Battle Frontier facilities
The Battle Factory opens after the third Gym, with additional facility-style challenges appearing across the game.
Battle facilities →Completed gamev1.1.2
A bigger Johto adventure
Return to Johto. Find much more.
Pokemon SoulGold is a completed Game Boy Advance ROM hack built on Pokemon Emerald that reimagines and expands Johto.
Choose from nine Mega-capable starters, explore new routes and locations, take on Battle Frontier facilities and legendary boss encounters, then continue into a substantial postgame.
v1.1.2 · Updated September 8, 2026 · Patch only, no ROM included
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Choose your partner
Nine starters. Every one can Mega Evolve.
Pokemon SoulGold gives you nine starter choices, and every starter line has access to Mega Evolution. New forms for Typhlosion, Meowscarada and Primarina join the wider Mega roster.
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Expanded Johto
Familiar roads lead somewhere new.
New environments, routes and locations extend Johto beyond its familiar map. The expansion includes distinct areas such as Vajra Desert, Kitakami Border, Rinto Village and Tohjo Pass, with more exploration continuing into the postgame.
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More along the way
Battle facilities, legendary hunts and harder roads.
Pokemon SoulGold spreads major side content through the adventure instead of keeping every challenge behind the Hall of Fame.
Legendary boss encounters
Some legendary encounters become battles you must win first, including bosses that fight through multiple health bars.
Legendary encounters →New routes and high-level areas
New paths continue beyond the main story, giving late-game teams fresh places to explore and stronger trainers to face.
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After the League
Your team still has room to grow.
Pokemon SoulGold adds late-game ability progression, additional locations, Title Defense, Battle Facilities and a large set of legendary and Mythical encounters. Becoming Champion opens another phase of the adventure rather than simply ending it.
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Quality of life
Less friction without skipping the journey.
The Candy Jar turns earned experience into EXP Candies for team changes, EXP All can be toggled, moves can be relearned from the party, HMs do not need to occupy move slots, and many Water-type Pokemon receive their own Surf sprite.
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See SoulGold in-game
Explore the region before you start.
The gallery covers Mega Evolutions, new Johto locations, Battle Frontier content, legendary encounters, story moments and postgame areas.
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Patch Pokemon SoulGold v1.1.2 in your browser with your own compatible Pokemon Emerald TrashMan ROM, or download the BPS patch for another compatible patcher.