ROM Hacks

An Espurr waits outside Wigglytuff's Guild wanting a chance to see the funny.
A Skitty lays on the beach in the wrong timeline after an unfortunate accident involving the sea...

Patch is for the US ROM of 'Explorers of Sky'.
Play duration should last 20 minutes for each path.

Pokéwanderer is a "gameplay overhaul" hack based on various entries in Chunsoft's "Mystery Dungeon" franchise. The primary inspirations behind the changes are Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon(2015) and Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer(1995), though it also borrows ideas from various other titles. While the hack does get much more difficult than the base game, it's not exactly a "kaizo" hack either, just a different design approach.

Primary features:
-Major starter re-balancing
-Recruitment is disabled except for certain exceptions
-Every enemy plays a distinct role in Dungeons, and every encounter holds a lot more weight
-Regen speed is much higher, and enemy spawnrates are slightly slower.
-Items are much more important, playing an equal role to moves. The proper use and management of items is crucial to your survival.
-All items and money are lost on death, and most Dungeons quick save at the start as an anti-cheat measure.

Explorers of Infinity is a demake of Gates to Infinity that aims to improve the original game while staying faithful the original material.

I made this hack in celebration of Gates to Infinity's 10th anniversery.

Warning: Do not set the top screen to "Map and Team". This will break the game!

A complete re-interpretation of the Explorers of Sky storyline. Complete with new backstories, motivations, and characters.

In an unlikely place, our two heroes meet, both eager to begin their lives anew. One who sacrificed his past, the other unable to escape his. How far will they go to mend the wounds existing in each other?

**Current Progress
The first official part is here! The demo was merely a short intro, but now this first official version is about two hours in length, plus an all new special episode! New parts will be added upon completion.

This is a story about a normal Pikachu, well at least he thinks he is. He is destined for much more than he would ever come to expect. This is no ordinary adventure; this is a great adventure.

Submitted for Hackjam #4: Meaningful Decisions

Following the marriage of Chatot and Guildmaster Wigglytuff, the guild is closed for the day. The specialized assassination squad, Team ElectroFlare, is tasked with eliminating a high-profile target on their day off. Chaos ensues.

Around 60 to 120 minutes long. Patch is for the US version of the game.

What do an Apple-loving Bulbasaur and an Apple-stealing Staryu have in common? An Apple they BOTH want to get back, apparently! This is a sequel to PMD: Chip, made for the SkyTemple hack jam.

A Pokemon zombie comedy.

It's the end of the world - mindless infected are amok, and anyone they touch melts into one too.

How did this happen? And can the world still be saved? Follow in the shadows of several sides to find out!

(Softlock? Reload your rom. We've fixed most instances of this issue)

(Latest Update: October 2022)

Kagero, Merlinus, Ironjaw and Niterfoot all wish to go to a distant isle to gather supplies, but encounter each other there! What awaits them in the depths, and how well will your chosen character perform?

Explorers of the Azure Sky is an enhancement hack of Explorers of Sky inspired by ones of the main series like Drayano's Renegade Platinum, featuring:

- A new take on the story of Explorers of Sky, staying faithful to the original while also featuring a far more active player role, as well as an attempt at interconnecting the PMD world.
- Most Pokémon have had their movesets, typings, abilities, and even IQ groups changed. A full list of the changes made to every Pokémon can be found in the zip file.
- Eevee has replaced Phanpy as a male player option, and Growlithe has replaced it as a partner. Sorry Phanpy fans!
- A Friend Bow is given to you at the beginning of the game with the other two items you get, in order to help recruitment!
- Liked the L + A/B/X/Y move system from later games? Don't want unnecessary tutorials shoved in your face? Want to have a partner of the same type as you? You can, with the patches made by End45!
- Want to control your teammates in the middle of battle? Now you can by pressing Select, with the Complete Team Control patch by Cipnit!
- The Fairy type has been added, along with Fairy gummies, thanks to Irdkwia! The gummies have been added to the dungeon and Kecleon Shop item pools, as well as job rewards.
- As such, the Fairy type has been given to Pokémon from Generation 6 onwards that have become Fairy type, as well as to plenty of new Pokémon that didn't have it before!
- Fairy type moves have been added as well, with custom animations. These include Moonblast, Play Rough, Dazzling Gleam, and more!
- The experience share system from Gates to Infinity and later, once again thanks to Irdkwia!
- New Pokémon, including Alolan Vulpix and Ninetales, Sylveon, the Snivy line, and the Flababe line. These are all I can add for now, given the limitations in adding Pokémon, but more are planned!
- Most of these new Pokémon have been added to dungeon encounter tables. If you're looking to recruit them, they can be found in various dungeons both in the main story and postgame. Keep an eye out!

