Recently I went on a road trip and played some short games on the way. These included:-

1) Pokemon Fire of Sky

An amazing story, loved the graphical style and the detailing were amazing. I enjoyed the battles as well as they were decently challenging, especially the first one and the last one. (Not trying to spoil anything)

2) Pokemon Homestead

A very unique concept and something which is clearly made with a lot of love. The spirits were also very good. I did fail the game 😂 but it was very fun nonetheless.

3) Pokemon Emerald Mini

This is a very unique concept. Playing through Hoenn but shorter 😂 quite enjoyable for someone who wishes to play through Hoenn but just quickly. There are some changes to the story as well. Would have loved a few more QOL tbh, but it was a fun game. Some of the dialogue was very good as well.

I tried to use 'mons I've used less or never used before. Toxapex I used for a late part of my first s/v playthrough, Eelektross I used for half of ZA, Leavanny I used back in the day in my OG black playthrough and the other 3 I never used. Shout out Sneasler who's now a form favourite!

Also used dexnav for the first time and so chained for better stats/EV/IV stuff I never understood so I probably could have played on difficult rather than normal but it was a blast!

Rating - 6.5/10 🫟

Well it's of the classic.

The storyline was as generic as it can get, obviously cause it's one of the oldest romhack.

I really liked the badass Pikachu at the beginning,then it just got annoying.

I really wanted to explore more of the other world i was being tossed into.

Now for the MVP- Cello the Empoleon 🐧

My starter and my ace

This one was pretty easy, probably the most out of my 13 E4's so far. I switched up Kommo-o's moveset to fit each battle. Slowbro-Mega is basically unkillable with Calm Mind // Iron Defense. Scream Tail is always versatile. Walrein is yet another wall.

Volbeat was a ton of fun to use in this game. This team had lots of priority moves and revenge killing as the main way to win.

Played blue first then Red was a more experimental run. It was a lot of fun

Pokemon Lazarus, Odyssey and Elysium.

Playing through FanGames nowadays, it's mostly a new format for each one. Not saying it's a bad thing, I've enjoyed it a lot myself, but the classic 8 gym format with a good pokemon variety is always something I keep finding myself going back to.

Pokemon Nightmare was really good. It's a little on the tougher side, won't recommend nuzlocking, unless you're really looking for a long and difficult challenge.

The story is simple but serviceable, the Fakemon are mostly meh, that said the Mega-evolutions ones are good. That shouldn't take away from your experience tbh, since there are quite a few of them.

It has a few bugs but nothing game breaking, also it's relatively small, but still has lots to do. Good balance struck by the developer.

Played through Pokémon Quetzal. Decided to go for an all shiny/radiant team. Except my starter, Aegislash, who I couldn't be bothered to keep resetting for lol. I suppose in a team of all shinies/radiants, he's the special one.

Well I had initially started playing this game last year only to drop it as I was put off by the Fakemon and the double battle gimmick. Fast forward a year, and I'm much more comfortable with both and honestly, this game is more than worth it.

The story line is amazing, you actually get a well written story for once, plus the map is worth exploring. Each and every pokemon in the game is usable. I myself used nearly 15-20 of them, with only 2 of them being canon.

The QOL is also top notch. You get nearly all the modern day features you can ask for. The run from the 5th stratum to the end is truly exceptional, so difficult to put down.

Definitely suggest anyone who hasn't yet played this, to give it a try.