Pokemon Lazarus ROM

Pokemon Lazarus is a GBA ROM Hack by Nemo622 based on Pokemon Emerald. It was last updated on February 12, 2026.

Description

Features

• A brand new region based on the Aegean Sea (mainland Greece + surrounding islands)
• A new story, with new characters and a spooky new evil team to defeat
• Nostalgic GBC-style graphics, allowing you to see Pokémon in a classic style for just about every menu, Pokémon, and object in the overworld
• 9 Starters Options
• A carefully curated Pokédex of over 400 Pokémon from Generations 1-9, with rebalancing done to make all Pokémon team-worthy
• A variety of exciting new features, such as Overworld Wild Encounters alongside traditional grass encounters, bringing routes to life
• A Day/Night system with an in-game clock, impacting wild encounters and battle backgrounds
• 2 Difficulty modes, for Trainers who are seeking a real challenge – Normal & Hard
• An Outfit System for Character Customization!
• Plenty of Side Content: Ship Cabin Customization, Pinball minigame, Underground Mining, Stardew Valley-like Fishing, and dozens of Sidequests!
• In-game Cheats Function
• Following Pokemon.
• Improved Berry System

Difficulty Modes

Pokémon Lazarus has a Difficulty Mode setting, which can be changed on the second page of the Options menu alongside various other settings!

• Normal Mode: Soft Level Caps, Standard Gym Leader Teams. Can likely beat the game with most Pokémon teams, with a few battles requiring extra planning.
• Hard Mode: Hard Level Caps, Modified Gym Leaders to be more difficult fights. Opponents gain extra levels as the game progresses, ending in a +5 level bonus to opponents. Planning before Gym battles is key, as their Pokémon have stronger moves and more coverage

Changelog

V2.0

• 4 new Mega Evolutions: Typhlosion, Carracosta, Aurorus, and Tyrantrum
• Mega Crabominable and Mega Golisopod from Legends Z-A DLC added
• Added option to disable level caps
• Can now change a Pokémon’s Poké Ball by using a new one as an Item in the Bag menu
• Wishing Well Pokémon are now in Cherish Balls by default
• Re-coded DexNav shiny calculation:
  • Starts with 4 base Shiny rerolls for any DexNav Pokémon
    • Shiny Charms give +2 rerolls each
    • Chain Bonuses: 100 Chain gives +10 rerolls, 50 Chain gives +5 rerolls, and other chains above 20 give +3 rerolls
    • Pokémon Search Level now maxes out at 100, providing +2 rerolls
    • Standard Pokémon shiny calculation reroll code is used, looping through the Pokémon creation code for however many rerolls you have until they run out or a shiny Pokémon is generated!
    • Thank you all for bearing with me on this. DexNav shiny hunting should hopefully be all set now! (Unless I messed something up… lol)

Balance Changes

• Mega Raichu X is now Electric/Fighting
• Raichu gets Power-Up Punch, Fire Punch, and Thunder Punch as Level 1 moves (learn via Move Relearner in Pythios Town!)
• Mega Scrafty ability -> Filter
• Mega Greninja ability -> Protean (works only once per battle)
• Mega Gogoat ability -> Stamina
• Mega Heliolisk now Electric/Fire type with Drought
• Aurorus given access to Dazzling Gleam and Moonblast to take advantage of Mega Evolution typing
• Mega Centiskorch ability -> Tinted Lens
• Drakloak -> Dragapult evolution level reduced to 48 (from 60)

Minor Changes & Bug Fixes

• 2 special new challengers at Wakewater Isle… Try to find them both!
• Removed low health beep effect
• TM21 finally now Acid Spray, not Frustration
• Raging Bolt as following Pokémon no longer freezes Pokémon Center
• Updated Tyrantrum sprite
• Black Augurite removed from Mining Minigame, instead being given by Girl in Fossil House on Marmaro Island
  • I swear I could not get the mining bug fixed for it lol, so this is a workaround
    • Remember, all evolution items can also be bought at the Ruins of Ahiyawa!
• Dive collision problems fixed
• Tons of bug fixes and little moveset / TM learn fixes
  • Remember, please DO NOT USE MyBoy OR VBA TO PLAY THIS GAME! Those emulators are horribly outdated and struggle with modern Rom Hacks. Y’all have no idea how many bug reports I get from MyBoy users lmfao

V1.1

Additions

• EV/IV Stat Editor in Party Menu! No more grinding for optimal stats!
• Level Caps are prevent overleveling with Rare Candy / EXP Candy
• Press Start to exit Pinball minigame early (prevents softlock from rare glitches)
• Spheal and Komala have rolling follower sprites now! This is very important (Sprites by Galenorla)
• Enabled Pokémon Emerald Expansion intro credits (they made this project possible!

Balance Changes

• Cherrim’s Flower Gift ability now summons the sun like Drought, making it much stronger (but heavily reliant on keeping that weather active)
• Slam has -6 Priority (previously, fast Pokémon could spam Slam to switch the opponent’s Pokémon and auto-win by not letting the opponent get an attack)
• Type: Null evolves into Silvally at Level 40, instead of with Friendship

BUG FIXES

• Starters can now be Shiny! (1/1000 odds)
• 5-Petal Outfit (Péntepetal City’s Outfit) should now be actually accessible!
• White Box covering Location names should be gone
• Music Fixes:
• Increased some music track volumes
  • Multiple music loop fixes
  • Added unique Trainer Battle music
  • Lots of other little music adjustments!
• Softlocks Fixed: Diving in Grass, Wanderer’s Woods ledge, Kalami City Gym Trainers, missing Rania’s Cut HM
• University Students in Bronze Fields, Acrisia Mountains, Kalami City, Sea of Asteri, Kaptara Island, and Palati City should work now
• Pokémon no longer target themselves in Myrrini Island Battle Pavilion
• Collision Fixes: Sea of Vulcai water, Areios Hideout buildings
• Legendary Trio Quest completion failsafe implemented
• HM Moves can now properly be used in Party Menu
• Fly disabled on top of Tower of Dioxippus to avoid missing event
• Battle Pavilion “???” Pokémon fixed
• “Egg Envy” Quest on Marmaro Island can now be completed
• Myrrini Island Team Chimera event properly triggers even if you have an Egg waiting for you
• Hydrapple Overworld fixed
• Various NPC typos and mangled dialogue fixed
• Dex entry typo fixes

Useful Links

Reddit

Discord

Documentation

Ko-Fi