Pokémon Heart & Soul

v2.0.4

by Lil Dill · September 16, 2026

Approved
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What's new in v2.0.4

• Added gen1-3 vs gen1-9 randomizer setting. Defaults to gen1-3, can be changed freely after starting the game at the PC challenge menu. • EXP multiplier setting can be changed freely after starting the game at the PC challenge menu. • Time of day ranges have been adjusted and consolidated: Night starts at 7pm (see docs) • Gen1-9 Randomizer only: Gave new evolution methods to man gen 5+ pokemon that were not evolveable in the previous version • New Alt Shiny sprite for Dragonite thanks Nettorizo • Credits update • Added back Kanto level caps (forgot to port from 1.2) • Trainer rematch parties will now scale based on number of badges. Call frequency is unchanged. Basically, now you can reasonably farm rematches no matter what level you are. • Added move deleter to Goldenrod • Type effectiveness indicator will appear regardless of if you've seen the enemy pokemon • When running mono-type challenge, nuzlocke encounters will not be used up if the species doesn't have the correct type • Mono-type challenge is now aware of a pokemon's evolutionarily family, and takes their types into consideration • Mono-type run's random starters will respond to the gen1-9 vs gen1-3 randomizer setting. Turn on random starters and toggle that setting for old behavior of gen1-9 starters on mono type run • Static encounters now respond to static randomizer setting (forgot to port from 1.2) • Unredacted bonus content from documentation

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.​

File metadata

FilenamePokémon Heart & Soul (v2.0.4) [Hack].gba
Size32 MB
CRC323710b5aa
MD578e11918ad1f07e5d86515721139bec7
SHA19b6dfa227cec993e0798f357495bbce0d0a2b519

Patch file

TypeUPS
FilenamepokemonHnS_v2.0.4.ups
SHA12d01feea53dd5180d8c78d296e4a2b1ff11bd835

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Base ROM required

NamePokemon - Emerald Version (USA, Europe)
CRC321f1c08fb
MD5605b89b67018abcea91e693a4dd25be3
SHA1f3ae088181bf583e55daf962a92bb46f4f1d07b7
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SteamGridDB5503721

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DAT entry

Pokémon Heart & Soul (v2.0.4)

Approved Aug 31, 2026

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submission approved by DarkBlood159

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