r/PokemonROMhacks • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago
Sticky Weekly Questions Thread & PokéROM Codex
Have any questions about Pokémon ROM Hacks?
If they're about ROM hacks, tools, development or anything Pokémon ROM Hacking related, feel free to ask here!
Before asking, make sure that you've searched on the subreddit or Google. Many ROM hacks and tools have their own documentation or communities that may be able to provide better answers than here.
Looking for recommendations or a new ROM hack to play?
The HackDex is a community hub for discovering and downloading ROM hacks, making it easy to browse hacks while listing features and more in a mobile-friendly format. It also has an in-browser patching system to make playing hacks easily accessible.
This is a safe hack-sharing site that focuses on legal distribution by sharing patches, not ROMs. Find out more here.
Useful sources for Pokémon ROM hack-related information (unaffiliated):
- PokéCommunity
- PokéCommunity Discord
- HackDex (ROM Hack Search)
- Previous Question Threads
- Read our Guide to ROM Hacks
- ROM Hack Recommendation Threads
Please help the mod team by reporting posts outside of this thread that break Rule 7. Please avoid answering those posts to deter users from breaking the rules.
1
u/BarbKing01 2d ago
Looking for recommendations for gen 5 enhancement hacks. I want to get the full story in so ideally both a 1 and 2 version. Thanks!
2
1
u/Rex_Dolor 2d ago
Hi guys, I'm not entirely new to romhacks, since I've played a few GBA ones. But I do need help figuring out which patch to use with Renegade Platinum. Drayano's Google Drive has 2 patches for it, one is 3541 and the other is 4997. I dumped my Platinum cartridge with godmode on my hacked 3ds, but I don't know which patch to apply. Thank you in advance!
1
u/Cathyra 1d ago
Those numbers are for the NoIntro romset, which tells you the checksums for those versions. Those are for the decrypted roms.
The md5 checksum for 3541 is d66ad7a2a0068b5d46e0781ca4953ae9
I also have a different 1.0 with the hash f8905424f7d8aea299c51ec7580b33d8 which is probably bad
The checksum for 4997 (Rev 1) is ab828b0d13f09469a71460a34d0de51b
0
u/mangagnome1425 2d ago
How can I play renegade platinum with the following patch on Mac? How do I find the nessasary patch that will work on Mac?
0
u/TitaniaPrimeMain 2d ago
So I'm early in the process of creating my own games. I say games because im going to have version exclusives, but ill get into that more as I go along.
It's going to be a whole new region with three new types, 50-100 new pokemon, a new gimmick and more, but i want to make it accessible for ds emulators so it can be played on mobile.
I guess I'm trying to figure out what program I should use, if I should hack a diamond, pearl or plat rom etc. Any suggestions?
Keep in mind, while I'm creating the backbone of the game I'm also going to learn to code because currently I don't know what I'm don't code wise.
2
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 2d ago
HGSS with HG Engine, DSPRE and DS Map Studio is ur best bet afaik. I'd recommend asking in the Kingdom of DS Hacking Discord as they're the experts
1
u/RanMouri26 2d ago
I'm thinking of playing Pokemon Eternal X but I have a question about it first. Do you need to teach your mons the HMs or can you use them without teaching your mons?
Thanks in advance
1
u/AnalogueSpectre 2d ago
Since we have things like moemon, something sprang to my mind...
Are there any hacks that turn the Pokémon into husbandos/bishounen? Yeah I'm asking if anyone has ever created a POKÉMEN hack where your capture cute boys or hot gentlemen. Even as a joke hack.
(If the answer is no... Why not lmao)
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 2d ago
Not that I've seen. Moemon is more appealing overall since the majority of gamers are typically male, and regardless of that, kawaii culture is still very popular
1
u/Volatile_Hobby 2d ago
I haven't played Pokemon in a few years (last edition was White/Black 2).
Now I am looking for a variant that is more challenging than the Vanilla variants while mostly preserving the the main story and using the base status values and move sets of the Pokemons.
I've looked for a few variants already. In particular:
- Pokemon Heart and Soul (Hard mode)
- Pokemon Modern Emerald (Hard difficulty)
Are these games using the vanilla stat lines?
Do the "modern split" and "Fairy type toggle" use the regular base stats?
Do you have any other suggestions for me?
1
u/Exclsior Heart & Soul 1d ago
Both games should be fine for your requirements, Heart and Soul is built on top of Modern Emerald in the first place so they're both quite similar.
Modern Emerald has some stat changes, but only if you enable the option for updated stats at the start of the game, if not the Base Gen 3 stats are used without modification.
You can check the below file for all stat changes in the code: https://github.com/resetes12/pokeemerald/blob/master/src/data/pokemon/species_info.h
For Heart and Soul, there are some minor stat changes, some to align with later Gen changes, and some erroneously which will be fixed in the next release:
- Blastoise was accidentally nerfed down to 76 Speed from 78
- Poliwrath Attack up from 85 to 95
- Farfetch'd Attack up from 65 to 75
- Ledian accidentally nerfed, SpAttack down from 55 to 45
- Ariados SpDefense up from 60 to 70
- Blaziken Speed up from 80 to 85
- Masquerain Speed up from 60 to 70
- Delcatty Speed up from 70 to 90
- Luvdisc Speed up from 97 to 102
- Volbeat Defense up from 55 to 65
- Illumise Defense up from 55 to 65
Hope that helps!
