Perfect 1:1 Replica of the AGB-E05-01 PCB – Ideal for Restoring Damaged GBA Games like Pokémon Emerald
If you have a Game Boy Advance cartridge that’s been damaged—maybe from a failed battery replacement, corrosion, or other issues—this is a true 1:1 reproduction of the original AGB-E05-01 PCB used in titles like Pokémon Emerald.
Please note: This board comes completely bare. You’ll need to transplant all components from your original cartridge onto this new PCB.
Why Choose This Board?
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True 1:1 Accuracy: Every trace, copper pour, pad, via, and silkscreen has been recreated to match the original exactly.
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Visually Indistinguishable: When overlaid with an original AGB-E05-01 board, there’s no noticeable difference—making this a perfect drop-in replacement.
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Completely Open Source: Designed using open tools, with all files freely available and editable in KiCad 8—no paywalls, no restrictions.
How It Was Made
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Reference Material: I started with a highly accurate scan of a real Pokémon Emerald board sourced from Archive.org.
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Full Redraw in KiCad 8: Instead of relying on a schematic, I manually traced every element—pads, traces, vias, and more—directly from the scan, using KiCad’s freeform tools.
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Custom Silkscreen Font: I recreated the original text as a custom TTF font to match the original silkscreen with pixel-perfect accuracy.
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Copper Pours in Affinity Designer: These were drawn by hand using the Pen tool and imported into KiCad for the final board layout.
Bill of Materials (BOM)
| Designator | Part |
|---|---|
| C1, C2, C3, C4 | 4x 100nF Ceramic Capacitor (0402) |
| C5 | 1x 4pF or 10pF Ceramic Capacitor (0402) |
| R1, R2, R3 | Do Not Fit |
| R4, R5, R9 | 10k Film Resistor (0402) |
| R6, R7 | 100k Film Resistor (0402) |
| R8 | 1k Film Resistor (0402) |
| R10 | 2k Film Resistor (0603) OR 1µF Ceramic Capacitor (0603) (no clear function; possibly unused) |







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