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Port Crystal Features to Pokemon Gold/Silver

Original game : Pokémon: Gold Version

Platform : GB

Author : screamingtrees

Release date : 24 August 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : G, S, L, P

Downloads : 442

ROM Information

Database match: Pokemon - Gold Version (USA, Europe) (SGB Enhanced) (GB Compatible)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: D8B8A3600A465308C9953DFA04F0081C05BDCB94
File/ROM CRC32: 6BDE3C3E

Hack description

Port features from US Crystal, VC Crystal, and Japanese Gold/Silver/Crystal to US Gold/Silver:

-Adds Sneasel (Ice Path), Teddiursa (Dark Cave), Ursaring (Dark Cave), and Poliwag (walking/grass Routes 30,31,44) encounters from Crystal
-Adds Japanese Crystal Odd Egg with 50% chance to be shiny (receive from Day Care Man); Shiny will always have 0-2-10-10-10 DVs, Non-shiny will always have 0-0-0-0-0 DVs
-Uncensors Jynx' sprite/palette
-Uncensors 5 trainer sprites (fisherman, sage, beauty, medium, swimmer_f)
-Adds Crystal Move Tutor (appears Wed/Sat--plus Sun/Mon in optional patch--outside the Goldenrod Game Corner after beating the Elite Four and getting the Coin Case, cost is 4000 coins--50 with optional patch)
-Adds Crystal legendary beast music
-Adds VC Crystal Celebi event: 1) Beat the Elite Four 2) Get the GS Ball from the link receptionist in the Goldenrod Pokemon Center (try to leave and she stops you) 3) Then take the GS Ball to Kurt in Azalea Town. He'll tell you that Ilex Forest is restless 4) Take the GS Ball back from Kurt and bring it to the shrine in Ilex Forest 5) Encounter a L.30 Celebi!
-Adds Crystal learnset changes: Dugtrio, Magneton, Eevee, Cloyster, Spinarak, Ariados, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Yanma, Qwilfish, Sneasel, Swinub, Piloswine, Suicune
-Change Dugtrio encounter levels to Crystal's (mornLv24,dayL16,nightL32) (this is so you can actually catch one with a low enough level to learn Tri Attack)
-Also includes some bugfixes and optional quality of life improvements (details in the README)
-Don't expect this hack to be compatible with any other romhack!

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
pretHackingdocumenting and disassembling pokegold and pokecrystal

Reviews

The current best QoL hack that exists for gen 2yoshieggshaha2023-10-13Version 1.0

I have been searching for months for what could possibly be the best companion hack to Shin Pokémon Red/Blue and this is very close to what I have wanted & I really hope the author takes the opportunity to make it happen

This hack takes Gold/Silver and adds just enough to make the game feel fresher and significantly more complete. No unnecessary rebalancing of stats or adjustments to the base game, just porting familiar content to games people already love. Moving forward, this will be my go-to hack. I only wish there was a patch for Crystal as well so we could play as Kris

If I could request a few optional patches:

  • Make all of the wild Gold/Silver/Crystal Pokémon encounterable
  • Make legendary Pokémon respawn
  • Disable time based events & just have them always available

I also definitely think that this hack needs a proper name lol