Pokemon Crooked Crystal ROM

Pokemon Crooked Crystal is a basic hack of Pokemon Crystal that aims to make the gameplay more compelling, without sacrificing the classic feel. One small example is that HM03 Surf is now a Key Item called the Lapras Suit, but you can still get a (reusable) TM for Surf right around the same time. Now, about the storyline. In this reimagining of Pokemon Crystal, Professor Elm is in deep debt to Team Rocket due to an unfortunate bet he made on the Bug Catching Contest. When he found out the contest had been rigged, he refused to pay Team Rocket.

Now, your job is to raise a Pokemon for Elm’s protection while you both try to figure out a way to expose Team Rocket as crooked, or raise enough money to pay off Elm’s debts. You’ll travel Johto, gathering Gym Badges and thwarting Team Rocket’s plans, until their more sinister plot is uncovered. In this more challenging version of Crystal, you’ll experience a more diverse array of wild and trainer Pokemon, a beefier Team Rocket/Radio Tower storyline, lore explaining Kanto’s famously limited map, and much more!

Features

• All NPC dialogue has been replaced with silly nonsense. For example, Falkner thinks if he eats enough birdseed, he’ll become a bird. The other Violet Gym trainers are worried about him
• All 251 Pokemon are available, including added storylines for Gen 1 legendaries
• An updated storyline that introduces additional wrinkles to Team Rocket’s plot, including an explanation for Kanto’s infamous limited map
• Key Item replacements for HMs
• Routes/caves/water etc. have higher diversity, with rare species becoming available earlier on
• Trade evolutions now either use Stones or evolve by level up
• Revivable fossils
• Leveling curve has been modified to be more challenging
• Much stronger Trainers, Rival encounters, Gym Leaders, Team Rocket, Elite Four, and Red
• Unlimited rematches of the Elite Four and 15 of 16 Gym Leaders (not Whitney lol)
• Some TMs are different
• Updated Game Corner prizes and Move Tutor
• Updated NPC trades
• Some moves have been updated
• No more annoying Trainer phone system (sorry if you enjoyed this, to me it was always a bother)
• Useful items (including Kurt’s Pokeballs) are more plentiful and available earlier. Can also get items from Rock Smash
• Updated Mart inventory across Kanto and Johto
• Wider Pokemon movesets/learnsets
• Move Reminder replaces the Move Deleter (since HMs are gone)
• Infinitely reusable TMs
• Some item SELL values have been modified
• Your team gains experience when you catch a Pokemon
• Pocket PC allows you to access the PC anywhere
• Added the GS Ball event, for catching Celebi
• and more!

Changelog

V1.3

• Fixed an issue where Picnicker Erin on Route 46 gives the player her number. Now, she doesn’t.
• Fixed an issue where Eon Mail is not included in the game. Now, it is available in the National Park, and can be traded to a specific NPC in return for a Nugget.
• Changed the Beedrill/Cubone trade to Beedrill/Sneasel.
• Changed the Houndoom/Sneasel trade to Houndoom/Snorlax.
• Gave Goldenrod Game Corner Pokemon held items. (Cubone – Thick Club, Dratini – Lucky Egg, Larvitar – Lucky Egg)
• Moved TM07 Zap Cannon from Celadon Mart to Olivine Lighthouse.

V1.2

• Changed the Ariados/Marowak trade to Beedrill/Cubone. This makes the trade more viable for where it appears in the game.
• Fixed an issue where the Dragon Move Tutor would fail to appear in Goldenrod City, despite the player defeating Clair. Now, the Move Tutor appears as expected.
• Slight modification to Sneasel’s level up moveset.

V1.1

• Fixed an issue where a trainer in the southeast of National Park grassy area had overleveled Pokemon. Now, this trainer has a normally leveled team.

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