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Randomization Guide

Manual guide for randomizing Renegade Platinum using the Universal Pokémon Randomizer.

Important Limitations

You cannot randomize everything due to how the hack has changed things. See the limitations section below for details.

Limitations

What You CANNOT Randomize

The following features will likely cause crashes if you try to import them from the randomizer:

  • Trainer battles
  • Gift Pokémon
  • TMs
  • Field items
  • Static encounters (legendaries)

Text Changes Won't Transfer

You cannot carry any text changes the randomizer makes across, which may cause issues in cases where text changes are essential:

  • Starters - Pictures won't change in Rowan's briefcase (rely on cries only)
  • In-game trades - Text will still reflect original trades, making it hard to figure out what they want

System Requirements

This process requires a computer (not a phone). Works on Windows; Mac/Linux may work if you find an alternative to crystaltile2.

Tools Required

You need the following:

  • Vanilla Platinum ROM (clean, unpatched)
  • Renegade Platinum ROM
  • Universal Pokémon Randomizer - Download here
  • crystaltile2 - Download here

Randomization Steps

Step 1: Randomize Vanilla Platinum

Step 1

  1. Open the Universal Pokémon Randomizer
  2. Load your vanilla Platinum ROM
  3. Configure randomization settings (see limitations above)
  4. Save the randomized ROM

Step 2: Open Randomized Platinum in crystaltile2

Step 2

  1. Open your randomized Platinum ROM in crystaltile2
  2. Click the DS icon near the top (two icons left of the ? button in the blue circle)
    • This opens the file explorer for the ROM

Step 3: Export Files from Randomized Platinum

Step 3

  1. In the file explorer, right-click any file and select "Export" to save it to your PC
  2. Export the files corresponding to the elements you randomized
  3. See the File Mapping Table below for file locations

File Mapping Table

File Locations

Use this table to find which files correspond to which randomized elements:

Content File Path
Pokémon Base Stats, Abilities, Types poketool/personal/pl_personal.narc
Pokémon Evolutions poketool/personal/evo.narc
Starter Pokémon FSI.CT/overlay9_0078.bin (near top of explorer)
In-Game Trades fielddata/pokemon_trade/fld_trade.narc
Moves poketool/waza/pl_waza_tbl.narc
Pokémon Movesets poketool/personal/wotbl.narc
Wild Pokémon fielddata/encountdata/pl_enc_data.narc

Step 4: Open Renegade Platinum in crystaltile2

Step 4

  1. Open your Renegade Platinum ROM in crystaltile2
  2. Click the DS icon to bring up the file explorer

Step 5: Import Files into Renegade Platinum

Step 5

  1. Right-click on the file you want to replace (use same names from File Mapping Table)
  2. Select "Import"
  3. Choose the .narc file you exported from the randomized Platinum
  4. The file will be inserted into the ROM
  5. Repeat for all files you want to import

Step 6: Save and Close

Step 6

  1. Close crystaltile2
  2. Click "Yes" to the shutdown prompt
  3. The ROM should save automatically despite the message

Done!

Open your edited Renegade Platinum ROM in your emulator, and your randomized changes should be active!

Caveats and Known Issues

Text Changes

Text Won't Update

Text changes will not carry across, as Renegade Platinum adds many extra text strings and changes existing ones (move names, Pokémon names, etc.), making it infeasible to transfer.

Randomized Starters

Starter Pictures Won't Change

  • Pictures in Rowan's briefcase won't change (randomizer doesn't know how)
  • Normally, cries and text would change, but Renegade Platinum retains original text
  • You must rely on cries alone to figure out what the new starters are. Good luck!

Randomized In-Game Trades

Trade Text Won't Update

If you've randomized the requested Pokémon for in-game trades, you'll have an extremely hard time figuring out what they want, as the text will still reflect the original trade.

Randomized Wild Pokémon Levels

Wild Levels Remain Vanilla

If you've randomized wild Pokémon, the levels will still be those of original Platinum, instead of the boosted levels in Renegade Platinum.

Alternative: Action Replay Code for Random Wild Pokémon

If wild Pokémon levels are a problem, use this AR code to get almost entirely random Pokémon on each wild encounter:

B2101D40 00000000
DA000000 000233EC
D4000000 00000001
D3000000 00000000
D7000000 02FFFD00
92FFFD00 000001ED
D5000000 00000001
D0000000 00000000
B2101D40 00000000
C0000000 0000000B
D7000000 000233EC
DC000000 00000006
D2000000 00000000

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