For every official Pokémon game, there are plenty of unofficial, fan-made projects. Lots of them aren't worth the time of day, but there are a number of high quality third-party games out there.
So we want you to tell us all about your favourite in at least 50 words! Treat it like a mini review, but please ensure your nominated game is child friendly - NSFW games are forbidden!
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Braulio M Lara 🔹8/20/2024
Hi Folks 😊
from Spain 🇪🇸 came Temtem a POKÉMON a la España a unofficial version of the Japanese game very well done and with somes extras that we wish to see in the Pokémon original
there is a link with a video of Temtem
Enjoy it 👍
taha8/19/2024
Won$2
One of the few unofficial Pokémon games I played when I was younger was Pokémon PC, an obscure fan project that transformed the world of Pokémon into 3D at a time when the mainline games were all still in 2D, and this fan game felt so exciting to play, doing things in the world of Pokémon in a new perspective like roaming the towns, battling and exploring the wild.
It's not the most amazing game visually but it was a nostalgic one for me and one that I enjoyed as someone who didn't have the latest Pokémon games and the idea of a 3D Pokémon game really fascinated me as a kid.
The idea of playing a game as Ash was really cool to me and having a Pikachu follow you around was awesome too, but you could also change your partner Pokémon around as well, something which is really well done as a mechanic now in the Pokémon Let's Go games.
Pokémon PC was a bit eerie as well in some parts, especially the abandoned building and some of the wild areas, while some of the battles can jump scare you a bit when you encounter high level Pokémon at points where you're nowhere near prepared to face them! It took me back when I felt that same feeling again in Legends Arceus bumping into a wild Luxio right at the start of the first wild area!
This game really felt like what I wanted from a Pokémon game and Nintendo eventually moved to 3D with the release of Pokémon X & Y, which then became one of my favourite entries in the franchise. Really, this is kind of a look into the future of what the Pokémon games could become.
FirestormGamingTeam8/19/2024
Won$2
For me, it's Pokémon Xenoverse
This was a small game that was labelled by critics as "unique", having a huge variety of content and a great story to it.
It was made by a team of 15 from Italy and was only translated into English in 2021. Personally I found it to be a lot of fun and always kept me interested.
T
TechieCrow8/18/2024
Won$2
I'm not sure this counts but PokéMMO is great, you will need to have several Pokémon game ROMS because with PokéMMO you are actually playing those games in a massively multiplayer environment, not singleplayer, this means you can play with friends or even make new friends in the game, you can trade and battle with other players and when you process enough in a region you can go to the next one, you do not have to complete one region before going to another so if you don't feel like playing generation 1 then just progress enough to get on a boat and go to whatever generation you want to play in the moment.
JB
Josh B8/13/2024
Won$2
I haven't played many of these but I did end up playing PokémonPrism at one stage which was a pretty wild and out-there alternative to the official games.
It had pokemon from a number of generations, making it's roster massive and gave some fun choices for selecting pokemon in battles. It also had some very non-pokemon gameplay mechanics like side scrolling sections and actually playing as the pokemon.
It was a bit unhinged and unpolished but a fun alternative to the official games available.