Name: Pokemon Platinum Boost
Remade by: pikX (pikminman13)
Based on: Pokemon Platinum
Source link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/18jwcrz/pokemon_platinum_boost_a_vanilla_platinum_hack/
Description:
Pokémon Platinum Boost is a ROM hack designed to be what he would call vanilla++. Not just vanilla+, as he has done too many modifications for it to be what he would call that. It sticks to the default Pokédex of 210, as it is not a 493 hack. You can play Pokemon Platinum VX Vanilla Expanded if you like some QoL ROM Hack and based on Pokemon Platinum.
Plenty of mons have been buffed, and there are some type edits. However, I tried to not stray too far from the original experience, short of making all of the lackluster mons feel slightly better to use. Type changes were only done to reduce the quantity of overused type combinations (such as Bug/Flying) or to give a few mons a unique flavor. In addition, you are limited to the default Sinnoh pokedex, but some pokemon are available much earlier to compensate for this. Stat spreads still tend to resemble what the mon originally had, and ability changes tend to emphasize that. Plenty of moves have been buffed, and some gen 5+ moves were added in, as long as their effects were able to be put together using effects of other moves. Trade evolutions are all level-up evolutions now, and their items have been changed to compensate. Legendaries have also been nerfed to encourage you to use them on your team! They have stats more reasonable compared to the rest of the game, still good but not nearly as good.
Bosses are only slightly more difficult, often getting only one extra team member. Leveling has been rebalanced to make spawning in rare candies less of a requirement, especially in a casual playthrough, and if you do decide to grind, it won’t take you very long. For difficulty, if a 1 is Let’s Go, a 4 is vanilla Platinum, a 5 is B2W2 challenge mode (if the stats worked properly), an 8 is Renegade Platinum, and a 10 is a kaizo hack, this is aiming to be a 6-7. The level curve is designed so that every mon will have its full level-up moveset by Volkner if you always go to the cap. Regular trainers might have an extra mon, and evolved mons in many cases where the level is past the evolution level, but not always. Wild pokemon have had their levels increased to reduce the time it takes to get new team members up to speed. Held items are introduced gradually, and only in the last third of the game will bosses have more than one. Barry also has a unique team for each starter, so he will be very different depending on who you choose!
Options for team building are greatly expanded as some of the harder to get ones are in easier locations, such as honey tree pokemon. Plenty of heart scales litter the landscape to allow for easier move relearning. Only buyable items such as potions were replaced, so all of the regular vanilla items are in their original locations unless otherwise documented. You can utilize type-reducing berries and other held items that are much more annoying/impossible to get in a regular playthrough. The only thing I haven’t really touched yet is shards, which I might add a store for in the late game, but I’m not sure yet. Due to the lower overall difficulty compared to other ROM hacks, the limited TM usage is not really a big issue.
This game is NDS Hack ROM! It’s Complete in English!
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Gameplay:
Cheat Code:
Pokemon Platinum Boost Cheat Codes
Documentations:
Pokemon Platinum Boost Pokemon Location(s) and Items
Pokemon Platinum Boost Move Changes
Pokemon Platinum Boost Bosses Documentation
Pokemon Platinum Boost Pokemon Information – Pokedex
Download:
Pokemon Platinum Boost vb1.0.0 (Complete)