ROM hack

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.

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.