PokeLuv ROM

• All 386 Pokemon have been ‘rebalanced’ (stats, movesets, abilities, etc.) so that they’re ALL somewhat viable, or at the very least not completely redundant, while also giving them a little extra flair (but without being unrealistic).
• All level-up and trade evolutions have been replaced by a special evolution by Rare Candy. Stone evolutions are unchanged. Eevee, Tyrogue, and Wurmple evolve via Sun Stones (which can be found on wild Gloom and Vileplume) and Moon Stones.
• Some moves have been rebalanced (full list below).
• Legendary Pokemon have been considerably buffed (stats and movesets), and are now uncatchable (think of them as boss fights).
• More double battles
• Better AI
• Catch rates have been buffed, to make Nuzlocking less painful.
• Physical/Special/Status split (with icons!)
• National Dex enabled from the start
• Critical hit mechanics updated to Gen VI
• Steel no longer resists Ghost
• Poison survival on 1 HP
• Revamped Battle Tent/Battle Frontier sets
• Many QoL features, courtesy of Pokémon Throwback and Pokémon Emerald Final.

Known Bugs

• Multi-hit moves don’t break Sturdy
• Entering a double battle with only 1 Pokemon can cause issues

Changelog

August Update

• Steven now gives you 6 Lucky Eggs that disable EXP, and you can also obtain them in FireRed
• Added 3 Berry Juice obtainable before Brock (FireRed)
• A couple minor move edits
• Some randomizer tweaks & fixes
• Added optional Gen 6-style EXP Share obtainable at the start of the game (if in the Bag, entire party receives 100% of the EXP)
• Added Scaled EXP system from Gen 5 (Pokemon receive more EXP if they are underleveled, less if they are overleveled)
• Steven now gives you a Lucky Egg instead of the EXP Share, that nullifies all EXP for the Pokemon that holds it (useful for level caps) (Emerald)
• Some minor move updates
• Physical/Special split is now applied only to certain moves rather than universally. This was done for balance reasons, and because I think it fits Gen 3 better. There are optional patches to re-enable it fully if you want, but I don’t recommend it.
• A new move has been added: Eerie Pulse (replaces Mirror Move)
• Several move updates (Mimic is now Mirror Move, Secret Power is physical Hidden Power, Strength is now Secret Power, and much more) (see OP for details!)
• Added the 7 new Move Tutors to FireRed version (hints for locations in ReadMe)
• Taillow line is now pure Flying-type, like in the beta version
• Fixed move animations & descriptions in FireRed version
• Fixed some randomizer-related bugs
• Some Pokemon received balance changes

June Update

• Based off of the latest version of Throwback. I also added a patch that removes the need to teach HMs as long as you have certain types in your party. Doesn’t work for Flash sadly.
• Reimplemented EVs. You can discourage EV grinding by just banning wild Pokemon grinding, so I don’t feel it’s necessary to remove them anymore. There’s still an optional patch to disable them if you want.
• For Nuzlockers, I’ve implemented a second Rare Candy substitute. See the Nuzlocke section of the OP for more details.
• Cleanse Tag now reduces wild encounters by 1/3 instead of 2/3.
• Fixed May’s bag sprite being glitched.
• Fixed trainers having 0 IVs.