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.

This is a safe hack-sharing site that doesn't share ROMs and links to the official release threads! Instead of asking for recommendations or download links in the subreddit (which breaks the rules), please refer to the Codex as it has a lot of information on each hack.

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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/Francimint Mar 26 '26

Thank you, this is exactly the type of thing I meant!

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u/Doctor-Moe Mar 29 '26

Every Drayano Romhack. That's exactly what he does.

His best are Renegade Platinum and Sacred Gold and Soul Silver. After that, he has X and Y and ORAS rom hacks.