Pokémon Heart & Soul
A GBA reimagining of Johto with a Kanto postgame, modern battle mechanics, and an expanded roster. Search the source-backed Pokédex and plan your run through both regions.
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Curated guides that dig into the mechanics and strategic decisions that matter most in Heart & Soul.
Johto & Kanto Reference
Comprehensive supporting data researched directly from Heart & Soul's game data and mechanics!
Browse the Pokémon, stats, evolutions, and encounter locations in Heart & Soul.
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Plan Your Heart & Soul Run
Interactive tools to analyze teams, calculate probabilities, and optimize your gameplay decisions.
Build and analyze full teams with type coverage and weakness visualization.
Compare base stats, calculate final stats with IVs/EVs, and analyze growth rates.
Interactive type chart with instant offense/defense matchup analysis.
See which Pokémon top every stat — highest Attack, Speed, HP, and more.
- Game Boy Color
Polished Crystal
An improved, polished version of Pokémon Crystal by Sylvie and team. Inspiration for many different hacks, including the other games in this network.
- pokémon
- 289
- moves
- 255
- items
- 396
data as of v3.2.3 - Game Boy Advance
Ghost Grey
A creepy FireRed hack with a re-indexed dex of 291 species, many redrawn in a flat greyscale style.
- pokémon
- 291
- moves
- 484
- items
- 314
data as of CRC32 737A7A12 - Game Boy Advance
Heart & Soul
Recreating the original Johto journey on the GBA.
- pokémon
- 1,080
- moves
- 934
- items
- 900
data as of Release-v2.0.4 - Game Boy Color
Johto Legends
A prequel to Pokémon Crystal that reimagines Johto with modern features.
- pokémon
- 402
- moves
- 431
- items
- 256
data as of 8b4a8120 - Game Boy Color
Ambrosia
A Pokémon Crystal hack by AndrewC101.
- pokémon
- 253
- moves
- 254
- items
- 256
data as of v2.8.0 - Game Boy Advance
SoulGold
An expanded, Johto-focused hack built on Heart & Soul by Eemeliri.
- pokémon
- 702
- moves
- 935
- items
- 911
data as of v1.1.2 - Game Boy Advance
Modern Emerald
This game offers the QOL features and improvements that players have come to expect from modern Pokémon games.
- pokémon
- 436
- moves
- 368
- items
- 337
data as of Release3.5-43-g12b61b71a - Game Boy Color
Sour Crystal
This game by SoupPotato is full of "Quality of Life" features to give the player an overall better experience.
- pokémon
- 251
- moves
- 251
- items
- 256
data as of SC-v6.2-144-gee706314c - Game Boy Advance
Emerald Legacy
"The Legacy Project aims to take what is good in a game and improve it while bringing its flaws up to that same level."
- pokémon
- 389
- moves
- 354
- items
- 309
data as of V1.1.4-52-g64656397 - Game Boy Color
Pokémon Orange
A Crystal hack by PiaCRT. Winner of "Hack of the Year" and has been featured in the Hacks Showcase.
- pokémon
- 253
- moves
- 255
- items
- 228
data as of 5b4a95e - Game Boy Color
Red++
A modernization hack of Pokemon Red, trying to be a definitive version of the original. Created by JustRegularLuna.
- pokémon
- 208
- moves
- 253
- items
- 147
data as of c9170bc2