Pokemon Crystal Clear: An Open World Pokemon Game - Pikasprey

A Pokemon adventure where you can go anywhere from the start?
Pikasprey takes a look at this amazing little game!
Twitter: / pikasprey
Gameplay Channel: / @pikaspreyblue
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[@Pikasprey]

Thumbnail chibi art was drawn by: twitter.com/Kairuichan

[@itemguy4205]

by me :)

[@SoapyFae]

Don't blame pikasprey fpor the faults of the developer. If he can't handle his thing being popular then maybe he shoudn''t have made a rom hack of one of the most popular game franchises, and given it a feature the fans of said franchise have wanted for years.

[@Atmapalazzo]

I am confused. Pikasprey made this video yes, but from the sound of things, ShockSlayer wasn't against and even was for the release of this review.

[@MudFan]

ShockSlayer isn't mad at Pikasprey at all and is also still working on the game.

[@justsomejojo]

+Basillia ton Rhomania Wow, way to make claims without any basis. You don't know wether it was this video that did it, you don't even know wether or not the game was discontinued. I don't either, but throwing blame around is completely useless. For all we know, Shockslayer could have learned from Prism and Uranium - a romhack doesn't need publicity, it needs time. And when there's a freaking website out and about, guess how much time it takes to get noticed by Nintendo-sempai? Taking down the website and doing it underground is a much better way to go about it.

[@phrophetsamgames]

“You get turned around automatically so you can’t accidentally hit the button and talk to Nurse Joy again.” Ah I see that the greatest Pokemon Game ever has finally come.

[@testedalexthegreat1759]

ifkr This especially hurts you when you race against friends

[@glanni]

That's why i always spam B as soon as i have agreed once Still, turning around automatically is an awesome addition

[@topi9817]

Relatable

[@Ree_Mixx]

"Technology is truly wonderful" - fat guy from Pallet Town

[@Ray-em4lu]

I was about to comment on this lol

[@radioreprise]

no innovation has ever been more important than tradeback guy

[@GundamLegacyExtreme]

This guy needs to become an official addition to the pokemon games.

[@akl2k7]

Things like that make playing rom hacks so much better than playing through the base rom without. Other ways I've seen it handled were Trade Stones for those types of Pokemon (Pokemon Glazed) or simply having those kinds of pokemon evolve by leveling.

[@phatdookie4207]

I want Gengar so bad!!!

[@codypriceYouTubeAddednumbers]

@@GundamLegacyExtreme Everyone knows Game Freak and Nintendo could give us this type of game, they just don't because that would make them a lot less money. They could implement all these changes in to the next game, but they break up these types of things in to future installments so they can seem like a bigger deal at the time and continue to profit off of further new games in the series.

[@codypriceYouTubeAddednumbers]

@@akl2k7 trade stones are cool, but the way they could bring them into the actual series would be just making items specific to those certain pokemon that make them evolve too lol

[@tdawgmaster1729]

2:54 This is how I imagine gym leaders to operate realistically, having multiple teams to challenge trainers of differing skill levels

[@charlesgronberg5239]

It is how they realistically work they showed that in the pokemon origins series where Brock pick a team level suitable to battle red hope that info makes you happy.

[@kiwa8830]

You expect a bunch of 15 year olds to operate like that?

[@kuroser353]

@@kiwa8830 Actually, it is canon that this is how a gym leader operates. They look at the number of badges and then select their team accordingly

[@kiwa8830]

@@kuroser353 I'm sorry did i ever say anything in my reply about what is and isn't canon? I musn't have been paying atention.

[@kuroser353]

@@kiwa8830 Your choice of words made me think you basically said "This isn't how gym leaders work. They aren't smart/mature enough to do so"

[@TheDiego908]

Imagine a remake of this game in the form of a Heartgold romhack. I don't think I'll be able to handle it

[@CloudySkies17695]

TheDiego908 Bitch I’d cry

[@5xg378]

The perfect pokemon game doesnt exist.... Sadly

[@_Teej_264]

That, plus add in more of other region pokemon to the wild and give the Sinnoh sprites as an option for the main character

[@Emperor_Atlantis]

That would be a best seller

[@Goliath1337]

Storm silver

[@damianstepien6830]

Nintendo lawyers: *heavy breathing*

[@TheGrandRevo]

Damian Stępień Gamefreak* sure Nintendo does the dirty work but GF does the bitching

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

@@TheGrandRevo I mean they KILLED PIXELMON

[@Foxlum]

@@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 Nope, it sprang back up like weed...

[@Foxlum]

@@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 here's the link if you need it... www.reforged.gg/

[@Blurdboy]

Stress level 100%

[@lapidations]

Romhacks and mods are made purely out of passion. That's why they sometimes have more soul than official games.

[@DrMaoh]

I'm on my 4th rom hack ever and I can confidently say that a lot of these are better than the real games. Of course, there are a lot of stupid hacks but that is to be expected really.

[@Unifoseum]

MephilesPokemon18000 not all of em but ok

[@filipisotter5114]

@@MephilesPokemon nostalgia does not equal quality. Just because something is "magical" when you play it for the first time doesn't mean its objectively better than something else

[@Cj-iu5px]

lapidations They’re made by people who loved the game so much that they mod it and try to make it even better for themselves and others.

