Heart & Soul

What it does to a run

• ·Emerald hack on pokeemerald-expansion that rebuilds the Johto story and the Kanto postgame on the GBA, blending GSC and HGSS. Open source, lead developer Lil Dill; v2.0.4 as of August 2026, and v1.x saves don't carry over.
• ·The pool is Gen 1–3 Pokémon plus their later evolutions — Annihilape, Ursaluna, Kleavor, Wyrdeer and Dudunsparce all turn up on boss teams. Abilities are modern through Gen 9, hidden ones included.
• ·Mechanics are settings, not fixed: Gen 1–3 or Gen 4+ physical/special split, Fairy type on or off, vanilla Gen 3 or Gen 7 movepools, finite or reusable TMs. Say which you ran in your notes — the planner assumes the modern split.
• ·Built-in Nuzlocke mode (Easy adds permadeath, Normal adds catch limits, Hard deletes the save on a wipe) with dupes, shiny and forced-nickname clauses. In-game level caps: Easy is the next leader's highest level, Hard their lowest. EXP ×0–×2, trainer IVs and EVs can scale with badges.
• ·HGSS structure: Chuck, Jasmine and Pryce field different teams at 4, 5 and 6 badges; all 16 gym rematches; the 92 HGSS TMs; berries replace Apricorns at Kurt's; Kanto routes carry a 5% Hoenn encounter chance.
• ·A separate Hard Mode mod (v1.0) gives every boss six, adds Run & Bun-style switching AI and reworks the Kanto leaders — its own project, so say if you ran it.

Where runs die

• ⚠️Whitney's Miltank, still
• ⚠️Clair's Kingdra at 45
• ⚠️Lance's three Dragonite
• ⚠️Kanto's gyms at 57–69 with six each
• ⚠️Red's level 93 Pikachu

Starters

Inherited from HeartGold / SoulSilver — check the hack's own docs, several widen the choice.

• Chikorita
• Cyndaquil
• Totodile

Official documentation

• Trainer Teams
• Features & Customization (all settings)
• Pokémon Locations / Wild Encounters
• Static, Gift & Trade Pokémon
• Learnsets
• Pokédex
• Gym Leader Rematches
• Changelog
• Hard Mode mod
• Full documentation

Trainer order follows Gold / Silver, but this hack rebuilds every team — the ace tells you who you're fighting, not what they bring, and the base game's level caps don't apply.

Trainers you have to beat in Heart & Soul, in order

Stage	Trainer	Type	Ace
Gym 1	Falkner	flying	Pidgeotto
Gym 2	Bugsy	bug	Scyther
Gym 3	Whitney	normal	Miltank
Gym 4	Morty	ghost	Gengar
Gym 5	Chuck	fighting	Poliwrath
Gym 6	Jasmine	steel	Steelix
Gym 7	Pryce	ice	Piloswine
Gym 8	Clair	dragon	Kingdra
Elite Four	Will	psychic	Xatu
Elite Four	Koga	poison	Crobat
Elite Four	Bruno	fighting	Machamp
Elite Four	Karen	dark	Houndoom
Champion	Lance	dragon	Dragonite
Kanto 1	Brock	rock	Onix
Kanto 2	Misty	water	Starmie
Kanto 3	Lt. Surge	electric	Raichu
Kanto 4	Erika	grass	Bellossom
Kanto 5	Janine	poison	Venomoth
Kanto 6	Sabrina	psychic	Alakazam
Kanto 7	Blaine	fire	Magcargo
Kanto 8	Blue	mixed	Arcanine
Postgame	Red	mixed	Pikachu