Pokemon SoulGold Changelog

Pokemon SoulGold update with starter Mega follower sprites, new music and HM options, Battle Frontier refinements, breeding and encounter improvements, move and Innate changes, and fixes.

• Added follower sprites for most starter Mega forms. Mega Primarina and Mega Meowscarada were still awaiting commissioned sprites; credit to Rafael Sanna for the new sprites.
• Added Fast HM animation and Battle Music options.
• Adjusted Elite Four rematch and Title Defense parties.
• Pokemon Centers now use night music.
• Added an experimental Dark Mode custom party menu.
• Separated the Poison and Toxic icons.
• A shiny parent in the Day Care now boosts the shiny odds of its Eggs.
• Paradox legendary Pokemon now respawn after Title Defense and are not required for Pokedex completion.
• Roaming Pokemon cannot flee while asleep, but will flee after waking up.
• Peat Block and Black Augurite are now sold at Indigo Plateau.
• Battle Pyramid: added a Full Heal to the starting Bag.
• Battle Pyramid: increased the initial flash range and the visibility gained after defeating trainers.
• Battle Pyramid: defeated trainers now always point toward the teleporter.
• Battle Pyramid: every floor is guaranteed to contain a recovery item.
• Battle Pyramid: replaced single-status healing items with Lum Berries.
• Battle Pyramid: reduced the encounter rate, adjusted wild Pokemon flee chances, and revised higher-tier encounters.
• Adjusted the initial rental Pokemon generation in the Battle Factory.
• Increased Audino's base experience yield.
• Replaced TM75 Swords Dance with Agility because Swords Dance is already available as a tutor move.
• Expanded movepools for Kabutops, Sceptile, Ambipom, Pawmot and Pidgeot.
• Updated Innates across a range of Pokemon and forms.
• Increased Dark Void's accuracy to 75%.
• Drum Beating now counts as a sound move.
• Maneuverability now applies to 60-power moves.
• Ported additional bug fixes from Emerald Expansion.

Pokemon SoulGold update with new Innates, broader lighting and Innate controls, Safari Zone timing adjustments and additional fixes.

• Added new Innates: Resonance and Tempo for Meloetta, Controlled Burn for Flareon, Crossfire for Iron Moth, Hot Tag for Incineroar, Bull Rush for Paldean Tauros Blaze and Talonflame, and Mind Float for Chimecho.
• Updated Innates for Charizard, Noctowl, Cinccino, Cyclizar, Ho-Oh, Mega Steelix, Galarian Articuno, Yanma, Blaziken, Cradily, Runerigus, Corviknight, Flapple, Armarouge, Ceruledge and Gouging Fire.
• Added options to disable night lighting in the overworld and in battle.
• Added an option to completely disable Innates at all levels from the right-side bookshelf in Elm's Lab.
• Baoba's calls that unlock Safari Zone expansions now happen slightly earlier: before Ice Cave and after exiting Tohjo Falls on the right side.
• Cursola can now be found in the waters of Rinto Village.
• Other small fixes.

Pokemon SoulGold update with an in-game Docs shortcut and update check, Champions changes, reworked OHKO moves, smoother Normal-mode bosses and additional fixes.

• Added recent Champions move changes and official abilities for Mega Golisopod and Baxcalibur.
• Added a Docs option to the start menu. It opens a QR code for the documentation website and can notify the player with a toast when an update to the hack is available on HackDex.
• Reworked OHKO moves into 150-power, 90%-accuracy moves that require recharging.
• Smoothed the Normal-mode difficulty of Chuck, Jasmine and Pryce.
• Added a one-time warning before entering the Team Rocket Hideout if the player has not beaten Jasmine and Chuck.
• Adjusted Innates for Ariados, Annihilape, Onix, Gyarados, Bayleef, Roselia, Roserade, Cacnea, Cacturne, Metagross, Shellos, Gastrodon and Golisopod.
• Added a TV to the Rocket Arcade for checking winstreaks.
• Improved Dark Mode Bag text readability.
• Armarouge and Ceruledge now learn their signature moves at the same level, level 56.
• Fixed Fiery Wrath exceeding GBA limits with its animation in double battles.
• Fixed an issue with player and follower shadows after flying to a route with shade weather.
• Corrected trainer-see music for various trainers.
• Other small fixes.

