Pokemon Quarantine Crystal ROM

Pokemon Quarantine Crystal is a GBC ROM Hack by GiantPigeon based on Pokemon Crystal. It was last updated on March 03, 2024.

Story

This started as an art project by spriter and artist latenightagain back in May 2021, where he began designing a Fakemon dex based off of randomly rolled prompts (the “QuarantineDex” project on 4chan’s /vp/). I loved their designs so much I wanted to make a game with them, and eventually a dev team formed and created something special from the fantastic art. The goal of the project is to make the most out of the nasty situation of global quarantine.

So the project started small in scope – just replace Gen 2’s roster with the fakemon – but grew to become a collaborative effort featuring new trainer sprites, new music, and new areas, a revamped tileset, on top of a mechanical overhaul. Experience an adventure with a brand-new Pokedex! You never know what you’ll find next!

Features

• 200+ new Pokemon, complete with unique cries and icons.
• New trainer classes to challenge, new music to listen to, and new areas to explore.
• An entirely new, revamped tileset.
• New quests and collectibles, such as Trading Cards.
• A revamped HM system, learning the moves is no longer required for traversal.
• Super Gameboy Border, but only for use on emulator BGB.
• Physical/special split, increased level curve, new and changed moves, and no revives in battle for an enhanced battle experience.
• QoL changes and bug fixes aplenty – Move reminder, reusable TMs, Gen V+ repel system, exp for catching, berry pocket and expanded bag space, Apricorn Balls functioning properly, daycare man waits outside, and more!

Changelog

V0.804

• New opening dialogue informing where to download updates
• Typo fixes, dialogue tweaks
• Minor sprite updates
• Overworld actions list greatly expanded upon
• Two Pokemon have changed types
• Minor move pool updates to a few Pokemon, including their level-up/TMs/egg moves
• Updated credits

V0.803

• fixed a bug where MysticalMan giving you a card would crash the game.
• New tilesets for both regions
• An almost entire revamp of the in-game sprites by latenightagain
• New mini sprites for the majority of the Pokemon
• Kanto adventure has begun, and half of the Gym battles are available
• Several new songs by Toothpaste
• New areas scattered in Johto, such as Tidal Cave, Taiko Festival Grounds, and Garden Glade
• Some moves like Whirlpool and Submission have been cut, and some moves like Dive have taken their place
• A minor Battle Facility in Kanto: an updated version of the Fighting Dojo
• HMs are now TMs, and there are new TMs like Moonblast and Spike Cannon

V0.602

• Over 30+ back sprites have been updated courtesy of Daz!
• A bug in which incorrect music would play when fighting female Pokemaniacs has been fixed
• A bug in which certain odd egg mons could have an incorrect amount of experience has been fixed
• A bug in which roaming legends could end up poisoned in their first encounter depending on story events has been fixed
• A bug where a rematch with Cooltrainer Beth resulted in a level 253 upwhale has been fixed. This one was kind of funny though
• A few bits of dialogue have been changed around the region to help point people to new features like move reminder/fossil locations
• Various typos have been fixed and a couple of references to old Pokemon have been removed
• Minor balance changes: Nanuqua’s level-up movepool is more spread out in the 20s and 30s, Phanguard evolves through level-up rather than friendship

Known Bugs

• Certain dark maps have incorrect time-of-day palettes.
• Lucky Number ID gift gives the wrong doll at the moment.
• Retroglyph icons in the Retroglyph Dex are a little scrambled.
• There is a graphical error in Underground Rocket Base with Lance walking across a gap.
• If you level up after catching a Pokemon, the Pokeball persists through the stat screen.