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    Pokemon Deluxe Crystal

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    Pokemon Deluxe Crystal

    Pokemon Deluxe Crystal is a Completed GBC Rom Hack made by GaboxRox15. An enhanced version of Pokemon Crystal featuring classic story, improved gameplay, and modern quality-of-life updates for players.

    Pokemon Deluxe Crystal Completed GBC Rom Hack

    • Author: GaboxRox15
    • Hack Off: Crystal
    • Language: English
    • Released on: November 25, 2025
    • Latest Version: v1.0
    • Status: Completed

    Description

    Pokemon Deluxe Crystal is an enhanced reinterpretation of the beloved third entry of Generation 2. It maintains the classic storyline of the original Pokémon Crystal: traveling across Johto and Kanto, challenging Gym Leaders, striving to become the League Champion, and putting a stop to Team Rocket’s schemes.

    As an enhancement hack, the narrative remains unchanged, but the overall experience has been refined with a range of quality-of-life improvements. These updates aim to modernize the gameplay, streamline progression, and provide a smoother, more enjoyable adventure while preserving the nostalgic charm of the original game.

    Features

    • Gen 6 experience system (Exp. Share is Key Item that can be turned ON/OFF like in Pokemon X/Y; you can also gain EXP from catching Pokemon)
    • Added a Move Reminder (found in the same location as the Move Deleter)
    • New Key Item: Pocket PC (You can now manage your party in the overworld)
    • New Battle Item: X Sp Def
    • Unlimited use TMs
    • Access to the Running Shoes from the start of the game
    • Stone evolutions will keep learning new moves after evolving so you don’t have to hold off on evolving them
    • B2W2 Repel System (game will ask you if you want to use another Repel once the current one’s effect wears off)
    • Kurt makes custom Apricorn balls instantly (no need to wait 24 hours in-game, you can turn all your Apricorns into balls instantly)
    • Speaking of Apricorns, the fruit trees which you can get them from can now yield multiple Apricorns (up to 5)
    • HMs and other field moves can now be used as long as at least ONE Pokemon in your party CAN LEARN the move AND you have obtained the corresponding TM/HM (TL/DR: no more HM slaves)

    IN-GAME CHANGES:

    • Updated wild Pokemon encounters (All 251 Pokemon are obtainable, including Gen 1 starters, fossils and legendaries; some exclusive mons are only available via in-game trade/Game Corner prizes, and static encounters have been added for legendaries)
    • Game Corner prizes have been updated (this includes the aforementioned prize Pokemon)
    • Updated teams for all Gym Leaders, Elite Four, Champion, Team Rocket and even route trainers to better fit their theme/aesthetic
    • Progressive level curve (there are no massive level spikes, but the trainers’ levels will keep rising up as you progress through the game to keep you on your toes)
    • Updated Pokemon moves, level up movesets, TM learnsets, Egg Moves, Egg Groups, base stats and evolution methods (most Pokemon will now have access to moves they couldn’t learn in Gen 2; evolution methods have also been updated to ensure all 251 Pokemon are obtainable without the need of trading)

    OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES:

    • Updated party menu icons + overworld sprites (every Pokemon now has their own sprite)
    • Updated Pokemon status page by adding a section where you can see the time and place it was caught
    • All 16 Gym Badges are now shown with their proper colors when you look at the trainer card section
    • Pokeball colors have been updated to match their actual canon coloring
    • Pokemon no longer lose HP from poison in the overworld
    • Added a new text scrolling speed to allow for faster dialogue skipping
    • Nurse Joy heals your party at the PokeCenter faster
    • Faster in-game save speed
    • Reduced the constant low HP beeping noise during battle to just a short beep (similar to Gen 8 onwards)
    • Miscellaneous dialogue changes (this includes some in-battle dialogue)

    Documentation

    This listing only includes the first available location you each Pokemon you can find in the game:

