Pokescape ROM

PokeScape is a GBA ROM Hack by Demonheadge based on Pokemon Emerald in English. It was last updated on January 19, 2025.

Also, be sure to check out Pokemon Revelation.

Description

PokeScape is based on the MMORPG RuneScape, This hack contains a story revolving around evil team HAM, the chaos elemental & Monster VS Monster Championships. Which includes over 900+ custom RuneScape Monsters which replace Pokemon.

Features

• Play within the world of Gielinor. Which is inspired by all eras of RuneScape.
• 2 Game Modes, Open World & Story Mode.
• Over 900+ Custom RuneScape Monsters.
• Over 100+ Trainers Sprites & 200+ Overworld Sprites
• Many unique branching evolution lines. Including new evolution methods!
• Battle Engine, containing all moves & abilities up to Gen 7 of Pokemon.
• New custom moves & abilities based on RuneScape.
• New custom items based off RuneScape.
• Physical/Special/Status split
• Breeding mechanic, ability breeding two different species together.
• Custom music for every town and route.
• Experience a story revolving around evil team HAM, the chaos elemental & Monster VS Monster Championships.
• Mega Evolution.
• & Much More.

Known Bugs

• Randomly while playing when your monster faints the game soft locks.
• Some Shiny mons when viewed in the summary screen crash the game.
• More Bugs and known issues can be found in their Discord.

Changelog

V2.0

Gameplay Updates

• Reworked STORY-MODE. There is now a brand new story to play! (Different from previous versions of PokeScape.)
• Temporarly Disabled OPENWORLD-MODE.
• Hundreds of new PokeScape Monsters!
• Added a Day & Night system to the game.
• Clock based events change every hour. (Weather, Time of Day, Grottos, etc.)
• Wild encounters based on time of day.
• New updated Battle-Engine with many bug fixes.
• New custom Moves.
• New custom Abilities.
• New Evolution methods.
• Updated Stats.
• Updated Icons & Palettes.
• Overworld animation fixes.
• Many QoL changes, such as fast pouch throwing.
• New events.
• Added Grottos.
• Added more battles to the Battle Pubs.
• Added a few Quests to the quest list.
• Added and updated many maps. (Indoor, underground, f2p overworld.)
• Tzhaar Gym leader has been changed from TokHaar to Tzhaar Champion.
• Tzhaar area NPCs & Maps updated.
• New Battle Scenes / Transitions.
• Updated & New Music.
• Added more Cupholders.

Extra Information

• 4 Badges obtainable if you follow play STORYMODE. The Story ends after the 4th badge.
• All 8 badges are obtainable if you continue playing past the end of STORYMODE. There is just no storymode content to go with it.
• The next storymode update hopes to join up the remaining game.
• Most of the gameworld of F2P area is filled with content, even outside of the STORYMODE path.

Save File Compatibility

• Save file works with:
• PokeScape Version 2.0.0
• Future updates unless otherwise specified.
• Previous versions will not work, this is due to massive engine changes.

V1.5.2

Gameplay Updates

• Added Cheese.
• Added 3 Scurrius Forms.
• Added Scurrius Encounter.
• Added Varrock Church & NPC to give you Xerics Amulet.
• Added Varrock Sewers along with NPCs, Static Encounters, Graphics.
• Added Hill, Fire, Moss Giants.
• Added a Rotten Potato to spawn with all new games that can used when the player is stuck.
• Added Hidden items.
• Adding GFX for Dark Totem pieces.
• Added NPC to combine Dark Totem pieces.

Work in Progress

• Added Scurrius Quest.
• Added Chaos Tunnels.
• Updated Tzhaar Area graphically and some npcs.
• Added Dungeoneering with a randomiser option.

V1.5

Gameplay Updates

• Small balancing and Polish to Early Game.
• Added EXP-ALL. (toggleable)
• Updated Barbarian & AlKharid Gyms.
• Updated Musa Point, Edgeville.

Work in Progress

• Added Quest interface.
• Kourend Catacombs.

Useful Links

Pokecommunity

Discord

Pokescape Website

Twitter

Youtube