Pocket Aces: Pokémon x Balatro fan game open-sourced with original IP and AI-assisted fixes

Developer Anshu Chatterjee has open-sourced Pocket Aces, a Balatro-style poker roguelike that replaces all Pokémon IP with original characters.

The Pokémon assets are modular and can be swapped back in from the PokeAPI repo, though the developer says users do so at their own risk.

The developer says the game was renamed to Pocket Aces, which they do not believe conflicts with anything, and that AI assistant Claude fixed the reported bugs. The post says the game now runs on mobile with reduced-motion options, and the developer is willing to address further bug reports. The developer also states they do not intend to sell it on Steam or profit from it.