favour defenses) and shadow lugia (not a shadow pokemon but uses the shadow lugia model. Is a regular lugia though). Robo kyogre and groudon appear in the main game and so I thought I'd throw them in somewhere. These pokemon are all kind of silly and pointless. There is no point putting anything meaningful at the top of mt battle since that is probably literally the last place you would go in this game. Nobody wants to play through the whole thing, especially not in a hack game.

    Shadow pokemon - My main goals were to add a large type diversity as well as the possible to build around various team archetypes such as sun/rain/stall/offense etc. I also wanted as many popular pokemon as possible to be represented so that most people would get the opportunity to play with their favourite pokemon. Some pokemon are available more than once because I wanted the player to have the opportunity to catch them before they became useless but also wanted threatening pokemon for the endgame. They also allow the player to have strong pokemon without grinding if they don't wish to spend a long time training those pokemon. I feel like the rest of the list offers a lot of diversity so it was okay to cut a small handful of pokemon to this end. It proved unpopular though as people want something fresh and exciting so I am considering changing things up. The levels of the shadow pokemon pretty much determined the level curve for the whole game. I liked the idea of shadow lugia being at level 70 rather than 50. As a result the game starts at a slightly higher level than xD and curves more steeply (with a few level jumps). It also means that you can jump straight into orre colosseum after beating the main story. Lugia and Zangoose were kept in place because they have overworld cutscenes which can't be replaced atm. They're both awesome anyway. I made bonsly playable for the lols.

    I also made it so that the player is healed straight after the shadow lugia fight. This means that one can easily go in with 5 pokemon. Catch shadow lugia easily since it's a 5 v 1 and then face greevil with shadow lugia and a full health team. This means that greevil's team can be a little bit tougher since you can easily still have the master ball available too.

    Pokemon XD Shadow Pokemon ideas

    in ROM - Other Discussion & Help

    Posted

    With my hack of pokemon xD having recently been released, I've been getting a lot of responses about which pokemon to include/exclude. There aren't any other xD hacks around to compare with so I'm interested in hearing what others have to say. I made this thread in the hopes that people could share ideas and opinions.

    If anyone wants to join in the discussion, then I challenge you to come up with a complete set of pokemon for pokemon xD. You can use the list below from the vanilla game as a template. Feel free to discuss any changes that are assumed to have been implemented for the list to work and explain why you made certain decisions. (for example are you updating the stats and/or typings of any pokemon?)

    You could also use someone else's list as a basis but suggest a few minor changes as opposed to a whole list since it can be time consuming. I would really recommend trying a whole list at some point though. Finding a synergy between them is very different from suggesting one or two changes.

    Please feel free to comment on each other's decisions in a constructive manner and remember that everything is ultimately a matter of opinion.

    Pokemon xD Obtainable Pokemon by Location:

    This data was ripped directly from the game files so it is accurate

    ******************************************

    Starter Pokemon

    EEVEE Lv. 10

    ******************************************

    Shadow Pokemon

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    Gift 01:

    RESEARCHER HORDEL

    Shadow TOGEPI Lv. 30

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    Gateon Port:

    CASUAL GUY CYLE

    Shadow LEDYBA Lv. 10

    ----------------------------------

    Gateon Port:

    BODYBUILDER KILEN

    Shadow POOCHYENA Lv. 10

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    Pokemon HQ Lab:

    SPY NAPS

    Shadow TEDDIURSA Lv. 11

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER PEON RESIX

    Shadow HOUNDOUR Lv. 17

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER PEON BLUSIX

    Shadow SPHEAL Lv. 17

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER PEON BROWSIX

    Shadow BALTOY Lv. 17

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER PEON YELLOSIX

    Shadow MAREEP Lv. 17

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER PEON PURPSIX

    Shadow GULPIN Lv. 17

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER PEON GREESIX

    Shadow SEEDOT Lv. 17

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER PEON NEXIR

    Shadow SPINARAK Lv. 14

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER PEON SOLOX

    Shadow NUMEL Lv. 14

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    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER PEON CABOL

    Shadow CARVANHA Lv. 15

    ----------------------------------

    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER R&D KLOTS

    Shadow SHROOMISH Lv. 15

    ----------------------------------

    Shadow Pokemon Lab:

    CIPHER ADMIN LOVRINA

    Shadow DELCATTY Lv. 18

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    Miror B. Battle d 01:

    WANDERER MIROR B.

