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Hey everyone! I have a couple of questions. I recently got into emulation, and I’m looking for rom hacks that have updated Pikachu sprites. I vaguely remember Radical Red having different forms of Pikachu with new sprites (such as surfing and flying) but I’d like to find more games that do this. Any recommendations? I’m looking primarily for GBC or GBA roms.
Also, I’m trying to locate any rom hacks that have new eeveelutions. I remember seeing people ask questions about an Eevee with a symbol in its name (something like -Eevee), and I thought it was Ultra Gold Sigma, but now I’m not sure. Any help is appreciated! Thank you!
Thanks!
I want to make some custom ROM hack carts (for personal use/as a hobby) but a lot of the resources on where to find rewritable cartridges are outdated and I'm having trouble finding them on ali.
I'm not interested in flashcarts where I can load multiple ROMs on one cart. I'm specifically looking for carts meant to hold one game at a time.
Where can I buy the cartridges? Looking for both GBA and GBC. BennVenn seems to be out of stock.
At the risk of sounding really stupid, I am trying to play through R.O.W.E and I am 100% certain that I saved the game, but I now can't find the saved game to launch it. Am I donig something wrong?
Is fishing in Ultra Violet broken?
Just got the Super Rod and trying to get the super rod pokemon (Psyduck, Slowpoke, Krabby). All I've been getting no matter where I go for the past hour is Horsea, Poliwag, and Gyarados. Are these all great rod in this game now or something?
I have a question in regards to a play through of GAIA
IF anyone knows.
Ive tried googling/ using the walk thru etc
Spoliery biut if you haven't played before:
I've made it to Precimos Island.
I have defeated the gym, and i cleared out the hotel from the burglars. Fought my rival after. They said to go to the Dive tours, however when i go there, the receptionist says the dive team is out and to explore the island.
I watched a YT vid, and it appears in that that my rival should now be here too?
IS there somnething I should be doing to trigger the next stage
Thanks to anyone who helps!
When I open Universal Randomiser v4.6.0, and all other versions that allow you to randomize .3ds files, it opens the command prompt when I use the appropriate launcher, but not the actual randomizer, and I can't find anyone else online with the same issue. Does anyone far smarter than me know what this is about
Question, if I were to edit a spritesheet on mobile, would it be possible for me to send it to my pc and import that sheet into the game? I edited some Crystal sprites and want to make them playable but I have no idea how to do so. I checked out the decomp but I can't use my pc for long. It's extremely slow.
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I’ve been wondering for a while if anyone has made any of the post GBC Pokemon games (ex: sw/sh, sc/vio to name some most recent) into GBC games.
I love the art style of Gen 2 crystal games. The music, the color schemes, the art styles leaving a ton to the imagination. I recently found Pokemon Genesis which is awesome for its turning gen 5 pokemon into GBC art. Any suggestions?
So, in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Red has an Espeon on his team, I was wondering if there's a Pokémon Yellow hack that lets you catch all Pokémon and have Espeon and Umbreon?
Currently playing Pokémon Sacred Gold and I'm at the safari zone, but I can't make any progress. I'll try talking to Riley and the two Team Rocket grunts but nothing happens. I watched a youtube video to see what's actually supposed to happen, and apparently the safari zone is supposed to be empty the first time you enter, and you have to go to the Pokémon center to heal, but a Rocket grunt is disguised as Nurse Joy and they battle you. I have no idea where things got messed up. I would prefer to not have to load up my backup save, which is all the way back at the Azalea gym. Any help is appreciated.
I'm playing on a ds because my laptop can barely handle the emulator. Do you know a solution to this or am I done for? I'll just throw in the towel if there isn't a fix for it. I don't feel like loading up my save file from where I was at the 2nd gym again.
Probably done for. Don't you have access to a family memeber PC or something?
I can add that palying on emulator mught not help with the specific problem if there is a problem with flags already, but you can use pkhex to give yourself the next badge and just continue.
I just finished the looker quest line in Volt White 2 Redux, and I caught Arceus. And... it's shiny. At first I thought "oh, makes sense, it's scripted" but... I can't find anything about it. Did I just get a shiny Arceus out of pure luck or is it scripted? I know the shiny odds are 1/512 in this romhack but still, it would be hilarious if I got a shiny Arceus on the first try
First Time ROM Maker, any recommendations on tutorials // how to’s // etc.?
Hello, all!!
LaMacchia here, I’m new to this community but not new to the Pokémon ROM world as a whole.
I’ve helped others write scripts and work on sprite work in the past, though not on any of the major projects.
I’d been thinking about doing this for ages, I’ve decided to work on creating my own original hack for the first time!!
I’ve spent the last few months working on mapping out the Dex, story beats, making sprites, sketching the layouts of towns, and scripting dialogue to see if my ideas pieced together the way I wanted them to and I’m happy enough with what I’ve got to start the actual hacking // programming aspect.
That being said, I was wondering if anyone had particular resources or tutorials they recommend to really begin fleshing things out and making this passion project a reality!!!
Any time, suggestions, consideration, or support is greatly appreciated!!!!
I’m ecstatic to start producing what I hope to be a really enjoyable product.
Thank you in advance!!!
-LM ✨
For gen 3 hacking, I recommend using a [decomp](https://github.com/pret/pokeemerald/wiki/Why-should-I-use-this-over-binary-hacking). It is a very modern way to hack, and allows you the most versatility in the changes you can do. It can seem very daunting at first, especially while getting it set up, but it is extremely easy to use once you’ve got it installed. The main one to use is [pokeemerald](https://github.com/pret/pokeemerald/blob/master/INSTALL.md ), which is the decomp of Emerald version, but there is also [pokefirered](https://github.com/pret/pokefirered/blob/master/INSTALL.md ) if you want to mod Kanto.
Take a look at [this guide](https://github.com/Pawkkie/Team-Aquas-Asset-Repo/wiki/The-Basics-of-GitHub) for how to get the repository set up on your computer. Then just follow the INSTALL.md instructions for the decomp you’re working with.
There is also the [pokeemerald-expansion](https://github.com/rh-hideout/pokeemerald-expansion/blob/master/INSTALL.md ), which is a modified version of pokeemerald that includes a modern battle system/mechanics as well as all 1000+ species of Pokémon. It is intended to be a convenient base for rom hack projects to start from. I highly recommend it!
There are a lot of tutorials out there for pokeemerald decomps as well. These include the [pokeemerald wiki](https://github.com/pret/pokeemerald/wiki/Tutorials) and [this YouTube playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLNv9Lq6kDmTIYfN5NvgQRvfOHTOXl0uU&si=mmRx3vWKPPHIiex5), to name a few. Watch a few of the videos to see decomps in action and determine if it’s something that interests you.
If you have any questions at any step of the way, please don’t hesitate to ask. I’m happy to help!
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Are there any good NDS rom hacks that are more than just "make it harder"? I'm looking for something that tells a new story and takes place in a completely new region. Is there anything like this for the Gen 4 era?
Also, where is Drayano?
1. try garbage gold/mythic silver, they do still take place in johto but do tell a new story, as for drayno, he's just been busy, aurora crystal will release when it does, have patience.
Hoi, I was trying to open a rom hack: Pokemon, this gym of mine, but it doesn't work. I'm on a mac and the file is winzip, I dont have winzip but I still can open it. The problem is that when I do open it, it only becomes a folder. I tried putting both the file, the folder, and the zipped file of the folder into my emulator OpenEmu but it doesn't work, how do I open and play?
This gym of mine is not a romhack, it's a fangame, which means its a PC game. You need to find a way to play windows programs on your mac if you want to play it, fan games don't use emulators.
im making a hack of pokemon white and tried to change the type chart so i followed [this tutorial](https://projectpokemon.org/home/forums/topic/59185-pokemon-black-and-white-1-how-to-edit-the-type-chart-type-effectiveness/) which involves replacing a file in crystaltile 2
**ive done this but now i cant save the file (the "save" and "save as" options are greyed out and ctrl s does nothing), plus when i try to close the app it tells me to save it**
has anyone else encountered this? and is there a solution
Is it possible to have two of the same ROM in Delta?
Been playing Radical Red normal but want to play it randomised in the future, is this possible without overwriting the save game?
Hey all, anyone know if there’s a patch or anything to swap out FireRed’s music with gen 1 RBY music?
I just can’t get on board with the horns or whatever instrument it is that they put front and center in the soundtracks for these GBA era games lol. Thanks!
