Pokégear rematches
Register trainers, get calls, return for rematches and receive item gifts.
Johto, evolved for v2.0.4
v2.0.4Released August 28, 2026Game Boy Advance
Pokemon Heart & Soul
Johto never had an official Game Boy Advance adventure. Pokemon Heart & Soul brings the journey of Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver into a Gen 3-style GBA game, rebuilt on the v2.0 foundation and now updated to v2.0.4 with more randomizer control, badge-scaled rematches, challenge-setting improvements and another round of fixes.
v2.0.4 · August 28, 2026
More control over how you replay Johto.
v2.0.4 adds flexible randomizer and EXP settings, badge-scaled rematches and targeted gameplay fixes.
- Choose Gen 1-3 or Gen 1-9 randomizer pools, with Gen 1-3 as the default.
- Change the EXP multiplier after starting from the PC challenge menu.
- Trainer rematch parties now scale with your Badge count.
- Use the Move Deleter in Goldenrod.
- Includes additional randomizer, challenge, battle and progression fixes.
Major v2.0.0 additions
More of the details that make Johto feel like Johto.
Trainer numbers, radio stations, familiar puzzles and a journey that keeps growing after the League all get more room in the released v2.0.0 build.
Full Pokégear radio
Crystal's radio channels return inside the Pokégear, joined by Buena's Password and Hoenn Sound.
Ice Path restored
The old bike-reaction sections are gone and the Strength boulder puzzle is back.
Deeper customization
Existing challenge systems are rebuilt and expanded, with many settings adjustable after the run begins.
The complete Heart & Soul experience
A full Johto adventure with plenty to do after the first playthrough.
Heart & Soul combines the full Johto story, Kanto, long-running fan-favorite systems and flexible ways to replay the journey.
Two regions
Johto leads naturally into Kanto
Finish the Johto story, then keep going through a Kanto postgame that receives a major visual and gameplay pass in v2.0.0.
Explore the full adventureBuilt to replay
Randomizer, Nuzlocke and challenge tools are already built in
Choose the rules that fit your run, from a familiar Johto playthrough to randomized encounters, stricter Nuzlocke rules and special challenges.
See the customization optionsFan favorites
Following Pokemon, Battle Frontier and more remain part of the game
Day and night encounters, overworld Pokemon, 16 Gym rematches, two Safari Zones, the Battle Frontier and Battle Tents all remain part of Heart & Soul.
See what carried forward92HGSS TMs in the current TM lineup.
Gen 9Abilities updated through Generation 9.
Gen 1-9Pokemon available to the expanded randomizer pool.
2Johto and Kanto remain one connected adventure.
Rebuilt for v2.0.0
A bigger Heart & Soul, without losing what came before.
Heart & Soul is now rebuilt on pokeemerald-expansion. The wider feature set sits on top of the familiar core: a full Johto story, Kanto after the League, following Pokemon, day/night encounters, the Battle Frontier, and built-in Randomizer, Nuzlocke and challenge options that were already part of Heart & Soul before this rebuild.
- Overhauled Kanto maps and tilesets.
- New postgame content and Kanto events.
- All 92 HGSS TMs and abilities through Gen 9.
- GB Player for Gen 2 music and sounds.
The Pokégear feels like Johto again
Calls, rematches and gifts make trainer numbers useful again.
Register trainers and hear from them when they are ready for another battle or have an item waiting. v2.0.0 adds the GSC rematch trainers, plus additional battles including new Kanto rematches inspired by HGSS.
How rematches changedStill unmistakably Heart & Soul
The small details keep Johto feeling active between battles.
Following Pokemon, visible overworld Pokemon, changing day and night encounters, HGSS-inspired music and route details are still part of the experience. v2.0.0 builds on that identity instead of replacing it.
- Following Pokemon and unique surfing sprites.
- Overworld Pokemon that hint at notable encounters.
- Day and night encounters with dynamic overworld palettes.
- Battle Frontier, Battle Tents, Safari Zones and Gym rematches for repeat play.
v2.0.4 is released
Ready for another trip through Johto?
Patch v2.0.4 in your browser with your own compatible Pokemon Emerald ROM, or explore the full feature list before you begin.