    Shadow VOLTORB Lv. 19

    ----------------------------------

    Pyrite Town:

    CIPHER PEON MESIN

    Shadow VULPIX Lv. 18

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    Pyrite Town:

    CIPHER PEON TORKIN

    Shadow MAKUHITA Lv. 18

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    Pyrite Town:

    CIPHER PEON LOBAR

    Shadow DUSKULL Lv. 19

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    Pyrite Town:

    CIPHER PEON FELDAS

    Shadow RALTS Lv. 20

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    Pyrite Town:

    CIPHER CMDR EXOL

    Shadow MAWILE Lv. 22

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    Phenac City:

    CIPHER PEON EXINN

    Shadow SNORUNT Lv. 20

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    Phenac City:

    CIPHER PEON GONRAG

    Shadow PINECO Lv. 20

    ----------------------------------

    Phenac City:

    CIPHER PEON GRECK

    Shadow SWINUB Lv. 22

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    Phenac City:

    CIPHER PEON ELOIN

    Shadow NATU Lv. 22

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    Phenac City:

    CIPHER PEON FASIN

    Shadow ROSELIA Lv. 22

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    Phenac City:

    CIPHER PEON FOSTIN

    Shadow MEOWTH Lv. 22

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    Phenac City:

    CIPHER PEON EZIN

    Shadow SPEAROW Lv. 22

    ----------------------------------

    Phenac City:

    CIPHER PEON FALTLY

    Shadow GRIMER Lv. 23

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    Phenac City:

    CIPHER PEON EGROG

    Shadow SEEL Lv. 23

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    Phenac City:

    CIPHER ADMIN SNATTLE

    Shadow LUNATONE Lv. 25

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    Miror B. Battle d 02:

    WANDERER MIROR B.

    Shadow NOSEPASS Lv. 26

    ----------------------------------

    Cipher Key Lair:

    THUG ZOOK

    Shadow ZANGOOSE Lv. 28

    ----------------------------------

    Cipher Key Lair:

    CIPHER PEON HUMAH

    Shadow PARAS Lv. 28

    Shadow GROWLITHE Lv. 28

    ----------------------------------

    Cipher Key Lair:

    CIPHER PEON GOROG

    Shadow SHELLDER Lv. 29

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    Cipher Key Lair:

    CIPHER PEON LOK

    Shadow BEEDRILL Lv. 30

    Shadow PIDGEOTTO Lv. 30

    ----------------------------------

    Cipher Key Lair:

    CIPHER PEON TARG

    Shadow TANGELA Lv. 30

    Shadow BUTTERFREE Lv. 30

    ----------------------------------

    Cipher Key Lair:

    CIPHER PEON SNIDLE

    Shadow MAGNETON Lv. 30

    ----------------------------------

    Cipher Key Lair:

    CIPHER PEON ANGIC

    Shadow VENOMOTH Lv. 32

    Shadow WEEPINBELL Lv. 32

    ----------------------------------

    Cipher Key Lair:

    CIPHER PEON SMARTON

    Shadow ARBOK Lv. 33

    ----------------------------------

    Cipher Key Lair:

    CIPHER ADMIN GORIGAN

    Shadow PRIMEAPE Lv. 34

    Shadow HYPNO Lv. 34

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    Citadark Isle:

    NAVIGATOR ABSON

    Shadow GOLDUCK Lv. 33

    Shadow SABLEYE Lv. 33

    ----------------------------------

    Citadark Isle:

    CHASER FURGY

    Shadow DODRIO Lv. 34

    Shadow RATICATE Lv. 34

    ----------------------------------

    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER ADMIN LOVRINA

    Shadow FARFETCH'D Lv. 36

    Shadow ALTARIA Lv. 36

    ----------------------------------

    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER PEON LITNAR

    Shadow KANGASKHAN Lv. 35

    Shadow BANETTE Lv. 37

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER PEON GRUPEL

    Shadow MAGMAR Lv. 36

    Shadow PINSIR Lv. 35

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER PEON KOLEST

    Shadow RAPIDASH Lv. 40

    Shadow MAGCARGO Lv. 38

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER PEON KARBON

    Shadow HITMONCHAN Lv. 38

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER PEON PETRO

    Shadow HITMONLEE Lv. 38

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER PEON GEFTAL

    Shadow LICKITUNG Lv. 38

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER PEON LEDEN

    Shadow SCYTHER Lv. 40

    Shadow CHANSEY Lv. 39

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER ADMIN SNATTLE

    Shadow SOLROCK Lv. 41

    Shadow STARMIE Lv. 41

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER ADMIN ARDOS

    Shadow SWELLOW Lv. 43

    Shadow ELECTABUZZ Lv. 43

    Shadow SNORLAX Lv. 43

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER ADMIN GORIGAN

    Shadow POLIWRATH Lv. 42

    Shadow MR. MIME Lv. 42

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER PEON KOLAX

    Shadow DUGTRIO Lv. 40

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    Citadark Isle:

    CIPHER ADMIN ELDES

    Shadow MANECTRIC Lv. 44

    Shadow SALAMENCE Lv. 50

    Shadow MAROWAK Lv. 44

    Shadow LAPRAS Lv. 44

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    Citadark Isle:

    GRAND MASTER GREEVIL

    Shadow LUGIA Lv. 50

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    Citadark Isle:

    GRAND MASTER GREEVIL

    Shadow RHYDON Lv. 46

    Shadow MOLTRES Lv. 50

    Shadow EXEGGUTOR Lv. 46

    Shadow TAUROS Lv. 46

    Shadow ARTICUNO Lv. 50

    Shadow ZAPDOS Lv. 50

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    Miror B. Battle d 05:

    WANDERER MIROR B.

