These Are The Best ROM HACKS I Have Ever Played!

Today we are taking A look at some of the best rom hacks ever created from pokemon fusion ones to unbound with it's very own region and story some of these gems are absolutely amazing!
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[@player_lorde5078]

1:09 Pokémon Fused Dimensions 2:26 Pokémon XG Next Gen 3:45 Pokémon Sors 5:40 Pokémon GS Chronocles 7:01 Pokémon Radical Red 9:17 Pokémon Fusion 3 10:27 Pokémon Storm Silver 11:53 Pokémon Blaze Black 2 redux 13:20 Pokémon Unbound 16:03 Pokémon Rocket edition You're welcome!

[@ridermalak3291]

I always need comment like this

[@Taggy1011]

Thank you for this

[@riteshparab4033]

Arigato Gozaimasu

[@gonzo9564]

I appreciate This big dawg 🤝

[@Hooorse]

Thanks

[@mmkt9487]

Team Rocket edition is honestly a work of art. The way the creator linked Pokemon fan theories and rumours into the actual story of Reds playthrough with a behind the scenes look through the eyes of a team rocket member is brilliant. The dialogue and the story is amazing, and it’s so well done and thought out - it had me hooked to the point where I couldn’t put it down!

[@BanditTweet]

I would love to see a 100 hours version of rocket edition

[@tayken9938]

I totally know what you mean - i played Team Rocket edition myself 3 different times hahaha (1st time just playing, 2nd time trying to hit the highest bounty, and last one being no bounty run. It was fun xD

[@maximiliendesallangre6395]

Honestly Rocket edition is so good it could be sold the same price as a normal pkmn game i wouldn't mind i'd pay, it is so good. They teased a scnd game at the end i hope they continue with this project

[@monelmonelmonel]

@@maximiliendesallangre6395 I hope they do make a sequel because the writing of the game is so good. The story is very compelling and I think it's the best story-driven Pokemon rom hack along with Gaia.

[@Op_50]

@@BanditTweet he already done it

[@Kingxghost]

Pokemon Unbound was my first ever rom hack and I am glad to see that you love it as well.

[@yukouzamki4302]

same

[@hernandezfco.j.3590]

I lost track of pokemon games on the SS HG but i decided to download a ROM hack and came across Unbound. Man, i love it. I still haven't beaten it but it is so much fun to play it

[@ridermalak3291]

I feel sad if Unbound was your first romhack. You might won't be able to play other romhack after beat it

[@Faded______]

@@ridermalak3291 Yeah nothing can top Unbound but there are a few really good ones out there like Sors, Glazed 9.1, Sword & Shield gba, gaia, adventure red. But it'll be a few years until another romhack will be able to surpass Unbound.

[@ridermalak3291]

@@Faded______ I've play Gaia and Sors before Unbound. I haven't played Red Chapter or SnS gba yet. Glazed 9.1? Does the new pkmn cries has been fixed on 9.1?

[@icollectmonkeynipples1476]

Unbound should count as a straight up fangame at this point

[@AJ-hr3df]

Lmao adrive actually put it on his fangame list

[@nuggetpotato5471]

Agreed. The creator even made a pokemon home clone for unbound and a few romhacks yesterday

[@anusthing]

@@AJ-hr3df adrive is a f*t turd

[@PersonaPrime]

Fangames are made on PC and are not played through an emulator, so it wouldn't count.

[@icollectmonkeynipples1476]

@@PersonaPrime 🤓🤓🤓

[@Krish-gm3lx]

Pokemon adventures red chapter definitely deserves a spot there. It shows a really dark side of pokemon without being edgy. plus the manga story and original orange archipelago saga are shown in such exemplary fashion! Truly one of the best. I recommend yall check it out.

[@mebreevee1997]

I just read the manga ^_^

[@beliallordoflies7121]

Zapmulcuno

[@andersonpirella6111]

That game is amazing!, I'm still remember the secondaries missions, just amazing!

[@msmahima7477]

Sane bro

[@kannan07]

My only problem with the game is the absolute hot garbage theory about ash being in a coma I can't elaborate on how much I hate that theory

[@dreamofyesterday]

It's been a really long time since I had this much fun playing a Pokemon game. Truly amazing work done by the team. Pokemon Rocket Edition is now my #1 favourite Pokemon game of all time by far.

[@coolbeanz1016]

Thanks for making this video! I was literally having a mini crisis for a while about thinking about what rom hacks to play

[@joeknutson7439]

A wonderful list a few of them in here I was pleasantly suprised on your taste in rom hacks zwiggo. I got some new ones to play now because of you. Thank you you absolute LEGEND of a person.

