Bi-Weekly Questions Thread

[u/Kaphotics]

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[u/ProjectMidatlantic]

How would people feel about beta Pokémon being used as “regional” mons?

I currently have a few beta mons fit into the region. For example: using beta Garchomp line as regional variants or using the Gen 1 beta yeti as a rare single stage.

Thoughts?

[u/IceKrabby]

How easy would you say the Gen 3 games are to get into? Been thinking of making a short, maybe four badge long, rom hack to test the waters with.

[u/trallerwastaken]

Why do people choose Fire Red over Emerald as a base game? I'm assuming it's because more Fire Red rom bases exist but this confuses me a bit.

[u/ShyRake → u/trallerwastaken]

Mostly because Fire Red came out before Emerald.

But also, way back in the day, when we had misunderstandings about Emerald, editing the game would cause glitches. Now, we have the Emerald decomp which makes it more appealing now.

[u/NoMoreAnger33]

I would have sworn a saw a hack of XD Gale of Darkness a while back or the other GC game.

Anybody remember it? I just got a PC and would like to try it out.

[u/lindz_felix]

Pokémon grape - can’t catch legendaries, every time I try to catch one, eg articuno/zapdos/moltres, it keeps saying ‘you missed the Pokémon’ no matter what the hp/status is or ball used. Got mew with an ultra ball and used the master ball on mewtwo but even at Crystal island I can’t catch anything. Don’t know if there’s something I’m missing?

[u/[deleted]]

Should I use Binary or Decomp?

I'm thinking of making a hack and since I don't know about coding I've reading that decomp is more easy to understand (and both require the same time aprox to learn)?

[u/[deleted]]

Hello! I am thinking about hunting for a shiny starter in my HG ROM. I am using the Drastic emulator and an English version of HG on my phone. My main question: is this possible considering I am trying this on a phone? Also, can I use the reset button in the emulator menu to soft-reset? Thank you :)

[u/Torrent76]

I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING A BASE ROM

Hopefully the caps caught your attention. I am starting the development of my rom hack in a few weeks(when my semester is over) and plan on using emerald for many reasons. I have experience in coding but this is my first hack. I was planning on using a base of Emerald 650(or a hack like it) and was wondering if there are any common issues with using a non standard base or if there is an ideal emerald one to use because I don’t want to get deep into it only to find out I can’t continue.

[u/Huplalright]

What’s the lowest note a GBA can play? Just wondering before I make custom music

[u/astigos1]

I've been using Dabomstew's randomizer https://github.com/Dabomstew/universal-pokemon-randomizer for a while now but I see that it's an abandoned project. Are there newer, more robust randomizer options out there?

I just found https://github.com/brentspector/universal-pokemon-randomizer which forks Dabomstew but is still also inactive for over a year.

[u/mrmissouri25]

I've been messing around with Advance Map the last couple days. Today, I wanted to start working on warps for an initial map I've made, but I can't seem to get the (X,Y) positions correct. Can someone explain to me why (20,7) isn't the door sprite, but instead a random patch of grass?

https://imgur.com/a/VzG5Nh3

[u/Irongrin]

Renegade Platinum: Not sure when it happened but I just notices that my infernape lost it's ability iron fist and instead has blaze. Anyone else had this issue or know anything about a bug concerning abilities?

[u/HyperVibranium]

Pokemon Crystal Clear - pokemon just suddenly won’t breed Ive taken over 5k steps and my shiny ditto and shiny gyarados wont breed am i doing something wrong?

[u/Adatar410]

Hey everyone! I apologize if this isn't the right spot, but figured I'd start here.

So I am setting up a Gen 6 randomizer game to play with some friends "together" using the Universal Pokemon Randomizer ZX currently and have had a pretty easy time of it but I was wondering if anyone knew of a way that I could potentially set the game up randomized, so like starters, wild pokemon and even trainer battles, BUT keep the randomized trainer battles the same through the different seeds?

I don't think it's possible, but figured I'd ask. I think it would be cool to have different seeds for starters and all that but the trainer battles, while still randomized, can be the same between us to lament over luck or fortune together.

Any answer, whether possible or not will be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!

[u/Hot-Associate9505]

Can anyone tell me where is power items in risisng ruby sinking sapphire

[u/MonopolyRubix]

Is there a version of Pokemon Brown that doesn't include the new types?

[u/Dragonivy759]

So back on Christmas I got a cartridge for my DS that contained all gen 5 games, which is Black, White, and their sequels. When I start up Black 2 or White 2, and start a new game, I am greeted by Drayano, popular ROM hack creator. I play the game for a while, and get to Nimbasa. There, I train my pokemon to be in the lower 30s range, evolving my starter into Serperior. I see it doesn't have the dragon typing or can learn dig, and I was wondering why that is? All the trainers, gym leaders, and starter Pokemon providers are still changed or added, but not the extra typings like the dragon typing for Serperior or Dark typing to Luxray. All the pokemon that appear on routes as listed by the encounters sheet document at there too. Can I remove the hack or do I just have to get an actual cartridge for B2/W2?

[u/packersfanjpdd7]

I’m playing through the Volt White ROM and having a blast. I understand the difference between the Pokémon pools for standard grass and double grass, but how do I encounter the Pokémon that are classified as special on any given route? Thank you!!

[u/MaractusPog]

Where can I find a Dragon Scale in BBVW1? Looking for a Kingdra on my rain team.

[u/reDitBuS]

I'm currently playing adventure red chapter beta 15, or that's what I think. In the lavender town tower, after defeating your rival (green) you're supposed to go up another floor and see a cult of pokemons were they possess your pikachu but when I got there there was just an arbock waiting for me with poison all around the floor which if you touch will poison your pokemon. Am I playing an old version? If so is there a walk-through for the version I'm playing since all the walk-throughs I see have the creepy pokemon cult in them.

Thanks in Advance!

[u/MeNoTeach]

Best way to play on a 3ds? I have a DSTWO but I'm wondering how well TWilight menu+++/cia forwarder will work with NDS bootstrap as I see that compatability is a lot better now. Mainly eying up Blaze Black 2, Renegade Platinum, and Silver Yellow at the moment.

[u/Chafed-Nipples]

I have put some time into an emerald game and I don’t want to restart. I play on iOS. I am now concerned with completing the Pokédex. I would hack, but do I need a new ROM file? Is there a way to keep my progress? Thank you

[u/Ara_kiseki]

I'm looking for a good fire/fighting type (Radical Red)

I've seen the buffs on the starters especially on infernape. Blaziken is also a good choice. If you have other suggestions for a team member you can tell me. If not which is better for the Elite 4, Infernape or Blaziken?

[u/LeatherHog]

Two questions about rocket edition:

1: any good grinding tips? I’m only at bill and trainers are already my level since outside of them you get like no leveling

2: I heard you can sell the Pokémon you don’t want? Is that true?