AI decompilation frenzy spawns wave of fan-made Pokémon ports

New generative AI models have made game decompilation dramatically faster, triggering a rush of vibe-coded Pokémon ports including Snap, HeartGold/SoulSilver and Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, plus mashups like PokéSurvivor. Veterans warn of buggy, low-quality code, and 404 Media cautions that insecure builds could end up on critical hardware.

• AI models sped up decompilation long considered brutally difficult and time-consuming
• Ports appeared for Pokémon Snap, HeartGold/SoulSilver and Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl
• 404 Media: some AI decompilations are buggy, low quality or don't fully work
• Community veterans say quality releases are drowning in a flood of AI slop