Crystal hack: Pokémon Coral Version (2022 DEMO OUT NOW!)

[coraldev]

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Introduction
Welcome to the Onwa Region, a region far away from Kanto and Johto. Onwa is the setting for Pokémon Coral Version, a romhack that sets out to recreate the feeling of playing Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal for the first time. Journey through Onwa meeting interesting characters, earning the 8 Onwa League Badges, and working your way towards challenging the Onwa Pokémon League.

Pokémon Coral Version features a simple story akin to the first two generations of Pokémon with many interesting characters and locations to see along the way. Things aren't completely what they seem, however. There has been talk of a group of ruffians abusing Pokémon and using them in their money-making schemes. That can't be good news...

The 2022 Demo has been rebuilt from the ground up in the Pokémon Polished Crystal engine allowing for many new features such as 60fps gameplay, abilities, and many many more. Much of the game design has been tweaked or completely overhauled, so even if you've played older demos, you should be in for a new and exciting experience!


Features

• 60fps gameplay
• Entirely new region to explore with its own story to experience.
• Challenging gameplay.
• Plenty of optional areas and events.
• Pokémon from all seven generations available to catch with beautiful custom art.
• Choose from any of the six starters from the first two generations of Pokémon.
• Entirely new soundtrack featuring songs composed specifically for the game.
• Physical/Special Split.
• Abilities
• Added Fairy Type.
• Moves from newer generations of Pokémon.
• Re-balanced movepools that are more inline with current generations.
• Running shoes with unique running animation.
• Change the color of the player sprite at anytime by visiting the wardrobe in your room.
• Pokémon no longer need to know HM moves to use them on the overworld. If you've obtained the HM, have the necessary badge, and the Pokémon CAN learn it, they can use it!
• Ridable Skateboard with unique mechanics and a jump.
• Many more features to come in the future!

Screenshots

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Credits

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pret - pokecrystal disassembly
Rangi - PolishedCrystal Engine
FIQ - PolishedCrystal Engine
pfero - Programming
lucktyphlosion - Programming
Nuuk - Graphics
StarGaazar - Additional Graphics
Rool - Additional Graphics
AhabsArtwork - Additional Graphics
Luna Maddalena - Additional Graphics
Pia Carrot - Additional Graphics
varmintz - Additional Graphics
daz - Additional Graphics
smalls - Additional Graphics
Pik - Additional Graphics
Quidomee - Additional Graphics
James - Movesets and balance
Sourapple - Movesets and balance
Sourapple - Move Animations
Soloo993 - Menu Sprites
Megaman-Omega- Menu Sprites

Additional Menu Sprites from Pokémon Wilds by the following artists:
Snak - Wingull
Gargoyle - Pelipper
Molk - Carvanha
Kedöshim - Meditite and Medicham
Internet_Goblin - Sharpedo, Trevenant, and Abomasnow
Sadfish - A-Raichu
Turner - Snover
peach-n-key - Venipede
CuervoTerras - Scolipede
Goose - Phantump, Litwock, Lampent, and Chandelure
Ayinai - Noibat and Noivern

If you see something created by you and you are uncredited, let me know and I'll add you to the list.

If I have used something of yours that you wish to have removed from the game, let me know and I will.

Changelog
v1.2 Changelog:

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• Fixed major issue which caused Arcanine and Exeggutor to level down after evolution. (This might cause your Arcanine of Exeggutor to level up a few times in a row after gaining exp. for the first time.)
• Fixed many issues with Gym Leader rematches. They should work a lot better now.
• Fixed a crash when leveling Alolan Marowak to level 59.
• Fixed graphical issue when opening the menu while opponent is Minimized.
• Fixed graphical issue when switching after checking your Pokémon's moves in battle.
• All Fire Type Pokémon can now lava surf in Mt. Onwa.
• Fixed an issue when attempting the Bikini Contest on your first visit to Sunbeam Island.
• Fixed several incorrect shiny Pokémon palettes.
• Fixed an issue where the NPC during the cliff scene on Mt. Onwa could show up twice.
• Fixed a potential softlock when not immediately going to the island after getting through Mt. Onwa.
• Fixed a collision issue in the Luster Sewers.
• Fixed very rare bug where non-shiny Pokémon would show up as shiny when nicknaming.
• All trashcans in Luster City will now correctly show if they are open or closed.
• Prevent a few unintended jumps on the Skateboard.
• Alolan Grimer now properly evolves into Alolan Muk instead of regular Muk
• Fixed issue where game thought you were on the Skateboard when you weren't and flung you into walls.
• Fixed several incorrect Pokémon base stats.
• Fixed a text overflow in Charlie's rematch dialog.
• Fixed disembodied textboxes on repeat visits to Sunbeam Island.
• The Gentleman's text on the train now correctly changes if you are playing as a girl.
• Allowed fishing in certain spots of Sunbeam Jungle where it was impossible before.
• Made Mom's directions home on the phone a bit clearer.
• Slightly reduced encounter rate in Mt. Onwa.
• Slightly increased Elekid and Magby's encounter rates.
• Fixed several more typos.

