Pokémon recently celebrated its 30th anniversary as a franchise in recent months, and in that time the beloved creature-centric series has drawn in millions of fans the world over. As part of those celebrations, we received confirmation of Pokémon Winds & Waves, the next game in the series and the first of the tenth Generation.
As good as it looks, we aren't going to get to play it until the back half of 2027 by the earliest estimates, and so we'll have to fill our time as Pokémon fans with goodness from elsewhere. Fortunately, the community is on hand to plug the gap with some genuinely ingenious creations that really could be official games in their own right.
These downloads come in two forms. The first is ROM hacks, which adapt existing games to change gameplay features, rosters and encounters. The other is entirely original creations that serve as a bit of a playground for developers to really push the boat out, and it's the latter that brings us here today.
Over on Twitter/X, the user Pokémon Fangame News shared the announcement that a brand-new genre entry has just hit virtual shelves for players to download right away. To...
