Best Team for Pokemon Crystal Legacy

[@smithplayspokemon]

Bro thanks so much for making this video!! Appreciate the support!!

[@MysticUmbreon]

Dude, I appreciate your comment wow! Thank you!

[@AtomicSabrewulf]

@smithplayspokemon make @mysticumbreon a trainer for Emerald Legacy 👍

[@thomasr8185]

I think a good way to nerf tyranitar would be to make it available mid game instead of early

[@notsosilentprotag]

Crystal Legacy isn't a difficulty hack. It has a hard mode if you want more of a challenge but it functions more as a reimagining to make Crystal the best version of itself. I've been following it's development on Smith Plays channel. I HIGHLY recommend it or his Yellow Legacy room hack. Also best part is all Pokemon are available to catch. So you can complete the dex.

[@RenegadeGamer89]

I'd say it's more of a full potential version of Crystal

[@EmilyMemily-it3xp]

Well, like. If it makes the game more difficult, it’s not absurd to call it a difficulty hack. Edit: But I understand that smith did explicitly say that it wasn’t one.

[@Blazieth]

Pretty much - fixing inconsistent difficulty is one of the goals of the hack, but that does not, in itself, make it a Difficulty Hack. It still feels like something Nintendo might come out with themselves. That is VERY different from the "I hope you like strategic team-building to deal with 6-mon teams from the word go" style that most self-proclaimed Difficulty Hacks tend to present.

[@Xeno_Solarus]

​@@EmilyMemily-it3xp except thats not how terms work. Just because a hack makes things a little more difficult doesn't mean it's a difficultly hack.

[@EmilyMemily-it3xp]

@@Xeno_Solarus I agree, I don’t think it’s a difficulty hack. I just think it shares enough attributes with a difficulty hack that certain relevant factors (e.g., the need to effectively teambuild) carry over. Since one of those is the point of the video, it’s not absurd to call it a difficulty hack. But no, crystal legacy isn’t a difficulty hack based on a plain reading of the term.

[@AutisticTomato26]

I'm actually currently playing Crystal Legacy as this video was made. This was my team for the main story: Redneck (Typhlosion) Beacon (Ampharos) Guts (Heracross) Tyrant (Tyranitar) Alucard (Crobat) Derp (Quagsire)/King Koopa (Blastoise) (I switched Quagsire for Blastoise near the end of the game because I wanted to use another starter) When I got to the postgame, I wanted to switch my team up and had to replace a few mons. These were the mons I got during postgame: Dragnforce (Charizard) Blitzkrieg (Raichu) Aqua (Vaporeon) Aurora (Lapras) Mob (Alakazam) IronMantis (Scizor) Frieza (Mewtwo)

[@HailAres]

Love your nicknames, I nickname my teams very similarly. I'm extremely excited to play Crystal Legacy as a lifelong gen 2 fan :)

[@maxpower2814]

Thats 7 you're saying you used 7 mons post game not 6 ??? Lol bs

[@AutisticTomato26]

@@maxpower2814Yes, I used more than 6. I like to switch my team around a lot.

[@ricksdarkness3257]

Cut was actually changed to bug-type with a high crit rate (basically a bug-type Razor Leaf). This, along with some swapped team members in some boss trainer's teams made Meganium really shine for a bit in Crystal Legacy

[@ivanbluecool]

I can't wait to see how smith plays works on emerald legacy. Gotta share our ideas when he starts the project

[@robert.sjostrom]

I believe they already are! At least they are hinting at it anyway

[@machadragonii145]

I really hope he makes Seviper viable

[@Solaxer]

@@machadragonii145what’s wrong with seviper:(

[@isidorodaviddoro1920]

​@@Solaxerisn't it obvious?bad mono type(poison)that doesn't help him in any way during the Journey. Mediocre stats,for some reason gamefreak made a slow Pokemon that is Also frail so he loses easily against any good Pokemon

[@Aerogod223]

Tester and Admin for the Game. Im really glad you played and I hope you enjoy. I typically found that Houndoom makes you really reconsider just auto choosing Typhlosion. Girafarig is always a based choice because its typing and stat spread are really strong for this region. The other option I would have considered is Scizor over Heracross Bug typing is very good in gen 2 when you give it good stab and Scizor gets the benefit of steel typing. Its caught in national park, cut is bug type stab, twineedle is buffed, it gets agility and swords dance, and Metal Coat is sold after Radio Tower. Scizor can wipe or take on most of the elite 4 by itself when used properly. Thanks for playing and great video.

