Pokemon The Pit

“Pokemon The Pit” is a Completed GBA Rom Hack made by Team Aqua Leader Archie. Explore a new Roguelite hack with gen 1 to 9 Pokemon, 16 characters, play as Pokemon and challenge 100 floors filled with trainers.

Pokemon The Pit Completed GBA Rom Hack

• Creator: Team Aqua Leader Archie
• Base ROM: Emerald
• Language: English
• Latest Version: v2.4.1
• Last Updated on: April 26, 2025
• Status: Completed

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Description

This is a roguelite hack inspired by Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door’s Pit of 100 Trials, adapted to Pokemon. You start with 3 random Pokemon and face a random trainer gauntlet across 100 floors. Each floor’s enemy team is randomly generated, with difficulty scaling from Lvl 1 to Lvl 100.

There are singles, doubles, and mixed battle modes, plus various challenge options. Every 5th floor is a Heal/Shop floor, every 10th has a Move Tutor, and every 25th features a Boss battle. Defeat a Boss to gain a new party member.

After completing floor 100, you can keep going to test your limits.

Features

• Choose from 16 avatars or play as any Pokemon species.
• Game modes: singles, mixed, doubles, 3 Pokemon only, no starter.
• 50-floor challenge with adjustable difficulty (XP, EVs, cash, stats).
• Randomizer options: moves, abilities, stats, types, evolutions, weather.
• Tera / Dynamax in Gen 9 Mode.
• Custom options: battle speedup, randomized maps and music, follower Pokemon.
• Various systems: random trainers, bosses, items, and arenas.
• Dark mode text boxes, custom UIs, and extra music.
• All Pokemon species available (Shedinja unlocked via SEEN Dex).
• Move tutors for relearner, egg, tutor, and pre-evo moves.
• TM and item QoL upgrades, with full Gen 9 TM lists.
• Overworld trainer counter, HGSS-style Pokédex with filters.
• Secret Base shop and decorations, Easter Egg Pokemon Pinball NPC.

Change Log

Version 2.4.1

• Fixed a huge bug in the recent update. Please make sure to update if you ever want to pass Floor 50

Version 2.4.0

• Added RACE mode preset (press SELECT in Custom)
• Added IRONMON mode preset (press SELECT in Custom)
• Added typing info to Birch case
• CUSTOM mode additions:
  • Added battle debug option
  • Added a BST limit selection
  • Added “no bag in battle” option
  • Added 2 item drops option and made RANDOM truly random again
  • Added a 75 floor option
• Added Tutor moves for Gen 9 mode (only mons that had them in their last appearance)
• Added gems shop back in (4k each)
• Added merchant and tutor NPCs to final boss floor
• Added missing pre evo moves randomizer
• Abra can only be used before clearing the floor
• AI updates:
  • Improved AI healing item usage (bosses only)
  • Improved AI switch behavior
  • Fixed hazards usage when no switch in left
• Pokedex updates:
  • Added pre evo moves and updated data for randomizers
  • Removed search mode SHIFT
  • Removed TM data when playing a move randomizer
• Move randomizer: made the TM lists alphabetically sorted and removed duplicates
• Stat changer: added “hold a key” function to change stats faster
• Removed SHIFT battle style
• Updated trainer card (item drops, BST, party size)
• Progressive trainers: 1st boss can’t mega
• Added testers to the back room map
• Removed overworld poison damage from Gen 3 version
• Plenty bugfixes:
  • Learnsets bugs
  • Species duplicates
  • Tutor move duplicates in randomizer runs
  • NPC soft locks
  • Pokedex freeze situation
  • Data mismatch in Pokedex
  • Pickpocket not triggering
  • Bosses will stay defeated after reloading a save into the boss map

Version 2.3.2 (Quick Hotfix)

• The feature request to backout of the Mode Menu caused some save issues for people using Hope/Despair mode. That is fixed now.

