Pokemon Crystal Prodigy ROM

Pokemon Crystal Prodigy is a GBC ROM Hack by jordanar18 based on Pokemon Crystal. It was last updated on January 02, 2025.

Description

Pokemon Crystal Prodigy is designed to be more difficult than the original but not overly so, and instead focuses more on storyline additions.

Features

• A new trainer class: the Prodigies (Male and Female). Distinguished by their blue outfits, they have smarter AI and stronger and more diverse teams than the other trainers of the areas they are in. In Johto you’ll find them training in Routes in the grass, having already beaten the Gyms they are nearest to. In Kanto you’ll find them in the Gyms. When you beat them, they give you items.
• Virtually every trainer in the game has a higher-leveled team. This is most noticeable in the Gyms, the Elite Four, and in Kanto.
• All 251 Pokemon are available. You can look at the readme to see how to get them, or discover them on your own! The Celebi event has been restored; go to the Goldenrod PokeCenter after entering the Hall of Fame.
• Expansive post-game in Kanto, including dozens of new trainers, a major side quest, and a re-match of the Elite Four. Most new trainers are optional, as they will only challenge you if you step right in front of them or talk to them.
• After defeating the Elite Four Round 2, any knocked-out Legendaries reappear in their original locations (Suicune in the Burned Tower; see the “Locations” readme if you need info on Entei and Raikou).
• Tons of new items added, including the Lucky Egg and Scope Lens (again, see readme if you want their locations).

Known Bugs

• When scrolling through the Kanto Town Map, the game can freeze or crash. Make sure to save before you look at the map.
• In the scene of the battle between the two Youngsters on Route 30 (before you get the Pokedex and return to Elm’s lab), the Rattata sprites are sometimes glitched when they attack each other.
• When selling items and depositing items in the PC, the pack pockets scroll in a strange order.
• The Fishers on Route 12 sometimes appear as green Player, PokeBall or Berry Tree Sprites in the overworld. They are, in fact, Fisher trainers. This less likely to happen if you approach them from Lavender Town.
• In one of the Prodigy battles, the overworld Prodigy sprite disappears during the battle transition.

Changelog

V2.0

• Starters: Lapras, Dratini, and Eevee. If you choose Eevee, you get a free evolution stone after exiting Ilex Forest. Dragonair evolves into Dragonite at Level 50.

  • Lapras moveset: Water Gun (1), Growl (1), Tackle (1), Sing (8), Powder Snow (14), Confuse Ray (19), Bubblebeam (24), Perish Song (31), Body Slam (38), Ice Beam (44), Safeguard (50), Hydro Pump (57)

  • Eevee moveset: Tackle (1), Tail Whip (1), Growl (1), Sand Attack (8), Quick Attack (13), Swift (18), Bite (25), Baton Pass (30), Take Down (35)

    • Vaporeon gets Bubblebeam (26)

    • Jolteon gets Spark (26)

    • Flareon gets Flame Wheel (26)

    • Espeon gets Confusion (26)

    • Umbreon gets Bite (26)

  • Dratini/Dragonair/Dragonite moveset: Wrap (1), Leer (1), Pound (1), Thunder Wave (8), Twister (15), Dragon Rage (22), Slam (29), Agility (36/38), Safeguard (43/47), Outrage (50/56/61), Wing Attack (Dragonite only at 55), Dragon Dance (53/60/67), Hyper Beam (57/65/75)

• Challenge Mode. Go to the second floor of a PokeCenter and speak to the leftmost receptionist to toggle on and off.

  • The following trainers have tougher teams on Challenge Mode: Gym Leaders, Prodigies, the final two Rockets in Radio Tower, Victory Road and postgame Rival battles, Elite Four, and Red.

  • Challenge mode teams have held items and escalating amounts of stat experience.

• Fairy Type. Whitney uses both Normal and Fairy types, and Plainbadge boosts Fairy moves.

