Pokémon Crystal Ultimate

Original game : Pokémon: Crystal Version

Platform : GB

Author : Major Agnostic

Release date : 26 August 2022

Category : Complete

Patch version : 1.0.5

Modifications : G, S, L, T, P

Downloads : 4986

ROM Information

Database match: Pokemon - Crystal Version (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: F4CD194BDEE0D04CA4EAC29E09B8E4E9D818C133
File/ROM CRC32: EE6F5188

Hack description

The goal of this ROM hack is to be the ultimate Pokemon Crystal experience for fans, a remaster of sorts: same story, same Pokemon, same world, but the game is more playable, balanced and challenging. There's extra content added too as well as many QoL improvements from music to sprite work to brand new features and battle system improvements!

Just about everything is viable now due to a thorough revision of moves, typing, learnsets, base stats, and Pokemon availability. The game's challenge has been increased by revamping the level curve and adding to trainer parties custom moves, DVs and stat experience, as well as providing a greater variety and number of Pokemon and moves to their teams.

More or less empty locations in the original game such as Ilex Forest, Ice Path and Victory Road (to say nothing of Kanto) now have extra trainers and items. Some areas from RBY have been restored and brand new quests have been added too! Also, some liberties have been taken to spice up and rebalance gameplay, such as type changes to over a dozen Pokemon and type matchup changes inspired from other gens to balance out Poison and Steel.

Understandably, some players may find that some of these changes stray too far from what they want from this type of hack, so a Classic version of the game was made (that's why the download includes two files). Classic removes most base stat changes, all Pokemon typing and type matchup changes, and all evolution level changes (except for Magikarp and Grimer). The specific differences for Classic are noted in the Readme (along with MUCH more information) using the highlighted Classic tag.

Enjoy the hack and feel free to check out the linked YouTube video's description for the most recent version of the hack, and the links at the bottom of the Readme for more!

Screenshots

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
Rangi	Hacking	Git tutorials, pokecrystal and pret work

Reviews

It isn't what I was hoping for	Angel_of_Silence1213	2024-07-20	Version 1.0.5
Honestly I like some of the changes made such as buffing bad Pokémon reusable tms the B2W2 repel system. But the fact that Set is forced for some battles & the gym leader disobedience levels are turned into hard level caps ruin the hack for me.

In many ways, how the game should've been.	Chronosplit	2023-10-24	Version 1.0.5
This is one of the few times where a modern "damage split" is completely moot. There are times (especially in the classic version) where original porting quandies from Gen 1 to 2 are addressed. Most of these are Pokemon who got shafted by the original special split, something which arguably haunted them through the majority of the franchise (Gyarados and Flareon being major examples). Some other have had their physical and special attack swapped to actually be usable as their own type, Totodile is no longer attack-based for example. These are the most notable, nearly every mon has some Stat revision though. There are some changes that I'm not a fan of (modern steel-type resistances for example), but other than that I throughly enjoyed this.

Not what I was hoping for.	AkiraKurusu2016	2023-07-11	Version 1.0.5
While I do like the sound of plenty of changes - infinite-use TMs, B-button running, BW's Repel system, Move Reminder and Gen 1 move tutors, in-battle weather indicator, Hidden Power buff and checker, buffed Fishing Rods, fixed Kurt Balls and Trainer Card, etc. - there are also quite a few dealbreakers that ruin it for me. Such as changing the type chart to remove Steel's resistances to Ghost and Dark; quite a few battles forcing Set battle style (if I want Switch, it shouldn't be forcibly changed; if I wanted Set, I'd change it myself); trade evolutions evolving via unrelated Stones instead of some other method like reaching Lv. 40 or something; I don't like quite a number of the move changes, such as Bug-type Comet Punch or 1 PP 175 base power Mega Kick or Night Shade not doing user's-level damage. Not to mention making a bunch of items more expensive for some reason, Trainers now being able to switch Pokémon (I'd prefer it if they didn't switch, thanks; makes battles a lot more frustrating, that), the random retypings of Pokémon, the disobedience mechanic now being hard level caps for all Pokémon not just traded ones. ...If Ultimate Classic just kept the good parts, and didn't have any of the dealbreakers, I'd likely play and recommend this over Perfect Crystal. However, that's not the case, unfortunately, so I cannot recommend this hack. Way too many unnecessary changes.

You need to play this right now	PSPMan	2023-06-05	Version 1.0.5
Absolutely Excellent. I haven't enjoyed a Pokemon game this much Since Black 2's Challenge mode. Takes Crystal and brings it as close to the modern game's conveniences as a Gen 2 game possibly can. Outside of what's listed on this hack's page, here's everything else I noticed: Improved learnsets More Trainers Harder Trainers Harder Gyms Improved day of the Week Events system slightly tweaked routes for better traversal With a word like Ultimate in the title, you better deliver. This does without question.

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