GBA Completed Hack of Emerald

Pokemon Obsidian Emerald

Pokémon Obsidian Emerald makes Emerald a tough, modern challenge with field-effect Gyms, level caps, gauntlets, and Gen 8 Pokémon.

  • Modern mechanics
  • Huge Pokédex
Status
Completed
Plays on
PC · Android · iPhone (emulator)
Base game
Pokémon Emerald
Version
1.3.2
Made by
Skolgrahd

About Pokemon Obsidian Emerald

Field-effect Gym battles, strict party-size rules, and long trainer gauntlets turn Pokémon Obsidian Emerald into a demanding Emerald campaign. Skolgrahd's completed English GBA hack includes non-legendary and non-mythical Pokémon through Generation 8, any Generation 1–8 starter, and a Generation 9 battle engine. It limits overlevelling, offers a Minimal Grinding Mode, and puts team-building tools such as experience candies, nature mints, and Ability Patches early in reach. Kanto Gym Leaders appear after Groudon awakens, and the PokeRadar supports chains for improved IVs, hidden abilities, and shinies.

What's in it

  • Includes all non-legendary, non-mythical Pokémon through Generation 8.
  • Lets you choose any starter from Generations 1 through 8.
  • Uses a Generation 9 battle engine with modern abilities, moves, types, and Mega Evolution.
  • Reworks Generation 8 G-Max forms as Mega Evolutions.
  • Adds reusable Generation 8 TMs and TRs.
  • Gives every Gym Leader a unique field effect.
  • Limits party size for Gym challenges to the Gym Leader's party size.
  • Replaces town-to-town travel with consecutive trainer gauntlets.
  • Adds Kanto Gym Leaders after Groudon awakens, with prizes for beating them.
  • Uses a hard level cap.
  • Makes experience candies, vitamins, nature mints, Ability Capsules, and Ability Patches available early.
  • Uses feathers that perfect a Pokémon's IV in one stat.
  • Makes EV berries remove 100 EVs.
  • Shows IVs and EVs in the summary screen.
  • Adds an optional Minimal Grinding Mode with zero EVs and perfect IVs.
  • Lets moves be relearned from the party menu.
  • Lets compatible Pokémon use field moves without knowing them.
  • Adds the PokeVial for healing without visiting a PokéCenter.
  • Allows PC access from the PokéNav outside gauntlets.
  • Adds PokeRadar chaining for IVs, hidden abilities, shinies, and increased experience.
  • Makes Exp. Share a toggleable key item.
  • Rebalances many Pokémon with changes to types, abilities, base stats, and learnsets.
  • Replaces Repels with the toggleable PermaRepel key item.

Screenshots

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