Pokemon Yellow Legacy+ ROM

Pokemon Yellow Legacy+ is a Game Boy ROM Hack by DarthBR based on Pokemon Red. It was last updated on April 10, 2025.

Also, be sure to check out Pokemon Green Celebrations.

Description

Welcome to Pokemon Yellow Legacy+, a challenging twist on Yellow Legacy! We’ve made significant enhancements to increase the difficulty and excitement for all trainers. Here’s what’s new:

• PORT PC Added: Access your Pokémon with ease.
• Increased Trainer Levels: All Gym Leaders and the Elite Four have tougher teams, featuring different moves to keep you on your toes.
• Post-Game Challenges: Enjoy rematches and battles above Level 100 for those seeking a real test of skill.
• Rare Candies: Find Rare Candies in Indigo Plateau Mart for just $1, allowing you to level up your Pokémon to 100 after defeating the Elite Four the first time.

Disclaimer

Features from Yellow Legacy

General Changes

Quality of life changes are abundant in Yellow Legacy. Here is a list of changes that we have implemented to make the game more enjoyable to play through.

Menus

• Ask to reuse Repels
• HMs can be used from the overworld
• HMs can be forgotten
  
  • To avoid softlocks, HMs cannot be stored in the PC
• Extended bag with more slots
  
  • Items can be sorted with Start
  • Items now have descriptions
• Party menu now shows StatEXP and DVs
  
  • Press Select/Start respectively when selecting STATS
• TM names are shown in menus
• Updated Pokedex functionality (See Encounters & Learnsets for more details)
  
  • Level-up and TM learnsets now displayed
  • Location menu now includes gifts and fishing

World & NPCs

• Running Shoes added
• Faster Nurse Joy
• Faster Saves
• Updated Marts to include TMs and other rare items
  
  • All TMs can now be repurchased
  • Use Left/Right to change items by 10 when buying or selling
• You can now obtain the Old Rod from an NPC in Viridian City Mart
  
  • The Old Rod’s original location has been replaced with the Good Rod
  • All rods now have improved encounter tables
• Game Corner Pokémon & TMs prices lowered
  
  • Coins can also be bought in bulk
• Enabled easier access to Fuchsia Pokécenter
• Surge’s Trash Puzzle no longer resets after every check
• Faster spinning tiles 
• A Move Reminder and Move Deleter have been added to Cinnabar Lab
• The Cerulean City Jynx trade has been re-added in Saffron City
• Miscellaneous dialogue changes have been made
  
  • Some story and character moments have been updated
  • Several NPCs now hint at gameplay changes

Visuals & Music

• Female character option for Green
• Pokémon Palette changes
• Various backsprite updates
• Unique Party Icons
• Overworld sprites for Pokémon and Gym Leaders
• Improved Battle UI
  
  • EXP bar
  • Already Caught icon
  • Full Box reminder Text after catch
  • EXP. All text shortens non-participants to “Party gained…”
• Seafoam Islands now uses a blue pallet
• Elite Four battles now use more fitting battle music
• A previously unused song in the game has been added to Viridian Gym
• The buttons in Victory Road now make a sound when pressed

Battle Changes

Here is a list of changes to the battle system, evolutions, and trainers. In addition, there are links to various documents listed below for more details.

Battles & Difficulty

• Improved AI
• Dynamic scaling level teams for gyms 4-6 (Similar to Crystal Legacy gyms 5-7)
• Removed items from gym leaders and Elite 4
  
  • The only trainers who can still use items are Cooltrainers
• Hard mode: Forced Set mode, Items disabled in battle, Level caps by gym.
• Damage Over Time effects increased to 1/8 of max HP
• Most status moves are now neutral against all types (for AI)
• Removed boosted enemy chance to miss status moves
• Removed 1/256 chance to miss from normal mode
  
  • The chance is still present in Hard mode
• Removed catch requirement to acquire EXP. All
• Buffed efficacy of Rocks/Bait in the Safari Game
• Buffed efficacy of Safari and Ultra Balls

Pokémon, Types, & Moves

• TM04 Whirlwind has been changed to Flamethrower
  
  • TM04 Flamethrower replaces TM02 in the Rocket Hideout
  • TM02 Razor Wind has moved to Whirlwind’s old location on Route 4
• Alakazam and Gengar evolve at 42, and not by trade
• Golem and Machamp evolve at 38, and not by trade
• Poliwhirl evolves at 18
• Pikachu has been given extra boosts to extend its viability into late-game
  
  • Now receives 25% stat bonus from badge boosts (instead of the normal 12.5%)
  • Can now learn all 5 HMs (yes, this enables the Surf minigame)
• Ghost is now Special, and is super effective against Psychic.
• Bug is no longer super effective against Poison.
• Psywave now works the same for AI as it does for the player (Deals 75%-150% of level)

Battle System Bug Fixes

• Pokémon can skip learning moves when gaining multiple level ups at once
• Focus Energy quarters the critical hit chance instead of quadrupling it when used
• Substitute may leave the user with 0 HP after it’s used
• Dual-type move effectiveness may be misreported
• Fly and Dig do not remove the invulnerable status when prevented from reaching their second stage by Paralysis or Confusion triggering
• Healing moves will fail if max HP is 255 or 511 points higher than current HP
• Haze can prevent a Pokémon from attacking after curing freeze

Changelog

V10-04-25

• Text for the Mewtwo event will draw more direct quotes from the movie in the next update
• Omanyte spams withdraw
• Healing animation text bug
• Some Text during the Mewtwo event are a bit unpolished and may seem a tad buggy on a few lines
• Healing shadow bug 
• When leaving Crystal Cavern it warps incorrectly to powerplant without surf.
• Pikachu stays at enterance full time at bills house
• Flying anywhere crashes game
• Raichu/Pikachu may glitch when doing a happy jump. Sometimes it will crash the game! 
• 1 report of Raichu reverting back to Pikachu
• Raichu/Pikachu healing animation is a tad stuttery.

24-11-24

• Fixed Surfing Text Bug.
• Base Stats Now Shown In Pokedex

Useful Links

Discord