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Tools, Tutorials & Resources icon

Tools, Tutorials & Resources

Various tools to help you develop your hacks can be found here.

Section Staff: Avara, Pia Carrot, Bloodless

Tutorial

Pokémon Generation III ROM Hacking [Video Series]

(5 pages)

Anthroyd, May 6: Added Discord notice to the top of the thread. Please ask further questions in the #assistance channel, as I do not check here often anymore. I will fix all of the broken embedded YouTube video links over the next few days. UPDATE: Fixed all...

123 65,467

Started by Anthroyd

Resource

Quick Resource Thread

(5 pages)

hackerofdarkness, Jan 15: Here's a script that crops .png and separates them all into individual folders, currently adding .pal export. It's a .py file.

103 115,241

Started by Logan

Resource

NDS/3DS Tool Dump

Logan, Jan 2017: Yeah let's give this a sticky for a bit and see how it goes.

1 17,133

Started by Hiro TDK

Rules

Tools, Tutorials & Resources Forum Rules

Christos, May 2014: *Tools, Tutorials and Resources Forum Rules* Forum Rules This forum is bound by rules set in the global Pokécommunity Rules To make sure that things remain civil, and to make sure that everyone has an enjoyable time, we ask that, along with the...

0 28,113

Started by Christos

Resource

Leon and UltimaSoul's FireRed Base

(13 pages)

RedyXtreme, May 25: Hey! When i try to open any of the two rombases in G3T this happens

321 89,418

Started by Prof. Leon Dias

Tool

Pokemon DS Map Studio: Create Pokemon DS maps in 5 min [1.17 version]

(4 pages)

MelonSpeedrun, May 25: Been EXTREMELY excited since I saw this tool! I've been learning it these past few days, and I'll definitely share what I've made soon. Keep doing awesome work!

90 19,150

Started by TrifindoRH

Resource

[EM] Dizzy's Hacked Engine

(6 pages)

YumB3R, May 22: Can I make a merge without problems if I already have Battle_Engine_v2, Item expansion and pokemon expansion?

138 36,205

Started by Chacha Dinosaur

Tutorial

[FR] Expanding the Pokedex

(8 pages)

TheHEATRAN_Boi, May 22: Wouldn't you just put "00" at the pointers of the CryConversion Limiter thingy? If you find out what it is please let me know! (The Limit Pointer and what to put there).

178 61,428

Started by DoesntKnowHowToPlay

Tutorial

[Dissassembly] Setting up and using the Pokeruby/Pokeemerald dissassembly

(2 pages)

ceejhei013, May 22: The link doesnt exist anymore. What exactly pokeruby-tools I need?

28 15,927

Started by camthesaxman

Resource

Ultimate 807 Base (updated version coming soon)

Alexa Bliss, May 20: I actually have already downloaded his patch and everything when he released a version with the pokemon up to 7th gen, which did make me happy. If you ever decide to start a new project you have my support.

15 5,196

Started by YoY-X

Resource

The HP Bar/HP Box/Whatever You Call It Patches

YoY-X, May 19: Thanks man. Means a lot that people are using my stuff.

13 6,103

Started by YoY-X

Resource

Fire Red Kanto HGSS Music Reloaded Patch

(2 pages)

Loverholic, May 18: Yes. :/

29 18,983

Started by Dr. Seuss

Tutorial

[GOLD] Music Hacking Resource Document

TIMBOI2000, May 17: Where can I get Sound Edit? The website will not work.

16 14,729

Started by Melash

Tutorial

FR Complete Title Screen Editing

EthanXY, May 15: I can't get sphere 1.5. is there another way to do the steps that require it?

10 7,656

Started by Joexv

Tool

Hopeless Trainer Editor

(6 pages)

dono009, May 15: How does this work? Do we make a new trainer from scratch then assign their position or whatever or we just change the existing trainers?

131 109,301

Started by esperance

Tutorial

[XSE] Scripting Tutorial

(3 pages)

U.Flame, May 14: It's hard to find any info on trainerbattle 0x8 anywhere. This tutorial being one of the only places I found. So I did some testing and found out that trainerbattle 0x8 totally still works on FireRed. It's not used anywhere in it normally, but...