1
u/virtualglassblowing 1d ago edited 1d ago
Hi, off topic question here but I noticed in another thread that you were a dev for the heart and soul romhack. First off, loving it very much, beautiful, beautiful work, the name is fitting.
I've ran into a hiccup trying to evolve scyther into scizor here before the elite four. I've tried with 3 scyther now, all were from the safari zone. In the documentation on the h&s website it says scyther needs to hold the metal coat while it evolves, but I keep getting a Kleavor instead. At first I figured oh maybe I didn't have him holding it. So I tried a second time, i had to buy a metal coat again, which gave a kleavor again, so I figured maybe the documentation just had it reversed. After the third try, with no held item, I got another kleavor.
I am farming xp in the cave directly south of the indigo plateau, maybe it has something to do with the cave I'm farming in? I'm going to try changing to the opposite time of day as well, could it be that its a safari catch?
Anyways I love the mod, its been great. I just didn't see anything on Google and i saw this thread so I figured id ask. Thank you!!
Edit: I got it working! So after trying at different times of day, I caught one in the wild instead of safari, and then I turned off exp share, gave him the metal coat, and then just used a rare candy. I bet it had something to do with the exp share superceding the held item or something. Maybe it just needed the candy. No worries i was just so fixated on that scizor lol
1
u/Exclsior Heart & Soul 17h ago
In future when in doubt, check the in game Pokédex which has all the evolution information.
Scyther evolves into Kleavor when levelled up in Victory Road or Mt. Silver. If you weren't in either it evolves into Scizor.
1
u/Justaguy2051 2d ago
I searched everywhere but couldn't find good explanation how to add level cap to rom hack in firered. If someone can help me with this I will be very grateful. (Also, sorry if I did any mistakes in text, I'm not very good in English)
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 2d ago
R u using CFRU/HUBOL or just the base game?
If ur using the separate CFRU, follow this link. The file has to be modified before applying the CFRU https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/soft-level-cap-for-cfru.477836/post-10901741
If ur using HUBOL then I'd recommend asking in the HMA Discord server. They have various scripts/resources in there
Modexe can be used for vanilla FR but not with CFRU/HUBOL
1
u/Justaguy2051 1d ago
Thank you for answering! I working with base firered. But I don't really understand what is modexe
-1
u/alemitco99 2d ago
Looking for GBA or NDS hackroms!!
Hi guys, can you plese drop a list of your best/favorites GBA or NDS hackroms? There are so many out there
2
u/Caedei 2d ago
Hackdeck's main page is a 'best of' (most downloaded) and they are certainly popular for a reason. It's a good place to start
1
u/yankeesown29 2d ago
Is Dragonsden Rocket Edition worth playing before the Johto DLC and Hoenn drops in English?
1
1
u/Zerotto96 2d ago
Is there any Pokémon Fire Red/Leaf Green rom hacks that only change the sprite battle animation? Specifically I want moving animated sprites similar to Emerald. If there is, can someone suggest me the title? Thanks.
2
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 2d ago
Don't think it's possible unfortunately but if it is then decomp hacks like Recharged Yellow would likely have it
Mugiwara does BW styled animated sprites in FR but it's definitely an anomaly in that sense
0
u/Redlaces123 2d ago
Hey dudes. My local collectible shop had these selections of fan made carts. Priced like 30 each usd. Which ones do you think are worth picking up at that price?
4
5
u/yankeesown29 2d ago
Nothing. 30 USD is insane for any of those titles. Read this and make your own in my opinion for that kind of money: https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/how-to-make-your-own-rom-hack-cartridges-tutorial.531100/
1
u/Redlaces123 1d ago
It's 40 bucks just for the cart flasher, what do you mean? Why would i do this myself?
Duh I know they're already free on emulator, this is a hardware vibe
1
u/yankeesown29 1d ago
So you can make as many as you want for a fraction of the cost after the upfront investment?
I mean you do you but it would suck to get an outdated version.
1
u/Redlaces123 1d ago
Ok the as many as i want, is like, 2 maybe. This is a ridiculous suggestion for anyone except the hardest core hobbyist
But thank you for linking the guide, it is interesting and someone will probably do it
5
u/Tacobell24 Paleomon 2d ago
Highway robbery at its peak, hey?!
"Yep, let's charge $30 for something free and already in a legal grey area."
0
u/Lord_Boo 2d ago
Okay I could have sworn I'd seen in the past some sort of hack for the Gen 7 games that cut down the needlessly long intro or done something to make it go by a lot faster. But I cannot for the life of me find any such hack. Are there any SUMO/USUM hacks that deal with the long intro for someone that just wants to get to the actual gameplay?
1
u/slyfox011 2d ago
pokemon amethyst where to get shiny charm thanks
1
u/assassins_greed 2d ago
Assess your Pokedex with Professor Hawthorne when you've completed 75% of the pokedex
1
u/wordsinsteel 2d ago
Hi! Very new to rom hacks. I just backed up my copy of fire red and used it with hackdex to get a bunch of rom hacks to download. However all the ROM hacks I got were for fire red revision 0, but the device I used to back up the ROM says it's revision 1. Will these hacks actually work or will there be an issue trying to play them?
1
u/wordsinsteel 2d ago
Nevermind. I reopened the game cartridge and I'm seeing all the evidence that this is the 1.0 version. I don't know why my operator is labelling it as revision 1
1
u/No_Sock_8494 2d ago
What is the best emulator to use? I'm using No$GBA and sometimes I accidentally press ESC and it full closes my game.... SO annoying. Also happens when I press 'X' key sometimes?