[@kyledabearsfan]

Man, Team Rocket version was amazing. Absolutely a nostalgic, player-friendly blast of a time

[@AlexTenThousand]

A rom hack I want to suggest is Pokémon Orange by PiaCarrot for the Game Boy Colour - it's a full Orange Isles experience that includes the events of Pokémon 2000 as post-game, has a Physical/Special split and introduces Alolan forms to the archipelago.

[@senesterium]

I'm really looking forward the top fangames! I love this kind of showcase top where the youtuber actually gives an opinion and shows picked samples. Instead of lazy videos showing the game intro/tutorial with loud electro music and no voiceover. So thank you for that. And among the good videos, yours is very good !

[@naganut9718]

I honestly surprised by how much I get into Rocket Edition. I only finished it in a day but dear god the story, the characters, the lore is so interesting. Twisting the plot in such a way is awesome, and making giovanni proud is honestly very satisfying. I thought the game would be just good but it far exceeds my expectations.

[@hunterbennett757]

When you say "Making Giovanni proud", do you mean that he's proud as in arrogant and prideful or proud of his grunts and admins for working for him through everything?

[@naganut9718]

@@hunterbennett757 did you actually played the rom hack?

[@hunterbennett757]

@@naganut9718 My PC can't even download crap like that.

[@johnathoneva8298]

I mistakenly played this as my first ROM hack, and now everything else is kinda disappointing. I'll just be sad and wait for the Johto edition

[@monst3r54]

Wait guys is it done?

[@TheAlexandrine]

fun fact, the reason why unbound has a lot of the same features as Radical Red is because Skeli made a whole ass new engine for the game, which is used by some other hacks and is still being developed

[@getthegoons]

Sad that fans can manage making such fantastic things and GF can't release a working game. A fangame does what Nintendon't I suppose

[@teguh.hofstee]

​@@getthegoons some of these fangames have been in development for longer than Scarlet or Violet. Not having a time crunch or a deadline is a huge advantage romhacks have, not to excuse TPC/GF.

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@teguh.hofstee they are still made by fans in their spare time... as opposed to a studio who literally do that for a living

[@DominatorLegend]

​@@teguh.hofstee"Don't pick on the million dollar company!"

[@teguh.hofstee]

@@DominatorLegend I don't think TPC/GF is doing anywhere near as good as they could be. I just wanted to highlight the immense dedication and amount of work some of these fangames have had put into them.

[@dazedmoon8762]

I'm so happy you're not like other youtubers and make a 'Best Rom Hacks' video featuring Pokemon Fangames. You truly are a gem!

[@extellahollow3098]

I was just about to comment this

[@xantcapalot]

I've been trying to remember insurgence for 2 months now but forgot the name but you saying it in the beginning of the video just made me remember. Thank you 👍

[@neux64]

Considering the current direction GF and the Pokémon Company are taking with their games, hearing about these hacks and the unique ideas fans like us put into them, fills me with a thrilling and joyous desire to play them. Thanks for the list!

[@MrMitchbow]

I’m sure you’ve heard of Delta/ GBA4IOS by now. I can’t believe Nintendo gamefreak have let this happen, especially considering their trajectory the last few years.

[@giorgio_orlando_micaletti]

My favourite rom hacks are Inclement Emerald, Crystal Clear and Radical Red (especially the former two). Oh boy how much fun I had playing those, I wished they were original titles (I even consider them the definitive version of their respective games).

[@SonofCar26]

I love Pokemon Ultra Violet! It's FireRed but with all 386 Pokemon from the first three Generations. And has an island where you can capture all the Hoen Pokemon

[@itsmebk7]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Crystal Clear. The work that went into that rom is absolutely ridiculous. Open world, level scaling, being able to evolve everything, the level of customization, and so much more 🙌

[@peckneck2439]

Bruh game is fine but only until the point where you start seeing creators self inserts do not steals and bland racism toeards asian people

[@nekomataumbreon]

It gets boring not having to grind for as much freedom in that game as normal. When you have to earn a new level of freedom (via hms), you feel so accomplished when it happens. Crystal Clear was just so bland to me that I gave it up after 2 days, which is the shortest I've ever given up a rom hack.

[@0potion]

@@peckneck2439 ? He didn't really add hardly anything to the base game ... So I'm not sure where this racism claim is coming from. That said it is a bit boring to be able to go anywhere right from the start and face zero obstacles in your path.

