Pokemon Hard Candy Red ROM

Pokemon Hard Candy Red is a GB ROM Hack by FAILINGATNUZLOCKE based on Pokemon Red. It was last updated on October 23, 2024.

Description

The point of this rom hack wasn’t to get a totally new experience but to be able to fully experience the game without needing a second game and made some other changes along the way. Pokemon Hard Candy Red has built-in nuzlocke. Once they faint, they cannot be revived and can only catch first Pokemon seen per route but with duplicate clause built in(so you won’t have a full team of pidgeys).

Features

• All 151 Pokemon will be obtainable without trading including both fossils, Mew, all Eevee-lutions, starter Pokemon, trade evolution Pokemon, and normal version exclusives. Had to move some Pokemon around but all are available in the game.
• Mechanic and ease of life features added and fixed such as running, a portable pc, and some other glitches that were in the game that hindered the game such as focus energy now works correctly.
• Some moves and move sets were modified. Too many to list but examples are lickitung learns lick, gust is a flying move now, fire punch added to a few fire types for something between ember and flamethrower.
• All TMs are purchasable and are spread out through all the pokemarts and moonstones are now purchasable as well.
• Most NPC trainers were modified to be slightly harder with a couple trainers randomly that will be more difficult.
• All gym leaders have 4-5 Pokemon with custom movesets. I also have trainer with a hilarious Pokemon.
• Only difference between the two games is hard-candy red has built in nuzlocke. Once they faint, they cannot be revived and can only catch first Pokemon seen per route but with duplicate clause built in(so you won’t have a full team of pidgeys).
• While revives are still in the game on the ground as items, they are not in stores and cannot be used but I upped the sell value so they are closer to being like nuggets.
• The last feature I am building into the game is putting in signs to tell you the next gym leader level cap. While it won’t stop you from battling with a trainer/gym leader, because I edited the gym leaders Pokemon levels, I want it to be known what the self-imposed l level cap will be.

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