CURRENT STORY PROGRESS: Chapter 16 - Sunrise

I have plans to create a ProjectPokemon page eventually! For now, if you're interested in following my progress, I'll likely be posting it in the SkyTemple Discord as it happens. Keep an eye out! Feel free to ask me any questions there too.

Also, check out my Twitter @TheMajesticMrL, I might wind up posting there too!

In a small village that bears the name Phantim, a Delphox resides. That Delphox is living a life, that could only be described as a Dream... or a Nightmare?
That's up to you to decided in Phantasime.

Current Version: V1.0.2
Available languages:
-English
-German (Base game menus are still in english)

In a world where every mailman is Pelipper, our brave Emolga defies that to become the first non-Pelipper Mailman!
Can you surpass the trials you will encounter?

EU Patch
Only English + Spanish supported.

The first chapter of a full, expansive new storyline, in which our classic amnesiac protagonist must navigate and uncover the secrets of both the dangerous world they wake up in, as well as their own shrouded past.

Patch to a USA file of PMD EoS.

Average Playtime: 20-30 minutes
Patch: US Version

Three best friends suddenly find themselves transported to the middle of a dark, decrepit mansion with no sign of any entry or exit. They must use their wits, their questionable skills, and their mediocre environmental awareness to get through this... will they able to make it out alive?

A prequel to "Explorers Of The Merge (currently unreleased)", FACTEOTW is both a comedy and a tragedy at the same time! Taking inspiration from the works of Shakespeare, this hack takes place entirely underwater 5000 years in the past, in the middle of a clan strife between two fish clans. Where will you take Finny, will you cause the world to end? Or will you perhaps get distracted with countless other things? (V1.5)

Honestly I can't even write up a plot synopsis I wrote half of the script while high off of sleep deprivation so have fun.

Patch is for the US version of the game

Spinda's wish to meet the legendary Ho-Oh leads to a fateful encounter...

US Version
Content warnings: Death, swearing, cosmic horror

I present to you: A normal, ordinary ROM Hack!
Featuring a normal, ordinary story with a normal, ordinary exploration team!
All seems normal, right? What could possibly happen?

Most of us are familiar with the story that unfolds in Red/Blue Rescue Team. But what led up to those precious moments? What was happening behind the scenes? And who, if anyone, was instrumenting them...

Two major deities control the flow of the universe. The creator of wrong and right. One wants to control they're own timeline while the other attempts to stop them. They've done this song and dance many times before, but now they're sending their own agents to swing things their way. Who will win in the end and exactly how different is this world compared to the others?

A legend from the skies descends...

CW: MINOR GORE & references to DEATH

A Porygon-Z must navigate through puzzles in an abandoned research facility.
In the demo, you will find an emergency code to use the elevator. A README with a walkthrough is included in case you get stuck

In a world beyond our own, a scientist creates an artificial Pokémon. Although things seem normal in this lab, the past always catches up eventually...

Patch is for the EU version of the game (only English is available at this time).
Playtime: 45-90 minutes

PMD Explorers Retold is the Explorers story you all know and love but with one big difference... a talking protagonist! Join Team Fire Spark on an adventure they'll never forget which includes many new and diverging plot points.

CURRENT UP TO THE MANAPHY ARC

One day, a human wakes up in the middle of nowhere, having turned into a Pokémon.
Not too long after, they stumble upon Team Basil, a friendly exploration team.
What marvelous adventures await our recruited hero?
Find out in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Unknown!

Made by Argonien.

A Romhack where you end up in a conflict thats is bound to be devestating for some of this world.

After a long time not having contact at all, Noxa the Umbreon gets to meet her friends Dew the Manaphy, Eespie the Espurr and Brenchy the Phantump again. However, their emotional reunion suddenly turns into a big adventure to an abandoned mansion after they hear the legend of a unique Pokemon that resides there. Could the legend be true? What awaits for Noxa and company during their journey to this forgotten place?

