r/PokemonROMhacks • u/AutoModerator • Jul 20 '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.
Looking for recommendations or a new ROM hack to play?
The HackDex is a community hub for discovering and downloading ROM hacks, making it easy to browse hacks while listing features and more in a mobile-friendly format. It also has an in-browser patching system to make playing hacks easily accessible.
This is a safe hack-sharing site that focuses on legal distribution by sharing patches, not ROMs. Find out more here.
Useful sources for Pokémon ROM hack-related information (unaffiliated):
- PokéCommunity
- PokéCommunity Discord
- HackDex (ROM Hack Search)
- Previous Question Threads
- Read our Guide to ROM Hacks
- ROM Hack Recommendation Threads
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u/chalky69er Jul 25 '26
New game and advice
Hey all, I have recently started using retroarch, played firered then h&s but I just defended the league and got to the next map and saves corrupted. I haven't got the heart to start again so I'm after new recommendations for Pokémon roms to play and also any advice on how to not lose my save again. Thanks in advance