NEW ROMHACK RELEASED - DO NOT USE SACRED SWORD/KING'S SHIELD

BETA RELEASE V. 1, By Kobazco & Phives, with help from Drayano
Works for both Sword & Shield
NO POST GAME
YES, YOU NEED A MODDED SWITCH
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THIS ROMHACK IS CURRENTLY BEING ENTIRELY REWORKED. AS SUCH, THIS CURRENT VERSION/ROMHACK IS NOT SUPPORTED PAST SWORD/SHIELD 1.0, AND NO UPDATES WILL MADE. I AM USING THIS THREAD TO SHOWCASE UPDATES ON THE REWORK, WHICH WILL BE A MUCH MUCH MORE INDEPTH EXPERIENCE. PLEASE BE PATIENT UNTIL THE REWORK COMES OUT.

NOTICE: I likely will not be updating this mod to work with new patches until all of (or maybe just one of) the DLC is out. When the DLC releases, we will have a LOT more Pokemon to work for in terms of team building and editing wild Pokemon. With that in mind, I hope everyone looks forward to the DLC. Until then if you want to use this mod, please make sure you are on the base version of the game.
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Context time! I made popular (But not too indepth) romhacks for SM & USUM, most notably Rising Sun & Waxing Moon. However, this time, things are different! This time I bring to you all a fully featured difficulty hack. Hundreds of Pokemon have had their Hidden Abilities made easily obtainable, stats buffed, abilities buffed, and enhanced movesets! For all of these changes & more, see the gdrive folder with the download and all documentation.

Changes:

• All important trainers have 6 Pokemon and and are much more difficult. (Hop begins to have 6 after the 1st gym)
• Important trainers also have manually changed movesets, abilities, natures, and even IVs and EVs assigned. They also have the smartest AI assigned to them.
• Level curve expected to naturally provide you with high level Pokemon. Trainers will have Pokemon around and usually slightly higher leveled than that of your own. (GROSSLY SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PLEASE RELAY TO ME WHAT THE LEVEL CURVE IS LIKE IN YOUR EXPERIENCE. THIS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE AN INSANE AMOUNT OF GRINDING)
• Hundreds of Pokemon have had their stats buffed, hidden abilities made available, and enhanced movesets. Some even have type changes, or completely new abilities available.
• Evolution methods changed for trade Pokemon. See documentation.

Spoiler: Screenshots

Videos:

Disclaimer & Important Information

• The post game is currently unedited.
• The wild Pokemon are currently unedited in terms of level and where they appear.
• This has been made in mind with the exp share enabled and usage of Max Raid battles to gain exp candies. If you are falling behind in levels, go to the wild area and grind on raids. The no EXP share patch is completely optional and this hack was not made with it in mind.
• This is a first beta release, please give any and all feedback, especially on the existing level curve.
• I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BANNED CONSOLES. OBVIOUSLY DO NOT PLAY ONLINE WHILE USING THIS ROMHACK.

Instructions:

• Download the Pokemon Sacred Sword & Kings Shield.rar in the gdrive folder.
• Rename the folder in the .zip file to the proper titleid if needed. Sword: 0100abf008968000 Shield: 01008db008c2c000
• Place this titleid folder in atmosphere\titles or sxos\titles depending on what cfw you use.
• Launch the game with CFW active!
• If you want only the trainer edits, go into the romfs folder and delete the folder titled "pml"

Credits:

• Kurt & SciresM for creating & updating pkNX
• Phives for doing the majority of the work on the implemented Pokemon changes.
• Drayano for allowing us to use this Renegade Platinum changes and provide guidance when asked.

Download & Documentation​

 

[Lunian]

you are my hero!!
sorry for my bad english
question: dont have a version with individual battles only?

 

[Kobazco]

you are my hero!!
sorry for my bad english
question: dont have a version with individual battles only?

If you want only the changes to battles, then go into the folders and delete the folder titled "pml"

 

[Lunian]

If you want only the changes to battles, then go into the folders and delete the folder titled "pml"

oh!, thanks

 

[JoshDevious]

Are you going to make the battle tower and galar league trainers much more difficult?

 

[Kobazco]

Are you going to make the battle tower and galar league trainers much more difficult?

There is no point editing the Battle Tower in my opinion/thats not what this is really for.

The Galar League trainers I all have plans for, as they are a part of post game.

 

[thewarlock98]

Would it be possible to play this along with the wild battle randomizer posted by the GBAtemp user "Stoned"?

 

[Kobazco]

Would it be possible to play this along with the wild battle randomizer posted by the GBAtemp user "Stoned"?

Yes it would for now. Currently I have not made any edits to the wild Pokemon. Key word being currently. I have plans to make changes and of course I have not balanced anything with other mods in mind.

 

[Legend Of Kay]

Yes it would for now. Currently I have not made any edits to the wild Pokemon. Key word being currently. I have plans to make changes and of course I have not balanced anything with other mods in mind.

This is 100% what I’m waiting for! Can’t wait to 100% complete the dex. Thanks so much.

 

[cloud-strife777]

@Kobazco

Works this nice hack with german or only english ?

 

[Kobazco]

@Kobazco

Works this nice hack with german or only english ?

It should work in any language, but any text changes I made (such as the title screen etc) will no show up so your only way of confirming it works would be seeing trainer changes in game.

 

[cloud-strife777]

@Kobazco

Only trainers folder copy to my titles folder for changes only the trainer changes ?

 

[Kobazco]

@Kobazco

Only trainers folder copy to my titles folder for changes only the trainer changes ?

Yes

 

[bloodfalco]

@Kobazco, are you adding randomizer and Shiny buff as well in the hack?

If yes, then please add randomizer and Shiny encounter was buffed up to 50%

 

[Kobazco]

@Kobazco, are you adding randomizer and Shiny buff as well in the hack?

If yes, then please add randomizer and Shiny encounter was buffed up to 50%

That isn't how this works. My hack IS NOT a randomizer. And no, I will not be making any changes to the shiny rate. These are all things you can do on your own if you really want. pkNX can randomize the game for real if you really want it to, at least from what I heard. Please read the entire description I spent a long time typing for this romhack before asking something like this.

 

[myangel]

Wow rom hack for swsh already this is nice always love the real difficulty not the artificial one like turn off exp share or some crap that need to handicapped myself

Test on sxos working fine since on the first battle i saw hop monkey just activate hidden ability

 

[chaxelos]

hi just trying your mod. and it really boost up the challege! the thing is the level which your pokemon obeys you doest go with the flow of the story. i just beat Milo's ass and my team is at lvl 26-33 the problem is pokemon above 30 wont obey me. i think increasing the cap of the lvl of pokemon that obeys you on each gym balance the whole system. sorry for my bad english and keep it up!

 

[myangel]

hi just trying your mod. and it really boost up the challege! the thing is the level which your pokemon obeys you doest go with the flow of the story. i just beat Milo's ass and my team is at lvl 26-33 the problem is pokemon above 30 wont obey me. i think increasing the cap of the lvl of pokemon that obeys you on each gym balance the whole system. sorry for my bad english and keep it up!

That only apply to trade pokemon if you catch it yourself it won't matter i don't think you try to trade or anything with romhack?

 

[uzimakiuchiha]

That only apply to trade pokemon if you catch it yourself it won't matter i don't think you try to trade or anything with romhack?

They changed it in these games, all pokemon above your "level limit" don't obey, even if the OT is yourself

 

[altorn]

They changed it in these games, all pokemon above your "level limit" don't obey, even if the OT is yourself

damn i didn't know that. so now i can't grind before gym battles? don't judge, i just like grinding. lol