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General discussions about all things fan games. Topics relating to both ROM hacks and SDK-based fan games are welcome here.

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Travel Journals

Help Thread

Patching & Emulation

(55 pages)

Devalue, May 21: From the Frequently Asked Questions section of mGBA: Does not mention ChromeOS. Might be able to use the libretro core, however. (Knows nothing more than that. Leaves it to more knowledge people and/or Google searches from here.)

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Started by Logan

Map Showcase and Review

(5 pages)

Lynker, Apr 5: I really like this! The layout is super simple and satisfying.

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Started by Christos

Daily

Daily ROM Hack/Fan Game Article Submissions

bobandbill, Nov 4: newspaper PokéCommunity Daily: ROM Hacks/Fan Games Article Submissions Want to feature a game you like (or even make) beyond this forum section? What about sharing your tips on using a tool, or worldbuilding? We've set up this thread for you to get...

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Started by bobandbill

QoL (quality of life) things you want most in hacks?

NipahRika, May 22: - exp share off/on option - running shoes always turned on - turning off low health beeping 100x

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Started by trashrobot

Play Discussions

Concepts that make a good open world Pokemon experience

Dark_Lord2005, May 21: I liked the many different options with R.O.W.E like the different modes and, of course, just the open-world feel. The QoL changes were also nice. I have no experience with rom hacking, so I have no idea how hard this would be, but I was wondering...

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Started by Petuh 2.0

Looking for ROM Hacks

S2Garrett, May 21: I am looking for rom hacks that are Quality of Life upgrades and base game improvements. I am not that into higher difficulty hacks and just want pretty much just vanilla game experiences with improvements. If you know any rom hacks like this please...

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Started by S2Garrett

Play Discussions

Looking for a fan made game on an Insurgence level scale

Chappers91, May 20: Hey guys, Just looking for some recommendations. Just finished Last Wish and previously completed and love Bushido and Insurgence. Can anyone suggest a similar scale of game?

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Started by Chappers91

Concept

Pokemon Eclipse : Rythms of the World

doot_revenant666, May 14: https://discord.gg/8EBEMxHZ This is the discord server if you want to join.

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Started by doot_revenant666

Concept

Poland based region

SandraDragon, May 11: Im from Poland and im curious how would region based on that country looks like

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Started by SandraDragon

Concept

Wanting to work as a Sandbox Hatching Game for a first project with Essentials. Does this exist ?

Vielleroue, May 8: It's called Pokemon Shell, and it's not hosted here but on the Relic Castle forums (unless, of course, it has already made its way here and I haven't found out). And as I said, don't worry about it possibly not being as good. Chances are you'll be...

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Started by Aligatueur

Fakemon/regional variant stats

Vielleroue, May 8: I want to get back into tinkering with Essentials when I get my computer back, so I'm gonna ask this to the people programming fan games with either Fakemon or regional variants. How do you decide on a stat spread for a new Pokémon or regional...

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Started by Vielleroue

Question about the Ultimate Pokemon Randomizer

DarkDragonMeister, May 8: If I use it on a FR rom to allow for trade evo Pokemon to evolve by another means, does it remove the evo-block for newer gen pokemon?

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Started by DarkDragonMeister

how can I access to LeafJewel's Drive of Moemon Sprites?

dino0808, May 7: I want to access LeafJewel's Drive , but I was rejected. How can I access?

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Started by dino0808

Concept

Pokémon DPPt spinoff game

Riolu64, May 5: Fake Pokémon game idea I am thinking of creating an alternate universe Pokémon game like 50 years after the events of Pokémon platinum, except Cyrus succeeded in creating a new world. The protagonist is in their mid teens. the world is very...

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Started by Riolu64

Play Discussions

Updating a hack game

Jscothy, May 4: Cheers mate, I'll just have to add everything I want manually. Thanks for the replay 👌

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Started by Jscothy

Play Discussions

Can a Fangame Title Be "Taken" if It's Never Released?

Amras Anárion, May 4: If it's a famous fangame which has achieved a significant renown (as Pokémon Uranium) => No. It is more the one who copies who shoots himself in the foot, because his visibility will be drowned by the popular fangame If it is a fangame that is...

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Started by IceGummi

Concept

Making Rom-Hack your worst enemy is yourself

sylingga, May 3: This is my first time making a rom hack concept. Sorry for my poor English, I use google translate from Indonesian. The concept that I want to make is a game fire red or Red (Gameboy) with the same story and plot, but the enemy you face is...

