- Donate to the PokéCommunity
  
  Support the PokéCommunity’s running costs with a small monetary donation. You can even get a few cool things by doing so.
- Learn more…
- Donate now
Sign In / Create Account
- Sign in to your PokéCommunity Account
- Account Name
  
  Password
  Forgot password?
  
  Keep me signed in
- No account? No worries.
  New Account

ROM Hacking Help icon

ROM Hacking Help

Need a helping hand? You can get help on any ROM Hacking-related problems or questions you have here.

Section Staff: Bloodless, Dr. Seuss, 8-bit Zeta, Spacewalker

Binary Hack Research & Development

Development ASM Resource Thread

1 Minute Ago by JaBraden

Binary Hack Tools, Tutorials & Resources

Resource Pokémon Emerald - ROM Base...

8 Hours Ago by LiveWire-093

Decomp & Disassembly Tutorials & Resources

Pokeemerald Animated RHH x Pret -...

1 Day Ago by Jaizu

Decomp & Disassembly Help

Script [pokecrystal] [wCurPartyMon]:...

13 Hours Ago by McPaul

Tool

PK3DS item changes

Spacewalker, Jun 10: Didn't notice the PK3DS in title. I'm sorry. :'(

3 183

Started by avividrose

Tool

Help Me Senpai!!

Momoro, May 27: 😅 For ROM hacking, you don't need too high-level hardware. See, I'm using my Intel I5-3550 PC to ROM hack, and it's seamless (on the PC's part at least 😞) "" just means it's no longer supported, and/or not updated anymore- but you can still use...

3 418

Started by DarkDragonMeister

Tool

[Pokemon Emerald] Adding New Pokemon Problems

Blaargonaut, May 20: Hello all! I couldn't find a thread with this exact problem so I wanted to make a post about it. I have been toying around with Pokemon Emerald and I've been using the Gen III Hacking Suite program (it seems to basically do anything and...

0 204

Started by Blaargonaut

Tool

A new hacker needs help hehe

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, May 14: If you're not planning to do decomp, use firered instead because its better. install DPE & Install CFRU, as it already does about 90 percent of the things in your list. Use adavnce map 1.9.5 and Hex Maniac Advance. I think you can make...

2 421

Started by Abbeydey

Tool

A decent, easy ROM base

ZeoYT, May 10: You can use this patch for Pokemon Gens 1-7, but you'd still have to do some work to get Advance Map to recognize the new mons. https://www.pokecommunity.com/showpost.php?p=9156598&postcount=1

1 363

Started by DaleH771

Tool

How do I extract .gba's into folders?

Momoro, Apr 17: afaik, you can't with any conventional file-decompressing apps, e.g. 7zip, WinRAR, Windows' File Explorer won't work- like Anon822 said, download one of the de-compilation projects and work from there.

2 385

Started by Beepbot5000

Tool

Where Pokemon JPAN Engine?

ScripNewbie, Apr 14: Tnx for respond i finally add new sprites

5 411

Started by ScripNewbie

Tool

NSE classic Problem

Dr. Seuss, Apr 12: It would be better if you can provide more details about this error. What are you trying to change? Did you made a change prior this error message? Is there a screenshot of this error?

1 205

Started by ScripNewbie

Tool

PGE Learnset editing

poopenfarten, Mar 29: Hey, thx for the reply, kinda figured it out myself with a bit of mess around and find out, though now I'm having other problems. If you could say what's going on that'd be really helpful. So I needed to tranfer the "rom hack" to another computer,...

4 3,319

Started by Hellfax4387

Tool

Need a Text editor

Asith, Mar 27: Just use a script editor like xse. You only need to learn the bare minimum of scripting (messageboxes, repointing offsets) if all you're doing is changing text

1 322

Started by Neon_Hackz

Tool

PK3DS and forme changes

Buffel Saft, Mar 26: Should be possible, you might just have to hex edit the evolution garc instead of using pk3DS. There's a simple method for doing changes like this: Make a backup copy of the evo garc. Use pk3DS to change Darmanitan to evolve into anything; try...

