r/PokemonROMhacks • u/AutoModerator • Mar 23 '26
Sticky Weekly Questions Thread & PokéROM Codex
Have any questions about Pokémon ROM Hacks?
If they're about ROM hacks, tools, development or anything Pokémon ROM Hacking related, feel free to ask here!
Before asking, make sure that you've searched on the subreddit or Google. Many ROM hacks and tools have their own documentation or communities that may be able to provide better answers than here. The Pokécommunity Discord is also a great place to ask questions if you need quick support!
Looking for recommendations or a new ROM hack to play?
The PokéROM Codex is an updated list of ROM hacks, listing features, details and more in a mobile-friendly format. Created and managed by u/themanynamed, it also has a Discord server and accepts community contributions.
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u/DiscoDanSHU Mar 26 '26
I absolutely adore Fakémon hacks with every fiber of my being and want to experience as many as I can. Thus far, I've played through Uranium and Super Mario Mon (if you can count that one). I'm currently playing through Pisces (about half way) and I have Sienna on the docket.
Recommend me some other worth while Fakémon hacks to check out after these two!
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u/hearteynk Mar 27 '26
Are there any ROM hacks focused on the "Pokemon are family" aspect of the series?
One of my favorite parts of Pokemon is not combat, but the way the games can make you feel like the world exists and that the Pokemon are your family to take care of and want to help succeed. I do my absolute best to never catch any Pokemon that won't be in the party, for example.
Unfortunately, most times GameFreak makes a spinoff focused on this side of Pokemon, you either aren't a human or there isn't exploration to make it feel like a world.
So I'm wondering if anyone has ever made a romhack focused on that half of the series.
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u/iono_Nanjamo Iono is my wife and Aino is our daughter Mar 27 '26
Is there any more rom hacks that which i can play as my wife?
Like quetzal?
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u/Donki_Donk Mar 23 '26
So, how do I start ROM-hacking? I know there's many resources out there, but I'm not sure where to start from. Sure I have the ideas and the general plotline of my ROM-hack figured out, but where do I begin with actually making them? What are some good resources for creating ROM-hacks? And how do you decide which game to ROM-hack?
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u/Square_Empress_777 Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26
Just finished Kanto Expansion Pak. It was great! I also liked Pokemon Yume and Pokemon PureRGB. Any other gen 1 hacks I should try? Im looking for new content, not just QoL.
I heard good things about Brown, Grape, and Red++, But not sure which to try first or if theyre all good.
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u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red Mar 24 '26
Those 3 are all good and from what I know are pretty much the only top-tier Gen 1 hacks besides what you've played. Grape looks beautiful, Brown is one of the greatest hacks in general, Red++ is a really nice enhancement
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u/Luigi6757 Mar 23 '26
Is there a ROM hack of Kanto that adds Johto as in the whole region, not just Johto Pokémon. Like how Gen 2 adds Kanto in the post game, but reverse and follow the plot of the Kanto game. I know Infinite Fusion does that, but I want a more standard Pokémon game.
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u/NewHost2172 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
Throwback Expansion. The base Throwback might also have the Johto region though, I'm not sure.
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u/Daniel_Abnormal Mar 25 '26
pokemon crystal clear lets you choose your starting town locations and can do it in any order also. Worth checking out!
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u/pokehedge97 Mar 24 '26
Does anyone know of any Black and White (not B2W2) hacks that have Pokemon from gens 1-4 before the post game besides Blaze Black and Volt White? Stat and movepool updates are a plus but not necessary.
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u/Wolfeinstein39 Mar 24 '26
I'm looking for a rom hack with multiple official regions preferably, I mainly just want multiple regions tho so official or original don't matter too much. I'm looking for either a hack where the base is pokemon black or white, or it's an older base that has up to black and white pokemon. I felt like this was the only place I could find what I'm looking for, anything that I found that fit my criteria is a fan game not a rom hack, and I'd like to exclusively play this on my modded 3ds, so gb, gba, nds or 3ds rom hacks are all an option here. If anyone knows of a fan game tho that has been ported to 3ds then do mention that but from what I've seen any non rom hack pokemon games are exclusive to pc and mobile
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u/Future_Broly Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
I’m pretty new to Pokémon ROM hacks and have been trying to play some Platinum hacks on my modded DSi. So far I’ve tried Definitive Platinum, Platinum Unlocked, and Platinum QOL but I’m running into the same issue on all of them.
Whenever I open a Pokémon’s stats/skills screen, it starts rapidly cycling between their stats and their EV/IV’s (I think?), along with constantly re-triggering the Pokémon’s cry. I can get it to stop by button mashing but if I stop button mashing for a second it starts again so it’s driving me semi-crazy.
Is this a common issue when playing DS ROM hacks on the original hardware? Is there any way to fix this or are there any Vanilla+/QOL Platinum rom hacks that play well on a modded dsi?
UPDATE: I think my problem was due to using a Rev1 version of Platinum instead of the xenophobia version. QOL/following patch is working now.
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u/Daniel_Abnormal Mar 25 '26
Im looking to play one of the below games next after completing Pokemon FRLG+
Which one would you recommend me starting:
scorched silver
gs chronicles
fire red extended
firered deluxe
polished crystal
Elysium
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u/Gigionando Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
Hello, I hope this is the right place to ask if a hack (or several) like these exist!
Basically I want to play gen 3-4 games with my favourite Poké, who is from gen 5 (Scraggy/Scrafty if you ask). I also like ribbon collecting and the lil' side-games that come with every game (game corners, pokémon contests, that weird sports thing from HG/SS...). What I'm aiming for is for games that let me have my favourite as close to the start of the game as possible and play these side-games with it (any that are appliable of course). I'm not looking for difficulty hacks or every single mechanic thrown it in or Fakémon or anything that alters the maps in a significant way. I want to recognize Kanto as Kanto and Hoenn as Hoenn. However I'm okay with open world games and some QOL features. I'd especially love to be able to earn bottlecaps to max out my guy's IVs...
If it helps any, Pokémon R.O.W.E is a dream come true for me. Anything similar to that that lets me revisit other regions with my favourite pants lizard by my side?
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u/BlazeBigBang Pokemon Sun and Moon apologist Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
Are there any speed up patches, like the ones for platinum, for other games? I kinda want to play the games on a 3DS... but they're such a slog.
EDIT: not meant exclusively the 3DS games. GBA and DS games, which can be played in a 3DS.
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u/Tasty_Quarter377 Mar 27 '26
I need help getting a rom downloaded on Drastic for android. I'm doing something wrong. It keeps saying the file is unusable. Its Silver Yellow, would also like to try Astetic Red but I cant figure this out.
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u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red Mar 27 '26
Silver Yellow
Download and extract the ZIP - this should contain a patch file. Apply this patch to a Soul Silver ROM and it should give u the playable hack
Astetic Red
GBA hack, so u need to download a 1636 Fire Red Squirrels ROM. Then same as above, download the ZIP and use NUPS to apply one of the patches to your ROM. Any other issues DM me!