[@ekinteko]

For anyone interested, here's a shortlist of the best Fan-made Games as well as ROM Hacks that I could find. I've grouped them into sort of a theme/trilogy as I find that neat. Here you go: "Origins Trilogy" - Pokemon RocketEdition, RedChapter, AshGray "Resolute Trilogy" - Pokemon Resolute, Nameless, Mega Power "Sweet Trilogy" - Pokemon Gaia, Flora Sky, Blaze/Glazed "Advanced Trilogy" - Pokemon CrystalClear, Emerald Theta Rev, Light Platinum "Dark Series" - Pokemon Dark Rising, Dark Rising 2, Order Destroyed, Dark Rising 3 ...and lastly there's the "Fakemon Triology" - Pokemon Uranium, Pokemon Snakewood, and Pokemon Clover PS: I haven't played the Rom Hacks of Pokemon Unbound, Pheonix Rising, and GS Chronicles as discussed by other commenters. And I'm not usually a fan of Fake-monsters or Fusion-monsters, because it usually does distract from the story, meta, and gameplay.

[@polocatfan]

@@0potion I think people literally just don't like the guy and keep spreading false info. I've asked for proof of claims so many times and they just don't reply.

[@LennyTheSniper]

Why does no one talk about Inclement Emerald?? This game was so good, it single-handedly made me love Pokemon again!! Legit a masterpiece.

[@mrdarkducky879]

Imo I would only take Sors off the list for Inclement Emerald and put it in the number 10 spot. It's a good game with plenty of changes and difficulty increasing but too many people are expecting it to be emerald rr and there's no gen 8

[@limjessie3213]

same here, ive fallen in love for the game all over again

[@dudessconnolly5148]

Inclement Emerald is basically a standard for me now. If your Rom hack doesn't have EV trainers, Nature Editors, move tutors, and that type of HM system, I can't even get into it. Inclement Emrald is absolutely great at eliminating the time consuming aspects of training mons.

[@umbrellaenthusiast4505]

@@dudessconnolly5148 This right here is why I love Inclement Emerald more than Radical Red. Yes, Radical Red has all the ways to train your Pokemon, but it is far more time-consuming, much more expensive, and overall just not fun for how difficult the hack is. Inclement Emerald did it perfectly; not too hard to train and it doesn't cost a sh*t ton of money to do so, nor too much time.

[@Reymax164]

Glazed and Light Platinum are our favorite rom hacks when we're still playing GBA rom hacks with my friends long time ago. Remember playing Gaia before and I love it, but I think it's still not finished when I played it. Seen so many unfamiliar ROM hacks in this video, I wanna try them 🙃

[@OrionHazed]

aaaaaaaaa glaze and light platinum really is the best!

[@iantune]

had more fun in light platinum than other games. specially the legendary hunt

[@adrielanonymous]

The Arceus in Light Platinum is beast

[@jaxstacks1253]

Light Platinum truly is the goat. I think it's even my favorite pokemon game in general. I almost always gravitate back to it. Though, this time I resisted and went with Emerald(my favorite main game)

[@AlexanderXion]

Drayano works will always be my fav pick!! Big fans after playing OG Blaze Black. Now i trying to Dragonlocke Only this game. Because i want to at least reach Hall of Fame with my beloved Dragons

[@patogmo2201]

I used to play Ultra fire red on GBA emulator on my phone and it was so much fun, the amount and availability of pokemon makes it so easy to beat the game with completely different teams. Definitely one of the better roms I've played

[@GabrielMendoza-]

Thank-you for actually making a good video. Plenty people posted rom hack videos and its jus fast gameplay and zero explanation. Again Thank-you

[@mortamarkahn]

If you like Drayano hacks, you gotta give Renegade Platinum a shot. It's my favorite ROM hack I've played so far, and the game has so many possibilities from the standpoint of different runs you can attempt. There's also a mod for it called 'Following Platinum' thats cool, it feels like the gen 4 experience Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl just couldn't provide.

[@johnf6263]

He already played it. I think he did a shiny only playthrough and a playthrough with Cyrus's team.

[@pascal2095]

@@johnf6263 and he played it gor 100 hours

[@mortamarkahn]

@@johnf6263 Ahh I'm gonna have to give that video a look! I think it's the best of his hacks, but I'm really looking forward to Sacred Gold 2

[@diildovah8399]

Following Platinum was actually made for the normal Platinum version, it just so happens that it doesn't conflict with changes made in Renegade Platinum so it also works with that.

