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Introducing REX & the Live HUD: custom hack-specific Dex, documentation, damage calculation, cloud saves, and save timelines. 100% free & playable demo right now — # HOW TO TEST: Boot up a proper copy of [Emerald Legacy v1.1.4](https://github.com/cRz-Shadows/Pokemon_Emerald","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1urd1lu/what_if_romhack_documentation_was_better/","role":"pain","weight":1.3014411,"occurredAt":"2026-07-09T02:13:55.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"PokemonROMhacks","intent":"problem_report","painScore":0.4987805,"sentiment":-0.12195122,"confidence":0.86833334,"matchedPatterns":["doesnt_work","waste_of_time"],"statement":"Hardcore players who want to know everything, shiny hunters trying to catch their grail, perfectionists who want to plan and play a flawless run, and normies who just don't want to waste time grinding for decent IVs/natures/ability.","title":"What if romhack documentation was.... better? Introducing REX & the Live HUD: custom hack-specific Dex, documentation, damage calculation, cloud saves, and save timelines. 100% free & playable demo right now","body":"# HOW TO TEST: Boot up a proper copy of [Emerald Legacy v1.1.4](https://github.com/cRz-Shadows/Pokemon_Emerald_Legacy) at [pokerex.io/demo](http://pokerex.io/demo)\n\nThat's it. You're loaded onto Route 104 and can immediately test the HUD. Wild encounters, trainer battles, locations, and everything else. (A save file is automatically loaded in REX through the cloud for you to start and skip the intro stuff). 100% free, no signup required.\n\n**Howdy!** For the past 6 months I've been working on a (slightly) secret project, REX. And today I'm releasing the Live HUD for final testing & feedback. ^(it's not perfect yet)\n\n# FAQs:\n\n>What is REX?\n\n**REX** is a custom romhack documentation & playtesting platform I've built around a single goal: **good documentation, available anywhere**. Desktop- and mobile-friendly including a Progressive Web App (PWA) you can install on your device. **No spreadsheets, no PDFs, no discord** channels or threads required. Play where you want with your favorite hack's data at your fingertips.\n\n>How does REX work?\n\nREX parses and extracts ALL romhack data directly from the ROM file itself. It supports **custom regions, tilesets, sprites, palettes, fakemon,** evolution methods, movepools, and any/everything else. It generates a completely custom Pokedex & game documentation for any hack, no matter the size, scale, or scope of novel, unique features.  \nAdditional features powered by this data:\n\n* Baked-in comparisons to canon games from gens 1-9, cross-hack comparisons\n* World Map viewer (SVG Canvas like Google Maps)\n* Trainer party & Location data\n* Team Builder feature for you to plan your runs\n* Hack-specific adapted Smogon Damage Calculator that you can use on your own team and against hack-specific Trainers & Pokemon\n* Tons of sorting, filtering, view options & custom share cards\n\n>What is the Live HUD? Actually, what is a HUD?\n\n\"HUD\" stands for Head-Up Display. Like that thing Vegeta wears that tells him power levels. The REX Live HUD is like that, but for romhacks. It sits on top of all the custom, romhack-specific data in REX. It updates in (nearly) real-time (\\~500ms) to display the IVs, Nature, Ability, Total Stats, Moves, held item, and more for any Pokemon or Trainer Team you encounter, including double battles. **Hover over almost anything** and see even deeper detail: Learnsets, Move data, Evolutions, Type Effectiveness, and more.\n\nI've also built in graphical share cards and [PokePaste](https://pokepast.es/) for you to share images of your team or paste text details. Click \"Share team\" and customize away.\n\n>Who is this for?\n\nEveryone! Hardcore players who want to know everything, shiny hunters trying to catch their grail, perfectionists who want to plan and play a flawless run, and normies who just don't want to waste time grinding for decent IVs/natures/ability. See what's worth catching *before you catch it.