    • Bulbasaur – Violet City (Trade Bellsprout with NPC)
    • Charmander – Goldenrod Department Store (Trade Growlithe with NPC)
    • Squirtle – Olivine City (Trade Poliwag with NPC)
    • Caterpie – Route 30 (Morning/Day)
    • Weedle – Route 30 (Morning/Day)
    • Pidgey – Route 29 (Morning/Day)
    • Rattata – Route 29
    • Spearow – Route 46 (Morning/Day)
    • Ekans – Route 32 (Morning/Day)
    • Pichu – Route 32 (Morning/Day)
    • Sandshrew – Union Cave (Morning/Day)
    • Nidoran-F – Route 36 (Day)
    • Nidoran-M – Route 36 (Day)
    • Cleffa – Union Cave
    • Vulpix – Route 36 (Morning)
    • Igglybuff – Route 46 (Morning)
    • Zubat – Route 46 (Night)
    • Oddish – Ilex Forest (Night)
    • Paras – Ilex Forest (Morning/Day)
    • Venonat – Ilex Forest (Night)
    • Diglett – Diglett’s Cave
    • Meowth – Route 38 (Night)
    • Psyduck- Ilex Forest (Night)
    • Mankey – Route 42
    • Growlithe – Route 36 (Morning)
    • Poliwag – Route 30 (Night)
    • Abra – Route 34
    • Machop – Mt. Mortar
    • Bellsprout – Route 31
    • Tentacool – Route 40 (Surfing)
    • Geodude – Route 46
    • Ponyta – Route 27
    • Slowpoke – Slowpoke Well
    • Magnemite – Route 38
    • Farfetch’d – Route 38 (Morning/Day)
    • Doduo – Route 27
    • Seel – Whirl Islands
    • Grimer – Celadon City
    • Shellder – Route 41 (Route 41)
    • Gastly – Route 31 (Night)
    • Onix – Union Cave
    • Drowzee – Route 34 (Night)
    • Krabby – Whirl Islands
    • Voltorb – Route 39
    • Exeggcute – Route 43
    • Cubone – Rock Tunnel (Morning/Day)
    • Tyrogue – Mt. Mortar
    • Lickitung – Route 44 (Morning/Day)
    • Koffing – Burned Tower
    • Rhyhorn – Victory Road
    • Chansey – Route 13
    • Tangela – Route 44
    • Kangaskhan – Rock Tunnel
    • Horsea – Whirl Islands (Surfing)
    • Goldeen – Slowpoke Well (Surfing)
    • Staryu – Route 40 (Good Rod + Night)
    • Mr. Mime – Route 21
    • Scyther – Bug Catching Contest
    • Smoochum – Ice Path
    • Elekid – Route 39 (Morning)
    • Magby – Burned Tower
    • Pinsir – Bug Catching Contest
    • Tauros – Route 38 (Morning/Day)
    • Magikarp – Route 32 (Old Rod)
    • Lapras – Union Cave (Fridays)
    • Ditto – Route 34
    • Eevee – Goldenrod City (Gift from Bill) / Route 8
    • Porygon – Goldenrod Radio Tower (Gift from DJ Mary after defeating Team Rocket)
    • Omanyte – Pewter City (Trade Slowpoke with NPC)
    • Kabuto – Kanto Power Plant (Trade Ditto with NPC)
    • Aerodactyl – Blackthorn City (Trade Jynx with NPC)
    • Snorlax – Vermilion City (Requires Kanto Radio EXPN Card)
    • Dratini – Dragon’s Den (Gift from Dragon Master after passing his test)
    • Articuno – Route 20
    • Zapdos – Route 10 (Outside Power Plant)
    • Moltres – Route 22
    • Mewtwo – Route 4
    • Mew – Route 14 (Trade Chansey with NPC)
    • Chikorita – Goldenrod Game Corner
    • Cyndaquil – Goldenrod Game Corner
    • Totodile – Goldenrod Game Corner
    • Sentret – Route 29 (Morning/Day)
    • Hoothoot – Route 29 (Night)
    • Ledyba – Route 30 (Morning)
    • Spinarak – Route 30 (Night)
    • Chinchou – Route 41 (Good Rod)
    • Togepi – Hatch from Mystery Egg
    • Natu – Ruins of Alph
    • Mareep – Route 32 (Morning/Day)
    • Marill – Mt. Mortar
    • Sudowoodo – Route 36 (Requires Squirtbottle)
    • Hoppip – Route 29 (Morning/Day)
    • Aipom – Route 34
    • Sunkern – National Park (Day)
    • Yanma – Route 35
    • Wooper – Route 32 (Night)
    • Murkrow – Route 38 (Night)
    • Misdreavus – Rock Tunnel
    • Unown – Ruins of Alph (After completing any of the 4 puzzles)
    • Wobbuffet – Dark Cave
    • Girafarig – Route 43
    • Pineco – Ilex Forest (Night)
    • Dunsparce – Dark Cave
    • Gligar – Route 45
    • Snubbull – Route 34
    • Qwilfish – Route 32 (Surfing)
    • Shuckle – Ruins of Alph
    • Heracross – Ilex Forest (Morning/Day)
    • Sneasel – Ice Path
    • Teddiursa – Dark Cave (Day)
    • Slugma – Burned Tower
    • Swinub – Ice Path
    • Corsola – Route 40 (Good Rod + Morning/Day)
    • Remoraid – Route 40 (Surfing)
    • Delibird – Ice Path
    • Mantine – Route 41 (Surfing)
    • Skarmory – Route 45
    • Houndour – Route 37 (Night)
    • Phanpy – Route 46 (Day)
    • Stantler – Route 37
    • Smeargle – Ruins of Alph
    • Miltank – Route 38 (Morning/Day)
    • Larvitar – Victory Road
    • Raikou – Roaming Legendary (After awakening them at the Burned Tower)
    • Entei – Roaming Legendary (After awakening them at the Burned Tower)
    • Suicune – Tin Tower (Requires Clear Bell)
    • Lugia – Whirl Islands (Requires Silver Wing)
    • Ho-oh – Tin Tower (Requires Rainbow Wing + Caught all 3 Legendary Beasts)
    • Celebi – Ilex Forest (Requires GS Ball)

