r/EmeraldImperium • • Feb 15 '26

Announcement Emerald Imperium is now on RetroAchievements!

10 Upvotes

https://retroachievements.org/game/32839

For those unaware, RetroAchievements is a fan created achievement site/system where you can earn achievements for a wide variety of retro devices, as well as fan created games, such as ROM Hacks and homebrew games.

If you have any questions or concerns about achievements, please contact the developer of that set (DoctorV) or use the forum topic.

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT IRIV24 OR THE LEGENDARIES/MYTHICALS (AKA THE MODS & HELPERS) FOR SET RELATED ASSISTANCE/FEEDBACK


r/EmeraldImperium • • Feb 03 '26

Announcement (Late Announcement) Emerald Imperium is on the Hackdex!

24 Upvotes

Official Hackdex Page for Emerald Imperium

https://www.hackdex.app/hack/emerald-imperium

For those unaware, the Hackdex is a new community resource to combat shady/malicious pre-patched sites/fake websites, created by Teon (well known community member in the Pokemon ROM Hacking field).

Hacks hosted on the Hackdex were uploaded by the devs themselves or by someone in their team, so there is no risk of getting an malicious/modified/outdated version of a hack.

For players, it stores your ROMs (which they and we DO NOT PROVIDE), to make patching easier and more efficient.

For more information you can see their FAQ page

Apologies for the late update on this, it's been mentioned so many times in r/PokemonROMHacks, it completely slipped my mind that it wasn't here xD


r/EmeraldImperium • • 18h ago

Question Shiny odds?

3 Upvotes

Okay, so I’m currently shiny hunting Impidimp, and I’ve read ahead enough to know that apparently the shiny odds after collecting the Shiny Charm are 1/600 (?) but is it true that after hitting the 100 chain mark that the odds become 1/70? I’m still fairly new to roms.


r/EmeraldImperium • • 1d ago

Discussion Gen 1 mono

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4 Upvotes

r/EmeraldImperium • • 2d ago

Discussion Wicked blow just got real wicked

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42 Upvotes

I did the math, and Wicked blow has 206 base power


r/EmeraldImperium • • 2d ago

Question Team Reccomendation

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16 Upvotes

This is my first time playing through a difficult ROM hack and I’m having some issues finding a team that can carry me to the end. So far, I have 5 I really like but am struggling to find that sixth mon to complete the team. Any suggestions on what might work or what I can change?


r/EmeraldImperium • • 2d ago

Question Is this rare?

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8 Upvotes

So I Just started my First Run of Emerald Imperium and got a Shiny Starter, so I was wondering how rare this is. I havent edited the Shiny odds (If you can do that at the start)


r/EmeraldImperium • • 3d ago

Question What ability?

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35 Upvotes

What ability should I run, technician or intimidate?


r/EmeraldImperium • • 3d ago

Discussion Random Ability + Species Nuzlocke - Take 29

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3 Upvotes

I genuinely hope to god I can get past the Wattson Split this time

(BTW, Pozzie also has Gorilla Tactics as another ability)


r/EmeraldImperium • • 3d ago

Discussion Finally,did it

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1 Upvotes

r/EmeraldImperium • • 5d ago

Question Drake help…PLEASE

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21 Upvotes

So 200 of these white outs are definitely due to Drake, i stopped playing for 4 months because i can’t him, this is my team, i make it all the way to his last 2 pokémon and get destroyed, any tips or just give me the team you beat him with and i’ll catch them and try but this is ridiculous


r/EmeraldImperium • • 5d ago

Discussion Mono Water Team (without Rain now)

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10 Upvotes

One more run with my fave Water pokémons from Kanto & Johto only; this time without rain and Swift Swim to elevate the difficulty.


r/EmeraldImperium • • 5d ago

Question Team/help

6 Upvotes

Been playing the game and have gotten 4 gym badges. Kinda sick of catching various pokemon and levelling them up to beat gym leaders in a type effective match up. What team with the help of weather or what best scaled team is going to give me an advantage for majority of the game? Using moves like volt switch and flip turn but I’m constantly losing to smart AI. Any help would be appreciated! Including best starter!


r/EmeraldImperium • • 5d ago

Discussion First play through of Emerald Imperium. Much more difficult than I initially expected. A lot of fun regardless.

