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Welcome to Pokémon Renegade Plat!

General Notes

About This Hack

Pokémon Renegade Platinum is an enhancement hack of Pokémon Platinum Version, similar to Sacred Gold & Storm Silver and Blaze Black & Volt White.

This hack keeps the same story flow as the original Pokémon Platinum but adds significant gameplay improvements, including:

  • Access to all 493 Pokémon
  • Revamped trainers with tougher boss fights
  • Optional Pokémon buffs
  • Removal of trade-only evolutions
  • Numerous quality of life changes.

Key Features

  • All 493 Pokémon Available

    Every Pokémon from Bulbasaur to Arceus is obtainable. Most can be caught before the Elite Four, with special events for starters and legendaries.

    Wild Pokémon Locations →

  • Harder Boss Battles

    Gym Leaders and Elite Four use 6 Pokémon with custom movesets, held items, and ideal natures. Elite Four randomly select from 4 different teams!

    Trainer Pokémon →

  • Enhanced Pokémon

    Fairy-type added, stats updated to Gen 7, completely revamped movesets, and optional buffs to weaker Pokémon like Butterfree and Ledian.

    Pokémon Changes →

  • Quality of Life Improvements

    Free Move Relearner and Tutors, instant honey trees, 99× TMs, HMs mostly removed, Bicycle given at start, and much more!

    Details Below →

All 493 Pokémon Available

All Pokémon that were originally in Platinum, from Bulbasaur to Arceus, are available to obtain within the game. The wild Pokémon for every single area have been modified extensively, now including species not ordinarily found in the Sinnoh region.

Team Building Freedom

It's possible to catch or obtain the majority of Pokémon before facing the Elite Four for the first time, meaning you can construct almost any team you want.

In cases where a Pokémon being in the wild would not be thematically appropriate—for example, starter Pokémon or legendaries—new events have been added to the game to make obtaining these Pokémon feel as unique as they normally would.

Finding Pokémon Locations

Revamped Trainer Battles

The Pokémon rosters of every Trainer in the game have been edited, now including Pokémon from the National Dex. Trainer levels have been modified to fit the new level curve, which is now higher than before due to bigger Pokémon rosters and greater use of evolved Pokémon awarding larger amounts of EXP.

Higher Level Curve

Trainers can expect their Pokémon to reach the 70s by the Elite Four, instead of the 50s that was the case in the original Platinum.

Additionally, all Trainers use the AI that is normally only used by boss Trainers such as the Elite Four.

Trainer Details

View what each Trainer has in the Trainer Pokémon document. Note: The Battle Frontier has not been changed.

Harder Boss Battles

Important battles such as the rival, Gym Leaders, Galactic Admins or the Elite Four have had their difficulty increased further than normal Trainers.

Key Changes:

  • Gym Leaders and Elite Four now always use 6 Pokémon (instead of 3-5)
  • All boss Pokémon have high IVs with custom movesets, held items, and sometimes ideal natures
  • Elite Four and Champion randomly pick from 4 teams, making it impossible to know their lead in advance

Prepare for a Challenge

These battles are much more difficult than the original version. Expect some of your Pokémon to faint unless you bring strategies of your own!

However, they retain their aesthetics from the original, including their type focuses and signature Pokémon. Their signature Pokémon are also now equipped with a Poké Ball seal for some extra flair!

Pokémon Modifications

Typing and Stats

Fairy-Type Added

The Fairy-type from Gen 6 games has been added, replacing the ??? type. All Pokémon have had their typing, base stats and wild held items updated to match Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

  • Use Clefairy and Ralts with their Fairy-type
  • Pelipper and Torkoal gain their Drizzle and Drought abilities from Gen 7
  • Many Pokémon gain their Hidden Ability from Gen 5+ as a secondary standard ability

Movesets

All Pokémon have had their level-up movesets completely revamped. Pokémon now learn:

  • Normal level-up moves
  • TM moves, Egg moves, and moves from previous/later generations (up to Let's Go)
  • Entirely new moves they never could before (e.g., Megahorn for Pinsir, Earth Power for Typhlosion)

Move Learning Levels

Moves are structured so you can reliably access them just by naturally playing the game—no extremely high levels required!

TM/HM Compatibility

Several TMs have been replaced with new moves, including:

  • Scald, Wild Charge, Bug Buzz
  • Hyper Voice, Dazzling Gleam, Hurricane

Pokémon TM compatibility has been adjusted to match later generations, with much greater compatibility for Fly, meaning you don't necessarily need a Flying-type to travel conveniently.

