r/pchaltv

Whaddup,

I'm pretty certain that most of you have seen u/SmallAnt1 's video of him playing Pokemon Emerald on an emulator, while u/PokemonChallenges controls all the trainer fights.
I really liked the idea but wasn't able to find any way to access their tool, so I'm currently trying to make my own.

I'm working on PokePVP, that does pretty much just that.
I get to connect to my friend's instance of Emerald and control their enemy trainers.

https://i.redd.it/pxltf4v6eckh1.gif

What's working

• Real time move/switch control over the network (no items yet)
• An optional livestream from mGBA to Browser (not during trainer fights obv)
• A controller/spectator system, so multiple people can watch your session, but only one can control it
• Battle Log
• Dynamic Background Music (dynamic as in battle vs overworld)
• Trainer name substitution, so it feels like you're fighting your friend

It's open source, it's free and it's very new so probably buggy.
If that sounds fun and you bring some technical comfort (setup isn't suuuper easy yet), I'd love a few people to alpha-test with their friends and report back any issues you come across; I've been kinda busy coding and didn't get to spend much time testing.

Feel free to check it out and spin up a session or leave a comment here/contact me on Discord if you need any help with the setup.

Github: Lauchgestalt/poke-pvp

Kisses to your foreheads!

Disclaimer: I will obviously not provide any copyrighted material like the ROM files needed to play

Disclaimer 2: It's in the README too but for transparency purposes I want to make clear that I'm more of a webdev and a lot of the low-level Lua/memory-hacking work was done with the help from Claude Code. I have done everything I can to verify and maintain the code's integrity.

So I was re-watching some childhood games and I came across NFS Most wanted. It has a feature wherein if you eliminate a rival, you have the chance of getting their car.

So I had an idea - what if, in the loser's bracket, whenever someone is eliminated from the round, you can take upto 1 of their mons? It can then be used in the VGC whenever you feel like

For reference, I have a marketing job where I’m very frequently working in excel, and with zip codes. Ever since the nuzlocke invitational videos, literally every time I open an excel file, the “holy zipcode” vocal stim goes off in my brain.

Which really isn’t notable or a big problem, except I was so tired in the office one day that I literally said holy zipcode out loud when one of my coworkers came over to my desk and showed me something on their laptop.

And I don’t know what kind of luck I had to have this happen, but the coworker just said, “you watch pchal?”

Now we discuss his runs at the office and randomly send each other “holy zipcode” when we share excel files.

Hey Nuzlockers! Been building a tool called jonix-soullinktracker and wanted to share where it's at.

The short version: pick Soullink (2-player) or Nuzlocke (solo) mode, get a room code, enter your encounters as you play. If you're doing Soullink, your partner joins the same code and you both see the same board update live — no spreadsheet, no screen-sharing to stay in sync.

How It Works

1. Hit "New Nuzlocke" or "New Soullink" — get a room code automatically
2. (Soullink only) Share the code with your partner, they join the same room
3. Log encounters as you go — catch, box, or mark dead, it's tracked live

What It Tracks

Encounter Log — every route, what you caught, what you missed, evolution status per link.

Graveyard — fallen Pokémon, still counted toward your locked Pokédex progress.

Pokédex — full National Dex 1–905, evolution lines auto-lock the moment you encounter a species without catching it.

Team Builder — drag-and-drop 6-slot team, auto-calculated Power Score, a 0–100 team rating, and a full type-weakness breakdown. One-click "auto-pick best team" if you want a suggestion.

Type Chart — generation-accurate. Bug vs. Poison, Steel's old Ghost/Dark resistances, the Gen 1 Ghost-vs-Psychic bug — all modeled per the actual game you're playing, not one static chart glued onto every generation.

Level Cap Tracker — every gym leader / rival / Elite Four fight pre-loaded per game, with your current progress always visible.

Catch Calculator — quick odds check before you throw a ball.

Supported Games
18 titles, Gen 1 through Gen 8, including remakes (HGSS, ORAS, BDSP) — ROM hacks/randomizers work fine too since everything's manual entry, not save-file parsing.

The Details

• Free, no account needed beyond a room code
• Runs entirely in-browser, mobile-friendly
• Mega Evolutions and regional forms (Alola/Galar) included in the team builder
• OBS/Twitch overlay in progress for streamers

This is actively being developed, and updates will keep coming — bug report button is built right into the app if you spot something.

Good luck with ur next Nuzlocke run!

Jonix

As the title says, im just curious where the term Anubis Posting originates from, yes call me a fake pchal fan, I know what it means but I'm not sure where it came from and im curious

I'm just curious about why it's a command in the chat, and if it was a reference to something.

I've been loving the blind platinum kaizo content and wanted to do a similair thing but for a game I heard is a decent bit easier than a kaizo game but a decent bit harder than the main-line games. Is this a good idea? And is there anything I should know going into it?

I only watch YT. I sometimes see MinuteCryptic snippets from the stream, but was wondering if he plays the Pokemon themed one since it seems extremely up his alley. I spot checked some VODs and didn't see it

Disclaimer: I sometimes set for Pokecryptic so I guess this is somewhat self promo, but I honestly think he'd like it. pokecryptic.com

I’m guessing it’s something custom made for him but how did he make the bank of all the submitted Pokémon names? I’d love if I could do it and send it to my friends.