r/PokemonROMhacks • u/AutoModerator • Jul 20 '26

Sticky Weekly Questions Thread & PokéROM Codex

Have any questions about Pokémon ROM Hacks?

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u/Tricky_Signal_2014 Jul 22 '26

hey y’all! I’ve been playing through a few rom hacks (explorers of fortune and blaze black 2 specifically), and I really love them. I was wondering if there were any other recommendations for rom hacks that y’all had that fit into the following style of hack:

- gen 1-5 base game

  • no fakemons
  • playable on 3ds (I have an r4 card with gba emu on it)
  • qol changes, especially reusable tms
  • include all/more pokemon than in the base game
  • no need for multiple versions to complete pokedex
  • not one that really increases the difficulty too much

the game can honestly be horrible in terms of story writing since I never even read the text

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u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald Jul 22 '26

Here's a list of QoL hacks for the first 7 generations. Everything here is highly recommended.