Pokemon Amethyst ROM

Features

• Designed to be a comfortable experience for people most familiar with official games
• A curated Pokedex of Pokemon ranging from generations 1 to 8
• Challenging but fair boss battles, with optional casual and hard modes
• Game modifiers (akin to cheats) unlocked through in-game accomplishments, which can be used in new saves
• A new currency, PokeChips, incentivize wild battles and are used for unique shops
• Many daily events and postgame challenges
• New gameplay systems and minigames introduced consistently
• Fairy type
• Physical/Special Split
• Expanded Pokedex
• Mega Evolution

Changelog

V1.3.0

New Features

• Adds Divergent Species mode, which revamps all wild encounters and trainer teams to provide a fresh experience
• All encounters and trainer definitions are hand-curated
  • This can be set in new games, or toggled midgame when using a new game modifier
  • Dex entries 1-300 (minus Rotom, Ditto, Victini, and Jirachi) change when in this mode
  • The pokedex, DexNav, and dex assessment reflect the current mode
  • The habitat list always shows all Pokemon encountered, with those not in the current mode appearing as #000 (this only applies when toggling between modes)
  • Gift Pokemon do not change, but trades do
  • Mega Stones and held items are restored when flipping between modes
  • Certain shops stock changes depending on the mode
• Added an option to skip the nicknaming prompt when catching a pokemon
• Elevated the old Hard Caps (-2 below next boss’s ace) to be Extra Hard Caps, and introduced a new Hard Cap (= next boss’s ace)
• Added Extra Hard difficulty, which gives all trainers max IVs and maxes out their best 2 stats’ EVs
• Added an EV/IV Viewer as a game modifier, which can be accessed from a Pokemon’s summary screen
• Added the ability to move a Pokemon to the first slot of the party by pressing Start on it
• Added a system that allows players to interact with TVs to get hints toward their next story objective
• Reordered PC options so the order is Move Pokemon > Move Items > Withdraw Pokemon > Deposit Pokemon

Significant Changes

• Lake Laplaz is now surrounded by rocks instead of small currents, to feel less out of place
• New events were added to some maps to support divergent mode events (ex. Laplaz Town)
• Improved the nuzlocke-friendly Rare Candy gift to add up to 999 candies, so the player no longer has to toss the ones they have
• The camera now pans during a title defense so the player can see their challenger during dialogue
• Hard & Extra Hard level caps now calculate correctly based on the chosen difficulty level (since Hard & Extra Hard have higher levels)
• Changed the Last Ball feature to instead always choose the optimal ball (excluding Master Ball)
• When changing level caps from the options menu, the player is now informed what the current soft or hard cap is
• Professor Sakura now recommends bringing Beast Balls to the Dais of Light, to prepare for the encounter there
• Renamed the Uteya Gym copycat NPC’s name from Liam to Caleb to match the canonical MC name
• The Uteya Gym copycat now consistently takes 1 step with the player, even when colliding with a wall
• Opponents’ Pokemon now match their trainer’s gender
• The DexNav now attempts to search up to 3 times before giving up, making it more consistently usable
• Starting the game with QoL items enabled now tell the player how to use them.
• This also informs the player of the EXP Share’s impact on game balance, instead of waiting to tell them on Route 10 when it is normally found
• Altered the Hall of Fame legendary reset event to reset the Poipole gift if they are marked as caught but not in the party or boxes. This is in response to a bug report
• Adjusted Farfetch’d’s evolution to trigger both when at high friendship and when triggering 3 crits in battle
• Held items are now restored automatically after beating Kaito
• The player can now save and quit during the Carnelidge Volcano story sequence
• Adjusted the Stats Dojo EV disciples so they no longer scale with the player. Their Pokemon are now levels 15/30/45 for tiers 1/2/3
• Updated Raine’s sand rematch team to give Gigalith a Rocky Helmet instead of an Assault Vest it couldn’t use
• Flash, Dive, and Waterfall no longer appear in the party menu’s quick move list, since they are not used in Amethyst
• The PokeVial now refills when whiting out
• Added a Scope Lens & Muscle Band for purchase in Daimyn City Mall
• Added a Throat Spray item which can be bought at Tsarvosa City Market
• Adjusted the Laplaz Town Gym Expert’s text to clarify the player is still meant to challenge the gym
• Adjusted a policeman’s text during the Carnelidge Volcano story conclusion to guide the player toward Daimyn City
• Increased the pokechip drop rate by 5% (to 20% base or 45% with the PokeChip Charm) to make them more accessible without trivializing their acquisition
• Added a postgame Pokemon donation feature to Tsarvosa City, allowing players to trade in unneeded Pokemon for PokeChips
• Adjusted the Stick’s item description to clarify it works on Sirfetch’d as well
• The rival’s Eevee can no longer use Sand Attack in the first battle, on Standard difficulty
• The dex nav now shows Surf/Rod options for Pokemon not yet seen, and also shows “Rock Smash” pokemon in the land section (the latter cannot be searched for because they do not spawn in the overworld like other encounters)
• Added a hidden PokeChip gift in Anthra Town to support challenge runs (ex. nuzlockes, etc.). Due to the impact this has on progression & balance it is not intended for normal play
• Updated overworld code to allow the player to lava surf with the ADM, as long as they have the Surf HM
• Casey’s dad now makes a full recovery when the player enters the hall of fame in standard mode, and after completing a postgame quest in divergent mode
• The pokedex’s second page (i.e. stats and catch map) now includes hidden abilities
• The daycare man will now hop in place and show a “!” over his head when an egg is ready

