It’s 2022, and we’re all stuck at home, so it’s time to highlight some of the best Pokemon ROM hacks. This list will only include GBA ROM Hacks. We’ve also included a few minor highlights that we thought were noteworthy. If you are interested in any of these games, you can find more information and even download links on this website. So, trainers, here are the Top 5 BEST Pokemon GBA ROM Hacks with Gigantamax! (not in order)
1. Pokemon Legend’s Red
- Creator: Romsprid
- Version: v1.5
A FireRed hack with the same story but with new features and events. This game is like Pokemon Metal Red but much harder and more Gen 8 Pokemon.
Features
- Fairy type
- Evolve without the National Dex
- High difficulty
- 712+ Pokemon
- Reusable TMs
- New Rival (Hilbert)
- Some new events
- Graphics updated
- Sprites Updated
- Running indoors
- Pokemon From Gen 1 to 8
- All Pokemon grom Gen1 to 6 their anime cries
- Pokemon from Gen 7 to 8 have their real cries
- Physical/Special split
- Auto Repel system
- Mega Evolution in-battle
- Capture EXP system
- 2 Fakemon ( Armored Mewtwo – Mega Typhlosion)
- All starters obtainable
- New stones
- All mega stones
- Alolan forms
- Galar forms
- Gigantamax
- Pokemon that evolve by trade evolve by Link Cable now
- Ash Greninja-z (give water stone to mega evolve in battle)
- Lycanroc Day/Night/Dusk forms
- Riolu evolves by level-up
- Hoopa evolves by level-up
- Machamp, Drednow, Charizard, Pikachu, Meowth, Butterfree, Hatterene can Giga by mega stone
2. Pokemon Skye Project
- Creator: Hack-Rom Gba
- Version: Beta 1.1
You can have Mega Evolution, Gigantamax, all pokemon up to Gen 7 and some pokemon from gen 8.. Well, The map is the same as Pokemon Fire Red but it changed a lot, difficult than Pokemon Fire Red, and more features…
Features
- Mega Evolution
- Gigatamax
- All Pokemon from 1st to 7th Generation
- Some Pokemon from the 8th Gen (still adding more)
- Tileset changed
- New Battle Background
- New Battle Hud
- Some map changes
- Difficulty increased
- Pokemon that evolve by trade, now evolve using a Link Cable (its an item in the game that you can buy)
- Exp All
3. Pokemon Super Glazed
- Creator: Unbeatable Red
- Version: Completed
Features
- Choose from 5 Starters
- four regions- Tunod, Johto, Rankor, Zeta
- Dream World Pokemon
- Pokemon from the Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos, add update Alola and galar
- Rematch trainers, as well as all Gym Leaders
- All legendaries from Kanto to Sinnoh plus eight from Unova
- Kalos, Alola & Galar
- New out-of-battle effects Physical/Special Split Add feature
- Mega evolutions
- Alola forms
- Dynamax forms
- Gigantamax forms
- Galar forms
- Add Trainer battle
4. Pokemon The Last Fire Red
- Creator: RomsPrid
- Version: v4.0.3
A FireRed hack with the same story but with new features & events to discover.
Features
- Fairy Type
- High difficulty
- New Rivals
- Expanded PC Boxes (up to 24!)
- Expanded Bag
- All Moves, Abilities, Items, Item Effects through Gen 7
- A complete set of move animations
- Vastly improved AI system with decision-making skills for all new battle effects
- Z Moves with Animations
- Mega Evolution / Primal Reversion / Ultra Burst
- Ability pop-ups
- Hidden Abilities
- Disappearing HP-bars during Attack Animations
- New Items (Shiny Charm, GEMs, Mega Stones, Z-Crystals, and more)
- Totem Pokémon
- Item Image on obtain
- Mega Evolution in Battle
- Dynamax in Battle
- Wild double battles
- Trainers with EVs
- Class-based Poké Balls
- Team Magma & Aqua
- Some New Events
- Graphics Updated
- New Spirits
- Running indoors
- All Pokemons From Gen 1 to 7
- Pokes’ IVs
- Double battles
- PSS System
- Physical Special Split
- Repel System
- New Overworlds
- New Trainers
- New Evolution Methods
- Level Scaling (Trainer Pokemon levels will be set to the highest in your party)
- Ash Greninja-z (transforms in battle with his ability)
- Gen 1 Starters but all Starters in the Game except Gen8
- Exp Share (a device to enable/disable EXP sharing)
- New Evolution Stones (Dawn Stone, Dusk Stone, Shiny Stone, Trade Stone, Ice Stone, Oval Stone)
- Alolan Form
- Evolution at night & day and evening (for example rockruff in the night evolve to Lycanroc Night, and during the day it evolves to lycanrock Day or in the evening it evolves to Lycanrock Dusk)
- Every trainer has improved AI
- Day/Night/Seasons System
- DexNav
- Poke Montures
5. Pokemon Indian Platinum
- Creator: ???
- Version: Completed
It is a GBA ROM Hack and is based on the old version of Pokemon Light Platinum but with Pokemon up to Gen 8, Galar forms, Mega Evolution, and Much More to Discover!
Features
- Gigantamax/Dynamax
- Mega Evolution
- Generation 8 Pokemon
- Galar Forms
- 3 Regions
- New Story
- New Region
- & Much More!
If you guys know of another rom hack that deserves to be a part of this list, be sure to drop them in the comments below 🙂