[@hi28]

i cant play normal pokemon games anymore because of Drayano.. Blaze Black 2 Redux is my favorite of his

[@mhmmmhmm3554]

honestly i was feeling dissapointed that i wasnt seeing team rocket edition at the start considering how u mentioned that u liked hearing backstories until i saw you put it at number 1. ngl its the best rom hack of all time, to me and whenever i play something else i compare it to that

[@Ku9gami]

This is truly a genuine list! I have played most of the games here and they are amazing!

[@pratikgurung7153]

Pokemon adventures red chapter is underrated. Post league it's a bit messy but the main story + side quests before the league is sooo good. It's my favorite rom hack til this day. I recommend it to everyone

[@diamondboyzgoku5006]

Pokémon Team Rocket editon is the best rom hack ever. It has the best plot and all the secrets of the regular Fire Red stealing Pokemon does just dope and you get to play as a bad guy I think that's awesome they should definitely make more rom hacks like this.

[@Sailed_away]

Pokémon adventures chapter red is one of the most underrated rom back , great battle and story mechanics and good sidequests.

[@kevensoucy9354]

there's too many fakemon in red chapter tho

[@franklindeinla5611]

it's the best one for me

[@notdwaddler2013]

It's a mess is what it is. And had a number of questionable design choices that kinda bring the hack down.

[@dannyphantom3591]

@@kevensoucy9354 they aren't really fakemons just canceled mons like farfetched evolution and new forms of mons

[@kevensoucy9354]

@@dannyphantom3591 the fusion , the "unique" one and even the shadow , if there not fakemon .. what are they ? just the Paras male/female is another one too

[@josiahmustayallen6669]

Pokemon Unbound is probably my favorite. I've played threw the Elite 4 like 200 times and I have like 200 hours looking for every shiny

[@GiftHezekiahBRubio]

Thanks for the recommendations, definitely gonna be good for a few weeks 🤗

[@erosennin4444]

Your recommendation of Rocket Edition was fantastic. I fell in love with the story and it changed my whole perspective of the original characters throughout the entire series. It left me with a sense of completion but also a feeling of what do I do now that I'm done with this life. Easy 15/10

[@Zwigg0]

❤️❤️❤️

[@truly_evil]

Peak Pokemon ROM

[@user-om8fy2io9r]

​@@truly_evilwhere to download???

[@robertlupa8273]

That Charizard + Gardevoir/Gallade fusion is absolutely cursed and I hate it... but I can't deny the spritework is quite good. 1:50 OH MY GOODNESS THAT PIDDISH IS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE 😍

[@fishblade2]

I appreciate that you had a lot of games that were the best rom hacks for a base version. So many other videos are slightly based game but in reality is just a complete change new game.

[@D0ses]

when i was younger n roms first came out i started working on "Pokemon Mt.Olympus" with mythical god theme where climb mt olympus n the main gods only use god pokemon. seemed like such an amazing concept(n still does tbh) but i just dont have the time these days

[@perturbed_pineapple]

Currently playing infinite fusion which is as fun as it can be cursed. The fusion mechanic is incredibly fun and adds a level of customization but also fun when you're trying to guess what the heck the person you're battling is going to use next!

[@linknknight]

Infinite fusions is a fan game not Rom hack.

[@rotom-fanwithairballoon310]

Pokemon adventure red Pokemon glazed would definitely be in my list Both are soo good. Especially because glazed was my 1st rom hack 😌

[@mltnido8149]

Im personally loves the pokemon unown hack, what is just firered but for each save the pokemon encounter and battle changes completely (tyle theme of course)

[@DiegoMartinez-cz5yz]

I recommend you take a look into pokemon: quetzal its a emerald hack that adds every mon from gens 1-8 (including the mons from PLA), follow pokemon, a swsh inspired wild system, a multiplayer feature and a ton of quality of life changes.

[@cookiepookiewookie7671]

I'm playing Team rocket edition right now and I must say. This is the best Pokemon game/rom game ever made. The story alone is just perfection. The way how we play as team rocket and or how we have a backstory on Kanto was just perfection. Whoever made this rom needs to take over all Pokemon games and remake them. I am truly grateful for this edition. An yes part 2 of Johto is mandatory. Dont leave us hanging. Take ur time perfect this masterpiece. Count ur says Nintendo. That creator will put u out of business

[@Giganisgreat666]

Wait... There's a sequel coming?

[@trishaishot462]

@@Giganisgreat666 yup but it’s Spanish exclusive in other words it hasn’t been truly translated

[@CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul]

Pokemon Quetzal has to be one of my favorite emerald GBA romhacks. Overworld encounters only, a very intuitive and convenient breeding system, great dexnav system and much, much more.

