Shine and Scent
A fresh pair of eyes on a new adventure. Explore naturally, follow your curiosity, and tell us what you notice.
Download the playtest ZIP ↓New Game required
NEW GAME REQUIRED. Trainer and route-person IDs changed. Keep your previous ROM and its save paired as a backup. Do not rename or transfer an older ordinary save or emulator save state to this build. Start a fresh game.
Everything you need, in one package.
The ZIP includes the game, mGBA setup instructions, a general checklist and optional checks for previous findings.
- Download and extract the ZIP into a folder on your computer.
- Open
START-HERE.txtorREADME.md. Install mGBA from the official downloads page. - In mGBA, choose File → Load ROM and open
Shine-and-Scent-Playtest.gba. Press Enter at the title screen, then choose NEW GAME with X.
Play first. Share your impressions.
Note anything fun, confusing, awkward or broken. Send your findings, location and screenshots to your playtest coordinator. Save the optional retest checklist for later—it contains spoilers.
Explore wherever normal progression allows. This update includes the Poochyena/Mightyena doubles-support redesign, retires unused trainer teams and keeps the Battle Lab aligned with the live gym teams. All previous crisis gauntlet, Metro, map and sprite fixes remain included. All earlier fixes, including POK-220, remain included. Some presentation remains in progress. The ZIP includes setup instructions and an updated checklist.