# Universal GBA Pokedex

> Universal GBA Pokedex scans Game Boy Advance Pokémon ROMs to locate and display evolution, name and item tables. It searches byte signatures, scores candidate tables using text and pointer patterns, and aligns entries against known anchors instead of requiring fixed offsets.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: Game
- Category: Game analysis tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-06
- Original resource: <https://github.com/TheJazz123/Universal-GBA-Pokedex>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/TheJazz123/Universal-GBA-Pokedex/blob/71e18741b740d0ae2e4320035e6bb207c6ffd26e/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/universal-gba-pokedex/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/universal-gba-pokedex/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/universal-gba-pokedex/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Requires a Game Boy Advance Pokémon ROM supplied by the user.
- **Prerequisites:** Running from source requires Python 3.x and Tkinter.
- **Limits:** Support for expanded Pokédex hacks such as Radical Red is experimental.
- **License:** MIT licence.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/TheJazz123/Universal-GBA-Pokedex/blob/71e18741b740d0ae2e4320035e6bb207c6ffd26e/README.md>

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