Released Pokémon Sol Version (Beta/Demo v0.1.7 Update! Full Main Game Story!)

v0.1.7 Released 9/10/25!

Welcome to the celestial land of Tenno! Known for its futuristic technology and advanced space program, the Tenno Region thrives thanks to the ambitions and benevolence of Team Planetary, an organization dedicated to the region's betterment. You start your Pokémon journey in the Tenno Region like many other trainers, but soon you and your childhood friend/rival witness a more sinister side of Team Planetary. They steal property and take Pokémon, all supposedly in the name of saving the region. Can the ends justify the means? As the only witnesses to these heinous acts in a region that idolizes the villains, it’s up to you to stop them while striving to become the Tenno Champion. Blast off on an out-of-this-world journey of astronomical proportions!

Pokémon Sol Version is a fan project that aims to create a traditional Pokémon experience using Pokémon Essentials on RPG Maker XP. It is a part of the Cosmic Quest Project, and is technically the "third version" to the hypothetical Luna and Terra Versions. Currently released is a work-in-progress beta test/demo. What's a beta/demo? I explain in detail here. The main campaign is essentially complete and you can play the entire story up until the credits roll, but there is currently no post-game content. That will come in future updates, as discussed here. But, feel free to keep on exploring the region and completing missed optional content until then.

Trailers


Other Trailers Available Here

Features​

• 136 brand-new custom Pokémon (in addition to over 250 returning Pokémon from all generations)
• New Mega Evolutions
• New Regional Variants: Tennoan Forms
• Over 100 new moves and over 50 new abilities for new and old Pokémon alike
• An entire new region to explore, filled with a variety of unique locations
• A traditional Pokémon story, including a Pokémon League and evil team
• An expansive post-game story (Future Update)
• Light-Type Pokémon
• New mechanics, such as double abilities, combo-typed moves, and more
• Challenging boss battles against non-Pokémon entities and powerful Legendary Pokémon
• The Battle Final Frontier. It's the Battle Frontier, but in space (Future Update)
• The return of the Pokémon World Tournament, with more characters than ever before (Future Update)
• And so much more!

Check out this link to read a series of articles that goes into behind-the-scenes explanations and examinations of many of the new aspects, features, and mechanics.

Screenshots

More Screenshots

Important Notes​

• This game is in beta and is an unfinished product. While playing, expect to encounter glitches and game crashes. If you do, please report them, as explained in the "Reporting Issues" section below.​
• Due to the chances of encountering a game crash, I recommend saving your game frequently, especially before and after difficult or important battles or after long story events.​
• The game is essentially complete up until the credits roll. That means you can play the entire main story, but there are no post-game elements added yet. Future updates to come.​
• This game is designed to be a traditional and authentic Pokémon experience. It will not contain features common to fan games, such as a speed-up button.​
• This game is designed to play more like the earlier Pokémon games (Gens I through V), rather than the more modern ones. As such, it may require more effort and thought to beat than you might be used to from modern Pokémon games.​
• The game features the classic version of Exp. Share, rather than the modern version which distributes experience among all Pokémon in the party automatically. An Exp. All item, which functions like the modern Exp. Share, does exist in the game, but it is a reward for a side quest that spans the entire region and cannot be obtained until the very end of the game. It is better to think of it as a post-game item.​
• One aspect of real Pokémon games that could not be replicated by this game is interactions with other players. This means it would usually be impossible to evolve Pokémon that require being traded. However, if you want to evolve such a Pokémon, just show a Pokémon that evolves through trade to the woman on the second floor of any Pokémon Center and she'll give you a special item that can evolve these Pokémon instead.
• Certain aspects of this game may be incompatible with JoiPlay. I have received reports of graphic display issues, random lag, and missing sound effects, all coming from JoiPlay, rather than any specific issue with the game.​
• JoiPlay prevents players from skipping the opening movie. Players using JoiPlay should either delete or rename the folder titled "Movies" within their "Pokémon Sol Version" folder. This will cause the game to automatically skip the movie. This will have to be done every time the game is updated.​

Download v0.1.7 Here
(Updated 9/10/25)
No Hotfix Currently Required

If you need help getting things working after downloading from this link, see here for instructions. Once you've downloaded the most recent version, apply the the most recent hotfix (if applicable) as explained below.

