Pokemon Uranium is one of the most famous Pokemon fan games, and many agree it’s one of the best. Finding a Pokemon Uranium download isn’t too tough, but it can be hard to figure out what version of the game is the latest. Fortunately, we’ve got everything players need to know about the game below.
Is Pokemon Uranium available for download still?
Players can find Pokemon Uranium for download at several locations. However, those looking for the game will want to make sure they’re grabbing version 1.2.4 as that’s the latest build. The project has had a convoluted history since its release in 2016, as Nintendo immediately DMCA’d it, and the developers dropped the project. Since then, the community has maintained the game. The last update was in 2018, but the online functions are still maintained.
Pokemon Uranium was made in RPGmaker XP, so it’s a fan game and not a ROM hack. It follows the standard Pokemon formula of the player being a young trainer trying to become the regional champion. However, it has an overall more mature tone and features the entirely new Tandor region which is inhabited by a ton of fakemon (along with some real Pokemon).
As the game’s name suggests, Pokemon Uranium introduces a new type of Pokemon, the Nuclear type. This type is super effective against all other types besides Nuclear. However, it’s also weak to every type except Steel and Nuclear, which makes it a bit of a glass cannon. Uniquely, many of the game’s Nuclear-type Pokemon are alternate forms of existing creatures that have been irradiated.
It’s unfortunate that the game was DMCA’d. Still, it does use assets from the fourth-generation games and includes some real Pokemon. It’s likely this is what caused the DMCA as there are plenty of Pokemon ROM hacks and fan games that never even hear from Nintendo.