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused many select pokemon scenarios (ex. move tutors, Uteyan Ruins puzzle, etc.) to fail if Greninja was in the party
• This also ensures Nincada can be evolved into Shedinja
• Fixed hidden item flags that overlapped with boss flags, causing the player to suddenly experience level cap hikes and become the champion abruptly
• Additional automated fixes were added to try and correct this state in existing saves
• Fixed a bug that could corrupt the player’s party during the Carnelidge Volcano story sequence (poison effect in overworld, bad egg when returning)
• Fixed various graphical issues in double battles (no highlight on second opponent, lingering sprites)
• Fixed a bug that caused the gym background to appear on maps it shouldn’t, if the player battled Iris and Stella at Daimyn City Restaurant
• Fixed a bug that caused the “sent to PC” text to not display when catching Pokemon
• Reworked how postgame checks (NPCs and legendaries) are handled to prevent them from suddenly forgetting the player became the champion
• Fixed a bug that caused the breaker state in Daimyn City Factory to reset when reloading the game, which could lead to softlocks
• Fixed a bug that prevented pickup from working after battle
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player from escaping Route 17 caves with Dig
• Made changes to the post-credits party scene to reduce the likelihood of postgame NPCs from vanishing
• Fixed a metatile issue in Heleo City streetlights, so players no longer stop under them while cycling
• Fixed a couple tiles in the Forgotten Manse and Route 13 that should not be passable
• Fixed a tile in Hesson Pass’s second floor that should be passable
• Fixed some bad movement permissions and smashable rock locations in Torma Cave
• Fixed bad mountain tiles on the borders of route 4 & 13 so they seamlessly connect
• Fixed Cosmog’s overworld sprite to use it’s non-shiny form
• Fixed a missing event script for the Rhodanzi City plant girl
• Fixed a bug that forced the player to make a choice at the level 3 IV maxing scientist, due to the Nevermind option being broken
• Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash if the EXP Share was registered and used from the overworld
• Fixed the text for Selene’s badge assessment at the Route 12 Rest House
• Removed the debug code from Daimyn City Restaurant that would give 100 pokechips
• Fixed the item flag for Route 24’s Dream Eater TM so it doesn’t clash with Carnelidge Volcano’s Fire Gem anymore
• Fixed a display issue when using a registered PokeTool in the overworld
• Fixed a bug that prevented the “all gym leader rematches in a single day” condition from being met
• Fixed a bug that prevented the “instant friendship” game modifier from unlocking when finishing the postgame
• Fixed a bug that would allow the plyaer to go to the Dais of Light without Type: Null
• Fixed a bug that caused Professor Sakura to miscount the number of remaining wormholes
• Fixed a bug that caused the timebox to remain on screen when pressing A on the Tools Menu’s Exit option
• Fixed a bug that caused the Victory Road guard to teleport depending on where the player was standing
• Fixed a bug that caused the “scale trainer teams” game modifier to be disabled after certain battles (ex. trainer houses)
• Fixed the “instant friendship” game modifier so it has a separate flag from the “randomize Kulure dex” setting
• The DexNav now stops scanning when stepping onto an active tile script, to avoid issues with the scripts triggered by them
• Fixed a bug that caused the Bruccie Village ball swapper to refer to item names instead of PokeBall names (ex. Burn Heal instead of Quick Ball)
