[GBA] Pokemon Regular Red v0.9.6

Name: Pokemon Regular Red
Remade by: Vreeze
Based on: Pokemon Fire Red
Source link: https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=455321
Pokemon Regular Red’s Discord: https://discord.gg/jzVYThFt2e
Description:
Hello, Welcome back to Ducumon.com, and I’m Pokemoner. We will play Pokemon Regular Red by Vreeze. It’s a GBA Hack ROM and based on Pokemon Fire Red.

It’s the same as Pokemon Fire Red but it’s a QoL Hack ROM, difficulty hack of Fire Red with Better AI, PSS system, Fairy type, Move up to Gen 8, and more… It’s playable in English! And now, Let’s play!

This is a difficult hack of Fire Red that has been made with unlocking in mind. This means that you’ll frequently encounter routes that only have Pokémon of the same type or that are all good for an upcoming section of the game. Some Pokémon will still be better than others, but you don’t need lucky encounters. I’ve also rebalanced some of the moves to remove a bit of rng from the game, but there is still plenty of rng since this is Pokémon. If you are crazy enough to attempt to nuzlocke this then I recommend looking up the documentation (included in download files).

Every trainer has a new team with custom moves, most trainers have EVs and many also have held items. All potions have been removed from the AI since those can either be abused or they’re completely broken. Most random trainers are skippable just like they were in the original game, but mandatory trainers have been made more difficult. Pretty much all bosses have a full team and the rival’s team changes constantly as it always should have, in my opinion. Outside of the trainers, Pokémon, wild encounters, and available items little has been changed. My aim was to create a more difficult version of gen 1 and not a version of gen 1 that has everything. This is why you will only see gen 1 Pokémon, their later gen evolutions, and Alolan forms during the main game. Both the player and the AI get very powerful very quickly. Once you reach Vermillion City you will have access to most moves thanks to a free move relearner that knows egg moves and a ton of TMs from the pokemarts, but the AI has access to the same moves. Many useful hidden abilities have been made available as regular abilities and you get access to ability pills before the first gym so that a Pokémon’s usefulness won’t depend on getting lucky with your ability.

To allow certain trainers to reach their full potential the level curve is very steep compared to a normal game. However, you won’t need to grind endlessly. You get a lot of exp, but if you need to train up new Pokémon or want to skip random trainers then you have access to an infinite amount of rare candies. EV training also becomes very easy once you reach Lavender Town. I wanted it to be possible to get through the game quickly and as long as you can actually beat the battles then this is definitely possible.

This game is a GBA Hack ROM! It’s Beta, Playable in English!

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