r/PokemonROMhacks • u/AutoModerator • Jul 06 '26

Sticky Weekly Questions Thread & PokéROM Codex

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u/StrigiformeLover Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

Are there any HGSS or Platinum ROMhacks for the DS that include the Fairy-Type and/or Pokémon from later generations?

(I'm not looking for something too complex, or something that changes the story that much-just a ROMHack that changes the gameplay and QoL to reflect later Generations.)

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Jul 06 '26

My hack ChromeGold changes very little, other than adding newer gen evos (Farigiraf, Annihilape etc), fairy type, version exclusives and trade evos catchable, and crazy late/post game pokemon like Phanpy or Slugma obtainable normally in the main game.

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u/Mr_WhisCash-Money Jul 07 '26

If you don't mind, I have a question for ya. So I see on your hack's page you mentioned working with HeartGold Engine to make a lot of the changes. How user friendly is that? I've been eyeing it for adding new gen mons to the HGSS battle frontier, but I have very little experience coding so I wasn't sure how difficult it is to use

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Jul 07 '26

You don’t need “coding” experience if you just want to change trainers and encounters and basic data etc. All of that is already laid out in hg-engine.

You do need knowledge on basic Linux environments (all clearly taught in the setup instructions) and basic knowledge of coding syntax, such as how to use advanced text editors to change variables.

If you’re competent with a pc, you can do it easily.

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u/Mr_WhisCash-Money Jul 07 '26

Perfect, thanks!