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Curated knowledge base + pipeline for the valhalla Pokémon ROM-hack collection, moved out of the homelabstack infra repo on 2026-06-06 so that repo stays focused on the homelab. - pokemon-romhack-vault/ Obsidian vault: 75 hack notes + Index/Types/Platform MOCs (generated by build-romhack-vault.py) - scripts/ build-romhack-vault, romhack-import/fetch/apply - pokemon-romhacks-wanted.md manual-acquisition list (gated hacks) - drop/ gitignored ~1.3GB binary staging area The ROMs live on valhalla (/storage1/Emulation) served by the RomM stack, which stays in homelabstack (stacks/roms).
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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
Cosmetic
Visual/audio overhaul (e.g. Moemon sprites, tilesets, music) over an existing game.
#type/cosmetic — 4 hacks