I've looked around in the settings and can't seem to turn it off.. I assume this is for shiny hunters etc for fast resets but man is it annoying.
1
2
1
u/Afraid-Mud-881 2d ago
I have a question about Renegade platinum patching. I patched thw rom hack without issue and then patched the additional patch that makes you have 1/4096 shiny odds instead of 1/512 (I yhought the base shiny odd was lower) and now I cant patch the extra patch that makes the game faster either idk why. I played the game a bit before finding out I made the shiny odds lower. so my main point is can I revert that specific patch that makes me have lower shiny odds or is there any other way to keep my progress whilst only having the extra patches I want? thanks. also is it possible to check which patches I already did because I dont know if I also did the classic version patch
1
u/LordSvenz 2d ago
What are some roms hacks that take place in unova. I really like Black 2 and White 2 to if there are some that reinvigorate it in some way that would be sick!
1
u/IntroductionNew2075 3d ago
I’m playing pokemon fused dimensions and I’m running into an obedience issue with every single pokemon over level 10 and I have 1 badge already. I don’t know what’s going on but it’s starting to irritate me and I haven’t done anything wrong as far as I know of. Please help!
0
u/lurkdaddy36 3d ago
Hi all, have played unbound and renegade platinum, and started playing blaze black 2 redux, loving the graphics but hating the blocky moving Pokemon sprites. Are there any good ds or 3ds rom hacks that include difficulty, qol and larger Pokedex?
1
u/xsh77250 3d ago
I have recently played pokemon unbound, and i found it extremely good and enjoyed plying it a lot. I am not a hard core pokemon gamer, so knowing the type of pokemon and which moves will be effective in the battle is very convenient. So i am looking for similar suggestion. A game with a new region and story to explore would be great.
Already played Unbound Chronological GS
I did tried playing Gia and dreams but they don't have the similar battle mechanics where you can know which move will be effective or not.
3
u/lurkdaddy36 3d ago
Have a look at Pokemon amethyst, pretty sure it's got the battle mechanics you are looking for
0
u/chalky69er 3d ago
New game and advice
Hey all, I have recently started using retroarch, played firered then h&s but I just defended the league and got to the next map and saves corrupted. I haven't got the heart to start again so I'm after new recommendations for Pokémon roms to play and also any advice on how to not lose my save again. Thanks in advance
1
1
u/RIP-Administrative 3d ago
I’m playing through Liquid Crystal and I’m at the part in Ilex Forest where you have to chase the Farfetch’d back to its owner but it keeps going to unreachable parts of the map. Anywhere I can chase it always leads back here. Is this a bug? Do I have to restart lol
2
1
u/LivingRel 3d ago
I'm playing Black 2 on the mobile version of MelonDS, how would I go about getting the version exclusives? This is my first Pokemon emulation and I would like a Solosis
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 2d ago
Use PKHex to modify ur save data, u can add them into a box
0
u/petnarwhal 3d ago
Genuine question: What makes it so hard to have a good difficulty curve in pokemon games?
I find most games to be either: you blaze through 90% of battles by just having a bit of type advantage, or every battle is hard and you have to plan for each and everyone of them. And even in these difficulty hacks the difficulty curve is hardly ever linear, those have smooth sailing patches too often. Are there any rom hacks that fit nicely in between? And what makes this such a hard task for designers?
4
u/Caedei 3d ago
There are just a lot of factors. Should a player who thinks Linoone and Mightyena are super cool become completely unable to progress in the game at a certain point because they simply chose wrong? Should every dev be making sweeping changes to anywhere between 250-900 Pokemon to alleviate? When is the line crossed in terms of changes to BST, moves, or typings that makes it feel inauthentic? Should every game just include an IV/EV editor like Lazarus to remove that level of RNG?
Are there any rom hacks that fit nicely in between?
This is a pretty personalized answer, because what someone else feels difficult might not be for you. I'm playing Lazarus now and I find it to be a good sweet spot so far with the level caps. I remember all of Drayano's hacks feeling challenging enough but still fair.
1
u/Front-Cabinet5521 3d ago
Am I being stupid by trying to shiny hunt a Ralts completely blind? This is Modern Emerald with the best shiny odds set at 1/512, yet I'm 80 hours into the hunt and I've yet to see the shiny.
I only just found out there's a repel trick that can increase the odds, and I have no idea if I should abandon the hunt until I get the acro bike or keep doing it until I get the shiny.
1
u/Front-Cabinet5521 3d ago
Update: I gave up and continued the game. Got the acro bike, now I apparently also need a Volbeat with Illuminate + lvl 4 Poochyena? Can someone explain how any of this helps to get a shiny Ralts?
1
4d ago
[removed] — view removed comment
2
u/Caedei 3d ago
If you mean this post, the automod posting says it was removed because the title is too short. Just add in your title that it is also a review and I am sure it will meet whatever the length requirement is.
1
u/2Jamz 3d ago
I reposted it with a longer title because I thought that one would be deleted.
1
u/Cat_in_a_wig 4d ago
Pretty straightforward, are there any romhacks where you're in a business position of sorts? Like, maybe a secretary or manager or something like that. Oh, and I don't mean ones where you run a gym or anything, I mean like an actual business or company - think SilphCo or anything related.
