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Pokémon Pokecave Almerald
Category: GBA
Author: PiedPipecleaner
Date: 2026-07-13
Description
This game was initially conceived as a joke between friends, but then we took it too far and actually made it lol. This hack is based on the popular web collectibles game "Dragon Cave", Dragcave.net . This hack is effectively vanilla Emerald, just with entirely new "Pokemon" and a few other qol additions. Anyways, here we have our result; PokeCave Almerald! A Dragon Cave rom hack of Pokemon Emerald.
Features
- 314 Dragon Cave dragons : you can catch, evolve, shiny hunt, and battle with in the classic Hoenn setting.
- The physical/special split : Don't worry, that physical-based fire type you just caught is in fact viable.
- Edited types and matchups : to fit with Valkemare's lore and elements. Also to make ice actually usable lol.
- Renamed some moves : to make more sense in context. Dragons don't punch, they claw and bite!
- Backported and added some moves : from future generations and our own minds. Just because we can add the physical/special split it doesn't mean every type actually had all options in gen 3. Now they do.
- Chicken: Chicken.
- Some retyped gyms and moves : to match the new typings.
- Small overworld and dialogue tweaks : for consistency. Trainer Joey doesn't love sandshrews anymore, he loves Pseudowyvern drakes now.
- National dex : is obtained at the start with the base dex.
- All event items : are available postgame from an npc in the Battle Frontier. Talk to the southern port in Lilycove to use them once obtained.
- Reusable TMs : so you don't have to figure out which pokemon on your mono-electric team should get thunderbolt.
- All dragons are obtainable : in a single playthrough without the need to cheat or hack. This includes things like the starters you didn't pick, as rare spawns somewhere in the world.
- Increased shiny rates : to 1/2048, so you don't have to spend an eternity grinding for a mon you can't actually trade or use in any other game.
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AuthorPiedPipecleaner
PostedJuly 13, 2026
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This game was initially conceived as a joke between friends, but then we took it too far and actually made it lol. This hack is based on the popular web collectibles game "Dragon Cave", Dragcave.net . This hack is effectively vanilla Emerald, just with entirely new "Pokemon" and a few other qol additions. Anyways, here we have our result; PokeCave Almerald! A Dragon Cave rom hack of Pokemon Emerald.
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Completed (10/07/2026) - A fully finished Emerald hack featuring a complete playthrough of the Hoenn region with a fully functional roster of custom dragon species.
Key Features
314 Dragon Cave dragonsyou can catch, evolve, shiny hunt, and battle with in the classic Hoenn setting.
The physical/special splitDon't worry, that physical-based fire type you just caught is in fact viable.
Edited types and matchupsto fit with Valkemare's lore and elements. Also to make ice actually usable lol.
Renamed some movesto make more sense in context. Dragons don't punch, they claw and bite!
Backported and added some movesfrom future generations and our own minds. Just because we can add the physical/special split it doesn't mean every type actually had all options in gen 3. Now they do.
ChickenChicken.
Some retyped gyms and movesto match the new typings.
Small overworld and dialogue tweaksfor consistency. Trainer Joey doesn't love sandshrews anymore, he loves Pseudowyvern drakes now.
National dexis obtained at the start with the base dex.
All event itemsare available postgame from an npc in the Battle Frontier. Talk to the southern port in Lilycove to use them once obtained.
Reusable TMsso you don't have to figure out which pokemon on your mono-electric team should get thunderbolt.
All dragons are obtainablein a single playthrough without the need to cheat or hack. This includes things like the starters you didn't pick, as rare spawns somewhere in the world.
Increased shiny ratesto 1/2048, so you don't have to spend an eternity grinding for a mon you can't actually trade or use in any other game.
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