Update Instructions: If you've already downloaded an older version of Sol Version and are looking to update, simply delete your outdated "Pokémon Sol Version" folder and download the current version from the above link. Your save data will transfer over automatically.
Hotfix Instructions: If and only if there's a hotfix download link listed below the regular download link, then you'll need to apply the hotfix to Sol Version to play the most up-to-date version. Click the link to download a file called "Game.rgssad" and move that file into your "Pokémon Sol Version" folder. When it asks you if you want to replace the existing file, say yes. Now your game is up to date. You should always try to have to most recent hotfix applied to your game. If you've just installed Sol Version for the first time and a hotfix is available, you should apply the hotfix right away.

Reporting Issues
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As this is a work-in-progress beta build of the game, expect to find glitches and other issues. Please report any issues you come across while playing. You can report them here, or send me an email at CosmicQuestProject@gmail.com. As much information as you can provide on the context of the issue, as well as screenshots if possible, is very helpful. If there's an error message, a picture or copy of the exact message would be of great assistance. The game's error log, with a list of all error messages you've received can be located in your file explorer under Users>[Your Name]>AppData>Roaming>Pokémon Sol Version. AppData is only visible if you first click the "View" tab, and then check the box labeled "Hidden Items." From there, you can copy and paste the exact error message, with the newest errors on the bottom. It is my hope that working together we can remove all of the issues that remain undiscovered in this game and we can move it ever closer to a final release.

Known Issues​

• Using Fly while riding a Pokémon with Terrain Trek will result in you continuing to ride the Pokémon after landing at your destination. This can result in unusual behavior when further interacting with Terrain Trek areas.
• Sometimes when an ability's name displays in battle, it will instead display the name of the Pokémon's other ability. This is a purely visual bug. The proper ability is still activating.
• Sometimes the game will crash when transitioning from the opening movie to the title screen. If this happens, you can simply relaunch the game and skip the movie to circumvent the crash.
• A handful of Tenno Pokémon are still a work in progress and do not yet have certain graphics. For a complete list of Pokémon missing some or all of their graphics, see here.
• Any Mega Evolved Pokémon not listed here is not yet available in the game, even if a Mega Stone is obtainable. The Mega Stone is a placeholder and will not work.

Have A Question About Where to Find Something or How to Do Something in the Game?
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Mystery Gift
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Sol Version has a rotation of Mystery Gift distributions. To learn how to unlock the Mystery Gift feature in Sol Version, see here. The currently running Mystery Gift is a Pumpkaboo to celebrate Halloween. This is currently the only way to obtain Pumpkaboo in Sol Version. Only available until November 3rd, 2025!

The Year of Tenno Favorite Tenno Pokémon Quiz!

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There are 136 new Pokémon in the Tenno Region, as well as 19 Tennoan Forms, and I want to know what your favorites are. Just follow this link to the poll and select up to six of your favorite Tenno Pokémon and Tennoan Forms! Who knows, the results of this poll may even have an impact on the future of Sol Version. I really would appreciate your participation. Thank you.

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Find Out More!

For more updates and details, as well as further content from the land of Tenno, such as an anime-styled fan fiction based on the story of Sol Version, visit the Cosmic Quest Website!​

Spoiler: Credits

Team:
Bguy7/Yuni Oha
ChaosProjectAuthor

Tilesets:
Bguy7/Yuni Oha
ChaosProjectAuthor
Kyle Dove
Speedialga
Spacemotion
Alucus
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Citrine Tileset
Dawn Tileset
Evolina Tileset
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Magiscarf
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LotusKing

Overworld Character Sprites:
ChaosProjectAuthor
Bguy7/Yuni Oha
Dewitty
Chocosrawloid
Kymotonian
milomilotic11
Neo-Spriteman
Help-14
Kid1513
Pokegirl4ever
cSc-A7X
Vanilla Sunshine
PurpleZaffre
Maicerochico
Wergan
Boonzeet
KyleDove

