Hey Pokémon fans, have you ever wanted to travel between Kanto and Hoenn on a regular basis? To experience both the story of Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen and Pokémon Emerald with the same party and items?
Well, if so, you’re now in luck. A modder called manicpacer has now released Pokémon FireEmerald, a hack of Pokémon Emerald that merges both Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon Emerald into the same adventure.
Indeed, in the same way that Pokémon Gold and Silver let you move between Johto and Kanto, this makes travel to Hoenn a postgame feature for Pokémon FireRed. And unlike in the official games, it’s not just a way to rematch some of the other generation’s gym leaders or see how the region changed a bit in the last few years.
No, from what we can tell, it seems like the whole story is here. The dialogue is changed to reflect the new situation and Pokémon teams and levels are tweaked to match the new progression structure, but it’s literally everything from Hoenn bolted onto everything from Kanto.
So, there’s the plot with Team Aqua and Magma. The league with the generation 3 gym leaders, elite four and champion. All the optional areas and challenges found in those games. Etc.
And the insanity doesn’t end there. No, there are modern battle mechanics (physical/special split, fairy type, modern evolutions for earlier Pokémon, Megas, etc), your Pokémon can follow you on the overworld and there’s now a day/night cycle like in other generations. Heck, even the title screen and intro apparently change based on whether you last saved in Kanto or Hoenn!
It’s crazy to think about, and the kind of Pokémon game that would be almost unthinkable in the olden days of 2004 or 2005.
Definitely check it out if you’re a big fan of the gen 3 Pokémon games, and want to see them merged together into one giant adventure!
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