Pokemon Sour Crystal (v5.2c) GBC Download

“Pokemon Sour Crystal” is a Completed GBC Rom Hack made by SourApple/SoupPotato. Explore the Johto and Kanto regions with new custom Pokemon sprites, quality-of-life improvements, and lots of other cool new features!

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Pokemon Sour Crystal Completed GBC Rom Hack

Creator: SourApple/SoupPotato
Base ROM: Crystal
Language: English
Latest Version: v5.2c
Last Updated on: January 02, 2025
Status: Completed

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Description

Pokemon Sour Crystal is completed GBC hack with new and updated ‘Quality of Life’ features to give the player an overall better experience. This hack’s goal it to try and improve upon most of the original game’s known flaws while retaining the overall Gen-2 feeling as best as it can.

Features

New Custom Pokemon Sprites done by me. Over 200 have been tweaked/redone
A Challenge Mode System which can be set during a New Game
A fully-functioning Safari Zone with 4 custom Biomes to explore
Unique Party sprites
Updated Stats up to gen9
Updated Move properties: Base Power, Accuracy, effects .etc
Updated Movepools
Upgraded trainer rematch system to make grinding more enjoyable and rewarding
A complete overhaul of the PC Box which now functions like Gen3. No more saving between boxes required
Some post-game Pokemon are now available in Johto such as Houndour and Slugma
Upgraded battle color system for more dynamic attack animations
Updated attack animations for some moves
All 251 Pokemon obtainable
Instant Apricorn Balls
Visible Berries and Apricorns on the overworld. Each tree respawns at 12:00am each day
A Berry Pocket to reduce your main pocket from getting full
A new Pager system that replaces the need for HM slaves
Reusable TMs
Overworld Weather
The Ghost-Type is now special and the Dark-Type and Dragon-Type are now Physical
A new Swarm system with more than 95 different swarms. Swarming Pokemon now have an increased chance of being shiny
Almost all bugs from gen2 have been fixed.
Kanto has been restored to its gen1 size including some cut areas
Kanto now has Headbutt trees
All HGSS-exclusive routes and trainers have been ported
Trade Evolutions can now also be obtained by using a new item called the Linking Cord or by simply using the item required for trading on the Pokemon. (King’s Rock, Metal Coat, etc.)
A Move Reminder
And many other small goodies to find!

This Hack DOES NOT include:

Following Pokemon
Physical/Special Split
No gen3+ Pokemon
No fakemon or beta mons

Change Log

v5.2c

Disclaimer:
If you have an existing save file, please be sure to reset the in-game clock by using DOWN+SELECT+B on the title screen. This will re-initialize the fixed Daily Flags.

New Added:
- Celadon Game Corner now has Eevee as a prize instead of Pikachu
Bugfixes:
- Corrected an issue with gender distribution with the Odd Egg
- Corrected some typos
Known Issues:
- None Found

v5.0

Dynamic OW palette system. This allows more colors to be used on certain maps at a time.
Dynamic Sprite system. This allows more sprite variety to be used on certain maps at a time.
Overworld Weather. Route 33 and Lake of Rage will almost always have rain. In addition, each day one route at random will have rain in both Johto and Kanto.
Game now runs in Doublespeed. This will allow faster processing and less visible lag in some scenarios.
Over 100 New party Icons
Multiple new pokemon sprites and palettes
Some movepool shave been adjusted for balancing
Female shiny pokemon are now slightly more common and have better DVs similar to Males
Re-arranged some Safari Zone mons
Updated some attack animations
Spikes can now set up to 3 layers
Mt.Silver Cave has been expanded and now has additional maps to traverse
A brand new trading cutscene has been made to make full use of the GBC
A version number is printed on the main menu now

Bug Fixes

Corrected a warp issue with Fuchsia City’s South Gate
Corrected an issue where the Fossil at Mt.Moon would not appear in some cases
Corrected an issue where the Curse TM could not be obtained in some cases
Teleport now works correctly in Trainer Battles
Corrected multiple trainers using incorrect parties in challenge mode
Gentleman Alfred now uses correct phone call text
Corrected various typos across the game
Fixed a visual issue with Routes 5, 6 and 12
Corrected an issue where the Safari Game would not end if the player ran out of balls during a fish or headbutt encounter
Corrected an issue where Safari Balls were not consumed during a fish or headbutt encounter
Corrected an issue where the screen would fade twice if the player caught a pokemon during the Safari Game
Corrected an issue where some Trainer rematches did not behave correctly
The Rock Smash Pager now works correctly when used from the Pokegear menu.