Pokemon Scrambled Scarlet is a Completed GBA Rom Hack made by Dooz, Prankster20 and Stracker. Explore Emerald in 2 different paths chosen at the beginning, leading to different results!
Pokemon Scrambled Scarlet Completed GBA Rom Hack
- Author: Dooz, Prankster20 and Stracker
- Hack Off: Emerald
- Language: English
- Latest Version: v0.0.16
- Released on: July 13, 2025
- Status: Completed
Massive Replay Value
- Multiple paths (currently 2, more planned!) — different boss orders- embracing SV’s open world.
- Example: Katy is first gym leader in one version, and last in another.
- Save file comes with fast-travel unlocked, bike upgrades, and egg pools ready to go.
- Built to replay and re-strategize — perfect for challenge runs, experimenting, or just having fun with new teams.
Egg-Based Encounter System
- Wild encounters don’t work for nuzlockes due to overworld-only spawns.
- Instead, you receive encounters via tiered Egg Pools, which unlock as you defeat bosses.
- For switch, the pre-loaded save file includes everything! Download is included in the DoozDex For GBA, it has egg system built in to the gameplay!
Total Pokemon Reworks
- Every single Pokémon has been reworked with very heavily thought out, flavor-consistent buffs, designed to be viable from start to finish- designed around Teamlocked Gameplay (more info below!)
- No bad encounters. No “early route fall-offs.” Every Pokémon is fun to use and scales as you progress.
- Each mon has 3 interchangeable, useful abilities and unique roles with great synergy.
- Paradox Pokémon are optional branch evolutions of their standard forms (ex: Eviolite/NFE Donphan → Great Tusk OR Iron Treads, Zweilous/Kirlia branch evo where the evos are all balanced one another)
- Youtube videos/text blurbs explaining a lot of the logic and function of the changes!
Reworked Mechanics & Moves
- Every move is redesigned to be viable and clearly categorized or serve a purpose. New archetypes of moves (Draco Meteor variants, recoil moves, everything is tiered out on the DoozDex and listed on the boss fight guide so you don’t have to check constantly what each move does!)
- 200+ TMs available to BUY directly- no more crafting.
- EVs are fully customizable via instant-use training items. Build and rebuild your team on the fly!
- Thanks to Infinite move relearner, loads of level-up moves, and massive movepool flexibility.
- Designed to give you real tools — the game is tough but fair and flexible.
(Optional but Intended) Teamlocked Nuzlocke Focus
- Start with a team of 6. No switching unless someone dies– bond with your Pokemon!
- No mindless sacking — every mon is built with enough options to stay relevant.
- Designed to build attachment and strategic depth — how you use your team matters more than what’s in it.
- Designed around replaying multiple times with different teams, maybe a few deaths per run depending on skill level.
Changelog v0.0.16
Move Changes for Reverse Path:
- Strength: now has a 30% chance to flinch
- Swagger (AI-Only): 0 >+5 priority, 2 > 50 PP
- Fury Cutter (AI-Only): 40 > 60 BP
- Scale Shot: 15 > 25 BP
- Added Blazing Torque Reverse.
- Added Wicked Torque Reverse.
- Added Magical Torque Reverse.
- Added Combat Torque Reverse.
Pokemon Changes for Reverse Path:
- Seadra: Water/Dragon > Water/Poison, Toxic Debris > Multiscale
- Combee: always Female
- Rotom (base): Lightning Rod > Swiftness
- Swanna: Stamina > Elegance
- Salandit: always Female
- Corviknight: Defiant > Endurance (Suction Cups)
- Urshifu: Defiant > Endurance (Suction Cups)
- Urshifu-Rapid: Defiant > Endurance (Suction Cups)
- Added Reverse Schedar Starmobile.
- Added Reverse Segin Starmobile.
- Added Reverse Ruchbah Starmobile.
- Added Reverse Caph Starmobile.
Quality of Life Changes:
- AI Fixes: Reduced score for moves that cause confusion, raised score slightly for Shell Smash.
- Team Star Battles now get a unique transition.
- Professor Intro Speech Lotad swapped out with Doozian Growlithe.
- Trainer Card now shows which Path you are playing (old save files might be incompatbile).
- Added failsafes to prevent you from accidentally running into a high level trainer early.
- After each fight, the new level cap is announced to the player.
- More optimal new-game with all nearly HM Items given at start, Fly Ticket given after you beat Kieran (Lv. 13).
- Faster Healing at Pokemon Centers.
- Changed max EVs from 510 to 508.
- Whiting out now makes you lose no money.
Bugfixes:
Move fixes:
- Sky Attack: now makes Contact
- Scorching Sands: Description fixed (no functional changes)
Pokemon fixes:
- Doozian Plusle & Doozian Minun: now get Magnet Rise.
- Pachirisu: now gets Thunderbolt.
- Shellos & Gastrodon (both forms): now get Mud Shower.
- Gabite: now learns Dragon Energy at Lv. 45.
- Servine: now has correct abilities.
- Bliztle & Zebstrika: now get Thunderbolt.
- Golett & Golurk: now learn Spook at Lv. 15.
- Urshifu-Rapid: now has correct stats.
- Ogerpon-Wellspring: now has correct stats.
- Sandy Shocks: now gets Mud Shower.
Note:
This game was first made for the Switch using Scarlet and Violet as the base. Recently, a GBA version was made based on Pokemon Emerald.
This GBA version is just a “de-make” of the Switch Scrambled Scarlet version so more people can play it since not everyone can run a switch emulator. There is no new story, no new locations. It’s just so you can play with all of the pokemon changes, balancing changes and boss fights.
Path Selection + Free-Roam: The game lets you choose a Path at the start of the game (Vanilla or Reverse). You can then go anywhere and fight all the bosses based on their specific locations.
Locations here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/161jBmQMVgpgj53c5wE__IQ6l63eKBaaJEnTDWSxYOrI/edit?usp=sharing
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