Pokemon Crystal is the updated "third" version of Pokemon Gold and Silver. This revision introduces a few hallmarks that continued onwards through the series: Pokemon sprite animations, the Battle Tower, a female protagonist choice, and even legendary-focused storylines through a little side story surrounding Suicune. Colors and the like were also updated for a bit more quality, as Crystal was also on a GBC only cartridge.

This is pretty much Gold or Silver but even better, you can't really go wrong with it.

Pokémon Gold and Silver 97: Reforged

A romhack based on lvl3's original Gold 97

LATEST - v6.1d 1/18/2024:
-Game Corner now has 'Linking Cord' listed correctly

Previous v6.0 Series Updates:
-Fixed an issue with the Boardwalk Move Tutor
Update v6.1b 10/11/23:
-CRITICAL BUGFIX UPDATE - FIXES SOFTLOCK IN WESTPORT CITY
Please update from v6.0b!
-Fixed types being scrambled
-Added new silver front sprites for Magby and Porygon2
-Fixed Smoochum's corrupted evolution and attack data
-Optimized the swarm code.
-Updated the movepools for Tyrogue/Hitmonlee/Hitmonchan/Hitmontop
-Your Rival now informs you to check the radio tower to get a RADIO CARD after his encounter on Route 102
-Internal code has been cleaned up.
-New Swarm system:
Each day you can listen to Ken's talk show to trigger a random swarm. Swarming pokemon have a 3% chance to be shiny!
Please check documentation-wip for more details on available swarms.
NOTE: Make sure to get the radio card in WESTPORT CITY RADIO TOWER.

Gold and Silver 97: Reforged is a totally new re-imagining of the world from the 1997 Spaceworld demo of Pokémon Gold and Silver. Featuring an entirely new campaign and story through the Nihon Region based on all of Japan. Graphics have been totally overhauled to match the look and feel of the final 1999 release of Pokémon GSC, and gameplay spruced up with lots of entirely new content and places to explore.

Contains two patch files, one for Gold version and one for Silver version.

Features:
-All Spaceworld sprites have been created from scratch or edited from either the final game or from Spaceworld '97 itself (Or borrowed from '99's) to match the final GBC style
-The overworld is now in color.
-Gold and Silver versions with different sprites and differing encounter rates
-Lugia has been added back for Silver's Version
-Recreated title screen from Spaceworld '97
-Pokémon movesets have been altered for the better
-Added more trainers to improve Gen 2's level curve
-Edited Trainer's Pokémon
-Added Female Player functionality back
-Edited Spaceworld maps to make more sense (Kanto especially)
-Edited various events
-Changed Elite Four
-Battle tower from Crystal
-Added extra areas to explore

Database match: Pokemon - Crystal Version (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: F4CD194BDEE0D04CA4EAC29E09B8E4E9D818C133
File/ROM CRC32: EE6F5188

Database match: Pokemon - Crystal Version (USA, Europe) (Rev 1)
Database: No-Intro: Game Boy/Color (v. 20210227-015730)
File/ROM SHA-1: F2F52230B536214EF7C9924F483392993E226CFB
File/ROM CRC32: 3358E30A

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