212 Thug
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Made by 212 Thug, 2018. Excuse the awful banner lol.
Hello all. I've been doing personal rom-hacks up to the 3rd gen for my own playthroughs for years. This hack has been completed for two months and I feel it's good enough for everyone to enjoy, so I'm sharing it now.
I've been a fan of Pokémon Yellow since forever (my introduction to the franchise!) and I still love it to death. Way harder than Red and Blue , it also added some much-needed updates (why can't Charizard learn Fly in R/B ???) and… bestspriteseverfightmeirlifyoudisagree. But let's be honest, 20 years later, it has aged a lot, especially considering the game's mechanics. Teambuilding is average, the game is unbalanced, choices are limited and lots of Pokémon are useless because of weird stats distribution or lacking movepools (hurray… pinsir learns… no bug moves!!). Anyway you know what I mean, Gen 1 was broken.
Thus, I created this hack so I could have an optimal experience playing Yellow with much more challenge and options. However, I also play Yellow for its simplicity and straight-forwardness, so I mostly kept it old-school (no p/s split sorry). I feel that too much new features and mechanics that are too modern would make the experience too much different from Yellow. Be sure to check the full documentation to know what I changed/added.
Features:
- All 151 obtainable! This seems to be a best-seller among this style of hacks lol. Some are available via in-game trades or other "special" means. Of course, every Pokémon can evolve to its final stage without the need to trade. Even your starter Pikachu evolves (by level). Some Pokémon evolve sooner. Wild Pokémon have been modified with an emphasis on variety. You can get useful Pokémon and varied teams since the beginning (without it being too broken). Check the documentation for full locations.
- Optimisation of Pokémon. A good chunk of the Pokémon had their stats boosted or rearranged and learn new and fitting moves/TMs. Some had their type changed for versatility (Kingler Water/ground, etc.), coolness factor (Ninetales Fire/Ghost, etc.) or just correcting what should have been done since the beginning (did you know Golduck wasn't psychic? Yeah not anymore here). Keep in mind that this is only done for the sake of keeping the game more balanced and bringing Pokémon to their full potential, like Scyther learning decent moves. I'm not trying to break the game, no one had their stats boosted like crazy, except for the weakest ones like Farfetch'd or Porygon (which are decent now). Check the documentation for more on this.
- New attacks / TMs / boosts to old moves. I added (let's say "replaced useless moves") 23 moves from other gens to the game, as to have offensive bug/ghost/dragon attacks but also expanding the movepools of the Mons. Megahorn, Air Slash, Outrage, Brick Break, Sludge Bomb, Nasty Plot, Drill Run, Outrage… I also edited 30 moves for balance. Egg Bomb is Grass, Gust is Flying, Rock Slide is more accurate, etc. Finally, I changed 19 of the TMs and made most of the useful ones available in stores.
- More challenge. The opponents now have higher-leveled Pokémon and varied teams. I never understood why Team Rocket's roster of Pokémon was pretty much only Zubat and Rattata, they steal Pokémon so they should have access to nearly everything. Also, no-more level 45 unevolved Pokémon, near the middle every opponent's Pokémon is evolved. The Boss battles are harder now, with them having more Pokémon, varied teams and their own movesets.
- Other quirks like: type match-ups now up to date (did you know bug was weak to poison? Not anymore now); new prizes at the Celadon Game Corner ; new in-game trades ; some items like PP Up being sold (at a high price)…
All in all this hack was made by a hardcore Pokémon fan for other hardcore Pokémon fans. If you're looking for the most technically advanced Yellow hack with the split and repel system and whatnot, this might not be the best for you. But if you want to revisit Yellow with more challenge and fairness, while still keeping the feel old-school, check this out.
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Download & Documentation:
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Pokémon Opti-Y v1.1 [Complete] (Ips Patch) || Mirror
I feel like the hack is complete. I did 3 runs and I can't see anything worth changing (except for a bug that I don't know how to fix). Of course I'd be happy to receive criticism and update the hack through it. Let me know about it here :)
This is the V1.1, the first update to the rom. I corrected some mistakes like some Pokémon now learning all the TMs they're supposed to. I also made some slight, nearly-invisible adjustments to some data like learnsets or wild Pokémon. The documentation has been updated but I can assure you this is 99.5% the same as before. Most of all, I made the game harder by making all the special battles tougher.
I couldn't correct the bug concerning the stats going berserk when you evolve. Rest assured as leveling up once or depositing the Pokémon in the pc will reset the stats back to normal.
Pokémon Opti-Y Documentation || Mirror
Contains: An Excel sheet with The Pokédex with the base stats, type, evo level and locations ; a list of the new moves and their data ; a list of edits made to the old moves ; a list of the TMs, their location and availability in the game. Also contains a txt file with all the Pokémon's learned moves and TMs.
Bugs:
I only noticed one bug that's not very annoying but that still should be mentioned: When a Pokémon evolves, its stat become very odd. That is until it gains a level, or is deposited in the computer, where its stats adjust and become normal. I'd be glad to have some help to fix this.
The hack was done 100% by myself with the pokeyellow disassembly.
Thanks for checking and playing!
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