Pokemon Fire Red “Hardcore Challenge”

Pokemon Fire Red “Hardcore Challenge” is a GBA ROM Hack by Hack Lab based on Pokemon Fire Red in English. And it is now available to download. It was last updated on December 6, 2022.

• ▸ Game Over (Delete save and reset game after black out/white out.)
• ▸ Release Fainted Pokémon (Any Pokémon that faints is considered dead and must be released.)
• ▸ Forcing Set Battle Style (No switching before the enemy sends out a Pokémon.)
• ▸ No EV Grinding (Removed, it would be very cruel if combined with Release Fainted Pokémon.)
• ▸ No IV Grinding (All Pokémon have IVs 0~1, this balances the gameplay a lot.)
• ▸ No Overleveling (Disable Exp Until Certain Badge/Your Pokémon will never be stronger than the GYM Leaders.)
• ▸ Damage Range (You will always get the lowest rolls, while your opponent will always get the highest rolls.)
• ▸ Speed Tie (You will always lose speed ties.)
• ▸ Disable Medicine in Battle (Including Stat-raising items and Berries.)
• ▸ All GYM Leaders have 6 Pokémon.
• ▸ All Elite Four have 6 Pokémon.
• ▸ All Trainers have amplified AI.
• ▸ Drastically Reduced Money Rate. (Need Persian + Pay Day + Amulet Coin ‘-‘)
• ▸ Evolution by Happiness: 87% > 99%