Pokemon Royal Emerald (GBA)

Fly April 26, 2021

Pokemon Royal Emerald GBA ROM – Detailed Hack Overview

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Game Information

Hack Name: Pokemon Royal Emerald
Original Game (ROM Base): Pokémon Emerald
Hack Status: v0.9.5
Language: English
Release Type: Fan-made ROM Hack

Table Of Contents


About This ROM Hack

Pokémon Royal Emerald is a gameplay-focused Emerald hack with minor story and map changes. The hack incorporates Pokémon from Generations 1–6, revamped type charts, updated moves, and enhanced difficulty. While the map remains largely similar to vanilla Emerald, the hack offers new evolutions, movepools, abilities, and TMs, making battles more strategic and challenging.

 

Story Overview

This hack retains the original Hoenn storyline with the player facing Gym Leaders, rivals, Team Magma, Team Aqua, and the Elite Four. However, the level curve has been adjusted, giving opponents evolved Pokémon with improved movesets, increasing the overall difficulty. Some Gym Leaders have modified teams (e.g., Roxanne now uses Normal-types, Brawly uses Ground-types), and the Elite Four no longer specializes in a single type.

Key Features

Expanded Pokédex: Includes Pokémon from Generations 1–6, totaling 196 Pokémon.

Updated Type Chart: Incorporates Gen 6 changes for balanced battles.

New Moves & Move Modifications:

  • Added moves from Gens 4–6.
  • Custom moves like Aqua Charge (Water) and Nose Dive (Flying).
  • Adjusted BP, accuracy, and PP for many existing moves.
  • Status moves and elemental moves rebalanced.

Stat Changes & Evolutions:

  • Stats of many Pokémon updated (e.g., Sandslash Speed 85, Rapidash Attack 105).
  • Evolution levels altered for balance (e.g., Golbat → Crobat at 38, Swadloon → Leavanny at 30).
  • New evolution methods (e.g., Rotom forms evolve via elemental stones).

Ability Changes:

  • Certain Pokémon now have Dream World or new abilities.
  • Examples: Marill has Huge Power, Skarmory has Battle Armor, Emolga has Volt Absorb.

TM Rework:

  • New TM moves added: Drain Punch, Magic Gleam, Air Slash, Focus Blast, Will-o-Wisp, and more.
  • Infinite uses and cannot be sold.

Increased Difficulty:

  • Trainers and Gym Leaders have evolved Pokémon with better movesets.
  • Level curve updated for all major battles.

Minor Map & Event Changes:

  • Some maps and events edited for smoother gameplay.
  • Game Corner, Move Tutors, Rock Smash encounters, Flash, and certain battles removed.


Known Bugs & Issues

  • Multiple TMs purchase may appear buggy but is harmless.
  • Some sprites are temporary (e.g., Hawlucha uses Bellossom sprite).
  • Trade screen and rain graphics are slightly glitched.
  • Pokémon cries are unedited.
  • Move animations are mostly unaltered, though new moves have functional animations.
  • Occasionally, a Pokémon’s Pokédex entry may appear glitched after capture.

