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Pokémon Revelation

Original game : Pokémon: Emerald Version

Platform : GBA

Author : RichterSnipes

Release date : 14 October 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : v231014

Modifications : G, S, L, T, P

Downloads : 10668

ROM Information

Database match: Pokemon - Emerald Version (USA, Europe)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy Advance (v. 20210227-023848)
File/ROM SHA-1: F3AE088181BF583E55DAF962A92BB46F4F1D07B7
File/ROM CRC32: 1F1C08FB

Hack description

Pokémon Revelation is a vanilla quality-of-life enhancement decompilation hack of Pokémon Emerald. The aim of Pokémon Revelation is to add as many QoL features from the more recent games as reasonably possible while looking and feeling just like vanilla Emerald and maintaining compatibility with the official games.

*[B]Catch 'em All:[/B] All 386 Pokémon from the first three generations can be obtained in this hack. They're naturally included through a variety of means, such as time-of-day encounters, outbreak and roaming expansion, prizes from various places, and new (tasteful) events. Read the included documents for more information.
*[B]Bag 'em All:[/B] The Bag has been expanded to nine pockets. All items can be obtained (some through new means), they can all be held in the bag at once, and you can hold 999 of any non-essential items. Items within a pocket can be sorted through several different means by pressing the Start button.
*[B]Outfits:[/B] You can switch between the R/S and Emerald outfits by using the newly-added Fitting Room that can be found on the second floor of any Pokémon Center.
*[B]Running Free:[/B] You start the game with the Running Shoes, can run indoors as well as Fortree bridges and at Pacifidlog Town, and can toggle between automatically walking and running with the R button.
*[B]Bikers Unite:[/B] The functions of both the Mach and Acro Bikes are built into one item (the Bicycle), and you can switch gears at any time while riding it by pressing the R button.
*[B]Faster Text:[/B] Text speeds have been increased all around, with the new Fast speed rendering text twice as fast as the vanilla version's fastest speed.
*[B]Additional Speed-Ups:[/B] Battle transitions are sped up by 50%, the HP bar drains more quickly, fleeing from battle takes less time, using Pokémon Centers is a much faster process, Berry picking is sped up, and the game saves quicker.
*[B]Battle Difficulty:[/B] Easy mode enables the modern-day Exp. Share system, Hard mode disables Badge boosts and switching.
*[B]Optional P/S/S Split:[/B] The Physical/Special/Status split can be optionally enabled thanks to moves now having assigned categories.
*[B]Reusable TMs:[/B] TMs are infinitely reusable, and all standard Move Tutors will teach your Pokémon their moves an unlimited number of times. Additional tutor moves from other Gen III games have also been added.
*[B]No More HM Mons:[/B] HMs can be used by wild Pokémon without being taught, and they can be forgotten normally if taught. Animations for wild Pokémon using HMs are faster than normal.
*[B]Fly Anywhere:[/B] You can use Fly from the PokéNav map screen, and you can fly to almost any location in the game.
*[B]EV Training:[/B] Altering Cave transforms per day into a different layout, with a different wild Pokémon available suitable for EV training and corresponding vitamin in an item ball that respawns daily. EVs are capped at 252 per stat, and vitamins can be used to max out the EVs for their given stat.
*[B]Stats Judge:[/B] Get a quick overview of your Pokémon's IVs on the summary screen with this unlockable feature.
*[B]Overworld Ability Improvements:[/B] Additional field effects that various Abilities gain in later generations have been backported.
*[B]Breeding Enhancements:[/B] Nature and move inheritance has been improved to modern standards, and the Masuda method of shiny breeding has been implemented.
*[B]Registered List:[/B] You can register multiple items at once and select which one to use from a list.
*[B]Decapitalization:[/B] All text is properly decapitalized the text in the game. Menu items and moments of actual shouting are left capitalized.
*[B]R/S Changes:[/B] Various elements of the game's opening section have been reverted to how they are in all other Hoenn games. The same goes for the end of the game.
*[B]Fixes:[/B] Most notable vanilla glitches and oversights, as well as various graphical oddities, have been fixed.

And much, much more! The complete list of changes can be found in the "Changes" text file in the Documents folder, and full credits can be found in the included "Credits" file.

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Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
RichterSnipesHacking

Reviews

This mod is the definitive way to play Pokemon EmeraldTacoBell-kun2024-07-02Version v231014

Pokémon Revelation is the best way to play Pokémon Emerald, while Pokémon Throwback is the best way to play Pokémon FR/LG. They make so many things less frustrating while staying faithful to the original games. Most Pokémon mods try changing things up too much to be any meaningful replacement to the original games. The national dex Pokémon are implemented in a way that's organic and makes sense in-universe, only becoming available in the post-game.

I really hope RitcherSnipes makes similar mods for Platinum and Soul Silver. So far, he's only focused on gen 3.

Fantastic Way to Revisit HoennKirizame2022-09-12Version v220828

This hack pretty well feels like what Emerald, or any third version of Pokémon should strive to be - the definitive way to experience that generation of Pokémon. Complete with other improvements such as using HMs similarly to later gens so you don't have to waste a slot on your team with the old HM Slave this really is, in my opinion, the best way to experience Hoenn. Everything is there in the game for you to find, no trading, no events, no transfers from the GCN titles, just one game on its own or you to enjoy.

If the author is open to suggestions, I would like to suggest: An option for the Safari Zone expansion to be accessed early to give more team options. Maybe rethink Larvitar and Onix's placement as they're available VERY late in the post-game Maybe make the Trainer Hill prizes a little more generous on time. Even turning off animations it's a very tight window of time to get the best prize.

Other than that, this was extremely enjoyable. I recently grabbed myself an emulation handheld and this was the first thing I played on it and finishing the national dex while doing it.

This is how Pokemon Emerald should be!!!Oppai_Daisuki82022-07-21Version v220716

This is the we have waited for a full fixing of Pokemon Emerald plus with new addition and features... I hope you can also change the Sprites of Pokemon with the DS's one to be more updated and new graphics... anyways Thanks SIR... I LIKE IT..

The Emerald Hack I have been waiting for!SuperEgz2022-07-19Version v220716

I have seen a number of Emerald 386/QoL hacks over the years but they all never quite took the step of integrating everything into the game in such a natural way! Well done! Highly recommended

Thank you for Capitalization!r1ggles2022-07-14Version v220712

As someone who prefers Ruby and Sapphire, having capitalized font for moves and things is essential to me, the trainer outfits is another thing I really like about this. Other than that, every QoL improvement made me go yes! Very vanilla, improvements are all implemented in a very official feeling way.

Definitely not "yet another Emerald QoLhack", this really improves every single thing without stepping too far.

An alternative version of this but with the same catch limitations as the original game would be great as well for those who wants to trade between games to catch them all. Even if I'll personally definitely go with this one.