Pokemon TRE-Team Rocket Edition

Introduction: Pokémon TRE: Team Rocket Edition is a fan-made ROM hack of the Game Boy Advance game Pokémon FireRed. It is set in the familiar Kanto region but from the perspective of a Team Rocket grunt, beginning shortly after the protagonist of the original games defeats Giovanni. The visual style retains FireRed's graphics, with some custom sprites for new characters and events.

Gameplay & Mechanics: You do not choose a traditional starter. Instead, your first Pokémon is a Rattata or Zubat given by a fellow grunt, and you must steal other Pokémon from trainers to build your team. The difficulty is higher than the base game, with tougher trainer battles that require strategic use of stolen Pokémon; it is not designed as a Nuzlocke hack. It uses the Generation III engine, so it lacks the Physical/Special split and the Fairy type. A key mechanic is the Morality System, where your actions as a Rocket member influence the story's progression and ending.

Key Features:

• Story from the Villain's Perspective: The entire narrative follows your rise in Team Rocket, interacting with characters like Giovanni and Archer, and seeing classic Kanto events from the other side.
• Pokémon Theft Mechanic: You can steal a defeated trainer's Pokémon after battle, which becomes the primary method for obtaining new team members beyond wild encounters.
• Expanded Kanto Exploration: The hack includes new areas like the Rocket Warehouse and Cerulean Cave early on, with revised maps and scripts that support the criminal storyline.

This hack offers a complete recontextualization of the Kanto journey for players seeking a darker, more challenging adventure.