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Pokemon Palimpsest
Category: GBA
Author: KittyPBoxx
Date: 2025-10-21
Description
Built as a submission for the TARC 2025 hacking contest, the game completely shifts away from standard Pokémon progression to deliver an arcade-style, tactical battle puzzle experience. The storyline follows a humorous and high-stakes premise: on the morning of your Ascendancy Exam to impress the gods, you oversleep. Now, your only chance at success is a single, unleveling Pokémon that possesses no moves, paired with cursed luck that guarantees you experience the worst possible outcome in every battle.
Features
- Outsmart divine opponents across a series of cerebral, battle-oriented puzzle scenarios
- Unique overworld aesthetic modeled after classic tactical RPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
- Command a single, unleveling Pokémon with zero moves and cursed luck that guarantees bad RNG
- Utilize the custom "Prayer System" featuring four permanent overworld actions (Steal, Switch Items, Swap Abilities, Sketch)
- Updated battle engine incorporating Generation 9 combat parameters, mechanics, and typings
- Original storyline following your quest to pass a prestigious Ascendancy Exam and impress the gods
- Highly demanding tactical gameplay designed to require precise planning and strategy to progress
- Includes helpful offline resources, including puzzle hint cheatsheets provided directly by the developer
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PlatformGBA
AuthorKittyPBoxx
PostedOctober 21, 2025
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Built as a submission for the TARC 2025 hacking contest, the game completely shifts away from standard Pokémon progression to deliver an arcade-style, tactical battle puzzle experience. The storyline follows a humorous and high-stakes premise: on the morning of your Ascendancy Exam to impress the gods, you oversleep. Now, your only chance at success is a single, unleveling Pokémon that possesses no moves, paired with cursed luck that guarantees you experience the worst possible outcome in every battle.
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https://github.com/KittyPBoxx/tarc2/
Completed v1.2 - 21/10/2025 - Pokémon Palimpsest is a completed GBA ROM hack of Pokémon Emerald by KittyPBoxx. Originally developed for the TARC 2025 contest, the game is a polished 2-to-4 hour tactical battle puzzle experience.
Key Features
Outsmart divine opponents across a series of cerebral, battle-oriented puzzle scenarios
Unique overworld aesthetic modeled after classic tactical RPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Command a single, unleveling Pokémon with zero moves and cursed luck that guarantees bad RNG
Utilize the custom "Prayer System" featuring four permanent overworld actions (Steal, Switch Items, Swap Abilities, Sketch)
Updated battle engine incorporating Generation 9 combat parameters, mechanics, and typings
Original storyline following your quest to pass a prestigious Ascendancy Exam and impress the gods
Highly demanding tactical gameplay designed to require precise planning and strategy to progress
Includes helpful offline resources, including puzzle hint cheatsheets provided directly by the developer
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