    Shadow DRAGONITE Lv. 55

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    Hordel Trade

    Hordel's ELEKID Lv. 20

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    Pokespots

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    Rock Pokespot:

    Wild SANDSHREW Lv. 10 - 23

    Wild GLIGAR Lv. 10 - 20

    Wild TRAPINCH Lv. 10 - 20

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    Oasis Pokespot:

    Wild HOPPIP Lv. 10 - 20

    Wild PHANPY Lv. 10 - 20

    Wild SURSKIT Lv. 10 - 20

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    Cave Pokespot:

    Wild ZUBAT Lv. 10 - 21

    Wild ARON Lv. 10 - 21

    Wild WOOPER Lv. 10 - 21

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    Duking Trades

    Duking's MEDITITE Lv. 20

    Duking's SHUCKLE Lv. 20

    Duking's LARVITAR Lv. 20

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    Mt. Battle Prizes

    Mt. Battle CHIKORITA Lv. 5

    Mt. Battle CYNDAQUIL Lv. 5

    Mt. Battle TOTODILE Lv. 5

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

    in ROM - Other ROM Hacks

    Posted

    I figured Milotic crossed your mind at some point since you gave it Moonblast.. that's what gave me the idea, anyway. :tongue: I see what you're saying about changing too many types/stats though. I often see requests for "vanilla" versions of romhacks without modifications to Pokemon, so there must be a fair number of people that prefer games closer to the originals. I'm of the opinion that these changes keep hacks interesting, but I understand the other perspective.

    Here are some thoughts on the final boss since you expressed interest in suggestions:

    The more I look at the list of fully evolved Pokemon available, the more I see why you chose to include some repeats. By the time you get to Tyrion, nearly every high BST Pokemon is already available. With that said, you might want to consider shifting around some of the last several bosses' Shadow Pokemon. For example, I feel like Mewtwo is more of a final boss Pokemon--though I imagine that you either a) wanted to make Mewtwo available to use against Tyrion or b) didn't want Tyrion to have two Psychic-type legendaries; both of which are fair. I think it's worth noting that avoiding duplicates doesn't have to mean directly replacing them on Tyrion's team. It might be more appropriate to shift some of the higher BST Pokemon up to Tyrion to create some space a little earlier on (this would require changing more than one trainer). With that said, I'll suggest a few Pokemon that I think would have merit either on Tyrion's team or earlier in the game.

    Slaking

    • Slaking has the second highest Attack stat in the game (behind Deo-A) and is tied for second highest BST in the game (with Groudon and Kyogre, second only to Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Lugia, and Ho-Oh).
    • Though its ability is crippling (unless you're crazy enough to change it), a physical Shadow attack from Slaking has the potential to hurt harder than one from any of Tyrion's other Pokemon.
    • I think Slaking is a cool Pokemon for Doubles once purified because it requires some team support to work effectively. Moves like Skill Swap and Follow Me become more interesting.
    • Natural movepool options: Body Slam, Crush Claw, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Sucker Punch, Play Rough, Gunk Shot, Brick Break, Night Slash, Shadow Claw, the elemental punches, and if you want to program it, Giga Impact.
    • Theoretically cool moves: Extreme Speed, Knock Off, Belly Drum
    • Probable placement: Somewhere from Snattle to Tyrion

    Regirock & Regice

    • The other Regis have been brought up before--probably just because people like symmetry and right now only Registeel is available--but I do think they have value as Shadow Pokemon.
    • One of the team archetypes you list on the main page is stall. While stall isn't super popular for in-game purposes, you give some tools to make it work--SkarmBliss, easy access to Leftovers, lots of Intimidate, weather, etc. The Regis are made to stall.
    • Regirock's natural movepool options: Rock Slide, Bulldoze, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Thunder Wave, Sandstorm, Curse, Psych Up, Safeguard, Toxic, Explosion, the elemental punches
    • Regice's natural movepool options: Icy Wind, Blizzard, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave, Hail, Psych Up, Safeguard, Toxic, Explosion
    • Theoretically cool move for both Regis: Recover
    • Probable placement: Somewhere from Snattle to Tyrion