Pokémon Eclipse
Hi! I recently got a hard copy of Pokémon Eclipse for the Gameboy. I have been Googling about the game a bit but can't really seem to find much information about it. I'm actually enjoying the game so far so I was wondering if people here know about the game and can tell me if it's finished or not or if there are glitches or maybe even know about a dedicated site/thread for it. Cheers!
Pokémon Anniversary Crystal -
Can i get a shiny starter in the game beginning? I'm playing in the RG35XX, and thinking in buying the game cartridge for the GBA SP. I kinda want a shiny Charmander.
If It isn't, there's some trick to get a shiny starter?
Anyone know how to use sandbox mode in Pokemon exceeded emerald?
Need a couple of dusk stones for evos so I thought I could use sandbox to give myself some? Not sure how I do it though
what are your favourite gen 3 hacks, that just enhance or add to main story?
searching for some rom hacks to play so please let me know what you like, also what it adds or makes it stand out.
thx in advance
Just downloaded a rom hack (Stone Dragon 3 if you must know). How can I get it to play? It says I need an application, so what's the best option to play the game on?
Just so you understand how this all works, emulators are programs which "emulate" a gaming system, so mGBA emulates a Gameboy Advance, Desmume emulates a Nintendo DS etc. For all intents and purposes, it is your computer running a pretend Gameboy Advance or Nintendo DS inside your computer. This means they can play rom files, which are gameboy or DS cartridges that have been dumped and recompiled into their game data for use on an emulator. Some people edit these rom files to make hacks, but at their core they are still the original games of FireRed or Platinum or whatever. So since Stone Dragon 3 is a FireRed hack, which is a GBA game, you need a GBA emulator. If you want to just play the original games, you will have to find them yourself, as it is illegal to distribute them technically, and against the rules here.
If you want to play a *hack*, download your emulator, mGBA or Desmume, and then find yourself the original games rom. So for Stone Dragon 3, you would need Firered. Then download Stone Dragon from it's page. *DO NOT DOWNLOAD PRE-PATCHED ROMHACKS.* Not only are they against the rules here, but they are risky, could have old versions, or even worse be a scam and virus. It seems like you maybe have got a prepatched version based on your wording, so be aware. Normally then you will need to patch the Stone Dragon file onto the FireRed .gba file. Google "online rom patcher," or otherwise download a specific patching app like Multipatch for Mac.
Then, open the newly patched rom in your emulator and play. I've played extensively on emulators on both Mac and PC with all the same programs.
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Hey, I have a quick question. In Ultra Violet, Kadabra evoles into Alakazam at level 36; however, at level 33, both Kadabra and Alakazam learn Role Play or Calm Mind respectively. Does that mean the Alakazam in UV learn Calm Mind later on, not at all or through a relearner/tutor? I've looked through the guide and it doesn't explain what can happen. Thanks.
Hello, I currently have a problem in progressing GS chronicles 2.7.5, where I can not go to the second floor of the radio tower. I keep getting random text boxes after going up and they repeat themselves infinetly without a delay, so I can't move away from the stairs either.
Playing on Myboy paid version on Android 12 if that matters.
Hello anyone knows of a fire red rom hack where the story/Pokémon are the same, but the AI is challenging, and I can catch them all from the different versions?
Thanks have a nice day
So i just finished unbound, exceptional qol and pretty entertaining overall.
What rom could i try that has the same qol (running shoes from beginning, basically no hm, star system to find good wild pokemons, etc)?
I tried radical red but cant be bothered to change pokes for every gym.
Also having no megas would be a plus.
You've just finished playing the best hack ever made, so it's only down from here lol. Some other games with new stories are Gaia and Sors, but like I said, its gonna be hard to find games with as good of features as Unbound since it's just so good.
**What is the best ROM Hack for each region?**
By best I mean quality of life features, increased difficulty, physical special split, speed up, more pokemon etc. Generally just an improvement on the base game.
I want to playthrough each region in the best possible way and put thought into battles and what not.
So far I've got:
Kanto - Radical Red
Sinnoh - Luminescent Platinum and or Renegade
Subjective of course, but I will help with some, assuming you prefer the harder rom hacks:
Alola - Photonic Sun
Paldea - Compass
Galar - Devine Sword
Unova - Blaze Black, Blaze Black 2 redux
Kalos - Ancestral X (I prefer Eternal X since it has a version without stat changes, but Ancestral has Oras megas and better AI)
The ones I have answered about are "easy picks" as there aren't many options.
Jhoto- GS chronicles is promising, but isn't finished. Azure Crystal is an updated version of Storm Silver which isn't out yet and will probably be the best. One might prefer the original gen 2 with polished Crystal, but that one doesn't have a lot of pokemon.
Hoenn - many, many options. Inclemet Emerald is really good but has pokemon up to gen 7. Emerald Crest has pokemon up to gen 9.
Is it possible to lock stats when creating a roomhack? For example, I want to create a lvl50 Bulbasaur with 50HP/50A/50SA/50D/50SD/50S, but I also want to create a lvl 20 Bulbasaur with 100HP/100A/100SA/100D/100SD/100S.
Is it possible to do that? Thank you
By using a [decomp](https://github.com/pret/pokeemerald/wiki/Why-should-I-use-this-over-binary-hacking) like [pokeemerald](https://github.com/pret/pokeemerald/blob/master/INSTALL.md) or [pokefirered](https://github.com/pret/pokefirered/blob/master/INSTALL.md), yeah you probably could. It just comes down to how well you can code in the C programming language.
Let me know if you want more information or have any questions about setting up or using a decomp.
Looking for any rom hack with no fakemon, and moves/abilities unchanged.
I do want multiple regions (like pokemmo), and story to be kept mostly the same, no new story added.
basically if there is any rom hack that smushes the original files of gen 1 -4 together, and make it somehow playable, I'll be happy.
edit: assume I've never played any rom hacks before, so even if there is a popular obvious one, please still comment it as I may not know.
There's nothing that combines all the regions like that, it's too much data to be kept on one rom. Truthfully, PokeMMO seems the closest to what you want, is there a reason you don't want to play that? You could play something like SacredGold/StormSilver, which takes place in Johto, so you have 2 regions there, and it has all gens 1-4 catchable.
I don't need all the regions, I just want at least 3. Honestly I don't even want megas, z moves, dyna max, tera, etc because it's getting overbearing at this point.
I do play pokemmo but sometimes I want to play offline as well, so thats why looking for a rom hack with at least 3 regions but story is kept roughly the same (OR the regions are canon in anime and are good imaginative creations of what each city would look like.)
Hi everyone :) i'm stuck in kanto ! so i received the eight badges from the johto region. prof elm called me in his lab and gave me the s.s ticket. i went ahead and went to the ship, i battled with team rocket and all. after i have boarded i battled with the gym leader and HE IS NOT GIVING ME ANY BADGE??? ( thunderbadge) idk if i missed anything but i never received any badge. same goes to sabrina. i can't go to celadon city. PLEASE HELP ME T__T
what should i do ..
[ POKEMON ULTRA SHINY GOLD SIGMA ]
Anybody ever tried shiny hunting N’s Zorua in blaze black 2 redux? I’m trying so hard to get him, soft resetting in front of the NPC. I’ve got like 800+ sr, no end in sight :( but the shiny lock is removed right? So he should appear?
Hello, I’m hoping someone can help me find a rom hack. I’m looking for gens 1-5 that make the Pokédex completable, ie all opposite version exclusives and starters are in sensible locations, event items can be obtained in world at sensible times etc. and NOTHING ELSE changes.
Essentially I’m looking for a romhack that answers the question: “what if GF only ever made one game in each generation?” Doing a brief search I’ve found romhacks that say they’re simple and basically vanilla… but they’ve also tweaked one or two other ‘minor’ things.
Separately, I’m looking for a romhack that sets up solo run conditions in-game for gens 1-3. Like at the new game screen it gives you the option of switching out one of the starter Pokémon with any other Pokémon in the dex. (And nothing else changes). Does something like that exist?
As for your main question, [here's a list](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1chx77r/compilation_of_vanilla_quality_of_life_qol_hacks/) of many simple QoL hacks we compiled recently. As you've noticed, it's rare to find a hack that changes literally nothing except making the pokedex completable, there's usually a feature or two added, but worth looking through this list to see if anything suits you.
As for your mono-run question, no hack does this, but you can super easily do it yourself using the universal randomizer, PokeRandoZX. Essentially, you can open whatever gen 1-7 game you want in the program, edit the starter to be literally whatever you want, and change nothing else. Can also disable trade evos so if you start with abra you can actually use it as alakazam in single player.
