Link to the Official Discord: https://discord.gg/N46NeqS

Important Announcement:
Just to provide an update on the life of this project:

Wish is still in development, with many guides and documents being produced to pair alongside it. The content of Wish up to the second gym as intended for the demo is already complete, however art and music assets are not yet up to par- hence no release. As such the release date is in the hands of others on the dev team rather than myself. I have decided to continue writing, mapping and event scripting past the original demo plans meaning subsequent releases will come much faster in the future.

I sincerely apologize for the wait. Recruitment posts have been made in my discord, PC's discord, and this thread here: https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=470963

If you would like to help speed things along, feel free to dm me and apply! We could really use the help!

Things to Note as of 9/14/2021:
I have kept the people waiting a long while, and I wanted to be open with everyone when I say that Pokemon Wish Version is not dead, in fact it is more alive now than it has ever been! With a professional team, we have completely revamped the project, story events, art, dialogue, and even some UI changes. We are aiming for the new reboot of Pokemon Wish to be out around the holiday season. The demo will still be 2 gyms, however things will be different enough to warrant the choice to remain the same length as the last release.

Intro
Hi all,
Pokemon Wish Version is the culmination of almost 6 years of planning, trials, errors, restarts, and passion! This hack is also my way of honoring a deceased friend of mine, someone who changed my life forever. As a promise to both myself, and to honor her memory, I present you this fanmade passion project.
So without further ado, lets get to the world I have crafted for you all to enjoy.

Story
The Acromia Region sits upon thousands of years of history. Kingdoms and Empires have risen and fallen on the diverse terrain where the Acromians call home. Several thousand years ago, the Ancient Acromians made contact with forces far beyond their control, and through their own hubris would end up decimating the world around them. To ensure peace and prosperity, a young woman and her band of heroes appealed to the Wishmaker and its five guardian keys to end the senseless violence and wars caused by their fellow man.

Fast forward to today, Acromia is under the management of a new, controversial government, and the Cult of Black Star seeks to revive the Wishmaker for their own nefarious purposes. A young hero is sent off on a journey to help Professor Aspen, known drunkard and addict. Along the way, this hero will encounter immeasurable odds, meet lifelong friends and allies, and learn the history of their forefathers in the days of yore. Our hero must tread lightly in a world that is increasingly out to get those who do not willingly fall in line, while trying to maintain their youthful innocence.

Just who is the new President of Acromia and what are her aims?
Why does the Black Star Cult seek to revive the Wishmaker?
Who or what is the mysterious being(s?) guiding our hero?
Will our hero be successful in their quest to challenge the Acromia League and complete the Pokedex?
All of these questions and more will be answered. It is up to you- the player, to figure them out.

Screenshots (More To Come)
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Features
- A whole new region to explore
- An all original cast of characters, lore, and events
- 425 Pokemon available during the main campaign, 200 more in the postgame
- Mechanics updated to Generation 7/8, courtesy of CFRU
- Custom level up learnsets for every single Pokemon, as well as some additional changes to some to help some
- Some Pokemon have custom Pokedex entries, be on the lookout!
- Custom TM's and Move Tutors
- Pokemon from all 8 Generations so far make their appearance in Acromia
- Gen 3.5 art style
- Various UI Changes
- Dexnav unlocked after a certain point in the story
- Mega Evolutions. Z moves and Dynamax possibly available in the postgame
- Deletable HM's, only 4 of the 8 required to finish the main campaign
- Decapitalization of everything you can imagine, the whole game is grammatically correct
- Day and Night system with some wild encounters dependent on the time
- 1.5 regions, the main campaign being Acromia, and the postgame taking place on affiliated island colonies

To Do List (will be updated occasionally)
- Finish New 2 Gym Demo

Bug Reporting
I'm always active. Comment below or dm me with any bugs and glitches you find. Preferably with a screenshot. I'll get onto it ASAP and release an update on occassion depending on how severe the problems are. There is a channel on the Leon Labs Discord specifically for this as well.

FAQ's
What rom do I need to patch this on?
Fire Red 1.0, try looking for (Squirrels) version for best results.

How do I patch a UPS file?

(Thanks PokemonAce123)

Where do I get the National Dex?
Beat the main campaign.

