“Pokemon Lazarus” is a GBA Rom Hack made by Nemo622. Discover the new lands and mysteries of the Ilios region, featuring over 400 Pokemon, a new villainous team, new characters, and many more exciting new features!
Pokemon Lazarus GBA Rom Hack
- Creator: Nemo622
- Base ROM: Emerald
- Language: English
- Released on: March 21, 2025
- Latest Version: Demo 1.2
- Last Updated on: March 25, 2025
- Status: Demo Goes Upto the 3rd Gym!
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Description
Pokemon Lazarus is a new Pokemon GBA ROM hack created by nemo622, the same developer behind the popular 2024 hit Pokemon Emerald Seaglass. This game shares many similarities with Pokemon Emerald Seaglass, such as the use of charming GBC-style graphics for almost every menu, Pokemon, and object in the overworld. It also features following Pokemon and a curated Pokedex containing over 400 Pokemon from Generation 1 to Generation 9.
There are several unique features in the game, including a brand-new region called Ilios, which is based on the Aegean Sea (mainland Greece and the surrounding islands). The game offers a completely new storyline with new characters and a fresh villainous team.
Features
- New Region: The Ilios region, based on the Aegean Sea (mainland Greece and surrounding islands).
- New Storyline: Fully explore the new areas of the Ilios region.
- Starters: 9 starters from Generations 6, 7, and 9.
- Following Pokemon: Pokemon follows you in the overworld.
- DexNav: A fully functioning DexNav to make encounters easier.
- New Villains: A new villainous team called Team Chimera.
- Quest System: Complete quests to earn rewards.
- Pokedex: Over 400 Pokemon curated from Generations 1 to 9, along with regional forms (Alolan, Galarian, Hisuian, etc.).
- Challenging Puzzles: Solve engaging puzzles throughout the game.
- Graphics: Charming GBC-style graphics for almost every menu, Pokemon, and object in the overworld.
- Overworld Encounters: Pokemon appear in the overworld.
- Dynamic Day/Night System: Pokemon Encounters based on time, Day and Night Encounters.
- Berry System: An improved berry system.
- Cheat System: In-game cheats are available to improve gameplay, with a cheat system similar to that of Pokemon Emerald Seaglass.
Difficulty Modes
Pokemon Lazarus features a Difficulty Mode setting, which can be adjusted in the second page of the Options menu, alongside various other settings.
- Normal Mode: Soft level caps, standard Gym Leader teams. Most Pokémon teams can likely beat the game, though some battles may require extra planning.
- Hard Mode: Hard level caps, modified Gym Leaders with more difficult fights. Opponents’ Pokemon gain extra levels as the game progresses, with a +5 level bonus by the end. Planning before Gym battles is key, as their Pokemon will have stronger moves and more coverage.
Top 5 Cheats for Pokemon Lazarus
- 9RARECANDY: Gives 999 Rare Candies.
- JUSTCATCH!: Makes all Poké Balls have a 100% catch rate.
- JUSTSHOWME: Makes DexNav show all Pokémon on a route, whether or not you’ve seen them before.
- WISHINGSTR: Gives 99 Wishing Stars for use in the Jusmail Town Wishing Well.
- GIMMENUGS!: Gives 99 Nuggets to sell for a large amount of money.
Game Progress
The game was released as a demo with content up to the 3rd gym and a bit beyond. The full version is expected to be released by the end of 2025.
Changelog
Demo 1.2
- Added Inn to Pokémon Centers, allowing time skipping
- Added Recommended Emulator list
- Fixed rare professor invisibility during the intro
- Fixed Starter gender lock
- Fixed Berry Growth problems
- OLD SAVES: Enter a Pokémon Center and speak to the Innkeeper! This will manually enable all time-based events, including Berry growth, while maintaining old save compatibility.
- Removed glitched MissingNo (empty Pokémon) from Girlypop cheat code
- Fixed unassigned follower crashing Pokémon Center & certain events
- Added quest information for Old Woman’s Snom quest in Pythios Cemetery
- Improved certain Trainer sprites
- Fixed blank Togepi evolution description (Togepi now evolves via level up)
- Fixed various other minor bugs (dialogue fixes, Low Kick description crash, Cubone evolution, and many more)
please save in the Acrisia University before updating your save! This will prevent potential bugs caused by changes on other maps.
Demo 1.1
- Removes Debug functions (in my defense, I was watching the Severance finale when I should’ve been doing that)
- Tweaks level scaling, adding failsafes to prevent Lv. 100 encounters at the start of the game
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