[@thegames4565]

You forgot to mention the main draw of the game, it has coop multiplayer where you can do the story with up to 4 people, thats why me and my buddy are playing it rn

[@CrixusTheUndefeatedGaul]

@@thegames4565 Ah yeah i guess that is a feature. Not a main draw for me though because ive only ever played by myself lol

[@Usagimini]

Yes pokemon rowe also reccomended because it open world and have many quality of life ..my newest fav also pokemon quatzle too...many option..

[@johnsducks9816]

Good list, honestly I think at this point I have played every single Pokémon rom hack all the way through. If there are any I haven't played I don't know them

[@felixwdm6580]

i was just looking for a video like this. Perfect

[@johnf6263]

One of my favorite rom hacks which is actually the first rom hack that I ever played back in 2014 was Pokémon Liquid Crystal which is basically a GBA Pokémon Crystal remake with great music and extra features like new rivals, evil teams, and the Orange Islands. I really think u should play it someday.

[@rishabhanand4973]

Liquid crystal was my first rom hack and holds a special place in my heart. Loved Zane and axel as rivals

[@peeko_luxx2873]

Liquid Crystal is great! Copped a hard copy at a local retro game store.

[@geminimojo8019]

I just recently got into rom hacks, and they kind of blew my mind. It's crazy how good some of these games are.

[@jamesvegas5563]

Which is your favorite

[@jaxstacks1253]

My favorite rom hack is, by far, Light Platinum. Unlike what the name sounds, it's a rom hack using ruby as the base. It gives new regions(exploring two) and have pokemon all the way up to Gen 5. You can get a starter from each generation and I'm pretty sure Luxray is a dark/electric type(as it should be)

[@benallen4591]

Glad to see Pokémon unbound getting the love it deserves, its my favourite rom hack every

[@rosaria8384]

Mine is Ruby Destiny 2 and 3. The former is like PMD and the third is masterful storytelling (and how it ties to the first two RD games).

[@TheLostSheep578]

Personally, I hated Ruby Destiny 2. From the amount of constant backtracking through routes with constant wild encounters. The broken fakemon in the game(I'm stucķ at the battle with Rayquaza and the other fakemon legendaries) and the constant grinding you have to do.

[@rosaria8384]

@@TheLostSheep578 yep, and the sudden level spike in Tower of Fate in the finale is absurd, plus I agree with the absurd backtracking...especially when finding new Pokemon when you're now allowed to build a team

[@TheDan14]

If you like GS Chronicles, the game which inspired that creator is called Dark Violet by Chaos Rush. Also excellent and highly recommended.

[@ridermalak3291]

True. DarkViolet have a very interesting storyline

[@christianflores9948]

I'm just getting into romhacks, never played one yet. These are great suggestions! I don't know where to start!

[@Matt_C130]

If you havn’t played it yet, then Pokemon Fool’s Gold is great. Mostly the same story as the original gen 2 but 2 new cities in Johto & a whole new region all its own as well.

[@CharlieEarthRoast]

I would love a GBA ROM that starts you in Kanto and goes through them all up to the new region today. Increased level caps with each region you go through, and new mechanics unlocked as you go. Like Megas in one region, then the next you learn to dynamax, but don't lose the ability to mega evolve still.

[@shadowassassinofficial8834]

Well you can try fire ash

[@NilDude9898]

Really. Every time I think of Rocket Edition, I get goosebumps. It keeps me hooked to kanto region, despite I have played over kanto 5 to 6 times! Honestly. It is a master piece...

[@aceologer3669]

I like how you narrate the list unlike others, I'm subscribing.

[@david.-.]

Crystal Clear is my favorite Romhack, because two features, the open world and the following Pokémon, you can freaking hug your Pokémon. (There's also a lot of hackroms that I like, but crystal clear is my favorite).

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

Also the goat title screen theme song 🔥

[@dragoonman1478]

Pokemon unbound was my first major rom hack. Honestly it's probably my favorite with just how much new stuff it did and just the actual effort in the story compared to mainline games. I played originally over a year ago but when it got the update for I think 2.0 it added so much. This is what pokemon should strive to be

[@beneustice9328]

How do you get the full game? I can only find the demo..

[@TheLucas9d]

@@beneustice9328 In the pokecommunity forum

[@beneustice9328]

@@TheLucas9d Figured it out. Thanks

[@ridermalak3291]

True

[@sleipnir_8364]

oh lol. i remember making the Blaze Black 2 / Volt White 2 logos for drayano. The roms were still in development back then and i just sent them to him because i liked the hacks.

