The first thing you need is definetly a gba rom and an emulator, and if its your first time then i prefer using fire red version. Downlad it from any rom site.The tools required to hack a rom have been listed below with their download links.You can download them together or individually.All links are given below.These are the basic and most important tools for creating a good hack.I will only teach you the basics of rom hacking and how to use these tools.After that,you will have to experiment and try it out yourself.
Out of all 300 plus Pokemon GBA (Gameboy Advance) rom hacks that are in Alpha, Beta, or completed, I have compiled a list of the top 20 best. When it comes to Pokemon rom hacks everyone is going to have there own opinion on which ones they like the best for different reasons. These hacks vary greatly when it comes to story, theme, difficulty and Catch-able Pokemon. ROM Hacker Lv. 2 Awarded to ROM hackers who have provided beta releases or final versions of their hack. ROM Hacker Lv. 3 Awarded to ROM hackers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty just making and releasing a hack. Artist Awarded to spriters and concept artists who have produced artwork for ROM hacks.
TOOLS
All-in-one - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271402/gba_h...
- Advance Map - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271486/Advan...
- Advance Text -http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271489/Advan...
- XSE - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271501/XSE.r...
- Advance Starter - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271488/Advan...
- Yape - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271502/Yape0...
- Advance Trainer - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271490/Advan...
- Advance Series -http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271487/Advan...
- Shinyzer -http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271499/Shiny...
- A-Tack - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271492/aTack...
- GBA Item Editor - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271494/ItemE...
- Advance Palette Editor - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271491/APE.r...
- Tile Molester - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271500/TileM...
- RHEA - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271497/RHEA....
- Sappy & Mid2Agb -http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271498/Sappy...
- IconEditor -http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271493/IconE...
- Overworld Editor Rebirth Edition -http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271496/Overw...
- Item Image Editor - http://downloads.ziddu.com/download/25271495/ItemI...