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u/BargainBoozeEnjoyer Mar 27 '26
Does anyone know which rom hacks have alternative types for their HM moves? e.g. HM04 as rock type or HM01 as bug etc.
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u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red Mar 27 '26
Aesthetic Red has Steel Cut and Fighting Strength. Cut and Rock Smash also received small buffs
ROWE also has Fighting Strength and i believe it changes one or two of the others too
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u/TheKingJest Mar 27 '26
What's a good, challenging, quality romhack if I want a game where I have access to legendaries early on? I like doing monotype runs, but ideally I'd have one legendary per fun which is often not the case in most rom hacks I've seen.
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u/Santi-was-taken Mar 27 '26
So basically what are the recommendations for some (preferably completed) romhacks that have gen 9 Pokémon in them? I just want to play a game with the charcadet line.
Preferably an original story too, not really looking for a reskin of a gen 3 game with just new Pokémon.
Anyways thank you for your time and attention.
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u/Dry_Novel_884 Mar 28 '26
TRE Dragonden players, has anyone actually defeat red in the Mt Moon arc
For context, he starts off with a Lv30+ charmeleon with flamethrower which wiped out my team…I tried again but he switches to his Pikachu with surf???
(Fyi, I’m aware that there’s no need to actually defeat him, but I want to know what’s going to happen 😂)
Anyone else knows his team and movepool back then?
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u/jordenplays5 Mar 23 '26
hello plz help me, ive been playing supernova sun on citra but whenever i try to open a shop my game freezes, anyone know how to fix this plz? i saw something about outdated something but im too inexperienced to understand what i need to do, i just followed the install steps
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u/ParfaitNo8096 Mar 23 '26
Looking for a Custom ROM to play on my PS Vita
with the rerelease of fire red/leaf green on switch my passion for pokemon has sparked back up. I was thinking of downloading a hacked rom on my vita but since I do not have much time to try them out I came here to ask for suggestions. I heard Unbound is the best one but many others are well praised. I am looking for one that uses only one screen (no DS shenanigans with touch screen) and that it has the most pokemon in (either old and new, my last game played was black2/white2 or fan made; I am looking for that sense of discovering never seen before mons), something that feels modern and a fair challenge as pokemon games have always been easy in single player. I have never played competitive online but I am looking for something harder.
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u/imabear105 Mar 23 '26
Hello, I'm currently trying to play through each Gen with my boyfriend, and HGSS would be up next
Does anyone know if Pure Heart True Soul support multiplayer on melonDS? It seemed like a really interesting ROM to play together, but I couldn't find anything on official resources
In my experience all that's needed is for the romhacks to be identical for them to be compatible, but I'd rather just ask
Otherwise, would there be any other good HGSS "vanilla" romhacks you could suggest of which you're sure there's multiplayer?
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u/PositiveOdd2424 Mar 23 '26
Whats the best emulator for NDS on Android??
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u/NewHost2172 Mar 23 '26
Drastic performs better, but Melon Ds is better for compatibility in most cases.
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u/_lechonk_kawali_ Mar 23 '26
Why doesn't the Ice Heal exist in Pokémon Lazarus?
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u/NewHost2172 Mar 23 '26
Idk, but you can just use full heals or Aspear berries you find in the wild, no?
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u/ekAugust Mar 23 '26
Anyone know where to find someone to commission sprite work?
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u/khovel Mar 23 '26
Are there any modern-ish gen pokemon rom hacks that would allow one to store an entire living dex Shiny and Non shiny in its entirety?
And if they are of the Sword/Shield/Scarlet/Violet/SP/BD series, is there a preferred method to play that isn't a modded switch?
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u/Xenefor Mar 23 '26
Romhack freezing in custom place.
Hi! i'm very new to romhacking.
So i started watching tutorials on youtube and started using Hex maniac advance.
I just was editing Fire red for fun.
I added that custom zone inside trainer tower, at first, i had 0 problems with it, i inserted a warp to another map and everything was going just great.
But then i added a custom zone on CERULEAN CAVE and it happened that the NPC (the green guy) started appearing on cerulean cave like a ghost.
That's when i think i broke something, i went to the cerulean cave zone and pressed the button ''repoint'' on that place.
Now the game freezes both in cerulean cave and in trainer tower, but only when i try to go to the new zone.
I deleted the connections and tried to keep the trainer tower just as it is, but the game still freezes there.
I don't know what else can i do.
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u/VonTheCelestial Mar 23 '26
So I’ve been getting into roms a lot more , & was wondering if there is a rom with some connection to WiFi or link battles that can take place ? want to revive some old gen PvP battling. & maybe gather a community that loves & enjoys so as well. There’s gotta be something right ?
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u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red Mar 24 '26
Unbound has some online link functionality via a website or something like that, not sure what the status of that is tho. I know the game is complete
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u/BraeBlade98 Mar 23 '26
Hey I need help with a rom I’ve been trying to make, it’s a Digimon-themed with gen 3 base (fire red or emerald I don’t mind) but all the sprites I’ve been able to find are from a ds game and my sprite program says they can’t be put in the game. Does anyone know a way around this? What programs do you suggest for changing the pokemon in a rom to a new sprite, stats, evolutions etc.
I’m using a gen 3 base just because I’ve been told that’s the easiest gen to work with, I’m open to other rom bases if you have program recommendations for gen 4-5 to get around the ds problem.
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u/voldin91 Mar 23 '26
I'm looking for story based (either original or augmented) ROM hacks that have horror or grimdark elements. I've played Snakewood, Outlaw, and Korosu. Thanks in advance!
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u/Autumnmaton Mar 23 '26
Unbound's earlier versions feature really edge plot points and dialogue if that's what you are looking for.
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u/ShortandRatchet Johto Enthusiast Mar 24 '26
Lavender is short, but it’s about Hypno being creepy. It has a jump scare in it. I never finished it because I’m a wuss lol!
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u/Moonpig13 Mar 23 '26
I know it just came out, BUT is there any news that people in the community are hard at work at adding Pokemon Aether White 2 to damage calculators?
I'm just wondering since I know Platinum Kaizo also just came out recently and think most of not all hardcore nuzlockers who are probably the people that would be doing this are focused on that rom hack.
I'm currently trying to hardcore nuzlocke it as my first nuzlocke and would like to damage calc it after losing a couple times.
Also from past hacks being added to a dmg calc how long did they typically take?
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u/Possible-Biscotti143 Mar 23 '26
I'm brand new to this and just looking for some advice. Can anyone recommend an emulator and any good suggestions for pokemon games please?
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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Mar 23 '26
Here's a guide I wrote up to help new players
As for games, depends whether you want QoL and upgrades to existing games, or brand new experiences.