Pokemon SoulGold update with configurable shiny odds, follower options, DexNav improvements, new Innates and additional fixes.

• Added an option to choose shiny odds from the default setting, 1/256, 1/512 or 1/1024.
• Added an option to disable Mega-form followers when a follower has a Mega Stone. Some newer ZA Mega forms still lack follower sprites, so they continue using their base-form follower even when the setting is enabled.
• Added a follower sprite for Mega Delphox, with credit to Camiloveso.
• Added a reset button to the Latias puzzle.
• Elm's call for the Rocket Invasion now happens after obtaining a 7th Badge rather than only after Pryce's Badge, with credit to HnS 2.0.
• DexNav now shows the caught count for land and water Pokemon on the current route.
• Reduced Battle Pyramid trophy requirements from 3/10/20 to 3/6/10.
• Added new Innates including Trueshot Aura for Inteleon and Ogre Force for Ogerpon.
• Adjusted Innates for Inteleon, Incineroar, Gengar and Milotic.
• Electivire now learns Plasma Fists, and Barbaracle now learns Stone Axe.
• Increased the catch rate of the Regis from 3 to 6.
• Fixed the Surf sprite while fishing and reduced the associated stuttering effect.
• Adjusted Bag icons in Dark Mode.
• Other small fixes.

Pokemon SoulGold update with expanded Dark Mode UI, Battle Cafe doubles, new Innates, move-management improvements and fixes.

• Dark Mode UI now also applies to the battle textbox and the player's Bag.
• Battle Cafe Endless modes can now be played in 6v6 doubles when the setting to enforce double battles is enabled.
• Added the new Innate Electromagnetism for Alolan Raichu.
• Added the new Innate Malice Aura for Origin Giratina.
• Swapped or adjusted Innates for Dragonite, Yanmega, Suicune, Walking Wake, Naganadel and the Giratina forms.
• Added PP-restoring items to Poke Marts after obtaining the 8th Badge.
• Added a Primarina Surf sprite.
• Battle Pyramid trophies now count full round clears instead of winstreaks.
• The Move Relearner menu on the Summary Screen now includes a TM/HM tab.
• Fixed a rare stale level-cache bug that could make a Pokemon's displayed level appear lower than its actual level until the next battle.
• Duplicate TMs can no longer be purchased from the Game Corner.
• Fixed the missing Pecha Berry tree on Route 30.
• Adjusted enemy type-icon positioning.
• Fixed time of day incorrectly affecting colors in Dark Mode UI.
• Fixed Battle Factory grounds lamppost tiles causing graphical issues.
• Ported additional battle-engine fixes from Emerald Expansion.
• Other smaller fixes.

Stable Pokemon SoulGold update that introduced 19 PC boxes, mass release, battle UI and facility options, new Mega abilities, progression adjustments and fixes.

• PC Box count increased to 19. Existing saves are forward compatible, but once you save in this 19-box release, that save cannot be used again with older 16-box versions.
• Added an option to mass release Pokemon or Eggs from a PC box by selecting the box number.
• Added a Dark Mode battle UI setting.
• Innates are now independent from Classic and Chaos modes and can be toggled in the facility settings. Chaos mode is now specifically for allowing legendaries.
• Added Mega Lucario Z's Champions ability Aura Guard, Sharpness for Absol Z and Levitate for Garchomp Z.
• Added the level 95 innate Like a Dragon for Serperior, which can now also learn Draco Meteor.
• Revised Ampharos innates.
• Added follower and Surf sprites for Mega Rayquaza.
• Fixed DexNav star and item graphic colors.
• Sinistea and Poltchageist now evolve into either form depending on the evolution item used.
• Adjusted Battle Frontier sets and trainer-generation logic to include automatic Trick Room and Tailwind setters.
• Optional areas no longer enforce trainer scaling.
• Rock Climb now requires the 8th Badge to use.
• Removed vanilla Emerald's protection against releasing the player's only Surf Pokemon.
• L=A mode now disables quick swap in the custom party menu.
• Removed the deprecated Arceus plates; if they return later, the intended approach is an all-in-one key-item plate.
• Removed Emerald's Sketch protection in the Battle Pyramid.
• Fixed the Defiant bug after a form change.