*\n\n>Ok, cool demo, but what if I want to use this for real for my own playthrough?\n\nThis is (hopefully) final public testing before releasing Cloud Saves & the Live HUD access for everyone, for free, once ready. No ETA, but it should be soon^(TM).\n\n>I'm a developer/content creator/I want beta access, can we talk? And do I have to pay you?\n\nNo, REX does not cost anything to build or host data for your hack. I would love to work with you to build your custom Pokedex/documentation and integrate the Live HUD for your game. Please reach out to me on discord or through the website: >![pokerex.io/partnerships](http://pokerex.io/partnerships) or [partnerships@pokerex.io](mailto:partnerships@pokerex.io)!<\n\n>Why are you doing this? Also what else are you planning?\n\nThis is a follow-up to a previous post you can see [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1uo7oga/custom_romhackspecific_onlinebased_emulation_with/) for more context.\n\n* More Emerald Expansion hacks - [Lazarus HUD is in alpha](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mu0-xyy1ac)\n* More, better custom dexes & documentation - suggest a hack or tell your favorite developer to reach out to me!\n* CRFU/DPE Live HUD (crrently binary Emerald + Emerald Expansion decomps)\n* More social & community features: online trading, battling, overworld multiplayer\n* ...and more\n\nCredit & thanks:\n\n* Hack Devs I've worked with to be their official documentation:\n   * duck\\_caper, Pokemon Amethyst: [Hackdex](https://www.hackdex.app/hack/pokemon-amethyst), [REX](https://pokerex.io/amethyst/v1.2.0/pokemon) (1.3 COMING SOON!!!)\n   * EnteringInfinity, Phoenix Red: [Hackdex](https://www.hackdex.app/hack/pokemon-phoenix-red), [REX](https://pokerex.io/phoenix-red/v1.2/pokemon) (2.0 COMING SOON!!!)\n   * Kacey, Emerald Azure: [Hackdex](https://www.hackdex.app/hack/pokemon-emerald-azure), [REX](https://pokerex.io/emerald-azure/v0.5.3/pokemon)\n   * caves, Roaring Red: [REX](https://pokerex.io/roaring-red)\n* pret & volunteers for all the decomp builds\n* cRz-Shadows & TheSmithPlays & Legacy team\n* Archie & Emerald Expansion team & volunteers\n* Smogon, PokeAPI, PokeCommunity, RomHackHideout, Team Aqua Hideout, Aqua Team Asset Repo, LibertyTwins\n* ScottsThoughts YouTube channel for amazing content and the core idea of a \"HUD\"\n\nPlay & test the Live HUD for Emerald Legacy v1.1.4: [pokerex.io/demo](http://pokerex.io/demo)  \n*Other games WILL NOT work. CRC32 match for* [*EL v1.1.4*](https://github.com/cRz-Shadows/Pokemon_Emerald_Legacy) *only.*\n\n***DISCLAIMER(S):***\n\n*REX does not host, distribute, or otherwise provide ANY ROMs OR patches OR games. REX does not receive ANY game files. Emulation happens locally in your browser. NO FILES are uploaded or distributed in any way TO OR FROM REX for the demo.*\n\n*I WILL NOT help you find ANY game files, ROM or otherwise, nor help you patch them. BRING YOUR OWN LEGALLY-OWNED CONTENT. BUY EMERALD AND DUMP THE ROM WITH GBOPERATOR OR SIMILAR DEVICE.*\n\n*-----more faqs-----*  \n*\"it broke/isn't hooked/not working\"* click re-sync\n\n*\"not getting location encounters\"* try changing routes and/or click re-sync\n\n*\"what about my save?\"* it's a public demo for everyone so cloud save is disabled to prevent overwriting the demo state. you can (try to) save and export the file if you want.\n\n*\"what do i get in return?\"* full release will have hack-specific account-based cloud saves fully enabled, 100% free for Emerald Legacy.\n\n*\"what is the timeline?\"* the playthrough history\n\n*\"i think i broke x/y/z\"* (please) join the discord and post screenshots and details\n\n*\"x/y/z hack has wrong data\"* (please) join the discord and post screenshots and details  \n**AI disclosure: AI assistance was instrumental in building this project and tool. Not visuals or text, only research & development.