[@Samurai31631]

I totally agree with scizor being an absolute beast. I was going to use heracross, but I really like scizor. Turned out that he’s so strong, has many resistances, and is nearly unstoppable with agility/miracle berry.

[@robertlunderwood]

Scizor was one I heavily considered using but never got around to using. I also second guessed my starter choice when I saw Houndour available early.

[@f.dud4]

The Romhack creator for Pokemon Crystal Legacy is TheSmithPlays. I believe that he finished the romhack for Yellow known as Pokemon Yellow Legacy.

[@MrDuckphart]

My team for crystal legacy was Typhlosion Alakazam Gengar Kingdra Aerodactyl Scizor (Before you say anything, I used team members that I never could as a kid due to trading limitations.)

[@blxme1927]

Respect

[@TotalAnalyst2]

For me it was Noctowl Megainum Steelix Dragonite Muscle(the Machamp) Quagsire

[@ABgamerX]

For this game, I used Pokemon that were extremely hard to get in the original Crystal version (outside of 1 or 2 exceptions). My team consisted of: Sneasel (who got buffed) Raichu Misdreavus Houndoom Blastoise Shiny Clefable for Johto then Tyranitar for Kanto

[@frozenandchosen]

I’m playing through this game right now and my current team is : Meganium since this is the best game to use it in Houndoom bc I’ve always wanted to use it in Johto Same with Kingdra Heracross because it gets good moves And Alakazam and Golem because I can use trade evos by level up Loving this game, definitely the most fun I have ever had in Johto

[@naoisemccabe9734]

I personally used Meganium/Kiwi for Grass damage,Leech Seed and Poison Crobat/Gambler for Flying and Flying stab along with Poison if Meganium isn't enough Golem/Pebbles for Ground and Rock damage which is all it needed really Houndoom/Cerberus for Fire and Dark damage Slowbro/Waddles for Water and Psychic damage while also being a tank Scizor/Rusty for Bug and Steel stab along with the Cut hm because it's Bug now and it worked great, I had a ton of fun. 100% recommend this ROM Hack.

[@knuckledraugr]

I've been playing through Crystal Legacy and my core team has been Houndoom, Lanturn, Girafarig, Misdreavus, Crobat, and Heracross/Scizor. Heracross I got earlier, and Scizor I started using later. I boxed my Quilava as soon as I got a Houndour. I really wanted to use Pokémon that were from the 100 new Johto ones, so that's what I built my team around and I really like what SmithPlays did to make so many Johto Pokémon more viable. Some others I've used sometimes are Umbreon, Kingdra, thick club Marowak, Lapras, Golem, Alakazam, Ampharos, and Gligar. Crystal Legacy is awesome, I don't know if I can go back to vanilla Crystal after this.

[@manuelnovella39]

Great enhancement hack, really. All pokémon available and some small story improvements. 10/10

[@Swordsmaster]

When I saw Chinchou on screen, I immediately started bouncing up and down from happiness. So great to see Lanturn getting some love!

[@PokemonlordBlack]

(Updating team as of ver 1.3 update) Interesting team line up. My new final Johto league crew in Crystal Legacy will be as follows: Raichu Typhlosion/Houndoom Scizor Kingdra Aerodactyl Venasaur/Girafarig/Random 6th filler Pokémon😊

[@robertlunderwood]

I saw Aerodactyl's stats and moves and realized that I should've used it instead of boxing it

[@vampirepunk24]

Next, you should do pokemon yellow legacy.

[@devilrider39000000]

Let's go!! Mystic is doing Crystal Legacy

[@anthonyanglemyer]

The thing I like is how you speak from experience for how you made this team. It's certainly strong for this rom hack.

[@nik3477]

Wow its my first time being early for a MysticUmbreon

[@christopherbarr69]

I was just looking for a best team for this game last night. Thanks for making this team

[@head3337]

Feraligator Tyrannitar Steelix Heracross Houndoom Ampharos No reason, just picked Pokemon that looked cool Then for Kanto was Feraligator, Tyrannitar, Lapras, Omastar, Kabutops, Aerodactyl “prehistoric pokemon” lol

[@johnmackin4828]

My team for this game is.. Arcanine (Zippo) Gyrados (Leviathan) Eggexcutor (Palm) Pidgeot (Ace) Machamp (Goro) Rhydon (Rocksteady)

[@infinitejest9658]

I love love love that you chose all gen 2 Pokémon!!!