Now released: V1.2.01
Due to substantial changes to the inner workings of the Save system, old saves are not compatible with V1.2


(Patching instructions are provided in the ReadME files. If you have problems patching, please read the files.)

Our second public MysteryMail event! This time we follow Marcus, the silent Flygon from Blooming Chaos, and Ironfin Scalejaw, the pirate Feraligatr! This time, they're splitting up into two branches. In Branch A, we follow Marcus the Flygon on his adventure to get milk. In Branch B, we follow Scalejaw on his adventure into a mysterious painting after running away from a crowd.

Organized by: Adex, Stolen Burrito, Groovy, Yakkomon and FunnyKecleonMeme

A branch participants (Ordered): Cait_Sith, Mattshark, baroness faron, Tainted, Trio, Argonien, Capypara, Noivern, Sebasitan, AR0NZ, Espik, pfero, techticks

B branch participants (Ordered): Anonymous, JaiFain, Murpi + Philips196, Ass Cucumber, Slumbreon, JuanmaSG, gUY, sudzoof, Pazkallan, Fafnir, Marius, Mew.

Our very first public event in which our two Shaymin protagonists, Lily and Tulip, set out on a journey to get away from the village! Unfortunately, they run into the Dying Guild. Where will they go from here?!

Organized by: Stolen Burrito, Adex and Groovy

Participants (Ordered): JaiFain, Dede6giu, Argonien, clover, Irdkwia Idkmn, Marius, Slumbreon, Pazkallan, Murpi + Philips196, Espik, Ass Cucumber, Mattshark, JojoRetroGamer, Tainted, New2Games, FunnyKecleonMeme, Yakkomon, Sudzoof, BoredCrow24, Miju

Hungarian translation of PMD Explorers of Sky.
A PMD Explorers of Sky című játék magyar fordítása.

Secluded in the deepest part of Western Cave, the most powerful Pokémon finally awakens…

One day, a Girafarig tries to unveil the secret a mysterious door...

Warning: talk about death (serious or not)

DISCLAIMER: This hack's download link has been removed at the request of the creator.

A rather short hack with a basic one-shot story where you control your favorite Pokémons. (Last part may be true actually.)

DISCLAIMER: This hack's download link has been removed at the request of the creator.

Explorers of Memories is a romhack where the protagonist never lost their memories, and this effects the story in many ways causing events to never happen or making events happen earlier than they should.However, this is not a retelling of the original story, instead it is a brand-new story with elements of the original.
Chapters 1-9 are currently completed as of this demo.
This patch is for US versions of the game and works with Xenophobia and Clean roms.

The peaceful life in the city of Ultra Beasts changes when an intruder from a different world arrives...

In a small town, the unthinkable happened, and you are here to solve the mystery as the town's detective.
Walls may contain secrets.
(Patching instructions are provided in the README files)

A prequel- 20 years ago, Probopass and his guild had to defeat his nemesis Shiftry one last time.

Have you ever wondered how hard it was for your opponents to beat you? Well, now you can take over their role. Try to beat yourselves.

A Growlithe and a Vulpix go on an adventure far away from home, and end up on a mission to stop evildoers
from stealing an ancient relic of unimaginable power!
But things may not be as simple as they seem...

Travel to Boozel Continent and prevent Queen Skemple from saying the N-word in a Tic-Tac-Toe battle to the death. Ass Cucumber's third adventure is the story of Mystery Mail Blooming Chaos told from Alexander's perspective. This is the first 30% of the first chapter of a multi-chapter(?) series.

Time to complete: around 20 minutes.
Patch is for the US version of the game.

Time in the dark future has been restored. The world has a lot of healing left to do; but the reappearance of a pokemon long since thought to be extinct, brings new hope to a lonely Arcanine. However, it also brings trouble!

Legends speak of an ancient rite in the Shrine of Seals. Are 3 Eevee able to get past its trials?

Note: This patch is for the EU version of Explorers of Skies. The patch file is an updated version with a minor bug fix.

A familiar face has recently gotten his wish granted. But it seems like that wish brought with it a series of unfortunate events. However not all is lost for someone arrives to save the day! Can you figure this mess out?

What is the spirit?

Experience a new, full-length story about our familiar comforts and uncomfortable changes.

Features newly redesigned dungeons, an expansive cast of characters, and about a million other things that we don't want to spoil.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the hack! Join the discussion in the EotS Discord.

