Top 10 Pokemon Roms / Fan Games of All Time!

There are my top ten favorite rom hacks of all time! I played and reviewed a lot of Pokemon games in 2023. These are my favorites! I'll update this list every year as I play more!
Here are all the links to every review and download tutorial:
10. Nightmare Invasion
• Pokemon Nightmare Inva...
9. Crown
• Pokemon Crown Review a...
8. Desolation
• Pokemon Desolation Rev...
7. Bushido
• Pokemon Bushido Review...
6. Rejuvenation
• Pokemon Rejuvenation R...
5. Unbound
• Pokemon Unbound Review...
4. Xenoverse
• Pokemon Xenoverse Revi...
3. Reborn
• Pokemon Reborn Review ...
2. Insurgence
• Pokemon Insurgence Rev...
1. Emerald Rogue
• Emerald Rogue Download...
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[@dylanvidal4898]

As someone who 100% completed insurgence I agree with its rating. Ith story after you beat nox is very lacking but in terms of difficulty will not leave you wanting. Beating dev island on max difficulty with no items is super difficult. Be carefull with the gachapon thing in one of the towns as it can hard lock your game(my poor 300 hour save😢.)

[@jessepowell2142]

Love the list can’t wait to see you try rad red

[@TheRexOnTube]

Ik u didn't play a lot of Sors but sors deserves to be on this List

[@gdrlss1535]

Been wanting to play insurgence for a while now. Out of curiosity, have you ever given Daybreak a chance?

[@phase_shift]

No! I haven’t heard of that one… I’m shocked no one has brought that up to me! Thanks for the recommendation! I got a lot to play in 2024!

[@gdrlss1535]

@phase_shift Ooh if you ever do play it, I hope you make a video. It's got a lot of features and it can be challenging at times. I think you'll quite like it.

[@DrawciaGleam02]

I played detergent. It was nice, but MAN the gym battles......great Scott were they crazy hard.

[@MarioSonicDKPokeFAN]

Some pokemon fangames shouldn't exist but I digress.

[@ch33seweasel42]

Don't even need to see the other side of the hat to need to know bud. Go Pack Go. Also subbed because I see you did fairly comprehensive reviews on each rom hack which is something NONE of these other top 10 videos seem to do.

[@mhj626]

I didn't realize the hate until I saw this comment instant like and follow for me.

[@freaglii2474]

Fun fact about delta species, they were a thing in the tcg. I have a steel electric gyarados, a steel grass xbat and I know there's a fire type mewtwo card.

[@Cub__]

Damn I totally forgot about that, you're right

[@jagerzaku9160]

What’s your opinion on Pokémon clover? It’s the most fun I’ve had with a romhack

[@phase_shift]

It’s a funny game with a lot of nuance which I like, but considering it has several racist undertones I had to stop playing it. Which is unfortunate because I think I would have enjoyed it.

[@jagerzaku9160]

@@phase_shift who cares about that? It takes the piss out of racists as much as it jokes about race. It’s a comedy hack mate and nothing shouldn’t be laughed at. Life’s already miserable enough as is. I’d recommend you take a second shot at it if you have the time. I’d also recommend Pokémon Gaia, very fun vanilla type hack with great atmosphere.

[@22NightWing]

@@jagerzaku9160 if it's a comedy hack, it falls very short of actually being humorous imo...

[@milkboi8723]

Funniest game I’ve played, not played anything else for as long as it yet.

[@Houlgravely]

Insurgence feels wonky in the combat, like they didn't bother to complete basic Ground attack animations and stuff like that. The starters are great though, so its a shame everything else about it doesn't quite click. To me, Infinity is what I wanted Insurgence to be - especially in regards to animation smoothness and challenge. Just out of curiosity, have you heard of Pokemon Emerald Crest? It's basically the open world version of Emerald everyone has always dreamed about, along with extra regions and things.

[@DGTZ1982]

I love Unbound, in my opinion it's better than all the mainline games.

[@C3Poe]

What about Pokemon Wilds

[@phase_shift]

I actually forgot about Wilds when I made the video! I was wondering if someone was gonna bring that up. It would have been 6th place.

[@Shizufuzu]

Love it no 20min shit Talk. This Video is Gold. Thanks for yout nice tips

[@olteanutibor3478]

Pokemon fusions??? Hello??

[@dylanwalter-gb7kq]

Thats a cool game, but it's not as good as the other's ones here imo

[@ezdepaz4363]

Very cool art and amazing with how far it's gotten with the fusions but the base game is pretty much just a fire red revamp, it would be alot more impresive with a region and story of it's own.

[@DrawciaGleam02]

Eh, Xenoverse has a nice story, but grinding was AWFUL when I played it. You got so little experience when fighting wild mons!!!! How easily you get experience is major factor in whether a pokemon game works for me.

[@nitchou9870]

Reborn 1st

[@itsrin868]

only unfinished game is pokemon crown... and then pokemon desolation, another unfinished game immediately after that Lol

[@jspsj0]

Opalo is better than any one of this list

[@Volleyball_Strom]

Agree

[@milanhermange1214]

Fax

[@pedroparker2743]

In my opinion, Opalo is levels above these.

[@Volleyball_Strom]

Totally agree

[@Houlgravely]

Nah. Pokemon Reborn is the absolute king, especially the AllGen mod that brings in generation 9 pokemon and all the custom Eeveelutions.

[@pedroparker2743]

@@Houlgravely worldbuilding was cool, but damn the are some cringe moments. Some puzzles are retarded (victory road specially). But the territory mechanics were cool. In concept the game is cool but too many mechanics got shoehorned in. So, as a game OVERALL is not as good as Opalo. Just my opinion tho.

[@badguy7432]

because you havent tried ones that are actually at the top in plot and gameplay. Empire, Empyrean, Clockwork etc

[@Houlgravely]

@@badguy7432 I've played all of those actually. Had a fun run through Empyrean in particular.

[@Booba69698]

Pokemon insurgence feels so lag,but i want to play it 😢