Hoenn to the ROM hacking scene is like Kanto to the official games. It's everywhere. At this point you've probably played through Pokemon Emerald with a party of eight Pokemon, with an assortment of competitive teams, fake Pokemon, with no experience, and maybe even with a Game Boy Color-themed aesthetic. For those who like Hoenn but want a bit more to freshen up the experience, I might have a hack that's worth checking out.

Pokemon Emerald EX released earlier this week after more than two years of development. The hack is a new take on Pokemon Emerald that expands Hoenn with new routes, towns, events, and even gyms. Boasting a near-vanilla difficulty, it's designed to be accessible to those who enjoy the mainline games. You can check out the full feature list below:

• New routes
• New towns
• New Special areas
• New events
• Expanded routes
• Expanded towns
• Expanded Pokedex of 479 Pokemon
• Updated Pokemon learnsets, stats, and abilities
• 8 new Gyms
• Updated trainer teams
• Near Vanilla difficulty

Those interested in trying the hack for themselves can find it over on Hackdex. As always you will need to provide your own ROM, but Hackdex can at least handle the patching for you.

Hackdex Page

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

I want a rom hack that makes you earn 16 badges like crystal... or even more... 32MB roms should be able to have maybe 3 regions. Instead, hacks just use extra memory to add pokemon that don't belong in this generation.

 

[Scarlet]

I want a rom hack that makes you earn 16 badges like crystal... or even more... 32MB roms should be able to have maybe 3 regions. Instead, hacks just use extra memory to add pokemon that don't belong in this generation.

That does exist. I thought I had posted about it, but I guess it must've been a busy time for me:

https://www.hackdex.app/hack/pokemon-emerald-extended-cut

 

[AxlSt00pid]

Do my eyes deceive me?
A Pokémon rom hack that doesn't force a higher difficulty?

 

[megagamer91]

Does this rom hack have the Physical and special split

 

[cearp]

That does exist. I thought I had posted about it, but I guess it must've been a busy time for me:

https://www.hackdex.app/hack/pokemon-emerald-extended-cut

That's cool, especially if the rgb + gsc regions are done well (can't tell from the page)

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Do my eyes deceive me?
A Pokémon rom hack that doesn't force a higher difficulty?

Shocking, I know. If I wanted a higher difficulty challenge, I'd just go to the trainer battle hill tower, or battle frontier. Instead of romhacks focused on making every trainer battle feel like you fighting against real life tournament player's pokemon. Just cause I don't want to spend my time breeding the perfect pokemon stats & moves.

 

[RedBlueGreen]

I want a rom hack that makes you earn 16 badges like crystal... or even more... 32MB roms should be able to have maybe 3 regions. Instead, hacks just use extra memory to add pokemon that don't belong in this generation.

I'd rather have the extra Pokémon, and I'm more people want that because that's what the hack creators do.

 

[Darth Meteos]

physical special split?