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Started by sylingga

All ROM hacks compatible with PKHex/Trading

sylingga, May 3: Wow, finally someone thinks like me. I also collect and play roms hack that can trade and battle each other

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Started by Trainer Asher

Can you make grinding fun?

(2 pages)

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, May 2: yeah its just so good, like I spent plent of time just catching pokemon, to release them and just roaming around searching for items just for the ev sack things. and it gives me a reason too, since the large amount of boosts it can provide allows...

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Started by Meister_anon~Master_o f_None

Favourite human character from a fan game?

Vielleroue, May 1: Come on, you probably do have at least one! Who is the character from a fan game that made the best impression on you? It can be a player character or rival with good development, a particularly memorable Gym Leader, a deliciously evil...

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Started by Vielleroue

Concept

[OC] Pokete: Pokemon like game for the commandline

I created a Pokemon like game for the commandline. lxgr, Apr 27: I wrote a Pokemon clone, called Pokete, for the commandline supporting: Different Pokete types Effectiveness of those types against each other Attack effects A map NPCs to talk to (partly with complex interaction choices) Trainers to fight...

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Started by lxgr

Canon Pokémon characters in fan games

Vielleroue, Apr 26: Good takes so far! I do agree with giradialkia's opinion that it's sometimes too obvious that the writer's interpretation has seeped into what was supposed to be an accurate portrayal of a canon character. Yet, I cannot help but have a laugh with it...

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Started by Vielleroue

Comedic/non-serious Pokémon fan games

LABeastmode, Apr 20: Pretty simple hack but Pokemon My Ass Version has some pretty funny dialogue if you like dirty humor

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Started by Vielleroue

Top 10 upcoming fangames

LABeastmode, Apr 20: Really think the Let's Go Unity game looks incredible, so excited to see it

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Started by FL

How do I do an Extreme Randomizer in Pokemon Sword+DLC?

Fonzy, Apr 18: I use pkNX for the randomizing. pkNX works but it doesn't change the types and I don't even know if it can change the pokemon's color palette. Im also using Ryujinx for emulation and the latest version of Sword if thats important

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Started by Fonzy

Play Discussions

Project Red vs. Blue Chapter 1(Preview) available here!

MTV2223, Apr 16: Hey thanks a lot for the heads up!

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Started by MTV2223

Concept

Gen 1 Kanto Remake Idea

DarkDragonMeister, Apr 16: The idea came to me and now I have the urge to make a rom hack of the Gen 1 RB game. One change I want to make is add new Pokemon/Fakemon to fill up the dex with a minimum of six for each type. Basically five more Dragon and Ghost types, plus a...

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Started by DarkDragonMeister

Concept

Unnamed ROM Hack Ideas

giradialkia, Apr 15: That’s cool, but I kinda take issue with difficulty hacks as a concept. This is by no means an attack on you; go wild and have fun hacking! But as you make a difficulty hack, bear in mind the resources you’ll make available to the player. Pokémon...

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Started by SleepyEels

ROM Hack's Recommendations

(37 pages)

Dev Deivy, Apr 10: There are several, but if I had to choose a quality product with an original story, it would be Pokémon Light Platinum or Pokémon Dark Rising.

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Started by Spherical Ice

Survey

Recommend a Kanto romhack/fangame here!

jojobear13, Apr 7: Well, I can recommend my own Shin Pokemon if you fancy to try something along the lines of a remastering of Gen 1. Maybe try shin blue-jp for something a bit different. Playable Blue is a rom hack that swaps the protags and has you play from...

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Started by SuperSpyroDragon64

Play Discussions

GS Chronicles Question

AZpedr, Apr 6: Hey guys- First I wanted to apologize if I'm posting this in the wrong place. I'm new to Pokecommunity... I was wondering if there was a good way to obtain Pokemon with perfect IVs in GS Chronicles. Maybe a Gameshark/Code Breaker code, or an...

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Started by AZpedr

I need help finding this fan game.

nickirwin, Apr 6: dude this sounds so familiar... I guess I have played this but am not able to remember the name! I gotta check some old screenshots, let me get back to you for this.

