Introduction These fan-made ROM hacks—Pokémon Sacred Gold and Pokémon Storm Silver—are enhanced, expanded versions of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. They add new story content, rebalanced encounters, updated difficulty, restored cut content, and many quality-of-life improvements. This post documents what the hacks change, how they’re organized, technical details for patching and testing, and notes for anyone maintaining or contributing to similar ROM-hack projects.
The documentation for Pokémon Sacred Gold & Storm Silver (SG/SS) is pokemon sacred gold storm silver documentation work
The documentation is typically divided into several PDF or text files, each focusing on a specific aspect of the game: Pokémon Sacred Gold & Storm Silver — Documentation
This document surveys and documents the fan-made ROM hacks "Pokémon Sacred Gold" and "Pokémon Storm Silver." It provides detailed descriptions of features, gameplay changes, technical modifications, compatibility notes, installation guidance, and suggestions for further research or preservation. Intended audience: ROM hack players, preservationists, modders, and researchers. Gym Leaders: Each leader has 6 Pokémon (instead of 2-3)
The Documentation Work: A table showing the old stats vs. new stats.
The original Sacred Gold/Storm Silver (released around 2009-2012) had a specific documentation set. However, Drayano released an "Enhanced Edition" or a final patch (often referred to as version 1.0.5 or 1.1) that fixed bugs and rebalanced a few encounters.
If you don't have the original .zip folder, you can view the documentation on these community platforms: