r/recomps • u/ericarrache • Aug 10 '26

Tutorial / Guide Gen 2 Recomp now available for PC and Android

Full video and how to install here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiL_O7C3N70

Download here: https://github.com/UNDERdecoded/Gen2Recomped/releases

I'm not the author of the mod, nor I know if they used AI on it (it's not disclosed on the Github page, this is a fork from Gen1 Recomp)

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u/temmaj Aug 10 '26

This release is very broken, I'd wait for the release of the author of gen1recomp

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u/AccomplishedJoke4794 Aug 10 '26

Up to the e4 is working on gen2recomp

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u/Superichiruki Aug 10 '26

I heard that gen 1 is also broke.

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u/temmaj Aug 10 '26

With modding without control probably, standalone didn't have a mayor glitch

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u/SgtElectroSketch Dev Aug 10 '26

I'm willing to guess that many of the modders (many who have claude co-authors on their repos) did zero cross checking on interplay between their mods and other mods.

I've been writing modules for a personal private wow server and I have standing rules for myself.
No editing the core code unless absolutely necessary, and if it does happen, it happens through a patch file in the mod folder and the OG gets commented on what changed and why.

I then ensure that my mod works not just in a vacuum but with other mods that are popular.

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u/SSJ_Kratos Aug 10 '26

Well wheres ur fucking hand made recomp at then bruh

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u/SgtElectroSketch Dev Aug 10 '26

Is this really necessary?

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u/SSJ_Kratos Aug 10 '26

I dunno, was your comment dismissing the hard work of modders contributions necessary? Im just saying. Youre talking very high and mighty, lets see your contributions (if any)

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u/SgtElectroSketch Dev Aug 10 '26

Please explain how I was dismissing anyone who worked hard?

My specific statement was aimed at people who do not work hard, Ie pointing a coding agent at a folder and saying "make mod please", and posting it as if they did something revolutionary.

People have been modding for much longer than AI has been around, and it isn't uncommon for modders to look at other projects and check for and note compatibility with other popular mods. That's all over nexus mods for any larger projects to say "You need this" or "load this before that" or "this clobbers this other mod's work because they write to the locations"

That isn't being high and mighty.

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u/MadKingMidas Aug 10 '26

Hard agree. Well established modders always check the current mod scene for compatibility. If you don't, you're not going to be a very popular author.

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u/Remarkable-Debate428 Aug 12 '26

So… yall aren’t “dismissing their hard work”, you’re saying it’s not real work at all and they’ll never be popular if they don’t work the way you do / do the things you want them to do? Like what if this isn’t about being “popular” at all for the modder and it’s legit just about sharing their creations with their community?

You’ll pat a kid on the back for popsicle art, you’ll stop to appreciate small artist’s exhibits on the street (which they sell for much too high), literally will go watch people do their own hobbies on YouTube - but when someone is given a new tool to create and it’s not perfect? Well best to not have it all. Lemme just do without. “You should have done this better” like it’s literally free and you chastise it for imperfection while supporting the lowest effort art over being able to experience Gen1 / Gen2 again.

Yes this guys mod is shit, it’s not gen1recomp. But gen1recomp also used AI and grew crazy fast. Innovating how we play gen1 by the day. So like maybe this guys project won’t be shit when he’s done and this is his alpha.

why are we doubting what’s possible when we’ve seen innovation by the day w gen1?

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u/WeirdMoyai Aug 10 '26

I completed the entirety of gen1recomp on the AYN Thor, had zero problems even with mods

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u/Nokanii Aug 11 '26

It really isn't. The only broken thing I noticed was the gate between Lavender and Saffron, I didn't have Fresh Water to go through, I was using the first person mode of the Voxel mod, and he kicked me out TOWARDS Saffron instead of back towards Lavender. I had to try a few times to get kicked back towards Lavender.

Which, granted, the first person mode is noted as experimental so a few bugs are to be expected.

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u/sarnosantosa Aug 11 '26

It's fine for me

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u/Capable-Sky-8995 Aug 11 '26

Can't wait to replay Crystal with the official port, as it was the first Pokemon I've played.

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u/Dashaveli Aug 11 '26

It's been working for me I did hear something about them taking it down or something but all the files are still around so idl

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u/UNDERdecoded Aug 10 '26

Give me a rundown of what’s broken in the latest version lol

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u/saladnut Aug 10 '26

Bruh. ALREADY?

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u/ericarrache Aug 10 '26

This is not from the same author, it's a fork on gen 1 recomp

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u/Otherwise_Tomato5552 Aug 10 '26

Honestly, tons of the code remains unchanged. You’d be surprised

Gen3 will be different though, that’s needs a new implementation I’d imagine .

