Top 5 BEST Pokémon Fan Games | 2024

I've played and reviewed MANY Pokémon fan games made by some fantastic creators! But which games were my favorite? Here is my 2024 top 5 favorite fan games.
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[zapking]

I got really frustrated with This Gym of Mine because, if you lose to the bad guy boss, it reloads your game to your most recent save. My most recent save was 6 hours ago.

[gingerable]

I'd put Unbound at #1 too but you missed the best thing about it, the sidequest system. That's what really made it unique because it forces you to explore everywhere, battle in different ways, and use Pokémon you otherwise wouldn't if you want to 100% the game.

[arnaudstankevitch]

Empyrean is my top 1 fangame. It has everything and more, crazy and long story, they improved and gave purpose to breeding while having the quality of life stuff one would expect, they have a new game plus system (and a pertinent one), a real hard mode with opponents with trained EVs and perfect IVs + very smart features adding spice without feeling "giga unfair" beside a handful of super hard bosses / events, you have a pokemon auction, I mean if you didn't play I won't spoil stuff that isn't in the presentation page, and will then encourage you to try it and probably put it in top 1 like me.
I will try unbound that looks amazing tho !

[ephramnelson]

My favorite is probably pokemon unbound its the only fan game ive beaten multiple times and the story is amazing also please tell me that i wasnt the only one that struggled against those two trainers in front of the pokemon league that had a mega charizard and mega venusaur

[gsuaveyt]

Huh kinda surprised at the lack of Infinite Fusion

[sheepgoesbrrr]

Dude to this day im surprised there's no mention of Desolation anywhere
its made by creators of Reborn and Rejuvenation, and its even better. well, atleast for me, dunno about what you guys would think

[jaimereupert]

Pokemon Emerald Cross and Emerald Exceeded are really good games. Check those out when you get the chance.

[MrVulgax]

Man you gotta try pokemon Phoenix Rising, this game has so many details everywhere like in the librarys inside pokemon centers or even random houses where they developp the lore, it has so many beautiful soundtracks created for every regions and roads you travel, honestly I've never seen a pokemon fangame THAT complete, it could easily be a pokemon branded game (but better cause less childy). Seriously, give it a try you'll love it !

[JTY-]

Pokemon Emerald Seaglass should be included now

[fruitloop]

Unbound and Gaia are 2 of my all time favourites. Currently waiting patiently for Voyager to come out fully.

[pkmmasterred]

Unbound ain't a fan game, it's a romhack which is a different categorie

[jasonreyes]

I knew the top 2 right away there actually very well done

[fsu]

Reborn is good. A bit cringe but past the edgelord outdated videogame lingo its hard and forces you to use weaker mons.

[whitedragonzerureusu]

I don't think PokeWilds has updated for a while. I could be wrong but I hope the game isn't dead

[martinmccarthy]

Theres a surprisely good Pokemon 'dating sim' fangame called "Pokemon Academy Life". Before you ask no you don't romance the Pokemon, and yes the characters are aged up to be college level. The game is about you going to a big Pokemon academy. Though its more of a college then a academy. Despite how weird that concept sounds. The its writing and character are really well made. Take Blue for example. In the surface he may seem like just as much of a asshole as he was in original Kanto games. However the more you hang out with Blue, and the more scenes he has. You'll start to understand that it was just him being a doushe for no reason. He just has some issues that I won't spoiler. Its like that with alot of the characters in the game. I really lve the narrative the story is going. It knows its concept is silly. So it rarely takes its super seriously while sets up things for leter on the game. The game in my opinion is really funny to me. One the games jokes are in one scene where if you look at the background of the main city the academy takes place at. You will see shit like "Taco Bellsprout", "TM stop power to the trainers", "Dave & Combusken", "Treecko" (Wish is a play on Geico), and many more of these puns in the same screen. The game is kinda like a mixture between Persona and Pokemon. The game is seriously underrated and i can't recommend it enough to any Pokemon fan!

[JohnSmith-rrjt]

No Insurgence is insane. Still to date the best fan game by a mile. Hell, its better than almost all of the real games.

[ShaneStapler]

watched ur unbound video a few days ago and saw this popup looking for more unbound contrnt. nice vid

[Greaterglider]

I have a question are fan games legal?