Game Freak might still be releasing new Pokémon games with relatively impressive regularity (there are certainly other developers out there that could take note), but in the gap between major arrivals, it's nice to have something else to do in the franchise that we might not have experienced before.
That's where ROM hacks come into play, adapting older games in the series (often beyond recognition) to create entirely new projects that really do show just how much potential Pokémon has as a franchise.
Which you'll prefer likely comes down to how different you want it to be from the original game that it's based on and which Generations you prefer, but there's a little something out there for everyone, including one that draws upon more than a little bit of the ever reliable Zelda.
Pokémon Burning Scales is a fan-made RPG created using Pokémon Essentials and RPG Maker that brings a heavy narrative focus to the series, with games like Skyrim, Zelda, Baldur's Gate III, and The Witcher III serving as inspiration (according to the developer).
Whilst that means it isn't technically a ROM hack, it has all the hallmarks of one, providing a game that's rooted in the...
