r/PokemonRMXP • • 17d ago

Recurring Thread What fan game should I play?

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Welcome to r/PokemonRMXP's dedicated "What fan game should I play?" megathread. This replaces the previous post flair, when users could make individual posts asking for game recommendations. Individual posts of this nature are now banned, as they are antithetical to the focus of our community.

r/PokemonRMXP (RPG Maker XP) is a subreddit dedicated to creating Pokémon fan games made in RPG Maker XP. All content must be relevant to making Pokémon fan games. Do not post something unrelated to making fan games.


Use this megathread (updated monthly) to ask for game recommendations.

  • Please be specific when asking for a recommendation. Asking for "the best fangame" or "a good fangame" is not specific. e.g. try asking questions like: "I'm looking for suggestions for good fan games set in Johto!" Or, "I'm looking for fan games set in totally unique fan made regions!"

  • Please be specific when suggesting a fan game. You cannot just paste the title of the game as a comment. Provide some detailed information about the fan game you are recommending, or your comment may be removed.

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If you have any other questions you can send us a modmail message, and we will get back to you right away.


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r/PokemonRMXP • • Apr 29 '26

Discussion Pokemon Pathways and the Born Situation

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Hello. My name is Janitor.

You may not know me, and nobody really did until this whole situation. I'm here to talk about the fan game in development known as Pokemon Pathways. I will preface that I am NOT a developer of the game, just a member of administration on the new project's server.

For those who don't know, Pokemon Pathways is an RPGMaker fan game made by a decently sized team over the last few years. The premise is a story-based game about going to an academy. But that's not what we're here for. I'm here to discuss the controversial actions of the leadership of the mod and their little cabal, alongside the subsequent exodus done by the rest of the development team.

Below is a document detailing the controversies and relevant proof. To summarize, the founders of the game alongside their friends, over time, have not only shirked responsibilities and professionalism, but also acted inappropriately in their server of mostly minors (both bigoted comments and sexual activity). I don't want to waste your time, so instead I recommend reading the document to see exactly what I mean.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cZ9keJ3EAHmwJ73BlQ3r43rYI33nU7q-nIkyO6p4SlM/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0#heading=h.6kn5b9jzfocd

https://x.com/VastusSpatium/status/2046119690229989851?s=20

Around a week ago, when this document came out, the discord server (which at the time had over 15,000 members) for lack of a better term, caught on fire. Attempts to silence the document were done by the owner, mass banning occurred, and more. Even now, the owner of the discord server is censoring discussion of the incident and is scrubbing things away. As such, I am making this post to ensure it is not forgotten, and for the word to spread about the actions done by the "leader" of this game, on behalf of the development team who has since left. There is a backup server ran by the former devs after leaving. You are welcome to friend deckdevil on discord to get an invite and see how the project will move from there.

I was given approval by the mod teams of this subreddit to come out with this, as well as given approval by the split off Pokemon Pathways team to send this document.


r/PokemonRMXP • • 14h ago

Show & Tell Another oz-zee Pokemon showcase!

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Hi all wanted to show a rather unique oz-zee Pokemon line

Their names are Floreum and Pendimonium both fairy poison type

They are both based on the fact Australian invented pencilin which has been the cornerstone into developing antibiotics. So it's highlighted in the little perti dishes in both their designs

Their Pokedex are as follows

Floreum

DNA testing has revealed it's closely related to Parasect. The fluid it secretes is said to instantly cleanse wounds and dramatically speed recovery.

Pendimonium

Its four syringe-like arms can cure even the most severe infections. Trainers are warned that relying on it too often allows the infection to adapt, turning Pendimonium's own cure into the greater threat.

I hope you guys catch one of these when Pokemon Resonance is out.

Art by https://www.instagram.com/lepetit.arts?cplk=cDgzMTNrYWhyMXRx


r/PokemonRMXP • • 18h ago

Show & Tell Showing the title screen of my game, Pokémon Pacific

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Some adjustments are still needed, but I’m happy with the composition I managed to create though it could be even better. The music was composed by a friend named Reptalia.


r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Show & Tell Updated collage of my fangame!

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r/PokemonRMXP • • 1h ago

Help Help with creating custom terrain

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r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Show & Tell Meet Turtlow and Turtank!

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r/PokemonRMXP • • 2d ago

Show & Tell Spooky Fakemon Evolution for the Halloween

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r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Help How to change weather with a switch?

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A city in my game has really dense fog which will be cleared by the player after doing some story stuff. How can I activate a switch that will remove the foggy weather in the town permanently?


r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Show & Tell Using the feedback from my last post, here’s my updated Cherrygrove map. I’m still new to mapping this is only my 3rd map so I’m getting used to the process. I like the spacing idea people suggested, but I just can’t get the spacing looking right. Any feedback is greatly appreciated

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r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Show & Tell First Route Preview of Pokémon Unchained, demo release only days away!

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I'm proud to announce the demo will be released this month!

Come join the Discord now!

The main focus of Pokémon Unchained are the characters you meet, as well as the exploration of the lovingly handcrafted world you can discover. The story is a bit more mature in comparison to the classic games, but stays true to the Pokémon formula, while making sure it is not too edgy.
In general the important characters are also much deeper and dialogue options actually matter.
The region itself is based on modern day Germany, while the maps themselves are mostly influenced by Ruby/Sapphire and Emerald as well as the Gen 4 titles. The demo release will offer around 8-15 hours of playtime and the game will be playable up to the 4th badge, including some story elements afterwards.

