Pokémon Forêt Éternelle
About the Project
Pokémon Forêt Éternelle is a fan-made Pokémon game created with the Pokémon SDK and LiteRGSS (Ruby).
Started in 2012, it delivers a unique Pokémon experience with a darker story, strategic battles, and a Pokédex of over 170 original Fakemon.
Synopsis
You play as a young trainer who wins the Junior Tournament in Pallet Town.
But when you return home, your parents have vanished. A letter reveals the truth: they’ve been kidnapped.
At nightfall, a mysterious man in black confronts you with a terrible condition. To save them, you must commit the unthinkable:
steal a Pokémon from Professor Oak’s lab.
This is the beginning of your forced infiltration into Team Rocket, where loyalty and morality blur.
Across Kanto, the Orange Archipelago, and beyond, your journey is shaped by choices that will test both your duty and your conscience.
My Contributions
Enhancing the Player Experience
I focused on game systems and user experience, implementing features that make gameplay smoother, more accessible, and immersive:
- Menu UX improvements: streamlined navigation for quicker access to key options.
- Quick-use item shortcuts: allowing immediate item usage during exploration and battles.
- Evolutionary item integration: ensuring new evolution mechanics were supported and balanced.
- HUD panels: providing real-time information such as HP, status effects, or objectives.
- Discord bot development: a community tool enabling players to fetch in-game data and information with commands.
Each of these contributions reduces friction and ensures players always feel connected — both in-game and in the wider community.
Game Features
Expanding the Universe
The game reimagines classic regions like Kanto and the Orange Archipelago, adding new areas, ruins, and secrets.
Exploration is key: players uncover hidden lore, optional quests, and world-building details that enrich the adventure.
Original Fakemon
With 179 unique Fakemon, Forêt Éternelle offers a fresh Pokédex that blends seamlessly with classic designs.
These new Pokémon expand strategic options and deepen immersion for long-time fans and new players alike.
A Darker Storyline
Unlike traditional Pokémon titles, Forêt Éternelle explores themes of morality, duty, and consequence.
The karma system ensures that choices — from small interactions to major story beats — shape how the world reacts to you.
Smarter AI
Battles are more challenging thanks to a custom AI system.
Trainers adapt their strategies depending on their class and team composition, forcing players to think beyond type advantages.
Community & Future
Pokémon Forêt Éternelle is a non-commercial fan project, created by fans, for fans.
Community feedback, testing, and creativity fuel the game’s ongoing development.
The journey is far from over: the goal is to build a complete adventure that respects the legacy of Pokémon while daring to take it into new, unexplored territory.