Pokemon Double XY 3DS

Pokemon Double XY
General
Author	Saiklex
Type	Game Hacks
Version	Alpha 2
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2021/06/02
Links
Double XY Download
Website

Pokémon Double X and Pokémon Double Y is a ROM hack for Pokémon X and Y on 3DS.

All battles in XY, converted to double battles, with a steeper, challenging level curve. From the maker of Pokémon Emerald: Double Edition.

Features

• Doubled up all the way to Coumarine City and Ramos, (provisionally) complete.
• Over 50 of the ~150 originally unencounterable Pokémon Pokémon added into the encounter tables.
  • ​Never more than 8 per zone.
  • Primarily replacing Pokémon that have already been seen in another area.

Installation

Put the contents of the folder that tells you to onto the root of your 3DS' SD card, and with LayeredFS patching enabled, this can be used with a retail copy of X/Y.

If you don't want the wild encounters changed, simply remove the file in /romfs/a/0/1/ called "2".

If using an emulator, dump your cartridge, extract its contents (recommend .Net 3DS Toolkit), replace the files in the RomFS folder with the ones in the download, then recompile the game and run with Citra.

Save files from older versions should always work with newer versions, and even with vanilla XY. There should not be any conflicts when using the same save file with different versions.

User guide

There's no intro change in Double XY, the first difference you will notice is the wild Pokémon in Route 2, or the single trainer on Route 2.

Save before him as you can keep using that same save even if it's not the doubles hack now, and you change it to make it the doubles hack.

As soon as you get Pokéballs, catch at least one more Pokémon. The game will crash immediately if you enter a trainer battle with only one Pokémon present.

Also it is recommended to leave the EXP Share ON, the game balance assumes you definitely have it on.

Screenshots

Media

Pokemon Double X and Y - 3DS Hack ROM has Double Battle Mode, More Pokemon to Catch in Kalos Region (Ducumoner)

Known issues

• Sky battles freeze the game if turned into doubles. Sky battles are not safe. Do not do it.
• Talking to a trainer instead of letting them approach you causes a temporary freeze followed by the text box being empty, but the battle continues as normal.
• Game crashes if you enter a trainer battle with only one Pokémon. Get a second one ASAP.
• If you only have one Pokémon that isn't knocked out, you enter the battle fine, and send out the corpse(?) of one of the KO'd ones. It can't do anything and isn't targetted, and from a small bit of testing it seems aesthetic only, didn't cause any crashes or softlocks.

Changelog

Alpha 2

• Made Burmy trainer on Route 3 not spam protect.
• Complete rebalance of previous trainers, specifically:
  • First gym and fights up to it made easier.
  • Tierno first fight made a little easier.
  • Second gym made easier overall (no longer serves the "Final Boss of Alpha" purpose).
  • Viola's Shuckle and Grant's Probopass made more annoying.
  • ...causing the EXP curve to be only (hopefully) 10 levels higher than vanilla instead of nearly 20 by Grant.
• Wild Pokemon have much higher levels, only a handful below trainers in the area, for easier grinding and easier team-switching.

Credits

Thanks to Kaphotics for pk3DS, which is the lifeblood of this hack. Couldn't have done it without the tool whatsoever.

External links

• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-pokemon-double-xy-alpha-2-to-coumarine-city-complete.589372
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-pokemon-double-xy-alpha-1-to-cyllage-city-complete.555699
• Discord - https://discord.gg/MpgVPe8