Pokemon Cave Escape ROM

If you’re an experienced player looking for a Pokémon challenge, this game is for you. Inspired by previous hacks from @wiz1989, SmallAnt, and Freezai, this game follows the same escape room concept: it uses the core Pokémon game mechanics to set up several puzzle-like steps for the player to solve. It features overworld puzzles and a variety of tough, carefully crafted trainer battles that require the player to come up with out-of-the-box solutions in order to progress, with the ultimate goal of escaping the cave they’re in.

Please note: this game is genuinely difficult. It’s the challenge to beat the escape room as quickly as possible. An experienced Pokémon player should take about 3-5 hours of playtime to complete it.

Features

• The game features Pokémon, moves, and battle mechanics up to gen 9.
• The puzzles consist of 6 trainer battles and 3 overworld puzzles, in combination with several items and game mechanics.
• There’s an NPC with the ability to offer hints, with each hint coming at the cost of getting additional playtime added to your in-game clock.
• You do not have to worry about getting softlocked unless you actively seek to do so (e.g. by tossing away your items).
• All battle RNG has been removed with the most intuitive outcomes set to occur (e.g. a 70% accuracy move always hits, a second Protect always fails).
• Every puzzle step is meant to feel fair. Anything not directly solvable via logical reasoning is hinted at in one way or another.
• None of the battle solutions rely on the AI making suboptimal plays. Switches ignored, there’s no way for the AI to prevent you from accomplishing your goal.