v1.1 Changelog:

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• Fixed a major softlock involving the old man in Sunset Bay not letting you leave town.
• Fixed a major softlock involving the train in Flicker Station.
• Fixed a potential softlock in Daybreak Grotto when returning with Surf.
• Fixed a very rare EXP overflow glitch that would cause Pokémon to level down instead of up.
• Wendy now actually gives the player the Roost TM after her battle.
• Fixed a few issues with Pokémon consuming Berries.
• Fixed rematch issues in the 2nd and 4th gyms.
• Fixed several Pokémon not using the correct icon on the party menu.
• Having a full party will allow you to grab the prize Doduo on a 2nd visit to the ranch.
• Fixed Cubone not evolving at night.
• Fixed Eevee not evolving into Glaceon or Leafeon in the correct locations.
• Made Elctivire and Magmortar trade evolutions as intended.
• Removed bugged encounter with a glitched out "Mareanie".
• Removed bugged trainer in the water of Sunset Cape.
• Ditto will no longer use the incorrect move names for similar moves.
• Added Surf encounters to Lake Onwa
• Fixed certain Pokémon bugging out the Pokédex when caught for the first time.
• Added Pokédex entries for Voltorb and Electrode.
• Gave a few Pokémon missing moves.
• Fake Out no longer flinches even if it misses.
• Leech Seed now restores more health.
• Flame Burst is now called by its proper name and not "Flame Wheel".
• Rock Wrecker is now Rock Type as intended.
• Updated Clear Smog's move description.
• Fixed Spiritomb's jumbled up base stats.
• Fixed various issues with the phone.
• Fixed several OW Pokémon using Bulbasaur's cry even on emulators that support MBC30
• Fixed garbage tiles on the Fly map.
• Made a warning screen at the beginning more clear.
• Fixed some minor tile and mapping issues.
• Fixed some minor scripting mistakes.
• Fixed A LOT of typos.

Download
DOWNLOAD 2022 DEMO v1.2 (12/30/22)
Goes through the 4th Gym and beyond (Roughly 60% of the game.)

Use LunarIPS to patch a "Pokemon - Crystal Version (UE) (V1.0) [C][!].gbc" rom file.
If you encounter an error that your emulator or flashcart does not support the MBC30 mapper, you can still play the game just fine. Any Pokemon from Generation 3+ will just use a placeholder cry instead of their proper cry.
Note: The "MyOldBoy" and "VBA-m" emulators seems to be causing issues and crashes, so they're not supported as of now. Try using Retroarch (mGBA core) on mobile and BGB on Windows.

Run into a bug or other issue? Report it here: https://discord.gg/BcmRajgbrG

Old downloads:

Spoiler:

DOWNLOAD 2022 DEMO v1.1 (12/28/22)
DOWNLOAD 2022 DEMO v1.0 (12/25/22)
DOWNLOAD DEMO 1.2
DOWNLOAD DEMO 2.2

 

[Zack knight]

This looks great good luck

 

[Sawan-Hassan28]

in your hack will there be the hoenn starter ???

 

[PiaCRT]

Nice to see you finally have a thread here. Good luck!

 

[looneyman1]

I hope movepools will be updated to modern standards, a venusaur without Sludge Bomb is so wrong these days

 

[coraldev]

Thanks for the positive feedback, everyone.

in your hack will there be the hoenn starter ???

No. The Hoenn starters are not planned to be included. Just the Kanto and Johto starters.

I hope movepools will be updated to modern standards, a venusaur without Sludge Bomb is so wrong these days

I'm reworking movepools to be as close as they can be to current generations as I can. There are obviously going to be some moves that I can't include due to space limitations for the amount of moves available, but things like Sludge Bomb on Venusaur are definitely going to be included. I guess I should add that to the features list.

 

[Rangi]

Nice, a permanent place for Coral updates! I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.

Any idea what part of your post is stretching the page out so wide? Maybe the Soundcloud embed? Edit: it's those long strings of "_"s. Please shorten them?

 

[coraldev]

Nice, a permanent place for Coral updates! I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.

Any idea what part of your post is stretching the page out so wide? Maybe the Soundcloud embed?

Looks fine over here. Are you on mobile? It might be the underscores I'm using as breaking lines. I just eyeballed it and they look fine on my end. I'll try removing them.

