For rom hacks, I have some in progress. Here is what I have started:

Pokémon Odyssey, which finished this year. I don't know anything about its inspirations, but I like the plot so far and the Etrian forms

Pokemon Vega, a fan hack made by Japanese devs, which seems to be rare

Pokémon Grape, an extensive Gen 1 rom hack that seems to be more puzzle-focused (and is also harder to find these days)

The Pit, which is basically TTYD's pit of 100 trials if it were Pokémon

Quarantine Crystal, which is Pokémon Crystal with all Fakemon and altered maps, particularly Kanto

Pokescape, which is based on Runescape. I also know nothing about that, but it's still fun without that knowledge

Explorers of Alpha, which is an "enhancement" mod of PMD EoS but with a lot more features than a standard mainline enhancement hack

Recordkeepers, a rougelite hack that changes up battle mechanics in a unique way (but it is kind of lacking visually)

Pokémon Pisces, which is Hoenn (specifically Gen 3) set 20 years in the future

And some other ones I haven't started/playing a second time:
Fool's Gold
Brown (2014)
Aqua (mysterious hack with no documentation)

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The main source of "content creation" for Pokémon I enjoy is...

@johto Johto Times, which talks about fan culture from the early days of Pokémon (1996-2006)

and adef https://www.youtube.com/@adef who uses math concepts to explain/experiment with Pokémon stuff, and also does hypothetical runs where Victory Road/Gym Leaders/Elite Four get through their regions Pokémon League.

Everything else is kind of whatever to me, but I'll take recommendations

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