Pokemon

Pokémon fan games are not ROM hacks, and the hardware question is completely different. Two of the biggest ones are official PortMaster ports that run on a 40 dollar Anbernic. The rest need a PC. Sorted by what you own.

The Pokémon ROM hacks worth your time, sorted by what hardware you actually need. Most run perfectly on a 40 dollar handheld. A few do not run on one at all, and the lists never tell you which is which.

A new GBA hack unlocks Pokémon that were sitting inside the 2003 cartridge all along, plus the encounters that vanished when the e-Reader died. This is a restoration, not an expansion.

PokeMMO is running a public test server for its Black 2 and White 2 expansion on 19 September. Here is what the announcement actually says, what carries over, and which handhelds run PokeMMO today.

After five years in development, Pokémon Myth 2 has hit version 1.0 with two original regions and over 100 Fakemon. Here is what is in it, and the awkward question of which handheld can run a 1GB RPG Maker game.

A free Pokémon fangame turns the series into a Vampire Survivors style roguelite with 25 playable Pokémon and an online leaderboard. It is not a ROM hack, and that changes which handhelds can run it.

Heart & Soul rebuilds the Johto journey on Game Boy Advance, mixing Gold and Silver with HeartGold and SoulSilver. Version 2.0 just landed. Here is what changed and what you need to play it.

A complete FireRed hack set in a decayed 2049 Kanto, with 200 plus ghost Pokémon and an original soundtrack. Here is what it is and what you need to play it.

A Three.js layer that renders your live FireRed session in 2.5D. It is not a recomp and not a ROM hack. Here is how it works and what is not out yet.

A fan project turned Pokémon Emerald into a browser MMO with guilds, trading, and PvP. Here is what it actually is, and the awkward truth about which retro handhelds can open it.

Gen1Recomp runs natively on retro handhelds, not through an emulator. Here is what works on Anbernic, Android and Steam Deck, and what quietly does not.

A first person clip of Pallet Town went viral this week. Here is what Gen1Recomp really is, why it is not an emulator, and whether your handheld can run it.