If you grew up mashing the A button through Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald , you’ve probably dreamed of designing your own gym, changing the weather in Route 113, or creating a secret base that actually matters.

But not without a little trickery.

Here is everything you need to know about getting Pokémon Advance Map up and running on macOS (Intel or Apple Silicon). Yes. The original tool (created by Link12552 and later updated by LU-HO) is a classic .exe application. It relies on the Windows Visual Basic runtime environment. You cannot double-click it on a Mac and expect magic.