[@TumblrSexyMan31]

11:40 YES FINALLY storm silver and sacred gold were my favorite pokemon catch em all rom hacks but looking at drayno's other romhacks it lacks so many quality of life features Like the cheaper pokeballs and the infinite tms and its so good to see a new version of it Looking at blaze black2/volt white2 redux, i can tell sacred gold and storm silver redux will not disappoint

[@dps0610]

How did you get past the glitches and crashes on SSSG?

[@TumblrSexyMan31]

@@dps0610 ignore them Even if it was so annoying

[@dps0610]

@@TumblrSexyMan31 oof, can’t do. Freezing and losing sprites every 5 minutes is game breaking.

[@King-jw7dm]

Pokémon Clover If you can go through the 4Chan humor *which at this point just adds to its charm* you are rewarded with a challenging, unique, Funny, and with how much content there is, a experience no other Rom could replicate in my opinion

[@account......1778]

Yeah pokemon clover is cool

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

Despite coming from 4chan its a very high quality rom hack

[@oliverrepp131]

Before Playing the final release of Clover that happened 2 years ago I used to play Pokemon and some Rom Hacks basically every 2 or 3 months. I did a quick playthrough, usually using speed up the whole way through. When Clover came out I literally was obsessed with it for weeks and I'm not even a 4chan Member. I played around 400h, completing the pokedex, shiny hunting, doing 2 playthroughs, buidling mutliple viable teams etc. Ever since these few weeks I have never managed to finish any other pokemon game or rom hack, because Clover just set the bar so ridiculously high, that anything else was just plainly unenjoyable. I absolutey love the humor, the OST, and especially the designs of the mons. Easily the best Fakemons ever, I basically remember them just as good as normal Pokemon. The game is also incredibly well balanced. Pretty much 90% of mons are strong and viable and the fights are actually challenging and the teams are really diverse. I was in their discord at that time period and no one ever had the same team. Most people didn't even have 1 matching Pokemon. By far the best Rom hack ever and it will probably never be matched, except when they make another one imo.

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

@@oliverrepp131 if only 4chan was as good as clover

[@Hausbrauen]

@@TheLudicrousLuv Eh. While Clover 'came out of' that platform, Clover's devs and the platform itself are two incredibly different things.

[@randomguy-iu6mh]

I really hope you play Pokemon Soulstones one day. It's a criminally overlooked fangame that not many KZbinrs have played. It has the BEST story I have ever seen in a Pokemon game. It also has over 200 regional forms with some really cool designs.

[@nolanporter2212]

Pokemon Glazed is also an excellent gen 3 rom hack with an absolutely enormous roster and effectively 3+ regions worth of content

[@Doesnt_Matter7727]

Wow, very different list than the one I had anticipated. But as someone who gets easily bored of catch-em-alls and the Dreyano-like hacks, I’m not surprised. Still respect it though Zwiggo! Here’s my list, as someone who prioritizes a good story mostly, rom hacks and fan made games included: 1. Pokémon Reborn (surprisingly hidden gem) 2. Pokémon Insurgence 3. Pokémon team rocket edition 4. Pokémon red adventures 5. Pokémon Unbound (amazing, if a little overhyped) 6. Pokémon Rejuvenation 7. Pokémon Gaia 8. Pokémon blazed glazed 9. Pokemon Sors 10. Pokemon Light Platinum If anyone’s got any good story hacks, I’d love to hear some more!

[@isidoro19david65]

Bro play pokemon dreams it is a hack with a focus on the story, characters and worldbuilding, it's criminally underrated.

[@ridermalak3291]

Your list content and reason was similar with my note for "Good Story Romhack" 😂 I'd like to suggest you DarkViolet. It might be old, but if you talking about the story, then you may want to have a look

[@RisingRevengeance]

Unbound is not my favorite romhack but it is the clear #1 no matter how you look at it. So damn polished with so much new stuff that it puts the real games to shame.

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

The music is also unreal

[@claudiocontrerasgomez2949]

True. You can have almost every pkmn and the missions really give a true RPG "vibe".

[@bigz7761]

What's the best and safe way to get all these Pokemon games on pc?

[@drebue7065]

​@@bigz7761all have their official sites

[@EmptyPeace]

​@@bigz7761just look it up?

[@Hawkcam1996]

I personally really like the Fire Ash fan game. It lets you play through Ash’s story through each region.

