Pokemon is undeniably one of the greats when it comes to video game franchises.
While there have been generations and generations of unique Pokemon released over the last decade,
a lot of fans who adored the first 150 sometimes find it difficult to dive into the newer adventures,
even if they’re hungry for a new Pokemon game to play.
If you’re one of those people, fear not – there’s a solution out there for you!
Pokemon Fan Games.
We recently did two lists on Sonic fan made games that managed to capture the same spirit
and essence of the original Genesis classics - and some that parodied the franchise – so
we felt it was only right for us to take a look at Pokemon too.
So with that in mind, let’s jump into our list of the top 10 Pokemon Fan Games.
10 Planet Pokemon Starting off this list is a take on a Pokemon
game that fans have been craving for years.
An MMORPG.
Called Planet Pokemon, this game, which has had some development struggles over the years,
feels a little like a work in progress, but the concept alone makes it quite compelling.
Graphic wise it’s in pretty good shape, plus it’s free to play, and lets players
chase the same dreams they chased in the original games – to become the very best Pokemon
trainer there ever was.
You can catch, train and evolve your Pokemon, explore new areas and make friends to boot.
9 Pokemon Adventure Ever wish you could play as Pikachu instead
of Red?
Probably not a desire of most Pokemon players, but turns out there is a ROM that satisfies
that craving in the form of Pokemon Adventure.
This game doesn’t pull a lot from the original games – instead, it’s a ROM hack on Sonic
Adventure 7, which explains why Pikachu can spin dash, why you collect Pokeballs, and
why your enemies don’t really resemble other Pokemon overly well.
Eek.
Regardless, it’s a very interesting experience, and plays as a platformer for those who want
something different than the traditional RPG style Pokemon game.
https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fan-made-pokemon-games/robert-carnevale
8 Pokemon Insurgence Insurgence has one of the biggest community
of players when it comes to fan made Pokemon games.
Borrowing many of the assets from the official games, it manages to have an air of authenticity
to it that appeals to most of its fans.
What makes it interesting though is that its narrative boldly goes where no real Pokemon
game has gone before – outside of PG territory.
It involves experimentation on Pokemon and a cult.
Players can play god with Pokemon DNA in order to create new species.
Also worth noting, the overall design is pretty slick.
7 Type Wild Moving away from the norm of modified ROM
games, let’s take a look at a Pokemon game that falls into a different genre – a fighting
game.
Pokemon Type Wild is a 2D fighting game that feels a lot like Street Fighter, except with
Pokemon.
Although its graphics aren’t the smoothest, its animation pulls a lot from the Pokemon
anime, with the option to play Single Battle or Versus battle with a friend.
While it may not have the sleekness of Pokken, it has some bite to it, and still makes for
one hell of a good time.
6 Pokemon 3D Another fan made game veering away from the
norm, Pokemon 3D drops you smack dab in the world of Pokemon.
Based on Pokemon Silver and Gold, you can navigate your Pokemon adventure in a 3D environment.
You can choose between various different avatars, and either play in first person or third person.
If you’re like me and have been playing Pokemon since you were young, it’ll feel
like you’ve been transported right into the game.
It’s trippy, but fun as hell.
5 Pokemon Prism Featuring 252 Pokemon from the first four
generations, plus new TMs, Prism allows the player to jump out of their trainer shoes
and play as their Pokemon at various points in the game.
You also play as the son or daughter of Lance, the dragon type champion from the Indigo League,
so that’s pretty damn cool.
A lot of different developers contributed to the game, including the Twitch Plays Pokemon
development team, which made Prism pretty hyped up.
Then Nintendo sent the creators a cease and desist letter a few days prior to the game
dropping.
Despite this, a fully functional version of the game got leaked on 4chan.
4 Pokemon Uranium Made with RPGmaker XP, Uranium is a ROM that
took nine years to develop, and features over 150 fan made new Pokemon for you to catch
and train.
Plus a new region!
Fans have praised it’s story, the new abilities it’s given the Pokemon within it and its
interesting NPCs.
The game was even nominated for the Best Fan Creation award at the Game Awards in 2016.
Despite all of this, the developers took the game down after one and a half million users
downloaded it, stating that they wanted to respect Nintendo’s wishes after they received
multiple DMCA takedown notices from Nintendo’s lawyers.
3 Pokemon Ash Gray A major fan favourite, Ash Gray combines Pokemon
Fire Red and the anime to give you a game that lets you play through an almost identical
journey as Ash Ketchum’s.
Even right down to Ash’s outfits.
And of course, your starting Pokemon is none other than Pikachu and you have to go through
the trials and tribulations the duo had together at the start of the very first season of Pokemon.
AH IM NERDING OUT A LITTLE.
Anyone who grew up and adored the anime will absolutely love this version of the game.
2 Pokemon Godra Godra is a fan made game that really stands
out of the crowd.
It gives players the opportunity to build themselves as trainers – but not just by
solely focusing on your Pokemon.
Your trainer life outside of gym battles matters in this game, and you’re given the opportunity
to choose between various career paths, including War Party Leader, a Military General and – this
one’s super cool – a Safari Zone Warden!
How neat is that?
Of course, it includes a lot of the other aspects that modified ROM versions of the
Pokemon contain, including multiple generations of Pokemon and familiar plot points, but it
also adds a whole Eastern and Western portion to the game’s map that contains new quests
and narratives for players to dive into.
1 Pokemon Glazed Pokemon Glazed is one of the more polished
ROMs out there.
Not only does it not glitch out like crazy like some of the other modified ROMs available,
it also has content constantly added to it with updates, which is what has allowed for
continued interest in the game to flourish.
So aside from its mechanics, what does Glazed offer?
It contains multiple regions along with a brand new one featuring an unique story.
It has the first five generations of Pokemon, you have 5 starter pokemon you can choose
from, with the ability to eventually catch all starters as you progress in the game.
Plus, you can battle gym leaders again once you’ve defeated them.
Along with and you can even purchase a physical copy of it online if you want.
And that’s that!
Now we know that we didn’t touch on a lot of fan favourites, so if you guys want to
see a part two of this list, please let us know in those comments below!
While you’re at it, please spread the love and hit that like button, subscribe if you
want to hang out with us some more, and feel free to check out our other gaming videos
if you want more Pokemon in your life.
In the meantime, thanks for watching!
I’ve been Kelly Paoli and this has been top 10 gaming.
Catch you all in the next one!