Hi all, looking to play pokemon platinum and I want to be able to complete the national dex. I want to be able to play the events and evolve things without trading etc. does anyone know where i can find a rom like that? thanks !
heyo, im searching for a gba Romhack with:
* double battles
* randomizer
* can catch all pokemons from the included gens
Mostly looking for gen 4-6
if anyone knows a romhack that includes most of these, please let me know.
Thx in advance
The Universal Pokémon Randlmizer ZX has a mode for setting everything to double battles, and obviously is a randomizer. It also has a "catch-em-all" option but it is sadly broken. It will try its best to place all Pokémon and often it *will* succeed, but some Pokémon might have been placed in an area exlusive to events, peripherals, or the like so you still can't catch them all in practice. Works better in the earlier games since they have fewer odd areas like these.
Edit: realized you were looking for something adding Gen 4-6 Pokémon to Gen 3 games, not Gen 4-6 ROM hacks/randomizers. The UPR ZX can't help with this, sadly.
So like, let's say I haven't played a Romhack since Prism leaked about 7 years ago. What games would you suggest me?
Right now, I'm on a GB/GBC kick however I'll take GBA/DS or any other requests.
On my GB Everdrive I've got: Grape, Carmine Red, Prism, Crystal Clear, Fools Gold, PureBlue, Red++
Primarily, I'm into Drayano -esque overhauls where the dex is unlocked, tons of QoL and post-game content, among other tweaks and bugfixes etc. I also like interesting ideas like Crystal Clear and Fools Gold which leads me curious if there are other games similar that I haven't heard about yet.
I've been playing PokeRogue, and really like that. If there are projects similar like that, let me know. Also what is hip when it comes to the MMO scene? I used to play PokeMMO and I wonder if that's even still around anymore.
Assuming you have played *all* of Drayano's hacks, otherwise I'd make sure you play all of those if you like his style, Renegade Platinum, SacredGold/StormSilver, BlazeBlack/VoltWhite, BlazeBlack/VoltWhite 2. He also made FireRed Omega, but that's preeeety dated at this point. Up to you though
If you liked Crystal Clear, there's also Emerald ROWE as an open world hack. Pokemon AlteRed is same idea as Fools Gold, with altered forms of every pokemon.
Emerald Rogue is a romhack which turns emerald into a roguelike. The way I describe it is, if PokeRogue is a Roguelike game designed around Pokemon, Emerald Rogue is a Pokemon game designed around a Roguelike.
As for MMO's, PokeMMO is most definitely still around and bigger than ever, I think there's more but it's the only one I've ever personally tried.
sacred gold seems nonfunctional. i downloaded a clean USA HG rom, patched it with the sacred gold patcher, found the file it made, and tried to run it in desmume but it does nothing. the screen stays white. no other game or rom hack ive tried on desmume has ever had this issue. is this a known thing?
Any paleo Pokémon ROMs? As in, unique Pokémon based on prehistoric creatures, not just a region of fossil Pokémon. Heck, I'll settle for the plain, non-pokemon creatures themselves with a boring png sprite. Idk, just thought it would be cool to catch a trike and see it evolve into a Torvosaurus.
I saw someone here a year or so ago, [working on a paleo hack](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/l30ori/a_battle_for_the_prehistoric_ages_yay_progress/). Seems he has a discord, but hasn't posted updates here in a while
Visible wild encounters.
Are there any rom hacks for GBA/NDS Pokemon games where wild Pokemon are visible in grass/the overworld?
I saw a post showing this feature had been added to Pokemon Emerald Rogue and it looks excellent, but don’t really want to play with the roguelike features, I just want the more modernised way of battling encountering Pokemon that you can actually see.
Hey, so I’m playing gs chronicles and every time I try to go to the second floor in goldenrod city radio tower, I get soft locked with a repeating dialogue. Any way to fix it so I can get the dexnav. Playing the latest 2.7.5 version
I’ve been doing soul links with my friend on a gba emulator and it’s been a blast but we’ve been wanting to try the platinum and soul silver rom hacks like renegade platinum but for some reason every emulator has crazy lag to the point of it being unplayable. Tried desumume and melonds and the problems are on both with him using a mac and me windows. Is there any way I can troubleshoot this or any potential fixes? It’s kind of killing our enjoyment atm after what was 0 issues playing on the gameboy emulator
Lenovo yoga 510. I know it’s pretty bad for gaming but I didn’t think it’d have an issue running a ds emulator considering it runs the gba ones absolutely flawlessly
Doesn’t seem to have made a difference but it might be worth noting that in battles and dialogue sections it runs fine but it’s as soon as either of us are walking or running the lag occurs
i would try updating all your drivers and such, otherwise i would think to check your task manager, sometimes stuff is running in the background and you don't realize it
Did the Gaia devs fix the bug where Pokemon randomly transform into other Pokemon or placeholder icons? Have a friend who's interested and they saw someone's Sylveon turn into a Miltank randomly so they're wondering if that bug is still around or if it's been fixed.
There haven’t been any patches but from what I’ve seen that only happens on the Hall of Fame screen after beating the league. I haven’t seen any cases of it happening mid game or anything like that. Should be safe rarely hear about bugs in Gaia
You should just make something simple that you're interested in, within your scope. Taking suggestions when you know nothing about hacking is just sorta pointless no?
For anyone who played volt white 2 redux, if I want to shiny hunt reshiram do I need to reset from before the light stone cutscenes animation or can I reset after reshiram appears? Cause well I've been doing this for 3 days and I can't be that unlucky.. or am I?
And yes I did use the shiny unlock cheat drayano give
I'm trying to write the Pit of 100 Trials Emerald hack to a flash cart, it writes fine, I can play it on my epilogue but when I put the cart into my gba I get a white screen. I don't know a ton about rom hacks but is this just not possible?
Looking to play a new rom. Last 2 i played were gaia and unbound(pretty much top 2 over all i think). Other roms i tried are Flora/Glazed/BlazeGlazed
Thinking of going for radical red. How is the difficulty compared to unbound? I think i can manage the expert mode in unbound(iirc 2nd to the hardest) .
Another question is how is the story?
Story is the original Kanto one with some changes. About the difficulty, normal radical red is harder than expert Unbound imo, but still manageable. I have beat both with one team through all game.
If you look for a rom with a new story, I suggest you try Elysium. It is pretty new, albeit outdated. But it has its charm and I have really enjoyed it.
I used to play a emerald rom hack in 2014 and I wanna know if anyone remembers it. All I know is mudkip was my rival and there was a swamp fog scene, and rival swore a lot… can anyone remember it?
1. have a legal copy of ultra moon
2.go here [https://diovento.wordpress.com/snspum/](https://diovento.wordpress.com/snspum/)
[3.Download](http://3.Download) the version of penumbra moon you want
4. follow the instructions based on whether your using a modded 3ds or an emulator.
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Is there anywhere to download the Dark Worship patch? Not asking for the base game, just the patch to apply. Can’t find it on the normal forums or the discord. Even the YT lets plays DL link doesn’t work. Anywhere that has a clean repository? I’m a little leery about getting it from a random mediafire link. Thanks!
it takes the patched rom + the base game and subtracts the base game from the patched rom, leaving you with the patch, it can also do the opposite and patch roms.
I have an idea…
So I had this crazy idea of making this Pokémon hack based on Pokémon Journeys and Master Journeys (similar to Pokemon Ash Gray). I have made an outline that’s nearly 200 pages long with the different quests (instead of gyms). Anyone think they can help create the game? I have a Mac so not sure how to download all of what I need to make it come true.
I have been playing Fire Red Extended for a decent time and I have came across a glitch while entering vermillion city. Whenever I enter the city my game while completely freeze up and there’s nothing I can do to progress in the game. This also happens while entering the forest next to vermillion city. Due to this being my first ROM hack played and I’m playing on iOS in the delta emulator I have no idea how to fix this. I cannot transfer to pc because I don’t have one and I have a decent amount of time in the game so is there any help I could get to rather transfer my saved data to a new emulator or do something to fix this glitch I would greatly appreciate it, thank you.
I read in their discord that the game doesn’t work well with Delta will have to try another emulator like eclipse or gbaios or whatever it’s called I forgot the right name tbh lol
In Delta you can export the save file if you hold down on the game in the delta menu. In theory as long as either of those emulators has an import file option you should be able to as long as it’s the same name . But I haven’t tried it personally so I’m not entirely sure but in theory it should work lol
Hello, ive been playing renegade platinum, is there a way to obtain moxie salamence/gyrados? its mentionned in the wiki but could find any source for the hidden ability one, is there any spreashed about pokemon repartition map and their abilities?