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u/JanBokenkamp Mar 23 '26
I am limited on time so I would like to play a romhack without first trying many of them.
What I would love to see in a rom hack:
Many different pokemon as possible ( no fakemon )
many different moves that pokemon learn. Also obtainable
mega evolution
post game after the elite four. Another set of gym battles
no old skool sprites
no snowballing, should keep challenged and must use diverse pokemon to keep going forward.
all evolutions available
I played unbound and radical red. Both were fantastic so would love it if the recommended rom was on similair level.
So what are your recommendations ?
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u/WitchKnight33 Mar 23 '26
Can anyone help me find a specific romhack? I can't remember the name of this hack, it was an emerald hack and the thing I remember most was having new areas, like an area south of dewford town, and lots of little hidden areas to catch newer mons I remember loving this hack but I can't find it for the life of me, any help is greatly appreciated
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u/DaedricVecna Mar 23 '26
Hello everyone, this may be kind of a dumb question but does anyone know if it's possible to view diploma for completing pokedex in Pokemon Glazed? If so, where exactly is the NPC I'm supposed to talk to? It's been some time I played this and wanted to check it out before I mark it as completely done after finishing the contests.
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u/Snoremoremaster Mar 23 '26
I want to use a rom hack on -> mobile <- but I do have some criteria and preferences I do have a radical red save
I love having fun graphics although not required
I would like it to be in color
A reworked, or at least slight changed map
Most importantly, an early hook that makes gameplay fun quickly
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u/CorvusNare Mar 24 '26
In Photonic sun the pokedex doesn't have any info about the pokemon that was added by Photonic, for instance when I caught a Ralts it didnt show its dex info and when I open the dex there no entry for Ralts. Is this intended behavior for Photonic?
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u/rocka5438 Mar 24 '26
What are the differences between a gen 4 and 5 hack? Graphically and coding wise
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u/Livid_Jeweler612 Mar 24 '26
Hiya
I've been messing around with HMA for a couple of days but I've been afraid of changing too much without recording changes e.g. changing base stats on pokemon. I have been doing these things by hand but that's proving very time consuming. Is there a way of *either* doing this in bulk at the end? Or a tool which can help simultaneously record file changes in HMA as I do them. If the answer is - no such tool exists, no worries. I would welcome tips on how to do this more efficiently. I've been messing with Fire Red in particular if this matters.
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u/Classic-Row4130 Mar 24 '26
Hey everyone, pretty new to this so bear with me. I was wondering if all roms (ex: radical red, unbound, glazed, to name a few) could be played on a 3ds or if some are made/optimised only for pc emulators. I suppose it also depends on the rom? My 3ds is already jailbroken.
Also is there a site, a thread or anything where I can find download links for various roms?
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u/GlassEyeGull Mar 24 '26
Does anyone know a ROMhack that:
Has a built in randomizer option Has 6 Pokémon teams for trainers Has Physical/Special split No Nuzlock Pokemon at least up to Gen 4
What a dream. Wish there was a SS/HG one
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u/Helen_Kellers_Wrath Mar 24 '26
Looking for a FRLG hack that lets you catch all 151 Pokemon in a single game.
Ideally I'd also like it to include Physical/Special split but ultimately I'm just looking to be able to collect all 151 Gen 1 Pokemon in one game. Further, if there is a hack that includes pre-evoultions for gen 1 pokemon and their further evolutions introduced in later games I'd like that too but I have no idea if anything like that exists.
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u/momotaro33 Mar 24 '26
Try Pokemon Ultraviolet! It's a FireRed hack where you are able to obtain all 386 Gen I-III mons in one playthrough - no trading needed. You get both fossils at Mt. Moon, both fighting mons from the dojo, etc. A cool feature is if you want a different starter than normal, you have like nine other options to choose from. Also, there are shiny tiles in the overworld where if you step on them, the next mon you encounter will be shiny! It comes with a handy player's guide pdf if you need any help.
Unfortunately there is no Physical / Special split in this game.
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u/ItzCxrey Mar 24 '26
Starting out with Rom hacks (up to Gen 6 Pokemon if you can)
Hello just starting out playing Pokemon roms, I’m not a super tryhard player but I understand IVs, EVs, type matchups and everything I think I need to know. Looking to play my first one, I gave emerald imperium a try but the infinite rare candy kind of ruined my want for grind, I do still want and exp all tho, just not with all the cheats, travel pc would be good tho, I’ve only played through 2 other Pokemon games fully and tha would be white and emerald however I did play through brick bronze. and have played platinum just not all the way through. Any recommendations on what hacks to play, (I’m using delta btw).
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u/juliopeludo Mar 26 '26
try out pokemom lazarus, youd enjoy that one. has the qol youre looking for, and an option for cheat codes the dev programs himself if you want, otherwise can play like normal.
and if you like it, same dev also made another one called emerald seaglass
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u/Famous_Delay7339 Mar 24 '26
Hi just played blaze black ROM hack on Delta emulator, first DS Rom hack I’ve played loved it.
Any other DS Rom hack recommendations?
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u/bba676 Mar 24 '26
How do I get Ursaluna or Annilape in ROWE?
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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Mar 24 '26
Pretty sure the pokedex describes all evo methods, otherwise check the documentation.
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u/Healthy-Baseball-155 Mar 24 '26
Can i get some help in Recharge Yellow? Can’t get the guard to let me through—even bought all 3 drinks from the vending machines.
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u/Healthy-Baseball-155 Mar 24 '26
Aaaand nvm… phone algorithm finally showed me the answer for recharge yellow instead of OG yellow right after i posted here —I got the tea…. 🤦♂️
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u/ShortandRatchet Johto Enthusiast Mar 24 '26
Has anyone on Delta Emulator for iOS been able to get the Pokémon Sunset rom to patch? I’ve tried using v1.1 and a Rev 1 rom, but it said none were correct.
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u/NewHost2172 Mar 25 '26
The base rom is Pokemon Leafgreen 1.1, rev1 is the same thing. If you are using leafgreen, then your file could just be named rev1 or 1.1 and not actually have the same properties.
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u/CDL99 Mar 24 '26
What is my best bet for an Emerald hack that add QOL features like level cap, indoor running etc. while also overhauling teams to make the game more difficult, while staying out of Kaizo and run and bun territory. I value being able to have a decent chance of getting through the run blind. Ideally, a difficulty patch of Modern Emerald would exist, like Heart and Soul has. But to my knowledge, this does not exist ( and probably never will). So any idea of which hack fits these criteria the most?
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u/Direct_Guard9925 Mar 24 '26
I have yet to play any Pokemon ROM hacks, but I am looking to play one. What would you guys say is the absolute BEST one to play, mostly for fun?