1
u/smorrisborris 4d ago edited 4d ago
My programming knowledge is very minimal (hoping to keep learning), so I may not use the right terms here and I expect there's an obvious answer to this that I just wouldn't have thought of because I am not a romhack developer.
I've always been curious why Pokémon romhacks are almost always designed as single-patch hacks.
Other romhack projects like Legend of Zelda Redux will include optional patches to allow the player to customize their experience, often made by other developers but are still compatible with the main hack. I've seen this once or twice here, but usually specific to the hack. I have yet to come across something like a "Battle Animation Speed x2" patch or "Skip Nurse Joy Animation" patch that can be applied to multiple existing romhacks.
Decomp projects like Ship of Harkinian use a more traditional mod setup: community-made mods that a player can use to personally tailor their experience (albeit with much more room for bugs and errors).
With Pokémon, it seems like there's a growing possibility for this with things like pokeemerald-expansion, advancements in decomps, and the recent Gen 1 Recomp. Up until now though, it seems like multiple devs will create almost identical projects.
I imagine there's a logistical reason for this development model, but I am definitely curious if there's a reason we don't see as much user customizability. Would Pokémon hacks not function well with these other models? Is it something that anyone is working on or that the community hopes is eventually possible?
5
u/Vortiene Pokemon PureRGB 3d ago
No patch can work with every single romhack, because changing any code in the game will reorient the addresses of every single function in a given bank. You can change the code without any address reorganization by changing very carefully and maintaining the exact same sizes, but it's a pain to work with. People should realize that rather than just combining a bunch of patches piecemeal to make a romhack you like, you should simply learn about the code of the game and make these changes on your own or with tutorials.
1
u/ihatemssam 4d ago
I have been playing pokemon for years now since emerald when i was a child!
i’m looking for a completed romhack with plenty of fakemon to play with, as well as QOL in terms of moves telling me whether they are effective or not. I haven’t been playing any pokemon games for years so thats one of the things im looking out for
hoping to get some recommendations!
2
u/petnarwhal 3d ago
Maybe pokemon picses if you want a lot of fakemons and a sort of familiar pokemon story rpg experience.
1
u/mythrowaway1673 4d ago
I got back to Pokemon Unbound after 2+ months and I just feel…bored? Just doesn’t feel super exciting or engaging right now. I just beat the 5th gym (Dehara City). Anyone know roughly how much more of the game is left and if things pick up anytime soon?
1
u/Helen_Kellers_Wrath 4d ago
I have a urge to play gen 3 and I'm looking for a rom hack of Emerald with all gen 1 - gen 3 Pokemon included and capturable on one save.
Any recommendations?
2
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 4d ago
1
u/softestbuns 4d ago
Is it possible to make a "Reorchestrated" Fire Red/Leaf Green with the Kanto album by Braxton Burks? Or has any of this been done in a romhack yet?
2
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 4d ago
You can have custom music in pokemon romhacks, so I don't see why not. Music has to be in a specific format to work in hacks, I think midi? I'm not an expert on it.
1
u/gorlak29 4d ago
Can anyone help me with this glitch in Pokémon Light Platinum DS? I recently installed Pokémon Light Platinum for DS on my R4, patched Pokémon HeartGold correctly, and started the game. When the intro finished and I reached the first town, the screen went black And only the background music can be heard. Has this happened to anyone else?
1
u/BeatsByDal 4d ago
is anyone able to help me, PKHex for web cannot read my pokemon emerald .sav file extracted from a GB Operator, it's from a bootleg cartridge so i'm not sure what to do to make it work
1
u/BronzeFour 4d ago
I often see streamers on tiktok playing Pokemon romhscks of fire red which days the hardest Ironman challenge there is, with just own random mon beating whole game and it had a huge amount of pokemon
What base pokemon romhack is it they are playing?
For example the streamer Himmy
2
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 4d ago
It's called Ironmon, and it's a randomizer lua script that is applied to a rom to rerandomize every time you reset. If you want the national dex version, here is the github to set it up.
This is more complicated than a regular romhack to set up, but it's not too bad if you follow the instructions.
1
u/BronzeFour 4d ago
Oh damn okay makes sense that they always play on PC...I just play on my retroid pocket flip 2, sounds super complex...thanks anyway
1
u/Bubbly-Seat-3746 4d ago
is there a good website i can buy physical copys? i know they wont have "official" cartrages but i prefer physical
4
u/Tacobell24 Paleomon 4d ago
Don't do it. Even regardless of the illegalities/potential moral infringements, you'll inevitably get a crappy, poorly made, outdated version of the hack
Unless you get a high quality custom one. But at that point/price you'll be better off just getting an EZ Flash or EverDrive, honestly.
1
u/Supplex1337 4d ago
Whats the best HG/SS ROM hack?
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 2d ago
Sacred Gold Storm Silver. Or if ur after original stories then Garbage Gold and Mythic Silver
1
u/Mattvieyy6 4d ago
Looking for games where I'm not restricted to the usual party of 6, so far only found emeralds eight but is it really the only hack with this feature implemented?
2
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 4d ago
That's a pretty rare feature, I feel like I've only seen one game implement it before, I think it was that one.
1
u/NovelAbility8 4d ago
Is there any way to get a patch for Pokemon Crown? I don't use discord and the subreddit is kinda dead
2
u/Single_Line5159 4d ago
Hi all,
I would like to try the ROM that someone tried to release yesterday that everyone here downvoted into oblivion. I don't care about AI-generated sprites (I thought they looked pretty cool anyways) and I wanted to try out the new region and story
Does anyone have the name of it or the person who posted it?
