In many software development environments, internal builds often have different version numbers than public releases. Leakers and hackers sometimes labeled these internal data dumps as "1.3" or "1.4" builds in their own documentation to distinguish them from the retail version. While the official game never reached this number publicly, the terminology leaked into the community consciousness.
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company released two official patches for the games. These were not automatic; players had to manually download them from the Nintendo eShop or via the in-game prompt. Pokemon Omega Ruby Update 1.4
However, for years, a specific search term has persistently echoed across forums, search engines, and fan discussions: Nintendo and The Pokémon Company released two official
Shortly after release, data miners dove into the game code of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire . They discovered a treasure trove of data for Pokémon that were not officially available in the game at launch, including data for legendary Pokémon like Hoopa (and its Unbound form) and Volcanion. They discovered a treasure trove of data for