Screenshots

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Download Links

Download: Mediafire

Documentation

Extended Changes and Features
Updated moves:
  • Several moves from Gens 4/5/6 have been added. I won't give you a list of those, but here is a list of moves I modified. Note: Power-Up Punch and Dazzling Gleam have been renamed to Power Punch and Magic Gleam due to space issues. Also, Phantom Force is PhantomForce for the same reason.
  • Two custom moves: Aqua Charge, a Water-type physical move that has 65BP, 100% accuracy, and 20 PP. And Nose Dive, a Flying-type physical move with 75 BP, 90% accuracy, and 15 PP that has a 30% chance to make the foe flinch. The latter can be learned only by Gyarados, at level 38.
  • Cut is now Grass-type and has 100% accuracy.
  • Fly, Dig, and Dive now have respectively, 90, 80, and 80 Base Power.
  • Vine Whip has 45 BP and 25 PP.
  • Bulldoze and Discharge now just hit both foes.
  • Jump Kick now has 100 BP and 10 PP.
  • Zen Headbutt has 100% accuracy.
  • Cross Poison has 90 BP, 15 PP, and can no longer poison the foe.
  • Tackle has 40 BP and 100% accuracy.
  • Pin Missile has 25 BP and 95 accuracies.
  • Blizzard has 80% accuracy.
  • Scary Face has 100% accuracy.
  • Absorb has 30BP.
  • Growth now increases both Atk and SpAtk and increases them by +2 if used during sunlight.
  • Petal Dance, Outrage, and Thrash have 120BP and 15PP.
  • Fire Spin, Bind, and Sand Tomb have 35 BP.
  • Toxic has 90% accuracy.
  • The elemental fangs no longer have a chance to make the foe flinch.
  • Smog has 30 BP and 70% accuracy.
  • Waterfall now has a 30% chance to make the foe flinch.
  • Hurricane's accuracy doesn't depend on the weather anymore and has 80 accuracy and 10% confusion rate.
  • Hi-Jump Kick now has 130BP and 10PP.
  • Glare has 90% accuracy.
  • Dream Eater now works like Giga Drain, and it has 75BP and 10 PP.
  • Poison Gas now has 90% accuracy.
  • Leech Life now has 30 BP.
  • Bubble now has 40 BP.
  • Ominous Wind, Ancientpower, and Silver Wind now have 15 PP but only a 5% chance of increasing stats.
  • Crabhammer now has 100 BP and 90% accuracy.
  • Thief and Covet now have 60 BP.
  • Power Gem has 80 BP.
  • PhantomForce and Wild Charge have 100 BP.
  • Zap Cannon has 120 BP.
  • Fury Cutter has 20 BP.
  • Flare Blitz can no longer burn the target.
  • Iron Tail now has 85% accuracy.
  • Rock Smash has 50 BP and a 30% chance to lower defense.
  • Will-o-Wisp has 85% accuracy.
  • Charge now raises Attack and SpAttack, like Work Up.
  • Knock Off has 65 BP.
  • Extremespeed has +2 priority.
  • Rock Tomb has 60 BP, 90% accuracy, and 15 PP.
  • Bullet Seed now has 25 BP.
  • Rock Blast now has 90% accuracy.
  • Aerial Ace has 75 BP.
  • Bug Bite now steals the foe's item, like Thief and Covet.
Stat changes:
  • Sandslash's speed was raised from 65 to 85.
  • Onix's attack was raised from 45 to 65.
  • Snorunt: 60 in every stat instead of 50.
  • -Bonsly and Sudowoodo's stats mirror those of Mime. Jr and Mr.Mime respectively, and they have the same BST :
  • Bonsly: 60/70/90/25/45/20
  • Sudowoodo: 90/100/120/45/65/40
  • Rapidash: 80/105/70/65/80/115
  • Qwilfish: 85/95/75/55/75/85
  • Spinda: 65/85/65/85/65/105
  • Kecleon: 80/100/80/80/120/40
  • Torkoal: 80/90/140/90/80/20
  • Mawile: 50/105/125/55/95/50 (Yep, those are Mega Mawile's stats)
  • Manectric's attack was raised from 75 to 85.
  • Absol's SpA and Speed were both raised from 75 to 90.
  • Absol and Skarmory's catch rates were raised to 45.
  • Emolga: 65/75/60/85/60/115
  • Seviper: 80/100/60/100/60/70
  • Zangoose: 75/115/60/60/60/100
  • Cradily: 94/81/104/91/108/43
  • Rayquaza: 95/140/80/140/80/85 (Each of its stats was lowered by 10)
Type changes:
  • Mismagius is now Ghost/Fairy.
  • Mr.Mime is now pure Psychic. (As it was in vanilla Emerald..)
  • Masquerain is now Bug/Water.
Evolution changes:
  • Rotom now evolves into Rotom-W (Wash), Rotom-H (Oven), Rotom-C (Mower), Rotom-F (Freezer), Rotom-S (Fan) by using, respectively, water, fire, leaf, moon, and sunstone. The forms can't evolve back into regular Rotom.