68 28,153

Started by Avara

Tool

TL's Quick Enhancer (~Making rom hacking faster and easier)

(8 pages)

Zorlak, May 13: where can I download this TOOL: TL's Quick Enhancer tool?

195 54,224

Started by Froosty

Tutorial

How to edit graphics in Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal with Lunar Compress

ThePuffinMan, May 12: Every time I open decomp I can never really access anything on it because if I do, then the cmd will exit itself. How can I access it?

3 12,743

Started by ShadowTails

Tool

Spiky's DS Map Editor (NOW OPEN-SOURCE)

(30 pages)

Acent, May 12: Thank you for your explanation !

732 270,978

Started by Spiky-Eared Pichu

Tool

G3T for Android

(3 pages)

Killor Fire Shocking, May 12: Is there a french version support ?(i use my boy ! On android) with a french ROM of pokemon ruby. G3T dont open my file.

54 17,861

Started by Kurapika

Resource

FBI's HM type-check hack

(3 pages)

Uncommon, May 9: Hi all! Haven't logged on in many months, just checking in and answering a couple questions. I believe porting to Emerald is totally doable, which also means that Ruby/Sapphire would be as well but no one hacks them so it would be a waste. ...

74 20,367

Started by Uncommon

Resource

NPC Text Generator

shockyavlon333, May 8: Thanks, this makes my work way easier now :)

2 2,358

Started by Avara

Tool

NDS Pokemon Color Palette Randomizer

(3 pages)

Potch2410, May 7: Hello, is there a way to change which color uses the randomizer for a specific type ? I would like to have like grey for steel pokemon and black for dark type

62 61,874

Started by PierrotTheMad

Resource

Pokemon Emerald 721 Patch

(3 pages)

kalarie, May 7: @Timofai Behave yourself. Also, what's the need of downloading a ROM base on a phone? It's a base if you want to make a ROM hack, not a playable game. The download probably expired or something similar. I don't think you'd be missing a lot...

56 31,078

Started by pokefreak890

Tutorial

In depth Advance Map tutorial

(23 pages)

kalarie, May 6: @Thunderstar86 It's an .exe file. Windows should be able to run it.

568 316,425

Started by link12552

Tool

Pokemon TCG Card Editor

lotic02, May 5: Hey, that's alright! This is the first time I've checked the forum since I posted it, I think. Thanks for answering those. I wasn't sure if I wasn't using the right separator for the 2nd question or what. Oh well. I took a break from working with...

12 4,448

Started by Junkyard Guard

Tool

CheapScript - DS Generation scripting made easier!

JustIChris, May 3: Nice man. I've always felt like script editing is what's held hacking the DS games back. What's the point in changing the map, Pokemon etc if the story is the same. I reckon if there was an actual script editor for any of the Gen 5 games, with good...

2 1,240

Started by LucasThePlatinumMaster

Tutorial

Add New Pokemon In 15 Easy Steps!

(11 pages)

Shishkey, May 3: How can i add backsprites?

254 154,090

Started by tpravetz

Tool

Advanced Item Editor [A.I.E.]

(2 pages)

MartThePro, May 1: I can't see the download link

37 22,556

Started by pokemontutorialTV

Tutorial

Inserting Battle Backgrounds

(4 pages)

ScizorBlade, Apr 28: I have a little question here. I inserted the battle background, but how can I assign them to an individual map? I tried going to header, and set the 'Type' under map options to other available options, but in vain. It was set as the first...

90 70,427

Started by DrFuji

Tutorial

Beginner's guide to using devkitPro to install upgrades and resources

pokimaster2000, Apr 27: What do i do on this part plz help 1) Go to Control Panel\System and Security\System\Advanced system settings\Environment Variables 2) Open the variable called "PATH". It'll be a long line filled with paths to different folders. 3) At the...

13 6,510

Started by dearman4

Tool

Cry Editor

(4 pages)

bombereuan, Apr 27: Is there a version of this for editing battle music?

85 27,445

Started by esperance

Tutorial

Pokemon DS Rom Hacking Tutorial Videos

MasterYesevil, Apr 26: Added part 14!

