Pokémon Vaporeon Blue is one of those weird, kinda janky GBA ROM hacks that somehow ends up being weirdly charming. You start off with a Vaporeon right off the bat—no messing around with Eevee evolutions—and the whole game’s got this blue-tinted aesthetic that makes everything feel like you’re underwater, even when you’re not. The maps are reshuffled, some moves work differently, and yeah, it’s definitely not polished like an official release, but there’s something fun about how rough around the edges it is.

First ten minutes? You’ll be smashing through early trainers with your overpowered starter while trying to figure out where the heck the usual routes went. It’s the kind of hack that’s best for when you’ve played the originals too many times and want something just different enough to feel fresh. Just don’t expect it to hold your hand.