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Entry N°1085

Pokemon Sour Crystal v5.0

GBC Completed Hack of Crystal
Pokemon Sour Crystal v5.0 cover art
> SCAN COMPLETE
> DATA SHEET
PLATFORM
GBC
STATUS
Completed
BASE ROM
Crystal
BUILD
5.0
LANG
English
AUTHOR
SoupPotato
> OVERVIEW

Pokemon Sour Crystal is an 'improvement hack' of Pokemon Crystal. It is 5 years in the making, created with the mindset of updating it to current-gen standards.

◆ ABOUT

Pokemon Sour Crystal is a GBC ROM Hack by SoupPotato based on Pokemon Crystal in English. And it is now available to download. It was last updated on August 18, 2024.

◆ FEATURES · 32 TOTAL
  • New Custom Pokémon Sprites done by me. Over 200 have been tweaked/redone
  • A Challenge Mode System which can be set during a New Game
  • A fully-functioning Safari Zone with 4 custom Biomes to explore
  • Unique Party sprites
  • Updated Stats up to gen9
  • Updated Move properties: Base Power, Accuracy, effects .etc
  • Updated Movepools
  • Upgraded trainer rematch system to make grinding more enjoyable and rewarding
  • A complete overhaul of the PC Box which now functions like Gen3. No more saving between boxes required
  • Some post-game Pokémon are now available in Johto such as Houndour and Slugma
  • Upgraded battle color system for more dynamic attack animations
  • Updated attack animations for some moves
  • All 251 Pokémon obtainable
  • Instant Apricorn Balls
  • Visible Berries and Apricorns on the Overworld. Each tree respawns at 12:00am each day
  • A Berry Pocket to reduce your main pocket from getting full
  • A new Pager system that replaces the need for HM slaves
  • Reusable TMs
  • Overworld Weather
  • The Ghost-Type is now special and the Dark-Type and Dragon-Type are now Physical
  • A new Swarm system with more than 95 different swarms. Swarming Pokémon now have an increased chance of being shiny
  • Almost all bugs from gen2 have been fixed.
  • Kanto has been restored to its gen1 size including some cut areas
  • Kanto now has Headbutt trees
  • All HGSS-exclusive routes and trainers have been ported
  • Trade Evolutions can now also be obtained by using a new item called the Linking Cord or by simply using the item required for trading on the Pokémon. (King’s Rock, Metal Coat, etc.)
  • A Move Reminder
  • And many other small goodies to find!
  • Following Pokémon
  • Physical/Special Split
  • No gen3+ Pokémon
  • No fakemon or beta mons
◆ SCREENSHOTS
Pokemon Sour Crystal v5.0 in-game screenshot 1
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