** \n\n^(p.s. yes i know Vegeta wears a scouter give me a break i like pokemon not dbz)","offTopic":false},{"id":"4c92e03c-3df9-47a7-b527-c90be7c97ccf","excerpt":"FireEmerald announcement and first public release — 07/30/26 Edit: Updated to version 0.6. [Details here](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1vbf0q3/fireemerald_updated_to_version_06/).\n\nA hack built atop the Pokeemerald-Expansion project that combines FireRed and Emerald into one extended story campaign","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1v0d64u/fireemerald_announcement_and_first_public_release/","role":"pain","weight":1.1567833,"occurredAt":"2026-07-19T01:24:41.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"PokemonROMhacks","intent":"feature_request","painScore":0.405,"sentiment":0.10344828,"confidence":0.8233333,"matchedPatterns":["doesnt_work","missing_feature"],"statement":"* No missing version-exclusive pokemon.","title":"FireEmerald announcement and first public release","body":"07/30/26 Edit: Updated to version 0.6. [Details here](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1vbf0q3/fireemerald_updated_to_version_06/).\n\nA hack built atop the Pokeemerald-Expansion project that combines FireRed and Emerald into one extended story campaign.\n\nGet it at [hackdex.app/hack/fireemerald.](http://hackdex.app/hack/fireemerald) Alternatively, download the standalone patch from [archive.org/details/fireemerald-0.5](https://archive.org/details/fireemerald-0.5). Recommended to use [romhacking.net/patch](https://www.romhacking.net/patch/). An Emerald USA/EU ROM must be provided; FireRed and other ROMs will not work.\n\n07/23/26 Edit: Thank you to everyone for the warm reception and valuable feedback over the last few days. It's been positively overwhelming and I've done the best I can to keep up with all the questions and comments. I apologize if some of my replies seemed curt or if your comment went unanswered. I've just been trying to get through as many as I can in the time I have available. Even if I don't answer, though, I read everything and have been taking inventory of all the bugs and other issues that need to be addressed. I will be in the great outdoors without internet access for a few days, and then I will be traveling elsewhere shortly after that. This means that for the next few weeks, my online presence will be very spotty at best and active development will be on hold during that time. But I will dive back into rapid development once I'm back at my desk. I'm committed to completing this project without making you all wait too long.\n\n* Hoenn becomes accessible immediately after becoming champion in Kanto.\n* This is *not* an open-world hack; the player cannot travel to Hoenn until they've beaten Kanto, and they cannot return to Kanto until they've beaten Hoenn. After that, free travel between the two regions becomes available.\n* The Sevii Islands are also accessible immediately after becoming the Kanto champion as well (no more 60 pokedex entry requirement). Either quest can be done first. Difficulty will scale accordingly.\n* All pokemon, items, money, and pokedex data obtained in Kanto will carry over to Hoenn. The player keeps HMs, but can no longer use HM moves outside of battle before earning more badges.\n* Very minimal changes to the original story. Dialogue is only altered as much as necessary in a few instances for the sake of continuity. No new characters or side quests.\n* Modern updates and quality of life features from baseline Pokeemerald-Expansion are included:\n   * Updated battle mechanics, types, and movesets\n   * Follower pokemon\n   * Optional day/night cycle\n   * Etc.\n* Difficulty in Hoenn is increased. For now, the parameters are:\n   * Wild and trainer pokemon's levels are raised by 45 or 50, depending on whether the player completed the Sevii Islands' main quest beforehand.\n   * Generic trainers' pokemon are also evolved accordingly with appropriate movesets. Wild pokemon remain unevolved.\n   * Gym leaders immediately start with their third rematch load-outs and have their levels raised by 10 or 15.