It can be enabled by setting the flag at offset 146 to 03.
Japanese version: change 0圆7 in 0圆3EF to 0x00 and 0圆D in 0圆3F0 to 0x40 replace the five bytes in addresses 0圆3A0- 0圆3A4 with F0 A2 A7 28 FB.Īlternatively, the following Game Genie codes may be used:Įven though Pokémon Crystal is not compatible with the original Game Boy models or the Super Game Boy, it has an unused Super Game Boy border programmed into the game.English version: change 0圆7 in 0圆277 to 0x00 and 0圆D in 0圆278 to 0x40 replace the five bytes in addresses 0圆226- 0圆22A with F0 A2 A7 28 FB.To reinstate it, the bytes in the following offsets should be altered in order to load it and disable the regular title screen's animation: It is programmed at the beginning of bank 43 (address 0x10C000) and is complete with tilesets, palettes and loading functions. Part of the title is constituted by sprites, which partially cover the logo. There is an unused title screen in the data that does not reboot the game after the music ends, unlike the final title screen. The game is notable for being the first core Pokémon RPG to include a female protagonist and to experiment with online functionality that would be readded in future generations (one example being the predecessor to the GTS).
Pokémon Crystal is the update to Pokémon Gold and Silver with a focus on Suicune and mobile phone stuff, the latter of which is exclusive to the Japanese version. This game has hidden development-related text. In the Japanese Virtual Console releases, Jynx's sprites were updated to match the localizations.Also known as: Pokémon Version Cristal (FR), Pokémon Kristall-Edition (DE), Pokémon Edición Cristal (ES), Pokémon Versione Cristallo (IT), Pokémon Versão Crystal (BR), Pocket Monsters Crystal Version (JP) Later games would follow suit with this makeover, though in Japan, the change was not implemented until Generation III.
Due to consequent palette issues, the change in hue of Jynx's skin also necessitated the bleaching of her hair and the changing of her dress from red & gold to magenta & white. Jynx's skin color was changed from black to purple outside of Japan as a result of public backlash following the publication of an article by African-American scholar Carol Boston Weatherford that pointed out the Pokémon's unfortunate similarities to the blackface stereotype. All these changes were taken into account for the Japanese and Western Crystal as well, although with new sprites in most cases. Lanturn, Slowpoke, Feraligatr) were done to make the Pokémon's sprite more accurate to its official artwork others were just minor touch-ups (Pichu, Sneasel, Girafarig).
Most of the sprite changes listed below (e.g. Sages now cross their arms rather than praying. None of these changes apply to the Korean versions.īeauties' shorts were lengthened, and they no longer wink. This data comes from the Shiny sprites were not copied over since the palettes remain unchanged.
They range from changes due to Nintendo's censorship policies to seemingly arbitrary changes to details on Pokémon's sprites. Several graphical changes were made between versions. This is a sub-page of Pokémon Gold and Silver.