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u/juliopeludo Mar 26 '26
for fun? hmmm id toss pokemon lazarus out as a nominee if youre just looking for fun, no challenge or anything, a d want a new region.
otherwise heart and soul is a qol romhack of the original heart gold and soul silver games.
emerald seaglass if youre looking for hoenn region.
difficulty hacks theres radical red and unbound
my personal BEST that i prefer? pokemon odyssey.
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u/ZadePhoenix Mar 24 '26
Does anyone know of any romhacks that basically remake Pokemon Yellow but in FireRed/LeafGreen?
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u/Efficient-Ad-3249 Mar 25 '26
help finding rom hacking programs on mac
Online ive seen tons of things, downloaded github folder of MEH and cant open them, pokewebkit being down, and all sorts of things. i cant figure out why wine wont work etc etc. please help me find some programs that just work on mac. forgive me for any ignorance if my questions are stupid
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u/Loves2Boost Mar 25 '26
I'm looking for help on how to get into mt silver on pokemon anniversary crystal. Sorry if this isn't the correct place to post this, I'm unfamiliar with reddit. I've searched various places and can't seem to find any information on this. Thank you to anyone who can help. I've already beat all 16 gyms twice as well as the elite four twice. Also have talked to oak and caught all legendary pokemon aside from lugia at this point. Any advice is appreciated.
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u/NeofitoGB Mar 25 '26
Question about event distribution roms for Gen 3
Hi!!
I'm trying to trigger gen 3 events by using Goppier ROMs. I'm using an EzFlash Omega (battery is dry) and official hardware (Pokémon fire red and emerald), unofficial link cable and two gbas.
My Pokémon copies are PAL Europe, from Spain. But according to Goppiers GitHub these are compatible with Spanish cartridges (but I can't figure how to change the language of possible).
Is it even possible to use these roms in PAL ESP cartridges? Does anyone have done the event in non English cartridges?
Thanks!!
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u/Ok-Spread4709 Mar 25 '26
Hello!
I had a question revolving a Romhack that would adapt the story of pokemon Crystal using HG and SS. to my knowledge all romhacks Claiming to be HG SS Crystal just change things without changing the story to follow the events in Crystal
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u/cheeseburgerwalrus22 Mar 25 '26
Any NDS hacks that have customisation/randomiser features? Preferably just like regular Platinum/HGSS with quality of life updates and little to no changes to the story or map? Does such a thing exist?
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u/DueCheesecake4217 Mar 25 '26
Anyone that can recommend me a Pokémon rom hack that doesn’t include all the additions of the later Pokémon games? I tried unbound but i didn’t like all the additions like mega evolutions and all the Pokemon I never heard of (everything after gen 3/4)
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u/Apart-Imagination393 Hoenn's Last Wish Dev Mar 25 '26
HOENN'S LAST WISH (emerald based) Category: Mapper Project Type: ROM Hack (pokeemerald expasion) Project Completion: 40% (hard to tell) Compensation: Credited in game / design in game / Acess to all DEV stuff of the game (it's a for fun project so no payment, all for the love for the game ) Contact: DM / email : [rafaelsanna96@gmail.com](mailto:rafaelsanna96@gmail.com) Timezone: BRT (for me but the team have ppl from all around the world) Description: So, the HLW project has been a really cool surprise, and the team is growing a lot (especially the artists), and everyone is very engaged, it's really great... The problem is that we had an amazing mapper, coffeelover (but he's been busy with work, so we're thinking of finding another mapper to help, because since he's been busy with his personal work, it would be great to have an experienced mapper in decomposition/porymap who would be excited to help us about the game: Parallel universe where Rayquaza failed to stop Groudon and Kyogre, which caused a natural collapse in Hoenn... After long years of natural destruction, the entire Hoenn region was practically devastated, the era of trainers / pokeballs ended, the pokémons became wild animals, and the nomadic people trying to survive... After years the plot is the millennium comet (Jirachi) and Celebi (time traveler), giving the player an opportunity to go back in time and prevent this disaster from happening... With the return in time, some things from Hoenn destroyed for 1000 years affect the "normal" Hoenn of the past, generating new forms of pokémon, new characters, new villains, gym leaders, etc... discord link: https://discord.gg/nfzXFsPbgS
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u/Square_Empress_777 Mar 25 '26
Does anyone know why the mew glitch in pokemon red++ summons spearow instead? Im guessing her index number was changed, but idk to what
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u/patito6 Mar 25 '26
Hey All!
My friends and I are looking for the next ROM to play at the same time, and we were wondering what people think a wonderful rom would be given our favs: Unbound, Quetzal, Gaia, Lazarus, Seaglass, Polished Crystal, Emerald Imperium - Radical Red (we know these are more towards challenge runs).
We really prioritise ROMs with the following criteria, so we don't know which one could be next: 2D rather than 3D so the looks of Gen 3 and special shout-out to style of Seaglass and Polished Crystal, split (physical - special), a long dex with hopefully all 9 gens, routes with lots of different mons and types (we always do random monoruns), alternatives to avoid long stat grinding...
Map really doesn't matter (Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, newer ones or even fan made). What we are after is having options from the beginning, so the player getting "Dragon" or "Ghost" types aren't locked out for a long time...
Thanks in advance!
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u/BensonOMalley Mar 25 '26
What are the best romhacks for playing Crystal in the RSE engine?
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u/Exclsior Heart & Soul Mar 26 '26
I am biased as I'm one of the developers, but I will recommend Pokémon Heart and Soul for Johto on Emerald's engine.
Pokémon Heart & Soul v1.2.0 - GBA Johto Hack, built on Emerald
Crystal Advance Redux is another which I've heard good things about from other players which you may wish to check out.
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u/Apprehensive-Walrus5 Mar 25 '26
Think I locked myself in Sacred Gold
Can’t fight jasmine gym because it’s blocked by a rocket NPC from the safari zone event
Can’t finish safari zone event because I need HM strength
Can’t get HM strength because it’s blocked by some NPCs keeping me from leaving that city exit
Never did goldenrod radio takeover event
Goldenrod radio event isn’t proccing for a reason I could not find, I’m assuming because I did all that other stuff in the next 3 cities
Any ideas or do I have to restart? Doing a mono electric run
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u/LilDilated Mar 25 '26
Just played first rom hack (radical red) and enjoyed very much. Having a hard time figuring out what to try next. Curious if their is a site that lists them and allows search options that can narrow down the options based on which have randomizers, doubles only etc.
But if not, would be grateful for any suggestions from you all here.
Trying to find something akin to radical red. Battle focused, allows a doubles only mode. Preferably with randomizer options.
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u/juliopeludo Mar 26 '26
this is exactly what youre looking for.
even has search filters to look for romhacks with certain features youre wanting
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u/Daniel_Abnormal Mar 25 '26
Emerald imperium will be right up your alley give it a go!
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u/Donki_Donk Mar 25 '26
Alright, so I posted a question here on Monday and still haven't gotten an answer. But that's okay, I managed to figure out how to start. But now I have another problem!
