Pokemon Aquamarine ROM

Pokemon Aquamarine is a ROM hack of Pokemon FireRed created by AquamarineVaporeon. It was last updated on November 21, 2023.

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Description

Pokemon Aquamarine is a ROM hack of FireRed that takes place in Manta, an entirely new region based in South America. The player character mysteriously turns into a Mew and takes on a journey as a Pokémon trainer to figure out how to turn back to human.

Story/Themes:

Pokémon Aquamarine opens with the player character having a strange dream. A ghostly figure named Ilex claims that the player has turned into a Mew, and must embark on a journey to return to their human body. The plotline of the game diverges whether the player chooses to play as a boy or a girl. As a boy, the player turns into a regular Mew. As a girl, the player turns into a Shiny Mew.

Features:

• New Region based off South America
• New Subregions based off Hawaii, Galapagos, and Antarctica
• Sci-Fi story with a diverging plot depending on gender
• All 411 species of Pokémon are obtainable without the need to trade
• Certain Pokémon from newer regions up until Paldea will appear
• Custom Fakemon include a hummingbird line, a dolphin line, and a tortoise line
• Updated mechanics, including the Fairy Type and the Physical/Special Split
• Updated Pokémon learnsets to include a more diverse set of moves
• Newer gen moves with custom animations
• Expanded bag storage
• Dynamically changing Pokémarts based off number of badges
• Items from newer games include Bottle Caps, Nature Mints, Ability Capsules, and Choice Items
• TMs have infinite uses
• HMs can be forgotten
• HMs and certain TMs can be used by the player character Mew as field effects
• AMs (Ability Machines) can be used by the player character Mew as field effects
• Key Item that provides hints for next objective, suggests level caps, and spawns unlimited rare candies
• Key Items that provide services such as EV/IV checking and Move Tutoring
• Color-Coded Natures
• Pokédex accurately shows Pokémon locations and stats
• Quality of life changes from newer games
• Decapitalized most in-game text

Additional Features

• Past and Future versions of certain maps
• Static encounters for every legendary
• Guaranteed Shiny Pokémon encounters
• Different endings depending on what choice you make at the Elite Four, allows player to bypass having to save at the Hall of Fame to access post-game
• Special Shiny Pokémon based off spin-offs/anime
• Fossil revival brings back alternate versions of the fossil Pokémon
• Special paradox event inspired by Yume Nikki

More Info

• There are multiple variants of this game, the only difference being the title screens and the Pokemon your rival chooses:
• Opal- Eevee
• Aquamarine- Vaporeon
• Topaz- Jolteon
• Garnet- Flareon
• Amethyst- Espeon
• Onyx- Umbreon
• Turquoise- Leafeon
• Quartz- Glaceon
• Zircon- Sylveon

Changelog V3.0

Item Changes:

• Increased Bag Capacity
• Increased character limit for item names
• Regional delicacy added: Empanada
• Pokémarts dynamically update items based off badges
• Pokémarts have item salesman, Pokéball salesman, and Berry saleslady
• Pokémarts have working vending machines
• Complimentary Premier Ball for buying 10 or more Pokéballs
• Updated stock for Crater Dept. Store
• Nature Mint added, able to change a Pokémon’s nature
• TM12 Taunt acts as a VS Seeker
• TM28 Dig lets you escape from caves
• TM29 Psychic gives you objective hints, level caps, and access to rare candies
• HM01 Cut lets you cut grass and trees
• HM02 Fly lets you Fly
• HM03 Surf lets you travel through water
• HM04 Strength lets you move boulders
• HM05 Flash lights up dark caves
• HM06 Rock Smash lets you smash rocks
• HM07 Waterfall lets you climb waterfalls
• AM01 Impostor allows you to transform into a human temporarily
• AM02 Drizzle summons rain
• AM03 Drought summons the sun
• AM04 Sand Stream summons a sand storm
• AM05 Snow Warning summons hail
• AM06 Cloud Nine clears the weather
• AM07 Stench gives you 150 steps of Repel
• AM08 Honey Gather acts as a Sweet Scent
• AM09 Pickup acts as an Itemfinder
• AM10 lets you nickname Pokémon
• Item Storage App lets you access PC Item Storage
• Daycare App lets you access Daycare
• EV/IV App lets you see your team’s stats
• Move Tutor App lets your team relearn moves
• Fossil revival reworked, allowing for revival of Root and Claw fossils
• Reward given for defeating all trainers on Floot Island
• Fake ID given new sprite
• Nest Ball replaced with Love Ball
• Net Ball replaced with Moon Ball
• Repeat Ball replaced with Quick Ball
• Dive Ball given Lure Ball effect
• New evolution items added

Pokémon changes:

• Added Hisuian Zorua/Zoroark, Kleavor, Ursaluna, Annihilape, Iron Bundle, Iron Thorns, Iron Jugulis, and Iron Valiant
• Re-Introduced Anorith/Armaldo and Lileep/Cradily
• Scyther evolves into Kleavor with a Black Augurite
• Scyther evolves into Scizor with a Metal Coat
• Onix evolves into Steelix with a Metal Coat
• Ursaring evolves into Ursaluna with a Peat Block
• Tortot evolves into Tortalus with Black Augurite
• Tortot evolves into Tortremor with a Peat Block
• Tortot evolves into Tortress with a Metal Coat
• Tortot evolves into Tortasty with a Whipped Dream
• Swirlix evolves into Slurpuff with a Whipped Dream
• Eevee evolves into Sylveon if Charm is learned
• Piloswine evolves into Mamoswine if Ancient Power is learned
• Tangela evolves into Tangrowth if Ancient Power is learned
• Primeape evolves into Annihilape if Shadow Punch is learned
• Porygon2 evolves into Porygon-Z with a Dubious Disc
• Sneasel evolves into Weavile with a Razor Claw
• Gligar evolves into Gliscor with a Razor Fang
• Feebas evolves into Milotic with a Prism Scale
• Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior with a Protector
• Male Kirlia evolves into Gallade with a Dawn Stone
• Female Snorunt evolves into Froslass with a Dawn Stone
• Poliwhirl evolves into Politoed with a King’s Rock
• Seadra evolves into Kingdra with a Dragon Scale
• Clamperl evolves into Gorebyss with a Deep Sea Scale
• Clamperl evolves into Huntail with a Deep Sea Tooth
• Electabuzz evolves into Electivire with an Electrizer
• Magmar evolves into Magmortar with a Magmarizer
• Linking Cord evolves trade evolutions, including Haunter, Machoke, Kadabra, Graveler

Battle Changes:

• Re-added Charm, adding it to the learnset of several Pokémon
• Trainers used for EV Training found in early-game and mid-game
• Macho brace given after beating Gym 1
• Gym Leaders given updated battle movesets
• Weather Sisters are able to be battled before post-game

Miscellaneous changes:

• Reworked Electric gym to not use trash puzzle
• Reworked Ice/Grass gym
• Added method to buy second fossil not obtained in Mt. Ande
• Pokédex reorganized based off region and evolutionary lines
• Added other uses for Bottle Caps, including IV randomization
• Replaced Channelers with Hex Maniacs
• Replaced Psyduck overworld sprite with Eevee
• Updated sprites for Paula and Miror B.
• Updated palette for male and female player character
• Added overworld sprite for Ball Guy
• Bill and Celio replaced by Turo and Sada
• Changed Turo’s favorite Pokémon list
• Text changes to streamline longer dialogue
• Misc. tile fixes
• Misc. text fixes

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed bug with Flare Blitz animation causing game to crash
• Reworked guaranteed shiny script to prevent crashing