GBA Pokémon Emerald Seaglass (Hack) GBA ROM

[CSmith327]

Game Description:​

Pokémon Emerald Seaglass reimagines the classic Hoenn region with a charming Game Boy Color-inspired aesthetic and a host of exciting updates. Experience a complete visual overhaul, featuring cozy graphics and revamped battle backgrounds. All Pokémon from Generations 1-3 are obtainable, including new cross-generation evolutions and enhanced versions of traditionally underwhelming Pokémon.

Dive into new minigames, like Scuba Diving and Pinball, and explore Rustboro City’s Wishing Well, where you can use Wishing Stars to acquire random Pokémon. Enjoy quality-of-life improvements, a modernized battle engine, and optional Hard Mode for a fresh challenge. Discover all Legendaries and uncover hidden secrets in this nostalgic yet innovative adventure!

Hack Credits:​

Released by: Nemo622
Base: Pokémon Emerald
Language: English
Type: Total Overhaul (Graphics, Gameplay, New Additions)
Status: Complete
Initial Release Date: 23 August 2024
Patch Version: v3.0
Patch Date: 21 Sep 2024

Source and details: https://ko-fi.com/s/4a1535f351
Official Development and Support Discord: https://discord.com/invite/XACTMjNZgw

Features:​

• Complete visual overhaul of all game graphics to fit a cozy, GBC-like aesthetic
• All Pokémon from Generations 1-3 are obtainable, along with cross-generation evolutions (ex: Roserade, Mamoswine, Farigiraf)
• Tweaks to many traditionally “bad” Pokémon to make them more interesting and usable (ex: Ghost/Flying Noctowl, Grass/Dragon Sceptile, Water/Fire Octillery)
• Updated battle engine to most recent games (Physical/Special split, Fairy type, etc.)
• New minigames and events to bring life to Hoenn, such as a Scuba Diving competition in Pacifidlog Town and Pinball games used to unlock rare items and Alolan Eggs!
• Following Pokémon!!
• The Rustboro City Wishing Well, using Wishing Star items as a currency in a gacha-like system to get random Pokémon! Great for shaking up repeat playthroughs
• Cheat codes accessible in-game via the Player’s GameCube
• Hard Mode (disabled by default), Soft Level Cap toggle (enabled by default), and more settings accessible by interacting with book on Player’s desk
• Improved battle backgrounds, adding more life to battles
• Some Pokémon with more “boring” types have been updated, filling new typing niches and being more unique
• A few improved battle sprites
• HM System Revamp – after picking up an HM and earning the corresponding gym badge, Pokémon that can naturally learn the HM move will be able to use it outside of battle without it taking a move slot!
• Toggle Auto-run by pressing R
• Modified many tiles to look better (many by Arex on itch!)
• Spiky Ear Pichu will be an obtainable Pokémon, with stats that aren’t horrible! It will take some exploring to find it, but i think it’s a fun easter egg lol
• Important new QoL features – An option to disable battle backgrounds for people seeking a style more faithful to GBC battle scenes, disabling the built-in soft level caps for those players who enjoy overleveling (me sometimes lol), and a simple Hard Mode difficulty, boosting opponent levels and posing a greater challenge!
• All Legendaries will be included in the game! Some have more in-depth events, such as Mew and Ho-oh/Lugia (which were locked behind special distribution events in vanilla Pokémon Emerald). All require some sort of exploration or challenge to find and battle, which should make a fresh experience for new and veteran Hoenn players! Even better, many are accessible before becoming Champion!
• New Events to get helpful items like a Shiny Charm, and two lines from future generations: Tinkatink and Applin!

Be sure to read the included Documentation PDF for more important and helpful info about this hack. The cheat codes used by the game can be found in the provided .txt file.

Sorry about how the screenshots are done in this post. The already made collages seemed way more efficient than me taking some manually. Plus it showcases the hack pretty well.

Download Links​

• Pokémon Emerald Seaglass (Hack) GBA ROM

 

[Dynamon]

i had a lot memories when i seen the graphics like that in 4chan just a mockup or a tease what could be possible made on gba romhack.

 

[Aheqao]

Seaglass Emerald is easily one of my frontrunners for my defacto Gen III experience. If the gorgeous graphical rework isn't enough to entice you, there is also an abundance of fantastic QoL updates: follower Pokemon, Nature Mints, EV/IV editor, and the DexNav, just to name a few! While Gen III was quite revolutionary in its own right, Seaglass Emerald also incorporates several systems present from future generations such as the Physical/Special split, newer Mons that feel right at home in Hoenn, and relaxing the reliance on the base games 8 HM's, which took up valuable move slots.

It's great to see this upload alongside Pokemon Lazarus. I've been curious to see this authors take on a more original experience and it looks like a blast!

 

[CSmith327]

Playing through Pokemon Odyssey right now but this and Lazarus are definitely next for me.

Odyssey is really nice and there's already a sequel in the works with a demo available that you can get from their Discord, but I really hate that they won't let you use items during battle. It ridiculous that there's multiple difficulty levels to the hack but all of them have item use in battle disabled.

Both Etrian Odyssey and Pokemon let you use items during battle so I don't see why a romhack based on merging those two together would ban you from using items. All it really does is add an additional unnecessary layer of difficulty to it. I usually use items when battles get tough in Pokemon and it's hard for me to get used to not having that feature.

I get that they created new moves that can be used for healing status conditions and refilling HP in battle, but that kinda doesn't work that well for Pokemon as much as it does for other RPGs. Since having one or two out of four move slots dedicated to healing moves hurts the amount of debuff or attack moves you can use against the opponent.

So yeah that's me ranting about not liking how they handled that in Odyssey I think at the very least they should create an optional .ips patch that brings back item use into the hack. It's a great hack, but that's the one major thing they should have done different.

 

[TheManInBlack]

Playing through Pokemon Odyssey right now but this and Lazarus are definitely next for me.

 

[Shadowman621]

I was just thinking that if Pokemon were to bring back game corners they should make them arcades and have Pokemon Pinball in them

 

[CSmith327]

Is Golduck finally water/psychic?

The PDF document included in the zip file lists every Pokemon and what types they are and how to find them. Golduck is listed as being Water/Psychic. So yeah

 

[Farlanghn]

One of the prettiest hacks ever with some nice QoL updates too. Played it earlier this year, would recommend

Is Golduck finally water/psychic?

 

[seaglass]

One of the prettiest hacks ever with some nice QoL updates too. Played it earlier this year, would recommend