Custom Changes

Optional Pokémon Buffs (Click to expand)

Many weaker Pokémon have received buffs to be more viable:

  • Stat buffs for previously weak Pokémon like Butterfree and Ledian
  • Stat reshuffles for Pokémon with decent stats in bad areas (e.g., Glaceon is now faster but less defensive)
  • New types for some Pokémon (e.g., Bug/Dragon Flygon, Ghost/Fairy Mismagius)
  • New abilities (e.g., Weavile gains Technician)

Don't Like These Changes?

Use the ClassicVersion.xdelta patch to erase custom changes, leaving Pokémon as they are in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Documentation

Details in Pokémon Changes and Type Changes files

Quality of Life Changes

Display Improvements

  • Decapitalized Pokémon names everywhere outside standard NPC dialogue (like Gen V+)
  • Nature stat changes shown in stat screen (e.g., "Brave (+Atk, -Spe)")
  • All Pokémon egg cycles reduced to 0, meaning they hatch very quickly

Early Game Unlocks

Items Given Early

  • Bicycle - Given at the start of the game
  • Poké Radar - Given near the beginning
  • Pokétch - Includes all 25 apps right away (three coupon quest removed)

Free Services

No More Payments!

  • Move Relearner - No longer requires Heart Scales
  • Move Tutors - No longer require Shards
  • All three Move Tutors now in the same house on Route 212 (south)
  • Move Deleter - Available as early as Oreburgh City

Encounter Improvements

  • Fishing - Guaranteed encounter (no more "not a bite")
  • Honey Trees - Instant encounters instead of waiting hours
  • Honey tree encounters are now script-driven (see Wild Pokémon document)

TMs and Items

Effectively Infinite TMs

Picking up a TM rewards you with 99 copies. These can be refreshed by talking to a new NPC at the Pokémon League. TMs cannot be bought or sold.

TM Locations Reshuffled

TMs are only found on the ground or from NPCs. See Item Changes document.

HM Reduction

HMs Mostly Removed

Still required: Surf, Waterfall, Rock Climb

Completely removed:

  • Cut trees
  • Strength rocks (except one in Distortion World)
  • Rock Smash rocks
  • Foggy weather
  • Darkness (Flash no longer needed)

NPCs have replaced roadblocks where necessary, meaning some areas are accessible much earlier than before!

Visual Improvements

  • Pokémon sprites are from Heart Gold & Soul Silver (better quality)
  • Some exceptions kept Platinum sprites (Blastoise, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Tyranitar, Togekiss)
  • Gen 6 mini sprites used in menus and Boxes (thanks to MeroMero!)

Increased Shiny Rate

Default Shiny Rate: 1/512

Shiny Pokémon are still reasonably rare, but significantly more likely to appear while playing. This affects all encounter methods (eggs, gifts, wild) except the Poké Radar's shiny patches.

Alternative Shiny Rates Available

Additional patches included in the download:

  • 1/4096 - Equal to Gen 6 and above
  • 1/8192 - Equal to Platinum's normal rate

Increased Gameplay Speed

Optional Speed Up Patch

The SpeedUpPatch is included in the download as an additional patch. It is NOT included in the base Renegade Platinum.

The Speed Up Patch does three things:

  1. Instant text - All text appears immediately
  2. No HP/EXP bar animations - Bars jump to positions instantly
  3. 60 FPS cap removed - Game can run up to 60 FPS (depending on hardware)

These changes together mean battles can go significantly faster.

New Events and NPCs

Story Flow Changes

Some new events change the story flow slightly:

Route 216 Early Access

Upon arriving at Eterna City, Gardenia isn't at her gym. You're required to make a short detour to Route 216 (previously inaccessible until 6 badges), giving you a chance to pick up Ice-type Pokémon much earlier!

  • Visit Pal Park between Celestic Town and Canalave City
  • Battle Lucas or Dawn a few times throughout your adventure
  • Battle each of the stat trainers (Cheryl, Mira, etc.) in their individual events
  • Additional event with Team Galactic

Pokémon Gift Events

Many Ways to Obtain Special Pokémon

  • Eevee - Early game from the player's mother
  • Lapras - From an old lady in Pastoria City with a story
  • Beldum - From Steven, now in Oreburgh City
  • Starters and Legendaries - New events for unique acquisition
  • Mythicals - In-depth events for Mew, Celebi, Arceus, and more!