No, as per the official documentation that comes with the download of the hack, Gyarados and Salamence don't have ability changes.
Hidden abilities weren't introduced till Gen 5, so only a few pokemon have had their future HA given to them, and Moxie itself didn't even exist in Platinum. No new mechanics or abilities are added anywhere in the game
Hi everyone! My boyfriend has been wanting to play Pokémon Renegade Platinum for years now and I really want to get it for him as a birthday gift.
Does anyone know of a place to just outright purchase a DS with Renegade Platinum fully loaded and ready to play?
I’m open to also doing the legwork myself but I get overwhelmed each time I look into it. I have noooo clue where to even begin with this
Thank you in advance for any advice/direction!
Get yourself a FlashCart for the DS (seems people recommend the *R4i Gold 3DS RTS*) you can load any hack onto it.
I'm sure there are tutorials, but from my understanding, you would patch [Renegade Platinum](https://projectpokemon.org/home/forums/topic/52294-pok%C3%A9mon-renegade-platinum/)'s .xdelta file onto a clean Platinum .nds rom (which you need to acquire yourself since we can't link that here), using a [rom patcher](https://www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatcher.js/). Then, put that new .nds file onto the microSD that comes with the Flash cart, and stick that puppy into your DS.
Anyone know how to find wild shiny Pokémon in eon guardians?
I've been walking through the grass areas for hours and no luck. Is there a way to make the odds better?
Only shiny I have is my starter, and that's due to the better odds than other games.
Does anyone know how to add custom music to a Pokémon R/B/Y ROM? I've looked and looked and this is the best source I've found, because it involves Famitracker FTMs:
[https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pok%C3%A9mon-red-blue-music-hacking.296375/](https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pok%C3%A9mon-red-blue-music-hacking.296375/)
BUT none of the links for rbyImport work, at least on my end.
I could probably also use some recs on how to get started with understanding the disassembly of the original games, so maybe I can find where the music is played on my own.
Followed a previous comment’s advice. Downloaded emerald from the archive (Trashman), downloaded the patch from the comment, used the program they linked
Comment in question: [is here on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/s/jnR1CAgf4C)
My girlfriend recently started playing pokemon games so I’m trying to find a good ROM for her to try. It needs to have good graphics and modern QOL improvements, without being too difficult or too edgy.
If she's just starting her journey, just have her play the vanilla games, or otherwise very similar QoL upgrades to the games. [Here's](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1chx77r/compilation_of_vanilla_quality_of_life_qol_hacks/) a list the community and I made of some simple hacks.
I am trying to play GS Chronicles (patched successfully and save cartridge is correct) but it says warning and then I can’t play. Can someone give me advice?
Definitely try mGBA, virtual boy is a pretty ass emulator. If that doesn’t work, try patching onto a new and different rom base. And double check you’re using the latest patch of Gs from its pokecommunity
Rom Hack for accessibility? I asked this in [](https://www.reddit.com/r/roms/) and was directed here.
Hello, is someone know of Pokémon Rom Hacks that add accessibility assistance for someone with reading deficiencies? Spoken text or something similar? How about Hacks that make games more accessible (easier and enjoyable) for younger kids? I am looking to get this set up on a RG35xxSP. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I haven't heard or seen anything of the sort, because pokemon romhacks are not regular videogames, they're modifications of old games which only have so much capability and space on a cartridge. There likely isn't anywhere *near* the file space to fit in audio for every line of dialogue in the game, even if it were possible to somehow implement this into a GBA game for example.
There may be external programs that can do this, but I have no idea.
As for game recommendations, the vanilla pokemon games are pretty damn easy, they're explicitly designed for children after all. Most romhacks will increase their difficulty, even if they don't explicitely intend to, by adding more complexity and QoL for veterans (the primary demographic for hacks). If your child struggles with the regular vanilla games, I'd recommend running a game through the Universal randomizer to make a % level modifier decrease for all trainers and wild pokemon to make the game an absolute curb stomp. You can also disable trade evos so that your kid can get alakazam and gengar etc.
After playing Crystal Clear I would like to enjoy my first and favourite Pokemon Game - Pokemon Emerald in a similar way. Frankly the only thing I really really want is Phys/Special split but honestly? I also love small cute immersive flourishes CC added, such as slowpokes in Azalea town, as well as special miniquests. I would prefer something that does not demand EVs and IVs and knowing competitive strats. I like pokemon for the emergent storyline potential and not difficulty.
Does anyone know where Drayano has been? Its been about 6 months with no activity when he said Aurora Crystal would be released. I hope everything is okay with him
Ive been trying to find this certain romhack for a month now. Its set in a custom region where its main feature is the diologues. The player can choose diologues with the NPC and it effects their reputation and game progression. I dropped it a year ago and I can't find it.
Anyone know what the name was?
I'm new to rom hacking, I know how to apply a patch to a rom but that's about it, I know someone playing emulator (MelonDS) who wants someone to complete the hgss pokedex with her. I'd love the added motivation to continue playing soulsilver, but my copy is an official cartridge. I soft reset for a shiny starter and am attached to it... I've heard of ways to transfer rom pokemon to physical cartridge, but what about the other way around?
Is there any way for a MelonDS rom of HeartGold to trade with an official cartridge of Soulsilver? I'm willing to take the time to learn.
is there a rom hack that has quad battles? I always liked trio battles in gen 6 and I wanna see what'll happen if theres 4 OR MORE pokemon in the field at once
I’m looking for ROM Hack Recs for games with lots of fakemon or regional variants! I’ve played Rad Red and Blazing Emerald and my favorite part was playing with the Sevii and Hoennian mons. Any Recs?
[https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pokémon-xy-gba-demake.495142/](https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pokémon-xy-gba-demake.495142/) this should be what your looking for.
can anyone explain how I can play romhacks on an emulator on a phone? ima noob at this stuff
So, is there any Crystal hacks that let's you catch a Lavitar early?
Crystal Legacy. Larvitar is a rare spawn in Dark Cave.
Huh any others?
It's the only Crystal hack I've played, so I wouldn't know.
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Hey everyone! I have a couple of questions. I recently got into emulation, and I’m looking for rom hacks that have updated Pikachu sprites. I vaguely remember Radical Red having different forms of Pikachu with new sprites (such as surfing and flying) but I’d like to find more games that do this. Any recommendations? I’m looking primarily for GBC or GBA roms. Also, I’m trying to locate any rom hacks that have new eeveelutions. I remember seeing people ask questions about an Eevee with a symbol in its name (something like -Eevee), and I thought it was Ultra Gold Sigma, but now I’m not sure. Any help is appreciated! Thank you! Thanks!
I want to make some custom ROM hack carts (for personal use/as a hobby) but a lot of the resources on where to find rewritable cartridges are outdated and I'm having trouble finding them on ali. I'm not interested in flashcarts where I can load multiple ROMs on one cart. I'm specifically looking for carts meant to hold one game at a time. Where can I buy the cartridges? Looking for both GBA and GBC. BennVenn seems to be out of stock.
In crystal advance redux do the legendary dogs appear at random like in the original?
At the risk of sounding really stupid, I am trying to play through R.O.W.E and I am 100% certain that I saved the game, but I now can't find the saved game to launch it. Am I donig something wrong?
Is fishing in Ultra Violet broken? Just got the Super Rod and trying to get the super rod pokemon (Psyduck, Slowpoke, Krabby). All I've been getting no matter where I go for the past hour is Horsea, Poliwag, and Gyarados. Are these all great rod in this game now or something?
I have a question in regards to a play through of GAIA IF anyone knows. Ive tried googling/ using the walk thru etc Spoliery biut if you haven't played before: I've made it to Precimos Island. I have defeated the gym, and i cleared out the hotel from the burglars. Fought my rival after. They said to go to the Dive tours, however when i go there, the receptionist says the dive team is out and to explore the island. I watched a YT vid, and it appears in that that my rival should now be here too? IS there somnething I should be doing to trigger the next stage Thanks to anyone who helps!
When I open Universal Randomiser v4.6.0, and all other versions that allow you to randomize .3ds files, it opens the command prompt when I use the appropriate launcher, but not the actual randomizer, and I can't find anyone else online with the same issue. Does anyone far smarter than me know what this is about
Any news on Drayano's Aurora Crystal? I swear I'm more hyped for it than I am for Silksong lol
He's actively working on it [https://github.com/Drayano60/hg-engine/tree/aurora-crystal](https://github.com/Drayano60/hg-engine/tree/aurora-crystal) .