  • Azurill evolves into Marill at level 14, and Marill evolves into Azumarill at level 25.
  • Cleffa evolves into Clefairy at level 16.
  • Golbat evolves into Crobat at level 38.
  • Swadloon evolves into Leavanny at level 30.
  • Rufflet evolves into Braviary at level 36.
  • Kirlia evolves into Gallade by using a Sun Stone.
  • Munchlax evolves into Snorlax at level 40.
  • Seadra evolves into Kingdra at level 48.
  • Snorunt evolves into Froslass at level 42. (This is subject to change.)
  • Onix evolves into Steelix at level 37.
  • Feebas evolves into Milotic at level 20.
  • Tangela evolves into Tangrowth at level 40.
  • Mime Jr. and Bonsly both evolve at level 25.
  • Burmy evolves into Mothim only and at level 10. (Burmy in this hack are 100% male, and Wormadam isn't in it.)
  • Mienfoo evolves into Mienshao at level 35.
  • Porygon evolves into Porygon2 at level 30, which then evolves into Porygon-Z at level 45.
  • Piloswine evolves into Mamoswine at level 48.
  • Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior at level 54.
  • Lampent evolves into Chandelure with a Fire Stone.
  • Phantump evolves into Trevenant at level 40.
  • Budew evolves into Roselia at level 18, which then evolves into Roserade with a Leaf Stone.
  • Houndour evolves into Houndoom at level 30.
  • Misdreavus evolves into Mismagius at level 40.
  • Joltik evolves into Galvantula at level 28.
  • Sliggoo evolves into Goodra at level 50, regardless of the weather.
Movepool changes:
  • Many Pokémon can now learn some new moves. These moves are learned through TM unless stated otherwise.
  • Note: This list is only for moves that Pokémon couldn't learn through any way before. For example, Avalugg can now learn Icicle Crash but you won't find this on the list because Avalugg could learn Icicle Crash as an egg move before.
  • Every grass-type can learn Earth Power.
  • Delphox can learn Focus Blast and Energy Ball.
  • Liepard can learn Magic Gleam and Thunderbolt.
  • Diggersby can learn Superpower.
  • Hoothoot/Noctowl learns Hyper Voice at level 41/49 and Hurricane at level 50/61.
  • Deerling can learn Cut.
  • Leavanny can learn Brick Break.
  • The Azurill line learns Aqua Charge at level 25/27/28.
  • Trevenant can learn Drain Punch and Thunderpunch.
  • The Tyrunt line can learn Superpower and Earth Power.
  • The Tynamo line learns Aqua Charge at level 26/28/28.
  • Grotle can learn Rock Tomb.
  • The Mudkip line learns Aqua Charge at level 23/24/24.
  • The Azurill line learns Fairy Wind at level 5.
  • Talonflame learns Drill Run at level 1 and Blaze Kick at level 35.
  • The Ralts line learns Fairy Wind at level 1.
  • Breloom now learns Spore and Close Combat at levels 49 and 53, respectively.
  • Spinda learns Petal Dance at level 37 and Outrage at level 53.
  • Gligar and Gliscor can learn Fly.
  • Crobat learns Crunch at level 38.
  • Gyarados learns Crunch at level 41.
  • Gallade learns Focus Energy at level 27.
  • Druddigon can learn Thunderpunch.
  • Golett/Golurk learns Dizzy Punch at level 17.
  • Koffing/Weezing learns Nasty Plot at level 45/54.
  • The Tynamo line learns Acid at level 10.
  • Leavanny, Empoleon, Sandslash, Gliscor, Hawlucha, Braviary, Heracross, Absol, Talonflame, Drapion, Flygon, Whimsicott, Zangoose, their subevos, and Gallade can learn Air Slash.
  • Vibrava/Flygon learns Dragon Dance at level 54/59.
  • Ferrothorn can learn Superpower.
  • Electrike/Manectric learns Flame Burst at level 28/30.
  • Mienfoo/Mienshao learns Blaze Kick at level 41/45 and Power Whip at level 57 (Mienshao only)
  • Pangoro can learn elemental punches and Superpower.
  • Alomomola learns Curse at level 1, Aqua Charge at level 25, and Revenge at level 29.
  • The Poliwag line learns Aqua Charge at level 20 and Poliwrath learns Close Combat at level 60.
  • Cottonee/Whimsicott learns Nasty Plot at level 49.
  • Emolga learns Heat Wave at level 1 and Nasty Plot at level 53.
  • Houndoom learns Extrasensory at level 1.
  • Milotic learns Calm Mind at level 47.