[@clewlesskid]

literally playing this now, my team is: Gengar 😊 (fav pokemon) Scizor Ampharos Gyarados Houndoom Tyranitar

[@cRzShadows]

Great video, thanks for playing and hope you enjoyed :)

[@RenegadeGamer89]

My team for this game was Feraligator Houndoom Golem Ampharos Alakazam Primeape

[@Carnidoom]

My team is Meganium. Kabutops. Scizor. Houndoom. Crobat. Porygon 2

[@mkt568]

This not only works for a Best Team, but a Best Team with that region’s “New” Pokémon!

[@g-ratstickler3107]

I think I would switch girafarig and lanturn for starmie and ampharos.

[@Pokesatsu96]

Currently using Meganium, Furret, Noctowl, Houndoom, Jynx, and Lanturn. I mainly wanted to use a team that is made up of pokemon that aren't as popular or are generally seen as less useful. So far I've beaten 6 gyms and am gonna take on Pryce once I'm done editing the videos I bulk recorded.

[@SirEliteGrunt]

I just played this rom hack with a mono grass team on their hard setting. The level caps made the game extremely difficult in some places but it always felt fair. I couldn’t get any ice or electric moves for lance which made him the hardest champion fight I have ever fought as the level cap to start the elite 4 is set to 50 and lances team is around 55. It still feels like crystal though

[@tadferd4340]

I would that Totodile is a better choice than Cyndaquil. It's more consistent throughout the game and it can solo Whitney.

[@kamvex1788]

Currently running my own Crystal Legacy (dual type starter mod), and i don't know if you saw this or not, but Smith and his team made the middle of the game (gyms 5-7) scale to your badge count. I'm through Pryce as my 5th gym with Typhlosion, Heracross, Alakazam, and Feraligator as my current Nuzlocke team. I've been nearly wiped on four separate occasions 😅

[@joaocisne556]

Imagine if we had Farigiraf in the hack rom

[@VegasValentineMusic]

Im halfway through a hardcore Nuzlocke of this hack, and I cant recommend Houndoom enough. She saved our whole team on more than one occasion, is easily accessible, and learns a ton of great moves. (I picked Totodile)

[@frozenandchosen]

Also one of my favorite things about this hack is it’s not intended to be a difficulty hack, just to improve Gen 2 to the games they always could have been. It does make the game harder by giving enemies more options to utilize but that’s not the sole purpose

[@dorianpage9593]

Another change i liked is that he made the starters duo type when they evolve. Totodile becoming dark when evolging, Cyndaquil becoming ground,and chikorita becoming dragon. Them evolving with these types greatly help when making a team

[@jackrecher6986]

last time i checked they actually don't get these types in the games, he did make a video giving them secondary types but that wasn't added into the final game, more just a conceptual thing

[@dorianpage9593]

@jackrecher6986 it's more like an optional patch he made that you can patch to the version. All the changes plus that change. It was only informed from that same video but it's a patch in the description.

[@jackrecher6986]

@@dorianpage9593 ahh interesting

[@micplayspokemon653]

Played through that patch and I forgot so Many times that typhlosion was now ground and 4x weak to water and having ground stab

[@deazee2288]

Something I never understood about the approach to Pokémon game is why do we insist on super effective damage when neutral stab damage is more likely to be a staple way to deliever damage

[@HangrySnorlax_]

The same issue happens in monster hunter

[@mrnoobgaming9983]

My team:-Typhlosion Ampharos Quagsire Crobat Machamp Alakazam

[@johnnypollack3243]

Keep up the awesome work and videos love the video

[@xaviermontesdeoca2440]

The fact that bug type is actually good is something amazing in this game

[@dylanalogy1456]

My team consisted of Typhlosion, Heracross, Kingdra, Gengar, Raichu, and Celebi. Celebi took the place of my obligatory pseudo legendary since her stats are the same. You can get her after the seventh gym

[@ccsoffthewall]

Feraligatr/Gyrados, Tyranitar, houndoom, gengar, raichu, and espeon is my current team

[@johnathancortis8551]

Totodile is my go to. It swipes the jhoto region by itself. No need for teammates when you can body the whole entire region with one pokemon starter.

[@oblivion2025]

Please do legacy yellow next

[@Javier_UBZ]

Im currently playing, got 4 badges so far. But im goin for Tyranitar, Typhlosion, Espeon, Ampharos, Scizor, Red Gyarados. Typhlosion cuz its gen 2 starter Tyranitar cuz its the gen 2 pseudo legendary Espeon cuz its a gen 2 eeveeution Ampharos cuz hes key to the light house in Johto. Red Gyarados is unique to Johto and first ever seen in gen 2. Scizor is also a new steel type evolution introduced in gen 2.

