diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/pokemini.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/pokemini.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7148b40ec13f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/pokemini.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  mkLibretroCore,
+}:
+mkLibretroCore {
+  core = "pokemini";
+  version = "0-unstable-2026-04-20";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "libretro";
+    repo = "PokeMini";
+    rev = "bb009b1379ad15f1514f20ca7cbf710b4af42b3e";
+    hash = "sha256-iXHUk0gWciJCKfbfIa2pOBPIOeKg1yRahNKesLRC8v8=";
+  };
+
+  makefile = "Makefile";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Obscure nintendo handheld emulator";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/libretro/PokeMini";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/default.nix
index 85c0cdfde622..9aea44a64ecf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/default.nix
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ lib.makeScope newScope (self: {
 
   picodrive = self.callPackage ./cores/picodrive.nix { };
 
+  pokemini = self.callPackage ./cores/pokemini.nix { };
+
   play = self.callPackage ./cores/play.nix { };
 
   ppsspp = self.callPackage ./cores/ppsspp.nix { };