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Pokémon Polished Crystal

Overview

Hack of Pokémon Crystal Version by Rangi.

Features:

This isn't a complete list, just a summary of the notable ones.

Pokémon:

• The entire Pokédex of 253 Pokémon can be caught in one game. Some Pokémon, like Houndour, Murkrow, and Misdreavus, are available at sensible locations in Johto without having to wait for Kanto.

• Added: Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Togekiss, Weavile, Honchkrow, Mismagius, Electivire, Magmortar, Magnezone, Tangrowth, Rhyperior, Porygon-Z, Yanmega, Gliscor, Mamoswine, and Munchlax.

• Removed: Spearow, Fearow, Lickitung, Goldeen, Seaking, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Shuckle, Aipom, Stantler, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Smoochum, and Delibird. (I miss them too. :( )

• New evolution methods work, like Eevee evolving into Glaceon near Ice Rock, or Yanma evolving into Yanmega when knowing AncientPower.

• Item trade evolutions (like Seadra holding a Dragon Scale) now evolve by leveling up while holding the item.

• Machoke, Graveler, Haunter, and Kadabra evolve by having sufficient stat exp in Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special respectively (five Protein, Iron, Carbos, or Calcium is enough).

• Magneton evolves into Magnezone near the Lodestone in Rock Tunnel.

Moves:

• Added: Aerial Ace, Air Slash, Aqua Tail, Astonish, Avalanche, Bug Buzz, Bulk Up, Bullet Punch, Calm Mind, Dark Pulse, DazzlinGleam, Disarm Voice, Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Dragon Pulse, Drain Kiss, Earth Power, Energy Ball, Extrasensory, Fairy Wind, Flare Blitz, Flash Cannon, Focus Blast, Gunk Shot, Hail, Hex, Hone Claws, Hurricane, Hyper Voice, Ice Shard, Icicle Crash, Iron Head, Metal Sound, Moonblast, Nasty Plot, Night Slash, Play Rough, Poison Jab, Power Gem, Psystrike, Seed Bomb, Shadow Claw, Stone Edge, Water Pulse, Wild Charge, Will-O-Wisp, X-Scissor, and Zen Headbutt.

• Removed: Acid Armor, Amnesia, Barrage, Beat Up, Bide, Bind, Bone Club, Bone Rush, Bubble, Clamp, Comet Punch, Constrict, Conversion2, Cotton Spore, Detect, Fissure, Frustration, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Jump Kick, Kinesis, Lovely Kiss, Meditate, Mega Kick, Mega Punch, Mimic, Mind Reader, Mirror Move, Poison Gas, Powder Snow, Present, Psych Up, Psywave, Razor Wind, Rolling Kick, Sharpen, Skull Bash, Smog, Snore, Spider Web, Spite, Sweet Scent, Synthesis, Tail Whip, Vice Grip, and Withdraw.

• Learnsets have been updated close to Gen VI, with missing moves replaced by similar, egg, TM, or event-exclusive moves.

Battle mechanics:

• The Fairy type, with the Pink Bow as its type-enhancing item.

• Type chart, base stats, and move attributes all updated to Gen VI.

• Physical/Special/Status split.

• Natures (determined from DVs since personality values don't exist in Gen II) thanks to FredrIQ.

• Gain experience from catching Pokémon.

• Play low-pitched cries when a player or foe Pokémon faints.

• Money loss formula from Gen V.

• Shiny Pokémon now have an odd Attack DV, 2, 3, 7, or 11 Defense, 5 or 13 Speed, and a perfect 15 Special; so 1 in 1,024 Pokémon is shiny.

• Type-enhancing items raise by 20%, not 10%.

• Many battle mechanics have been updated to Gen VI, but not all. (For example, Waterfall has a 20% flinch chance, but sound-based moves don't bypass Substitute. Yet.)

• Wild Pokémon have more common held items (50% chance for a common one and 5% for a rare one). Giving an Amulet Coin to your lead Pokémon increases this to 60% and 10%.

Overworld mechanics:

• Hold B to use Running Shoes, or turn on the Option to always use them.

• Unlimited-use TMs.

• Continuous Repel system.

• Cure poison when it reaches 1 HP outside a battle.

• Eggs hatch at level 1.

• Trees randomly give 1, 2, or 3 Berries.

• Surf at Bicycle/Running Shoes speed.

• Maximum $9,999,999 money and 50,000 coins.

• Maximum 30 items and 16 Balls in your bag pocket.

• Bill calls to switch boxes when one is full.

Nuzlocke mode:

• Available in the Option menu at any time.

• A fainted Pokémon can't be revived, by items, Pokémon Centers, or events. The only exception is your fir

Developers
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Alternate Names
  • Pokemon Polished Crystal
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