What is Pokémon Crossroads?

Pokémon Crossroads is a GBA ROM hack built as a large multi-region adventure that combines Hoenn, Kanto and the Sevii Islands into one connected journey, with Johto planned for a future update.

How many badges are currently available?

The current build gives you a 16 badge journey with 8 Hoenn badges and 8 Kanto badges available in the same adventure.

Can you choose where to start?

Yes. The current release lets you begin in Hoenn or start in Kanto, depending on your preferred opening route.

Is Johto playable yet?

Johto is not fully playable yet. It is planned as part of the next major development step for the project.

🌍 Multi-region GBA adventure

Pokémon Crossroads

Pokémon Crossroads is a huge fan-made GBA journey that connects Hoenn, Kanto and the Sevii Islands into one seamless run. It is built for players who want a longer classic-style adventure, a bigger world to travel through, modernized systems, and the freedom to decide whether their story begins in Hoenn or Kanto.

🗺️ Hoenn + Kanto + Sevii

🏅 16 badges

🎮 Beta 1.1

🚪 Choose your starting region

🛠️ Johto in development

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About Pokémon Crossroads

A long-form GBA adventure built around region hopping, classic stories and one connected world.

Pokémon Crossroads is designed around a simple but very strong idea: take the scale and charm of the Game Boy Advance era, then turn it into one giant connected journey. Instead of locking you into just one region, Crossroads brings together Hoenn, Kanto and the Sevii Islands into a single playable adventure, with Johto planned to follow in a future update.

The result feels like a “what if” version of the GBA era where multiple games had been fused into one polished campaign. You still get the familiar routes, towns and badge goals players love, but the scope is much bigger and the progression has a more ambitious feel.

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Why it stands out: Crossroads is not just another short remix hack. It is built around the idea of an extended classic Pokémon journey, giving you more map variety, more badge progression, and a much bigger sense of travel than a normal single-region GBA run.

Quick facts

ROM file	PokemonCrossroads.gba
Type	GBA ROM hack
Version	Beta 1.1
Language	English
Status	Progressing
Regions now	Hoenn, Kanto and Sevii Islands
Roadmap	Johto region planned for a future update
Current goal	16 total badges available

Current build note: this is an active project, so some elements are still being expanded and polished as the hack moves toward later versions.

Core features players will care about

🌍 Three connected areas

Travel across Hoenn, Kanto and the Sevii Islands in one adventure instead of being locked to a single map.

🏅 16-badge journey

Take on 8 Hoenn gyms and 8 Kanto gyms in the same run, giving the game a much bigger campaign feel.

🚪 Two starting routes

Begin in Littleroot for a Hoenn-first path or open in Pallet for a Kanto-first experience.

🔁 Region switching

Move between core regions through dedicated travel points instead of treating them like separate save files.

🧭 Bigger-world progression

Crossroads is built for players who want a longer adventure with more places to revisit and more milestones to clear.

⚙️ Modern technical base

The project uses a modern decomp-style foundation, helping it feel smoother and more ambitious than an older lightweight edit.

Pokémon Crossroads is built around one of the most appealing ideas in fan games: a long, classic-feeling GBA adventure that keeps opening up instead of ending after a single region.

Story and world feel

Crossroads leans into the fantasy of one massive Game Boy Advance Pokémon quest. Instead of treating Emerald-style and FireRed-style content like separate experiences, it brings them together so your run feels broader and more connected. You travel through familiar regions, but the appeal is the scale: more routes, more gyms, more town progression and more time to let your team grow across a much larger adventure arc.

That makes this a great fit for players who love classic region structure but wish the journey lasted longer. If your ideal ROM hack is not “hard for the sake of hard” but “big, replayable and satisfying to explore,” Crossroads hits a very strong niche.

Choose your path at the start

One of the coolest things about Crossroads is that your opening journey can feel different from the first minute.

🌿 Start in Hoenn

Go with the classic Emerald-style opening and begin in Littleroot Town. This is the best pick if you want the familiar Hoenn rhythm first and would rather ease into Kanto later.

🔴 Start in Kanto

Open in Pallet Town and jump straight into the Kanto side of the adventure. Great for players who want that FireRed-flavoured route first before branching back out.

Good replay value: because the opening region changes your early-game feel, Crossroads has a nice “run it again later from the other side” appeal even before future updates land.

Current version status

Right now, Crossroads already gives you a substantial amount of content. Hoenn, Kanto and the Sevii Islands are the active playable parts of the project, with all 16 gym badges available in the current version. That means this is not a tiny teaser build — it already offers a long campaign-sized run.

Johto is the next big development target. So even if you jump in now, the hack still has a sense of momentum around it, which is part of the fun for players who enjoy following living fan projects.

Things to know before you start

Old vanilla Emerald save files are not meant to carry over into this project.
Some ported or edge-case content may still be in active polish because the hack is progressing.
If you like stable GBA emulation outside the browser, mGBA-style compatibility is the safe route.
This is best treated like its own game rather than a standard one-region enhancement hack.

Quick beginner tips

Pick the start you actually want — Hoenn-first and Kanto-first give the run a different early flavour, so choose the path you are most excited about.
Think long-term with your team — this is a larger-than-usual campaign, so balanced coverage matters more than a short single-region sprint.
Save regularly — especially before major routes, gym runs and travel jumps between areas.
Enjoy the scale — Crossroads is strongest when you lean into the “big journey” feel instead of trying to rush it like a standard badge sprint.
Expect future growth — Johto is part of the project’s appeal, so it is worth keeping an eye on later updates after your first run.

Pokémon Crossroads FAQ

Is Pokémon Crossroads completed?

Not fully. The project is progressing, but the current build already includes a large playable adventure across Hoenn, Kanto and the Sevii Islands with 16 badges available.

Can I play Pokémon Crossroads online on RomHaven?

Yes. Use the play button on this page to launch the GBA version in your browser using the file PokemonCrossroads.gba.

Does Pokémon Crossroads include Johto?

Johto is part of the project roadmap, but it is still in development. The current main playable content focuses on Hoenn, Kanto and the Sevii Islands.

What makes Crossroads different from other GBA hacks?

Its biggest selling point is scale. Instead of a single compact remake or a standard difficulty tweak, Crossroads aims to feel like one long connected GBA-era Pokémon journey across multiple regions.