5 reviews liked by tvriver


tough as nails. though the edgy humor really isnt great, and completely impossible to ignore, this game rocks in every other way.

better than 90% of the mainline pokemon games

It might just be a sign that I've spent a bit too much time on anonymous message boards, but the humor didn't really bother me all that much.

An astounding labor of love by a highly insular community for said highly insular community. The amount of unique content on offer here is staggering, featuring 386 fakemon and a massive postgame. What really makes Clover stand out among the mountains of mediocre hacks is it's balance. Rom sites are littered with projects titled something like "radical opal" substituting bloated stat totals for difficulty. Clover presents a legitimate challenge for hardcore fans without sacrificing the viability of a casual playthrough.

Highly recommended to just about anyone with an interest in competitive pokemon.

Extremely well-balanced and engaging, but... well, y'know. There's a 9/11 Pokemon, for fuck's sake.
You can definitely find hacks that have great gameplay and also aren't... this.

the references are dated
the humor is fucking embarrassing
the fakemon designs juvenile
the people behind it are questionable
the update releases are glacial
yet its still somehow the best pokemon game ever made