Updated September 7, 2025 by Mark Sammut: The best Pokemon ROM hacks cover a pretty wild range of ambition, scope, and purposes. To further illustrate this variety, we've added a QOL ROM and a project ...

Pokémon players over the years have found a lot of ways to keep the series interesting by making their own games. Some even ...

Emerald Kaizo takes the original gameplay experience of Pokemon Emerald and dramatically elevates its difficulty. This ROM hack is designed for those who find the base games too easy and are looking ...

If you were a kid anywhere in the last 30 years, it was nearly impossible to avoid at least some exposure to the Pokemon franchise. Whether that’s through games like Red and Blue to Scarlet and Violet ...

Pokemon ROM hacks with increased difficulty have steadily been gaining popularity among the community, providing players with challenges to overcome. The changes implemented by difficulty ROM hacks ...

Pokémon ROM hacks have garnered a reputation over the years for being challenging experiences across the board. This is partly due to the various Kaizo versions of popular Pokémon games causing ...

From the earliest days of "Pokemon" games in Game Boy up to the Nintendo Switch, fans are always excited to see what's new in every version. Regardless of the difference of the gym leaders, storylines ...

I am someone who longs for the Pokémon games of old. The 3D outings like Arceus and Scarlet/Violet have been excellent in their own way, but when push comes to shove, there is nothing that can quite ...

Games often inspire their fans. Sometimes they make tournaments. Sometimes, players bring themselves into the world of the game. The core of this inspiration, though, is when players take a game they ...

Including all 1025 Pokemon from all 9 generations in a single ROM hack is no easy task, especially since the newer generation creatures also require modern moves, abilities, and mechanics to be ...