Changelog

Bugfixes

• Milos Catacombs’ side-scrolling area is now marked as a cave, not a route
• Fixed window placement in Battle Tower building
• Raiwato battle now doesn’t stop the background music upon ending
• NPC trainers no longer attempt to use items they don’t have
• Exp Share should no longer award double experience points
• Baton Pass should no longer cause graphical glitches
• Crobat in Battle Tower now has its original prize moveset (including Aeroblast)
• Battle Tower now restores consumed held items after exiting
• Retiring in the Battle Tower no longer resets the win streak
• Play times of 1000 hours or more now show up correctly in the Continue screen
• Minor text, dialogue and scripting fixes
• Minor map updates

Mechanic changes

• NPC trainers no longer switch Pokemon unnecessarily often (effectively making them less aggressive than the previous update)
• Enemy Pokemon are now affected by entry hazards (Spikes, Lava Pool) when entering the field due to an AI-triggered switch
• Fixed a glitch with invalid HP values after capturing a Pokemon with a Shiny Ball (caused by DV changes)
• Lava Pool cannot override other major status conditions anymore
• Accuracy and evasion now behave cumulatively (as in generation 3+ games)
• Intimidate now triggers Competitive
• Fixed bug where Solarbeam would deal 250 times the damage it should during rainy weather (Yes, it’s nerfed to where it should be now, sorry)
• Hail and Sandstorm now also properly halve Solarbeam’s damage
• Weezing can now learn Steel Eater via TM
• Natu cannot learn AncientPower via TM any longer
• Magnemite line can now learn Sunny Day and Explosion via TM, and Magneton can also learn Tri Attack and Iron Head (matching Magnezone)
• Totodile line can now learn Rain Dance via TM
• Updated some Battle Tower and Battle Arcade sets to hold an Eviolite

Feature changes

• Added an extra Gold Token in Phacelia City
• Savefile patching now checks that the player is in a Pokemon Center

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

Bugfixes

• Fix crash in Naljo Ruins 2F/3F/4F
• Some text updates and changes