[@user-gp7mv8te4p]

Almost finished with Pokémon Emerald Kaizo… if you’re not familiar with it I would highly recommend. Basically emerald but difficulty turned from a 2.5 to a 8.5

[@Reshirana]

A bit late, but Pokemon AlteRed, a romhack of FireRed, had everything I ever hoped for- familiar settings, pokemons that look quite similar to the original but no one is who they look like they are, great dex entries and extra maps. A bit basic, yes, but that's what makes it good in my opinion. Try it out if you can find a download link!

[@broccoliman5003]

can these game be played on phone

[@yaduvarma9854]

@@broccoliman5003 Yes...With an emulator

[@kevincordero7000]

I know it’s a fan game but would you ever play Pokémon reborn or rejuvenation. Super tough and long games but soo much fun. Story is amazing too. Would love to see you make a video on either one

[@sechmascm]

I just discovered Pokemon Emerald Rogue which is a run based, procedurally generated, roguelike Pokemon game. It's almost a nuzlocke, your Pokemon do die, and it's replayable af. Shinies are increased highly and you unlock a zafari zone which you can go between runs to catch Pokemon you had in-run, including the shinies, and start a new run with any of those

[@lukashenrique4295]

ngl the team rocket edition is the one I'm most eager to play. I too wanted to feel like a criminal in the pokemon world once. lol

[@IyeViking]

I’ve actively been playing Pokémon rom hacks since 2011, before I spoke English, which made it very hard to find ones xD But now, I’m very confident in saying I’ve easily played every big rom hack out there, as well as smaller ones or old classic ones that were abandoned very early, the example coming to mind being Pokémon Crono. I’ve also tried a good amount of fan games back in the day and throughout the years, from old ones such as the Ranger EX, Super eevee edition to more newer ones like Insurgence, Uranium, Rejuvenation, the new adventures one. The Pokémon rom hack / fangame community is something I don’t think o can ever get tired of. Though, it has definitely gotten harder to find new rom hacks to play, but I’m always looking for something new. (if anyone knows any good ones, recommend them and I’ll see if I’ve touched it or not xD)

[@isidoro19david65]

Bro play pokemon dreams,it has a new story,region, characters,many modern features like physical and special split and capture exp,the game has pokemon from gen 1 to 7 and has 30 fakemon also it has an amazing custom soundtrack,This game is very underrated it's One of the best out there yet almost no One talks about it,it is definetly better than sors and many others that are on the list.

[@IyeViking]

@@isidoro19david65 ​ Pokémon dreams was/is definitely one of the best rom hacks I’ve played in the recent years! I remember just the start of it making me love it xD I’m a sucker for Eevee as a starter/early on in most cases! Though most of it’s Eeveelutions aren’t great as shiny :( I have a hard time with Fakemon, mostly since they don’t always fit in with the actual Pokémon we have, but they can be done well in an entire fakemon game like Quartz, Topaz, Clover or Uranium (Though Uranium has actual Pokémon, it has more than enough fakemon being the most of what you find, they all fit together well instead of sticking out too much). Dreams has a good region and story to it, I’d have to agree in more people needing to play it

[@Zard_X]

The feeling when you're early but don't know what to comment 💀

[@dguibff]

😭

[@kwayke9]

14:40 first thing I thought about when you mentioned Unbound's ost. Banger champion theme

[@Chrono_Punk]

Only discovered rom hacks like 3 weeks ago, it's been an incredible 3 weeks

[@Calisthenics_Warrior]

In your top fanmade of pokemon you definitely have to include pokemon reloaded, is the best pokemon game in my opinion, unfortunately is not very popular in the English community

[@socksmccox1025]

Pokemon Clover is an actual masterpiece. Even discounting the toilet humor and all that, that game is unbelievably well done

[@ieatbirds2343]

i'm kind of surprised that Moemon didn't make it into the list. but great reccomendations! i'll definately download these and play them!

[@user-lz9ep4lf2o]

Bro that mega feraligatr is a perfect example of what happens to noodles when they're heated

[@JChaosMaster]

My fav has to be gbc crystal clear. The open world nature as well as the fact I can get all the pokemon by my self

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

The title theme also goes crazy 🔥🔥🔥

[@iamLI3]

@@TheBBCSlurpee mm3 title theme is why yes

[@Punjablife01]

Pokemon glazed, Pokemon adventures red chapter and Pokemon sors are my favorites as they have a story of their own and a really good one on top of that

[@Create-V]

Glad one of my favorites is here i also like moonblack2 and light platinum they're both unique on thier own

[@jaxstacks1253]

Light Platinum really is the best!