It's time for everyone's favorite birdbrain to confess his love in Ass Cucumber's second adventure. But it won't be easy!
Time to complete: 30-45 minutes
CONTENT WARNING: Contains swearing and suggestive themes. Not reccomended for children under 13.
Patch is for the US version of the game.

You and your partner get kidnapped by a strange cult run by Lord Chatot and God Wigglytuff, who capture innocent people and force them to get them new slaves against their will. PMD: Explorers of Pain changes the entire story of the original game, along with an increase in difficulty.

A terrible secret to be revealed...
One egg to save everyone and an adventure to save
not just time and space, but all of reality beyond
your comprehension.

Act 1 with the back story of how a Treecko in the Silent Forest became a Grovyle and
how it came to be that he wanted to change the fate of this dark world.

Include Trailer to Act 2.

Dusknoir is a spirit guide who guides spirits around the afterlife. One day, he gets a rather... hotheaded client. What adventures will they have?

Time to complete: 1h15min-1h30min

Content Warning: Mentions of death (not much existential crisis)

Patch for the US version. 4 dungeons total.

A one-dungeon demo hack where you play through Chatot's DnD-inspired campaign as Bidoof and Chimecho's characters.

In this little hack, you'll spend some time with your friend Litwick! Well, 3 (three...?) days in fact!

Broke and stuck without a job, Amaura's life has hit a new low. So she does what any logical Pokemon would do: become a pirate, of course!

A small, original romhack where a Growlithe goes into a dungeon to take on a job request for a lost item. Features 1 dungeon and a boss fight.

the basics of the hack is difficulty and modified story and characters while following a similar structure. as of now due to a seemingly random bug, progress is only at chapter 10

A full-fledged hack that serves as a sequel to the original Explorers games. Follow a new set of heroes and set off on a grand adventure while also seeing how your old friends are doing along the way.

An updated vanilla-ish take on Explorers of Sky! Every dungeon has been revamped, with some contain special gimmicks (EX: Drenched Bluff has a dangerous 6th floor, Waterfall Cave is always rainy and max darkness, there's no food in the Northern Desert, etc.) The game is intended to have a higher difficulty curve, however it isn't unfair/kaizo-level hard.

Gameplay features currently include:
Fairy Type, Fairy type moves/gummis, new TMs, new moves from future generations, Regional Variants, easier Aegis Cave, Mt.Blaze and Mt.Thunder, new dungeons, new post-game events, Espurr partner, returning Luxio Tribe from Darkness/Time, new dungeon spawnlists, additional rewards for completing Zero Isles, four party limit in all Zero Isles with recruiting now enabled, all starter/partner families now have overworld sleeping sprites, reworked starter/partner movepools and abilities, an Alolan Vulpix as a choice for starter/partner, 4x Text speed, A quick tunnel from Sharpedo Bluff to Crossroads, the ability to revisit Future dungeons, Arceus event, patches created by End45 that improve gameplay and allow for more choice (Move Shortcuts, DisableTips, and SameType Partner), Patches by Irdkwia to let you select what Starter you want to play as, Complete Team Control to manually control your allies, quicker Spinda Café text, and much more planned!

You play as Gengar.
You battle against Gengar.

a rom hack dedicated to making the game much more difficult

A complete ROM hack with an original story! It was mostly made to try out SkyTemple, so it's very short (~5 minutes).

This is a story of a human turned Pokemon found on the beach by a team. While that team is out of town helping him get back to his world, the human stays back in town and another Pokemon begins to see the human as someone they can bond with.

Demo is roughly 15 minutes with no dungeons. Final version will have some dungeons. The story and events in this demo will likely change over the course of development.

A philosophical story about a Corsola put to a test where she will have to face problems of her now endangerous life.

Treasure Town seems like a nice place, doesn't it? But, there is always a seedy underbelly in such a prosperous location; seeing as an influx of new pokemon unseen to the region is steadily trickling in, some might take advantage of the confusion. How could they possibly?

Well, a certain few start spreading the word of their prophet... a prophet that will save them all from an impending destruction unlike even the time crisis they had faced before. It would just require a few sacrifices... yes... just a few. Heheh...

You are a typical Mystery Dungeon player.
You began your game, answered the quiz questions, and you got your result.
But you didn't get what you wanted, so you reset your game.

But something's changed.

You'll play as Myra, the Vulpix you lied on your quiz to play as.

