Your adventure starts with a choice
Pokémon
Monomyth.
A new region. An unfamiliar trio.
Find your first partner for the road ahead.
Independent player guide. Official game by Team Monomyth.
Meet your first partners
Three ways to begin.
Marmroot
Physical moves. More opening HP.
See starter guide
Crackliss
Fastest base form. Special options.
See starter guide
Mishimizu
Early priority. Physical follow-up.
See starter guideGame sprites: Team Monomyth, via DexDB. Names, types and statistics use third-party v1.0 records.
Looking for the best starter?
Start with your opening plan.
For an early priority attack, our provisional pick is Mishimizu: Aqua Jet is listed at level 14 and uses its higher Attack stat. Prefer raw opening Attack and HP? Look at Marmroot. Base-form Speed and special attacks? Crackliss.
See the reasons and tradeoffs →A recommendation, not a tier list.
This is an editorial reading of third-party v1.0 data for levels 8–18. It is not a tested first-boss or whole-game ranking.
How we use evidence →Beyond the first choice
Welcome to Athanto.
Pokémon Monomyth is Team Monomyth’s fan-made Pokémon Emerald ROM hack, set in the Athanto region. The official site describes a new adventure with original and returning Pokémon, new moves and abilities, and extensive areas to explore.
This site focuses on the decision before that adventure: choosing and using your starter. For patches, release information and support, go directly to the creators.
Visit the official Pokémon Monomyth website ↗Ready to play, not yet set up?
Start with a legally obtained Emerald ROM and the official patcher.