[@ryanpennington4937]

I feel like Emerald Kaizo should be on there, being a very popular ROM hack and the difficulty is very well set for people looking for a challenge

[@Ohwell900]

he said his fave though not most challenging or popular ;-;

[@mothlantern]

Your footage from Unbound seems to be from a pretty old version of it! Unbound just got updated yesterday - you might want to give it another go, if you have time!

[@jirimakovsky6619]

Can I aplly my old saves to it?

[@collinchristopher5299]

Yes

[@mothlantern]

@@jirimakovsky6619 Depending on how old the save is, yes or no. What's your current version?

[@TheBBCSlurpee]

@@jirimakovsky6619 yes but it’s worth going thru it again, they changed some stuff and made the story better

[@rtj9053]

Recently I have come across to gba roms and it really amazed me.. Nowadays I have been playing *light platinum*

[@mfritz2087]

Do more of these bruv

[@pacho6821]

Team Rocket edition is a great game. Also the ending is perfect: power, but at what cost? You really feel alone in the game world and it feels empty itself too. Another good rom hacks are Gaia of course and the big one faithful to Pokémon Adventures.

[@KittenKatja]

I love Pokémon Feuergrün, Pokémon Reborn, and Pokémon (Humbird0) Edition. The first is funny, the second is a whole new world to explore, in which I was never able to leave the first area, and the third has a unique way to both capture wild Pokémon and steal them from others, in which changing the save file, which can be exported into plain text, enables you to change your inventory. (ever had 1000 master balls?)

[@jimbone17]

I'm honestly surprised that Blazed Glaze wasn't mentioned on this list

[@drack1229]

Pokémon Clover 🍀. Why no one is talking about the most based and humorous ROM hack of all? Just by having Blobbos should be number 1

[@raphael1186]

... Pokemon fans are such garbage 🗑️🤢

[@patrickknopfler8535]

Great video Zwiggo. Can't really agree with Unbound not being #1 but we all have a different taste and I haven't played rocket edition yet so who knows. Kinda sad you didn't include any gbc rom hack gems so I 100% recommend checking out pokemon Prism and pokemon fools gold, they might be the best gbc rom hacks out there and i'm 100% sure that you'll enjoy them, too ;)

[@BelakorVenator]

Yeah, I enjoyed Unbound, but it was a bit underwhelming. The story was cheesy and repetitive, annoying even, and QOL aspects fell short of its potential. Would recommend it to anyone who hasn’t played it, but don’t let the hype influence your expectations.

[@dfactoropbr]

Light Platinum is super underrated as well, though other newer ROM hacks are just that much better, so it's understandable.

[@arlo5351]

bro idk why but in the beginning when it says what the hell is this my heart dropped lmao

[@TheMissingLink2]

Oldies but goodies: Light Platinum Life of Guardian Pokemon Naranja Liquid Crystal All old hacks now but they were and are still quite enjoyable.

[@Naughtydudedavid]

It's a interesting list, usually I find online way different suggestions. I am going to try definetely some new games but where is POKEMON GAIA ? :)

[@Jono82454]

Pokémon Glazed its a emerald hack with a cool story about parallel dimensions ours and Pokémon universe being forced together and collide it was super weird but really cool watching how the universes occasionally blend

[@yopoxikeweapescai9066]

My favorite of all is pokemon adventure red chapter. Dont want to extend myself so i will just say that i love every decision they made in that game, i have played multiple betas and i loved all of them. But rn i dont know if they launched a new one lately, the last one i tried was the 15

[@shubhamkangane2430]

Great List Zwiggo 🔥 But I didn't play Pokemon Next gen because I can't afford device that let it run.... But Now I'm trying my best to get my device.... 💙 BTW Love From India ♥️

[@shubhamkangane2430]

@ThatAsianSaiyan Yep Bro Nostalgic ☺️

[@NUM_BLADE]

Bro u can download the rom and emulator for free on PC or mobile

[@shubhamkangane2430]

@@NUM_BLADE Yep Bro 💙

[@SJohann]

17:43 (POKEMON FIRE RED ROCKET EDITION SPOILERS) Not exactly. Yes, Missingno is an extreme danger, but that's because you woke it up in the first place in order to have a chance at beating Red.

[@jaylen5273]

off this video i just put 50 hours into rocket red and... man this game is a masterpiece thanks for the rec

[@Collerz7]

Pokémon supernova sun is my favourite. Doesn’t change as much as those on this list but I like ultra sun and it makes it actually challenging.