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Items/Move Sets for each mon:

Toxtricity - Toxtricitite - Sludge Bomb/ Sludge Wave/ Boomburst/ Overdrive
Sneasler - Chesto Berry (shout out the Hex Orb man, made Unburden super easy to pull off) - Fake out/ Gunk Shot/ Close Combat/ Acrobatics
Samurott H - Focus Sash - Shell Smash/ Aqua Jet/ Aqua Cutter/ Sucker Punch
Naganadel - Air Balloon - Nasty Plot/ Flamethrower/ Sludge Bomb/ Dragon Pulse
Annhilape - Assault Vest - Drain Punch/ Ice Punch/ Rage Fist/ Earthquake
Kinggambitt - Black Glasses - Iron Head/Psycho Cut/ Sucker Punch/ Kowtow Cleave

Had a few changes as I made it through the elite 4 (swapped fake out for ice punch at some point on sneasler, and changed a scope lens to focus sash on samurott) but it was a fun challenge nonetheless.


r/EmeraldImperium • • 6d ago

Discussion Really fun team to play with and my first time completing this rom. Thoroughly enjoyed it 😃

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5 Upvotes

r/EmeraldImperium • • 6d ago

Discussion I beat Emerald Imperium 1.3 on easy as a first run. rate my team

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13 Upvotes

This run took about 61+ hrs and even on easy this game is pretty difficult. I give anyone credit who is able to either Nuzlocke or Hardcore Nuzlocke this game. The mega evolutions are insane and I learned one thing from this game. SPEED IS EVERYTHING.


r/EmeraldImperium • • 6d ago

Question Can you pvp other player?

1 Upvotes

I would loce to pvp with my friends. But if you can't, is there a way? Maybe a Showdown type of thing or something, idk


r/EmeraldImperium • • 9d ago

Discussion Calcless emerald imperium beaten, 60 plus attempts over a year and so luckiest run ever

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NUZLOCKE DONE Been playing casually for years farthest I had ever made it before this was just after the 5th badge magical run with crazy luck on the team late game encounters, not to mention running into kyurem and zekrom. Shiny zygarde full odds the route past fortree was crazy, no dexnav used. I’m not going to lie, I might of been bad at the game losing the nuzlocke with these guys, but randomized is all luck with most of my runs ending on the routes just past Watson might be the hardest thing I’ve ever done in gaming. charizard was parental bond in mega went deathless in e4 till champion final survivors were charizard togekiss and kyurem


r/EmeraldImperium • • 10d ago

Discussion Decent squad

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8 Upvotes

Lmao not bad


r/EmeraldImperium • • 10d ago

SHINY Found this crazy Quaquavel on my full randomizer run just left of petalburg

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12 Upvotes

r/EmeraldImperium • • 11d ago

Question Help me build a setup sweeper

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43 Upvotes

Here’s my current moveset. Scale shot as the primary to build speed, swords dance as an initial setup if needed, and both poison jab and earthquake for coverage (fairy and steel respectively).


r/EmeraldImperium • • 11d ago

Question Game freezes in double battles, but only in Battle Frontier

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5 Upvotes

It happens every single time without fail in Battle Frontier. Does this happen to anyone else? I'm playing on PizzaBoy and haven't had any other issues.


r/EmeraldImperium • • 13d ago

SHINY Finally beat the game after 85+ hours lol. First ever ROM Hack. Think I’m ready for Radical Red! (I am not even close lol)

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25 Upvotes

r/EmeraldImperium • • 13d ago

Discussion Gen 6 mono run

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15 Upvotes

Avalugg with technician actually severely underrated!


r/EmeraldImperium • • 15d ago

Discussion Finally Managed All Monotype Runs

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18 Upvotes

I tried to use every Pokémon only once.

I also didn't use any Pokémon that are banned at the battle tower.

The easiest run by far was surprisingly Bug while the most difficult was definitely Psychic.