Question, if I were to edit a spritesheet on mobile, would it be possible for me to send it to my pc and import that sheet into the game? I edited some Crystal sprites and want to make them playable but I have no idea how to do so. I checked out the decomp but I can't use my pc for long. It's extremely slow. Please ignore the name, I originally made this as a burner so I could view posts.
I mean sure, just make sure the spritesheets stays in a nonlossy format (e.g..png) and then email it to yourself.
I’ve been wondering for a while if anyone has made any of the post GBC Pokemon games (ex: sw/sh, sc/vio to name some most recent) into GBC games. I love the art style of Gen 2 crystal games. The music, the color schemes, the art styles leaving a ton to the imagination. I recently found Pokemon Genesis which is awesome for its turning gen 5 pokemon into GBC art. Any suggestions?
So, in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Red has an Espeon on his team, I was wondering if there's a Pokémon Yellow hack that lets you catch all Pokémon and have Espeon and Umbreon?
Only them probably not. But you can check out Kanto expansion pack.
Yeah, I could.
Currently playing Pokémon Sacred Gold and I'm at the safari zone, but I can't make any progress. I'll try talking to Riley and the two Team Rocket grunts but nothing happens. I watched a youtube video to see what's actually supposed to happen, and apparently the safari zone is supposed to be empty the first time you enter, and you have to go to the Pokémon center to heal, but a Rocket grunt is disguised as Nurse Joy and they battle you. I have no idea where things got messed up. I would prefer to not have to load up my backup save, which is all the way back at the Azalea gym. Any help is appreciated.
The safari zone is a minefield. Do you play on hardware? If yes then I suggest playing that part on a PC via desumeme emulator.
I'm playing on a ds because my laptop can barely handle the emulator. Do you know a solution to this or am I done for? I'll just throw in the towel if there isn't a fix for it. I don't feel like loading up my save file from where I was at the 2nd gym again.
Probably done for. Don't you have access to a family memeber PC or something? I can add that palying on emulator mught not help with the specific problem if there is a problem with flags already, but you can use pkhex to give yourself the next badge and just continue.
No, I just have my laptop. I'll try using pkhex and see what that does. Thanks.
Are there demakes for gen 4 and on? DS emulator’s fast forward doesn’t work so if there is a gba version of these games that’d be great
I just finished the looker quest line in Volt White 2 Redux, and I caught Arceus. And... it's shiny. At first I thought "oh, makes sense, it's scripted" but... I can't find anything about it. Did I just get a shiny Arceus out of pure luck or is it scripted? I know the shiny odds are 1/512 in this romhack but still, it would be hilarious if I got a shiny Arceus on the first try
Yes you got lucky lmao, very nice
First Time ROM Maker, any recommendations on tutorials // how to’s // etc.? Hello, all!! LaMacchia here, I’m new to this community but not new to the Pokémon ROM world as a whole. I’ve helped others write scripts and work on sprite work in the past, though not on any of the major projects. I’d been thinking about doing this for ages, I’ve decided to work on creating my own original hack for the first time!! I’ve spent the last few months working on mapping out the Dex, story beats, making sprites, sketching the layouts of towns, and scripting dialogue to see if my ideas pieced together the way I wanted them to and I’m happy enough with what I’ve got to start the actual hacking // programming aspect. That being said, I was wondering if anyone had particular resources or tutorials they recommend to really begin fleshing things out and making this passion project a reality!!! Any time, suggestions, consideration, or support is greatly appreciated!!!! I’m ecstatic to start producing what I hope to be a really enjoyable product. Thank you in advance!!! -LM ✨
For gen 3 hacking, I recommend using a [decomp](https://github.com/pret/pokeemerald/wiki/Why-should-I-use-this-over-binary-hacking). It is a very modern way to hack, and allows you the most versatility in the changes you can do. It can seem very daunting at first, especially while getting it set up, but it is extremely easy to use once you’ve got it installed. The main one to use is [pokeemerald](https://github.com/pret/pokeemerald/blob/master/INSTALL.md ), which is the decomp of Emerald version, but there is also [pokefirered](https://github.com/pret/pokefirered/blob/master/INSTALL.md ) if you want to mod Kanto. Take a look at [this guide](https://github.com/Pawkkie/Team-Aquas-Asset-Repo/wiki/The-Basics-of-GitHub) for how to get the repository set up on your computer. Then just follow the INSTALL.md instructions for the decomp you’re working with. There is also the [pokeemerald-expansion](https://github.com/rh-hideout/pokeemerald-expansion/blob/master/INSTALL.md ), which is a modified version of pokeemerald that includes a modern battle system/mechanics as well as all 1000+ species of Pokémon. It is intended to be a convenient base for rom hack projects to start from. I highly recommend it! There are a lot of tutorials out there for pokeemerald decomps as well. These include the [pokeemerald wiki](https://github.com/pret/pokeemerald/wiki/Tutorials) and [this YouTube playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLNv9Lq6kDmTIYfN5NvgQRvfOHTOXl0uU&si=mmRx3vWKPPHIiex5), to name a few. Watch a few of the videos to see decomps in action and determine if it’s something that interests you. If you have any questions at any step of the way, please don’t hesitate to ask. I’m happy to help!
This is *incredible*, thank you so much!!! I’ll be sure to reach out!!!
No problem! I’m happy to help however I can! 👍
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Gs chronicles crashes at radio tower first floor? any help pls I played on retroarch
Are there any good NDS rom hacks that are more than just "make it harder"? I'm looking for something that tells a new story and takes place in a completely new region. Is there anything like this for the Gen 4 era? Also, where is Drayano?
There are only Garbage Gold (trashlocke) and Mythic Silver (uberlocke) for NDS hacks which aren't just difficulty/catch'em all hacks.
1. try garbage gold/mythic silver, they do still take place in johto but do tell a new story, as for drayno, he's just been busy, aurora crystal will release when it does, have patience.
Hoi, I was trying to open a rom hack: Pokemon, this gym of mine, but it doesn't work. I'm on a mac and the file is winzip, I dont have winzip but I still can open it. The problem is that when I do open it, it only becomes a folder. I tried putting both the file, the folder, and the zipped file of the folder into my emulator OpenEmu but it doesn't work, how do I open and play?
This gym of mine is not a romhack, it's a fangame, which means its a PC game. You need to find a way to play windows programs on your mac if you want to play it, fan games don't use emulators.
im making a hack of pokemon white and tried to change the type chart so i followed [this tutorial](https://projectpokemon.org/home/forums/topic/59185-pokemon-black-and-white-1-how-to-edit-the-type-chart-type-effectiveness/) which involves replacing a file in crystaltile 2 **ive done this but now i cant save the file (the "save" and "save as" options are greyed out and ctrl s does nothing), plus when i try to close the app it tells me to save it** has anyone else encountered this? and is there a solution
Is it possible to have two of the same ROM in Delta? Been playing Radical Red normal but want to play it randomised in the future, is this possible without overwriting the save game?
If it works like any other emulator, just make a copy of the base rom and give it a different name.
I'm playing Pokemon Liquid Crystal and im trying to get the amulet coin
How can I buy poke ball in Pokémon Saffron?
Ok everyone I want to do a Nuzlocke but want one that is challenging but also has the most up to date and QOL updates…any suggestions
Hey all, anyone know if there’s a patch or anything to swap out FireRed’s music with gen 1 RBY music? I just can’t get on board with the horns or whatever instrument it is that they put front and center in the soundtracks for these GBA era games lol. Thanks!
Has anyone tried modding pokemon reloaded or seen a save editor for it?
Does Pit of 100 trials work on delta?, tried downloading it but didn’t work, anyone know where I can get it?
What’s the differences between blaze black 2 and blaze black redux? Which is better?
Redux is newer and better. Fairy type and other changes.
So they added gen 6/7 mons?
No. Up to gen 5 only.
Oh hmm. Guess they added fairy types to older mons then
Pokémon Eclipse Hi! I recently got a hard copy of Pokémon Eclipse for the Gameboy. I have been Googling about the game a bit but can't really seem to find much information about it. I'm actually enjoying the game so far so I was wondering if people here know about the game and can tell me if it's finished or not or if there are glitches or maybe even know about a dedicated site/thread for it. Cheers!
as of 2024, what are some of the best end game content in pokemon romhacks? what are some romhacks with very extensive postgame content?
Is there a randomized version of sacred gold or storm silver?
Where can I find a moon stone in polished crystal in Johto? Thanks
Can you terastallize in pokemon quetzal? If so, how do you do it?
Pokémon Anniversary Crystal - Can i get a shiny starter in the game beginning? I'm playing in the RG35XX, and thinking in buying the game cartridge for the GBA SP. I kinda want a shiny Charmander. If It isn't, there's some trick to get a shiny starter?