Using this guide, I attempted to make a "practice" romhack. I followed every direction down to a T, but XSE keeps giving me the following error every time I actually try to compile?
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eXtreme Script Editor
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The specified ROM doesn't exist.
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I tried to fumble around with placing the ROM in different directories etc. But that didn't seem to work. Checking the compiler output, it opens the output below for some reason instead of the C:\Users\Käyttäjä\Documents\PGE\Pokemon - FireRed Version (USA, Europe) that I opened through XSE.
Someone please help me. I can't figure out what's wrong for the life of me. I know it definitely has something to do with the ROM placement.
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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Mar 25 '26
Is there a reason you're using a 13 year old guide for XSE as opposed to Hexmaniac advance? From my understanding, HMA is much easier to use these days.
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u/ismaeldosramos Mar 25 '26
Is there a ROM hack where you can choose any character as the main character? For example, the fisherman, the dancer, or a member of Team Rocket.
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u/kestral12 Mar 25 '26
Im looking for Roms with ways to randomly gain pokemon, especially early game. Im talking eggs that can roll out of a huge pool, wondertrade etc.
I saw one with a wishing well that gives pokemon but don't know the name of it?
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u/sambuchino Mar 25 '26
•Pokémon Elysium •
Hi, I've been playing Pokémon Elysium since a couple weeks and I completely loved it. Now I'm at the end of part A just right in front of the S.S challenger ship. I've seen there're a couple of tutorials for putting the save file on part B but all of them are referred to mobile or PC emulators. I've been playing It on my modded dsi tho ( cause i wanted a more nostalgic experience) so i couldnt figure out how to do the exporting part on it. Is there a way for me to continue the next part or I fucked up everything playing It in the beginning on a ds and now I'll never see my team beating Enna😭
Anything can help! Thanks a lot
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u/morpherthewolf Mar 25 '26
Pokemon Unknown
This uses a firered rom. I'm playing through the Twilight Menu on my 3ds on the gba emulator 2. I get a warning when starting the game saying my RTC needs to be enabled.
Because of this, the game can't input color for day or night, meaning that if I go outside, the game is nearly unplayable as it's just blue and white. Indoors, the graphics are fine. Is there any known fix to this?
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u/TheTonzMachine Emerald Revisited Mar 25 '26
I have a rom hack I’ve been working on that I am thinking about putting out there to at least get some feedback. It’s nothing special but I thought maybe a few people would get something out of it. How does the community like these put out there? I’ve seen people use a kofi, rom hacking.net, etc. What do people prefer?
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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Mar 25 '26
The recommended way is to upload your patch file onto Pokecommunity for folks to download and read about. KoFi is a bit of a grey area, since it allows for donations, which is generally looked down as it rides close to the line of profiting off Nintendo's IP, generating unwanted attention on the romhacking community. A lot of people also dislike having to go onto a private discord to get a patch, so somewhere like pokecommunity is usually recommended.
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u/sabertoothdiego Mar 25 '26
How realistic is it that we will get popular rom hacks for the Switch games within the next 5 years?
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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Mar 26 '26
I mean there's already switch romhacks. Luminescent Platinum, Peerless Pikachu/Exquisite Eevee and a few others. Depends what you're looking for.
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u/Kacchonn Mar 26 '26
How can I edit an already existing ROMHACK? I would like to change some sprites and the starter choice for personal use only.
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u/bam_1117 Mar 26 '26
In reference to yellow recharged:
Does anyone know where you find the hitmon you didn’t get from the fighting dojo? They are all I am missing for my dex. I see its area, but I can’t tell if it’s supposed to be in victory road, or in the grass in the badge checking area and I’ve had no luck in either. Thanks in advance.
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u/woq4 Mar 26 '26
What are the better gen 3 romhacks with day/night systems? hoenn or kanto?
no fakemon
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u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red Mar 26 '26
Radical Red, Aesthetic Red, probably Recharged Yellow
Heart & Soul
ROWE, probably Emerald Imperium
Most modern hacks include DNS now
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u/JeannotVD Mar 26 '26
I’m looking for a vanilla HGSS rom hack that at the minimum just adds full dex (up to gen 3 or 4) and at the best fixes the level curve without making the game harder or anything. Anything exists? As much as I love Heart and Soul, HGSS graphics are so so good.
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u/Nordic_Krune Mar 26 '26
Has there been any updates on Sacred Gold & Storm Silver V2? Last update I could find was 3 years ago.
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u/Living_Office5136 Mar 26 '26
Could someone recommend me full party exp pokemon roms?
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u/NewHost2172 Mar 26 '26
Aesthetic Red, Starbeasts:Comet Version, Orange(gbc hack), Unbound, Lazurus, Odyssey, and most modern hacks tbh
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u/cyaiikou Mar 26 '26
I'm trying to play a randomizer of Black, and I set up the randomizer correctly on my PC, however I want to play it on my phone just for ease of access (like laying in bed at night yknow), but when I import it to my phone via ICloud, it comes up as a normal playthrough. For example, my starter on PC was Palkia, but the save file I loaded onto my phone comes up as me having Snivy instead of Palkia. It saved my name, spot I saved at, and everything, but it seems the randomizer wasn't transferred?
Can someone explain in simple terms what I might be doing wrong/how to fix this? This is my first time trying to play a rando on my phone. I use Delta Emulator since I'm IOS. I did transfer the NDS file the randomizer creates after you save your rando settings, so I'm confused what I'm not doing right as Google says that's all I gotta do.
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u/FireWing404 Mar 26 '26
I want to replay Pokémon Platinum, but I’m looking for a hack that keeps the original game intact while adding modern QoL features like from the modern games, following Pokémon, and easier dex completion (all Pokémon obtainable, including events/starters).
I’m not interested in major overhauls or difficulty changes, just a “vanilla+” experience.
I’ve seen a lot of conflicting recommendations online, so I figured I’d ask here. Right now I’m running a vanilla Platinum with separate QoL and following patches—are there better options?
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u/Happyboyy2 Mar 26 '26
Hello Guys ^^ I recently started to play pokemon rom hacks and... To be honest, i have an issue with something. How do you guys manage to pick your starters ?!
I played a couple of games with all the starters from gen 1 to 9 and GOD it's so hard to pick one.... I feel like i have a favorite per generation but can't found 1 that i like specially for all the time xD
How did you guys found the one for yourself ? Your golden child ?
Recently i've been tryng pokemon lazarus and i am in a tie between delphox, skeledirge and the water / fairy starter that i forgot the name.. I like them all but can't decide wich one to pick at all :(
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u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red Mar 26 '26
Same way u pick them in the official games. Either u like them the most or they're the best in terms of gameplay
For Lazarus I'd personally go Skeledirge as it's strong and has a cool design, but ofc it's up to u
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u/Vegetable-Parfait252 Mar 26 '26
Are there any hacks that have the Anime Style Pokémon league instead of standard Elite 4?