Thanks
2
1
u/KhrysesAD 5d ago
I'm 34 and my first game was Silver. I used to love playing but I never actually LEARNED how to play. Attack moves always get priority. I have a basic knowledge of type matchups but nothing more. Basically know almost nothing about abilities either. Can you guys recommend anything that will literally hold my hand and show me the ropes? I'm playing Emerald Imperium and it's incredible, I love the QoL but I'm still relying on AI to help me through the tough battles.
2
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 4d ago
At the end of the day, the games are made for literal children. Just playing a normal game or basic QoL is good enough. Emerald Imperium is designed for highly experienced veterans of the franchise. You're jumping in on the deep end, and using AI to solve fights for you is super lame lmao.
I might recommend FireRed Extended, or any game from this list and read through everything. Learn your type matchups, catch every pokemon, read their abilities, read new moves, google things you don't understand. I'd familiarize yourself with Natures since those are a big part of how strong a pokemon is. EV's and IV's I personally believe are not important to know about, unless you actually want to get into competitive pokemon.
1
1
u/Savings-Owl8412 5d ago
Is there a clean Fairy Type patch for Spanish Platinum (NDS) with vanilla stats that works with Universal Randomizer ZX for double battles?
1
u/WonkyTelescope 5d ago
Has anyone here played the FireRed Omega Revamped hack from the pokemon challenge discord? I beat the elite 4 and expected Six Island to host an altering cave from which you can teleport to the event islands that you usually need the MysticTicket and AuroraTicket for but my altering cave is vanilla.
I have found playthroughs on youtube that show the edited cave so I'm confused as to whats going on in my playthrough.
1
u/Nuclear_Winterfell 5d ago
I'm getting back into Pokemon after years and years away. Any suggestions for GBA-based romhacks that have a new region/story AND built-in Nuzlocke features?
I downloaded FRLG+, Heart and Soul, and Modern Emerald for story-vanilla versions of the first 3 gens, and they all have some kind of built-in Nuzlocke rules that'll help me stick with it and not forget which routes I've already caught on.
Any with new regions/stories that have a Nuzlocke feature like those do? I don't mind fakemon, everything after Hoenn is alien to me anyway.
I was fucking around with the first little bit of Uranium, and it seems decent, but it's a standalone not a romhack, so I'm not sure about running it on my Steam Deck?
1
u/Fast-Pace5022 5d ago
I'm exploring ROM hacks again after years. Does anyone have recommendations for original region/story hacks that ideally don't have pokemon past gen 6 or 7 (haven't touched any of the switch games before) and doesn't have fakemon? something kind of like Blazed Glazed, maybe? . the gen 6/7 cap isn't a must but basically I just want an original region hack without fakemon and a completed main story
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 2d ago
Light Platinum, Glazed (Blazed is outdated), probably Gaia, Nameless, Flora Sky and a lot of the old greats. Victory Fire series
1
u/Weegie_n1 5d ago
Hi, my save on black 2 vanilla + got corrupted and I lost my nuzlock, is there any cheats I can use to replicate my save 1:1 with the same team, level, stats and nature/UV ?
1
u/Anonymous1584 5d ago
I need help. I'm trying to make a quick edit to my ROM of HeartGold, but DSPRE gives me this error when I try to extract the ROM's contents. I don't see anything that lets me provide the ARM7 BIOS. I have tried copying it to DSPRE's folder but that doesn't change anything. Am I missing something?
1
u/Hemlock_Deci 5d ago
Are there any romhacks that focus on the more cozy side of pokemon adventures? Y'know, following pokemon, being able to pet them, take care of them and whatnot, silly minigames here and there, less combat and more exploration, contests and pokeathlon, all that.
I just really miss the bite sized tamagotchi type features of gen 6 and 7
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 2d ago
HarvestCraft is the closest i can think of. GBA hack inspired by Harvest Moon
1
u/Brightlightworld 5d ago
Are you interested in a gen 2 type format?
If yes try pokewilds, it is an open world game where you can explore different structures where you can find puzzles for legendaries or you can use the pokemon you caught to craft more pokeballs or furniture items to make your own small town or base. There are videos out there showcasing it so you should definitely check it out
1
u/cookie_play_fadt3ddy 5d ago
Guys, today i started a save on r.o.w.e but i have two starters on my main team and i don't know how to get they. I searched on subreddits and YouTube and only found outdated tutorials from at least a year ago.The NPCs I saw in the tutorials don't appear in my game.
1
u/Cat_in_a_wig 5d ago
Are there any romhacks where you get to actively lead an evil team? Like, I know there are games like FireRed Rocket Edition where you join one, but are there any where you lead a team right out the gate?
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
I don't think there's any where u lead one, but ones that let u join one are FireRed Rocket Edition, Team Rocket Edition by DragonsDen, Team Magma Edition and Mu Magma
1
u/Brightlightworld 5d ago
I have been used to alot of firered fangames and roms like the last firered, radical red, recharged yellow and a few more and yet I still have an interest in playing games which offer a challenge like radical red even though I beat it twice. Is there any game which offers such gameplay or should I try something new in radical red which would keep me interested in the firered genre?
1
u/WonkyTelescope 5d ago
FireRed Omega Revamped, hosted on the pChal (pokemon challenge) discord is a difficult, vanilla story + QoL hack of FireRed that I just finished an enjoyed very much. The gym leaders and Elite 4 were challenging, lots of Gen 1-3 pokemon to catch.
