Pokemon Polished Crystal GBC
Download: Mediafire
Hack Original: Pokémon: Crystal
Status: Completed
Language: English
Introduction
Pokémon Polished Crystal is a fan-made ROM hack of Pokémon Crystal, one of the classic Generation II Pokémon games. Created to enhance and modernize the original experience, Polished Crystal aims to refine the gameplay while staying true to the original story and setting. This hack is designed for players who love the nostalgic feel of Pokémon Crystal but want improved mechanics and features that reflect more recent Pokémon games.
The core storyline of Pokémon Polished Crystal follows the same path as the original Pokémon Crystal, where you start as a new trainer in the Johto region, journey through both Johto and Kanto, collect gym badges, and ultimately challenge the Elite Four. Along the way, you'll face off against Team Rocket, encounter the legendary Pokémon Suicune, and explore iconic locations like Ecruteak City and Mt. Silver.
However, with the updated mechanics and additional Pokémon, the game feels fresh and offers new challenges even for players familiar with the original.
List of Features
Pokemon:- All 253 Pokemon in the Pokedex are catchable.
- Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Togekiss, Weavile, Honchkrow, Mismagius, Electivire, Magmortar, Magnezone, Tangrowth, Rhyperior, Porygon-Z, Yanmega, Gliscor, Mamoswine, and Munchlax added.
- Spearow, Fearow, Lickitung, Goldeen, Seaking, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Shuckle, Aipom, Stantler, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Smoochum, and Delibird removed.
- New Evolution methods added.
- Item trade evolutions now evolve by leveling up while holding the item.
- Machoke, Graveler, Haunter, and Kadabra evolve by having sufficient stat exp in Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special respectively (five Protein, Iron, Carbos, or Calcium is enough).
- Magneton evolves into Magnezone near the Lodestone in Rock Tunnel.
Moves:
- Added: Aerial Ace, Air Slash, Aqua Tail, Astonish, Avalanche, Bug Buzz, Bulk Up, Bullet Punch, Calm Mind, Dark Pulse, DazzlinGleam, Disarm Voice, Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Dragon Pulse, Drain Kiss, Earth Power, Energy Ball, Extrasensory, Fairy Wind, Flare Blitz, Flash Cannon, Focus Blast, Gunk Shot, Hail, Hex, Hone Claws, Hurricane, Hyper Voice, Ice Shard, Icicle Crash, Iron Head, Metal Sound, Moonblast, Nasty Plot, Night Slash, Play Rough, Poison Jab, Power Gem, Psystrike, Seed Bomb, Shadow Claw, Stone Edge, Water Pulse, Wild Charge, Will-O-Wisp, X-Scissor, and Zen Headbutt.
- Removed: Acid Armor, Amnesia, Barrage, Beat Up, Bide, Bind, Bone Club, Bone Rush, Bubble, Clamp, Comet Punch, Constrict, Conversion2, Cotton Spore, Detect, Fissure, Frustration, Guillotine, Horn Drill, Jump Kick, Kinesis, Lovely Kiss, Meditate, Mega Kick, Mega Punch, Mimic, Mind Reader, Mirror Move, Poison Gas, Powder Snow, Present, Psych Up, Psywave, Razor Wind, Rolling Kick, Sharpen, Skull Bash, Smog, Snore, Spider Web, Spite, Sweet Scent, Synthesis, Tail Whip, Vice Grip, and Withdraw.
- Learnsets have been updated close to Gen VI, with missing moves replaced by similar, egg, TM, or event-exclusive moves.
Battle mechanics:
- The Fairy type, with the Pink Bow as its type-enhancing item.
- The type chart, base stats, and move attributes are all updated to Gen VI.
- Physical/Special/Status split.
- Natures (determined from DVs since personality values don't exist in Gen II) thanks to FredrIQ.
- Gain experience from catching Pokemon.
- Play low-pitched cries when a player or foe Pokemon faints.
- Money loss formula from Gen V.
- Shiny Pokemon now have an odd Attack DV, 2, 3, 7, or 11 Defense, 5 or 13 Speed, and a perfect 15 Special; so 1 in 1,024 Pokemon is shiny.
- Type-enhancing items raise by 20%, not 10%.
- Many battle mechanics have been updated to Gen VI, but not all. (For example, Waterfall has a 20% flinch chance, but sound-based moves don't bypass Substitute. Yet.)
- Wild Pokemon have more common held items (50% chance for a common one and 5% for a rare one). Giving an Amulet Coin to your lead Pokemon increases this to 60% and 10%.
Overworld mechanics:
- Hold B to use Running Shoes, or turn on the Option to always use them.
- Unlimited-use TMs.
- Continuous Repel system.
- Cure poison when it reaches 1 HP outside a battle.