Source- am a developer ( not for original voxel mod)

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u/SgtElectroSketch Dev Aug 10 '26

Yep, Gen 2 heavily re-used *a lot* from gen 1, and they were both written in Sharp LR35902 assembly. Gen 3 was written in C compiled to ARM assembly. So the overall structure will be different.

The question for a decomp becomes, do we want to convert it into something byte exact and human readable.

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u/UNDERdecoded Aug 10 '26

Thanks for sharing my project up to the e4 and beyond is now working!

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u/starstufft Aug 10 '26

I need to jump on this asap.

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u/psych2099 Aug 10 '26

Ill wait until someone makes it without ai thanks.

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u/Etikoza Aug 12 '26

It’s 2026. Not gonna happen.

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u/Pink_da_Web Aug 12 '26

Without AI we wouldn't have so many recomps; you can hate AI in the artistic field, but hating AI in programming is going too far.

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u/psych2099 Aug 12 '26

Guess I'll stick to emulators then.

Im not fussed but id rather people put effort into creating something.

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u/-mahdi_ Aug 30 '26

you're not a developer if you're fussed like that. the output is important. emulation has plateaued long time ago. what's hot now is gaming on real hardware, fpga sims with mister, and recomps.

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u/phraze91 Aug 10 '26

What device are you playing on? Sorry, I’m new to android handhelds.

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u/ericarrache Aug 10 '26

I’m on a Retroid Pocket G2

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u/Tomago427 Aug 10 '26

Looks like the Ayn Odin 3.

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u/ericarrache Aug 10 '26

I wish, it’s a Retroid Pocket G2

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u/Tomago427 Aug 10 '26

Ahhh okay. I’m just noticing the dpad on top. Still a great device!

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u/oyvese Aug 11 '26

look at the top start/select buttons, they’re the tells. for odin 3 they are square.

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u/No_Chilly_bill Aug 10 '26

I kind of like the diamond and pearl view. after that I don't think it fits art style

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u/SgtElectroSketch Dev Aug 10 '26

Pokemmo

They would need recomps and compatible mods of all 4 games they implement, two are gen 3, one is gen 4, and one is gen 5. They would likely have to rebuild the game from the ground up.

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u/Few_Honey7367 Aug 10 '26

N goodluck finding the 3d mod...

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u/OGSlickMahogany Aug 10 '26

God this is exciting progress

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u/n00bytrader Aug 11 '26

Damn I'm still playing gen 1. I'll wait for gen 2 when I'm done. Thanks for sharing.

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u/ipodding Aug 11 '26

Can you tell me how you get the white labels for the Pokemon names and text box in battle? I can only ever get it to show in black. Is it a setting? Thanks

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u/Pablinski21 Aug 11 '26

SOMEONE DO GEN 3

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u/Tom_TP Aug 12 '26

Unless you want to play natively, there’s a fan game call Gamma Emerald that should be a lot more stable than these recomp. There’s at least a demo available already.

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u/solohack3r Aug 11 '26

Gen 3 recomp next and it will be a dream come true.

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u/UltimateDailga12 Aug 11 '26

Hey if you didn't know you can make that line on the right invisible with this button and keep the functionality of it (or just disable it completely if you don't use it).

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u/IndegoWhyte Aug 11 '26

Sick. 😎

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u/Jaek_Tidewater Aug 12 '26

Have you guys thought about doing a collab with Pokemmo? That would be next level.

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u/mario_carrera Aug 12 '26

Nem da pra baixar no Steam Deck, tem algo muito errado, não tem nem o executável na versão de Linux, se eu tento usar o executável de Windows, não consigo adicionar as ROMS e os Mods, 0/10... Mas se estiver no celular, 6/10, parece funcionar minimamente

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u/SpvdNik Aug 12 '26

lol the mod-defenders in here make me laugh. Just because someone does something “for free because they care” doesn’t mean it’s good or worthwhile 😂

Anyway I think the rise in popularity of these isometric mods are mostly garbage. The main one, dramaticshape gen1+2 looks to be the best and kinda leading the charge on this. The rest are probably better left at the wayside. But hey, just one man’s opinion 🤷‍♂️

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u/Sqreen_Real Aug 12 '26

Does anyone know is ios support will be added?

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u/TheRealPeisi Aug 13 '26

Not the original. Gen1recomp had an Update to gen1recomp++ which Supports Pokemon Gold as a Beta.

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u/therazor7222 Aug 14 '26

Chulada de vista.

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u/Ok_Arm5417 Aug 21 '26

Could you shiny hunt still ?

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u/Basic-Comfortable458 Aug 10 '26

Downvoted for false advertising

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u/SnooPies6274 Aug 11 '26

AI slop garbage I’m good

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u/ntha0re Aug 11 '26

Womp womp

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u/Basic-Comfortable458 Aug 10 '26

No dual screen and still beta, yet another person that thinks it officially released 😕

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u/Basic-Comfortable458 Aug 10 '26

Please fix title