FireRed hack: Pokemon Smart Red

[NatsuX10]

One day, I was on discord and i saw a discussion on trainer AI levels.

I found out that most trainers ingame have an AI of 1.

I decided to fix that.

Now, I, Natsu present to you -

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Pokemon Smart Red​

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Motto:Where everyone's smart​

Spoiler: Features

1:ALL TRAINER AI's have been booster to the old gym leader AI, and Gyms and e4 have a higher AI level.

2:Impossible Evos removed.

3:Movesets have been altered.like a lot.Please check your Pokemon at the Move Reminder.

4:Cut has been changed to Steel 70 BP.Oh, and the Magnemite line can learn it.

5:Gym Leaders, Rival, Giovanni and Elite 4 battles have vastly improved teams with wildcards which stick to their speciality.

6:There are a lot of Johto and Hoenn Pokemon found in the region now.Especially Safari Zone.

7:Meanwhile, a lot of Safari Exclusives got out.

8:You can now find several useful TMs at the Department Store.

9:A few Map edits.

Spoiler: BUGS.READ THIS.

1:DO NOT ENTER THE 3rd FLOOR OF THE CELADON DEPARTMENT STORE.

THIS WILL CRASH THE GAME.

USE THE LIFT.

yea tats all te bugs.

Spoiler: Stuff Left

FIX A FEW LEVELS
FIX BUGS

Link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/4e995vl0kwnd4g0/SmartRed.zip

Report any other bugs too.

Enjoy!

 

[Disturb Not The Harmony]

I'm giving this hack a playthrough. Currently at Viridian Forest and have found the first altered catch. Nice. :)

Edit 1: Players should note that "Smart AI" translates to "Bug Catchers have two Potions in inventory". Buy your own accordingly.

Edit 2: Players should note that Pewter now has grass in the small pen to the right of the PokeCenter, which contains high-level Pokemon which may be useful for Brock. (Not all of them are; I was lucky with my first catch.)

Brock's team:

Spoiler:

Geodude L12
Anorith L13 (has Fury Cutter and [Steel] Cut)
Onix L14
Lileep L13

Edit 3: Pewter encounters (incomplete), for those wanting a favorite Pokemon :

Spoiler:

Sandshrew, Beedrill, Butterfree, Kabuto, Lord Helix Omanyte, Magnemite, NidoranM, NidoranF

Edit 4: Bug Catcher warning:

Spoiler:

All Bug Catchers from Route 3 on have fully-evolved Pokemon.

Edit 5: Just passed Nugget Bridge on a Nuzlocke. No causalities so far, thanks to blowing all my spare cash on Potions.

It's a very fun hack and I'm seriously enjoying it. I've only noticed the Smart AI in a few places, like the early Bug Catchers not wasting tons of turns on String Shot, but the increased difficulty is in a very nice not-total-cheese/not-insufficient spot. The higher difficulty is balanced by better wild catches. Normally, I tend to get bored by FireRed because I know how to steamroll the enemies, so overall, this is a really pleasant surprise.

Some thoughts on the gameplay:

Spoiler:

I think Misty's Lombre should be replaced with another wildcard. Assuming the wildcards are meant to cover their weaknesses (e.g. Brock's Lileep to counter Squirtle and Anorith to counter Bulbasaur), it utterly failed - Ivysaur swept all of Misty's Pokemon with Razor Leaf. I'd suggest something like Wingull or Mantine with Wing Attack.

The abundance of Butterfrees and Beedrills seems to cause lopsided EXP gain for whatever you use to take them out - e.g. I just cleared Nugget Bridge, and my main Pokemon are a L20 Nidoking, L23 Ivysaur, and L26 Pidgeotto. I think it's clear which Pokemon fights all the Butterfrees and Beedrills. I'm certainly not complaining, but the higher levels may make fights less challenging than intended.

I really liked the (Fossil) Super Nerd battle because he boosted his Grimer's defense and kept it going with his Potions, so it was like he was actually intelligent enough to set up a primitive stall strategy. :P It helped that I ran out of Potions mid-battle, so it actually became a tense race between his Pokemon's HP and mine - I thought I might lose a Pokemon. For once he was a worthy boss to Mt. Moon.

Thanks for posting this hack! :D

Edit 6: Bug: In Rocket Hideout, Giovanni's Kangaskhan can inexplicably only use Struggle.

Edit 7: Notable Bug: L1 ?????????? found in Safari Zone Area 1. Caused no visible damage, but you should look into that.

Edit 8: Very serious error: Talking to the Indigo Plateau PokeCenter nurse crashes the game.

Edit 9: Very serious error: The Indigo Plateau Clerk also appears very badly bugged. Garbage text is displayed when you speak to him, attempts to purchase ANYTHING (even TMs) display "you have no more room for this item", and the screen turns black and softlocks when you exit the dialogue. Since you appear to want him to be a one-stop shop for all TMs, this is a severe error. Please fix.

Generally Indigo Plateau seems bugged, because attempting to go upstairs also softlocks the game. The PC and the entrance to the Elite Four work properly.

 

[Hackode007]

Nice hack, but many players founded it difficult. I gave it to my friends and they had to use cheats to play it. But still nice idea and keep continuing it.
Also, the bugs which Disturb Not The Harmony gave, are all true. Try to fix em' all.