Pokemon Shining Crystal ROM

Pokemon Shining Crystal is a Game Boy Color ROM Hack by Poltergeyst of Pokemon Crystal in English. It was last updated on September 15, 2024.

Description

Features

• All boss teams are updated, often with more challenging Pokemon with stronger movesets.
• There are modifications to the trainer and wild-level curves. These are especially prominent in the postgame.
• Opponent status moves no longer have a 25% accuracy debuff.
• Many bosses have buffed DVs.
• Badge boosts, including attack type and stat boosts, are removed from the game.
• More opponent Pokemon now hold items.
• TMs are reusable.
• Certain TMs previously only available in the post-game are now accessible earlier.
• There are new TMs added.
• HMs are deleteable.
• All wild encounter tables are updated. Trade, gift, and egg Pokemon are also changed.
• Some Pokemon have increased catch rates. This makes them more suitable as early-game encounters for nuzlockers.
• Fewer Pokemon flee and Pokemon with roar or whirlwind in their level-up learnset have it removed. The roaming legendaries still always flee unless trapped.
• Some previously unavailable Pokemon are now catchable. All legendaries including the Kanto birds, mew, and Mewtwo are catchable before the Pokemon League.
• Some gift and trade Pokemon are replaced with new Pokemon.
• Eggs hatch with fewer steps.
• Friendship accrues quicker.
• There are changes to the starter options.
• Many Pokemon have learnset upgrades.
• The evolution stones are now purchasable in certain marts. There are some other changes to mart items.
• All marts have rare candies available for 1 pokedollar. This is to eliminate the need for grinding, especially for nuzlockers.
• Kurt gives apricorn balls instantly.
• Select moves are buffed.
• A few Pokemon have their base stats buffed. For example – Feraligatr, Noctowl, and Arcanine’s special attack and attack stats are reversed compared to the vanilla games. Ie – Feraligatr now has 105 special attack and 79 attack.
• DVs are no longer associated with gender. Hidden power type is still based on DVs.
• The clock change procedure is simplified. From the title screen you press Down + B + Select to reset the clock.
• There is a tradeback NPC and move reminder added to the game.
• Almost all trainers have buffed AI.
• No new Pokemon or fakemon are added.
• There are no changes to the map.
• The physical-special split, abilities, and natures are not in this game.

Changelog

Update 15-09-24

• Fixed a bug in the rival 5 battle that made the battle difficult to play.