Pokémon Star Sapphire (2015)

Developer: Dio Vento
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Main story: about 27 hours
Completionist: about 38 hours

How it feels

A challenging Pokémon ROM hack that overhauls trainers and levels for a tougher, more strategic journey.

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About

Pokémon Rutile Ruby and Star Sapphire are ROM hacks for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Their main purpose is to provide a more challenging game experience while not artificially limiting the player. The premier feature of Rutile Ruby and Star Sapphire is the ground-up redesign of Pokémon Trainers in the world to increase the game’s challenge. Every trainer in the game has been edited, and the level curve expects use of the Experience Share, which means that you level up very quickly. You should be hitting Level 100 by the time you get to the Elite Four. The secondary focus of RR/SS is to function as a sort of “20XX Hack Pack” where everything obtainable is 100% legal for real online battles, and some features are designed to make preparing competitive teams much less of a hassle.

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