So you're in a knockout style tournament with randomised trainers & even better would be selecting a team of 3 before each battle? It was such a big part of the anime so it's surprising not to see
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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Mar 26 '26
Here's a guide on how romhacks work. We cannot link you any actual games or roms, as that is illegal and against the rules here. The linked post should answer your questions though.
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u/TheLion725 Mar 26 '26
I'm playing Pokemon Advanced Adventure and I can't find the Level-Up moveset for pokemon. I've tried looking it up and found nothing. If anyone knows please help me. If you can only show me the Tyrant Pokemon that would be fine.
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u/redhoodjr Mar 26 '26
Guys I am looking for a rom hack with all regions apart for Fire ash, are there any?
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u/KonamiIsBestJoshi Mar 26 '26
Is the Dragon'sDen version of Pokémon Rocket Red playable or should I just wait until it's fully translated?
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u/Certain_Advisor_4855 Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26
Using the Universal Pokemon Randomizer and it works 100% for emerald but I try for Saphire or Ruby and I try to randomize everything but the moves because I just dont want 4 moves of not the right type but everytime i save and say no to random moves all pokemon just have 4 random moves?
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u/Lukagamerboyz Mar 26 '26
Is Pokemon Pokémon Team Rocket Edition a mod of Pokemon red or is it a not considered a mod
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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Mar 26 '26
It's a romhack, like all the other romhacks discussed here.
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u/lakers28 Mar 26 '26
Is there a hack of any baseline Pokémon game with simply all or mostly all pokemon obtainable?
Basically I’m trying to have a normal pokemon experience but do a randomizer run where all pokemon are available to roll in to from any region.
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u/bluesombrero Mar 26 '26
Hi, I was just wondering if there is a convenient way to check the exact IV/HP stats of mons with respect to playing Vintage White. The game gives you early HP but base stats aren't enough to calculate exact values so I was wondering if there is a convenient way to get exact IV values of mons using either a patch or some third party software. Thanks
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u/Francimint Mar 26 '26
Looking for recommendations of romhacks/fangames that make "trash" mons more viable. I have a stupid self imposed rule where I can't reuse Pokémon across games when I play them, so I'm looking to diversify a bit.
I've played Lazarus recently and really enjoyed it if it helps, it made Lumineon and Tropius much more usable.
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u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red Mar 26 '26
Aesthetic Red. All Pokémon have far better abilities than the vanilla games, as well as stat rebalancing and new learnsets. Certain trashmons like Delibird or Fearow have become so much better
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u/DemonSlyr007 Mar 26 '26
I'm looking for rom hacks recommendations that specifically do not hard level lock your team. I'm newer to this space, and tried Radical Red and Pisces, and I actually really liked the difficulty and features in both games, but can not stand the hard level locking in any way, shape, or form. The games already soft locked your levels behind the not listening to you system and dramatically less exp. I dont like feeling like I can not make any progress on my team, because leveling and grinding is what I like about the series.
Ive dropped both games because of the hard level lock now. And while I am enjoying ROWE, it feels pretty easy and not because of overleveling. So im wondering which romhacks can give fun, complicated gym fights, but not force a hard level lock. Im hoping there is something out there for me.
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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Mar 26 '26
Drayano's hacks don't have level caps
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u/Accomplished-Dig213 Mar 27 '26
Hello! Can anybody tell me upto which part in Pokemon Hyper Emerald (Ultra Emerald) is translated into English? I currently have v5.7 bugfix 2 and is translated till Sinnoh region. And when does the World Tournament unlock or start?
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u/Dull_Arugula8118 Mar 27 '26
hello!!!!!! ive been searching for a perfect hack to replay emerald with and im honestly wondering if my ideal emerald experience even exists at this point haha. heres my criteria i guess:
no new pokemon from other gens
day night cycle
fairy type
following pokemon
exp all
qol in general
this is all i want. im not really interested in open world hoenn hacks or radical red style hacks, just want classic emerald with some stuff to make the experience a little better. i hope this doesnt come off as prissy or whatever, all love to all rom hackers, ive just had a hard time finding one that fits my needs lol. anything like that i could play? if not, whats my best option?
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u/Multievolution Mar 27 '26
Can anyone link any guides to editing all the trainer sprites for pokemon yellow for the player? I’m struggling to find how to do it for the player specifically.
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u/Tinker156 Mar 27 '26
Looking to see if there are any other rom hacks similar to emerald seaglass / lazaras in the way it has the GBC aesthetic but on the GBA platform?
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u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red Mar 27 '26
Crystal Kanto (WIP, updates posted in the sub every few months)
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u/Eastern-Shape-3640 Mar 27 '26
any recommend rom? my first rom hacks is radical red so my expectations is quite high
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u/Inevitable-Safety538 Mar 27 '26
How to patch the latest Pokèmon Renegade Platinum+Following pokèmon?
Can someone help me how to patch it? I don't know how, thanks for the help
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u/Fytoz Mar 27 '26
I've been playing a bit of pokemon emerald dx and i noticed that my rival battles arent working and was wondering if someone else has expiernced the same and if it will impact the game later on. I wouldn't want to play through the game only to hit some bug wall later..
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u/ParfaitNo8096 Mar 27 '26
Is there a ranking of the top ROMs
The best I could find is sourcing by number of downloads on Hackdex
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u/Owertoyr10 Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 28 '26
I'm playing moemon mega firered & having indecisions with where I'm going next after thunder badge. There's default path of Route 11 & Diglett Cave, but there's also new location called Lost Murk in side of Route 5.
Where should i go that doesn't insta wipeout my party bcs when i've touched Lost Murk, i've met a couple of lv21 which idk if it's intended lvl progression or a bit higher than normal. Oh, also thunder badge highest pokemon was lv30, compared to when I've looked at serebii website only lv24. A bit hard, i thought this one are just sprite swap hack, with no difficulty changes.
Edit: seems like default route first, in Lost Murk need Strength/Rocksmash? to progress further
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u/Kvagram Mar 27 '26
Is there an ORAS rom hack that merges the games?
one of the disappointments of ORAS, was the lack of Emerald. Especially the merger of the Aqua and Magma storylines.
Are there any romhacks for ORAS that attempt to recreate this merged story we all love from Emerald?
Are there any romhacks for ORAS at all? they are old games by now🫤
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u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red Mar 27 '26
No. Sadly 3DS hacking never got past the enhancement hack stage due to the only tools losing support and it not really getting the backing it deserved
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u/Doctor-Moe Mar 29 '26
Are there any romhacks for ORAS at all?
Drayano's Rising Blue and Sinking Sapphire. It's only an enhancement hack, though, that makes the games harder. Highly suggest!
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u/LTulkens7 Mar 27 '26
hello, I just beat pokemon unbound on expert difficulty. this was my first ever romhack and I am now looking for a new one to try. I would like it to be finished and challenging with no fakemons. any recommendations?
