Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Now that KecLeon's mission to save Hoenn from the T-virus is complete, let's do some "postgame" and create a tier list for the in-game performance of the newly rebalanced pokemon against the overhauled enemy teams! Although most stat tweaks to individual pokemon or evo lines were minor, availability, movesets, and matchups against boss trainers have changed dramatically for some. Is Treecko finally good?! Is Magcargo finally usable?! Do you guys smell a gas leak....?!?!?

This is the PREMIUM version of the live tierlist, edited for EASY DIGESTION at only 4.5 hours!

Emerald Legacy is a romhack by SmithPlays Pokemon that makes SURGICAL changes to base Emerald, aiming to eliminate some of the more tedious or baffling aspects of Emerald without making drastic changes to the vanilla experience.

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Timestamps!
00:00 Intro
02:03 Emerald Legacy Changes
11:03 Tiering Criteria
21:27 Treecko
52:23 Torchic
59:11 Mudkip
1:12:48 Ralts
1:23:52 Lotad
1:31:40 Marill
1:41:47 Skitty
1:49:59 Whismur
1:56:50 Numel
2:15:42 Nosepass
2:29:20 Crawdaunt
2:43:12 Plusle and Minun
2:54:42 Snorunt
3:05:46 Donphan
3:10:59 SLUGMA
3:20:03 Spinda
3:31:53 Bagon
3:43:52 Flygon
3:49:20 Starmie
3:52:46 TROPIUS!
3:59:47 KecLeon!
4:12:21 Absol
4:21:11 Lanturn
4:24:31 Regi Trio
4:35:02 How about some...postgame?