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Tools
These are the many tools that can be used for the hacking of advance generation games.
Note: The programs found here are compressed with 7-zip. To decompress them you will need
a decompression program like
7-zip
or
WinRAR.
General Tools
These tools are for general all purpose hacking.
Ips Patcher
Ips patchers are used for patching
.IPS files
onto your rom, hacks are usually stored in the IPS format.
»Lunar Ips
Hex editors
A hex editor is one of the most fundamental tools
in any ROM hacker's repertoire. Hex editors are usually used for editing text,
for editing other data for which the structure is known (for example, item properties),
and ASM hacking.
»Hexacute
»Thingy 32
»Transhexulation
Tile Editors
Tile Editors can display the ROM data in a graphical way and let you find and edit tiles.
»Tile Molester
»Tile Layer Pro
Compressed Data Editors
Compressed data editors can find compressed data in the rom for editing, images and map data are examples
of this.
»unLZ.gba
Map Editors
These are tools that edit the maps in the advance pokemon games.
Advance Map
This is a map editor that supports tileset import/export, wild pokemon editing, full map and event editing and is easy to use.
»Download
Note: Advancemap is a offsite link
Elite Map
This is a map editor that supports easy map editing with stamps, full map and event editing,
and is slightly more complex than Advance map. It also comes with other programs. (Base Edit, Bewildered, Dexter,
ScriptED, Fonted, Mapedit, Patted, P-E-T, Pokecry, PokePic, RSBall, Spread, UNLZ-GBA.)
»Download
Event and text editors
These are tools that edit text and events.
Advance Text
This is a text editor that can edit every bit of text in the game, however you use the built in search tool to find it. This tool will repoint
any text that is longer than the orignal for you.
»Download
Script ED
This is a script editor that can edit and create events for the pokemon advance games.
»Comes with Elite Map.
Graphics Tools
These are tools that are made for editing of the pokemon advance graphics.
OverworldEditor - Rebirth Edition
This is a Graphics editor that can edit every overworld sprite in the game,
It supports inport and export of sprites for easy editing.
»Download
Spread
This is a Graphics editor that can edit every overworld sprite in the game.
»Comes with Elite Map.
RS-Ball
This is a Graphics editor that can edit every trainer, pokemon, and pokemon backpic sprite in the game.
»Comes with Elite Map.
PokePic
This is a Graphics editor that can edit every pokemon, and pokemon backpic sprite in the game.
»Comes with Elite Map.
iconED
This is a Graphics editor that can edit every pokemon mini sprite in the game.
»Download
Data Tools
These are tools that are made for editing the data of the game.
Pokemon Amp
This program edits everything about a pokemon including what TM's it can use, stats, attacks etc.
»Download
Dexter
Edits pokedex stuff, size compared to trainer, type etc.
»Comes with Elite Map.
Advance Attack
This program edits attacks.
»Download
Advance Mart
Edits poke-marts and has a basic item editor.
»Download
Advance Starter
This program edits starter pokemon.
»Download
IntroED
This program edits the pokemon at the start that comes out of the pokeball and edits the start map.
»Download
Base Edit
Edits pokemon's base status and type.
»Comes with Elite Map.
Bewildered
Edits pokemon on roots.
»Comes with Elite Map.
Patted
Edits what attacks pokemon have/learn.
»Comes with Elite Map.
P-E-T
Edits what pokemon trainers and gym leaders have.
»Comes with Elite Map.
PokeCryGUI
Edits what sounds pokemon make.
»Comes with Elite Map.