Pokemon Smogon Emerald
Battle badge-scaled Gen 3 OU teams and usage-based wild encounters in this completed Emerald GBA challenge with soft level caps.
- Harder difficulty
- Status
- Completed
- Plays on
- PC · Android · iPhone (emulator)
- Base game
- Pokémon Emerald
- Version
- Completed
- Made by
- Yak Attack
About Pokemon Smogon Emerald
Pokémon Smogon Emerald turns Emerald into a completed GBA challenge by Yak Attack where progress is tied to badge count. Levels scale with badges, every trainer uses a Generation 3 OU sample team, and tougher teams arrive after five badges. Wild Pokémon, their moves, and held items are selected through Smogon usage, improving as badges accumulate. Soft experience caps begin at level 10 and rise with badges. Teach moves through the Start menu, inspect EVs and IVs with L or R, and choose practice opponents in Littleroot Town.
What's in it
- Scale levels with badge count.
- Battle Generation 3 OU sample teams that become harder after five badges.
- Find wild Pokémon based on Smogon usage as badges increase.
- Find wild Pokémon with usage-based moves and held items that improve with badges.
- Teach moves through the Start menu for an increasing price.
- Buy Ultra Balls from every Mart that sells Poké Balls or Great Balls.
- Use soft experience level caps that begin at 10 and increase by five per badge.
- Use proper Hidden Power, Return, and Frustration mechanics.
- Switch between EV and IV displays on the summary screen with L and R.
- Choose a team to battle in Littleroot Town without gaining experience.
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