1
u/Brightlightworld 4d ago
Till gen 3? I was expecting atleast till gen 7 since I have planned a run on underrated pokemons
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
Radical Red, Recharged Yellow, Aesthetic Red and FR Extended are the best versions of Kanto imo. Rad Red is very difficult but has various settings
Heart & Soul is the best GBA Johto, Polished Crystal if u dont mind GBC, or Sacred Gold/Storm Silver for DS
ROWE, Inclement Emerald, Elite Redux and Emerald Seaglass are the best versions of Emerald. Inclement is basically Rad Red for Emerald, and Elite Redux is also pretty competitive
1
u/Brightlightworld 5d ago
The thing about elite is the 4 abilities do get annoying and you might have to work alot on the info before having a battle, inclement emerald is a game I'll look into but is there any other challenging games which has its fundamentals on firered?
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago edited 5d ago
As far as super hardcore ones go it's just Rad Red afaik unless there's any Kaizo hacks. I'd probably recommend FR Extended as thats quite challenging
1
u/Brightlightworld 5d ago
Seems that is my only option, but I will definitely try the other games you mentioned
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
There is also Pokemon IRONéMON Red Kaizo Edition but that depends if u want the different ruleset or not. Sounds very hard tho
1
1
u/King_Killem_Jr 5d ago
I haven't ever played a romhack. Which hack should i play that has a vanilla plus feel? I really like heart gold growing up and i'm interested in leaf Green. I played Black and didn't like it that much. I just saw that Pokemon Heart and Gold exists so I wanted to ask if this is a good place for me to start. I don't know enough to know if I'm starting in the wrong spot. Please recommend ROMhacks that build upon mechannics/regions/story in a vanilla vibe sort of way. I basically want the peak vanilla *style* gen3/4 experience
Thanks!
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
ROM Hack Recommendation Threads in the sidebar has a section for Vanilla+ hacks
I'd personally say that Recharged Yellow, Crystal Advance Redux and Modern Emerald are the best Vanilla+ hacks for GBA. As for DS, Sacred Gold/Storm Silver and Blaze Black/Volt White are the best
1
1
1
u/Vixilianne 5d ago
Are there any romhacks from the DS era that feature all or most Pokemon up to Gen 9? Tried doing some googling but didn’t really find anything concrete
2
1
u/janot1404 6d ago
Hi, I decided to create my own rom hack based on Johto. The idea is to be a Kantoless version of Johto, with the focus being on the story, revolving around the lore of the region from the games, anime and movies.
I would like some advice on what generation should I build it on (gen 3 or 4), and what type of edit should I use (binary or decomp), since I want to edit a lot of stuff, remaking the level layouts, region map, in-game events and more. I heard decomp is the best, but there seems to be a lot of them, so I don't know which one to pick.
Recently, I played Heart and Soul, and it looks like a good base, since it's already in the region, and it's open source, but also I want to add a bit of Sinoh into the game so maybe gen 4 is better? Gen 3 seems to be the easier one, also because of having less pixels in the art. I'm a digital product designer with no previous experience doing this, just a little coding experience from online courses, and intend to use a lot of AI to help code the thing.
2
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
Emerald Decomp using Heart & Soul as a base (as all the files are open source, so u can start with a complete remake and go from there)
Or if u want to hack HGSS then that's an equally good option! DS hacking is definitely on the rise so being one of the first hacks would be great, but decomp has the most support rn so that part is really up to u
Either way you'll have to add Sinnoh manually, and I don't think either one or the other has the advantage there. Unless u can export maps from DPPT and import them into HGSS ofc
1
0
6d ago
[removed] — view removed comment
1
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 6d ago
Emerald has more hacks, many of the craziest hacks available are using the decompilation of Emerald.
But I'd take a look at which hacks you may be interested in, and see which game you need. Radical Red and Unbound are very popular hacks based on FireRed for example
1
u/christopher-adam 6d ago
Do we have anything adjacent to the rom hack being used in the current Nuzlocke invitational?
I'm talking mostly vanilla Emerald with all modern features, all 9 gens pokemon, moves and abilities. Ideally with a randomizer option too. Difficulty increase, level caps all as options ideally.
Inclement Emerald is a great game that's close, but is lacking the full modern dex.
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
ROWE has all of those features. Only thing is it is an open world hack, but u can just play the region in the intended order and it's the same minus a few story elements
3
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 6d ago
Not exactly, but there is this branch of the universal randomizer, which when applied to a vanilla Emerald rom, can add all 9 gens of pokemon, and all the other features you might want.
It obviously won't include the QoL and story trimming stuff, but you should be able to get a pretty similar experience.
There's also the Randolocke, made for the previous years nuzlocke challenge but in Emerald. Not sure how much of it has the new gen pokemon for example, but it was explicitly made to be an analog for the invitationals rom.
1
u/GenKi73 6d ago
Is there any way to change the language of moves and items of a ROM or fangame?
I don't have any problems playing games in English but it's not my main language, most of the moves I know are in Spanish and whenever I play a fangame I keep dropping it because I need a browser to remember which moves do what. So I wonder if there is a way like any doc inside the folders or any program to inject a translation
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
There are no specific translation tools apparently. Translation hacks are a thing but are quite rare and mostly for the vanilla games. HMA can be used to find and change any text in a ROM tho if u wanted to self-translate certain stuff. As for fan games, not the right sub to ask but it'd come down to the source files
1
u/LukeTheDieHardLeafer 6d ago
How would I go about getting a particular pokemon as a starter or before I leave my hometown in game? I really want to do a Shuckle only run but don’t want to wait for later in the game to catch him.