1 407

Started by avividrose

Tool

Game Glitches When Adding Habitat for Expanded Pokemon

TaviTurnip, Mar 24: I had a bit of a headache doing this and ended up manually adding all of the expanded Pokémon through the HEX itself and not any hacking tools. It wasn't tough if you already know how to HEX edit stuff, but it was a bit of busywork (if you're into...

1 290

Started by Pokeeng

Tool

Text and Pokémon type editing tools needed

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Mar 21: Hex Maniac Advance presently the best gen 3 binary editing tool, does about everything but edit maps.

1 340

Started by Neon_Hackz

Tool

Need Help with Editing Pokemon Names

ShinyTillDawn, Mar 19: There's a folder in the Gen 3 Tools folder that has a bunch of .ini text documents. Pick whichever involves your ROM (either BPRE or BPEE) and edit NumberOfPokemon (or NumberOfMons, idk the exact name) to however many Pokémon you will incorporate.

6 504

Started by Pokeeng

Tool

Trouble with YAPE, G3HS, and ini files in general.

Damdinistan, Mar 19: I have a rom that I have been working on using advance map and other programs, and I know that in order to get G3HS to work you need to mess with the ini file, but I can't seem to be able to figure out what I am doing wrong. I would really...

0 303

Started by Damdinistan

Tool

Gen 3 hacking suite sprite issues

Tacobell24, Mar 7: You know, MS Paint is fine for this sort of thing? No fandangled programs required. You don't even need to index the colours if you're using G3HS. PS: The issue is likely that you have a different sprite for the shiny and non-shiny. Battle...

3 434

Started by deeop

Tool

RomHackin' in Android

kalarie, Mar 6: @PowerMantis Apart from making some very basic changes with the mentioned tools, ROM Hacking on Android is not really a serious option.

2 1,768

Started by jensmoking

Tool

HTE not working on a ROM with added dialogue?

quinn_today, Mar 5: I was working on a FireRed rom that had some new scripts, some dialogue replaced with new dialogue written with XSE and inserted via Advance Map, and also some maps had been lightly edited with Advance Map, but no trainers had been changed. All the...

0 237

Started by quinn_today

Tool

Looking to remove EV yields from all Pokemon in Black2/White2, what program would I need?

Sea-Jay, Feb 26: I've never tried it but it looks like Project Pokemon Rom editor could work https://projectpokemon.org/home/files/file/2072-project-pokemon-rom-editor/ When you open it click file new project and insert the rom. Then click edit and click pokemon...

8 1,230

Started by Dolando

Tool

Changes won't appear in my game

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Feb 20: are you opening a new game to check these things, because if you're just continuing from an existing save, nothing already saved will change? as at that point its in the ram.

3 469

Started by BurningIgglybuff

Tool

I want to edit stats of pokemons in an existing rom hack (Radical Red)

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Feb 20: Try opening it with hex maniac advance, should work no problem as long as it isn't a really complex decomp hack. (and most aren't) Then just ctrl g and search for the pokemon's name.

2 829

Started by Devenery

Tool

[gen 1] How do I fix PokeEditGB getting Runtime Error 75?

Snowka85, Feb 14: Every time I click "Save," it literally just crashes. "Path/File access error" is what it says, even if I run as Administrator, which definitely means the actual program is breaking in some way. Edit: So apparently the bloody file was set as...

0 293

Started by Snowka85

Tool

XSE development

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Feb 9: yeah I had to find a archive by sphearical ice just to understand some of those things. smh. specifically I was thinking about a take pokemon function, since I was having trouble figuring out how to do an ingame trade, (looks like its mostly...

2 352

Started by Meister_anon~Master_o f_None

Tool

Exp All

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Feb 8: I can't even tell what you're trying to ask, if english isn't your first language try using an online translator, write it in your language copy that and paste the translation into a comment. That may work better for communication.

