Author: Lightning

Bugfixes

• Trainer in Route 69 now faces the player, not the woods
• Metronome should no longer crash the game when going first
• Trace should now work properly and not crash the game

Mechanic changes

• Rhyperior now learns Dragon Dance via happiness tutor; Head Smash can now be taught via move relearner
• Metronome can now select a move the user already has
• Slight improvements in randomness handling for critical hits

Bugfixes

• Route 86 gate’s door now takes you to the proper location

Mechanic changes

• Magnemite can now learn Iron Head via TM
• Blissey can now learn Blizzard, Razor Leaf, Tri Attack, Void Sphere and Zap Cannon via TM
• Fixed abilities that trigger when the Pokemon is sent out (broken in previous build)
• Moves that increase two stats by one stage each now play their animation only once (broken in previous build)

Feature changes

• Battle Tower tycoons now properly change based on the day of the week

Bugfixes

• Fixed Varaneous’s roaming location for players for whom it was stuck
• Battle Tower should now keep proper track of win streaks
• Conversion2 no longer crashes when used after a move that would leave it without any valid types to choose from
• Fixed bug that would undo Aftermath’s damage
• Last text line before battle of some gym leaders (Whitney, Bugsy, Sabrina) and the Saffron Dojo leader is now readable (waits for an A/B press)
• Prevented hacked-in invalid items from crashing the game when loaded
• Minor text and scripting fixes

Mechanic changes

• In-game trainers now switch more often (and more optimally) in battle
• Hi Jump Kick now gets boosted by Reckless
• Magmortar can now learn Vaporize and Barrier via move reminder

Feature changes

• Synchronize now prints the correct message when inflicting a burn due to copying Flame Body
• Abilities no longer print a message when attempting to heal their user between turns while at maximum HP
• HP bars are no longer slanted (put on hold until they are no longer buggy)

Bugfixes

• Dusclops no longer tries to evolve into itself, and learns moves at the expected levels
• Swimmer in Route 78 cannot spot the player from land any longer
• Repel’s description fixed (PokeMON -> Pokemon)

Mechanic changes

• Dusknoir sets added to Battle Tower and Battle Arcade

Feature changes

• Patch now detects zipped ROMs and empty savefiles

Bugfixes

• Pokemon shininess is now determined correctly (fixes bug introduced in 0200)
• Re-added the missing NPC in Haunted Mansion blocking the basement entrance
• Updated dex order to place Dusknoir after Dusclops

Mechanic changes

• Scyther can no longer learn Fire Punch via TM

Bugfixes

• Fixed Light Ball event (Laurel Forest Pokemon-only area) so that it only gives one Light Ball and only when the player’s Pokemon isn’t holding an item (does not apply retroactively)
• Fixed stacks of 0 items in the Prison
• Updated Sylveon’s entry to prevent text overflow on screen

Mechanic changes

• Added Dusknoir to the game, replacing the unobtainable Carnivine
• Added Reaper Cloth as an obtainable item (item ball in Haunted Mansion)

Bugfixes

• Fixed crash when using Will-o-Wisp
• Removed guard in Saxifrage Prison that would completely block progress
• Fixed remaining glitch with HP bars when taking recoil damage
• Text fixes

Bugfixes

• The egg appraiser in Hayward City no longer gives infinite eggs
• Fixed sequence break that would let the player reach Phlox Town without going through the Naljo Ruins and Saxifrage
• Ensured that both items in the Goldenrod Mart basement are always obtainable
• Fixed potential glitch that would prevent some trainers from initiating battle with the player from a distance
• Item ball in Provincial Park can now also be picked up during the minigame
• Fixed visual glitch that would keep the text box open while healing in the Naljo Ruins oasis
• Fixed glitch that would cause a hole in the Naljo Ruins to remain hidden even after falling through it
• Fixed visual glitch with HP bars when a battle participant receives recoil damage
• Updated item description for Prz Guard
• Fixed a bug when calculating win streaks in the Battle Tower
• Blackjack now shows the correct winner
• Various text fixes and updates

Mechanic Changes

• Steel-type Pokemon can no longer be poisoned
• Kyogre now learns Ice Beam and Storm Front via TM
• Metang and Metagross now learn DynamicPunch via TM

Feature Changes

• NPC text and Pokedex entries are now in metric units by default (imperial units can still be selected as an option)
• Adjusted the heights and weights for Varaneous, Raiwato, Libabeel, Fambaco, and Phancero to valid (metric) values

Bugfixes

• Eevee no longer causes a crash when it attempts to evolve
• Trainers in Acania Gym now properly close their textboxes before making the gas disappear
• Gym leader in Owsauri now waits for the player to press A before starting the battle
• Experimental Battle Tower tycoon crash fix
• Some text changes and map fixes

Mechanic Changes

• White Apricorns are now obtainable
• Battle Arcade reward prices updated
• Updated DV distributions for Battle Tower trainers
• Phancero can now learn Aerial Ace

Feature Changes

• New in-battle HUDs, and updated stats screen to match
• New GBC-only screen
• Shiny Pokemon now appear shiny when using a field move
• Coronet Stone as a reward in Battle Arcade replaced with Eviolite

Bugfixes

• Fixed crash when attempting to cancel out of some location-based evolutions
• NPCs now disappear when they should after defeating the Phlox Lab CEO
• Text fixes

Mechanic Changes

• Eviolite implemented (not obtainable yet)
• Guts and Marvel Scale now work properly
• Sandstorm weather now raises the Special Defense of Rock-type Pokemon
• Minor fixes to weather conditions
• Charizard and Yanmega can now learn Aerial Ace

Feature Changes

• Critical HP sound updated to gen 3+ version
• Character customization adds arrows to indicate that more than four colors are available