Your adventure starts with a choice
Pokémon
Monomyth.
A new region. An unfamiliar trio.
Find your first partner for the road ahead.
Independent player guide. Official game by Team Monomyth.
Meet your first partners
Three ways to begin.
Looking for the best starter?
Start with your opening plan.
For an early priority attack, choose Mishimizu: Aqua Jet at level 14 uses its higher Attack stat. Prefer raw opening Attack and HP? Look at Marmroot. Base-form Speed and special attacks? Crackliss.
See the reasons and tradeoffs →Plan your next few levels.
Compare moves from levels 8 to 18, check which attacking stat they use, and keep a plan for opponents your starter struggles against.
Find your starter’s move plan →Where do you want to start?
Guides & player toolsThe game behind the adventure
What is
Pokémon Monomyth?
Pokémon Monomyth is a fan-made Pokémon Emerald ROM hack by Team Monomyth, set in the Athanto region.
It is a separate adventure, not a guide to the original Emerald campaign. The game is distributed as a free patch for a legally obtained Emerald base, rather than as a standalone official Pokémon release.
New to ROM hacks? You apply the creators’ patch to your base game, then play the patched file with a supported emulator. Our how-to-play guide explains that route without hosting or asking for your game files.
Meet the creators on the official site ↗Inside the game
What makes
Athanto different?
A new setting is only the beginning. Here is what Team Monomyth highlights about the game.
Official feature descriptions, checked . Not our gameplay test results.
See the official game overview ↗- An unfamiliar region
- Explore Athanto’s wild landscapes, hidden areas and dozens of sidequests.
- New faces, returning favorites
- The creators advertise over 360 new and returning Pokémon, plus new moves, abilities and animations.
- Coats worth spotting
- Thousands of wild Pokémon coat variations give familiar species different appearances.
- An original soundtrack
- More than 200 original tracks accompany the adventure.
- More than the main journey
- Contest Halls, Trainer Hill and the Battle Frontier feature alongside exploration.
- Ways to connect
- Asynchronous multiplayer and Link Cable trading are listed features. Trading needs its own supported setup.
The companion, not the game
What is Monomyth Guide?
An independent guide and browser-based starter comparison for players who want to choose a partner and know what to do next.
Choose with context.
Read a recommendation for your opening goal, not an unexplained tier. Each pick comes with its reason, tradeoff and evidence limits.
Find your opening role →Compare on your terms.
See six base stats, types and ordinary abilities side by side. Switch between priority, physical power and speed goals in the local comparison tool.
Open the comparison →Use the next few levels.
Follow level 8–18 move milestones, common mistakes and teammate-planning notes. Evolution details stay optional so you can avoid those spoilers.
Read opening move plans →Our starter analysis uses published v1.0 records. Version details, references and analysis limits are collected in the guide’s data notes →
Before you set out
Pokémon Monomyth
FAQ.
Setup, starters and what this website can help with.
Need setup instructions? →Is Pokémon Monomyth an official Pokémon game?
No. It is a free fan-made project by Team Monomyth, not an official Nintendo or Pokémon release. This website is a separate, independent player guide; we do not make the game or provide official support.
About this independent guideWhere can I download Pokémon Monomyth?
Use Team Monomyth’s official download page to apply the patch to a clean, legally obtained Pokémon Emerald ROM. We do not host base ROMs, prepatched games or a playable browser version.
Open the official patcher ↗Can I play on PC, Android or iPhone?
The creators list supported emulators for desktop, Android and iOS. Their list includes mGBA on desktop, Pizza Boy on Android, and Manic EMU with the mGBA core or SkyEmu on iOS. Delta is listed as unsupported. Check the current official list before choosing.
Read the patching and emulator guideWho are the Pokémon Monomyth starters?
The three starters are Marmroot (Grass), Crackliss (Fire/Poison) and Mishimizu (Water). Our guide compares their base forms and opening moves using third-party v1.0 records, with evolution names hidden behind optional spoiler disclosures.
Compare all three startersWhich starter should I choose for a first playthrough?
Our priority-focused pick is Mishimizu for Aqua Jet at level 14. Marmroot leads the trio in base Attack and HP; Crackliss leads in base Speed and Sp. Atk. These are opening-role suggestions from published data, not gameplay-tested boss results or a whole-game ranking.
Choose by your opening goalDoes Pokémon Monomyth support trading?
The official guide describes online trading through a special desktop mGBA and Celio Link setup, and real-hardware trading with a GBA Link Cable. Ordinary emulator support does not guarantee trading support. Monomyth cannot trade with official Generation 3 games.
Follow the official trading guide ↗Do I need an account or have to upload my game files?
No account or file upload is needed to read this guide or use the starter comparison. Changing your opening goal runs in your browser. We do not inspect ROMs or saves, calculate your individual Pokémon’s stats, or provide a full Pokédex.
Read the privacy detailsYour next move
Pick a partner.
Take a plan with you.
Compare the three starters and leave with a move plan for your opening levels.