Hack Series: - Pokémon Eternal X & Wilting Y [Version 2.67 Released] (2024)

Eternal X & Wilting Y are typical difficulty/721 hacks; all Pokémon are obtainable in all versions of the games, trade evolutions are optional and they are, of course, more difficult than the base games. Both EX and WY come in four versions: the Legal Version makes useful Hidden Abilities easily available, and adds many egg and tutor moves to almost every Pokémon's level up moves, all of which are legal in the official games (hence the name). The Rebalanced Version includes all of these changes, as well as many base stat, type and movepool changes intended to make weaker Pokémon more fun to use. The third version available is Insanity Mode; this is essentially the Rebalanced Version with more challenging Trainer battles. Finally, the Online Version of the hack sacrifices a few features to make every Pokemon you catch legal, and can be used to play online.

Note that all versions of the hack expect you to play with the EXP Share ON.

Legal Version:​

This version of the hack is for those of you who don't like fan-made changes to Pokemon; Delibird and friends are just as weak as Game Freak intended, and no random reptilian Pokemon have suddenly gained the Dragon type. Pokemon encountered in this version will only ever have moves and abilities they could legally have in X and Y; the only exceptions are a few Gen V and VI Pokemon who are compatible with the new Sucker Punch TM, and most Ice Types who are compatible with the new Freeze-Dry TM.
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Rebalanced Version:​

This is more or less the same as the Legal Version of the mod, but with changes made to many Pokemon. Some trainers will also have slightly different rosters to take advantage of these changes.
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Insanity Mode:​

This version of the hack is intended to provide a greater challenge than the other versions. It's often unfair and is deliberately poorly balanced, but if you're looking for a challenge, this is the version for you. It's available with or without the Pokemon changes from the Rebalanced Version.
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Online Version:​

This is essentially "EXWY lite." It removes ALL Pokemon related changes - meaning no improved level up moves, no changes to Pokemon available in the wild, and no access to most hidden abilities. In exchange, every Pokemon you encounter is legal for use online and with Pokemon bank. Additionally, thanks to Pokecommunity users MightyBirdy and buley, these versions can be used to play online.
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Downloads:​

Game files and documents can be found here.

Downloading from Drive can be a bit slower than other options, but it has the benefit of allowing you to skim through the documentation to see if you like the changes first. Enjoy!

WARNING: Because the hacks don't support title updates, the Lumiose save glitch is still in the games; do NOT save in the North or South Boulevard. Saving inside a building is perfectly safe, however.

How to Play:​

WARNING: DO NOT install the game from Hshop! I have no idea what the garbage on there actually is, but it's certainly not a 'good' version of EXWY. I've quite a few messages lately about issues with it, so whatever it is, it's very, very broken.

Download the game files from the link above, then follow one of the included installation guides. If you have Luma custom firmware, I highly recommend using the Quick Install guide; this is a simple drag-and-drop process, and doesn't require you to build anything.
If you don't have custom firmware, you can either head over to https://3ds.guide/ to get Luma set up, or play via the homebrew channel and HANS, which you can find out about here: https://smealum.github.io/3ds/. Note that your firmware version may be unable to run homebrew if you've kept it up-to-date.

As Citra -a 3DS emulator- now supports X and Y, a guide for setting up the hacks with Citra is also included in the download. While the games are playable, Citra is still in development, so you should except some instability and/or issues, especially with the game sound.

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Videos/Let's plays/etc:​

Wilting Y: Legal Version boss fights by destinedjagold

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Changelog:​

The changelog is now available on the hack's Google Drive: click here to view.

Credits:​

• Kaphotics and SciresM (Project Pokémon): For pk3DS and its internal programs, which made this hack possible in the first place.
• link6155 (GBATemp): For The SMDH Creator, which makes launching these hacks on the homebrew launcher much cleaner.
• An anonymous helper: For the title screens and menu icons, and sharing the .code file for Pokémon Y.
• Lithobraker: For pointing out all the files I'd forgotten to include in the updates, and for some excellent feedback.
• MightyBirdy: For creating the update spoof .cia files that allow some versions of the hacks to be used online
• Maël Hörz: For creating HxD, which was used to fix the problems with certain level up move sets.
• buley: For creating the edited code.bin used in the Online version of Eternal X.