\n   * The rival has a much expanded and improved team\n   * Defeated trainers give $1,000 more\n   * Great balls and super potions are available from the start of Hoenn. Ultra balls and hyper potions are also available earlier.\n* No missing version-exclusive pokemon.\n* Event tickets are organically incorporated into the setting. Certain NPCs give them instead of duplicate key items that the player may have already obtained in the opposing region. One of them is unavoidable by following the main story, the rest are optional/missable.\n* Mega stones and linking cords become available at a certain shop at a certain point in the game.\n* Cerulean Cave is accessible immediately after becoming champion and no longer gated behind the Sevii Islands quest. However, Mewtwo is now level 60 instead of 70 if he is encountered before Hoenn, and 100 after.\n* The game boots into either the FireRed or Emerald intro and title screen depending on which region the player last saved in.\n\nAs the first public release, this is designated as an incomplete version 0.5. Though the game has had a sizable amount of testing and refinements, and *should* be playable from start to finish, this has been a completely solo endeavor made in just a few weeks (albeit with hundreds of sleepless hours crammed into them). There will certainly be bugs and many more improvements to come. I eagerly welcome reports of issues as well as feedback on the difficulty curve.\n\nPlanned (but not promised) future updates:\n\n* Player color palette customization\n* Custom text box color\n* Optional expanded starter selection\n* Advanced difficulty settings\n   * Basic nuzlocke mode\n   * Team size limiter\n   * Disable items during battle\n   * Disable \"shift\" battle style\n* Proper nighttime lighting effects\n\nA very special thanks to Rom Hacking Hideout, the team behind Pokeemerald-Expansion.","offTopic":false},{"id":"c1bd9474-0369-4353-8878-378500fb8383","excerpt":"Pokémon Heart & Soul v1.0 (Completed Johto GBA Decomp hack) — https://preview.redd.it/z4v58no725sf1.jpg?width=1178&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26a351e353accde3761adae94945ddefc5ef75d1\n\n# What is Pokémon Heart & Soul?​\n\nPokémon Heart & Soul brings the classic Johto Region and its iconic story to the world of modern GBA deco","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1nrbnlf/pokémon_heart_soul_v10_completed_johto_gba_decomp/","role":"pain","weight":1.0412941,"occurredAt":"2025-09-26T20:11:31.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"PokemonROMhacks","intent":"problem_report","painScore":0.4735294,"sentiment":-0.05882353,"confidence":0.70666665,"matchedPatterns":["doesnt_work"],"statement":"**Recommended Emulators** **(MyBoy IS OUTDATED AND WILL NOT WORK)** * For PC/Mac: mGBA * For Android: pizzaboy, Lemuroid, Retroarch w/ mGBA core.","title":"Pokémon Heart & Soul v1.0 (Completed Johto GBA Decomp hack)","body":"https://preview.redd.it/z4v58no725sf1.jpg?width=1178&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26a351e353accde3761adae94945ddefc5ef75d1\n\n# What is Pokémon Heart & Soul?​\n\nPokémon Heart & Soul brings the classic Johto Region and its iconic story to the world of modern GBA decomp hacking. Built on the Modern Emerald decomp, this project offers a fresh take on the GSC/HGSS experience, blending key aspects of the Gen 2 and Gen 4 games, while incorporating many modern QoL features, as well as some familiar Gen 3 mechanics. Not only is Heart & Soul (HnS) a first-of-its-kind, fully completed, playtested, and largely faithful GSC remake / HGSS demake, it's also completely open source, and is intended to be a base for a new generation of Johto rom hacks.