# Type Taxonomy

Each hack is tagged with one or more of these. Tags are also queryable as `#type/...`.

## Vanilla+
Official game enhanced — QoL, all species obtainable, light rebalance; same region/story.

`#type/vanilla+` — 21 hacks

- [[Aesthetic Red]]
- [[Blaze Black]]
- [[Blaze Black 2 Redux]]
- [[Crystal Advance Redux]]
- [[Emerald Extended Cut]]
- [[Emerald Seaglass]]
- [[Emerald Squared]]
- [[Fire Red Extended]]
- [[FireRed & LeafGreen+ (FRLG+)]]
- [[FireRed Deluxe]]
- [[FireRed Reignited]]
- [[Following Renegade Platinum]]
- [[Low Budget Crystal]]
- [[Modern Emerald]]
- [[Polished Crystal]]
- [[Renegade Platinum]]
- [[Sacred Gold]]
- [[Storm Silver]]
- [[Theta Emerald EX]]
- [[Volt White]]
- [[Volt White 2 Redux]]

## QoL
Primarily quality-of-life conveniences over an official base.

`#type/qol` — 11 hacks

- [[Crystal Clear]]
- [[Emerald Extended Cut]]
- [[Emerald Seaglass]]
- [[FireRed & LeafGreen+ (FRLG+)]]
- [[FireRed Deluxe]]
- [[FireRed Reignited]]
- [[Following Renegade Platinum]]
- [[Low Budget Crystal]]
- [[Modern Emerald]]
- [[Polished Crystal]]
- [[R.O.W.E.]]

## Difficulty
Built to be hard — boosted AI/teams, kaizo, or competitive rulesets.

`#type/difficulty` — 20 hacks

- [[Blaze Black]]
- [[Blaze Black 2 Redux]]
- [[Crystal Kaizo]]
- [[Dark Rising]]
- [[Dark Rising - Order Destroyed]]
- [[Dark Rising 2]]
- [[Elite Redux]]
- [[Emerald Imperium]]
- [[Emerald Kaizo]]
- [[Emerald Squared]]
- [[Following Renegade Platinum]]
- [[Inclement Emerald]]
- [[Phoenix Red]]
- [[Radical Red]]
- [[Renegade Platinum]]
- [[Sacred Gold]]
- [[Storm Silver]]
- [[The Pit]]
- [[Volt White]]
- [[Volt White 2 Redux]]

## Expansion
Built on a decomp + expansion: many generations, modern mechanics, new abilities/moves.

`#type/expansion` — 26 hacks

- [[Amethyst]]
- [[Blaze Black 2 Redux]]
- [[Elite Redux]]
- [[Emerald Azure]]
- [[Emerald Imperium]]
- [[Emerald Rogue]]
- [[Emerald Seaglass]]
- [[Fire Red Extended]]
- [[FireRed Deluxe]]
- [[Hearth]]
- [[Hoenn's Last Wish]]
- [[Inclement Emerald]]
- [[Inkwell]]
- [[Lazarus]]
- [[Modern Emerald]]
- [[Phoenix Red]]
- [[Polished Crystal]]
- [[Project Nova]]
- [[R.O.W.E.]]
- [[Radical Red]]
- [[Recordkeepers]]
- [[The Pit]]
- [[Theta Emerald EX]]
- [[Tourmaline]]
- [[Valiant]]
- [[Volt White 2 Redux]]

## New Experience
New region, story, and/or Pokédex — a fresh adventure, not the official game.

`#type/newexperience` — 43 hacks

- [[Adventure - Red Chapter]]
- [[Ambrosia]]
- [[Amethyst]]
- [[Brown]]
- [[Crystal Clear]]
- [[Crystal Inheritance]]
- [[Dark Rising]]
- [[Dark Rising - Order Destroyed]]
- [[Dark Rising 2]]
- [[Emerald Azure]]
- [[Fire of Sky]]
- [[Flora Sky]]
- [[GS Chronicles]]
- [[Gaia]]
- [[Glazed]]
- [[Heart and Soul]]
- [[Hearth]]
- [[Hoenn's Last Wish]]
- [[Inkwell]]
- [[Lazarus]]
- [[Light Platinum]]
- [[Liquid Crystal]]
- [[Mega Power]]
- [[Odyssey]]
- [[Omega Ruby Origins]]
- [[Orange]]
- [[Peridot]]
- [[Pisces]]
- [[Prism]]
- [[Project Nova]]
- [[R.O.W.E.]]
- [[Recordkeepers]]
- [[Resolute]]
- [[Saiph]]
- [[Saiph 2]]
- [[Snakewood]]
- [[Sors]]
- [[Sovereign of the Skies]]
- [[Super Mariomon]]
- [[Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus]]
- [[Tourmaline]]
- [[Valiant]]
- [[WaveBlue]]

## Demake
Recreates a later-generation game on older hardware.

`#type/demake` — 6 hacks

- [[Crystal Advance Redux]]
- [[GS Chronicles]]
- [[Heart and Soul]]
- [[Liquid Crystal]]
- [[Omega Ruby Origins]]
- [[Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus]]

## Roguelite
Run-based, randomized, permadeath-flavored structure.

`#type/roguelite` — 2 hacks

- [[Emerald Rogue]]
- [[The Pit]]

## Cosmetic
Visual/audio overhaul (e.g. Moemon sprites, tilesets, music) over an existing game.

`#type/cosmetic` — 4 hacks

- [[Aesthetic Red]]
- [[Moemon Mega FireRed]]
- [[Moemon Star Emerald]]
- [[Super Mariomon]]

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