[@ArtisticPandemonium]

Mind if I share my team?😅 Feraligatr Scizor Golem Ampharos Dodrio Houndoom I didn’t use T tar because I had used him so much I wanted to switch it up

[@axels3188]

This was a good team and the team I would use for this game would be 1, Typhlosion 2, Pikachu/ Raichu 3, Heracross 4, Shiny Gyarados 5, Espeon 6, Tyranatar.

[@VinnieDangerous]

The option to evolve people without trading (Gengar, Machamp, Scizor, etc.) was all I needed to know to start playing this! I’m excited to start. Any suggestions for a flyer? Only think I couldn’t think of

[@micplayspokemon653]

Pidgeot got extreme speed and sky attack is now a single turn move giving it a strong instant use flying attack

[@robertlunderwood]

I used Skarmory for a while until I had a Dragonite. It's quite bulky due to its typing with few weaknesses.

[@Leonardo-cw1dd]

there is a mod that gives your starters a second type along with the johto starters early access as well.

[@fgtrhwu2]

Why did you remove your gaming channel?

[@royalryanmusic]

such a cool team!! 🔥

[@Nobiii69]

How did you found a Larvitar, I'm searching for it for hours but still got no results

[@johnmackin4828]

Could you do an alternate starters for Pokémon Crystal Legacy?

[@elwafflejr3856]

I had pretty much the same team except I had Lapras, Alakazam, and crobat

[@aaronlucero9820]

do you have to ev and iv train in this game?

[@AtomicSabrewulf]

Can you please do Crystal Legacy best teams Feraligatr & Meganium?

[@shadowdragun]

Is it really the best team if half the team are just backup and essentially an afterthought?

[@jakefisher3328]

My squad: Typhlosion Crobat Steelix Kingdra Ampharos Umbreon Bunch of monsters.

[@robertlunderwood]

No ice beam with all the dragons? There are a couple Pokemon on this list that I regret not using in my initial run, Heracross and Tyranitar. Mind you, Machamp was definitely useful, but I could've used a better dark Pokemon than trying to rely on Umbreon. Girafarig is okay, but Alakazam is still broken, even without ice punch and fire punch. Lantern is good coverage, but Starmie does it's job better; surf, psychic, thunderbolt, and ice beam feels like cheating. I can't do any Johto playthrough without Ampharos. Sure, it's slow, but it hits and electric is good against all the water types. I had trouble with having a decent flier. The best I could do for a while was Skarmory which was far bulkier than I thought and got me through some jams. At the end, I settled for Dragonite.

[@User-hr3tv]

you cant get Ampharos in the normal crystal game...

[@weemac2k6]

Who did you give strength to?

[@BryanEvans-w7s]

Is Heracross more common to fall out of trees in the daytime or nighttime?

[@Juddear]

Don’t think it matters. Just a set chance (want to say 30%) but only on certain trees

[@Infernocarioking]

Do yellow legacy best team next!

[@spencercampbell1873]

I’d love to see a best team for pokemon unbound

[@davidsandrock7826]

You seriously don’t need a fighting type for Whitney. I cheesed her with an underleveled team using parahax to interrupt rollout.

[@shadowdragonlord2295]

Oh hell yeah!

[@jbtom321]

I'm playing this by only using 2 stage pokemon, think ursaring. It's fun!

[@SaiPatil-d5r]

What about houndour

[@jackrecher6986]

wow no way you made a video on thesmithplays game

[@jasonsjy88]

Best team for Crystal Clear pls tq😊 mystic umbreon

[@TheMonkeyKing4]

I already beat this game with Typhlosion Golem Alakazam Gengar Golduck Crobat

[@ronaldmaxwell6668]

Smith plays the goat

[@AnimeCafe93]

I’ve been waiting

[@Chrisj2010]

My team feraligator ampharos crobat Alkazam heracross donphan

[@blakesmith8487]

Can someone tell me where to get scyther he doesn’t seem to be in ilex forest anymore

[@User-hr3tv]

National Park 5% and you can use your Pokedex if you beat the second gym for finding the location of scyther. The new Pokedex is great!

[@Farhan_reyaz]

Yeahhhhh mystic

[@Kvelador]

How did you catch larvitar so early?

[@robertlunderwood]

Union Cave

[@enhancedutility266]

This is a rom hack game not the original version

[@AtomicSabrewulf]

Dark Cave (Route 31 side). It's a 4% encounter rate

[@-Revz]

You will not have a good time if you use this team

[@MichaelWegmuller]

Seems very unbalanced. Three pokemon weak to water, only one to resist and one having stab super effective damage, the last two being the same.