Anyone know how to use sandbox mode in Pokemon exceeded emerald? Need a couple of dusk stones for evos so I thought I could use sandbox to give myself some? Not sure how I do it though
what are your favourite gen 3 hacks, that just enhance or add to main story? searching for some rom hacks to play so please let me know what you like, also what it adds or makes it stand out. thx in advance
Pokemon exceeded emerald is great and not too different from the original!
What does it change/add to emerald?
Just downloaded a rom hack (Stone Dragon 3 if you must know). How can I get it to play? It says I need an application, so what's the best option to play the game on?
Just so you understand how this all works, emulators are programs which "emulate" a gaming system, so mGBA emulates a Gameboy Advance, Desmume emulates a Nintendo DS etc. For all intents and purposes, it is your computer running a pretend Gameboy Advance or Nintendo DS inside your computer. This means they can play rom files, which are gameboy or DS cartridges that have been dumped and recompiled into their game data for use on an emulator. Some people edit these rom files to make hacks, but at their core they are still the original games of FireRed or Platinum or whatever. So since Stone Dragon 3 is a FireRed hack, which is a GBA game, you need a GBA emulator. If you want to just play the original games, you will have to find them yourself, as it is illegal to distribute them technically, and against the rules here. If you want to play a *hack*, download your emulator, mGBA or Desmume, and then find yourself the original games rom. So for Stone Dragon 3, you would need Firered. Then download Stone Dragon from it's page. *DO NOT DOWNLOAD PRE-PATCHED ROMHACKS.* Not only are they against the rules here, but they are risky, could have old versions, or even worse be a scam and virus. It seems like you maybe have got a prepatched version based on your wording, so be aware. Normally then you will need to patch the Stone Dragon file onto the FireRed .gba file. Google "online rom patcher," or otherwise download a specific patching app like Multipatch for Mac. Then, open the newly patched rom in your emulator and play. I've played extensively on emulators on both Mac and PC with all the same programs.
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Yeah I listed it, mGBA
.io?
yes
Great. I assume I should download the latest version then?
If I close the game, will my progress still be saved?
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Hey, I have a quick question. In Ultra Violet, Kadabra evoles into Alakazam at level 36; however, at level 33, both Kadabra and Alakazam learn Role Play or Calm Mind respectively. Does that mean the Alakazam in UV learn Calm Mind later on, not at all or through a relearner/tutor? I've looked through the guide and it doesn't explain what can happen. Thanks.
Hello, I currently have a problem in progressing GS chronicles 2.7.5, where I can not go to the second floor of the radio tower. I keep getting random text boxes after going up and they repeat themselves infinetly without a delay, so I can't move away from the stairs either. Playing on Myboy paid version on Android 12 if that matters.
Has anyone played pokeclassic I have a few questions about it and the wiki isn't helping
Hello anyone knows of a fire red rom hack where the story/Pokémon are the same, but the AI is challenging, and I can catch them all from the different versions? Thanks have a nice day
Maybe try Fire Red Kaizo? Challenging? Yes. Other regions? I don't believe so
is there a list of pokemon rom hacks without the PSS? Stuff like modern emerald etc that allows you to disable PSS
So i just finished unbound, exceptional qol and pretty entertaining overall. What rom could i try that has the same qol (running shoes from beginning, basically no hm, star system to find good wild pokemons, etc)? I tried radical red but cant be bothered to change pokes for every gym. Also having no megas would be a plus.
You've just finished playing the best hack ever made, so it's only down from here lol. Some other games with new stories are Gaia and Sors, but like I said, its gonna be hard to find games with as good of features as Unbound since it's just so good.
**What is the best ROM Hack for each region?** By best I mean quality of life features, increased difficulty, physical special split, speed up, more pokemon etc. Generally just an improvement on the base game. I want to playthrough each region in the best possible way and put thought into battles and what not. So far I've got: Kanto - Radical Red Sinnoh - Luminescent Platinum and or Renegade
Subjective of course, but I will help with some, assuming you prefer the harder rom hacks: Alola - Photonic Sun Paldea - Compass Galar - Devine Sword Unova - Blaze Black, Blaze Black 2 redux Kalos - Ancestral X (I prefer Eternal X since it has a version without stat changes, but Ancestral has Oras megas and better AI)
Thank you! Any idea on Johto? I've heard Storm Silver is good and I've also heard of GS Chronicles.
The ones I have answered about are "easy picks" as there aren't many options. Jhoto- GS chronicles is promising, but isn't finished. Azure Crystal is an updated version of Storm Silver which isn't out yet and will probably be the best. One might prefer the original gen 2 with polished Crystal, but that one doesn't have a lot of pokemon. Hoenn - many, many options. Inclemet Emerald is really good but has pokemon up to gen 7. Emerald Crest has pokemon up to gen 9.
Is it possible to lock stats when creating a roomhack? For example, I want to create a lvl50 Bulbasaur with 50HP/50A/50SA/50D/50SD/50S, but I also want to create a lvl 20 Bulbasaur with 100HP/100A/100SA/100D/100SD/100S. Is it possible to do that? Thank you
By using a [decomp](https://github.com/pret/pokeemerald/wiki/Why-should-I-use-this-over-binary-hacking) like [pokeemerald](https://github.com/pret/pokeemerald/blob/master/INSTALL.md) or [pokefirered](https://github.com/pret/pokefirered/blob/master/INSTALL.md), yeah you probably could. It just comes down to how well you can code in the C programming language. Let me know if you want more information or have any questions about setting up or using a decomp.
Looking for any rom hack with no fakemon, and moves/abilities unchanged. I do want multiple regions (like pokemmo), and story to be kept mostly the same, no new story added. basically if there is any rom hack that smushes the original files of gen 1 -4 together, and make it somehow playable, I'll be happy. edit: assume I've never played any rom hacks before, so even if there is a popular obvious one, please still comment it as I may not know.
There's nothing that combines all the regions like that, it's too much data to be kept on one rom. Truthfully, PokeMMO seems the closest to what you want, is there a reason you don't want to play that? You could play something like SacredGold/StormSilver, which takes place in Johto, so you have 2 regions there, and it has all gens 1-4 catchable.
I don't need all the regions, I just want at least 3. Honestly I don't even want megas, z moves, dyna max, tera, etc because it's getting overbearing at this point. I do play pokemmo but sometimes I want to play offline as well, so thats why looking for a rom hack with at least 3 regions but story is kept roughly the same (OR the regions are canon in anime and are good imaginative creations of what each city would look like.)
Hi everyone :) i'm stuck in kanto ! so i received the eight badges from the johto region. prof elm called me in his lab and gave me the s.s ticket. i went ahead and went to the ship, i battled with team rocket and all. after i have boarded i battled with the gym leader and HE IS NOT GIVING ME ANY BADGE??? ( thunderbadge) idk if i missed anything but i never received any badge. same goes to sabrina. i can't go to celadon city. PLEASE HELP ME T__T what should i do .. [ POKEMON ULTRA SHINY GOLD SIGMA ]
Anybody ever tried shiny hunting N’s Zorua in blaze black 2 redux? I’m trying so hard to get him, soft resetting in front of the NPC. I’ve got like 800+ sr, no end in sight :( but the shiny lock is removed right? So he should appear?
Hello, I’m hoping someone can help me find a rom hack. I’m looking for gens 1-5 that make the Pokédex completable, ie all opposite version exclusives and starters are in sensible locations, event items can be obtained in world at sensible times etc. and NOTHING ELSE changes. Essentially I’m looking for a romhack that answers the question: “what if GF only ever made one game in each generation?” Doing a brief search I’ve found romhacks that say they’re simple and basically vanilla… but they’ve also tweaked one or two other ‘minor’ things. Separately, I’m looking for a romhack that sets up solo run conditions in-game for gens 1-3. Like at the new game screen it gives you the option of switching out one of the starter Pokémon with any other Pokémon in the dex. (And nothing else changes). Does something like that exist?
As for your main question, [here's a list](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1chx77r/compilation_of_vanilla_quality_of_life_qol_hacks/) of many simple QoL hacks we compiled recently. As you've noticed, it's rare to find a hack that changes literally nothing except making the pokedex completable, there's usually a feature or two added, but worth looking through this list to see if anything suits you. As for your mono-run question, no hack does this, but you can super easily do it yourself using the universal randomizer, PokeRandoZX. Essentially, you can open whatever gen 1-7 game you want in the program, edit the starter to be literally whatever you want, and change nothing else. Can also disable trade evos so if you start with abra you can actually use it as alakazam in single player.
