Pokemon Petalburg Dynasty is a career sim built on Pokémon Emerald. You beat the Elite Four. Now you run Petalburg Gym.
Features
- You are Emerald’s Champion. Norman resigns and hands you Petalburg Gym.
- Pick your gym’s type.
- 24 challengers every seasons with teams generated and authored for challenging matches.
- Climb the Gym ladder rank until you reach the top.
- Fainting can cost an injury, and an injured Pokémon misses the next match day.
- Hire staff, build facilities, scout challengers and pay for training.
- Book expeditions to travel across the region and more.
- More surprise!
Difficulty
- Can be hard on purpose.
- Your type choice affect the difficulty setting.
- Every challenger is built and have more in more resources. By example, Aces bring six Pokémon, full EVs and Full Restores.
- No grinding. XP comes only from match days, paid training and six encounters per match day.
- Money is tight.
- You can finish a season badly and be relegated.
Who it is for
- People who finished Emerald and want the next chapter.
- People who like management and career sims.
- People who want a different Emerald experience without a randomizer or self-imposed rules.
- Not for you if you want an overworld journey, badges or a story to walk through.
Changelog
V1.11.1
- Add TERA BLAST to TERA and ALL GIMMICK modes.
- Fix some bugs and improve game stability.
V1.11.0
Major Changes
- Add DYNAMAX and MAX ITEMS to the shop: DYNAMAX CANDY and MAX SOUP. To play with DYNAMAX, you will need to start a new career and select the option during setup.
- Allow Challengers to use DYNAMAX.
- Add GIMMICK: ALL to career start options, enabling every gimmick in the same career.
- Add a x0.5 setting for XP and Money in CHEATS.
- Make MEGA STONES and Z-CRYSTALS available for off-type POKéMON you can catch.
Pokémon Fixes
- Add REMORAID to the Safari Zone fishing rod encounters so MANTYKE can evolve.
- Add FLAAFFY to the Desert.
Bug Fixes
- Prevent Challenger POKéMON from using moves above their level.
- Prevent Challengers from having under-leveled evolutions. No more level 4 Mega FROSLASS!
- Ensure each starter POKéMON has an attack matching its type.
- Fix MEGA GOLISOPOD and MEGA FALINKS’ abilities.
- Fix MAX MOVE types when using SWAP.
- Clean up the gimmick buttons during battles.
V1.10
- Add Z-MOVES.
- Add TERASTALLIZATION.
- Add a portable LEAGUE PC to the shop.
- Add the MYSTERY POKÉMON to the POKéDEX upon capture.
- Add new wild POKéMON to lower-level Expeditions: SWABLU, MAWILE, and CHARMANDER.
- Allow SCOTT to stop a HARD CAP run, like in GYMLOCKE.
- Add all items to the shop.
- Add a HELD ITEMS section to separate supplies from held items.
- Balance HELD ITEMS prices in the shop.
- Fix some Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Evolution abilities.
- Improve Challenger evolution levels.
- Make shop availability depend on alternate Pokémon forms (for example, Cyndaquil is available in Ghost).