• Physical/Special Split

• New moves: Roost (TM31 – Falkner’s gift), Disarm Voice (learned by level-up only), Dazzle Gleam (TM35 – Goldenrod Dept. Store B1F), Poison Jab, Dark Pulse, Play Rough, Dragon Dance, Calm Mind (TM09 – Sabrina’s gift), Aerial Ace (TM05 – in Burned Tower)

• Move tutors in PokeCenters: Poison Jab (Goldenrod), Dark Pulse (Ecruteak), Play Rough (Cianwood), Dragon Dance (Blackthorn), Rock Slide (Vermilion), Double-Edge (Saffron), Explosion (Celadon), Substitute (Cerulean)

• Shards are required for Move Tutors; some are found in the overworld; others are given to you

• New moves are generally learned by the Pokemon that can learn them in any vanilla game up to Gen 8 (excluding Legends Arceus)

• Pkmn Breeder trainer class added; 6 re-matchable trainers in Johto (Routes 36, 34, 37, 43, 45 and 26). They will challenge you when you leave and re-enter the route, but they are all in avoidable spots.

• Move Reminder in Blackthorn and Lavender; some Heart Scales can be found in the overworld; some are given to you

• Kurt gifts you a Kanto starter after Slowpoke Well

• Larvitar is available at the Goldenrod Game Corner. Pupitar evolves into Tyranitar at Level 50.

• Bill gives you an Aerodactyl instead of an Eevee. Aerodactyl learns Rock Slide at Level 57.

• Eeveelutions can’t produce eggs

• Lapras appears in Union Cave only after defeating the Elite Four

• Link Stone will evolve all trade evolutions except Seadra and Porygon (will still evolve with Dragon Scale/Up-Grade). One is on Route 45, one for defeating the Route 26 Prodigy, then for sale at Saffron and Pewter Marts

• Swords Dance is TM13 (given for saving Miltank on Route 39 – only four Oran Berries needed)

• Moves Removed: Mud-Slap, Razor Wind, Psywave, Frustration, Poison Gas, Sleep Talk, Psych Up

• Powder Snow can lower accuracy (20% chance) instead of freeze

• Dragonbreath has 80 base power

• Rock Smash has 60 base power and has a 20% chance to lower Defense

• Crunch can lower Defense, not Special Defense; Shadow Ball can lower Special Defense, not Defense

• Morning Sun and Moonlight disregard time of day

• Bulbasaur line can learn Sludge Bomb via TM

• Pikachu and Raichu can learn Surf

• Buffed stats for the following Pokemon: Aipom, Electabuzz, Girafarig, Gligar, Lickitung, Magmar, Magneton, Misdreavus, Murkrow, Piloswine, Porygon2, Rhydon, Sneasel, Tangela, Togetic, Yanma, The buffed stats are about half-way between their regular stats and those of their future evolutions.

• New wild encounters (see encounter table spreadsheet)

• AI will encourage Defense Curl before using Rollout, if it has both; AI will never discourage Pursuit

• Exp. Candy for sale for 500 Pokedollars, which increases level by one (sold at Goldenrod, Olivine, Blackthorn, Vermilion, Celadon, Cerulean, Pewter and Viridian Marts)

• Kanto is semi-linear

• Wide Lens (at Route 16 house, where you get Fly in Gen 1)

• Rare Candy increases level by five; found in overworld. If evolving, the Pokemon will evolve after the five levels are gained

• Celadon Game Corner: Rare Candies (250 coins), Master Ball (9500 coins)

• Buena’s Password Prizes: Shards, Heart Scales, Rare Candies

• Clock reset simplified: Down + B + Select on title screen

• Version 1 Treasure Hunt removed

V1.1

• A new battle area for grinding, the Fuchsia Training Center. This is like the Battle Tower, but the Pokemon keep the EXP points and you get the money. You can battle almost 50 trainers each day!
• Lucky Egg and TwistedSpoon have been made available in the maingame (see readme if you want their locations)
• Moveset Changes: the Bulbasaur line gets Giga Drain; the Charmander line gets Fire Blast instead of Fire Spin; the Squirtle line gets Bubblebeam instead of Rapid Spin
• The quiz to get the Radio Card has been removed
• Bug fixes

Useful Links

Pokecommunity

Discord

Documentation

Youtube

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