  • Hawlucha learns Brave Bird at level 62.
  • Avalugg learns Iron Head at level 1, Icicle Crash at level 58, Explosion at level 63, and also can learn Superpower.
  • Skarmory learns Drill Run at level 45.
  • Goodra learns Curse at level 1 and can learn Drain Punch and the elemental punches.
  • Hitmontop learns Blaze Kick at level 1.
  • Feebas and Magikarp both learn Water Gun at level 10.
  • Seviper learns Revenge at level 24 and Gunk Shot at level 50.
  • Galvantula learns Zap Cannon at level 1.
  • Lileep/Cradily learns Power Gem at level 51/57 and Cradily learns Growth at level 1.
  • Rotom-W/H/F/C learns Bubblebeam/Flame Burst/Aurora Beam/Energy Ball at level 1.
  • Rotom-S learns Hurricane at level 54.
  • Qwilfish learns Aqua Charge at level 25, Gunk Shot at level 57, and Icicle Crash at level 1.
  • Froslass learns Icicle Crash at level 1, Calm Mind at level 48, and PhantomForce at level 60.
  • Weezing learns Gunk Shot at level 60.
  • Trevenant learns Shadow Sneak at level 1.
  • Misdreavus/Mismagius learns Moonblast at level 55/60.
  • Croagunk/Toxicroak learns Gunk Shot at level 50/56.
Ability changes:
  • Some Pokémon got their dream world ability, while some got new abilities they can't have in the vanilla games; only the latter are shown in this list:
  • Note: Nothing has the ability Sturdy anymore, as OHKO moves no longer exist.
  • Rotom-S's (Fan) ability is now Soundproof.
  • The Piplup line's primary ability is Thick Fat.
  • The Chimchar line's primary ability is Vital Spirit.
  • The Pancham line's ability is Guts.
  • The Marill line has only Huge Power as an ability.
  • Masquerain has Levitate as a secondary ability.
  • Sigilyph's ability is now Trace.
  • Froslass, Golett, and Golurk's ability is now Levitate.
  • The Zubat line now has Soundproof as a primary ability.
  • Skarmory now has Battle Armor.
  • Delphox's secondary ability is Synchronize.
  • Bunnelby only has Pickup, while Diggersby only has Huge Power.
  • Fletchling and Fletchinder's ability is now Keen Eye.
  • Gallade now has Trace and Synchronize as abilities.
  • Octillery has Hustle as a primary ability.
  • The Croagunk and Lileep lines now have Water Absorb as a primary ability.
  • Alomomola now has Natural Cure.
  • Electrike line now has Intimidate as a primary ability.
  • Emolga's primary ability is now Volt Absorb.
  • Seviper now has Intimidate as a secondary ability.
  • Zangoose now has Guts as a secondary ability.
  • Druddigon now has Hyper Cutter.
  • The Goomy line now has Sticky Hold (primary) and Rain Dish as abilities.
New TM list:
  • TM List: (TMs that aren't on this list are unchanged.)
  • TM01: Drain Punch
  • TM02: Bulldoze
  • TM03: Magic Gleam
  • TM04: Will-o-Wisp
  • TM05: Shadow Claw
  • TM07: Avalanche
  • TM08: Substitute
  • TM09: Power-Up Punch
  • TM10: Scald
  • TM14: Superpower
  • TM15: Focus Blast
  • TM20: Signal Beam
  • TM21: Ice Punch
  • TM23: Aqua Tail
  • TM25: Grass Knot
  • TM28: Energy Ball
  • TM32: Stone Edge
  • TM37: Rock Slide
  • TM38: Swords Dance
  • TM40: Air Slash
  • TM42: Thunder Wave
  • TM43: Fire Punch
  • TM46: Earth Power
  • TM47: Work Up
  • TM48: Zen Headbutt
  • TM49: Thunderpunch
Major enemy levels and Gym leader info:
  • Some Gym leaders have been changed:
  • -Roxanne now uses Normal-type mons.
  • -Brawly uses the ground type.
  • -Norman uses the fighting type.
  • -Tate & Liza use Psychic and Dark types.
  • As for the E4, the members aren't specialized in one type anymore (more like 2-3 types).
Level curve:
  • Roxanne: 14-15
  • Rival battle at Rustboro: 15-16
  • Brawly: 19-21
  • Rival battle at Route 110: 20-23
  • Wattson: 25-28
  • Maxie battle at Mt.Chimney: 32-34
  • Flannery: 34-36
  • Norman: 37-39
  • Rival battle at Route 119: 38-41
  • Winona: 44-46
  • Final rival battle: 45-48
  • Maxie battle at Magma Hideout: 50-52
  • Tate & Liza : 53-55
  • Maxie & Tabitha : 54-56
  • Archie: 56-58
  • Juan: 58-60
  • Sidney: 62-64
  • Phoebe: 63-65
  • Glacia: 64-66
  • Drake: 65-67
  • Champion: 68-70

