Team Rocket Evolved: Play as Villains in New Pokémon Game

New Pokémon fan game lets you steal trainers' Pokémon as Team Rocket.

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Oct 19, 2026

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Team Rocket Evolved: Play as Villains in New Pokémon Game

New Pokémon fan game lets you steal trainers' Pokémon as Team Rocket.

In brief

New Pokémon fan game lets you steal trainers' Pokémon as Team Rocket. A fan project for Pokémon Emerald lets players steal other trainers' Pokémon to become Team Rocket admins. Originally reported by Polygon.

Team Rocket Evolved launches

Jessie, James, and Meowth from Pokemon's Team Rocket, depicted hiding behind a tree in the anime.

A new fan project for Pokémon Emerald lets players steal other trainers' Pokémon to become Team Rocket admins.

Steal Pokémon to win

Players can steal other trainers' Pokémon, which may cause opponents to concede immediately.

Team Rocket challenges

Hoenn residents become hostile; Pokémon Centers require area control and gym leader victories.

Handcrafted without AI

Handcrafted without AI

Creator EricTurner3 and his wife built the game without AI, including all generations of Pokémon.

The main idea

A fan project for Pokémon Emerald lets players steal other trainers' Pokémon to become Team Rocket admins.

Read the original on Polygon

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