Battle Sprites:
ChaosProjectAuthor
Gen VI: DS-Style 64x64 Pokemon Sprite Resource
Gen VII+ Pokémon GBA Sprite Repository (64x64)
Smogon Sword and Shield Sprite Project
Amethyst
Jan
Zumi
Bazaro
Koyo
Smeargletail
Alex
Noscium
Lepagon
N-kin
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princess-phoenix
DatLopunnyTho
Conyjams
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The cynical poet
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Falgaia
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Mak
leParagon
Curaban
Azira
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Scept
Travis
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IDesbas/Angy
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Mesayas
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Z-nogyroP
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mangamanga
Vanilla Sunshine
Wergan
KyleDove
Beliot419
PoffinCase
MechanicalApe464
Hyo-Oppa
Akuma-Tsubasa
Duncapham

Attack Animations:
Bguy7/Yuni Oha
Reborn Team
StCooler
DarrylBD99
WolfPP
Ardicoozer
riddlemeree
BellBlitzKing
KRLW890
Nut0066
Toxillian
QuahogTheCreator
Lcorp
Shashu-Greninja

UI:
Bguy7/Yuni Oha
Akizakura16
Xtreme1992
DeepBlue PacificWaves

Other Sprites:
Lichenprincess
LDEJRuff
LenSho
Nezzy

Pokémon Cries:
Bguy7/Yuni Oha
ChaosProjectAuthor
Arnie Jr P3D
SViper
Jianmingyong
PersuerNL
Jaizor11

Plugins and Scripts:
Deluxe Battle Kit
Lucidious89
Animated Pokémon System
Lucidious89
Golisopod User
Luka S.J.
Modular UI Scenes
Lucidious89
Derxwna's Custom Vs. Transitions System
DerxwnaKapsyla
Vendily
Badge Case
Roei
Generation 9 Pack
Caruban
Cinematic OP
KronicRespawn
DiegoWT's Starter Selection
DiegoWT
[F2P] Gen 4 Battle Entry Animations
PikachuMazzinga
Brawligator
Fly Animation
KleinStudio
A.I.R
Innate Abilities/Innate Summary Page
DemICE
Penelope
Lucidious89
Sonicover
Location Signposts with Background Image
PurpleZaffre
LostSoulsDev/carmaniac
Golisopod User
ENLS
spaceemotion
TechSkylander1518
Marin's Footprints
Marin
Jony
Modular Title Screen
Luka S.J.
MQS
ThatWelshOne_
mej71
derFischae
Marin
Overworld Weather Enhancements
DerxwnaKapsyla
Pokémon Essentials Game Updater
dpertierra
iansson
rainefall Portraits
rainefall
v21.1 Hotfixes
Maruno
Voltseon's Pause Menu
Voltseon
Golisopod User
ENLS
Pokémon Select
FL
Roaming Icon on Map
FL

Pokémon Essentials v21.1:
Poccil (Peter O.)
Maruno
Inspired by Flameguru
With Contributions From:
AvatarMonkeyKirby
Boushy
Brother1440
FL.
Genzai Kawakami
Golisopod User
help-14
IceGod64
Jacob O. Wobbrock
KitsuneKouta
Lisa Anthony
Luka S.J.
Marin
MiDas Mike
Near Fantastica
PinkMan
Popper
Rataime
Savordez
SoundSpawn
the__end
Venom12
Wachunga

MKXP-Z:
Roza
Based on MKXP by Ancurio et al.

RPG Maker XP:
Enterbrain

 

[Azure2788]

Thanks for letting me know. I thought I had accounted for that, but I guess not. That will be fixed in the next update for sure.

Tell me, have you saved your game like this, so you're stuck in this state? Or did you escape it by leaving the game without saving?

I saved but I did eventually figure out a way to get off the pokemon. Had to go back into the mud and then try and get out of the mud prompting it to ask me to ride the pokemon then I flew out and went back to the mud and repeated and was finally able to get off it.