  • Note: The trainers on Routes 126, 127, and 128 should be fought before fighting Tate &Liza. The trainers on Routes 129-134 are of higher level and should be fought after finishing Seafloor Cavern.

Developer Information

Developer / Team: Malik

Credits: 

  • HxD
  • Lunar IPS
  • Wichu's Advanced Series Kit
  • AdvanceMap
  • Kurapika's Gen 3 Tools
  • XSE
  • Trainer Editor
  • Move Editor
  • FSF
  • Pokédex Order Editor
  • YAPE
And of course, many thanks to:
  • Doesnt, for being an awesome source of knowledge about hacking in general, and for always being kind enough to answer the developer's questions.
  • Chaos Rush and MrDollSteak's respective sprite resources for their amazing sprites.
  • The Shiny Ho-oH from Pokécommunity for reusable TMs.
  • littlebattler, LeviLamprey, Tailes, MikeVonTookie, JL_muserwolves, Don Ravioli, and several others from the Skype chat for general advice.

Source & References

Official Thread / Website: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/nuzlocke_forum/royal-emerald-t10280.html

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Pokémon are available?
196 Pokémon from Generations 1–6.

Are TMs reusable?
Yes, all TMs have infinite uses and cannot be sold.

Were Pokémon stats changed?
Yes, many Pokémon have updated stats for better balance and competitiveness.

Were abilities changed?
Yes, several Pokémon have Dream World or custom abilities.

Are Gym Leaders and Elite Four harder?
Yes, they have higher-level Pokémon with improved movesets.

Were any major gameplay features removed?
Yes, Game Corner, Move Tutors, Flash, Rock Smash encounters, and some battles.

How to Play

Requirements

  • A Game Boy Advance emulator
  • A compatible ROM base
  • Patch file (IPS / UPS / BPS)


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