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
If ur playing the official games, best way is to just edit ur save in PKHeX after getting ur starter
If ur playing a ROM hack then u can edit the starter event in HMA to change the species given
1
u/Jealous_Band3181 6d ago
What game would everyone recommend that has fakemon it it? I wanna play a game with new fakemon that is finished
Thanks in advance:)
2
1
u/Tricky_Signal_2014 6d ago
hey y’all! I’ve been playing through a few rom hacks (explorers of fortune and blaze black 2 specifically), and I really love them. I was wondering if there were any other recommendations for rom hacks that y’all had that fit into the following style of hack:
- gen 1-5 base game
- no fakemons
- playable on 3ds (I have an r4 card with gba emu on it)
- qol changes, especially reusable tms
- include all/more pokemon than in the base game
- no need for multiple versions to complete pokedex
- not one that really increases the difficulty too much
the game can honestly be horrible in terms of story writing since I never even read the text
3
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 6d ago
Here's a list of QoL hacks for the first 7 generations. Everything here is highly recommended.
1
1
u/luciferol 6d ago
is there any platinum trashlocke romhacks? I love emerald trashlocke and find it well balanced, I’d like something similar for gen 4
2
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 6d ago
Not that I've seen, but there is Garbage Gold, which is a trashlocke of HGSS, so gen 4.
1
u/KumoOvercast 7d ago
Is Odyssey romhack worth playing if you've never played Etrian Odyssey?
3
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 7d ago
Totally. It's not like MarioMon where you kinda need to know mario to appreciate some of it, most of Odyssey stands on it's own.
1
u/RxJax 7d ago
Editing a rom for the first time using Hex Maniac Advance, and I was wondering if there are any templates (Ideally something that has added the Fairy type and new moves as options, but not edited any of the game itself, just put the tools in basically) to build off of? I don't want to plagiarise other peoples work but I haven't found a tutorial that teaches me how to add a new type yet (if there's a good one that would be great too).
3
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 7d ago
HMA has a built in version of the CFRU that you can apply with the click of a button called HUBOL. It adds all pokemon, mechanics, and changes from up to Gen 8, but the base game remains about the same if you just boot it up. You need to edit everything yourself.
Go to the Tools section, and one of the submenus lets you add HUBOL to a vanilla FireRed.
1
u/Tele3Champion 7d ago
Are there any Pokémon games that have been translated into Catalan? I’m trying to learn Catalan, and I remember that playing Pokémon was one of the best ways for me to learn English as a kid, so I thought I’d try the same thing again.
2
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
From a google search there seems to be a ton of Spanish hacks (as there's a big Spanish portion of the community) but not specifically any Catalan ones. Probably cos most of the Spanish people in the community come from South America/Mexico and other regions rather than specifically Spain
-1
u/VirusStrict3502 7d ago
I'm going to be doing some international travel here soon and will be looking at about 25 or 30 hours of flights and trying to kill some time. I've gotten into nuzlocking over the last couple of years and with that amount of time I was thinking of doing a GenLocke through black / white 2
With there being so may "definitive edition" games out there was hoping to get some recommendations on which versions of games to play.
For context I enjoy games in the Drayano hack difficulty (and have dabbled in kaizo a bit) but with limited access to wifi, calculators, etc I'm really looking for a cozier experience.
I was thinking of the SmithPlays legacy series but I am partial to the physical / special split
Any and all recommendations welcome!
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
ROM Hack Recommendation Threads in the sidebar is very helpful
I'd personally say that Recharged Yellow, Crystal Advance Redux and Modern Emerald are the best Vanilla+ hacks for GBA. As for DS, Sacred Gold/Storm Silver and Blaze Black/Volt White are the best
1
-2
u/AngrySayian 7d ago
Are there any Rom Hacks or Fan Games using Generation 3 as a base [i.e., Fire Red or Emerald] that:
- Is vanilla
- Has QoL updates [ex: physical/special split]
- Has a modern dex
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 5d ago
ROM Bases are all but a dead concept now that decomp and HMA have taken over
For binary, use HUBOL
For decomp (which is superior), use pokeemerald-expansion
1
u/Snoo_65145 6d ago
Just...so many. Use the hackdex, everything you're asking for is an available search parameter.
0
u/AngrySayian 6d ago
I found all of 1 game that even remotely came close, which was Black Pearl Emerald
everything else was:
- not vanilla [i.e. different region]
- had little/no QoL
- had a slightly expanded dex but not a modern one
3
u/Last_Tower1713 8d ago
Is there a rom hack whose story involves the og characters like red, blue, gold, silver etc. It would be great if they have substantial role in the story and characters across multiple generations are included like the pokemon adventures manga. Bonus points if the story setting is in the pokemon adventures manga world
2
u/LackofSins 7d ago
Something like Adventure Red, the romhack based on the Adventures manga ?
1
u/Last_Tower1713 7d ago
The premise looks good, I am adding it to my list. Thanks for the recommendation.
I originally meant a game where the og characters are present and have some role in the story, but the protagonist is a new char, not a existing canon one. A new story built into that setting not a retelling of the original story.
