Download Pokemon Heart and Soul GBA ROM Hack
- Creator: lildill01
- Version: v1.1.6
- Updated: November 04, 2025
- Language: English
- Progress: ??????
Pokemon Heart and Soul is a GBA ROM by lildill01 in English. It was released on November 04, 2025 and is now available to download.
Description
Pokémon Heart & Soul brings the classic Johto Region and its iconic story to the world of modern GBA decomp hacking. Built on the Modern Emerald decomp, this project offers a fresh take on the GSC/HGSS experience, blending key aspects of the Gen 2 and Gen 4 games, while incorporating many modern QoL features, as well as some familiar Gen 3 mechanics.
Not only is Heart & Soul (HnS) a first-of-its-kind, fully completed, playtested, and largely faithful GSC remake / HGSS demake, it's also completely open source, and is intended to be a base for a new generation of Johto rom hacks.
Game Progress
Completed Johto GBA Decomp hack.
Change Log
v1.1.6
- Fixed extremely rare Sprout Tower softlock
- Fixed an exploit that allowed you to skip the chosen box legendary kimono scene
- Special dratini from 100%ing the Elder's quiz should always be shiny now
- Fixed seafoam islands nighttime encounters
v1.5
- Followers now stay in their Poké Balls on Birth Island, Mew’s animation works perfectly, and dialogue flows more smoothly. You’ll also notice fixed overworld sprites, working signs and clocks, proper background music for Snorlax, and improved grammar throughout the game.
- A few gameplay tweaks include working Escape Ropes in Mt. Silver, fixed Safari Zone access, and a Fly flag correction. Plus, new trainer sprites, palette fixes, and updated move descriptions bring a cleaner, more refined touch overall.
Features
- Generation 1-3 Pokémon, plus their later gen evolutions (excluding the Regis and Jirachi)
- Full Johto story and Kanto postgame from HGSS, including the Kimono Girls and Eusine
- Following Pokémon
- Overworld background Pokémon allow you to easily see the notable encounters on each route
- Overworld background Pokémon in cities, towns, or areas with no encounters are just for the vibes
- Day/Night System with variable encounters
- Dynamic overworld palettes
- HGSS Music
- Highly varied trainer teams and encounters, based on Crystal Legacy
- HMs do not need to be taught to a Pokémon in order for it to be used
- Apricons replaced with berries, Kurt will use them to make unique Pokéballs
- Timekeeping does not track days of the week, Everything is progression based
- 16 Gym leader rematches
- Two Safari Zones
- Unique surfing Pokémon sprites
- Customizable shiny rate
- Physical/special split is toggleable
- Fairy type is toggleable
- AutoRun and FastSurf are toggleable
- Quick run from wild battles using button combination
- Ball prompts for quick catching
- ... and much more!
Screenshots
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Useful Stuff
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v0.01 v.1.1.5Credits
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