ROM Hack Pokemon Sword Modified Encounter Tables

[Zaintne]

DISCLAIMER: I do not condone using cheated/illegally obtained pokemon in online or competitive play, so use this at your own risk.

I thought I'd share with you guys the personal changes I made to the game's Encounter Tables so that i dont have to get version exclusives pokemon from trading or cheat them in using PKHeX. I have also added the 30ish pokemon that are coming with Pokemon Home minus the kanto & Alolan starters' middle evolution. There are also changes to the some of the evolution methods.

Installation: Extract the folder into your titles folder or contents folder if you're on Atmosphere 0.10.

Pokemon added encounter tables: Shield version exclusives to the respective locations. Take a look at the included Encounter tables to see where you can find the pokemons below.

• Bulbasaur
• Venusaur
• Squirtle
• Blastoise
• Charmander
• Charizard
• Mewtwo
• Mew
• Celebi
• Jirachi
• Coballion
• Virizion
• Terrakion
• Reshiram
• Zekrom
• Kyurem
• Keldeo
• Rowlet
• Decidueye
• Litten
• Incineroar
• Popplio
• Primarina
• Cosmog
• Cosmoem
• Solgaleo
• Lunala
• Necrozma
• Marshadow
• Zeraora
• Meltan
• Melmetal

Changes to evolution methods: Since there aren't a way to get DNA Splicer for B&W Kyurem or N-Solarizer/N-Lunarizer for DW&DM Necrozma, at least I dont think there is, I've made changes to the way you get them.

• Zekrom -> Black Kyurem - Level up with Kyurem in team @ lvl 60.
• Reshiram -> White Kyurem - Level up with Kyurem in team @ lvl 60.
• Cosmoem -> Lunala - Use Moon/Dawn stone.
• Cosmeom -> Solgaleo - Use Sun/Dusk stone.
• Lunala -> Dawn Wings Necrozma - Level up with Necrozma in team @ lvl 60.
• Solgaleo -> Dusk Mane Necrozma - Level up with Necrozma in team @ lvl 60.
• Meltan -> Melmetal - Level up holding Metal Coat.

The methods for B&W Kyurem and DW&DM Necrozma has not been tested yet so let me know if its an issue.

Update: Didn't know that you cant enter Slumbering weald again until really late in the game so i've added Gen VII starters to route 2 as rare encounters.

Update-2: Adjust some spawn rate as there were some miscalculations. Added Shield version ("0100ABF008968000" - SWORD, "01008DB008C2C000" - SHIELD). Add non-obtainable Kantonian forms (Ponyta, weezing, etc.), non-obtainable Alolan forms (Meowth, Raichu, diglett, etc.). Finally, added some changes to a few more evolution methods using a modified version of the one on gamebanana, you can still evolve them using their normal methods in additions to the new ways below.

• Machoke -> Machamp - Level up lvl42.
• Haunter -> Gengar - Level up lvl42.
• Onix -> Steelix - Level up lvl40.
• Rhydon -> Rhyperior - Level up lvl55.
• Feebas -> Milotic - use water stone.
• Dusclops -> Dusknoir - Level up @ night holding reaper cloth.
• Boldore -> Gigalith - Level up lvl37.
• Gurdurr -> Conkeldurr - Level up lvl40.
• Karrablast -> Escavalier - Level up lvl30.
• Shelmet -> Accelgor - Level up lvl30.
• Spritzee -> Aromatisse - Level up lvl37.
• Swirlix -> Slurpuff - Level up lvl37.
• Phantump -> Trevelant - Level up lvl37.
• Pumpkaboo -> Gourgeist - Level up lvl37.

Update-3: Modified Raid Rare Raid Den, Gigantamax pokemon now have higher chance of spawning.
15% for 5-stars, 10% for 4-stars, and 5% for 3-stars. In addition version exclusives, non-obtainable, & special event Gigantamax pokemons has been added to the most appropriate den. Details on dens are posted below and are in dump files.

• Pikachu - Rare Den 72 - Giant's mirror.
  