\n\n\\-\n\nhttps://preview.redd.it/17oyvtozekrf1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee48b044faceb64e7b4e10d2881f9b0ae88fc665\n\nhttps://preview.redd.it/jk458tk0fkrf1.png?width=3600&format=png&auto=webp&s=2ce8dd8ab97295e2e8c40c21df5538f64c5f6f94\n\n# Developer's Note: ​\n\nDevelopment for this project was primarily (95%) a solo-effort that consumed almost all of my free time for the last year. I am not a professional programmer or artist, but I did my best to make the game that I wanted to play. If you'd like to improve, expand upon, or make your own version of HnS, feel free to take advantage of the open source! Please direct any questions to the ([Heart & Soul Discord](https://discord.gg/KmuvXJrS9M)). Also, the github link in the downloads section of this post is the ONLY place you will EVER find an official download of this project, and our devs do NOT accept donations. I hope you enjoy! \n\n# About the game: ​\n\n**Features**\n\n* Generation 1-3 Pokémon, plus their later gen evolutions (excluding the Regis and Jirachi)\n* Full Johto story and Kanto postgame from HGSS, including the Kimono Girls and Eusine\n* Following Pokémon\n* Overworld background Pokémon allow you to easily see the notable encounters on each route\n* Overworld background Pokémon in cities, towns, or areas with no encounters are just for the vibes\n* Day/Night System with variable encounters\n* Dynamic overworld palettes\n* HGSS Music\n* Highly varied trainer teams and encounters, based on Crystal Legacy\n* HMs do not need to be taught to a Pokémon in order for it to be used\n* Apricons replaced with berries, Kurt will use them to make unique Pokéballs\n* Timekeeping does not track days of the week, Everything is progression based\n* 16 Gym leader rematches\n* Two Safari Zones\n* Unique surfing Pokémon sprites\n* Customizable shiny rate\n* Physical/special split is toggleable\n* Fairy type is toggleable\n* AutoRun and FastSurf are toggleable\n* Quick run from wild battles using button combination\n* Ball prompts for quick catching\n* ... and much more!\n\nhttps://i.redd.it/u567h3l4fkrf1.gif\n\nhttps://i.redd.it/yqx2zc15fkrf1.gif\n\n**Setting Expectations**\n\n* Heart & Soul was designed as a traditional Pokémon experience, akin to the main-series games. It is not a difficulty hack, and does not have built-in features for non-traditional playstyles. Do not expect to see features like infinite rare candies, or built-in randomization or nuzlocking rules.\n* Heart & Soul stands on the shoulders of giants. I am not an artist, so much of the art and some of the code for this project was drawn from open source assets. I did my best to credit all sources below and in the game credits, but if you find any that I missed, please let me know in the [Heart & Soul Discord](https://discord.gg/KmuvXJrS9M).\n* Heart & Soul has been rigorously playtested, (shoutout to the playtesters) but there still may be some small bugs. If you find any, please report them to the [Heart & Soul Discord](https://discord.gg/KmuvXJrS9M).\n* There are a few GSC/HGSS features that were too complex or time consuming for me to implement in this project. See differences section below.\n\n**Differences from GSC/HGSS**\n\n* Radio is a standalone Key Item with limited functionality instead of a menu in the Pokégear\n* Trainers will not offer their phone numbers, no way to rematch them\n* Greatly improved level curve\n* Apricorns replaced with berries, berry ball catch boost is based on Type\n* Strength boulder-in-hole puzzles replaced with Emerald Mach Bike puzzles\n* No itemfinder and no hidden items - Only 50 TMs (The ones from emerald)\n* Swarms are replaced with a 5% Hoenn encounter on each route in Kanto\n* Mom does not take your money\n* No unique Kanto battle music trainers or gym leaders, only Johto\n* Ruins of alph back room requirements are slightly altered\n* No pokéathalon dome\n* No battle frontier\n* Yes battle tower (ported straight from emerald, and not extensively tested so be careful)\n* No trades in Kanto\n\n\\-\n\nhttps://preview.redd.it/dc1iwxzbfkrf1.png?width=3600&format=png&auto=webp&s=84aaee6d4a4857a10ccc3978353bdf744c1ac5b9\n\nhttps://preview.redd.it/3maqiyzbfkrf1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=36b1b4b5269edb49c0328d7f1c16d92a934d6c1a\n\n# How to Play:​\n\n**Download**\n\n**Download the .ups patch file in the (**[**Releases**](https://github.com/PokemonHnS-Development/pokemonHnS/releases)**) Section.