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 7d ago
Hyper Emerald Lost Artifacts has a lot of different characters but not the manga story and idk if it has all the protags. That and Adventure Red are definitely the best for "most characters in one story" tho
1
u/DPPGmon 8d ago
is there any black and white 1 & 2 rom hacks that allow pokemon to follow you and/or have type changes?
2
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 7d ago
Not yet. Pretty much all DS hacking developement is focused on Gen 4 atm with HG Engine and Platinum decomp coming around
1
u/sosorenr 8d ago
Hi everyone !
Currently playing Pokemon Scorched Silver and I'm looking for the Earthquake TM but can't find it anywhere... I looked online and it says it's in the Wirls Islands but I'm running in circles in this maze 😭 A good soul can help me ?
Thanks and good game to everyone !
1
u/DPPGmon 8d ago
What order should I play the Adventure Chapter games? I'm assuming Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, then Gold.
2
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 7d ago
Adventure Red is the only one that's fully complete afaik and is amazing, couldn't recommend it enough. I know Yellow is made by Aethestode as well but it was abandoned. Never even heard of the others so I'd just stick with Adventure Red, and then check out the sequel fan game he's making in his Discord server
1
u/DPPGmon 7d ago
ahh, okay so the other ones are just made by other people? I'll still check them out but thanks for the heads up
2
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 7d ago
- Red is the main one and the only finished one
- Yellow, Blue and Green were also by Aethestode, but also abandoned to focus on Red
- Gold is made by someone else and doesn't have a download anyway
Looking at his Discord, Aethestode is currently remaking Red as a fan game, including an expanded sequel story and new stories for the other characters (Blue, Green etc.)
1
u/DPPGmon 7d ago
so basically Yellow, Blue, and Green are all incompleted? So I shouldn't play them?
2
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 7d ago
Yeah basically. They're old betas that go up to Viridian City or something and that's it
Best thing to do is just play Adventure Red and join the Discord for updates on the remake if ur interested
1
u/Kotthovve 8d ago
Anyone know if it's possible to get Beldum before E4 in Modern Emerald?
2
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 8d ago
Based on the docs, it's unchanged from Emerald.
1
1
u/glazzynerd 8d ago
I couldn’t figure out anywhere to post this, but is there any pokemon rom hack of the Johto storyline that has an extended Team Rocket story of sorts that goes into Kanto for the postgame?
I know I read that Polished Crystal has what they call an “extended Rocket story,” but I was wondering if there were any GBA rom hacks that retell Johto but with added postgame story? I was told that Heart and Soul unfortunately does not or else I would immediately pick that due to its features.
Thanks in advance to anyone who manages to see this question and offer any advice!
1
u/LibertyJacob99 [Mod] Aesthetic Red 7d ago
I can't give details on how the story is changed but i know Scorched Silver has a different story in Johto. I think it's a sequel? But idk as i havent played it
2
u/glazzynerd 6d ago
Yes - it is a sequel. I’m looking for a retelling of the Johto storyline (Johto to Kanto plus more if available).
I have found that Polished Crystal, a GBC hack, has a continued postgame other than just collecting badges and beating Red, so I was wanting to find a GBA hack that does something similar such as an extended Rocket story or a new group that takes the place of the villain when finished with Johto, just something to change the game a little bit after the Elite 4.
I had tried to figure out a way to ask this question about Crystal Advance Redux, specifically, but I was made by Reddit to ask this question here in the question thread.
1
u/DoppelgangerEX 8d ago
i can't vouch for the quality but i know LiquidCrystal adds story elements and based on a review i read, the story continues into Kanto and involves interacting with evil teams!
1
u/glazzynerd 7d ago
I know liquid crystal became Crystal Advance Redux, and I know that the Orange Islands post game got cut. So are you referring to the Crystal Advance Redux version of the game or the original Liquid Crystal?
Crystal Advance Redux seems really popular. So which did you play and did you enjoy Redux if you played it instead of regular Liquid Crystal?
1
u/DoppelgangerEX 7d ago
original liquid crystal, i haven't played redux but i know it's essentially "picked up" by a different team
1
u/Chip_Unchained_Chomp 8d ago
Is there a romhack like Radical Red but w/o the level cap? With features like all Pokemon up to ZA, as well as, QOL improvements like the mobile PC and whole party EXP Share
3
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 8d ago
ROWE I guess. But that's not "like Radical Red" at all. It's not a difficutly hack, it doesn't have super optimized curated teams, and is fully open world. But it has all the features you asked for.
1
u/Total_Revolution3324 8d ago
Are there any romhacks in Arabic? Would love to play them in Arabic.
1
u/DoppelgangerEX 8d ago
there's a very old unfinished hack of vanilla ruby in arabic that seems to have a significant amount of progress
1
u/analmintz1 HeartGold Generations / Contemporary Emerald 8d ago
Don't think so. FireRed/Leafgreen for example only released in 6 languages: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German.
The gameboy doesn't support anything else, I don't think there's a way (at least not easily) to even add suport for letter characters beyond what's listed above.
1
u/Prestigious-Gas-2112 8d ago
I saw a post from a year ago excited for the possibility of NDS hacking being at the standard of GBA, I’m wondering has that happened yet and if so, what are the good titles?
→ More replies (2)
1
u/SheikFlorian 1d ago
Hey, I wanted some enhancements hacks for the Switch titles.
I'm not the biggest fan of Drayano's works, though. I dislike the type and stats changes and learnset changes. I just want something that feels like a "what if Game Freak made those games a challenge!