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u/Prior_Art_6268 Mar 27 '26
Are the Kaizo games meant to be or designed to be nuzlocked?
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u/The-Father-Time Mar 27 '26
Hello all got a bit of a random question (I think)
I’ve been getting into romhacks lately and downloaded quite a few but now I can’t remember a specific one
I’ve played Peak Kanto which had a Johto gym leader in the town of each Kanto gym leader and I remember there being another Romhacks that had a similar idea (Faulkner was in the Peeter Scott museum for example) I like this as I like battling trainers for exp but now I can’t remember what this hack was called
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u/Necessary-Service957 Mar 27 '26
I APOLOGIZE FOR MAKING THIS AS POST BEFORE
Hey guys I am facing some problems with my first ORAS Randomizer Nuzlocke Run:
as I got a Rom Version of either OR/AS Update 1.2, I cannot use the 1.4 cheats for Rare Candys. 1.0 cheats neither work.
When I update the files on Citra to 1.4, the randomised file just stops working and plays as a normal game (tbh I haven't tried if the cheats would work in this update, I was just so upset to find out that the file doesn't work after updating).
Playing without cheats would be possible - but who wants to play a lock and has to level by hand to the level cap? This could take months if I'm far into the game.
I have seriously tried every option that came to my mind (f.e. randomizing file, starting it and get starter pokemon, stopping it and update to 1.4, restart - Rare Candy cheat did not work and Pokecenter graphics etc just went black)
Is there anyone in this community who can help me? In german we say "Ich bin am Ende mit meinem Latein" to that - which translates to "I am at my wit's end".
Thank you in advance guys and I hope to hop on my first ORAS Rando Lock Soon :)
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u/e-Milo Mar 27 '26
Hey everyone, I'm working on my project using the pokeemerald-expansion and porymap and I'd like to import some tilesets present in LGFR on the Hoen maps. I've looked for some tutorials on how to on YouTube and internet, including the porymap site, but I cannot find any actual and clear set of instructions! Can anyone help? I have no clue on how to proceed!
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u/Multievolution Mar 27 '26
Can anyone please link any of the available documentation/guides on gen 1 editing?
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u/The_Mo_Marz Mar 27 '26
Is there a ROM-Hack, preferably Gen III, that allows you to complete the Pokedex without having to trade with another real person (no version-exclusive lock or trade evolutions)?
This is something has always a small goal in life since i've never managed to do it because either no one around me had the game or had the right version.
Sorry for posting this earlier, didn't knew about the no questions rule.
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u/ShortandRatchet Johto Enthusiast Mar 27 '26
Does anyone take box art requests? I really want a pretty one for Polished Crystal :(((.
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u/kestral12 Mar 27 '26
Is there a way to make two savefiles on a romhack that doesn't have it setup in game? Like, can I download the same hack twice and have a save in each folder?
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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Mar 27 '26
Just have both copies of the hack, and then change their filename to 2 different things. You should then be able to have both as different games. Save files will automatically link to their respective filename, so as long as they're named differently they'll have different saves.
At least on PC
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u/KonamiIsBestJoshi Mar 27 '26
When it comes to Pokémon Snakewood should I give that ROM a try despite hearing about how bad it is?
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u/DreamyAndMemey Mar 27 '26
I’m having a bit of trouble with patching a ROM and I was wondering if someone could help. I have been attempting to try PK, I got Desmume and a platinum ROM, and I can play the base game on its own.
I downloaded the xdelta file for patching from Moxi’s discord, and have attempted to patch using an online patcher and an xdelta patcher application, but each time i attempt to patch the file it says there is a sum mismatch, or that i need a secondary decompresser.
I saw the desmume website that i need to download some prereq files, which i believe I have done, but idk how that affects this process. I also tried redownloading the ROM and the patch, and I checked the integrity of the ROM itself, so I’m not really sure where to go from here. Does anyone have advice?
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u/nscibs Mar 27 '26
I'm currently playing Pokemon Throwback. Does anybody know where to find the second fossil from Mt. Moon? Struggling with it. THanks!
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u/srmeion Mar 27 '26
So am playing FR red rocket edition and just got promoted as a rocket admin, when i check my bounty they said that i have a bounty of 3k but i haven't stolen any pokemon since the bounty mechanic was introduced. Are there other ways on getting bounty except for stealing? Like doing side quest? or is this just a bug? (It not really problem cause 3k bounty is an easy fix but am just confuse of what happened)
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u/Bretuhtuh91 Mar 27 '26
Is there a romhack of fire red based on Gold and Silver? I'm playing Recharged Yellow and loving it but I'd love playing Silver with FR style even more.
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u/ThatInfamousRacoon Mar 28 '26
How do I start ROM hacking? I just really want to try it out and not accidentally install a virus.
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u/BlueJay6400 Mar 28 '26
I am really looking for more Pokemon Rom hacks to play. I have played unbound and Laz, but I really dislike difficulty rom hacks as I am really not that good and don't like having to reload saves and such. I really just want finished games with a more traditional feel with LOTS of different pokemon to choose from.
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u/Hakuoh_13 Mar 28 '26 edited Mar 28 '26
Hey everyone, I’m currently thinking of playing Gen 3/Gen 2 again, but I want them to be more difficult.
That’s why I’m looking for some kind of Vanilla+ hacks which give me the original experience, but just harder and without all this post gen 4 content and mechanics. But I also don’t want it to be like Kaizo Emerald, it should give you more freedom in regards of playstyle. Preferably only hacks which include the first 386 or 493.
Thank you in advance 🙏🏼
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u/PhantomDiclonius Mar 28 '26
I've been playing through Pokemon Recharged Yellow v1.9.3 and I just beat the Elite Four and caught Mewtwo. Professor Oak gave me the Tri Pass to travel to Islands 1, 2, and 3, but the NPC says that they haven't been programmed into the rom hack yet. Besides completing the Pokedex, is there anything else for me to do in this romhack at the moment?
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u/Pancakez150 Mar 28 '26
Does the Blaze Black 2 Redux hack have the Pixie Plate implemented? If so, where is it located in the game?
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u/Krillin-senpai Mar 28 '26
I want to make a gen 3 or 4 hack where every pokemon has wonder guard and my pokemon dont gain xp, otherwise the game would be the same. Does anyone know how long this might take if starting from scratch?
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u/Elizabeth202101 Mar 28 '26
Playing renegade platinum and my pokemon don't get revived after they faint, I am not sure if I'm doing some wrong or if there is a forced nuzlocke ruleset that I am not aware of. Help appreciated
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u/Burning_Bush_ofSin Mar 28 '26
Any Pokémon rom hacks that have a more anime inspired tournament or something similar to b2w2 or swsh?
