Pokemon R.O.W.E. (v2.1b)
Pokémon R.O.W.E. makes Emerald highly flexible with open exploration, eight generations, deep modes and generous team-building tools.
- Harder difficulty
- Modern mechanics
- Randomizer
- Quality of life
- Status
- Completed
- Plays on
- PC · Android · iPhone (emulator)
- Base game
- Pokémon Emerald
- Version
- v2.1b
- Made by
- rioluwott
About Pokemon R.O.W.E. (v2.1b)
Pokémon R.O.W.E. turns Emerald into an open-ended adventure where the region can be explored in any order, with Pokémon from all eight generations, nine starter choices, and a random starter option. Its many modes include randomized, double-battle, inverse, perfect-IV, no-EV, random-party, Little Cup-like, and three difficulty settings. Rioluwott created this completed English GBA hack from Pokémon Emerald, version 2.1b. It supports following Pokémon, Mega Evolutions, DexNav, Wonder Trades, reusable TMs, level scaling, regional music, and Flying Taxis from the beginning.
What's in it
- Explore the region in any order.
- Includes Generation VIII content.
- Pokémon can follow the player.
- Quality-of-life changes make it easier to obtain good IVs and abilities without breeding.
- An Egg Move Tutor is included.
- Choose from nine starters or receive one at random.
- Easy, Normal, and Hard difficulty settings are available.
- Choose Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, or Sinnoh music.
- A randomized mode is available.
- Double Battle Mode turns every fight into a double battle.
- Inverse Mode reverses the type chart.
- Perfect IVs Mode gives everything 31 IVs.
- No EVs Mode removes EVs from everything.
- A Random Party Mode is included.
- A Little Cup-like mode is included.
- HMs are not required.
- In-game Wonder Trades are available.
- Nature Mints are included.
- Caught Pokémon can have their Poké Balls changed.
- Pokémon from all eight generations are included.
- Auto-run options are available.
- Up to 120 TMs are included.
- The physical/special split can be removed through an in-game mode.
- Gym Leaders can be rematched daily.
- Levels scale with badge count, including an evolution system for trainers and wild Pokémon.
- TMs are reusable.
- Mega Evolutions are included.
- DexNav can find rare Pokémon.
- Generation VIII Flying Taxis are available from the start.
- Every PokéCenter has a Name Rater, Move Reminder, Move Deleter, and IV checker.
- Text uses decapitalized formatting.
- Press B to surf faster.
- Hard Mode uses Pokémon Clover's soft level cap.
- The daycare uses the Generation VII system.
- A useful Pokédex is included.
- Generation VI Exp. Share can always be turned off.
- Fly without knowing the move when a party Pokémon can learn it.
- The Eon Flute is included.
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