
As the love for this iconic franchise will never die, the list of the best Pokemon ROM hacks will grow forever. The Pokemon community has produced some of the most interesting adventures in the franchise's history, and there are dozens upon dozens of hacks out there. Updated Octoby Mark Sammut: Not satisfied with Game Freak's Pokemon output? Want something different from the standard quest to top the Pokemon League? Is the wait for Pokemon Legends: Arceus too long? Then, it might be time to turn to ROM hacks. As such, Pokemon fans looking to re-live their favorite games or discover new favorites should consider the following ROM hacks. RELATED: Pokemon: Things You Need To Know About Pokemon InsurgenceĪlthough Nintendo has, on several occasions, unplugged and halted the production of several projects, there are many out there that contain new and exciting features and mechanics that completely change the Pokemon-game experience. To subvert this, fans have come forward and created their own fan games, working and improving several mechanics yet to be explored in mainline Pokemon games to their liking. While the games have strayed in recent years with new titles and mechanics, Pokemon games ultimately feature a consistent and linear experience that remains loyal to expectation. The attached IPS works with Pokemon - Crystal Version (UE) (V1.1) and the patched rom should have a checksum of c448.The Pokemon journey is one that fans look forward to whenever a new game is announced. The readme file includes a list of changed encounters and evolutions. Cleaned up some minor grammar mistakes in the dialogue.Cleaned up the added dialogue by replacing instances of “.” with “…” to match the rest of the game.This avoids a bug where your sprite disappears when you start surfing off the ledge. Cleaned up the entrance to Cerulean Cave by extending the ledge on Route 4 over the water.Made the Gold Trophy unlock upon defeating Red.Made all but one of the unobtainable decorations unlock upon defeating the Elite 4.Adjusted the levels of the 3 legendary birds to have a more appropriate move set when you encounter them.Fixed a bunch more glitches such as the Magikarp length bug, Light Ball bug and the Belly Drum glitch.Moved the 3 legendary birds to more logical locations around Johto and Kanto.The readme file has been updated with the secret locations for the legendary birds and Mew at the bottom of the document.Tiny adjustment to a single trainer’s Pokemon levels that was missed.Restored the original Japanese sprite for Jynx.Simply hold down “Down”, “B” and “Select”. Simplified the clock reset procedure on the intro screen.Restored Japanese sprites for the Beauty, Sage, Medium, female Swimmer and Fisherman.Ho-Oh and Lugia have their signature moves when you encounter them.Removed the badge boosts and the extra chances the AI has to miss on status moves to create parity between the player and the AI.Just talk to them again and they will ask for a rematch. This is mainly noticeable in late Johto and Kanto.

Increased opponents levels to match HGSS (Except Red who has Level 100 Pokemon just for fun, he is supposed to be the best trainer in the world after all).Fixed a bunch of glitches such as the problems with some of Kurt’s balls and several items.The GS Ball and Celebi event can be triggered after Mount Silver has been unlocked.Stones and items that could only be obtained through Mystery Gift available at department stores.Pokemon that normally evolve with trades, evolve through the use of stones.Only minor changes have been made, see below for details: This is the original version, where Red has Level 100 Pokemon and encounter rates for some added Pokemon are extremely low. The goal of this hack has been to make an idealized definitive version of Pokemon Crystal that has every Pokemon available to catch and to fix a number of glaring glitches that hampered the original game.

Now this classic can be played the way it always should have been!

Compatible with: Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, LeafGreen. When Pokemon Crystal was released, it was the ultimate experience of classic Game Boy/Game Boy Color Pokemon. Yet Another Pokemon Editor (YAPE in short) is the most well-known powerful tool that can be used to edit Pokemon’s stats.