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Started by Javomola1000

Concept

Pokémon Monochrome White-Type Changing Rom Hack

GhostNeko72, Apr 4: Just an update/more info: I will be rearranging the locations of many Pokémon so that all 156 Pokémon are catchable pre-Elite 4 (except a few legendaries/mythicals), and so that you can't get more OP mons early game. I will also be arranging...

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Started by GhostNeko72

Concept

Solving the Grind: A Solution that Works.

SuperSpyroDragon64, Apr 1: Good idea. Useless status moves that cannot benefit the enemy EXP Grind Pokemon would be great, too. If Parting Shot Blisseys and Heal Pulse Audinos are not available due to the generation, Screech Chanseys could work. Having lowered defensive stats...

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Started by SuperSpyroDragon64

Concept

One easy Gift Pokemon removes all the IV Grind once a Day Care is reached!

SuperSpyroDragon64, Mar 30: Yeah turns out this is the better way. It even guarantees enemy Pokemon will have perfect IVs! And it lets you give any IV spread for Hidden Power usage without compromising the IV stat calculations. # Returns this Pokémon's effective IVs,...

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Started by SuperSpyroDragon64

Play Discussions

IMO Pokemon Crystal Dust is the best Johto GBA remake

SceptilianGreen, Mar 26: It really does look authentic and just great! Heard the project may be continued by another ROM hacker, I hope that's good news for everyone. I'd love to 1 day load it onto a cart/fake flash cart - as good/like an authentic GBA cart and play it...

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Started by yamibakura95

Favourite boss battle(s) in any fangame?

Corveone, Mar 25: From the ones I've finished, there are three games in particular in which I had quite a few super fun battles: Radical Red, GS Chronicles, and Rising Earth. I love challenging battles against well made teams with proper movesets, abilities,...

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Started by Vielleroue

Concept

Pokémon Diamante 2 (Diamond 2 - Fan made sinnoh sequel?!)

SceptilianGreen, Mar 24: Hey, I wanted to share this really cool fan project of a Diamond/Pearl sequel! I tried getting into contact with the OG creator but it seems he's busy working on it (rightfully so, it looks out of this world). Also looked elsewhere if he/she...

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Started by SceptilianGreen

Not sure if this counts as "fan games", but I made a list of similar games.

VanBerly, Mar 24: So here's a list I made of games with similar premises or gameplay to the Pokemon franchise. Thought you might find it interesting. The first one I listed is actually my favorite indie RPG of all time. I hope it qualifies for this forum.

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Started by VanBerly

Do you consider ROM hacks and fan games illegal?

VanBerly, Mar 24: The way I understand it, fangames aren't illegal - it's the act of piracy or the act of selling fangames using the original content. I actually wrote a little article about Pokemon-related PC games - most of which were fanmade - and I advocated...

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Started by Gamyeti

What's your "must-have" feature when choosing a hack to play?

(4 pages)

Corveone, Mar 23: Being RPG doesn't necessarily mean that everyone will be able to do whatever they want and just spam attacks without thinking and allways win though. In RPGs you usually do have to think about which weapons, skills, equipment, etc. are better for...

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Started by Avara

Pokemon White 2 (10th Anniversary Hack)

Ettenmoor, Mar 21: Work on the hack is beginning! I have teams for major trainers planned out, plus some other changes, but I would really appreciate some additional suggestions.

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Started by Ettenmoor

Pokemon Classics (Gen 1 - 4) Camera View

waleedsheikhx, Mar 20: It wouldn't look good, in my opinion. omproductions.pk usaudiovisuals.pk

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Started by NembiusTitan

How are you supposed to send Beta Test Builds of your game to your Beta Testers?

_pheebee, Mar 18: Like Mew said, either Mega, Mediafire, or Google Drive. OR, if your project supports it and your testers have the know how I'm told GitHub also works.

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Started by SuperSpyroDragon64

Recommended Generation for Rom Hacking, and Tools for Rom Hacking?

Dev Deivy, Mar 16: Q: Which generation is recommended for romhacking? Generation III or Generation IV? A: To start with, Gen. III for obvious reasons. There are several tutorials, patches and some base roms instead in Gen. IV all the previous ones are scarce....

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Started by The-Wild-Fighter

Pokemon Blazed Glazed - need safe file just beofore E4 \ jhoto

Hydra3001, Mar 15: I have a save file of me finding a shiny Giratina in Blazed Glazed but idk if it will work seen as different emulators

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Started by GaryBarry

Play Discussions

Good things don't last sadly

yamibakura95, Mar 13: I was playing Crystal Dust and i LOVED it, its by far not one of the best hacks, but one of the best games I have played. It's so polished and well made, it feels like something Game Freak put out. But unfortunaely, it came to an end, caught me off...

