Pokemon Charcoal ROM

Pokemon Charcoal is a GBA ROM Hack by Rocky Lincourt based on Pokemon Fire Red in English. It was last updated on June 17, 2022.

Description

Features

• New graphics, new music.
• Pokémon from 1st to 3rd Gen capturable.
• All normal Pokemon Trade evolutions now evolve at level 45.
• All Item / Trade Pokémon Evolutions now evolve at Level 50.
• Use a Sun Stone (Sun Stone) on an Eevee to obtain an Espeon.
• Use a Moon Stone on an Eevee to obtain an Umbreon.
• You can buy CoalOre balls (Master Balls) and Kabang Candies (Rare Candies).
• The game is rated “mature” and has a more adult theme.
• The Rival is Female, and to fit with the Linha story; You better name it “HITOMI”
• The Rival is now the daughter of the Local Specialist “DR HARV”; Your sprite is that of the female “cool instructor”.
• Dr.Harv uses the “Gentleman Sprite”.
• The Starters are Absol, Hypno, and Lairon they all start at level 16.
• All Absol’s are now 100% Female.
• The starter’s retention item is a Nugget.
• The Pokemon of your Rival (It doesn’t matter what you choose) is Kirlia which starts at level 18.
• All original Starters from Kanto to Hoenn can be picked up from Pallet Town, (Min Level 10)
• Dr. Harv gives you 16 CoalOre balls (Master Balls) with his Pokedex.
• Team Rocket has been replaced by Team Magma. (Everything except your World Sprites, as they don’t exist in Fire Red)
• All Magun Team Grunts and Administrators are Female. 
• Some maps and names of cities and towns have been changed.
• The gyms have been edited a little. 
• Some gyms have weather machines inside; For example, the first gym contains sandstorms.
• There are very few new moves as well.
• Some attacks have new types; For example, Explosion is now Fire-Type, so it can now hit ghost types.
• Some Pokemon have new Move Sets.
• New Wild Pokemon Locations; For example, Ghost-Types appear in “Boobie Woods”.
• You start the game now with 5000 Pika dollars.

Known Bugs

• Minor Text and Scripting Glitches
• Catching a Wild Mew on Kanto 4 is purely for the PokéDex data. Due to a Nintendo Bug, Mew will refuse to Listen to you. (No matter how many Badges you Have; It’s built into the Fire Red code)
• The Meteor City Gym map is Now Patched
• You can now also Bypass the Forest via Kanto 2, Boobie Woods is still recommended for Level Grinding (And Items).