Pokémon Lazarus

Gohan's Tips
Nov 15
2 min read

Updated: Nov 30

Author: JackWellman101.

PROGRESS: Current Version: 1.1: 11/14/2025 - This is a complete game that follows the traditional Pokémon formula, featuring a full story, 8 Gym Leaders to battle, an Elite Four, and a post-game.

It is a brand new, complete GBA ROM hack that brings a charming, nostalgic GBC-style aesthetic to a modern adventure. Explore the beautiful Ilios Region, a completely original world based on Greece and its surrounding islands, on your quest to become champion. This game is packed with content, featuring a carefully curated Pokédex of over 400 rebalanced Pokémon from all nine generations, a full day/night system, and visible overworld encounters. But the journey doesn't stop with the main story! Pokémon Lazarus is filled with an incredible amount of side content, including character customization, a Stardew Valley-like fishing minigame, underground mining, and dozens of side quests. With its charming retro style and deep, engaging world, this is a must-play for fans of classic and modern Pokémon alike.

🛑Features:

➡️Nostalgic G-BC-Style Graphics: The entire game, from menus and Pokémon sprites to the overworld, features a charming, retro art style inspired by the classic Game Boy Color games.

➡️A Brand New, Greece-Inspired Region: Explore the completely original Ilios Region, a brand-new area based on the mainland of Greece and its surrounding islands, with its own unique story and characters.

➡️400+ Rebalanced Pokémon from All 9 Generations: The game features a carefully curated Pokédex of over 400 Pokémon from the first nine generations, with rebalancing done to make every single Pokémon team-worthy.

➡️Massive Amount of Side Content: The game is packed with a huge variety of side activities, including dozens of unique sidequests, a Stardew Valley-like fishing minigame, an underground mining minigame, and a classic Pinball minigame.

➡️Character & Base Customization: The game includes an Outfit System to customize your character's appearance and allows for Ship Cabin Customization.

➡️Visible Overworld Encounters: Routes are brought to life with Pokémon that are visible and wander in the overworld, in addition to traditional tall grass encounters.

➡️Dynamic Day/Night System: The game features a full day/night system with an in-game clock that impacts wild Pokémon encounters and in-battle backgrounds.

➡️Optional Difficulty Modes: The game offers different difficulty modes for players who are seeking a greater challenge.

➡️A Complete, Classic-Style Adventure: This is a complete game that follows the traditional Pokémon formula, featuring a full story, 8 Gym Leaders to battle, an Elite Four, and a post-game.

➡️Modern GBA Decomp Base: The game is a GBA ROM hack built on the modern and stable pokeemerald-expansion decompilation project.

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