I Fixed Kanto Gym Leaders in Gen 2!

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Credits: Craig Livingstone (Production), Weebra (Editing)

How I Fixed Kanto's Gym Leaders in Gen 2 Pokemon Crystal

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HOW TO PLAY CRYSTAL LEGACY 1.1:
1) Make sure you are playing on a 64 bit emulator, otherwise you will get a multihit flinch/para glitch!
2) Make sure you apply the updated patch with a CLEAN crystal rom (don't put the patch on legacy)
3) The original Crystal also has versions, and this is tripping people up. Crystal REV 1.0 and 1.1 are two separate versions of the base crystal game. Depending on what version of the game you have, Legacy version 1.1 has versions for you to match Crystal Rev 1.0 and 1.1.
4) You can swap the version 1.1 rom with the 1.0 rom and keep playing the same save file! First, do the patch. Then, simply title the new 1.1 legacy rom the same name as your .sav file and have it replace the 1.0 rom in your Crystal Legacy folder! To reiterate, all you have to do is swap the roms, and your .sav file will keep playing.
5) ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP .sav FILE IN A SEPARATE SPOT! If you corrupt the .sav file, your run is gone.

Full Tutorial to Play on all Platforms:

Complete Guide to Crystal Legacy (if something isn't documented, then it hasn't been updated)

PC Links for Downloading/Playing the Rom:

Mac Links for Downloading/Playing the Rom:

Android:
ANDROID USERS PLEASE READ: once you have the emulator set up, you just need to transfer the rom on your PC or Mac to your phone. The easiest way to do this is probably via Google Drive or another cloud service! :)

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[itranscendencei]

Misty did have a Horsea super early on in the anime, so giving her Kingdra makes perfect sense. Definitely a cool and fitting way to buff her team.

[patonosequecosa]

Im glad you actually made gym leaders feel like gym leaders and not just some random npc's

[thesadpirateking]

I wiped only twice while playing a normal play through of this game. Lance and Blane. I went in blind on this and the Zapdos got me with Lance. All the one turn solarbeams got me with Blane. Super fun game. Going to do a Nuzlock next. Thank you for fixing one of my favorite games and really making me feel like I was 9 again.

[peskyspider]

The only thing I don't like is that Blaine and Blue both have Arcanine as their Ace and as the final two gym leaders this could feel a bit repetitive.

[SonBlackHeart]

I like how most of these fights focus on the new things gen 2 introduced in comparison to og gen 2 where they can be taken down in seconds.

[Sorrowisyourdemon]

A fun idea might be adding a tiny bit of dialogue to Surge mentioning the "Storm of war" to tie in with his new rain dance strat. ⛈️

[massimilianodelrosso]

Seeing Surge's Surfing Raichu makes me *really* wish i could teach mine the HM as well in this rom hack. It would be a nice throwback to Stadium imho.

[FrankiePhoenix]

I appreciate all the extra challenge. After playing through half of Johto so far, I gotta say it feels like the game is actually complete. The fact that we could also catch every Pokemon has had me motivated to actually try catching em all for the first time in nearly 3 decades. The best part is it's in my favorite generation when it comes to sound and graphics.

[holschermarc]

Blaine being so strong is actually in line with the Manga Canon were he was not only the Partner of Mewtwo but also a deciding factor in the war against the elite Four. He was the one fighting Lance to a standstill until Giovanni could appear and finish him (we dont really count Yellow here because he literally just toyed around with her). Blaine was an incredibly strong Trainer who had a deep bond with Mewtwo since both share the same DNA and a psychic link throught that. So this is an appropirate Power level for him

[ZachLane]

Hey Smith. I think there is a massive issue with this hack in Silver’s team. I understand wanting to make him stronger, but removing his Sneasel takes out a super cool piece of environmental story-telling in the Johto games. Silver steals the Sneasel from the NPC that asks you to watch his Shuckle, as he’s fearful Silver will come back to steal that too. I think removing this is against the vision of the hack and borders closer on a difficulty hack, which is not what you intended. Thanks for taking the time to read this! I

[gaaabriiieeel]

Crystal legacy is probably the most definitive Gen 2 experience any old-school pokemon fan could hope for I never thought I'd be so invested in a rom-hack but I plan on catching em all fr. Got it loaded on my 3ds!

[Dyl_MTG]

PAT you dont have to excuse your ad read. Youre making a cool ROM and that deserves a bag. Maybe one day we'll get the third 3 mil sub special on this channel

[ivanbluecool]

This was a very fun journey to see this game be made eveh better and balanced

Would love someone to do this with soul silver/heart gold to see how abilities and special split change stragety. Plus add final evolutions for the pokemon too

[CractusJohn]

I just realized that, besides poison, rock is good against everything grass is weak to. Like all four of em. I feel like that’s neat and I should have noticed the connection sooner

[Count_Vampz]

The only thing I would like to suggest is that I feel Blue should have a kanto starter as his ace. Something like its strong against your own starter. I know it would take more effort to code and maybe even be consistent but i think it would be cool

[jonathantonner]

8:56 cant believe you added the fairy type (/j)

[gabsprado]

I finished my final battle with Red last night, and now i come here to thank you for this Romhack.

I tried to revisit Pokemon Crystal in the Virtual Console, but didn't bother to finish it as soon as i began the unbalanced gym trio (Chuck, Jasmine and Brycen), i realized it hasn't aged well and decided to keep the memories of how i remembered it was when i was just a kid.

A couple years later i ended up on one of your videos and got to know about the rom hack and decided to wait and see what you were cooking. As time passed, more eager to play i became until finally got to play it on my 3DS. Loved every bit of it, my inner child cried of the easily available pokemon, being able to rock Scizor, Primeape and Aerodactyl on my team was a joy, and on my next playthrough i'll definitely be carrying Gengar, Golem, Steelix, Ledian and more with me. The story fixes are also great and felt very official (i have a problem with romhacks because of how fanfiction they fell, i know that's the point, but i want to feel i'm playing the canon version), the level scalling were smooth, albeit a little challenging on some parts (fuck you Misty). The only problem i had with Legacy Crystal was that the Kanto badge counter was kinda off (the first 3 gym leaders i beat were Surge, Sabrina and Misty, but the game registered badges for Surge, Misty and Janine) and the "your mom" joke. But those are mere details that don't deter the masterpiece you created!

[The_One_In_Black]

Weather is so tied to the Gen 3 legends that it always surprises me to be reminded that it was introduced in Gen 2.

[ethan]

I always thought it’d be cool to have a set route to follow in gen 2 kanto. Start with surge, then you have to go to pewter via diglett cave, face Brock, work your way down to cinnabar to fight Blaine, go through seafoam islands to fight Janine, follow the east route up to lavender then through rock tunnel to fight Misty, go underground to celadon to fight Erika, then unlock saffron to fight Sabrina, then unlock the blue fight in viridian.

[Kekistani_Insurgent]

Im so happy to see how far this project has come and how much effort and thought you’ve put into it ❤