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Project Status
Completed
Project Version
2.6
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Summary and Plot:
Welcome to the Shinju Region! You are one of our foreign exchange students, and you'll be exploring the region at your own leisure - find as many Pokemon as you like, train to be the very best, or take on the Gym Challenge and the Elite Four! The Shinju Region is a vast and expansive region with lots of biodiversity, which has a much higher rate of the elusive shiny pokemon (1/128) plus you can meet and make friends with other exchange students throughout the region.

Team Sunset:
Meanwhile, the mysterious Team Sunset is attempting to make a good public image... while some members are unintentionally giving them a bad look. They intend to be heroes... no matter what the cost. Little is known about them, though the leader of the team goes by the name Orion, and has made numerous public and even televised appearances, touting his team as a place to help the "bad eggs" of society to reform and be productive members of society. Though many say they've seen members doing strange things that contradict these claims.
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Version and Creation:
Pokemon Shinju Adventures is made with Pokemon Essentials (V21.1) and is actively being maintained as new bug fixes are deployed. Future updates planned to be released rarely as needed to fix bugs.
The game is currently on Version 2.6 (Released 9/10/25) and features the entire game. Both DLC included!


Features:
The game has a built-in nuzlocke feature (optional), pronoun choices, multiple plugins for quality of life (such as built in Party IV checker, Move Relearner, Hidden Power type viewer, etc), a speed modifier (Press Q) for ease of grinding/distance covering, Mystery Gift, EXP All being optional, High EXP gains to minimize grinding, following pokemon, mega evolution, a (pseudo) Wondertrade, animated sprites, no-trade evolutions, Rare Candies at the start of nuzlockes, 2 new Fakemon (Fairsnay and Windsnil), displayed types during battle, and multiple save slots.

Known Bugs/Problems/Errors:
Some NPC pathfinding is erratic.

Discord:
The discord for this game features information such as Mystery Gift Events, update logs, bug reporting, and more. It can be joined with the following link: DISCORD


DOWNLOAD:
Download the Version at the link below and use the PokeUpdater.exe inside to update to the latest version.
This makes it so you can get the latest version easily without needing to manually download the files and patch it.

IF YOU DO NOT UPDATE, YOU WILL NOT BE ON THE LATEST VERSION!
Please join the discord below to know when a new version is released so you can be up to date!

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Screenshots!

Be who fits you best!
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Meet the new Professor, Professor Douglas!
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Your Pokemon follow you! How fun!
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Find shiny Pokemon! Can you beat the odds?
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Battle against and catch Legendary Pokemon!
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Credits for Plugins, Sprites, and Music:
Made with Pokemon Essentials for RPGMakerXP -
"AvatarMonkeyKirby", "Boushy", "Brother1440", "FL.", "Genzai Kawakami", "Golisopod User", "help-14", "IceGod64", "Jacob O. Wobbrock", "KitsuneKouta", "Lisa Ann", "Luka S.J.", "Marin", "MiDas Mike", "Near Fantastica", "PinkMan", "Popper", "Rataime", "Savordez", "SoundSpawn", "the__end", "Venom12", "Wachunga"
Pokemon Music - ENLS's Prelooped Music ~ featuring music from Gens 3-9 The Legend of Dragoon Music - Dennis Martin & Takeo Miratsu
Game Updating Plugin - PokeUpdater Choose Starter Plugin - DiegoWT's Starter Selection UI Plugin - MUI Modular UI Pokemon UI Plugin - MUI Enhanced Pokemon UI Pokemon Sprite Plugin - Generation 9 Pack Plugin Item Sprite Plugin - Scarlet/Violet Item Sprites Viewable Encounter Plugin - Encounter List UI Following Pokemon Plugin - Following Pokemon EX Generation 5 Bag Plugin - B2W2 Bag Game Speed Plugin - Delta Speed Up Multiple Save Slot Plugin - Auto Multi Save Badge List Plugin - Badgecase Nuzlocke Features Plugin - Nuzlocke X Fly Animation Plugin - Overworld Fly Animation Display Key Item Plugin - BW Get Key Item Battle UI Plugin - NPB's Battle UI Customized Type Icon Plugin - Sonicover's Type Plugin Voltseon's Pause Menu Miror B Overworld Sprite - RedSmeargle Miror B Trainer Sprite - Pregymleaderjusty Miror B VS Sprite - backburner26 Archie Overworld Sprite - DiegoWT Maxie Overworld Sprite - aveontrainer Archie/Maxie/Lysandre trainer sprite - Sugar and Spice, Guzma Sprite - [URLunfurl="true"]https://www.deviantart.com/bombbity/art/Guzma-Sprite-First-Pass-701541367[/URL] Free to Use Custom Badges - icycatelf Olivia Sprite - mid117 Animated Trainer Intros Plugin - Misc. Sprites - Public Halcyon Assets Thundaga's Guides Intro Notice Art - Deluxe Battle Kit Enhanced Battle UI Pokedex Evolution Page https://eeveeexpo.com/resources/1543/ Battle Animation Plugin - Gen 9 Move Animation Project - Animated Pokemon System https://eeveeexpo.com/resources/1544/ Cynthia Overworld Sprite https://www.deviantart.com/aveontrainer/gallery Evelyn Sprite https://www.deviantart.com/gnomowladny/art/Evelyn-Sprite-427589814 Evelyn overworld https://www.deviantart.com/spinda94/art/Pokemon-Trainer-Evelyn-OW-Overworld-861972136 Fairsnay Following Sprites - TsukiShikon, Valerie Sprite
 
