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@KittyPBoxx KittyPBoxx released this 04 Oct 10:48
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1.0
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Story:
In a world where god launch startups, headline movies and make presidential bids, hopeful trainers must compete for power, glory and most importantly minimum wage internships.
Unfortunately, on morning of the ascendancy exam, you overslept. Now your only change to impress the gods is a pokemon that cannot level and has no moves.
To make matters worse your punishment for being late is to experience the worst possible luck in every battle you do.
With all the odds stacked against you the only thing you can do is pray.
gameplay

Gameplay:
This is a short hack focused on battle puzzles.
Expected playtime is 1-4 hours depending on your knowledge of battle mechanics.

However, these battles have a slight twist:

  • You will only ever have one pokemon.
  • It will never gain experience.
  • You will receive terrible luck in every battle. There is no RNG outside wild battles.
  • You can always see your opponents moves, abilities and items in battle.
  • Each turn, instead of moving, you can perform one of four prayer moves.

These allow you to:

  1. Permanently copy an opponents move
  2. Permanently copy an opponents species
  3. Permanently switch ablities with an opponent
  4. Permanently switch items with an opponent
    The effect of all prayers continue after the battle (on your pokemon).

Features:

  • Unique Maps and Puzzle battles
  • Battle prayer system
  • QOL: Speedup, Inst text, Hold2Mash, Inst Save, Autosave

Credits:

  • Programming KittyPBoxx

  • Battle Puzzles Sabata/KittyPBoxx

  • Powered by Pokemerald Expansion

  • Base Isometric tiles - Raou

  • Battle UI / Background - RavePossum/Ruki

  • Original Diagonal Movement - Lactozilla / Zatsu

  • Battle Speedup - AlexOn1ine / Pokabbie

  • Comfy Anims - Huderlem

  • Sliding Puzzle - Sphericalice

  • Accuracy Tests - PikalaxALT/RevoSucks

  • Name Boxes - Mudskip

  • BW Music - Aichiya

  • Original Test Suit - PikalaxALT/RevoSucks/Endrift

  • With assets adapted from from Emerald / HGSS / BW / Ranger / Conquest / Boktai

Notes:

  • (START) in the fight menu can be used to terastallize in battle
  • (SELECT) in the fight menu can be used to change the order of moves.
  • Auto saves happen at the end of every battle and whenever a new area is unlocked.
  • Battle mechanics are Gen 9
  • (L + R + B + START) opens the debug menu, with the BATTLES section giving the intended setup for each battle. A full cheatsheet is available for those who need a little more divine inspiration.
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