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Started by yamibakura95

Why do fangames always run poorly on my pc?

FL, Mar 11: Nice reply that I got on my thread. May help you:

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Started by Ven9496

Pokemon fangames that are not made in RPG Maker.

FL, Mar 10: I know. I'm talking about both game and engine.

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Started by Jcaraballo96

Concept

New Pokémon Game Idea - what do you think?

Shiny Rescue Game, Mar 4: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lCc3n4zi6B_-KzU5o5d9xT2EUb52YkjP/view?usp=sharing What do you think what this new Pokemon game concept? Available on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=go.poke.go Check it out guys,...

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Started by Shiny Rescue Game

Best Fan-made GBA games

Corveone, Mar 2: If you buy any rom hack or fan game, you're being scammed. Whoever that guy is, he's doing something illegal and should be reported. If you're looking for quality GBA rom hacks that are complete and with lots of Pokémon from different gens:...

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Started by JoePrime

Rate my excellent and easily-programmed idea that works: The Odd Rod.

SuperSpyroDragon64, Feb 20: Come to think of it, it could make sense for a Fishing Rod to pull up a Pokemon you normally wouldn't expect to see in a river, like a Pikachu. It probably just fell in.

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Started by SuperSpyroDragon64

Mugs!

Hiroshi Sotomura, Feb 19: This is a very old thread. So no guarantees this won’t cause you more issues, but if you have a ROM dump that a group has slapped its intro over, and you manage to get a clean dump, try making a patch with the clean ROM as the "modified" ROM and...

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Started by Danno

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Patching & Emulation

Map Showcase and Review

Daily ROM Hack/Fan Game Article Submissions

QoL (quality of life) things you want most in hacks?

Concepts that make a good open world Pokemon experience

Looking for ROM Hacks

Looking for a fan made game on an Insurgence level scale

Pokemon Eclipse : Rythms of the World

Poland based region

Wanting to work as a Sandbox Hatching Game for a first project with Essentials. Does this exist ?

Fakemon/regional variant stats

Question about the Ultimate Pokemon Randomizer

how can I access to LeafJewel's Drive of Moemon Sprites?

Pokémon DPPt spinoff game

Updating a hack game

Can a Fangame Title Be "Taken" if It's Never Released?

Making Rom-Hack your worst enemy is yourself

All ROM hacks compatible with PKHex/Trading

Can you make grinding fun?

Favourite human character from a fan game?

[OC] Pokete: Pokemon like game for the commandline

Canon Pokémon characters in fan games

Comedic/non-serious Pokémon fan games

Top 10 upcoming fangames

How do I do an Extreme Randomizer in Pokemon Sword+DLC?

Project Red vs. Blue Chapter 1(Preview) available here!

Gen 1 Kanto Remake Idea

Unnamed ROM Hack Ideas

ROM Hack's Recommendations

Recommend a Kanto romhack/fangame here!

GS Chronicles Question

I need help finding this fan game.

Pokémon Monochrome White-Type Changing Rom Hack

Solving the Grind: A Solution that Works.

One easy Gift Pokemon removes all the IV Grind once a Day Care is reached!

IMO Pokemon Crystal Dust is the best Johto GBA remake

Favourite boss battle(s) in any fangame?

Pokémon Diamante 2 (Diamond 2 - Fan made sinnoh sequel?!)

Not sure if this counts as "fan games", but I made a list of similar games.

Do you consider ROM hacks and fan games illegal?

What's your "must-have" feature when choosing a hack to play?

Pokemon White 2 (10th Anniversary Hack)

Pokemon Classics (Gen 1 - 4) Camera View

How are you supposed to send Beta Test Builds of your game to your Beta Testers?

Recommended Generation for Rom Hacking, and Tools for Rom Hacking?

Pokemon Blazed Glazed - need safe file just beofore E4 \ jhoto

Good things don't last sadly

Why do fangames always run poorly on my pc?

Pokemon fangames that are not made in RPG Maker.

New Pokémon Game Idea - what do you think?

Best Fan-made GBA games

Rate my excellent and easily-programmed idea that works: The Odd Rod.

Mugs!