Pokémon Valiant (GBA) – Time-Travel Adventure in the Lavan Region
Game Information
Original Game (ROM Base): Pokémon Emerald (Trashman base)
Hack Status: Beta v4.1.7 (July 17, 2025)
Language: English
Content Type: Story-Driven Adventure ROM Hack
This project is currently in active beta development. The available version includes one full Pokémon League challenge, with additional content planned for future updates.
Table Of Contents
About This ROM Hack
Pokémon Valiant is a story-focused Pokémon Emerald ROM hack developed by Shahar (Shachar700), a long-time member of the PokéCommunity scene since 2014. After years of experimenting with ROM hacking, reporting bugs for major hacks like Glazed, and beta testing Dark Fire, Pokémon Valiant marks the developer’s first fully published project.
The hack has been restarted multiple times during development, eventually reaching completion of its first major beta with support from Archie’s community. Pokémon Valiant emphasizes narrative depth, puzzles, exploration, and a challenging-but-fair difficulty curve, while retaining the classic Emerald feel in music and structure.
Story Overview
Pokémon Valiant centers around the mythical Pokémon Celebi and its power to travel through time. As you reach the age to begin your Pokémon journey, you receive your first partner and set out across the brand-new Lavan Region, a land inspired by the real-world Levant.
As your journey unfolds, you uncover fragments of your region’s forgotten history—truths hidden across different eras of time. These discoveries place you directly in the path of Team Smash, a mysterious and dangerous organization seeking to control Celebi in order to reshape the world to their will.
Time travel plays a central role in both gameplay and storytelling. By witnessing past events and solving complex puzzles, you begin to understand not only the origin of Lavan but your own place within it. Legendary Pokémon are tied to sacred locations and ancient trials, and mysteries deepen as timelines intersect.
After conquering the Lavan Pokémon League, your adventure expands even further, sending you to Hoenn, where new towns, Gym challenges, and story developments await—connecting familiar regions with an entirely new narrative context.
Key Features
- Brand New Lavan Region: Explore the Lavan Region, a completely original setting inspired by the Levant, featuring new cities, routes, caves, temples, and landmarks built specifically for this hack.
- Time-Travel Storyline: Celebi’s powers allow players to experience the region’s past and uncover hidden truths, with puzzles and story events directly tied to shifting timelines.
- Extended Post-League Content: After completing the Lavan Pokémon League, players travel to Hoenn, where new towns, Gym challenges, and plot developments continue the story beyond the first region.
- Expanded Pokémon Roster: Includes Pokémon from Generations 1–3 along with cross-generation evolutions, allowing for more diverse and modern team building.
- Modern Battle Mechanics: Implements the Physical/Special split, Fairy type, and an expanded move pool while maintaining balance appropriate for the game’s difficulty.
- Challenging but Fair Difficulty: Trainer teams, rivals, and Gym Leaders are designed to be demanding without relying on unfair mechanics or excessive grinding.
- New Rivals: Original rivals accompany you throughout the journey, actively challenging your progress and playing a role in the narrative rather than serving as simple battle checkpoints.
- Classic Emerald Soundtrack: Retains the original Pokémon Emerald music to preserve nostalgia and continuity.
- Legendary Pokémon Trials: Legendary Pokémon are found in sacred locations and unlocked through riddles, puzzles, and special conditions rather than simple static encounters.
Known Bugs & Issues
- The developer has stated that patches may be released if major balance problems or bugs are discovered.
- Debug features are disabled in the public beta.
- No full public bug list currently exists; players are encouraged to report issues via Discord.
Screenshots
Download Links
Download: Mediafire
Documentation
Walkthrough: GoogleDocs
Developer Information
Developer / Team: Shachar700
- Rom Hack Author, Writer, Mapper, Scripter, Pixel Artist: Shahar
- Base Game: Game Freak, Creatures Inc., Nintendo
- Decomp: pret
- Expansion: Rom Hacking Hideout × DizzyEgg
- Community Support: Archie’s community
- Additional Assets & Contributions: Jaizu, Xencleamas, Dragonflye, redriders180, kWharever, Oscar Brock, Dante, Baro, Zetraphes, CtrlFootPrint, Rhck
Source & References
Official Thread / Website: Pokecommunity
Community Link: https://discord.gg/wcEwv9bytW
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who is this hack for?
A: Pokémon Valiant is for players who enjoy story-heavy Pokémon hacks, puzzle-driven exploration, and a fair but challenging difficulty curve rather than casual or purely sandbox experiences.
Q: Is Pokémon Valiant complete?
A: No. The game is currently in Beta 4, which includes one full Pokémon League challenge and ends at Lilycove City Harbor.
Q: How long is the current beta?
A: The beta offers approximately 10–14 hours on fast-forward and 20–40 hours on casual play.
Q: Does the game include Fakemon?
A: No Fakemon are stated. The game uses Pokémon from Generations 1–3 with cross-generation evolutions.
Q: How important is time travel to gameplay?
A: Time travel is a core mechanic tied to the story, puzzles, and lore of the region, not just a background narrative element.
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