2 349

Started by Pororoxa

Tool

Problems with the tools to rom hack

Mason Shu, Feb 1: Download COMDLG32.OCX from the web and extract the dll and use regsvr32 COMDLG32.OCX through cmd and restart your computer

2 263

Started by Sunflowette

Tool

[CFRU] How to add new items/effects and define their use.

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 26: How do I define CFRU items..

2 488

Started by Meister_anon~Master_o f_None

Tool

Dynamic Overworld Palette compiling issue.

ckalp67, Jan 16: hmm well I got the script to compile and apply, but it appears to break any ROM I patch it to, even a fresh one. After insertion the game just loads to a black screen. If I use the IPS patch, it works fine, but the github version seems to break...

2 514

Started by ckalp67

Tool

Problem with Advance Map v1.95

Spacewalker, Jan 16: Goto (Ctrl+G) 77DD5, not find for 0x77DD5. See the mistakes?

2 472

Started by Shashu-Greninja

Tool

Facing problem with wild encounters after installing DPE

Spacewalker, Jan 16: DPE* (since it handles all PKMN data).

4 495

Started by Shashu-Greninja

Tool

Advance map download help

kalarie, Jan 12: @Meister_anon~Master_o f_None It's better to use Gamer2020's unofficial version of XSE, it fixes some bugs of the official version.

3 691

Started by Fire red 1996

Tool

Problem with DPE

Tacobell24, Jan 9: Oh gosh. That saddens me that this is a common error. "What do they teach them at these schools?" :D

2 480

Started by Shashu-Greninja

Tool

A problem with DPE

Tacobell24, Jan 9: https://pastebin.com/QpnHyQpJ Try this

3 426

Started by Shashu-Greninja

Tool

How do I download DevkitARM?

Shashu-Greninja, Jan 9: I found out that DevkitARM is necessary for CFRU and DPE. But I cant download it. When I download DevkitPro I get I MSYS with it. Can anyone please help?

0 358

Started by Shashu-Greninja

Tool

Can't Open Game with PGE

Gamer2020, Jan 9: I myself tell people to not use PGE anymore. Please look into using Pokemerald. https://i.imgur.com/0ydcF2T.png

3 523

Started by Pokeeng

Tool

Move editing with PPRE

Palossand25, Jan 6: I'm editing my Korean SS rom to make a romhack, and recently discovered PPRE. Someone told me that I can edit an English rom with it , extract the changed file, and then insert it in my Korean rom. I was told "a/0/3/3 " file is for learnset,...

0 372

Started by Palossand25

Tool

How do I open "ConsoleTool3.0" ?

Palossand25, Jan 4: I'm hacking SoulSilver, and trying to add the fairy type icon. I found a tutorial, was doing great, but ran into some tech difficulties. How do I open "ConsoleTool" ? I downloaded the file, but can't open it. Help me please...

0 358

Started by Palossand25

Tool

Hacking tools for android

Spacewalker, Dec 28: There is one (G3T), I believe. But it really isn't anybody's fault that you don't have a PC. Because of many things being shifted to Decomp, there won't be a much game changing tool for Binary now (except HMA), especially on phones. You're welcome...

1 696

Started by Sidam

Tool

Gen 1 Pokemon stat editing

Hexx17, Dec 23: oh wow. so it didnt work when i double clicked it, but then i read your post and tried running it as admin and it worked. sooo then yeah thread solved.

8 1,418

Started by Normalhuman78

Tool

Need help with GSC tools!

Roxbury1990, Dec 22: Awesome, I will try that, thank you! This site seems to have a great community and I look forward to being a part of it

5 1,014

Started by Roxbury1990

Tool

Error on Advance Text

Asith, Dec 13: Right clicking and Running as Administrator should work. But yeah, use advance text sparingly

2 706

Started by Neon_Hackz

Tool

Are there any tools that convert HM to TM ?

Mason Shu, Dec 8: You can use HMA to change the move of the tm from move to fly. It won’t effect the out of battle usage because the script only checks for the move, and doesn’t check if it has been learned from the hm

6 802

Started by MM980

Tool

Can't install CFRU despite following the instructions PERFECTLY.