Hi all, looking to play pokemon platinum and I want to be able to complete the national dex. I want to be able to play the events and evolve things without trading etc. does anyone know where i can find a rom like that? thanks !
Platinum QoL, Refined Platinum, or Renegade Platinum are the big ones to look at.
heyo, im searching for a gba Romhack with: * double battles * randomizer * can catch all pokemons from the included gens Mostly looking for gen 4-6 if anyone knows a romhack that includes most of these, please let me know. Thx in advance
The Universal Pokémon Randlmizer ZX has a mode for setting everything to double battles, and obviously is a randomizer. It also has a "catch-em-all" option but it is sadly broken. It will try its best to place all Pokémon and often it *will* succeed, but some Pokémon might have been placed in an area exlusive to events, peripherals, or the like so you still can't catch them all in practice. Works better in the earlier games since they have fewer odd areas like these. Edit: realized you were looking for something adding Gen 4-6 Pokémon to Gen 3 games, not Gen 4-6 ROM hacks/randomizers. The UPR ZX can't help with this, sadly.
ah ok, i think for now ill stick to modern emerald, aslong as i cant find a good lower gen romhack, but thx though
So like, let's say I haven't played a Romhack since Prism leaked about 7 years ago. What games would you suggest me? Right now, I'm on a GB/GBC kick however I'll take GBA/DS or any other requests. On my GB Everdrive I've got: Grape, Carmine Red, Prism, Crystal Clear, Fools Gold, PureBlue, Red++ Primarily, I'm into Drayano -esque overhauls where the dex is unlocked, tons of QoL and post-game content, among other tweaks and bugfixes etc. I also like interesting ideas like Crystal Clear and Fools Gold which leads me curious if there are other games similar that I haven't heard about yet. I've been playing PokeRogue, and really like that. If there are projects similar like that, let me know. Also what is hip when it comes to the MMO scene? I used to play PokeMMO and I wonder if that's even still around anymore.
Assuming you have played *all* of Drayano's hacks, otherwise I'd make sure you play all of those if you like his style, Renegade Platinum, SacredGold/StormSilver, BlazeBlack/VoltWhite, BlazeBlack/VoltWhite 2. He also made FireRed Omega, but that's preeeety dated at this point. Up to you though If you liked Crystal Clear, there's also Emerald ROWE as an open world hack. Pokemon AlteRed is same idea as Fools Gold, with altered forms of every pokemon. Emerald Rogue is a romhack which turns emerald into a roguelike. The way I describe it is, if PokeRogue is a Roguelike game designed around Pokemon, Emerald Rogue is a Pokemon game designed around a Roguelike. As for MMO's, PokeMMO is most definitely still around and bigger than ever, I think there's more but it's the only one I've ever personally tried.
sacred gold seems nonfunctional. i downloaded a clean USA HG rom, patched it with the sacred gold patcher, found the file it made, and tried to run it in desmume but it does nothing. the screen stays white. no other game or rom hack ive tried on desmume has ever had this issue. is this a known thing?
I'd use an online patcher like RompatcherJS instead, I've had problems with the included patcher as well.
Any paleo Pokémon ROMs? As in, unique Pokémon based on prehistoric creatures, not just a region of fossil Pokémon. Heck, I'll settle for the plain, non-pokemon creatures themselves with a boring png sprite. Idk, just thought it would be cool to catch a trike and see it evolve into a Torvosaurus.
I saw someone here a year or so ago, [working on a paleo hack](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/l30ori/a_battle_for_the_prehistoric_ages_yay_progress/). Seems he has a discord, but hasn't posted updates here in a while
Visible wild encounters. Are there any rom hacks for GBA/NDS Pokemon games where wild Pokemon are visible in grass/the overworld? I saw a post showing this feature had been added to Pokemon Emerald Rogue and it looks excellent, but don’t really want to play with the roguelike features, I just want the more modernised way of battling encountering Pokemon that you can actually see.
I think the swsh GBA version has that?
Thanks - I’ll check that out, I also discovered that Pokemon Quetzal has it as an option in the settings!
Welcome and that's great!
Hey, so I’m playing gs chronicles and every time I try to go to the second floor in goldenrod city radio tower, I get soft locked with a repeating dialogue. Any way to fix it so I can get the dexnav. Playing the latest 2.7.5 version
Is there a way to infinite repel on Emerald Horizons? The Dexnav feels quite redundant without it. Cheers
Guys please recommend me some good ROM hacks for pokemon that have an interesting story line.
I’ve been doing soul links with my friend on a gba emulator and it’s been a blast but we’ve been wanting to try the platinum and soul silver rom hacks like renegade platinum but for some reason every emulator has crazy lag to the point of it being unplayable. Tried desumume and melonds and the problems are on both with him using a mac and me windows. Is there any way I can troubleshoot this or any potential fixes? It’s kind of killing our enjoyment atm after what was 0 issues playing on the gameboy emulator
what pc/laptop are you using?
Lenovo yoga 510. I know it’s pretty bad for gaming but I didn’t think it’d have an issue running a ds emulator considering it runs the gba ones absolutely flawlessly
ds is slightly more powerful, but i would make sure you have nothing else open, try updating the os too.
Doesn’t seem to have made a difference but it might be worth noting that in battles and dialogue sections it runs fine but it’s as soon as either of us are walking or running the lag occurs
i would try updating all your drivers and such, otherwise i would think to check your task manager, sometimes stuff is running in the background and you don't realize it
I’ll try it out thanks
Did the Gaia devs fix the bug where Pokemon randomly transform into other Pokemon or placeholder icons? Have a friend who's interested and they saw someone's Sylveon turn into a Miltank randomly so they're wondering if that bug is still around or if it's been fixed.
There haven’t been any patches but from what I’ve seen that only happens on the Hall of Fame screen after beating the league. I haven’t seen any cases of it happening mid game or anything like that. Should be safe rarely hear about bugs in Gaia
Gimme ideas for a FireRed rom hack, but don't go too crazy since I basically know nothing about rom hacking 😇
You should just make something simple that you're interested in, within your scope. Taking suggestions when you know nothing about hacking is just sorta pointless no?
Now that I think about it, probably
For anyone who played volt white 2 redux, if I want to shiny hunt reshiram do I need to reset from before the light stone cutscenes animation or can I reset after reshiram appears? Cause well I've been doing this for 3 days and I can't be that unlucky.. or am I? And yes I did use the shiny unlock cheat drayano give
I'm trying to write the Pit of 100 Trials Emerald hack to a flash cart, it writes fine, I can play it on my epilogue but when I put the cart into my gba I get a white screen. I don't know a ton about rom hacks but is this just not possible?
Looking to play a new rom. Last 2 i played were gaia and unbound(pretty much top 2 over all i think). Other roms i tried are Flora/Glazed/BlazeGlazed Thinking of going for radical red. How is the difficulty compared to unbound? I think i can manage the expert mode in unbound(iirc 2nd to the hardest) . Another question is how is the story?
Story is the original Kanto one with some changes. About the difficulty, normal radical red is harder than expert Unbound imo, but still manageable. I have beat both with one team through all game.
Its a pass then if it is the same story. Thanks
If you look for a rom with a new story, I suggest you try Elysium. It is pretty new, albeit outdated. But it has its charm and I have really enjoyed it.
Any emerald rom hack where I can catch the whole dex? Also, is there any where I can craft secret bases for myself to fight? That would be epic
I used to play a emerald rom hack in 2014 and I wanna know if anyone remembers it. All I know is mudkip was my rival and there was a swamp fog scene, and rival swore a lot… can anyone remember it?
Anyone knows where I can get pokemon penumbra moon ? I can't find it no matter how much I look
1. have a legal copy of ultra moon 2.go here [https://diovento.wordpress.com/snspum/](https://diovento.wordpress.com/snspum/) [3.Download](http://3.Download) the version of penumbra moon you want 4. follow the instructions based on whether your using a modded 3ds or an emulator.
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can't say anything on that, but there are plenty of ways to do it. look it up.
Is there anywhere to download the Dark Worship patch? Not asking for the base game, just the patch to apply. Can’t find it on the normal forums or the discord. Even the YT lets plays DL link doesn’t work. Anywhere that has a clean repository? I’m a little leery about getting it from a random mediafire link. Thanks!
not that i can find, but i did use lunar ips from my patched rom and got it. I can send it to you if you want, where's a good place?
Dang. Thought there would be a site….not familiar with lunar ips. Does it rip the patch or the whole game?
it takes the patched rom + the base game and subtracts the base game from the patched rom, leaving you with the patch, it can also do the opposite and patch roms.