Content:

- 3 different player options
- ~160 available Pokémon, including ~30 brand new fakemon
- unique gen 3 art style with lots of custom assets
- custom UI
- overworld encounters
- custom shiny sprites
- toggleable following Pokémon
- Dexnav feature similar to ORAS
- custom music tracks
- 1 : 1024 shiny chance
- secret bases
- working gondola system
- a second mysterious region to discover
- collect all 100 Zygarde Cells scattered around the region
- lots of bonus content

Quality of Life:

- two different difficulty modes
- multiple saves possible
- field moves instead of HM's
- fast forward available
- fleshed out quest system
- starters can be shiny in preview window
- berry system optimization
- reusable TM's
- type icons in battle
- options to share exp for whole team or use the classic exp share item
- much easier EV training
- and much more!


r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Help Is it normal for battles to feel this difficult in Pokémon Essentials?

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Hey everyone!

I'm currently making my own Pokémon fangame using Pokémon Essentials v21.1, and I've noticed something strange with the battles.

It feels like my Pokémon deal very little damage compared to my opponents, even when they're around the same level.

For example, I can use a super-effective Fire-type move against a Bug-type Pokémon, and it still takes around 3 hits to knock it out. Meanwhile, the opponent seems to deal just as much damage to me, sometimes even more.

I've also noticed that moves like Swift or even Tackle sometimes seem to deal more damage than moves that are supposed to be stronger, even when type effectiveness isn't involved.

Another example is the very first rival battle. It feels surprisingly difficult to win because the rival picks a starter with a type advantage over mine. For instance, if I choose a Fire-type starter, my rival chooses a Water-type, and I feel like they deal significantly more damage than I do. This makes even the very first battle feel unusually hard to win.

Because of this, I keep losing battles that feel like they should be fairly balanced.

I'm not sure if this is normal, if I'm misunderstanding something about the damage calculations, or if there's something wrong with my game's settings.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Is there anything I should check in Pokémon Essentials?

Thanks in advance!


r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Show & Tell Adios, old Dwild 🫡 (2017 - 2026)

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r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Help Does anybody knows how to improve performance and make the game more smooth ?

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r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Discussion When/If do I try to move past solo work?

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I've been casually working on a Pokemon Fan Game for a while now, and always going solo. Designing, writing, plotting everything out on my own. But I know my own skills aren't going to be enough, since I lack the art/coding ability to do what I have in mind right now.

Should I just try to learn it anyways? Do I just find someone who can do it for me? If so, where would I start to look for a team?

If anyone's worked, either solo or in a team, and can advise on what that experience was like, I'd appreciate it. I just wanna know what I'm getting myself into.

And just for the hell of it, sharing my fakemons designed for the game I wanna finish someday


r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Recruiting Team Solace | RECRUITING NEED HELP

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r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Show & Tell If I didn't tell you, would you say they are fusion?

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We've been thinking on remaking most of fusion mons.

Egdon is basicly Egg + Charmander

Graling on the other hand, I think we already remade I just can't remember.


r/PokemonRMXP • • 2d ago

Show & Tell Long Journey huh? started as 14 yeard old, now im 24...

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r/PokemonRMXP • • 1d ago

Help Whenever I press right on th pokémon option it doesn't go to the bag, how can I fix this issue . Plz i need help i have been tying to solve this issue for a whole day now .

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r/PokemonRMXP • • 2d ago

Show & Tell Is this too much pink? If you have any suggestions that could help improve mapping designs, please share them.

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Cherrygrove


r/PokemonRMXP • • 3d ago

Show & Tell Preview of Rustboro City in Emerald Nova

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"Rustboro city is one of Hoenn's larger cities. Originally a mining town funded primarily by the Stone Mining Company. When the mining business became less lucrative, the company rebranded into a tech business, renaming itself to the Devon Corporation. The new company kept investing in its town, growing Rustboro into the city it is now. Tourists primarily visit to explore Meteor Falls to the North or hike along the Rusturf Mountains to the East."


r/PokemonRMXP • • 2d ago

Help How to make cliff faces look correct?

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I've been learning how to do cliff walls properly and am having some trouble figuring out how to do layers properly (see the back wall). I've been staring at tiles for the past few hours and can't really tell how close this is to correct. I really appreciate any advice!


r/PokemonRMXP • • 2d ago

Help I need help with eventing

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I'm trying to make an item that you can use on a pokemon in the party, depending on the species, form, gender, and shiny it would play out different events in the overworld more specifically a variable thats set to a certain number. I'm having tons of trouble trying to get this to work because of how complicated this seems to be. I can't really seem to find a shiny script command that works, either. Does anyone know how I could accomplish this?


r/PokemonRMXP • • 3d ago

Help help fixing this?

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I was just editing the script to change the cry in the splash/title screen, when I went to see if it was working, this popped up. I'm confused? It was working perfectly before, even after I edited the scripts a little, So I just put it back from my old screenshots, but that didn't work. can this be fixed?


r/PokemonRMXP • • 3d ago

Show & Tell I made Team Eclipse into sprites, currently only Battle sprites.

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Should I make any adjustments, or are they perfect as they are.