🌳 Updated Wild Encounters 🌳
Most encounter tables have been overhauled, to increase the wild Pokémon diversity.
Throughout playing, you will notice that the vanilla HeartGold and SoulSilver encounter
tables have been blended with the updated Crystal encounter tables. This decision
aims to help the game feel official, but also provide a fresh spin on what types of Poké-
mon you can find in the wild!
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You may be aware of the early morning Phanpy and Teddiursa you can find immediately
after starting your game in Crystal, and that has been brought over to Pure Heart and
True Soul, along with many others, such as Sneasel in Ice Path, and even Growlithe (or
Vulpix in True Soul) on Route 36 whichnow has the patch of grass only present in Crystal,
allowing you to catch a Growlithe or Vulpix before Falkner!
🎉 New Evolution Methods 🎉
Forget having to find a person to trade with to evolve those pesky trade evolutions, or
having to wait until the post-game to find evolution items for those cross-gen evo-
lutions. Pure Heart and True Soul introduces the Linking Cord item from Legends:
Arceus as a purchasable prize item in the Pokéathlon Dome. The Linking Cord item
can be used on Kadabra, Machoke, Graveler and Haunter to evolve them instantly.
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As well as this, all evolution stones and items for Pokémon with cross-gen evolutions
that can be found in Johto, are now available to obtain after defeating Archer at the
Radio Tower, and before challenging the Pokémon League. No more having to
stick with Togetic all the way to Blue!
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An infamous issue known to HeartGold and SoulSilver has been solved; it is
now possible to evolve Eevee into Leafeon and Glaceon, Magneton into
Magnezone and Nosepass into Probopass! The mossy rock and icy rock from
Platinum has been added to Viridian Forest and Seafoam Islands respectively, and
Route 10, surrounding the Kanto Power Plant, is now classed as a magnetic field zone.
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The Johto regional Pokédex has been expanded to include these newly obtainable
evolutions.
❗ More trainer battles ❗
Die-hard fans of Pokémon Crystal will be aware of the handful of new trainers
added throughout Johto that never made it into the remakes. All four of these are
now available to battle in their respective areas. This is nothing more than a nod to
my second favourite games in the series (yes, I love Johto), but there is more...
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Remember the empty Victory Road from the Johto games? Well, in Pure Heart
and True Soul, you'll have one more challenge to overcome after Route 27/26
that you will not be familiar with! A dozen brand new trainers have been added to
Victory Road, giving you the chance to train up your team a little extra before
facing the Elite Four. I went to the efforts to make the trainers, their teams, and their
dialogue feel as natural as possible, as if it were a part of the original games.
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As an extra bonus, the trainers in Olivine Gym will now battle you upon
your first visit! Almost every important trainer has updated teams, nothing
crazy difficult, but just something to make the game feel fresh.
🌊 Expanded Eusine's role in the story 🌊
One of the things that bothered me about HeartGold and SoulSilver,
was that they didn't make Eusine feel as important as he should be. In
Pure Heart and True Soul, you will face off against your mysterious
rival two more times during the story, and will have the option to rematch him
every Sunday at Route 25.
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Along with Eusine's expanded role in the story, I have also composed a new and
unique battle theme for him, which I hope you will enjoy listening to. (Remember
to activate the Suicune cutscene on Route 42 after battling him for the first time in
Cianwood City, or you will miss out on these extra encounters!)
🕹️ Restored Game Corner 🕹️
The original Game Corner layout based on the original games, and included
in the Japanese releases of HeartGold and SoulSilver, but not the international
releases, has been restored to (almost) its former glory! While the original slot
machines haven't been brought back, you now have the ability to buy coins
from the reception, making it much easier to obtain those rare Pokémon
and TMs.
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🔍 And more! 🔍
This ROM hack was crafted with nothing but pure love for the original games, and
utmost respect for the developers' vision and game design choices. I aimed to keep
the feel of HeartGold and SoulSilver intact, with extra additions and changes that
I seamlessly integrated into the games without losing that touch. I hope you share my
vision for these games, and that you will enjoy and appreciate my take on them!