    Jynx

    • Jynx is particularly cool in XG since you made it part Fairy-type. It has great offensive typing to work alongside its good special attack and speed.
    • Natural movepool options: Ice Beam, Blizzard, Lovely Kiss, Energy Ball, Psychic, Icy Wind, Nasty Plot, Perish Song, Shadow Ball, Signal Beam, Water Pulse, Sing (if Lovely Kiss is deemed too good)
    • Theoretically cool moves: Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam
    • Probable placement: late Cipher Key Lair to Citadark Isle

    Ninjask

    • Ninjask is pretty much the best Baton Passer available thanks to the combination of Speed Boost and Swords Dance.
    • With X-Scissor in the game, Ninjask is actually capable of doing damage as well.
    • Natural movepool options: Baton Pass, Swords Dance, Substitute, Protect, X-Scissor, Aerial Ace, Night Slash
    • Theoretically cool move: Nasty Plot (can't recall if you already programmed into the game)
    • Probable placement: Cipher Key Lair to early Citadark Isle

    Hitmontop

    • Hitmontop has two great abilities in Intimidate and Technician and the movepool to complement them.
    • Natural movepool options: Fake Out, Mach Punch, Sucker Punch, Rolling Kick, High Jump Kick, Rock Slide, Stone Edge, Aerial Ace, Triple Kick, Bullet Punch, Quick Attack, Role Play
    • Probable placement: Cipher Key Lair, near the other Hitmons

    TL;DR: Eliminating duplicates might mean shifting some Pokemon around in the later game to make space for Pokemon that would be cool earlier on.

    Happy to discuss any of the above in more detail if you'd like. I think XG is already a really well designed game (no complaints about the level curve here), but I'd love to contribute. :)

    Thanks for the really detailed discussion. It was really interesting to read. I really like the idea of slaking on the final boss team; it's such a powerful and threatening pokemon. I think I'll add it in. I hadn't before because of it's obvious limitations but I like it as a boss pokemon even if not necessarily to be used by the player. The others are all pokemon which were really close to being included but were narrowly cut. They do all have a lot to offer XG and I really feel like they would add to the game. It's been a while so I can't remember which exact thought processes led to them being cut but they are worth further consideration.

    I'll see if I can play around with the game a little and confirm for sure how feasible (or not) it is to add a few more shadow pokemon to the game. If it is possible they would definitely all be added. Otherwise, it might take some more strategising.

    Pokemon XG: NeXt Gen

    in ROM - Other ROM Hacks

    Posted

    I'm at the end and notice that I could only catch one of the regi (regirock), the two others cannot be caught ?

    And why have you made 2 same shadows pokemon ? Like we catch ralts at the beginning and at the end tyrion got gardevoir, or same thing with salamence, metagross, flygon and more... It's not a problem but a different one would have been cool.

    I'll copy and paste what I said last time someone asked.

    This is a comment I've addressed a few times already. It is something that I did spend a long time considering and it was a tough decision. I am willing to change it since it seems very unpopular so I'd like to know which pokemon you would suggest as replacements. I felt like there was nothing else I'd rather put at the end. Most powerful pokemon are already in the game. You gave the example of having regice over metagross but if it had been that way would you have ever used regice? Maybe, I don't know but regice isn't necessarily that popular in general. Also, I personally really liked having pokemon like salamence at the end. Salamence isn't really one of my favourite pokemon of all time but it's powerful. So while I wouldn't want to use it in the main story, it was really convenient to have one I could EV a bit and then use in orre colosseum. I left the bagon in the daycare and it only reached level 37 by the time I finished the game.

    I can understand why people may be disappointed by repeats of course. However, I wouldn't say there is a lack of variety, there are far more viable pokemon available than you could pick in multiple playthroughs. Also, by the logic that the legendaries at the end outclass the duplicates, surely they would outclass anything else that was put there too? Any pokemon that isn't in the game yet is basically something that was outclassed by some other pokemon at some point in the game. There isn't any I can think of that actually adds variety[/T] in terms of typing and strategy as opposed to literally just being a different species of pokemon. There are a few pokemon which narrowly missed the cut, but then do you put then at the end and have an underwhelming boss or move pokemon like bagon to the end and disappoint fans of a really popular pokemon? Also, is it really worth it in the first place? It's quite the dilemma really and something to think about.

    Sorry I keep rambling on the topic but it is something I have been thinking about even since I was hacking colosseum. Even before I figured out if hacking the GCN games was viable in fact, I was already planning which pokemon to put in if I could. I know it sounds as simple as just swapping one pokemon out for another, but actually each time I swapped something out I found myself moving a lot of pokemon around so things made sense. xD hacking is still very new so it's not something that there's any kind of consensus on yet.

    I will probably make a separate post about this shortly.

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