As far as I know, the game is still being worked on, but there has been no confirmed release date for episode 2, and it may be awhile before the part is finished.

Hi! Developer here!

95% of the old team abandoned the game just a couple of months ago, but a new team is currently being assemble, and the current members are already hard at work! So no, Phoenix Rising isn't dead, but we can't really give you an estimate on Episode 2. However, I'm pretty confident it'll be released within the next 30 years.

It's been 84 years since Ep. 2 began development, and all we got was an announcement from this guy named Matress.

Still waiting for the chapter 2...please don't give up on this game!!!!

It's by far the best Pokemon game ever, I didn't say "fan made".

RIP to the best pokemon game of all time...

The game is officially dead?

RIP game had a lot of potential. Sad to see it dead...

The demo was super fun, I really hope it isn't dead! Also really like the concept of relic pokemon, they're super cool!

@Mathiasjrg Any update?

I've recently found this game following a playthrough of Xenoverse and other brilliantly made fan games / ROMs and yours HAS to be next!

Please, if there's any update at all, even if it's still WIP, let us know 🙌