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New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V1.5

Fixed a graphical error that caused the HM03 Surf icon in Blindheart's Casino to be missing.
Fixed a coding error that caused the encounters in the water of Blindheart to be missing.
Fixed a coding error that caused the evolution of Boldore to not work with a Linking Cord.
Fixed a coding error that caused Teleport to function improperly outside of battle.
Fixed a coding error in Hallowcurse that would sometimes cause the Mega Ring event to not complete properly.
Fixed a coding error in Route 9 that caused the trainers blocking your way to repeatedly battle you in some situations.
Fixed a coding error that caused Blissey Trainers to challenge you if you press "B" instead of saying "No thank you."
Fixed a coding error that caused every Elite Four Member to have Lum Berries when they shouldn't.


Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V1.6

Added a brand new location, requiring a DLC Ticket! All aboard in Blindheart Town!
Added a resident to Fogblossom Town explaining why nobody else is living there.
Added residents to Bitterblade City, including Julia's Grandmother and a local dancer.
Added residents to Crystaline City, and moved TM07 (Hail) to a new house and replaced the old TM07 with TM13 (Ice Beam).
Made changes to the Duplex in Blanco Town, the obnoxious neighbor now has you join in.
Made changes to the Pokemon UI, no longer using color coded stars to represent stats, but rankings of S,A,B,C,D, and F instead.
Made changes to the Elite Four Mart to sell Ability Patches and Ability Capsules, even before defeating the Elite Four.
Fixed a typo in the Badge Case for Valerie's badge.
Fixed a typo on the Former Champion's dialogue.
Fixed a coding error that prevented Roaming Pokemon from functioning properly (Beast Trio and Eon Duo, 5 badges and E4 defeated respectively).
Fixed a coding error in Blanco Town that would cause music to not play in houses in some situations.
Updated Type Icons Battle UI Plugin (fixing types not displaying properly in double battles).
Updated B2W2 Bag UI Plugin.
Updated Deluxe Battle Kit Plugin.
Updated Animated Pokemon Sprites Plugin (fixing several issues and much better sprites).
Updated Generation 9 Resource Pack Plugin.
Updated Enhanced Battle UI Plugin.
Updated Modular UI Scenes Plugin.
Updated Enhanced Pokemon UI Plugin.
Updated Badgecase (fixes the "Badges: 0" at main menu, load then save to fix existing saves).
Updated Gen 9 Move Animation Resource (fixing False Swipe, Psychic, and Ghost-Type Curse).


Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
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New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V1.7

Fixed a coding error that prevented the sign from being read in Getaway Island.
Fixed a coding error that would allow the player to deny entering the Battle Mansion Brawl, but walk in anyways.
Fixed a coding error that would cause the player to get a duplicate Wondertrade Pokemon in Getaway Island's Pokemon Center.
Fixed a coding error that prevented the player from entering the houses on Getaway Island.
Fixed an audio error that prevented music from playing in houses under certain conditions.
Added a TM gift and a Trade in Getaway Island houses.
Added an experimental page for caught Pokemon in the Pokedex that display evolution conditions.


Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V1.8

Fixed a coding error that causes Collin's Pokemon "Primal" to be "Prim6C" on rematches after defeating the Elite Four.
Fixed a coding error that allowed you to get a Coin Case early in Getaway Game Corner by talking to the female clerk on the left.
Fixed a text error in the Getaway Game Corner that had mislabeled text for the Master Ball simply saying "5000" instead of "5000 coins".
Changed the name of the Yeen boss's Garchomp from "Kaiju" to "Gameshark" for comedic effect.
Introduced a new Menu screen that is much more intuitive and interesting to look at than the vanilla menu.
Started to introduce new Post Game famous NPCs on vacation on Getaway Island in the Game Corner!
It's your boy - Guzma's crashed the party! Look for him on Getaway Island!
Things are heating up with Lysandre here! Find him on Getaway Island!
Big boss Giovanni's here! Look alive! Watch out for him on Getaway Island!
A team from Hoenn has arrived! But is it Magma, or Aqua? Check it out on Getaway Island!



Please make sure you are NOT in the Getaway Game Corner when updating to avoid softlocks.
To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V1.9


Due to changes in PokeUpdater, the new version of the updating software SHOULD be updated. Please download the software here and place it into the root of your Shinju install, overwriting if prompted.

Updated PokeUpdater to latest version, this should fix many problems with the software going forward.
Fixed the sprite positions of some Pokemon. (Arcanine, Absol, Houndoom, Arctibax, Ariados, Banette, Bidoof, Boldore, and more)
Fixed a coding error that caused Giovanni in the Getaway Game Corner to crash the game due to the trainer being improperly set.
Fixed a coding error that caused the Faith Rival fight after Gym 2 to repeat if you do not use the same trigger spot.
Fixed a coding error that caused Team Sunset Grunts in the Dewpoint Broadcast Station to not disappear after defeating Orion.
Added text to various trash cans confirming the player looked inside, and they were in fact empty.
Added text to the shrine of Hallowcurse City. Your prayers will go unanswered, for now at least.
Added clear paths on Getaway Island (and moved the fountain slightly - be careful when updating as it moved.)
Replaced the Hi-Speed Speedboats in Blindheart and Getaway Harbors with the proper cruise ships.


To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V1.99

The chains of destiny pull in another member of Rainbow Rocket! Cyrus lingers on Getaway Island!
Perfection has arrived - and his name is Ghetsis! Team Plasma's leader lurks on Getaway Island!
Changed the desks in Getaway Game Corner to differentiate it from the one in Blindheart City.
Fixed a coding error that caused Archie to appear when your rival has Kyogre, and Maxie to appear when they have Groudon (It should be reversed.)
Fixed a coding error that caused Palkia and Dialga's event to bug if not visited before obtaining 8 badges.
Fixed a coding error that caused Sneasler's animation to be too slow when in battle.
Fixed a text error on the trash can in the Mint Diner not having the text suggesting the player checked it.


This will likely be the last update for a while, probably until the second DLC comes out (unless there is a serious bug before then.)

Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V2.0

Introducing two new Pokemon (fakemon) - Obtain them during the next update!
Introducing Isle Obscura, the second DLC pack for Pokemon Shinju Adventures - grab your VIP Ticket!
Updated the Bag Menu to use a more advanced menu that shows your party and more information.
Updated the Pokemon Type Icons displayed in battle to use more clearly type specific icons.
Updated the "Simple" Wallpaper in the PC to be a new design.
Updated the "Level Up" sounds to be the one from USUM.
Updated Key Items Pokeballs when on the ground. They can now be found in Luxury Balls.
Fixed a sprite error that caused the Old Rod to be shown as a Super Rod when given it in Dewpoint Pokemon Center.
Fixed a sprite error that caused Nest Balls to move around when healing in Pokemon Centers.
Fixed a sprite error that had empty spaces in Salazzle's (and shiny Salazzle's) tail in the front sprites.
Fixed a text error when talking to Cyrus before defeating the Elite Four.
Fixed a text error on some signs and from Gym Guy which do not show the gendered text color of the Gym Leader.
Fixed a tileset error in Drizzletwig Field that caused a tile of grass to be wrong.
Fixed a tileset error in Getaway Game Corner with a sunset motif suggesting that Team Sunset runs the casino.
Fixed a coding error that caused Florges's animation to be too slow when in battle.
Fixed a coding error that caused the music in Hallowcurse City to change when entering houses when it shouldn't.
Fixed a coding error that caused Escape Rope and Kubfu's evolution items to be free.
Fixed a typo in Getaway Game Corner said by Lysandre.
Removed text in the Pokemon League from the Former Champion suggesting there's no more content.


This will likely be the last major update, with only bugfixes and tweaks coming in the future, as a result - this project is now COMPLETE!

Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
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New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V2.1


Added a new cabin on Isle Obscura with a guest character for you to visit.
Added an NPC to a house in Fogblossom Town explaining why there are people still there.
Removed the sign blocking access to Buzzswept School, class is in session!
Fixed a coding error that causes the game to crash when attempting to withdraw an item from the PC.
Fixed a coding error that causes Trainer ID Sprites of the trainer to be out of alignment with the frame.
Fixed a coding error that causes Isle Obscura to be counted as "Inside" making flying impossible and unaffected by time.
Fixed a coding error that causes Fairsnay's shiny sprite to be facing the wrong way and not shiny.
Fixed a coding error that causes Orion to be visible in the Champion's Hall during rematches.
Fixed a coding error that prevented Windsnil from remembering previous moves, including the elemental fang attacks.
Fixed a coding error that prevented Isle Obscura's name from appearing on the Town and Fly Map.
Fixed a coding error that prevented the player from flying to Isle Obscura after visiting it.
Made changes to the Mega Stone Icon in battle so it's not covering the types of Pokemon.
Made changes to let you access some of the VIP areas, but not the ones you're not supposed to yet. Become champ to unlock it!
Made changes to the Bag Menu scrolling wallpaper from yellow, Female characters will now have pink, Male/Enby characters will have blue.
Made changes to Gym 4 post fight, letting Faelin react to the fact you have a letter for her.
Made changes to the Game Corner music, it now plays a much more fitting song.
Made changes to the Elite Four music, it now plays a different region's song.
Made changes to Windsnil, allowing it to learn Fly. (Think of it like a helicopter)
Made changes to Bitterblade City, now a police officer is in front of the Police Academy instead of a sign.


Please do not be in Isle Obscura when updating to prevent getting trapped.

Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
If you downloaded Shinju Adventures starting from V2.0/2.1 you will not have the updater files, you'll need to download them from below. Then, unzip the zip file, drag and drop the folder called "poke_updater" into the root of Shinju's folder, and run the poke_updater.exe found inside. Sorry about the confusion!

 
New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V2.2


Fixed a coding error that caused Melodi to not start the Gym Leader battle in specific conditions.
Fixed a coding error that caused PC Box Wallpapers to have some erroneous names.
Fixed a coding error that caused the game to softlock when Brains talks to you.
Added new icon sprites for Fairsnay and Windsnil.
Added Fairsnay and Windsnil (original and shiny) following sprites. If you downloaded V2.1 directly as the base, you already have Fairsnay sprites. (A big thanks to TsukiShikon for the sprites!)


Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V2.3


Fixed a text error that caused Ghetsis to be called boss of Galactic instead of Plasma.
Fixed a coding error that caused Orion's sprite to reappear in the Broadcast Station after the fight.
Fixed a coding error that caused the TM for Hail to not be given.
Fixed a coding error that caused Lysandre's Gyarados to have the incorrect moves.
Fixed a coding error that caused Pokemon to not appear in the water of Primvale.
Fixed a coding error that caused a duplicate TM to appear in Getaway Game Corner.
Fixed a coding error that caused a duplicate item to appear in Obscura Temple.
Fixed a coding error that caused the player to be unable to decline a battle on Isle Obscura.
Fixed a coding error that caused the player to be trapped if you leave Isle Obscura Temple via a ladder.
Fixed a tileset error that caused Victory Road entrances to work improperly.
Fixed a tileset error that caused some open tiles to be found in the desert's walls.
Fixed a sprite error that caused Kyogre and Groudon to have their Orbs covering their types.
Fixed a sprite error that caused a following Shiny Gallade to have transparent pixels.
Fixed a sprite error that caused Shiny Mimikyu to have color outside of the lines.
Fixed multiple sprite errors involving Meowth and Purrserker.
Made changes to the Surf avatar, you are now a Lapras! ( @TsukiShikon for many sprite fixes)
Made changes to Miror B in Rustkiln Town, who now plays his music if you talk to him again.
Added the Plugin "Animated Trainer Intros." WIP - Not all trainers are animated.
Updated the Plugin "Animated Pokemon System." Every Pokemon had to be manually realigned...
Updated the Plugin "Generation 9 Resource Pack."
Updated the Plugin "Enhanced Battle UI."
Updated the Plugin "Deluxe Battle Kit."


To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.

Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V2.5

Updated and fixed much of the Following Pokemon bugs with the new version of Following Pokemon EX plugin.

This is a small update, but a big fix for reliability in the early game, since ledges no longer cause as much issue, and also fixes a bug that causes pokemon to linger in the previous route for a step before following you again. The former is a serious thing that causes softlocks while the latter is purely graphical, but they're fixed now. There have also been minor changes to things behind the screen such as different exclamation marks, but they're very minor and not worth really pointing out. Unless something big comes along to fix bugs or add QoL features - this will be the FINAL release.

For reliability reasons, it is strongly suggested to update with the Update.exe found in the Poke_Updater folder as soon as you can.


To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
Thanks for posting in going to give this game a try look out together real well. Thank you again for this always good seeing an complete fan game
 
Thanks for posting in going to give this game a try look out together real well. Thank you again for this always good seeing an complete fan game
Glad to hear it, I hope you enjoy! If you intend to stream it, I'd be interested in watching! I do my best to watch every stream, otherwise have fun!
 
Glad to hear it, I hope you enjoy! If you intend to stream it, I'd be interested in watching! I do my best to watch every stream, otherwise have fun!
Oh, uh, I don't stream sorry. I just play games. But hopefully you someone stream it I say voltsyhero a good pick
 
Glad to hear it, I hope you enjoy! If you intend to stream it, I'd be interested in watching! I do my best to watch every stream, otherwise have fun!
lowkey, voltsy might be a good guy to watch streams and also zwiggo (he doesnt stream, he only makes yt vids). these two are the only ones that im aware of playing newer fangames
 
lowkey, voltsy might be a good guy to watch streams and also zwiggo (he doesnt stream, he only makes yt vids). these two are the only ones that im aware of playing newer fangames
Can you link me to voltsy, since it's a bit hard to find them just with the name 'voltsy' across the web? I found Zwiggo
 
New Patch Released!

Pokemon Shinju Adventures V2.6

A number of small bugs have appeared seemingly out of nowhere and are being fixed, and updates for the game's plugins have been released.

An update has been made to how items are used, making it easier to use multiple at once for things such as berries and Rare Candy.
Another update for Following Pokemon has been updated, fixing following Pokemon after entering/leaving buildings plus visual bugs.
A small number of grammatical errors and typos in NPC dialogue have been found and fixed.
Gimmighoul's evolution previously required knowing Thief, but somehow changed back to coins. This has been reverted to the Thief method.
Primeape's evolution previously required knowing Rage Fist, but was reverted back to using it. This has been reverted to simply knowing it.
A plot NPC asks which rumor you'd heard of, but was vague. This has been rephrased to be less ambiguous.


To update to the latest version, please go into your Poke_Updater folder and run the exe inside - which will update the game to the latest version.
Please make sure you are on the latest version when reporting bugs.
Please make sure you check out the discord for more information! Click Here
 
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