Pokemon Emerald Mod

Here is the link to the mod patch file: https://violinlloyd.itch.io/pokemon-emerald-mod

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This mod is aimed to provide two major features for players: it features a number of quality of life features to reduce annoyance when playing through the game and it increases the difficulty to provide for a robust challenge. Pokemon Emerald was chosen because it's my favorite game in the series and due to the existence of the pokeemerald decompilation project. (Huge thanks to the very helpful community for organizing this repo and providing guidance!)

Below, you can find the full changelog along with some videos demonstrating functionality

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FULL CHANGELOG

1. Edited all trainers (raised levels & increased Pokemon variety)

2. Edited wild Pokemon (raised levels; introduced Pikachu to Petalburg Woods; made Feebas more easily findable; got rid of version exclusives)

3. Gave gym leaders and their trainers new text to better characterize them & fit their anime / manga incarnations (i.e. Winona is in charge of all the gym leaders, Norman and his family are originally from Johto, etc.)

4. Added physical / special split to battle moves (standard after Gen IV)

5. Streamlined HM usage in the field (doesn't ask for confirmation or provide flavor text)

6. Made TMs reusable (standard after Gen V)

7. Gave Winona a shiny Swellow (to fit the anime / manga)

8. Reduced encounter rate on all water routes east of Petalburg

9. Made HMs forgettable without Move Deleter

10. Streamlined Nurse Joy dialogue at the Pokemon Center (removed yes/no option)

11. Added the ability to run indoors

12. Introduced a new item, the Trade Stone to evolve the Pokemon that evolve via being traded. The only exclusion is Clamperl, as it can evolve into two different Pokemon depending on its held item while being traded. So, you just can't evolve Clamperl in this game. Sorry. But both Huntail and Gorebyss are garbage, so it's not the end of the world. You can find 5 Trade Stones in the PC in your room at the start of the game.

13. Added ability to auto-refresh Repels when they run out

14. Updated the Elite Four / Champion teams

This video demonstrates a few features: players can run indoors, the Pokemon Center no longer has a multiple choice menu before healing, HMs can be overwritten without the usage of the Move Deleter, and using HMs in the field no longer has text accompaniment.

This video demonstrates the use of reusable TMs. This change was introduced to the series in Generation V.

This video demonstrates the usage of the Trade Stone, the item introduced to evolve those Pokemon that normally can only be evolved by being traded.

This video demonstrates the application of the repel menu, allowing users to automatically use another repel when one runs out. (Huge thanks to DizzyEgg for this code)