• Flapple (Shield) - Rare Den 58 - Dappled Grove
  
• Appletun (Sword) - Rare Den 58 - Dappled Grove
• Meowth - Rare Den 49 - Dusty Bowl, Giant's Seat.
  
• Coalossal - Rare Den 54 - Dusty Bowl, Stony Wilderness.
  
• Melmetal - Rare Den 45 - Giant's Seat, Hammerlocke Hills.
  
• Machamp - Rare Den 48 - Dusty Bowl, North Lake Miloch, Rolling field.
  
• Gengar - Rare Den 43 - Giant's Mirror, South Lake Miloch, Stony Wilderness.
  
• Toxtricity - Rare Den 60 - Giant's Cap, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch.
  
• Eevee - Rare Den 65 - Rolling Field, Bridge Field, East Lake Axewell, Motostoke Riverbank.
• Snorlax - Rare Den 65 - Rolling Field, Bridge Field, East Lake Axewell, Motostoke Riverbank.
  
• Lapras - Rare Den 44 - Bridge field, East Lake Axewell, Lake of Outrage, West Lake Axewell.

Update-3.5: I've also included 2 extra files "LeagueRechallenge" and "RaidBattleTrainers", and Dump Files are inside their respective folders. Just extract them to you titles/contents folder of the game you want.

League Re-challenge changes the data for pokemon league trainers after you have beaten the game and can fight in the infinite league tournament. This is for those that want a challenge and testing out team builds as these trainers have max AI with all their pokemon being level 100 so you have to rely on your strategies rather than being higher level than them and having more raw stats.

Raid Battle Trainers was inspired by a mod on gamebana that replaces all the pitiful/useless trainers that comes and help you during solo max raid battle. Most of them are familiar faces, e.i. gym leaders and important characters, they will have their signature pokemon that can gigantamax from when you battle them at their strongest. These trainer WILL gigantamax if you skip your gigantamaxing turn. A couple of the trainers were not changed due to me running out of important characters with G-max pokemon and some of them already have a pokemon with a G-max form, just had to enabled it and give them a better move-set.
The following trainers were not changed.

• Janet - will now have G-max Snorlax.
• Freya - Better move-set G-max Eevee.
• Poppy - Better move-set G-max Pikachu.
• Ivy - switched out her Weavile for a G-max Butterfree.
• Arthur - Now get a G-max Sandaconda.

Side Notes: I have no idea what I'll do when the game get the expansion pass update that add 200 more pokemon and a couple G-max forms. The G-max forms I can probably find good places to add them. But the 200 pokemon will be a pain to deal with, the current extra 35 was already a couple of days to figure out where they would go and adding them there.

 

[Dichotomy754]

Yup, can confirm this is working for me. Also originally misunderstood and thought it only had the shield exclusives. This is truly epic, I've got some mew hunting to do...

 

[CDCent]

awesome this works

 

[Zaintne]

Yup, can confirm this is working for me. Also originally misunderstood and thought it only had the shield exclusives. This is truly epic, I've got some mew hunting to do...

Enjoy completing the pokedex.

 

[SammyNogard]

Finally!! Been waiting for this, you legend! Can we get one for Shield too? <3

 

[BluntPurr]

Big heads up!!! You can get the N-Sola/Lunariser and DNA Splicers from one of the two merchants in the center of Stow-on-side (the same merchant that gives you the beast ball if im not mistaken), hope this helps, seems not a lot of people know about this

 

[Zaintne]

Finally!! Been waiting for this, you legend! Can we get one for Shield too? <3

I think you should just be able to change the title id to shield it should work, because if you do one for shield, it would just be the same thing.

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Big heads up!!! You can get the N-Sola/Lunariser and DNA Splicers from one of the two merchants in the center of Stow-on-side (the same merchant that gives you the beast ball if im not mistaken), hope this helps, seems not a lot of people know about this

Why are those items in the game already, but the pokemon that uses them wont be until next year? LoL Gamefreak.

 

[SammyNogard]

I think you should just be able to change the title id to shield it should work, because if you do one for shield, it would just be the same thing.

