18 Times China Tried to Make Pokémon for the NES

China made Pokémon games Nintendo never approved. This video covers 18 unlicensed, bootleg, and pirate Pokémon games made for the NES and Famicom by Chinese developers like Gamtec, Mars Production, Shenzhen Nanjing Technology, and Jncota, including original-engine platformers, minigame compilations, and full RPG backports of Pokémon Gold, Yellow, Crystal, Sapphire, LeafGreen, Platinum, Diamond, Pearl, and HeartGold/SoulSilver. ⚠️ Note on the games selected: The titles featured in this video are full pirate backports, original bootlegs, or unauthorized demakes. We are not covering basic sprite-swaps of other games (e.g., replacing Mario with Pikachu), regardless of whether they were distributed on physical multicarts. From Pocket Monster's Pikachu platformer to entire unlicensed RPG demakes running on Famicom hardware, these bootleg cartridges reused stolen graphics, invented storylines, and reskinned each other under different official Pokémon names to sell as multicarts and standalone cartridges across mainland China. Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 0:16 – Pocket Monster 3:29 – Pokémon 4-in-1 4:52 – Pokémon Gold 6:30 – Pokémon Red 8:13 – Pokémon Crystal 9:18 – Kou Dai Bao Shi: Lan 11:54 – Kou Dai Bao Shi: Hong 12:34 – Kou Dai Bao Shi: Jin 13:07 – Kou Dai Bao Shi: Yin 13:43 – Kou Dai Zuan Shi 14:17 – Lei Dian Huang Bi Ka Qiu Chuan Shuo 15:54 – Shen Qi Bao Bei 17:30 – Kou Dai Guai Shou: Bai Jin Ban 18:17 – Pokémon Leaf Green 19:18 – Kou Dai Guai Shou: Shui Jing Ban 20:11 – Kou Dai Guai Shou: Fei Cui Ban 20:35 – Kou Dai Guai Shou: Hu Po Ban 21:14 – Kou Dai Guai Shou: Bai Yu Ban Which Pokémon game each bootleg is based on: Pokémon Gold (Mars Production) → backport of Pokémon Gold Pokémon Red (Mars Production) → backport of Pokémon Yellow Pokémon Crystal (Mars Production) → backport of Pokémon Gold/Crystal Kou Dai Bao Shi: Lan → backport of Pokémon Sapphire Kou Dai Bao Shi: Hong → disguised as Pokémon Ruby Kou Dai Bao Shi: Jin → disguised as Pokémon Gold Kou Dai Bao Shi: Yin → disguised as Pokémon Silver Kou Dai Zuan Shi → disguised as Pokémon Diamond Lei Dian Huang Bi Ka Qiu Chuan Shuo → backport of Pokémon Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen Shen Qi Bao Bei → backport of Pokémon Sapphire Kou Dai Guai Shou: Bai Jin Ban → backport of Pokémon Platinum Pokémon Leaf Green (Jncota) → backport of Pokémon LeafGreen Kou Dai Guai Shou: Shui Jing Ban → backport of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Kou Dai Guai Shou: Fei Cui Ban → disguised as Pokémon Emerald Kou Dai Guai Shou: Hu Po Ban → backport of Pokémon Gold and Silver (Kanto only) Kou Dai Guai Shou: Bai Yu Ban → disguised as Pokémon White Jade ⚠️ DISCLOSURE / CREDITS All gameplay footage in this video was captured, synchronized, and edited exclusively by Pixaplin. No third-party footage, compilations, or reused material from other channels has been used. This video is a transformative work created to document, analyze, and review video game history, gameplay mechanics, and cultural impact. All scenes have been curated, structured, and edited alongside original commentary to provide an educational, analytical, and entertaining perspective on the titles featured. This production is 100% original, created solely for this channel for educational, review, and historical preservation purposes. #retrogaming #pokemon #bootleg