koloTESTER GUIDE
Your next adventure starts here.
Available testing packages and installation instructions are listed on the Download page.
Bring your game files
Use your own SoulSilver USA revision 0 ROM plus FireRed USA revision 0 (1.0) and/or Emerald USA. SoulSilver supplies follower artwork; it is not a playable region in Kolo. Kolo does not provide base game ROMs or links to obtain them.
Prepare the regions
Import FireRed USA 1.0 and Kolo automatically creates Kanto and Johto using the included Radical Red 4.1 and Crystal Advance Redux patches. Import Pokémon Emerald USA and Kolo creates Hoenn using the included Inclement Emerald patch (Kolo edition). Your original files and saves are kept. If you imported them before this update, open Manage Game Files and choose Create … from Imported Games.
Kolo checks supported ROM identities during import. Another FireRed or Emerald revision, or a differently patched game, may not work. Import the destination game before taking its region ferry; characters select a starting region and travel between regions in-game by talking to the Ferry Transport clerk at a harbor.
iPhone & iPad
Install the iOS beta through AltStore Classic. It requires a Mac or Windows computer for the initial setup and periodic app refreshes.
- Set up AltStore using its official instructions.
- Download the current Kolo IPA and install it through AltStore.
- Import your files in Kolo, sign in, and select a character.
Android
The Android beta is available as an APK on the Download page.
- Download the current Kolo APK.
- Allow installation from the browser or file manager you use, if Android asks.
- Import your files in Kolo, sign in, and select a character.
Keep Play Protect enabled. Contact support if Android blocks the build or reports a security problem.
Friends and gameplay chat
Open Friends while playing to add a character by their exact username. Once the request is accepted, open Chat → Friends and choose that friend for a private conversation. Local and Global remain public channels. Private conversations are stored as bounded recent history and do not appear in overhead chat bubbles; see the Privacy Notice.
Nuzlocke area catches
Encounters before you gain catching access do not use an area chance. After that, your first eligible encounter uses the chance when it starts, even if it flees, is defeated or is interrupted. Duplicate evolution lines are skipped and shiny exceptions remain available. Open Stats → Area Catch Tracker to view confirmed area outcomes. A recent encounter may still be synchronizing.
Before updating
Return to character selection and let saving and synchronization finish. Update the existing app rather than uninstalling it; uninstalling can remove imported files and local data.