Version 2.3.1 (Quick Hotfix)

• fixed HM move compatibility
• fixed Dragon Ascent TM compatibility
• made Mega Rayquaza obtainable for trainers with same odds as regular megas
• fixed some move animations breaking the game

Version 2.3.0

New Features

• Boss rework
  • updated ace sets (incl. some Pokemon replacements)
  • made Archie, Maxie and Giovanni final bosses only
  • added three additional regular bosses
  • made the final boss only have mons with BST 525+
  • added new final boss map
  • in mixed mode bosses now have 50% mixed teams
• added a Quit/Forfeit option to battles
• added type icons in battle
• added return navugation from Custom Mode screen with B
• added new “single trainer per floor” mode
• updated gimmicks handling
  • cycling through available gimmick options now possible
  • different gimmicks on different battlers now allowed
  • Z moves can be used by moving the cursor on to them
  • added info text about useless Z-Moves (newer gen status moves)
• updated Tera recharge logic
  • now only recharges after clearing a floor
  • added item Tera Shot for additional recharges
• added move deleter to tutor NPC
• activated stellar forms
• replaced False Swipe TM with Dragon Ascent TM and removed it from Rayquaza’s level-up move pool
• updated gimmick pricing
• added Dynamax battle strings
• reduced egg moves price to 8k
• added signature BOOSTER_ENERGY to signature items
• removed some Eeveelution methods to fit them on the Dex page
• added missing form change items to merchant
• removed unremarkable teacup and cracked pot from merchant
• added Galarian Yamask’s evo method
• added Ursaluna Bloodmoon overworld sprite

Bug Fixes

• rework of moveset calculation
• fixed Rainbow Pearl to keep nature when changing gender
• fixed Max Soup and have it running a species check for Gigantamax
• fixed double gimmick situations
• fixed thieving from partner
• fixed Pancham evolution
• numerous other fixes

Version 2.2.0 – HUGE UPDATE

Consider this release a beta, with some things that could break.

• Add (courtesy of the pokeemerald-expansion)
• Refactor How All Gimmicks Are Handled. You individually toggle each gimmick from the Mode Menu, and then the Foe Gimmicks option determines if the enemies use them, use them randomly, or start off not using them and slowly use them more.
• Hope mode still has no gimmicks, Despair Mode has just mega. You can turn off the ones you don’t like in the Custom Mode which we advise
• Fix various forms like Enamorus
• Add Running Shoes Evo Item To Add On Top of Friendship Evos
• Various Move effect Fixes
• Remove Pickup as its mechanics unintentionally break the game
• Add Signature items as item reward drops if you have a mon with a signature item (otherwise it won’t roll one)
• Add Inverse Battles
• Add No Items During Battle Option
• gender changing item in shop
• Fix Wonder Trade Mono Type

Game Versions

There are 3 versions of the hack, a version with just up to Gen 3 mons, a version with up to Gen 5 mons, and a version with all Gen 9 Mons.

Game Related Stuff

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Previous Version 2.3.2

Previous Version 2.2.1

Previous Version 2.1.0

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Gameplay Questions

How do I evolve my Pokemon?

• All evolution methods are listed in the Pokedex.

What learnset does my Pokemon use?

• All movesets are vanilla matching the Generation patch you are playing. For the Gen 9 patch, cut pokemon will use their learnset from the latest Gen they have a learnset defined in.

How do I use a particular regional gimmick, like Megas or Dynamax?

• Press Start While in Move Select in Battle
• Make sure you explicitly turn on any regional gimmicks you want to be able to use when you start your run in the run settings. Any regional gimmicks you have enabled can be purchased from the Rest Stop during your run.

Why does the Rainbow Pearl not work?

• Rainbow Pearl only works on pokemon that are mechanically identical regardless of their gender, so it will not work on things like Nidoran, Indeedee, or Basculegion. It will work on gendered evolutions like Combee and Salandit.

Where can I get _ item?

• Heal items, most normal held items, berries, and xitems are found in item drops after clearing a floor
• The Shop Floor has all the TMs, Evo Items, Vitamins, Mints, Ability Items, Mega Items, Z Items, Tera Items, Dynamax Items, Gems