
Site: keywords Replace " keywords" with several words or phrases pertaining to your issue. Here is the appropriate search syntax that I use when Googling issues: If you're having trouble with Silph Co.'s search (trust me, you will) you can use Google. Many of the questions that intermediate-to-veteran level hackers get asked are incredibly simple and fully explained by others in threads that are abundant and easily searched for. However, you are expected to search for the solution to your problem before you ask for help. Luckily, this community has compiled more tutorials, has made more tools, and has more welcoming arms willing to help than you can shake a stick at. Sometimes learning the skills required to hack is hard and tedious. And sometimes that work is hard and tedious. Hacking is a hobby, but none of us can pretend that it isn't work. It may seem a little harsh, but Laziness will be the insidious cause lurking behind most of your problems starting out. You may have the best idea ever, but you won't get anywhere if you throw up your hands and give up without starting. However, you cannot expect others to make your hack for you. This community is incredibly helpful, welcoming, and open. Naming Your Rival: The Walls That You Will Hitīefore anything else, I'd like to impart upon you, my hackers in training, what is perhaps the most important advice I could give you. If you're looking to hack Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Heartgold, Soulsilver, Black, White, Black2, White2, X, Y, Omega Ruby, or Alpha Sapphire, I'm sorry but I can't help you. Likewise, the DS and 3DS Pokémon games are still not widely understood, so I will not be covering them either. Therefore, if you're looking to hack Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, or Crystal, you'll have to look elsewhere.

POKEMON ROMHACKING TOOLS SERIES
I have no knowledge of the Gameboy or Gameboy Color games in the Pokémon series (which are also hackable). Please Note: This document refers to hacking the main series GBA games only. Therefore, you may want to skip right to the directory if you feel that you don't need basic concepts explained to you. As such, this post will be written to the lowest level of understanding that I can imagine someone having. It assumes that its readers are familiar with the Pokémon games and will recognize and understand terminology unique to the Pokémon World, but will define and explain terms that are obscure or ROMHacking exclusive. This post is aimed toward those new to the Pokémon ROMHacking scene and to provide an easy to use directory and dictionary of terms commonly used in the ROMHacking community.