• Fixed some issues with the Lucky Species and Slowpoke News features. Regional forms that look identical (ex. Koffing and Mime Jr) are now treated as equal
• Fixed a bug that caused Pokemon capable of mega evolution to devolve too many times in Benjamin Butterfree battles, causing corrupted devolution states
• Fixed a bug that prevented Silvally from being nicknamed, if it’s OT didn’t change
• Fixed a bug that allowed the “double battles” game modifier to trigger a wild double battle when the player only had 1 Pokemon
• Fixed a missing flag from being set when completing Pluto HQ with the Skip Cutscenes option enabled
• Fixed a bug that caused Mega Coalossal to have Iron Fist instead of Solid Rock
• Fixed the DexNav’s shiny chaining so any chain at 100+ has elevated odds, instead of just a chain of 100
• Fixed the DexNav’s shiny calculation so a shiny is found when the “shiny Pokemon” game modifier is on
• Fixed a bug that allowed Mega Stones to be knocked off in battle
• Fixed a bug that caused the player’s starter to stop obeying when put into the PC
• Fixed a bug that caused Greninja to lose Battle Bond when put into the PC
• Removed the Ampharosite from the Route 11 South rival partner team definition (he shouldn’t have it until after the sequence)
• Adjusted how pre-battle mugshots work to reduce the possibility of a black screen crash
• Fixed a bug that caused the camera to move unpredictably when battling two independent trainers as a double battle
• Fixed a bug that allowed the player to battle each trainer in a pair, in the Uteya Village Gym
• Added missing post-badge text to the Laplaz Town gym expert
• When whiting out during the Carnelidge Volcano story sequence conclusion or after visiting the Route 13 Rest House, the player no longer sees the Pokemon Center healing machine animation
• Fixed issues with flight flags, teleport spots, and whiteout revival spots
• Fixed a bug that caused music fanfares to not play if other sound effects were playing (such as the “press a button to continue text” chime)
• Fixed a bug that prevented Destiny Knot from passing 5 IVs down during breeding
• Added missing item data for Muscle Band
• Fixed Razor Claw’s held effect so it always gives a crit boost and not just when at low HP
• Fixed a bug that caused Pay Day to not award money when fainting wild Pokemon
• Fixed a bug that caused encounters in Secret Trail to appear on Calicin Bay in the pokedex catch map
• Fixed a bug that caused the E4 and Champion room lights to not animate
• Fixed a bug that caused the battle tutorial textbox to become glitchy
• Fixed a bug that caused HP numbers to have poor contrast in double battles when pressting Start
• Fixed a bug that caused the first rival event to hang, when interacting with them after completing their event and reloading the game
• Update the multi-page options menu to allow wrapping between pages with L & R
• Fixed bad tree tiles in Heleo Ranch above Ampharos, where Route 10 intersected Heleo Ranch
• Fixed a missing hidden item quantity on route 12 east and Daimyn Factory Overworld
• Fixed inaccessible hidden items in Torma Cave & Route 6 due to elevation layers
• Fixed impassable tiles in Olenic Town (when accessing from the conservatory) and Route 12 West
• Fixed a bug that could cause post-credits NPCs to appear in Anthra Town when they shouldn’t
• Fixed a missing hidden item tile sprite in Route 6
• Fixed a bug that would cause the DexNav to show the incorrect regional form when presenting swarming species, due to it checking by dex number and not species ID
• Added guards to the egg trade rival event to reduce the possibility of the player’s name from being cleared (saves that are already affected are not fixed)
• Fixed various typos, grammatical errors, and clunky dialogue

