Pokémon Shiny Gold Sigma
Aiolia.leo's remake of Gold and Silver on the FireRed engine: Johto, Kanto and an Orange Islands section, more than 850 Pokémon, 28 gym leaders with rematches and unlimited-use TMs.
Straight answers
- What is the latest version of Pokémon Shiny Gold Sigma?
- Latest version: 1.2.8.
- What is the latest catalog note?
- 28 Sep 2026 — Profile added. Read the dated note
- How do I update Pokémon Shiny Gold Sigma?
- Confirm the current creator-owned patch instructions, then re-patch a clean, unmodified base ROM you already own. Save compatibility between versions depends on the developer’s instructions; do not assume saves carry over. Checked creator/source route
- Is Pokémon Shiny Gold Sigma finished?
- Status: active. Campaign: Johto, Kanto and an Orange Islands section, with Hoenn still in progress. The developer's thread carries version 1.2.8 dated October 2017 along with a list of things he is still working on, so the project has never been declared finished. Higher version numbers circulate on other sites without any developer page behind them.
- Which base game does Pokémon Shiny Gold Sigma need?
- Base game: Pokémon FireRed (English) — the developer states only that it is a hack of FireRed. Patch format: IPS patch. The developer also offers a pre-patched build, which Pocket Deal Radar does not link
- Where is the checked creator/source route?
- Developer replies on the same thread
- Which platforms and emulators are confirmed?
- Apply the IPS patch to a FireRed ROM; the developer names no patching tool. · He states the game is compatible with a wide range of emulators and handhelds without naming a required one. · Pocket Deal Radar links only his own thread, never a pre-patched ROM or a mirror.
- Is it called Shiny Gold Sigma or Ultra Shiny Gold Sigma?
- The developer writes Pokémon Shiny Gold Sigma. The word Ultra appears nowhere in his own posts.
- How many Pokémon are in Shiny Gold Sigma?
- More than 850, across Generations 1 to 7, including Alola forms.
- Which regions can I visit?
- Johto and Kanto, plus a special section with the Orange Islands and their leaders. Hoenn is described as still in progress.
- Which version is current?
- The developer's own thread carries version 1.2.8 from October 2017. Higher numbers circulate elsewhere with no developer page behind them.
What kind of adventure is it?
Shiny Gold Sigma rebuilds the Gold and Silver journey on the FireRed engine, playable as Gold or Crystal, and extends it past Kanto with an Orange Islands section of its own. Hoenn is described as still in progress.
Recorded gameplay details
Johto and Kanto, plus an Orange Islands section
Johto, Kanto and an Orange Islands section, with Hoenn still in progress.
The developer describes reinforced leaders, new Ex-Elites, 28 gym leaders with rematches, four Champions and a Battle Frontier.
Recorded features
- Johto and Kanto, plus a special section with the Orange Islands and their leaders
- More than 850 Pokémon from Generations 1 to 7, including Alola forms
- 28 gym leaders with rematches, four Champions and a Battle Frontier
- Mega Evolution, and a Fairy Dust item that lets Fairy Pokémon such as Eevee evolve into Sylveon
- Unlimited-use TMs and a repel system, with experience earned while catching
- Play as Gold or as Crystal
Known limits
- The project has never been declared finished; the developer still lists things he is working on
- His own working list names Deoxys problems, Pokédex tracking errors, a failure-to-lose bug in Violet, character face graphics and Cable Link display problems
- Hoenn is described as still in progress
- The name Ultra Shiny Gold Sigma appears nowhere in his own posts — he writes Pokémon Shiny Gold Sigma
- Version numbers higher than 1.2.8 circulate on other sites with no developer page behind them
- Whether the physical and special split is present is not stated by the developer
- Save compatibility between versions and the required save type are not stated
Recorded convenience features
- Unlimited-use TMs
- A repel system
- Experience earned while catching
- New evolution items: Cable Link, Metal Coat, King's Rock and Prism Scale
Before you update or start
- Apply the IPS patch to a FireRed ROM; the developer names no patching tool.
- He states the game is compatible with a wide range of emulators and handhelds without naming a required one.
- Pocket Deal Radar links only his own thread, never a pre-patched ROM or a mirror.
Safe patch boundary
- Open the checked project source below, then confirm the current patch instructions through a creator-owned route before downloading.
- Patch format: IPS patch. The developer also offers a pre-patched build, which Pocket Deal Radar does not link. Read the bundled instructions before patching.
- Use your own legally obtained copy of the required base game: Pokémon FireRed (English) — the developer states only that it is a hack of FireRed.
- Back up the in-game save before changing a patched build.
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Pocket Deal Radar recorded the FireRed base, version 1.2.8, the Johto, Kanto and Orange Islands scope, the 850-plus roster with Alola forms, the unlimited-use TMs and the developer's own working list of bugs.
Recorded sources
Aiolia.leo
The developer's own thread establishes the project name as Pokémon Shiny Gold Sigma, Aiolia.leo as its author with a long credits list, the FireRed base, version 1.2.8 dated October 2017, the IPS patch alongside a pre-patched build, Johto and Kanto with an Orange Islands section and Hoenn in progress, the roster of more than 850 Pokémon across Generations 1 to 7 with Alola forms, Mega Evolution, the Fairy Dust item, the 28 gym leaders with rematches, the four Champions and Battle Frontier, the reinforced leaders and Ex-Elites, the unlimited-use TMs, the repel system, the experience while catching, the new evolution items, the playable Gold and Crystal characters, his broad emulator compatibility claim and his own working list of bugs. The name Ultra Shiny Gold Sigma and any version above 1.2.8 are deliberately not recorded, because no developer page supports them.
Written with AI help from recorded source notes. Catalog source checks, release reviews and save guidance have separate dates. No hands-on play or device results are recorded here.
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