After a casual 15-year trip through time, I’m thrilled to announce that the Dutch translation of
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver has been rebooted and is now 100% complete!
This translation is for everyone who grew up watching Pokémon on Dutch television, and for younger players who would enjoy exploring Johto in their own language. The Dutch anime always served as our main reference for tone and terminology, with the localized Trading Card Game as a secondary source.
Both games now feature full Dutch dialogue, descriptions, and interface graphics. We have also added Dutch as an extra Pokédex language, while keeping all original languages intact. Prefer the familiar English terminology? You can choose to keep item, place, move, and ability names in English independently.
Open the browser patcher on either desktop or mobile. Provide your own backed-up ROM, and everything is processed locally on your device.
While the translation is complete, it hasn’t been thoroughly tested, so an occasional typo or minor bug might still pop up. If you spot anything, feel free to report it!
A big thank-you to everyone who contributed to the original project all those years ago:
Coolness, Karakus, Lorddusk, Kiekoes, Jodyza, SOS-Rens, Raqib12, Demonbart, Timcard, B1nk13 and RayGean.