Pokemon Royal Sapphire (v1.2) GBA Download

Pokemon Royal Sapphire is a Completed GBA Rom Hack made by ShockinglyGongas. Explore a reimagined Pokemon Sapphire with tougher battles, new forms, revamped maps, and an expanded Team Aqua story.

Pokemon Royal Sapphire Completed GBA Rom Hack

Author: ShockinglyGongas
Hack Off: Sapphire
Language: English
Released on: August 09, 2025
Latest Version: v1.2
Updated On: August 10, 2025
Status: Completed

Description

Pokemon Royal Sapphire is a heavily enhanced and reimagined version of Pokemon Sapphire. Think of it as a blend of quality-of-life improvements and increased challenge—similar in spirit to hacks like Renegade Platinum for difficulty and accessibility, and Gaia for expanded storytelling.

At its core, Royal Sapphire retains the classic Gen 3 mechanics and overall Hoenn experience, but with a fresh twist. The storyline has been rewritten and expanded to offer a new perspective while still keeping that nostalgic charm. You’ll notice changes to maps, wild encounters, trainers, learnsets, and key story moments—all designed to make it feel like you’re experiencing Hoenn for the first time again.

Curious about what’s been changed? Keep reading below for all the details!

Features

Gen 3 mechanics only (no phys/spec split, no Fairy, 1/16 crits)
Expert AI for all trainers
New starters: Hisui Sneasel, Hisui Qwilfish, Galar Slowpoke
All maps fully redesigned
Same gym order and story flow with new events
Custom tilesets based on Gen 3 style
Updated trainer and overworld sprites
Custom blue battle UI
Expanded Team Aqua storyline with Kyogre and Lugia
Rewritten NPC dialogues across towns
Every trainer and boss battle reworked
No healing items used by AI; smarter team setups
Buffed starters; no stat/type changes otherwise
Many Pokemon have new abilities
Easier evolutions; no trade evolutions
Most moves now have 100% accuracy
Many move effects changed or replaced
Marts sell cheap rare candies, repels, healing items
Game Corner gives 5 TMs per buy, very cheap
All item access through overworld or Marts
Updated in-game trades and Lavaridge Egg (Eevee)
Full documentation + Lua tools included
Postgame includes rematches, legendaries, secret bosses
Fully completable Pokédex
Shiny odds increased to 1/2048

Quality Of Life Improvements:

Rare Candies Added to the player’s gamecube as well as every PokéMart for no grinding.
Full Restores, Max Repels, Max Elixirs in Most or Every PokéMart.
Berries are Found as soon as they become available to the player in PokéMarts.
PokeCenters now have Sponsor Corners! On the top left, Tutors, Marts and Deleters will appear!
Every Mart Item in the Game has had their price altered to be easily bought.
You get several TMs of each, most of the time.
Game Corner has new TMs, and they’re all 10 Coins each and give away 5 per purchase.
All Pokemon have custom Learnsets to make Physical/Special split a NON-Issue.
Pokemon have had their abilities changed as a way to buff them.
Evolution methods or levels changed to buff certain pokemon.

What’s new in v1.2

Fixed fearow spearow learnset
Fixed npc in slateport
Added Version npc
Fixed lavaridge mart
Removed softlocke postsurf in the Ship
Butterfree sprite fixed
Fixed rustboro mart tileset
Fixed 119 Rain disappearing post blastoise fight / Winstitute entering and leaving door