What can I expect?
A plot that takes itself seriously, but isnt afraid to poke fun. Some fourth wall breaks occur. Doesn't deviate TOO much from the general formula.
Aspects of the plot are darker in nature, but are mostly subtle and told through subtext if you really pay attention to the dialogue. We try to stray away from anything that would be found in a cringey fanfic written by a middle schooler. Expect a story with soul.

When Can I Expect Updates?
They come when they come, I have college and work to balance as well. I try to work on this every single day, however. I won't keep you waiting too long.
I am aiming for next release to be towards the end of the holiday season or around New Years 2022.

Are Updates Compatible with Previous Saves?
Going forward the game is built entirely differently from the ground up, so no.

How many Pokemon are in the hack?
Short Answer: 425 in the main campaign, 200 extra in the postgame.
Long Answer: (DO NOT REVEAL IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SPOILED ON THE LINEUP AND WANT TO FIND OUT YOURSELF)


Credits
Christ there is a lot, if I somehow forgot to note something of yours that I used, call it to my attention and I will add the credit you deserve with an apology. Since this is so very long, I will contain it within a spoiler. However, special thanks goes to the main dev team!

- Kwenio, Co-Creator and lead art director
- Artsy, concept artist
- Fuwu, sprite artist
- Cynda, sprite artist
- Idilio, sprite artist
- Mimi, music
- Doc Breeb, music
- Aosana, writer and editor

Special Mentions also go to:

- Skeli + Pokemon Unbound team, for help with DPE, CFRU, and various insertions and lending resources
- The folks at RHH for supporting our project!



Downloads

COMING SOON

The download link has been removed due to it being horribly outdated. A new beta will come very soon, using CFRU and professionally made art!
Stay tuned for updates!

Hi, this hack looks promising u should make a discord for this hack to

Did you customize the Pokedex yourself?

Is the mega evolution similar to XY or it's just outside of battle?

So, I just finished the Demo and I have to say, I liked it.
Interesting dialogues, well crafted characters and situations, an okay distribution of pok�mon and aside from their simplicity, the maps look fine.

Now, while I enjoyed this beta, I couldn't avoid finding tons of minor issues.
Only one of them is game breaking amd since you're already aware of it, I'll just skip it.
These issues are not a big deal at all, but it would be nice if they were addressed at some point down the road, like in the final release for example.
I wrote them down in a text document, here they are:


I'll be looking forward to the next version, good luck Leon! :D

I have been mulling it over. I might make one in the future.

The Pokedex is entirely custom made. About 40% of all time I've spent on the hack went into just the Pokedex itself, and I admittably want to avoid it for the rest of my life XD. (unless theres a bug...)

Mega Evolution is present as it is in Generation 6, thanks to Touched's source code. However as of May 4th's Demo, there is no mention or use of it. You will have access to it around the 7th gym-ish.

M8 I love you for this. I'll get right on it as soon as I possibly can.

Nice game, please dont stop this project ;)

Demo V1.1 is out now!

Contains the bug fixes to Lunos's post and revamped spriting. Enjoy!

I'm having a bug where if I view the pokemon menu, and then try to exit the screen will go black. This happens when I try to use healing items, or if I want to switch my pokemon.

Where does this occur, and what emulator are you using? Could you send screenshots or more details to my Discord?

How far does this version go.

Two gyms so far.

Thank you :)

Got through the entire beta in a flash, really enjoyed it. Well done.

I also enjoyed it - the gyms are a real challenge

Pokemon Wish is currently being remade from scratch on a new engine. Featured will be a completely new and custom pokedex, map edits, story rewrites and made to not steamroll the game with Charmander. Next release will be 4 gyms long.

What engine?

My rom base. Its so drastically different from what I built the demo off of that I might as well consider it a new engine at this point

If I may ask, why is there a character named "3"? It gives 1 exp and it seems to have a low capture rate... I found it when I went to the James woods. I also found a pokemon named "-"

Hey man, I can't patch the ups file but I got all the steps

So that's it. No more continuation of this game....

Wish is back on a new development cycle!
Stay tuned for future updates!

Thanks man, this hack is good. I’m glad your continuing it, good luck on development.

Can't wait!!!

Important Update:
Pokemon Wish will now run off the CFRU engine, and the development team has expanded!
The links to the original downloads have been removed because the old beta no longer accurately reflects the project and its scope.
With more options, more technical know-how, and with professional artists helping, Pokemon Wish will be one of the most ambitious projects yet!
Stay tuned for more updates!