20 5,473

Started by MasterYesevil

Resource

Ultimate Resource/Patches [FR]

(2 pages)

Mathv866, Apr 25: Can you repost a link for all patch please

35 15,160

Started by LeiAlcantara025

Resource

Big Pack Resource by Neon Skylar

Mathv866, Apr 25: Can you re upload the files please

13 3,681

Started by Neon Skylar

Tutorial

Pokemon Fire Red: Physical/Special Split Patch and More!

Hadi20033, Apr 24: hello, i wanted to make two comments one, seadra using water stone isnt working, second can u update giga drain please.

11 12,233

Started by chainfire57

Tool

G3T - Gen 3 Tools

(17 pages)

charmanderbath, Apr 24: Hi! I'm looking for some support regarding an error when I try to load a rom: "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application startIndex cannot be larger than length of string." Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks!

401 200,207

Started by Kurapika

Tutorial

Adding new evolution methods [FR]

(10 pages)

tommy9195, Apr 24: You could put the evolution routines back by gender since when I evolve into a pokemon it evolves but if I use a pokemon with the evolution routine female it also evolves but in the routine it doesn't evolve I don't know why it's missing please...

226 58,704

Started by kearnseyboy6

Resource

All Pokémon Cries 8th Gen (GBA Format)

Dr. Seuss, Apr 23: Fixed

4 1,343

Started by Dr. Seuss

Resource

Chronosplit's Romhack Garage

Chronosplit, Apr 23: Long time no post. Hoenn Dex Edition/Pokemon Emerald National Dex: Missing Move Patch has been removed, Abridged MMP was renamed to Missing Move Patch. Seems that even after redoing it completely and checking the pointers by hand, bugs still...

20 9,605

Started by Chronosplit

Tool

Pokémon Gen III Rom Hacking Suite

(41 pages)

LeafBladeGaming, Apr 22: When I try to load my rom for the first time, before doing anything to the pokemon, it won't load. What do I do?

1,005 392,488

Started by karatekid552

Tool

JackHack96's Tool Factory

(9 pages)

KupidynTM, Apr 21: MechaMew2 też mam ten sam problem z DS pokemon editor w HG. Nawet jak zmienię nazwę na cyfry zgodnie z symboliką w NitroExplorer to nie widzi tych plików. Aczkolwiek dziwna sprawa bo przy edycji ataków wgrały się zmiany a w przypadku edycji...

218 113,162

Started by JackHack96

Resource

HGSS Overworld Sprite in FR Style

(3 pages)

__fred__40, Apr 21: what a great resource thread!I'll definately use these OWs in my hack

67 18,569

Started by Delta231

Resource

Fire Red Overworld Sprite Resource

(2 pages)

Petuuuhhh, Apr 20: sorry didn't realize they were formatted incorrectly. useless as a resource so taken down

38 14,511

Started by kalarie

Tutorial

Item Creation in FireRed: Step by Step, From Start to Finish

(4 pages)

flyvillainy, Apr 17: is there any way to make an item use the (hm) action commands i.e. flash, strength, waterfall, dive, rock smash, surf, dig, cut, fly I'm making a complex game and if i can replace these with items then I can make the plot thicker if it's possible...

86 73,226

Started by Missingyep

Tutorial

Adding New Moves and Creating New Move Effects

(11 pages)

ChocolateDream, Apr 16: So I tried following tutorial on adding new move effects, this tutorial has worked fine for me up until step 3. Whenever I scroll down to the bottom of the code, I can't find the pointer saying 5F 86 1D 08, instead I find 41 6e 1d 08. So then I go...

264 122,412

Started by itman

Tutorial

Expanding Move Tutor in Fire Red [VIP]

Petuuuhhh, Apr 16: yeah here's the moves: http://www.cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/699600395441405992/700373007029239889/tutor_learnsets.txt just copy/paste anywhere in the version of hex maniac on haven1433's github you'll need to wait for his bugfix in about an...

4 657

Started by DjTarma

Tutorial

Starting out with Rom Hacking? Click here

shcowcow, Apr 16: My PGE shows me all english word in garbled way e.g. \hFFFFCAC9\hFFFFCFC8\h3F However, the effect, type are shown in noraml english, how can i solve this?