V1.2.0

• All Pokemon in the Kulure Dex have had level up movesets have been bumped to gen 8 for easier planning

  • Egg moves, TM/HM compatibility, and Tutor Compatibility is unchanged

  • Your existing teams are fine as is! If a Pokemon no longer learns a move, you can continue to use it if it is currently in your 4 move list

• A second options page (accessible by pressing L / R) lets you change some highly requested features:

  • Ability to auto sort the bag

  • Ability to change your difficulty setting

  • Ability to change your level cap choice

  • Ability to skip story cutscenes

• Added 999 Rare Candies for Nuzlockers (using these are not recommended for regular play!) These can be found by interacting with your mailbox in Anthra Town 5 times. They’ll be silently added to your inventory

• Morning/Day and Evening/Night are now considered equivalent for evolutions, with the exception of Lycanroc-Dusk, making it easier to evolve certain Pokemon

• Fast text speed and Stereo sound are set by default when starting a new game

• Lots of bug fixes, including the infamous bad egg bug and strange champion issues

  • If your postgame NPCs are missing, enter the hall of fame again to restore them

  • Important: I’m not 100% what causes the champion issue to occur so I’ve put some preventative measures into Victory Road & the Hall of Fame sequence to try and repair the game

V1.1.5

Significant Changes

• Updated the title screen to include creator & version info. Copyright screen’s project dates are updated as well.
• Added Lum berries to the Tsarvosa City Market berry shop
• Added the ability to buy evolution items (Linking Cord, King’s Rock, Razor Claw, Dragon Scale, and Reaper Cloth) to a Tsarvosa City Market seller. Their old inventory moved to the bitter herbs seller. The price of King’s Rock is increased to $3000 to match similar items.
• Added the ability to buy Everstones and Destiny Knots from Daimyn City Mall’s evolution stone seller
• Adjusted part of Route 18’s map so the player couldn’t walk on invalid tiles
• Decreased the encounter rate in Rubarr Desert from 3 to 1 (the minimum) to make it more enjoyable to explore. The DexNav is received shortly after so the ability to find Pokemon isn’t impacted significantly

Bug Fixes

• Added an automatic patch to fix hard level caps in historic saves
• Adusted Ultra Space researcher fix to be more broad – now checks if player has finished Carnelidge Volcano story events, because players can return before postgame
• Fixed a quirk in new-game setup that prevented players from changing level caps if hard mode was chosen beforehand
• Fixed the Ultra Episode key item to properly register Pokemon as caught when used to unfuse
• Fixed the order of the Focus Sash and Weakness Policy prizes in the game corner
• Fixed Focus Sash held item usage
• Fixed Swampertite being repeatedly accessible in the overworld
• Fixed an issue that prevented Pikachu from evolving into Alolan Raichu with a thunderstone, when standing on a beach’s shoreline. A new NPC in Daimyn City will now hint at this
• Fixed bug allowing Casual Mode players to use Dig when choosing their team for the Rubarr Desert story events
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player’s starter from always obeying (fix applies to new games only)
• Fixed a few grammatical errors in dialogue
• Fixed Low-Key Toxtricity being unable to mega evolve
• Fixed Jirachi being infinitely catchable. With this change, the way legendaries that have post-defeat cutscenes attached to them have been updated to be consistent with each other
• Fixed the Uteyan Ruins boulder puzzle
• Fixed an incorrect answer in the Tsarvosa City gym puzzle (#4)
• Fixed a strange player movement during the Carnelidge Volcano events
• Fixed an issue where researchers appeared in Eclipse Village before finishing Carnelidge Volcano events
• Fixed an issue where the rival’s sprite would glitch out when following the player in the Carnelidge Volcano story events
• Fixed illogical messages shown when interacting with furniture in Eclipse Village
• Fixed a bug that caused the wrong hidden ability to be chosen when using an ability capsule
• Fixed a bug that prevented the starter from being shiny when the All Shinies game modifier is on (note that the pokemon picture popup before selecting does not reflect this)
• Fixed a bug in the display text of Grass Knot

Useful Links

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