- Eggs hatch at level 1.
- Trees randomly give 1, 2, or 3 Berries.
- Surf at Bicycle/Running Shoes speed.
- Maximum $9,999,999 money and 50,000 coins.
- Maximum 30 items and 16 Balls in your bag pocket.
- Bill calls to switch boxes when one is full.
Nuzlocke mode:
- Available in the Options menu at any time.
- A fainted Pokemon can't be revived, by items, Pokemon Centers, or events. The only exception is your first rival battle when you just have your starter.
- You can only catch the first Pokemon you encounter in a new location. "Location" is defined with the Town Map mechanics, so Sprout Tower is separate from Violet City, but multiple floors of Union Cave or multiple sections of the Safari Zone count as one location. And nothing is counted until you receive your first five Poke Balls.
- Every Pokemon gets a nickname, no asking whether you want to or not. Of course, you can cancel out to give the default name.
- The dupes clause is in effect. If you've caught a Pidgey and encountered one on a new route, it won't count unless you catch it.
- The shiny clause is also in effect. Shinies can always be caught.
- Gift Pokemon do not count as encounters. Static encounters like Sudowoodo, Snorlax, and Suicune do.
Maps:
- Restored locations from R/B/Y and HG/SS: Viridian Forest, Pewter Museum, Celadon Hotel, Silph Co., Pokemon Mansion, Seafoam Islands, Cerulean Cave, Goldenrod PokeCom Center, and Bellchime Trail.
- Original locations, including Cinnabar Volcano, a new floor of Rock Tunnel, Cherrygrove Bay, Goldenrod Harbor, Route 35 Coast, the Ecruteak Shrine from Pokemon Christmas, custom-designed PokeWalker routes, and others.
- Decorative features added to cities and routes, often from HG/SS.
- HG/SS-style Town Map.
Events:
- Team Rocket has another plan to thwart.
- Random Wonder Trades in the Goldenrod PokeCom Center, including random held items and original trainers.
- Catching all 26 Unown is worthwhile
- Move Reminder in the same house as the Move Deleter. (Code borrowed from TPP Anniversary Crystal, thanks to its developers graciously making their source code public.)
- 21 move tutors throughout Johto and Kanto.
- Falkner is in Dark Cave, encouraging you to beat Sprout Tower first.
- Photographing your Pokemon at the Cianwood Photo Studio once a day now makes it happier, like haircuts or massages. (No more GameBoy Printer support.)
- The Mystery Gift Girl in Goldenrod Dept. The store gives you a random Berry once a day. (No more Mystery Gift support.)
- The Poke Seer is replaced by the Stats Judge.
- Lt. Surge's electric fences are back.
- Celadon Dept. The store now has a TV Game floor and a Home Decor wing.
- Revised in-game trades.
- Revised Game Corner prizes.
- Revised Buena's Password prizes.
- The Odd Egg is always shiny, with an equal chance to be either gender.
- Three of Prof. Oak's aides give you items as you complete the Pokedex.
- Bill's grandpa gives you one of each evolutionary stone in Goldenrod City. Later they can be bought in Celadon Dept. Store.
- Eusine shows you the legendary beasts in Celadon City in case you haven't found them roaming.
- Respawn any fainted legendaries (except for Celebi) after beating the Elite Four. (Suicune roams instead of appearing in the Bell Tower.) (Also respawns Sudowoodo.)
Trainers:
- Lyra from HG/SS is your friendly rival. She battles you and gives you some items throughout the game.
- The four Rocket Executives from HG/SS are introduced.
- New trainer classes: Elder, Rich Boy, Schoolgirl, Cowgirl, Battle Girl, Hex Maniac, Guitarist?, Officer?, Sr. & Jr., Couple, Breeder, PI, Dragon Tamer, Ace Duo, and Roughneck.
- Battle Lorelei, Agatha, Bill, Valerie, and some other special characters.
- Battle Cal in Viridian City's Trainer House if you're a girl, Kay if you're a boy.
- Rematch the Elite Four at higher levels after earning all 16 badges.
- Rematch Gym Leaders and other special trainers in the Fighting Dojo after earning all 16 badges.
- Battle Tower has new trainers.
- A few NPC trainers have shiny Pokemon.
- Breeders can be battled again like in B2/W2.
Items:
- A revised set of 65 TMs and 8 HMs.
- Four new Poke Balls from Devon Corp.
- Dome Fossil, Helix Fossil, and Old Amber. Revive them in the now-open Pewter Museum of Science.
- All of the decorations for your room are available in different places.
- Earn a Silver Trophy when you beat the Elite 4 and a Gold Trophy when you rematch them at higher levels.
- Other items including Eviolite, Muscle Band, Wise Glasses, and X Spcl. Def.