Heart & Soul Edition

Pokémon Heart & Soul is a fan-made role-playing game that recreates the Johto region using the Game Boy Advance style. It combines features from Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, and HeartGold/SoulSilver into a full adventure while running with Generation 3 mechanics. The game feels classic but also includes modern updates that make exploring, battling, and training more manageable for today’s players.

This version was created to be close to the official mainline Pokémon games, so it doesn’t focus on added challenges or alternative playstyles like randomizers, endless items, or built-in Nuzlocke modes. Instead, it delivers the story and gameplay at a steady pace without unnecessary extras. While carefully tested to limit errors, occasional small bugs may still appear, and players are encouraged to report them so they can be improved.

Because this project uses resources and art from other open-source work, many creators contributed behind the scenes. Credits are listed within the game, though new findings or updates are still welcomed. Some elements from the older Johto titles aren’t included because of how complex they would be to code, but the main experience remains complete.

You can try Pokémon Heart & Soul quickly and for free on kbhgames.com, where it runs directly in the browser with no installation required. This makes it easy for players to jump in and experience Johto in a modernized way without extra setup.

Features

• Generation 1-3 Pokémon, plus their later gen evolutions (excluding the Regis and Jirachi)
• Full Johto story and Kanto postgame from HGSS, including the Kimono Girls and Eusine
• Following Pokémon
• Overworld background Pokémon allow you to easily see the notable encounters on each route
• Day/Night System with variable encounters
• Dynamic overworld palettes
• HGSS Music
• Highly varied trainer teams and encounters, based on Crystal Legacy
• HMs do not need to be taught to a Pokémon in order for it to be used
• Apricons replaced with berries, Kurt will use them to make unique Pokéballs
• Timekeeping does not track days of the week, Everything is progression based
• 16 Gym leader rematches
• Two Safari Zones
• Unique surfing Pokémon sprites
• Customizable shiny rate
• Physical/special split is toggleable
• Fairy type is toggleable
• AutoRun and FastSurf are toggleable
• Quick run from wild battles using button combination
• Ball prompts for quick catching
• … and much more!

Lead Developer / Game Director

• Lil Dill

Developers

• TixoRebel
• InfiniteBacon42
• Exclsior
• Phantonomy
• DaniRainbow