SleepySwampert, Dec 3: Can do. Thanks for me helping me, wish me luck.

16 1,350

Started by SleepySwampert

Tool

Following Pokemon

stevemon, Nov 30: Does anyone have apatch to make it so following pokemon in HGSS are set? i.e. instead of always having it be whoever is in first position in the party, you could set it so one of your mons is always following? (i.e. like in Yellow or Let's Go).

0 186

Started by stevemon

Tool

AdvanceMap not showing pokémon's names properly in Wild encounters tab. Using CFRU+DPE.

Terrine, Nov 25: Alright, thank you ! I think we might switch to a pokeemerald romhack as the decomps using porymap seems more friendly to multiple people working on the same project and seems less clunky !

2 706

Started by Terrine

Tool

Evolution Item Issues

darthbr, Nov 24: im having the same problem, need to make metal coat usable in onix

5 1,551

Started by concusstimized

Tool

PGE ini Creator is not working.

Mason Shu, Nov 24: It’s not supposed to open a window, after running it the offsets should update.

1 569

Started by Gavoca

Tool

Overworld Manager help

Fatlip_A, Nov 24: I'ts not the problem. But thanks for responding :)

3 541

Started by Fatlip_A

Tool

Pokemon Game Editor: How do you fix Unhandled Exception errors?

glomi, Nov 21: Hello. I also have error. My problem is what when I wanted modify level-up attacks (learnable attacks) I copied code to paste in other pokemon and app send me error. Invalid argument=value 255 isn't value to 'selectIndex'

7 6,693

Started by DarumaLuge

Tool

G3T Table corrupted!

FireFig, Nov 20: "Error reading table.ini length can't be less than zero..." I get this error whenever I open g3t and kurapika has mentioned in the readme like "your table.ini is corrupted or missing" But everytime I download from a new website it jus says the...

0 390

Started by FireFig

Tool

Advance Map/Text issue with text - Fire/Leaf GBA

MM980, Nov 20: Yeah, this is the best community with people with good mind :)

16 985

Started by Hinxray

Forum Tools	Search this Forum
Mark This Forum Read View Parent Forum

Categories

PK3DS item changes

Help Me Senpai!!

[Pokemon Emerald] Adding New Pokemon Problems

A new hacker needs help hehe

A decent, easy ROM base

How do I extract .gba's into folders?

Where Pokemon JPAN Engine?

NSE classic Problem

PGE Learnset editing

Need a Text editor

PK3DS and forme changes

Game Glitches When Adding Habitat for Expanded Pokemon

Text and Pokémon type editing tools needed

Need Help with Editing Pokemon Names

Trouble with YAPE, G3HS, and ini files in general.

Gen 3 hacking suite sprite issues

RomHackin' in Android

HTE not working on a ROM with added dialogue?

Looking to remove EV yields from all Pokemon in Black2/White2, what program would I need?

Changes won't appear in my game

I want to edit stats of pokemons in an existing rom hack (Radical Red)

[gen 1] How do I fix PokeEditGB getting Runtime Error 75?

XSE development

Exp All

Problems with the tools to rom hack

[CFRU] How to add new items/effects and define their use.

Dynamic Overworld Palette compiling issue.

Problem with Advance Map v1.95

Facing problem with wild encounters after installing DPE

Advance map download help

Problem with DPE

A problem with DPE

How do I download DevkitARM?

Can't Open Game with PGE

Move editing with PPRE

How do I open "ConsoleTool3.0" ?

Hacking tools for android

Gen 1 Pokemon stat editing

Need help with GSC tools!

Error on Advance Text

Are there any tools that convert HM to TM ?

Can't install CFRU despite following the instructions PERFECTLY.

Following Pokemon

AdvanceMap not showing pokémon's names properly in Wild encounters tab. Using CFRU+DPE.

Evolution Item Issues

PGE ini Creator is not working.

Overworld Manager help

Pokemon Game Editor: How do you fix Unhandled Exception errors?

G3T Table corrupted!

Advance Map/Text issue with text - Fire/Leaf GBA