Pokémon Rutile Ruby

Pokemon Rutile Ruby and Pokemon Star Sapphire are ROM hacks for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Their main purpose is to provide a more challenging game experience while not artificially limiting the player. The premier feature of Rutile Ruby and Star Sapphire is the ground-up redesign of Pokémon Trainers in the world to increase the game’s challenge. Every trainer in the game has been edited, and the level curve expects use of the Experience Share, which means that you level up very quickly. You should be hitting Level 100 by the time you get to the Elite Four.

Trainer Changes

Harsher Level Curve: Balanced to the EXP Share!

All-New Trainer teams, many featuring six Pokémon! Even the rematches have been edited!

All Gym Leaders have six Pokémon!

Trainers throughout the game have access to Mega Evolution!

Alternate Battle Types are more common in the world!

Wild Pokémon Changes

Post-game Foreign Pokémon are available from the beginning of the game!

Pokémon rarity within areas has been adjusted!

Hordes have been optimized for painless and early EV training!

Every species can now hold Items in the wild!

Poké Mart and Item Changes

Poké Mart lists have been consolidated to replace redundant items!

Sacred Ash is available in standard Poké Marts, and Revives have had a drastic price increase to discourage their use in battles. Sacred Ash functions as a Max Revive for the entire party, but can only be used outside of battle.

Competitive consumables, such as Focus Sash or Air Balloon, are available in standard Poké Marts!

Slateport Market is now the go-to place to purchase competitive hold items like Leftovers or Life Orb.

The Pickup table has been drastically overhauled with many valuable items!

Prices of certain items have been adjusted, sometimes drastically. Only some price changes are listed here.

Evolution Changes

Pokémon that normally Evolve via trade now have additional methods for Evolution. They can still be Evolved by their normal method!

Miscellaneous Changes

Eggs now hatch incredibly quickly. Every species now has a 1-cycle hatch rate. Note this doesn’t apply to Event eggs or Traded eggs.

Switch Mode no longer reveals the incoming Pokémon.

Level 3 of the Hatching, Experience Gain, Friendship, and Money Gain O-Powers now last much longer.

Brendan and May have new outfits/designs.

Custom Title Screen!

Custom Banner and Icon for .cia installs!