Pokemon Fools Gold (GBC)

Pokemon Fools Gold GBC ROM

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Hack Name: Pokemon Fools Gold

Hack Original: Pokemon Crystal

Status: v1.3, 02.04.2022

Language: English

Story

In this game, all of the Pokémon have been reworked... think Alolan/Galarian forms, for all the Pokémon. All 251 Pokémon are available in-game without trading. We've reworked all of the trainers and wild encounters to fit as well. In addition, there have been a few visual tweaks, and we've added a few new places to explore, too!

The story is all the same as vanilla Pokémon Crystal, so the experience is similar, but with the new Pokémon designs.

List of Features

All 251 Pokémon redesigned, with new types and movesets to fit
All wild encounter data changed, to better fit the new designs to the environments
All Pokémon are available without trading, including trade evolutions and starters
A variety of aesthetic changes to the overworld
A few new optional areas to explore
Shiny rate raised to 1/1028... we wanted everyone to at least run into one shiny throughout their playthrough
A few new moves, both from other Pokémon games and original moves

v1.3 Changelog:

New Pokemon:

All Pokemon introduced in Gen 3 (Treecko - Deoxys)
(Almost) all cross-gen relatives of Pokemon introduced in Gen 1/2/3 (e.g. Mantyke, Weavile, Perrserker, Sylveon, Gallade, etc.)
New evolutionary stones (Dusk, Dawn, Gaia Stones), available for purchase at the evolution lab on Route 47

New region, Sevii:

Accessible after defeating Green via the S.S. Sakura
Entirely full of new Pokemon!
Take on the Shrine Challenge
New shops make hard-to-get items more easily available

New moves:

Over 120 new moves
Approx. half are official Pokemon moves from Gens 3 and up; the other half are completely original moves
Pretty much all movesets have been changed somewhat to account for the new moves
20 new TMs, for a total of 70

New features:

Rematches
Gym Leaders, Elite Four, Red, Green can be rematched
Password system
Passwords acquired throughout the course of the game
Change various things about the game, such as starters, random other things

Move changes:

Beat Up raised to 15 base power per hit
ExtremeSpeed raised to 10 PP
Zap Cannon raised to 120 base power
Ice Shard raised to 60 base power and decreased to 15 PP
Flash raised to 100% accuracy
Iron Fangs, Revelation, Neptune Wind, Desert Hex, Hive Siege decreased to 5 PP
Hive Siege raised to 120 base power, 60% chance to poison.
Fire Spin raised to 45 base power
Wrap raised to 30 base power
Whirlpool raised to 40 base power
All trapping moves raised to 95% accuracy
Outrage, Thrash, Petal Dance raised to 110 base power
OHKO moves no longer automatically fail if used on a target with a higher level (always a constant accuracy no matter the levels)
Surf decreased to 80 base power
Dig raised to 20 PP
Submission raised to 130 base power
Triple Kick adjusted: all hits are the same base power; raised to 22 base power per hit, 95% accuracy, and 15 PP

Pokemon stat changes (Note that not all decreases/increases are proportional; some mons may have had their distributions altered too):

Evened out Jynx's Attack and Special Attack
Moved some points from Zubat line's Attack to its Special Attack
Moved some points from Mr. Mime's Special Attack to its Attack
Switched Raikou's Attack and Special Attack
Azumarill's BST increased to 435
Wigglytuff's BST increased to 445
Smeargle's BST increased to 405
Murkrow's BST reverted to 405
Porygon2's BST decreased to 475
Unown's BST decreased to 410
Ledian, Venomoth, Ariados's BSTs decreased to 420

Other random changes:

Major battles (Gym Leaders, etc) have custom movesets
Level curve rebalanced
Cerulean Cave expanded
Stones are no longer purchasable at the Goldenrod Dept. Store... they can now be bought at the Laceleaf Pokemart
Surf encounters added to Route 50... previously no Pokemon could be caught in the water there
Gift Tyrogue in Mt. Mortar changed to Munchlax
Evolution levels for Caterpie/Weedle lines raised
Up-grade automatically applies Conversion to the holder
Odd Egg now contains more Pokemon (Happiny, Mime Jr., Mantyke), and has a 100% chance of being Shiny
Some encounter data adjusted
Some maps adjusted
Some shinies adjusted
Some MAJOR sprite edits (switching things up!)
Removed egg moves
Lots of Kanto areas have gotten a glow up
Renamed Thick Club to Ghost Tear
Decreased Sandshrew and Sandslash's chance to hold an item
Adjusted the calculation for Adanson's gift mons, and changed Nidoran-M to Starmie
Mime Jr. line now exclusively male
Catch rates for Corsola and Skarmory increased
Lots of other secrets to be discovered...