Can ROM hacks be added to PokemonDB?

Question

i wanted to ask that why are there no movesets and details for pokemon that appear in rom hacks
for example my swampert learnt hammer arm just after evolving at level 36 , this was not in the database
so i would like to suggest the database to include the movesets of pokemon in rom hacks

Answer 1

I think I can speak for Pokemaster (site admin) here that the point of this website is to focus on the main series Pokemon games -- at least those with an actual publisher. Covering ROM hacks has never been an aim of this website, and that's not to mention the questionable legality of them which I'm sure probably wouldn't be in the site's interest to associate with.

If you want resources on ROM hacks you should access their own websites or forums as they'll likely prove more helpful to you than a site like this that has no affiliation with any ROM hack. ROM hacks come and go in large quantities all the time, with varying popularity and documentation. Committing to them all would bring about very large amount of work and would take away from more prompt issues with the site, such as incomplete sections, new improvements or coverage of real Pokemon games.

Comments

Yep, exactly right. I don't see much value in adding information about every ROM. It won't help many people and the info will likely be out of date very quickly when the person changes their ROM hack. Whoever makes the ROM hack should just make a page with their changes.