What it is: a randomized ROM is a modified copy of your legally obtained Alpha Sapphire where Pokémon encounters, trainers' teams, wild abilities/IVs/natures, items, and other game data are shuffled for replayability. The most popular tool is the Universal Pokemon Randomizer (3DS support via Universal Pokemon Randomizer ZX).
Randomizers for GameBoy Advance games are common, but seeing a massive, fully animated Wailord as the first Pokemon on Route 101 in 3D is a unique brand of hilarious chaos. The Mega Evolution animations, the soaring on Latios/as, and the full camera control make the random surprises feel more "real."
Every patch of grass or body of water can host entirely different species.
The game booted up. The familiar intro played, but the Kyogre swimming through the deep sea looked... off. It was bright pink. Leo squinted. It wasn't Kyogre. It was a Wailord, tinted with the palette of a Chansey.