Pokémon Emerald Imperium

Pokémon Emerald Imperium is a ROM hack of Pokémon Emerald designed to deliver a high difficulty, feature rich experience. Heavily inspired by the balance and quality of life standards of Pokémon Radical Red, this project reimagines the Hoenn region with significantly increased challenge and modern mechanics.

Some of the highlights include:

Almost all Pokemon from Gens 1 - 9 available

Modern battle engine

Mega Evolutions, featuring new custom Megas added for several Pokemon including Gen 4 starters and several Gigantamax forms converted to Megas

Several Gen 4 characters added, including Dawn as an additional rival, all the Gym Leaders, and more!

Increased difficulty of trainer battles, with focus on Gym Leaders/Elite 4, Rivals, Team Aqua/Magma battles, route Mini Bosses, and optional Mini Bosses

Several other optional Boss Trainer battles (with hopefully good enough rewards to incentivize the player to actually want to do the battles)

Configurable Minimal Grinding Mode

Built in Difficulty Modes: just Easy and Normal for now

Built in Randomizer with configurations for species and ability randomization

Built in Level Caps

DexNav

Balance updates for Pokemon to match RR, which includes type-changes, stat updates, ability updates, learnset updates, etc. The goal for this was to be able to reuse the online RR dex and the RR damage calculator.

Small story tweaks, mostly with the goal of lining up difficult battles

Not needing to teach HMs to use them, and they are forgettable if taught

Reusable TMs

PokeVial with infinite uses to heal your party from anywhere

Access to the PC from anywhere

Stat Editor (for EVs and IVs) given in Mauville

Toggleable following Pokemon, Auto Run. and Infinite Repel

Hold R to speed through NPC dialogue

Option to relearn level-up moves and egg-moves for a Pokemon in the party menu

Move-tutor moves converted to TMs so they can be taught anywhere, no more move tutors in game

Item care packages

Ability Capsules and Ability Patches to easily change between abilities for a Pokemon

2nd Nurse in every Pokemon Center who can:

Change Pokemon’s natures

Swap genders for Pokemon with gender-specific evolutions

Set Pokemon directly to the Level Cap