Battle Facility, evolution, DexNav, shiny-palette and custom-party refinements following v1.0.6.

• Innates can now be freely enabled or disabled in all Battle Facilities, similar to the Battle Cafe. Classic uses the standard pool, while Chaos is specifically for allowing legendaries.
• Adjusted several facility sets.
• Sinistea and Poltchageist can use either of their evolution items to choose the final evolution.
• Updated shiny palettes for Scyther, Scizor, Flutter Mane, Armarouge, Ceruledge, Serperior and Mewtwo.
• L=A mode disables quick swap in the custom party menu.
• Forms are separated into their own species in DexNav, so forms such as Indeedee F and M no longer clamp into one search entry.
• Fixed a rare custom-party-screen softlock when the player had five Pokemon and a specific held item.
• Fixed Intimidate repeatedly triggering against Mega Heracross.
• Other bug fixes.
• Documentation: MoveDex and the TM/HM page can now be sorted and filtered in a PokemonDB-style interface.

Bonus v1.0.6 re-upload with tutor, DexNav, shiny-palette and Summary-screen refinements.

• Added Tailwind and several niche double-battle tutor moves to the tutor pool.
• Indeedee F and M are now separate species in DexNav instead of being clamped into one entry by Pokedex form logic.
• Added new shiny palettes for Serperior, Mewtwo including its X and Y Mega forms, Ceruledge and Armarouge.
• Attempted to fix a rare Summary-screen softlock when selecting Item from the submenu.

Ability, progression, Summary-screen and follower-sprite update with several fixes.

• The Goldenrod Underground herb shop now sells IV-reducing herbs.
• Added the new ability Acidic, which makes Poison super effective against Steel, and distributed it to several Pokemon.
• Added follower sprites for the ZA Mega forms of Clefable, Dragonite, Hawlucha, Raichu X, Raichu Y and Starmie.
• Other ZA Mega forms continue using their base-form follower sprites until suitable public sprites become available.
• The Summary screen now displays friendship instead of the unused ribbon field.
• Clarified EV/IV page button prompts so they no longer appear to refer to the current Summary page.
• Adjusted innates for Gen 8 starter Mega forms.
• Raichu and Alolan Raichu now learn Zap Cannon at level 60.
• The Victory Road gate guard now directs players to the correct destination if they skipped past the dialogue after Gym 8.
• Added Floria from HGSS to provide hints for progressing past Sudowoodo.
• Added flashback dialogue at Whirl Islands and Tin Tower when players attempt to visit too early.
• Added an Ability Patch item ball to Snowtop B1F and a hidden Ability Patch to Union Cave B2F.
• DexNav no longer generates duplicate instances of the same move in rare cases.
• Small bug fixes.

Previous stable Pokemon SoulGold update with the VS Seeker, Pokégear Radio changes, battle and encounter additions, balance adjustments and fixes.