 

[looneyman1]

good to hear about move listings. I can understand the issue to space however, goes without saying. many fangames remove some moves entirely to account for the issue you mentioned which may be what you might end up having to do by the look of things. But for some other pokemon one can easilly replace one mve for another without using up data space. Parasect losing Giga Drain for Razor Leaf could be doable for example, since Leech Life got a huge buff in sun and moon as it is.

Then again parasect is a mushroom zombie insect so I razor leaf makes no sense for it...as such in some cases you might need to devise a whole new move for some pokemon to use.

 

[JasonPK]

Oooh, super cool! Can't wait to play this, it already looks awesome from what little I've seen.

 

[MysteryGift]

Looks fantastic, will probably be the first gen ii rom hack I actually play. Good luck!

 

[coraldev]

Oooh, super cool! Can't wait to play this, it already looks awesome from what little I've seen.

Looks fantastic, will probably be the first gen ii rom hack I actually play. Good luck!

Thanks for the interest.

 

[Æthon]

Can't wait! By the way if Hoenn stater ain't gonna be on the game... how many pokemon are gonna be there? Is Piplup gonna be in the game? (Please said yes) xD

 

[Delta231]

Looks nice!

 

[looneyman1]

Can't wait! By the way if Hoenn stater ain't gonna be on the game... how many pokemon are gonna be there? Is Piplup gonna be in the game? (Please said yes) xD

Three set of starters would be cool one way or another, even if one set isnt obtainable at the start and is a gift/wild encounter/trade. A trio I always try to strive for is Venusaur, Feraligatr/Empoleon/Greninja, and Blaziken/Infernape/Delphox. The reason I specifically like venusaur is that it was my first pick in the original red, and holds the best memories in the pokemon series for me.

Though if I could get a Rowlet I'd go for a different combo entirely since in my copy of Sun I got super lucky to get a shiny, jolly rowlet with very good IVs in attack and speed thus I had an amazing game to play at the time.

 

[Flaming Obsidian]

Please finish this hack, it looks like it would be fun. I have close ties with a store that specializes in making rom hacks into cartridges, would you be ok if they did that when you had the complete version.

 

[coraldev]

Can't wait! By the way if Hoenn stater ain't gonna be on the game... how many pokemon are gonna be there? Is Piplup gonna be in the game? (Please said yes) xD

Three set of starters would be cool one way or another, even if one set isnt obtainable at the start and is a gift/wild encounter/trade. A trio I always try to strive for is Venusaur, Feraligatr/Empoleon/Greninja, and Blaziken/Infernape/Delphox. The reason I specifically like venusaur is that it was my first pick in the original red, and holds the best memories in the pokemon series for me.

Though if I could get a Rowlet I'd go for a different combo entirely since in my copy of Sun I got super lucky to get a shiny, jolly rowlet with very good IVs in attack and speed thus I had an amazing game to play at the time.

The only starters that are going to be in are the first 2 generations. I only have the original 251 slots for Pok?mon + a few. I don't want to waste 9 slots on another set of starters. Sorry.

Please finish this hack, it looks like it would be fun. I have close ties with a store that specializes in making rom hacks into cartridges, would you be ok if they did that when you had the complete version.

This would be really cool and I'm definitely interested, but I'm still a long ways away from finishing it.

 

[bteofilo]

this hack look amazing coraldev...hope that the demo are cooming soon?? luck ;)

 

[coraldev]

Last time I tried to reply to this thread, it said my post had to be approved by a moderator, and that was a while ago, so I'm trying this again.

Can't wait! By the way if Hoenn stater ain't gonna be on the game... how many pokemon are gonna be there? Is Piplup gonna be in the game? (Please said yes) xD

Three set of starters would be cool one way or another, even if one set isnt obtainable at the start and is a gift/wild encounter/trade. A trio I always try to strive for is Venusaur, Feraligatr/Empoleon/Greninja, and Blaziken/Infernape/Delphox. The reason I specifically like venusaur is that it was my first pick in the original red, and holds the best memories in the pokemon series for me.

Though if I could get a Rowlet I'd go for a different combo entirely since in my copy of Sun I got super lucky to get a shiny, jolly rowlet with very good IVs in attack and speed thus I had an amazing game to play at the time.

The only starters that will be available are the first 2 generations'. So, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile. I only have the original 251 slots available for Pokemon + a few, so I can't waste 9 slots on another generation's starters. Sorry.

Please finish this hack, it looks like it would be fun. I have close ties with a store that specializes in making rom hacks into cartridges, would you be ok if they did that when you had the complete version.

This would be cool, but I'm nowhere near close to completing the game. If the offer still stands as I get closer to development, then I'll see.

 

[coraldev]

I'm releasing the first demo of Pokémon Coral Version tomorrow. In the demo, you'll be able to play a little past the first Gym Badge. Check back tomorrow for a download link!