In this post, you will find the collection of the best Fan-made Pokemon games. You can’t go wrong with these games as these are already popular, fun and with lots of support from fans and developers.
But before we dive into the main topic, let’s discuss first the difference between fan made Pokemon games and Pokemon rom hacks. There are certain misconceptions with these two terms, and I will try to clarify it here and hopefully, I can explain it well especially to beginners.
Fan Made/Fan Games
In the Pokemon gaming world, the terms “Fan Made” or “Fan Games” usually used to refer for those Pokemon games made using RPG Maker XP. These games are playable only on Windows computers in the form of a .exe file format.
Pokemon ROM hacks
On the other hand, Pokemon games that are played using GBA emulators such as My Boy, John GBA, Visual Boy Advance, VBA-M, OpenEmu, and GBA4iOS are called ROM hacks.
ROM hacks are made through grabbing of GBA ROMs and modifying its existing content to create a new game, and this referred to as ROM hacking. Rom hacking involves changing or improving sprites, graphics, maps, dialogue and some other parts of the game.
Yeah, that’s it! Hope this cleared out the misconception. Just remember, fan-made and rom hacks are two different things. In this post, you will find a list fan made Pokemon games.
List of Fan Made Pokemon Games
| Game | Description | Fakemons | Links/Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Uranium | Explore the whole place of Tandor with your chosen Fakemon and collect all 8 Gym badges to complete the game. | Yes | Download Wiki |
| Pokémon Spectrum | More updates and improvements are coming to Pokemon Spectrum, the game has amazing story and gameplay with over 80 Fakemons to catch. | Yes | Download Wiki |
| Pokemon Insurgence | Experience Pokemon in different way with Pokemon Insurgence. Plenty of species to catch and have a chance to collect Mega stones for Mega evolution. | Yes | Download Forums |
| Pokémon Apex | Prevent dark forces in their plans to infiltrate the world. Keep the balance of both worlds to maintain peace. Experience the epic and unique story of Pokemon Apex with its new story, maps, items and a lot more cool features of the game. | No | Link |
| Pokemon Island | Explore Pokemon Island, the meeting for Pokemon trainers who aims to seek Mew, the rarest Pokemon in the island. Join the party and battle with fellow Pokemon trainers. | No | Link |
| Pokemon Sage | Battle cute Fakemon or capture them and add to your team. Level up your species, make them stronger and beat up your opponents. | Yes | Information |
| Pokemon Infinite Fusion | There are 22 801 and counting unique Pokemon fusion sprites with fairy type. The game is based on pokemon.alexonsager.net Pokemon fusion generator. | Fusion | Information |
| Pokemon Phoenix Rising | Phoenix Rising is a unique fan made game focusing the Legendary Pokémon Ho-oh. It has been around for quite some time and still under development. Fans could expect occasional updates and improvements on this game. | No | Download |
| Pokemon Reborn | Pokemon Reborn features 21 starters, 807 Pokemon with brand new effects, music and unique battle scenes. Pokemon Reborn also has customized Shiny Pokemon, online battling and trading which making the game even more interesting. | No | Information |
| Pokemon Solar Light & Lunar Dark | Enter to a unique Pokemon gaming adventure and become a trainer of adorable Fakemons. Explore Rikoto region, obtain all eight badges and go to Pokémon League to defeat Elite Four and the Champion. | Yes | Download |
| Pokémon Empyrean | Fight against mutant Pokemon, encounter fakemons and new eeveelution and choose from 21 starters in Pokemon Empyrean. More information about this game found here. | Yes | Download Patch |
Conclusion
No doubt, the above list of games are amazing! There are plenty of them, but I listed only the best. Have you played any of these fan-made games? And did I explain the difference between fan made and rom hacks correctly? I would love to hear your comments.
On the other hand, if you know a good fan made Pokemon game that you think should be added in the listing above, leave your message in the comment form below.
Cameron says
March 27, 2019 at 7:16 AMOne problem, just one.
Where is Reborn? Just wondering why it’s not on this list, want to hear your opinion.
PokemonCoders says
March 27, 2019 at 10:13 AMHey Cameron, thanks for the heads up. Just checked Reborn and I can say that it is truly an amazing game. I added Pokemon Reborn in the list and if there’s more game you think worth to be added in the list, just post it here.
Vash101 says
December 10, 2018 at 10:58 PMIt would be awesome if someone could make the Pokemon Sun & Moon into a GBA platform and would base on Pokemon Emerald.
PokemonCoders says
December 11, 2018 at 7:15 AMHey Vash101, thanks for dropping your comment. Rom hack such as Ultra Shiny Gold Sigma has features almost similar to Sun & Moon, though that based on Emerald but I like this game.
MyndyShy says
March 13, 2019 at 12:58 PMPokemon Moon emerald. exact gameplay as pokemon emerald but with sun and moon starters and pokemon