**\n\n* pokemonHnS\\_v1.0.ups (to be patched onto a Pokemon - Emerald Version (U) ROM)\n\n**Patching your ROM**\n\nUse ([Rom Patcher JS](https://www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatcher.js/legacy/)) to patch the files.  \nYou will need to provide your own legally obtained copy of Pokemon - Emerald Version (U).gba\n\n1. Upload the Pokemon - Emerald Version (U).gba file to the \"ROM file\" section\n2. Upload the HnS patch file to the \"Patch file\" section\n3. Look for a green checkmark and hit apply patch.\n\nThis will automatically download your new Heart & Soul.gba ROM for you to play!\n\n**Recommended Emulators** **(MyBoy IS OUTDATED AND WILL NOT WORK)**\n\n* For PC/Mac: mGBA\n* For Android: pizzaboy, Lemuroid, Retroarch w/ mGBA core.\n* For IOS: Delta, Retroarch w/ mGBA core, Ignited.\n* For Linux Handheld Devices: Retroarch w/ mGBA core.\n\n**Support**\n\n[Documentation](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Qqneo5YFYF1h66WzRa1C2SHa3-YssosZGVYOhErUK9M/edit?usp=sharing)\n\nFor further assistance, join the [Heart & Soul Discord](https://discord.gg/KmuvXJrS9M)!\n\n**Future Plans**\n\nI plan to take a step back from this project once the initial wave of inevitable post-release bugs are fixed. Over the course of the playtest, the dev team has grown from 1 to 6, and an effort to port the whole project to pokeemerald expansion is underway.\n\n# Credits:​\n\n**Lead Developer / Game Director**\n\nLil Dill\n\n**Developers**\n\nTixoRebel, InfiniteBacon42, Exclsior, Phantonomy, DaniRainbow\n\n**Playtesters**\n\nMearaTheDigger, Kingofrocks, Ferropexola, Scarred-Healer13, ShigyNinja, Liquid Justice, aktatertot, Faintful, piobrando, Shortino, Chronotakular, NoVa x CerberuS, Czarwardy, TeggyDave, HenryChess, Inner Rhymes, Astralaria, GPie, BillyNaing, Penkachu, Emma M, Casper, Marzi, leob0505, Sayu, RavePossum, Brick, KinoKuma, BlackBelt Jiraiya\n\n# Open Source Assets Used:\n\n**Engine & Codebase**\n\npokeemerald - pret, Modern Emerald — Resetes12, pokeemerald-expansion\n\n**Art — Sprites**\n\nCrystal Dust — Sierraffinity, AveonTrainer, PurpleZaffre, BatimaTheBat\n\n**Art — Tilesets**\n\nCrystal Advance — Kertra, Ekat99, TheDeadHeroAlistair, Johto Redrawn Team\n\n**Maps / Map References**\n\nCrystal Advance — Kertra, Fire Gold — blackfragrant, SkidMarc25\n\n**Gameplay**\n\nCrystal Legacy — TSP (TheSmithPlays)\n\n**Special Systems / Visuals**\n\nSurfing Pokémon overworlds - slawter666, wally-217","offTopic":false},{"id":"5e5c25a4-d2d6-4bdc-bef1-be90a23afe7f","excerpt":"This is THE HARDEST Ruby romhack Ever! - Pokémon Omega Ruby Origins Is out! — # Pokémon Omega Ruby Origins:\n\nFive years ago, **Pokémon Omega Ruby XY** was \"released\" a ROM hack where the first version was developed in just three days and entirely offline. It was created by a naive young beginner whose only goal was to ","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1rtu1kn/this_is_the_hardest_ruby_romhack_ever_pokémon/","role":"pain","weight":1.0124606,"occurredAt":"2026-03-14T20:31:09.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"PokemonROMhacks","intent":"feature_request","painScore":0.43272728,"sentiment":-0.18181819,"confidence":0.70666665,"matchedPatterns":["missing_feature"],"statement":"* **Super Move Relearner** (teaches Egg Moves and missing TMs).","title":"This is THE HARDEST Ruby romhack Ever! - Pokémon Omega Ruby Origins Is out!","body":"# Pokémon Omega Ruby Origins:\n\nFive years ago, **Pokémon Omega Ruby XY** was \"released\" a ROM hack where the first version was developed in just three days and entirely offline. It was created by a naive young beginner whose only goal was to entertain his two younger brothers during their summer vacation.\n\nFollowing an impressive milestone of **100k downloads**, an alpha version of the then-titled \"Omega Ruby Rebirth\" was released in 2021. Although it was buggy and capped at the first gym, it still gained significant traction.\n\nNow, the definitive version has finally arrived, **built entirely from the ground up!