18 71,110

Started by Danny0317

Resource

Item images

__fred__40, Apr 15: If you are installing the CFRU and you want to add new items then you will definately need the images! here is a zip that contains all the item images already indexed and with the correct background color set One thing that i must warn you...

0 539

Started by __fred__40

Resource

All Pokemon Cries 1 - 7 ° Gen (Gba format)

DjTarma, Apr 15: This resource pack have USUM cries, including Meltan and Melmetal?

12 17,420

Started by Wesley FG

Tutorial

Creating custom Move-Tutors

DjTarma, Apr 15: The key is simply. Just use HexManiacEditor! I will create a tutorial right now about you expand your move tutor table and tutor compatibility.

14 7,928

Started by ep!c

Resource

MrDollSteak's Decap. and Attack Rombase

(37 pages)

Dr. Seuss, Apr 14: iirc movesets are updated to sixth gen (XY to be more specific) SO you can check Bulbapedia por specific moveset data

912 278,888

Started by MrDollSteak

Resource

Pokémon Patch Firered 807pokes + All Megas Completed And MOre Updated

(21 pages)

saad100, Apr 9: please how to modify cry editor to be able to see all pokemons like 700-750 pokemon,because is not working for me,thank you

504 260,385

Started by kristianangel89

Tutorial

FireRed: Fixing the trainer's facing

InfiniteWL, Apr 9: The links are totally down. Can anyone re-upload the files or create another thread explaining how to apply this script with new hacking tools or even better, share a patch that works for both FR and LG 1.0? I really want to use this fix, I've tried...

18 8,531

Started by NarutoActor

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Categories

Pokémon Generation III ROM Hacking [Video Series]

Quick Resource Thread

NDS/3DS Tool Dump

Tools, Tutorials & Resources Forum Rules

Leon and UltimaSoul's FireRed Base

Pokemon DS Map Studio: Create Pokemon DS maps in 5 min [1.17 version]

[EM] Dizzy's Hacked Engine

[FR] Expanding the Pokedex

[Dissassembly] Setting up and using the Pokeruby/Pokeemerald dissassembly

Ultimate 807 Base (updated version coming soon)

The HP Bar/HP Box/Whatever You Call It Patches

Fire Red Kanto HGSS Music Reloaded Patch

[GOLD] Music Hacking Resource Document

FR Complete Title Screen Editing

Hopeless Trainer Editor

[XSE] Scripting Tutorial

TL's Quick Enhancer (~Making rom hacking faster and easier)

How to edit graphics in Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal with Lunar Compress

Spiky's DS Map Editor (NOW OPEN-SOURCE)

G3T for Android

FBI's HM type-check hack

NPC Text Generator

NDS Pokemon Color Palette Randomizer

Pokemon Emerald 721 Patch

In depth Advance Map tutorial

Pokemon TCG Card Editor

CheapScript - DS Generation scripting made easier!

Add New Pokemon In 15 Easy Steps!

Advanced Item Editor [A.I.E.]

Inserting Battle Backgrounds

Beginner's guide to using devkitPro to install upgrades and resources

Cry Editor

Pokemon DS Rom Hacking Tutorial Videos

Ultimate Resource/Patches [FR]

Big Pack Resource by Neon Skylar

Pokemon Fire Red: Physical/Special Split Patch and More!

G3T - Gen 3 Tools

Adding new evolution methods [FR]

All Pokémon Cries 8th Gen (GBA Format)

Chronosplit's Romhack Garage

Pokémon Gen III Rom Hacking Suite

JackHack96's Tool Factory

HGSS Overworld Sprite in FR Style

Fire Red Overworld Sprite Resource

Item Creation in FireRed: Step by Step, From Start to Finish

Adding New Moves and Creating New Move Effects

Expanding Move Tutor in Fire Red [VIP]

Starting out with Rom Hacking? Click here

Item images

All Pokemon Cries 1 - 7 ° Gen (Gba format)

Creating custom Move-Tutors

MrDollSteak's Decap. and Attack Rombase

Pokémon Patch Firered 807pokes + All Megas Completed And MOre Updated

FireRed: Fixing the trainer's facing