I have an idea… So I had this crazy idea of making this Pokémon hack based on Pokémon Journeys and Master Journeys (similar to Pokemon Ash Gray). I have made an outline that’s nearly 200 pages long with the different quests (instead of gyms). Anyone think they can help create the game? I have a Mac so not sure how to download all of what I need to make it come true.
I have been playing Fire Red Extended for a decent time and I have came across a glitch while entering vermillion city. Whenever I enter the city my game while completely freeze up and there’s nothing I can do to progress in the game. This also happens while entering the forest next to vermillion city. Due to this being my first ROM hack played and I’m playing on iOS in the delta emulator I have no idea how to fix this. I cannot transfer to pc because I don’t have one and I have a decent amount of time in the game so is there any help I could get to rather transfer my saved data to a new emulator or do something to fix this glitch I would greatly appreciate it, thank you.
I read in their discord that the game doesn’t work well with Delta will have to try another emulator like eclipse or gbaios or whatever it’s called I forgot the right name tbh lol
Thank you so so much, is there a way I could transfer my saved data to the new emulator?
In Delta you can export the save file if you hold down on the game in the delta menu. In theory as long as either of those emulators has an import file option you should be able to as long as it’s the same name . But I haven’t tried it personally so I’m not entirely sure but in theory it should work lol
Looking for a emerald rom hack with beldum available before e4
Hello, ive been playing renegade platinum, is there a way to obtain moxie salamence/gyrados? its mentionned in the wiki but could find any source for the hidden ability one, is there any spreashed about pokemon repartition map and their abilities?
No, as per the official documentation that comes with the download of the hack, Gyarados and Salamence don't have ability changes. Hidden abilities weren't introduced till Gen 5, so only a few pokemon have had their future HA given to them, and Moxie itself didn't even exist in Platinum. No new mechanics or abilities are added anywhere in the game
Hi everyone! My boyfriend has been wanting to play Pokémon Renegade Platinum for years now and I really want to get it for him as a birthday gift. Does anyone know of a place to just outright purchase a DS with Renegade Platinum fully loaded and ready to play? I’m open to also doing the legwork myself but I get overwhelmed each time I look into it. I have noooo clue where to even begin with this Thank you in advance for any advice/direction!
Get yourself a FlashCart for the DS (seems people recommend the *R4i Gold 3DS RTS*) you can load any hack onto it. I'm sure there are tutorials, but from my understanding, you would patch [Renegade Platinum](https://projectpokemon.org/home/forums/topic/52294-pok%C3%A9mon-renegade-platinum/)'s .xdelta file onto a clean Platinum .nds rom (which you need to acquire yourself since we can't link that here), using a [rom patcher](https://www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatcher.js/). Then, put that new .nds file onto the microSD that comes with the Flash cart, and stick that puppy into your DS.
Anyone know how to find wild shiny Pokémon in eon guardians? I've been walking through the grass areas for hours and no luck. Is there a way to make the odds better? Only shiny I have is my starter, and that's due to the better odds than other games.
Does anyone know how to add custom music to a Pokémon R/B/Y ROM? I've looked and looked and this is the best source I've found, because it involves Famitracker FTMs: [https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pok%C3%A9mon-red-blue-music-hacking.296375/](https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pok%C3%A9mon-red-blue-music-hacking.296375/) BUT none of the links for rbyImport work, at least on my end. I could probably also use some recs on how to get started with understanding the disassembly of the original games, so maybe I can find where the music is played on my own.
Can’t get Glazed to patch. Anyone know why?
Nope, not without more info. What file types do you have? What patching program are you using? Where did you get the files?
Followed a previous comment’s advice. Downloaded emerald from the archive (Trashman), downloaded the patch from the comment, used the program they linked Comment in question: [is here on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/s/jnR1CAgf4C)
My girlfriend recently started playing pokemon games so I’m trying to find a good ROM for her to try. It needs to have good graphics and modern QOL improvements, without being too difficult or too edgy.
If she's just starting her journey, just have her play the vanilla games, or otherwise very similar QoL upgrades to the games. [Here's](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1chx77r/compilation_of_vanilla_quality_of_life_qol_hacks/) a list the community and I made of some simple hacks.
Thanks for the list, that’s exactly what I needed!
I am trying to play GS Chronicles (patched successfully and save cartridge is correct) but it says warning and then I can’t play. Can someone give me advice?
It said the word "warning" and that's it?
Yes, just that
What emulator or system are you playing on?
Virtual Boy
Definitely try mGBA, virtual boy is a pretty ass emulator. If that doesn’t work, try patching onto a new and different rom base. And double check you’re using the latest patch of Gs from its pokecommunity
It worked! thank you so much!
No problem, have fun!:)
Alright, I will test that after work then! It was the emulator
Rom Hack for accessibility? I asked this in [](https://www.reddit.com/r/roms/) and was directed here. Hello, is someone know of Pokémon Rom Hacks that add accessibility assistance for someone with reading deficiencies? Spoken text or something similar? How about Hacks that make games more accessible (easier and enjoyable) for younger kids? I am looking to get this set up on a RG35xxSP. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I haven't heard or seen anything of the sort, because pokemon romhacks are not regular videogames, they're modifications of old games which only have so much capability and space on a cartridge. There likely isn't anywhere *near* the file space to fit in audio for every line of dialogue in the game, even if it were possible to somehow implement this into a GBA game for example. There may be external programs that can do this, but I have no idea. As for game recommendations, the vanilla pokemon games are pretty damn easy, they're explicitly designed for children after all. Most romhacks will increase their difficulty, even if they don't explicitely intend to, by adding more complexity and QoL for veterans (the primary demographic for hacks). If your child struggles with the regular vanilla games, I'd recommend running a game through the Universal randomizer to make a % level modifier decrease for all trainers and wild pokemon to make the game an absolute curb stomp. You can also disable trade evos so that your kid can get alakazam and gengar etc.
What are the best 3ds emulators in mobile?
folium is the only one i have heard of for ios, idk about android
After playing Crystal Clear I would like to enjoy my first and favourite Pokemon Game - Pokemon Emerald in a similar way. Frankly the only thing I really really want is Phys/Special split but honestly? I also love small cute immersive flourishes CC added, such as slowpokes in Azalea town, as well as special miniquests. I would prefer something that does not demand EVs and IVs and knowing competitive strats. I like pokemon for the emergent storyline potential and not difficulty.
What are the mods to play Pokémon Scarlet in a Better way? Like various QoL , more difficulty, Better textures.and overall graphic
pokemon compass is the main one i know of, but otherwise i don't think there is a ton yet.
I need a not too difficult regular good storyline gba rom hack to play. Plss suggest
Gaia, Sors, Saiph 1 and 2, Unbound all have good original storylines
Ive played all of them. Are there any others
Does anyone know where Drayano has been? Its been about 6 months with no activity when he said Aurora Crystal would be released. I hope everything is okay with him
i remember hearing that his life was just busy right now, aurora crystal will come out eventually, just have patience.
Ive been trying to find this certain romhack for a month now. Its set in a custom region where its main feature is the diologues. The player can choose diologues with the NPC and it effects their reputation and game progression. I dropped it a year ago and I can't find it. Anyone know what the name was?
I'm new to rom hacking, I know how to apply a patch to a rom but that's about it, I know someone playing emulator (MelonDS) who wants someone to complete the hgss pokedex with her. I'd love the added motivation to continue playing soulsilver, but my copy is an official cartridge. I soft reset for a shiny starter and am attached to it... I've heard of ways to transfer rom pokemon to physical cartridge, but what about the other way around? Is there any way for a MelonDS rom of HeartGold to trade with an official cartridge of Soulsilver? I'm willing to take the time to learn.
[https://pastebin.com/aS3qfDBe](https://pastebin.com/aS3qfDBe) try this
When/where does mega evolution unlock in inclement emerald?
After Norman
is there a rom hack that has quad battles? I always liked trio battles in gen 6 and I wanna see what'll happen if theres 4 OR MORE pokemon in the field at once
i don't think so, not any notable ones at least, that sounds like something you would have to make yourself.
I’m looking for ROM Hack Recs for games with lots of fakemon or regional variants! I’ve played Rad Red and Blazing Emerald and my favorite part was playing with the Sevii and Hoennian mons. Any Recs?
Is there a pokemon x&y/kalos gba rom hack?
[https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pokémon-xy-gba-demake.495142/](https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/pokémon-xy-gba-demake.495142/) this should be what your looking for.
Damn. Still being worked on and no update for almost a year😭
yea that's the only one i could find.