** **Origins** is a unique ROM hack featuring content never-before-seen in the scene. We aren’t just talking about standard battle mechanics like G-Max, Z-Moves, or Terastallization Origins features its own **unique universe and fauna**, with **412 species** from every region discovered so far.\n\nThe story takes place in an **alternate Hoenn**, diverging from the events of the original games. Something strange is spreading across the region, and it is up to you to explore and unravel the mysteries behind these occurrences. You won't be alone; you’ll have the help of the most powerful trainers in this incredible multiverse!\n\n>**Welcome back to a nostalgic Enhanced Gen 3 competitive scene!** Pokémon from later generations have had their abilities and base stats rebalanced to align with Gen 3 competitive standards, offering a completely fresh experience within this alternate Hoenn straight from the **Multiverse of Madness!**\n\n# Changelog – v1.4.5.1 → v1.4.7 (First Public Releases)\n\n# New Mega Evolutions Added\n\n* Hawlucha, Pyroar, Manectric, Scolipede, Chandelure, Clefable, Chesnaught, Delphox, Greninja, Gengar, Beedrill, Froslass, and Dragonite.\n\n# Trainer & Team Changes\n\n* **General overhaul** of all trainer teams.\n* **Maxie’s team** has been revamped.\n* **Courtney’s team** has been revamped.\n* **Brawly’s team** updated.\n* **Glacia’s team** updated.\n* **Phoebe’s team** updated.\n* **Flannery** no longer uses Potions in battle.\n\n# Move & Pokémon Adjustments\n\n* **Flame Charge** has been reworked into **Blaze Charge** (a Fire-type move with priority and **60 Base Power**).\n* **Clefable** now learns **Air Slash at Level 52**.\n* Updated the description for **TM09**.\n\n# Items & Mechanics\n\n* You can now play on **\"Normal Difficulty\"** by changing the game mode via the GameCube in the player’s bedroom.\n* New **Hidden Items** added; **Poké Ball items** have been adjusted throughout the map.\n* **EV-enhancing items** (Vitamins) now cost **$100**.\n* **Black Flute** and **White Flute** moved to the **Key Items pocket**.\n* After delivering the Letter, **Mr. Stone** now rewards the player with **Choice Specs**.\n\n# Bug Fixes\n\n* Fixed the **Held Item icon** bug.\n* Fixed the **Mega Pokémon icon** display.\n\n# Dialogue Updates\n\n* Updated dialogues for the **Devon Researcher**.\n* Updated dialogues for **Mr. Stone**.\n\n# · Author:\n\nPlayer Brendan\n\n# · Credits:\n\n* **Djtarma:** Support with HMA and Scripts.\n* **Versekr Dark:** Support with Mod.exe Ruby.\n* **Pcl.g & Jean Stars:** Ideas, feedback, and valuable contributions.\n* **Li Yun:** Locating important Offsets.\n* **Kyledove:** Creator of the 80x80 trainer sprites (adapted for this version).\n* **The Community:** Thank you for all the support!\n\n# · Key Features:\n\n* **Mega Evolutions from** ***Pokémon Legends: Z-A***\n* **Permanent Mega Evolution:** Purchase this upgrade from a scientist at Devon Corp.\n* **Increased Difficulty** (with an optional \"Normal Mode\" for casual players too).\n* **XY Exp. Share** system.\n* **New Moves** up to Gen 8.\n* **412 Pokémon** ranging from Gen 1 to Gen 9.\n* **Choice Scarf & Choice Specs** included.\n* **New Battle Backgrounds** and a redesigned **Battle HUD**.\n* **Dark Mode Summary** screen.\n* New **Selection Screen** and **Bag** UI.\n* **Perfect IVs/EVs** for all trainer Pokémon.\n* **BW2-style Repel** system.\n* **BW-style Sprites.**\n* **Poison Survival** (Pokémon survive with 1 HP).\n* Battle mode locked to **SET**.\n* **Rebalanced Pokémon** (Stats and Abilities adjusted for the Gen 3 Meta).\n* Gen 3 Abilities assigned to newer Pokémon.\n* PSS Split.\n* **Healing items disabled** during battle.\n* New **Evolution Stones** and attack particles.\n* New events and **Post-game content**.\n* **Super Move Relearner** (teaches Egg Moves and missing TMs).\n* New systems and **Sidequests**.\n* Updated **Learnsets** according to *Scarlet & Violet*.\n* **Fire Red-style Fishing** with **Sun & Moon-style Fishing Spots**.\n* **Fire Red font** for a classic look.\n* ...And much more!