Forgive my ignorance, I don't know how to mod, but wouldn't just changing the title id ONLY add in the 30ish Pokes that weren't put in the game, since the version exclusives for Shield are already in the Shield game, so you would need to make a Shield one to add the Sword exclusives? Does that make sense?

Also, thank you for making this mod without adding extras like modifying trainers and stuff, I've been wanting a pure mod like this since before the game released!! Put it on Gamebanana!! <3

 

[Zaintne]

Forgive my ignorance, I don't know how to mod, but wouldn't just changing the title id ONLY add in the 30ish Pokes that weren't put in the game, since the version exclusives for Shield are already in the Shield game, so you would need to make a Shield one to add the Sword exclusives? Does that make sense?

Also, thank you for making this mod without adding extras like modifying trainers and stuff, I've been wanting a pure mod like this since before the game released!! Put it on Gamebanana!! <3

My modded file not only add the 30 extra pokemon to the encounter table, it also add the shield exclusives to the encounter table so if you changes the title id for shield, it will override the encounter table to have BOTH sword and shield exclusives spawns. The only differences would be if you use this for sword, then the shield exclusives will be illegal, and vice versa. It would also favor the sword encounter rates in areas like stony wilserness (sandstorm pictured) where both pokemon A & B are in both version but their encounter rates are swapped.

 

[PokemonNinja]

This is amazing but it sadly does not work with shield when changing the title ID. Any way to do another one for Shield? Would even be interested in a commission if needed?
Thanks for the hard work!

 

[Zaintne]

This is amazing but it sadly does not work with shield when changing the title ID. Any way to do another one for Shield? Would even be interested in a commission if needed?
Thanks for the hard work!

i will try to work on a shield version over the next couple of week since i have more time now.

 

[Doogie Boogie]

This is great and works well for me but I was wondering if you think doing something like this would be possible for Max Raid Battle spawns as well. I'd prefer battling pokemon in dens and trying to catch them instead of hacking them in but I just can't deal with the grind. And that change the date method is too tedious. I'd love to be able to change the spawn rates for dens or to even just set what pokemon I want in a den and be able to battle it.

 

[Zaintne]

This is great and works well for me but I was wondering if you think doing something like this would be possible for Max Raid Battle spawns as well. I'd prefer battling pokemon in dens and trying to catch them instead of hacking them in but I just can't deal with the grind. And that change the date method is too tedious. I'd love to be able to change the spawn rates for dens or to even just set what pokemon I want in a den and be able to battle it.

The Tool im using to mod the game "PKNX" doesn't have the option to modify Max Raid Battles yet, I'm also wanting to modify those specifically to increase G-Max pokemon spawn chance, currently vanilla game have them at 5%.

 

[Zaintne]

This is amazing but it sadly does not work with shield when changing the title ID. Any way to do another one for Shield? Would even be interested in a commission if needed?
Thanks for the hard work!

A version for Shield is now available.

 

[ElonStark]

Just wanted to say thanks for this! It has everything I wanted in a mod for Sword. You should upload it at gamebanana as this is better than the similar mods there.

 

[GeekOfTheWeek1]

I’ve been using this mod and it’s absolutely brilliant! Quick question - if I copy over the updated mod will my save game reset??

 

[Zaintne]

I’ve been using this mod and it’s absolutely brilliant! Quick question - if I copy over the updated mod will my save game reset??

No it won't, the mod just overwrite what/where your game get it data from whenever it needs to display a model or calculate which pokemon are you encountering on that route.

 

[ElonStark]

The new update is not compatible with this mod. If you try to catch galarian Slowpoke he is an uncatchable egg. Any chance for an updated version?

 

[Zaintne]

The new update is not compatible with this mod. If you try to catch galarian Slowpoke he is an uncatchable egg. Any chance for an updated version?

It was probably because the encounter table doest have the data for galarian slowpoke yet. The tool im using PKNx doesn't have an update for 1.1.0 update yet.

If you have a save before you catch it, remove the mod and reload you game and catch it, then put the mod back on.

If you dont have a save backup, then use PKHeX to change it into a regular galarian slowpoke.

I will update once the tool is update.

 

[Zaintne]

MOD UPDATED.