• Added the VS Seeker, which can reset eligible trainers outside routes after you walk enough steps.
• The VS Seeker is now awarded instead of the old Radio key item after completing the Goldenrod quiz.
• Existing saves can exchange the old Radio for the VS Seeker by speaking to the receptionist on the first floor.
• Ported the Radio visuals from Heart & Soul 2.0 into the Pokégear, replacing the Jukebox.
• Moved Buena's Password functionality into the new Pokégear Radio.
• Delta users can bypass the emulator-inaccuracy warning by pressing Start, while acknowledging that Delta remains an inaccurate emulator for Pokemon SoulGold.
• Increased trainer-battle EXP yield to 1.1×.
• Added Mud Shot and Earth Power to Typhlosion's movepool.
• Added several biting moves to Ursaluna.
• Added Bisharp and Snorlax to Nameless Cavern in Kitakami Border.
• Oricorio Sensu can now be found in the Lake of Rage Hidden Grotto.
• Added weather-extending Rocks and EXP Candy XL to the Battle Tower exchange.
• The Title Defense round number is now displayed on the Hall of Fame screen.
• Fixed Fairy Lock crashing the game in double battles.
• Fixed several smaller issues, including Genesect's shiny palette, Mirror Herb egg-move transfer, Urshifu form breeding and Kurt's script during the Celebi event, along with other small bugs.
• Fixed typos.

Previous stable Pokemon SoulGold update with learnset restoration, shop additions, Pokedex improvements and fixes.

• Merged Current and USUM level-up learnsets to restore moves that were removed from learnsets after Generation 8.
• Gems are now sold at the Indigo Plateau.
• Pressing L in the Pokedex toggles between the default filtered mode and the full Pokedex mode with gaps shown.
• The Olivine souvenir shop now sells Nectars.
• Mt. Silver exterior is now a Fly destination.
• Fixed hidden ability inheritance in the Day Care.
• Fixed the Cute Charm softlock.
• Adjusted some innates.

Previous stable point release in the v1.0.4 series.

• This historical build remains documented here as part of the Pokemon SoulGold release history.

Earlier point release in the v1.0.4 series.

• The detailed changes for this point release are grouped under the broader v1.0.4 maintenance entry below.

Trade, Poke Ball and innate adjustments with bug fixes.

• Pokemon received in a trade can be renamed from the summary screen and at the Name Rater.
• Using a Poke Ball from the Bag on a party Pokemon can change the ball it is stored in.
• Innate distribution adjustments.
• Bug fixes and Movedex documentation improvements.

Save-repair fixes and several battle/data corrections.

• Fixed shiny Dragonite using its old shiny color in the Surf sprite.
• Fixed a Safari Zone progression sequence skip and automatically repaired affected saves.
• Fixed a possible Goldenrod Underground softlock and automatically freed affected saves.
• Malamar can learn Skill Swap through level up.

Move, balance and experimental rare-bug fixes.

• Updated several TMs and expanded the tutor move list.
• Smoothed the final rival battle levels in Mt. Silver.
• Exp. Share defaults to ON after it is received.
• Reduced first-strike innates on several legendaries.
• Fixed legendary event sequencing and follower restoration issues.
• Included experimental fixes for rare visual, music and warp problems.

Learnset, shiny, cap and Safari adjustments.

• Added several learnset additions inspired by later competitive movesets.
• Removed the requirement to beat Leaf before unlocking the final level 85 cap.
• Added revised shinies for several species.
• Raised the Safari Ball catch-rate modifier.
• Roamers respawn after a Title Defense round.
• Tile collision fixes.

Completion release with major postgame, facility, legendary and quality-of-life additions.

• Added the Battle Cafe on Route 50 with four daily challenges and two unlockable endless modes.
• Completed the final part of the rival legendary quest.
• Added Spear Pillar Summit and an additional secret legendary encounter.
• Added optional Chaos mode and a Region Map roamer tracker.
• Added the Zeromin EV-reset vitamin and Pokedex Rating interaction with Oak.
• Expanded the trophy system to 121 trophies.
• Added more than 50 tutor moves based on later-generation Technical Records.
• Lugia and Ho-Oh became boss encounters.

Pre-v1.0 SoulGold release.

• A separate detailed change list is not available for this build, so no additional changes are attributed to it here.