\n\nLinks:\n\nDocs (WIP):\n\n[https://fabbio-studios.github.io/omega-ruby-origins\\_docs/](https://fabbio-studios.github.io/omega-ruby-origins_docs/)\n\nMy Youtube Channel:\n\n[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvhz-aScwk4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvhz-aScwk4)\n\nDonwload Link (Mediafire):\n\n[https://www.mediafire.com/file/jh4hnjwksmencfa/PkmnOROv1.4.7.7.bps/file](https://www.mediafire.com/file/jh4hnjwksmencfa/PkmnOROv1.4.7.7.bps/file)\n\n\\#pokemonomegarubyorigins #PokemonROMhacks","offTopic":false},{"id":"35d45cef-f57d-4cc0-97bf-237de3773528","excerpt":"Pokémon Emerald Extended Cut - The first ROM hack to include Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sevii Islands — Just found this and it looks huge - the first GBA ROM hack to properly include Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and the Seviis. It's complete, still receiving updates and is actually a full hack unlike Crossroads, which was a cheap ","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1txqb92/pokémon_emerald_extended_cut_the_first_rom_hack/","role":"pain","weight":0.6972727,"occurredAt":"2026-06-05T16:43:52.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"PokemonROMhacks","intent":"other","painScore":0.18181819,"sentiment":-0.45454547,"confidence":0.59,"matchedPatterns":[],"statement":"Pokémon Emerald Extended Cut - The first ROM hack to include Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sevii Islands.","title":"Pokémon Emerald Extended Cut - The first ROM hack to include Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sevii Islands","body":"Just found this and it looks huge - the first GBA ROM hack to properly include Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and the Seviis. It's complete, still receiving updates and is actually a full hack unlike Crossroads, which was a cheap attempt to steal credit. If it's as good as it sounds, this could be one of the biggest GBA hacks!\n\n# About the hack::\n\n> Pokemon Emerald Extended Cut is a romhack based on Pokemon Emerald that adds the Johto, Kanto and the Sevii Islands into the game. Being a semi-open world hack, it gives you the chance to explore each region in any order you like. Along with that, it also adds 30+ new cities, 70+ new routes and 45+ new dungeons.\n\n> Many older places and tiles, especially in Johto and Kanto, have been redesigned to give a fresh look. While exploring Hoenn might feel mostly the same, major changes were made in Kanto and Johto which completely change the way you explore regions you’ve already played before. Team Rocket even makes some appearances in Hoenn along with Team Aqua and Team Magma.\n\n> Overall, the game is designed to give you the chance to explore Hoenn, Johto, Kanto and the Sevii Islands in a single game and a single playthrough with ease.\n\n# Features:\n\n- All 386 Pokémon\n- New Starters\n- 24 Gyms\n- 3 Leagues\n- Improved Town Map\n- Improved Maps\n- 30+ New Cities, 70+ New Routes and 45+ New Dungeons\n- Following Pokémon\n- Become a Gym Leader\n- Appearances from Team Rocket, Magma & Aqua\n- Trainer Battles Removed *(\"Random trainer battles in Johto, Kanto and Sevii have been reduced to make exploration easier with fewer forced battles. Only major boss fights are kept, like gym leaders, the Elite Four, and a few notable trainers. Most random trainers have been removed.\")*\n\nThe current version is beatable but not the final version. Future updates will add major changes and new content. They also plan to port it to pokeemerald-expansion to add more QoL features and more.\n\n[**The patch can be downloaded from Hackdex!**](https://www.hackdex.app/hack/pokemon-emerald-extended-cut)\n\n**Edit: also check out** [**Aaron's Low Budget Crystal**](https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/aarons-low-budget-crystal-hack.531008/), which includes all 3 regions in Crystal! This came out first and also has modern Pokémon, features, QoL etc. so it seems the better of the two until Emerald Extended gets updated with those features","offTopic":false}],"breakdown":[{"sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","count":5}],"total":5}}