Looking to try your hand at Pokemon? Don’t worry—if you love Pokemon Go or other Pokemon games and are wondering how you could play them on your Android phone, we have the answer for you.
The world of Pokemon makes us all nostalgic. Although people play a number of games on their Android devices nowadays, there is no proper Pokemon game available in the Play Store.
However, Android provides a platform for game lovers to play their favorite games on their Android devices.
Android has an abundance of quality emulators that execute code written for different games and allow you to play on Android.
Method 1: Using Gameboid
You need to download the emulator first, followed by the game ROM.
- Download the gameboid emulator. Gameboid isn’t available on the Google Play Store. So, download it from your phone’s browser using the link. Once the page opens, tap on ‘Download’.
- Once the download has been completed, go to the location where your file has been downloaded. Tap on the file to install the Gameboid emulator.
- You must download the game ROM file to play Pokemon on your device. You can find any ROMs you want on Google by simply typing the game’s name. The ROMs that work are .gba files, so check the extension before downloading your file.
- Once again, download the file from the following link in your browser. It’s a BIOS file that ensures the emulation will work properly. Wait for the download to complete.
- Now, move the ROM and BIOS files that you downloaded from the current destination to the Gameboid folder on your SD card. To do this, tap ‘File Manager’ on your home screen.
- Now, open the desired location by tapping on it. Long-press on the file you want to move. A new screen will pop up. Tap on ‘Move’.
- Now, choose the ‘Gameboid’ folder and tap ‘OK.’ The file has been moved.
- Now, open the Gameboid on your device from the home screen by tapping on it. Please wait until it asks you for the proper directory. It tells the program to locate your games on your device.
- Select the file you downloaded to start your Pokemon game and enjoy your gaming.
Method 2: John GBA Lite
Are you looking for another simple method that is guaranteed to work? You may want to try out GBA Lite.
It is another Game Boy emulator for your Android device available on Google Play. Download and install the emulator from the Play Store.
- Open the app by tapping your home screen’s ‘Gameboy’ shaped icon. The first time you open it, it searches for games and pops a notification. Tap on ‘OK’.
- You must download the game ROM file to play Pokemon on your device. You can find any ROMs you want on Google by simply typing the game’s name. The ROMs that work are .gba files, so check the extension before downloading your file.
- Move the files to the location sdcard/games/gba. To do this, tap ‘File Manager’ on your home screen.
- Now, open the desired location where the file has been downloaded by tapping on it. Long press on the file you want to move. A new screen will pop up. Tap on ‘Move’.
- Now, tap on the SD card, followed by games, and finally, GBA. Tap on ‘OK.’ Make sure you move your files to this location; otherwise, the emulator may not find the files.
- Now, open the emulator by tapping the ‘Gameboy’ shaped icon on your home screen. It shows the list of games installed. Tap on the game name, i.e., ‘Pokemon,’ and the game starts. You could try out these simple steps with any of the available Pokemon games – these universal steps make it a lot easier for you.
Enjoy your game. It’s time to welcome you to the Pokemon world!