The only one you can call an ally in this world is Shadow the Shinx, who spares your life and tells you to run away to anywhere else.

Wander through this barren world and discover the reason why nobody wants you in it.

This one-shot story sees Team Fire Spark continue their adventures with their new recruit Manaphy. But what seems like a routine mission quickly turns into the beginning of a mystery as they find four Pokémon who never should have existed.

Contains one dungeon with 15 floors and runs for roughly 25-40 minutes.

After Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, something unusual happened! The story suddenly resets and the whole story changed! Why all of these happened? Let us read Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Crashing Dimension story!

A difficulty hack released after 6 months of polishing and rebalancing the game around hard but fair challenges. A ton QoL features and mechanics are to be expected in this hack such as improved movesets, updated and Gen V+ moves, more generous stat curves, new TMs, and more diverse enemies in dungeon.
You can also expect mechanics such as GtI Exp. Share (by Irdkwia), Move Shortcuts (by End45) and Complete Team Control (by Cipnit/Jirt).
1.3 is gonna contain even more features like challenge modes, boss field effects, level scaling, toggleable difficulty modes, Fairy-type and new moves.
The aim of this hack is first to be as inclusive as it can be, but also to offer the player a different and enjoyable experience of Explorers of Sky with new quests and more !

Tired after being everyone's punching bags for so long, Magikarp and Feebas have had enough and attempt to scale Mt. Victory, which brings promises of unlimited victory for those who reach its depths!

PMD: 99
Explorers of Sky... but different!
- Every dungeon has 99 floors
- Your Pokémon has to be Lvl 1 to enter
- Sylveon added with moveset and stats but Normal-type

This is a short hack done for the SkyTemple Jam in May 2021. Despite constraints within our team, I was able to cobble together something from our planning, thus we present this brief little story sequence with a 9-floor dungeon. This is the opening to a tale of a group of dungeoneers, heading on their way for a visit to the doctor for Alger, the player character.

Vanillite is an aspiring mountain guide who hopes to help Pokémon climb to the top of Vast Ice Mountain! Although business isn’t doing so hot, that might change when an unexpected traveler arrives!

Follow the journey of a Cubone who wakes up from a terrible nightmare, only to find his loved one disappearing. Join Cubone and meet friends and enemies alike on his way to find what he cherishes the most.

A Special Episode-esque hack, starring the sinister Darkrai.

Adventure after adventure with some friends our main character feels the need to take a break.
Though it's no ordinary break. Needing to clear their minds they enter a dungeon.
But there's a foreboding aura all the way down to the bottom. What really happened down there?

Translation of the game (without any major changes) to Brazilian Portuguese.

What happens when you make a rom hack editor for PMD public?
Hell. Also a lot of shitposts.

Demo includes Chapters 1-3, higher difficulty as well.
Roughly 1 hour of content. Biggest issue is the textbox (you'll know when you see it), however that is easily fixed by exiting the game and returning to a save.
Naming the partner currently does not work either, apologies.
Everything else should hopefully satisfy you, however!

A "balance" rom hack of Explorers of Sky! But in all seriousness, Explorers of Kaizo is Explorers of Sky but with many things added to be the hardest, it can possibly be. Expect a lot of updates to be added as the game still isn't complete and I'm still not good at balancing difficulty.

Experience the journey of Guildmaster Wigglytuff's younger days as a Jigglypuff! Many fun adventures await as Jigglypuff does his best to live up to his master's expectations.

Demo includes Chapters 1 & 2, with a preview of Chapter 3's first scene.

One day, two young kids go searching for treasure when they stumble across a strange and spooky land; filled with dangers, obstacles, and a scary monster! Made for the second SkyTemple Hack Jam.

It's a big day! Agan the Gible has been called to Guildmaster Charizard's chamber, what could it be? Find out by yourself!

What happens when the symbol of defeat makes a team with a wimpy snow-type and a grumpy fighter? Perhaps not even the future may tell!

Time to complete: ~1 hour
made by @_Alex#3469

It's the annual Tenebris Halloween Festival! Let's go out there and grab some candy. Whoever gets to the end of Macabre Mansion first wins!

The first iteration of the Tenebris Island series

Content warning: many references of death and illegal substances

US version ROM

A Google Translate romhack. Play through the same heart wrenching game, except with the heart wrenching part removed and replaced with lines that really deserve a mature warning.