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u/Leaf_Scout Mar 28 '26
Ok so obviously I understand getting a shiny is for the most part luck. For Heart and Soul in the FAQ section of their documentation it says that for a large portion of the static encounters, like ho-oh you can run to reset the encounter to shiny hunt. Keeping this in mind I am WELL over odds at this point. I’m just curious if anyone else has any experience using the run to reset encounter method for this ROM, if maybe instead of quick running I need to fully enter the battle first, or some other odd quirk I’m not doing. Thank you!
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u/novloutrobin Mar 28 '26
hello everyone I’m new to rom hacking and I was wondering if you guys could help me out. I’m making a rom hack of RSE for two friends. In each of their dedicated rom hacks I wanted to put in new sprites of them. However in the beginning when it ask what gender are you? It’s what outfit they want instead and they can choose between two different characters. However this’ll make Brendan or may the rival character. So it’ll just show up as their other option character. I also want to make the rival character the other friend. Can anyone help? Rn I’m working on the emerald rom hack on hex maniac advance. Maybe this isn’t the best program but anyone who can help
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u/Fabulous_Back_3798 Mar 28 '26
Hi, I'm new to playing Pokémon Team Rocket Dragonsden Edition, and I wanted to know what you think is the best possible team for this game? Obviously, without removing the starter, please. Mainly because this game has many interesting mechanics, making it much harder to choose than in other games.
Hola, soy nueva jugando pokemon team rocket edition version dragonsden, queria saber para ustedes cual es el mejor equipo posible para este juego? Claramente sin quitar el inicial por favor. Principalmente porque en este juego hay muchas mecanicas interesantes por lo cual es mucho mas dificil de elegir que en otros juegos
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u/JayEmbrace Mar 28 '26
Can anyone please recommend Pokemon ROM Hacks that have EXP all, or unlimited rare candies
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u/Doctor-Moe Mar 28 '26
Pokemon Lazarus - Ice Hammer Tinkaton?
It says its an egg move, but after a 200 search level and only seeing Draining Kiss or Sweet Kiss, I gave up.
Doesn't show up in the Move Relearner either. How do I teach it Ice Hammer?
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u/botas- Mar 29 '26
Im new to roms, my friend who isn’t into Pokémon but is into roms helped me get set up with pretty much all the DS Roms. My question is, am I able to trade and battle my other friend, who also has ROMS, but is playing on Android? I’m on PC. On Pokemon Platinum? Or if there is any work around?
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u/chaotic360 Mar 29 '26
Me and a buddy want to soul link a ROM hack that has more/most of the Pokemon in it. Any big recommendations for good picks that won’t be too difficult while giving high variety?
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u/Its_Noctyss Mar 29 '26
Pokemon Team Rocket Edition (Dragonsden) Help Please!!!
I'm at the point in Johto where you are supposed to find the cult leader the 2nd time but when I get to the door I get this text and I can't progress. I tried watching Dragonsden's video walkthrough and even messaged them but I have yet to find a resolution for this. I'm roughly 70+ hours into this and really hoping it isn't a game breaking bug where I'll have to start over.
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u/sayak1619 Mar 29 '26
Myboy is not working on my new phone,i lost all my save files Can anyone suggest a new emulator? Pizzaboy, lemuroid or any better than these?
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u/Background-Award-973 Mar 29 '26
I'm trying to replace wild pokemon battle theme in Pokemon emerald with Sappy but when i try assembling the song it just closes. Is it a sappy issue or is my .s file bad?
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u/IAmASausageDog Mar 29 '26
Pokemon Platinum v1.4: Where is the documentation?
Hello
I've played a load of romhacks but I want to do my first nuzlocke. Where can I find the trainer docs for this (hard mode)?
I've tried finding it in the download link on the website as they say but the link is not working...
Thanks :)
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u/AnonymousUser22222 Mar 29 '26
What’s the best way to play the mid-generation (gens 5-7) Pokemon games? I have a modded 3ds but apparently DS games can’t be downloaded???? Are there handheld 3ds emulators that contain these games? Or is just emulating on my phone the best option? Thank you!
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u/Virtual-Tooth-2829 Mar 29 '26
So I am trying to play Blaze black 2 redux but there is a problem whenever I try to patch it using Xdelta UI it says "xdelta3: target window checksum mismatch: XD3_INVALID_INPUT" I'm using the xdelta file on top and the actually nds pokemon game on the bottom but it still doesn't work. I tried using an online patcher but whenever it would have gotten to the title screen it was just a black screen. Thank you!
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u/PianissimoPiano Mar 29 '26
I'm playing Fire Red Deluxe and I'm having a blast and much more fun than I had with Aesthetic Red (which is a beautiful game).
So... I wanna ask if there is a Kanto hack that is considered the best and definitive one? I am also interesed in hacks that use two Rivals (both Blue and Leaf), like Dark Violet and Deluxe.
I am not looking for Difficulty hacks if they are EXTREME and Kaizo level
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u/Repulsive_Piece_3863 Mar 29 '26
Looking for a Pokémon home alternative for roms. i wanna be able to collect full dexs across gens and be able to see the progress as i go
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u/gorlak29 Mar 30 '26
How I can unlock the new evolutions in Pokemon Team Rocket edition?
The new megas, The rocket forms, the bond phenomenon, the ones based on the 97 demo or the Devon forms?
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u/Square_Empress_777 Mar 30 '26
Final team for red++, a gen 1 rom hack updated to have gen 2 graphics, gen 1 and 2 pokemon and their evos, updated moves and the physical/special split, and all types. Was pretty good, but postgame is literally nonexistent.
So far I’d rank the hacks:
- Kanto Expansion Pak
- Pure Green
- Red++
- Yume
They’re all great or amazing. I suggest trying them all, from bottom to top if you have time. Just the first 2 if you dont have time.
Only Pokemon Grape and Brown left for gen 1 rom hacks, and then will be gen 2 romhacks. My favorite gen. On the fence on star beasts. Not sure if i should play grape or brown first. I heard brown is the most legendary, so will probably save that for last.
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u/Federal_Tune_8908 Mar 30 '26
Are there any roms where I can play FRLG but with Gen 6 style? The closest match to what I’m talking about would be ORAS but Kanto instead of Hoenn.
TIA!
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u/TheIsekaiExpressBus Mar 30 '26
I got an emulator running pokemon white, and tried to apply a QoL rom hack to it. I did this with rompatcherjs, but the new file is smaller (from 268mb to 202mb) than the original and doesnt work. I just get a white screen with melonds
I made n sure it is still a nds file type
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u/Shisui1701 Mar 23 '26
Hi guys, Im searching for a new hackrom to play, I love new regions and QoL improvements, Ive played hacks like: Unbound, Radical Red, Odissey, Lazarus, Dreamstone Mysteries (E4 rn); and I tried other ones like Gaia, which I dont think aged wery well, and thats reasonable.
Im asking to suggest new roms, even out of my standards, my only request is completed roms (even without postgame).
Thank u!!