POKEMON: CUBIC CRYSTAL is a remix of Crystal that’s recognizable but distinct, a sort of “what if Crystal’s story was as different from Gold/Silver as future same-gen sequels?” approach. Every major change to mons, locations, moves, and major battles has been cataloged in an easy-to-navigate spreadsheet, which can be viewed online or downloaded:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wKsjoYFUskdhTnfAEhmEg2xHZB1iMuR-9qSMEcGHhSU/edit?usp=sharing

While Cubic Crystal has been properly playtested, this is a first project and there are likely small issues that have gone unnoticed. If anyone plays it and notices something off, whether a glitch, a typo, or just general feedback on taste, please comment! Enjoy!

POKEMON FEATURES:

• Fully revamped stats, with BSTs given a general baseline of 400 for weakmons, 450 for mid-tier early mons, 500 for most mons, and slightly higher for starters and such.
• Tweaked typings for many and vastly improved learnsets for all!
• All evolutions available without trade, with Happiness replacing itemless trade evos and item evos replaced by just using item. All evolution items available before Elite Four, including a stone shop in Cianwood.
• Happiness is easier to accrue.
• Evolution levels tweaked for many mons with high requirements.
• Female and Shiny Pokemon have different IV spreads instead of purely suboptimal ones. Gender ratios adjusted among starters.
• Growth rates generally improved, with slow growth rates reserved only for truly powerful Pokemon.
• Improved level curve for wild Pokemon, particularly in Kanto.
• Barring legendaries and unpicked starters, full dex can be completed before Elite Four. Odd Egg from the Daycare now hatches a Kanto starter, so at least one can still be done! Additional starters available in Celadon Game Corner and by trades throughout Kanto.
• Morning-exclusive mons now appear during the day as well.
• Headbutt Trees are streamlined so that every mon-filled tree in a region offers the same Pokemon, rather than forcing a hunt through different trees.
• Old Rod can now catch more than Magikarp semi-reliably, and fishing swarm locations offer rare chances for swarming mons outside of swarms.
• Feraligatr’s name is now Colossobek (Colossus+Sobek) because “gatr” is just awful. The Name Rater now changes all names, including traded mons, so change it right back if you miss it!

MOVE FEATURES:

• Dark is physical and Ghost and Poison are special to reflect the nature of their moves (of all three types, only Lick and Poison Sting are now in the “wrong” category as of Gen IV).
• Overhaul of dozens of moves, including an accuracy buff to virtually every move with 70 BP or less.