So if your like me you like to use debug to make the game more enjoyable and personalized but don’t want to make it too easy at the same time so in light of that I came up with some special rules to use that allow more freedom in the game via certain Debug features but in ways that don’t break the immersion of the game itself and allow it retain its difficulty. I have had a blast with using these rules and the game is still fairly challenging especially during certain boss fights so I’d thought I’d share.

1. Team Building Rules
2. You can use debug to create a team of any six pokemon you want, excluding legendaries and mythicals, ultra beasts etc., however if the pokemon is not naturally available in the game at that point in the story you can only add it into your party when you receive a pokemon egg (w/o breeding) and you can then use debug to change the pokemon egg into the pokemon you want, and you can only do this once per badge.

Also if a pokemon you want to add to your team is available before the conclusion of the terajuma arc you must acquire it through the games natural means of doing so or not at all (I.E. if you want rowlett as a team member you have to either pick him as your starter or do the event) (This rule was inspired by the canon teams of the protags via the terajuma password since I t doesn’t seem like they limited the characters based on what pokemon are actually available by that point in game) You can also can not have more than one species of a pokemon as apart of your six.

You are only allowed to battle with these six pokemon unless the game forces you to do otherwise . The only time you can switch a mon out and change your team is if you catch a legendary pokemon via the games normal methods of doing so. (This means most people with have to face the initial gym leaders with less than six pokemon.)

1. Movesets and HM moves
2. You don’t have to teach HM moves to your pokemon but you still must have a pokemon in your party that can use the HM move you want to use or you must have the corresponding golden item instead to use the move out of combat.

You can also teach your pokemon any move they can learn according to the games Pokédex at will via debug as long as they have reached the final stage of their evolution and you can switch their moves out at any time.

1. Items Specialized held items for your pokemon can be acquired at the same time you receive the corresponding pokemon that goes with it via the debug menu. (Light ball, thick club, mega stones, etc.) This does not apply to evolution stones they must still be acquired via normal Means.

All other held items (and other items in general) must be acquired via the games natural means of doing so.

No healing items may be used in combat unless they are held items.

1. Level Cap and Grinding Rules
2. You can use debug to remove the level cap from The game however you are banned from using repeatable trainer battles like breeder battles or any other variant to grind level up your pokemon. You are also banned from using exp candies and rare candies. You can however grind against wild pokemon BUT only if your pokemons effort values have not been maxed out yet. You are also banned from using EV reducing berries for this same reason. You are also banned from using exp share and exp all as well. (I mainly implemented this rule due to the hypocrisy of the game requiring us to get badges to level up our pokemon but not imposing the same restriction on NPC’s I.E. Aelita has 0 badges but is not affected by the level cap.)

For me using these rules created a much more immersive and satisfying way to play the game so hopefully somebody else can benefit from this as well. You further optimize your playthrough by using the passwords as well