    • Pichu -Level 15-> Pikachu
    • Cleffa -Level 15-> Clefairy
    • Igglybuff -Level 15-> Jigglypuff
    • Golbat -Level 35-> Crobat
    • Poliwhirl -Sun Stone-> Politoed
    • Kadabra -Level 36-> Alakazam
    • Machoke -Level 40-> Machamp
    • Graveler -Level 38-> Golem
    • Slowpoke -Sun Stone-> Slowking
    • Haunter -Moon Stone-> Gengar
    • Onix -Level 40-> Steelix
    • Chansey -Level 40-> Blissey
    • Seadra -Water Stone-> Kingdra
    • Scyther -Level 30-> Scizor
    • Eevee -Sun Stone-> Espeon
    • Eevee -Moon Stone-> Umbreon
    • Porygon -Level 30-> Porygon2
    • Togepi -Level 20-> Togetic

    • TM01 Dynamicpunch – Cianwood Gym (Gift from Chuck)
    • TM02 Heabutt – Ilex Forest
    • TM03 Curse – Celadon City (Night)
    • TM04 Rollout – Route 35
    • TM05 Roar – Route 32
    • TM06 Toxic – Fuchsia Gym (Gift from Janine)
    • TM07 Zap Cannon – Kanto Power Plant (After retrieving Machine Part)
    • TM08 Rock Smash – Route 36 (After battling/catching Sudowoodo)
    • TM09 Psych Up – Dark Cave
    • TM10 Hidden Power – Lake of Rage
    • TM11 Sunny Day – Goldenrod Radio Tower (After beating Team Rocket)
    • TM12 Sweet Scent – Route 34 Gate
    • TM13 Snore – Route 39 (After healing sick Miltank)
    • TM14 Blizzard – Celadon Department Store
    • TM15 Hyper Beam – Celadon Department Store
    • TM16 Icy Wind – Mahogany Gym (Gift from Pryce)
    • TM17 Protect – Celadon Department Store
    • TM18 Rain Dance – Slowpoke Well
    • TM19 Giga Drain – Celadon Gym (Gift from Erika)
    • TM20 Endure – Burned Tower
    • TM21 Frustration – Goldenrod Department Store
    • TM22 Solarbeam – Route 27
    • TM23 Iron Tail – Olivine Gym (Gift from Jasmine)
    • TM24 Dragonbreath – Dragon’s Den (Gift from Clair)
    • TM25 Thunder – Celadon Department Store
    • TM26 Earthquake – Victory Road
    • TM27 Return – Goldenrod Department Store
    • TM28 Dig – National Park
    • TM29 Psychic – Saffron City (Mr. Psychic’s House)
    • TM30 Shadow Ball – Ecruteak Gym (Gift from Morty)
    • TM31 Mud-Slap – Violet Gym (Gift from Falkner)
    • TM32 Double Team – Celadon Department Store
    • TM33 Ice Punch – Goldenrod Department Store
    • TM34 Swagger – Olivine Lighthouse
    • TM35 Sleep Talk – Goldenrod Underground
    • TM36 Sludge Bomb – Route 43 Gate (After clearing Mahogany Rocket Hideout)
    • TM37 Sandstorm – Route 27
    • TM38 Fire Blast – Celadon Department Store
    • TM39 Swift – Union Cave
    • TM40 Defense Curl – Mt. Mortar
    • TM41 Thunderpunch – Goldenrod Department Store
    • TM42 Dream Eater – Viridian City
    • TM43 Detect – Lake of Rage
    • TM44 Rest – Ice Path
    • TM45 Attract – Goldenrod Gym (Gift from Whitney)
    • TM46 Thief – Mahogany Rocket Hideout
    • TM47 Steel Wing – Rock Tunnel
    • TM48 Fire Punch – Goldenrod Department Store
    • TM49 Fury Cutter – Azalea Gym (Gift from Bugsy)
    • TM50 Nightmare – Route 31 (After giving Spearow with mail to the sleeping guy next to the Berry Tree)

    • HM01 Cut – Ilex Forest
    • HM02 Fly – Cianwood City (After beating Chuck)
    • HM03 Surf – Ecruteak Theater (After beating Kimono Girls)
    • HM04 Strength – Olivine Cafe
    • HM05 Flash – Sprout Tower
    • HM06 Whirlpool – Mahogany Rocket Hideout
    • HM07 Waterfall – Ice Path

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    2. Nico on

      Hi! I’m playing Pokémon Deluxe Crystal and I’m a bit confused about the EXP system.

      I read that Deluxe Crystal uses the Gen 6-style EXP system, where the whole party receives EXP after a battle. However, in my game only the Pokémon that actually participated in the battle receives EXP.

      I’m currently still very early in the game, just after receiving Poké Balls and being asked to hatch the Egg. I also have the Pocket PC, but I can’t find an EXP Share in my Key Items.

      Is the party-wide EXP system unlocked later in the game? If so, when and where do I get it, and how do I activate it?

      Thanks!

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