Helpful NPCs

  • NPCs that sell evolution items
  • NPCs that give items unique to certain Pokémon (e.g., the Stick)
  • Training NPC in Solaceon Town's Pokémon Daycare for level and EV training

Documentation

Details in NPC Changes and Special Events files

Evolution Modifications

Trade Evolutions Removed

No More Trade Evolution Requirements

  • Pokémon that evolved by trade (no item) now evolve at Level 36
  • Pokémon that evolved by trade with an item now evolve by using the item (like an evolution stone)

Lowered Evolution Levels

Many Pokémon have had their evolution levels lowered for easier use:

  • Omanyte and Kabuto - Now evolve at Level 30 (was 40)
  • Other late-game evolutions brought down to reasonable levels

Less Restrictive Methods

  • Happiness evolutions no longer time-restricted (day/night)
  • Eevee now uses standard evolutionary stones for all evolutions (no more happiness or location requirements)

Documentation

Details in Evolution Changes file

Move Modifications

New Moves from Later Generations

Useless or rarely seen moves have been replaced with moves from later generations:

Examples: Draining Kiss, Scald, Icicle Crash, Drill Run, Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam, Disarming Voice, Bulldoze, Play Rough, Hurricane, Wild Charge

Move Animations

New moves borrow animations from similar moves (e.g., Drill Run uses Horn Drill's animation) or use slightly modified animations (e.g., Moonblast uses Mist Ball with a moon background).

Move Balance Changes

A number of moves have had their stats adjusted:

  • Shadow Punch and Shadow Claw - Now 80 base power
  • HMs boosted to be more attractive in battle:
    • Fly - Now 100% accuracy
    • Rock Climb - Now a Rock-type move

Documentation

Details in Move Changes file

Item Modifications

Reshuffled Item Locations

Better Item Access

  • Evolution items found much earlier in the game
  • EXP Share and Soothe Bell available early
  • Evolution items can be purchased from:
    • Veilstone Department Store
    • Veilstone Game Corner
    • NPC in Snowpoint City

Documentation

See Item Changes document for locations

Cheaper Poké Balls

  • Poké Balls, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls are now cheaper

Event Items Now Obtainable

No Events Required

Previously event-only Key Items can now be obtained in normal gameplay:

  • Secret Key
  • Member's Card
  • Gracidea
  • Azure Flute

Trade Modifications

Better In-Game Trades

In-game trades have been adjusted to give you new Pokémon that are otherwise hard to find at that stage of the game.

Example: Trade for a Spheal in Oreburgh City

Obedience Check Disabled

Traded Pokémon will always obey you, regardless of badge count!

Documentation

Details in Trade Changes file

Documentation

Comprehensive documentation is available for almost every change made in the game:

Known Bugs

Known Issues

  • Union Room lady in the top floor of Pokémon Center has no text
  • Moonblast will not be usable if the user gets hit by Heal Block
  • Evolving Wailmer into Wailord while in an area connecting to a Regi room will disable the warp until the map reloads
  • Gengar's mini sprite looks a bit strange on the Pokétch
  • Some Trainer names may appear odd (double battles or Frontier Brain battles in Battle Frontier)
  • Some trainers (notably Dawn/Lucas) give you $0 upon victory
  • The event with Rowan's briefcase in his lab might act strangely if done just after the Distortion World is completed

Download

Download Renegade Platinum

Download from Google Drive

What's Included:

  • Base patch files (v1 and v1.1 Platinum support)
  • Documentation text files
  • Additional patches:
    • ClassicVersion.xdelta (less Pokémon changes)
    • SpeedUpPatch (instant text, no animations, 60 FPS)
    • Shiny rate patches (1/4096 or 1/8192)
  • Delta Patcher Lite (recommended patcher for Windows)
  • Changelog and patching instructions
  • Readme files for each patch folder

Patching Instructions

  1. Obtain a Platinum ROM (you must provide this yourself)
  2. Use the correct patch for your ROM version (v1 or v1.1)
  3. Apply additional patches with Delta Patcher Lite
  4. Important: Uncheck "checksum validation" when applying more than two patches

Mac users: Try MultiPatch instead of Delta Patcher Lite

Need Help?

Read the Readme files first! They contain detailed instructions for each patch.

Contact

If you wish to contact the original hack creator for any reason, the fastest way is to message @Drayano60 on Twitter.

About This Wiki

This wiki is an unofficial fan-created resource and is not affiliated with the hack's development.