[@trafficcone7344]

@lapidations yeah I remember playing Pokémon glazed and dark rising a while back and I was just blown away by how great those roms were

[@sodaddict]

I just realized, this rom hack gives gyms their intended function. By letting the player choose which of the 16 gyms to battle first, it allows you to take the opportunity to level up the Pokemon you've captured by going after type effectiveness, which makes the gyms into actual gyms. This rom hack officially became amazing.

[@phaserxultraviolet1694]

cant wait for the gba version thats probably gonna be made decades later

[@alwaysabiggafish3305]

I don't see how making it easier was their intended? Having to train type effectiveness to get past gyms you couldn't before is half the (intended) battle in my eyes

[@joaoassumpcao3347]

@@alwaysabiggafish3305 Because sooner or later you'll have to beat the gyms whose types your team would struggle against, but by allowing you to challenge them later in the game, you guarantee the team will have a more flexible moveset and items so you can strategize more around the type disadvantage.

[@emilythawkins]

The tradeback guy needs to become standard in all Pokémon games.

[@hoaujudaiyubel]

Gamefreak will never add something like that in because they want you to do that whole "playing Pokemon on the go in public and battling and trading with passerbys and members of your community similar to how school kids play physical trading card games" as that is the core idea of Pokemon and so in their mind that is the most important part of Pokemon caus if you play in any other way that doesn't involve that idea then it wouldn't be Pokemon, that's how I think gamefreak sees it

[@hoaujudaiyubel]

@燃える剣 I'm not sure if tajiri spesificly drived that mindset but it definitely is a sentement held by the gamefreak staff. That people in the staff were originally arcade gamers

[@boogonzalez24]

We got to catch some of them in gen 8 it’s getting somewhere

[@verdethestarwarrior1088]

We all need a trade back guy in our lives, someone who just likes to help people out

[@poketube6224]

No that would be boring

[@dragasalt7493]

"There's also this guy who helps you evolve your pokemon with evolving." *Yes. Yes. YES!*

[@infernocrusher7573]

Yes,The floor here isnt made out of floor

[@loosetube5417]

Is that a JOJO'S REFERENCE

[@benjamincooper358]

Where? Edit: Department store. Gotcha.

[@RyanGotReal]

Me, who doesn't have any friends to do Trade Evolutions: *Y E S !*

[@RealKipper1324]

Playing Crystal Clear as of April 2021, since this video's release, there are so many more and improved things added to the game that has made it even better, and it is still being improved to this day. Please play this game if you haven't, and go back again if you have.

[@blueberryoreo3989]

Hi! Can you please give a link where you got the game?

[@poliorice3600]

@@blueberryoreo3989 can't provide a link, but if you go through the crystal clear subreddit you can find it pretty easily in the comments of changelogs

[@ryandavadi3199]

agreed examples are being able to start at any town in the game, you can buy houses for each town and they even added shiny chain hunting. Great game and still gets updated

[@skycloud4802]

@@ryandavadi3199 where can you get the latest version?

[@ikbintom]

Yes where do I get it

[@dearsirormadame]

Whitney on the hardest mode with 6 Miltanks would be my personal hell.

[@maxplays9187]

Bloody rollout

[@dt8985]

Fighting types

[@seph..]

Miltank is best pokemon, spread the word

[@StealthSim1]

@@dt8985 Here we go, "that guy"

[@briannatowery8474]

even the thought of whitney having six miltanks makes me want to cry ngl. that is tragic

[@matthewdylla6090]

A year late yet I got more excited for this then I did for Sword and Shield...

[@mmurry13132]

Because there was actually effort put into this

[@logans.7932]

Same, my guy

[@battlesteve529]

True

[@legendarydragoon]

Yep! I've heard of Crystal Clear, but just saw this video actually explaining it... and I really want to try this now. I can't say the same about Sword and Shield, especially after yesterday's Nintendo Direct highlighting the curry dex...

[@kiwa8830]

@@mmurry13132 Yeah, i bet the devs in nintendo just did nothing for the whole development time right? Just because it's not exciting to you doesn't mean no effort was put on. This is a ROM hack with a pre existing game as base. It's stupid to compare the ammount of effort that goes in that and creating a whole game from 0 while also having to listen to a "hardcore" fanbase's whining.

[@letmesleepinpeace7052]

Hack? Nah... E X P A N S I O N

[@fuki999]

thats exactly how i felt about it

[@scharroth6509]

or full conversion mod

[@altaparks3627]

This E X P A N S I O N give me the E X P A N D D O N G.

[@admontblanc]

@@scharroth6509 well it's not a wrong way to call it, Crystal already had things like expanded Viridian Forest that was left unused because cartridge memory limits, a rom version can be expanded infinitely without those constraints, in fact I've seen rom hacks for gen 3 pokemon games that almost rivalize in size with stock ds gen pokemon games.

[@thegoatboat1324]

Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver EXPANSION 0 Pokemon Crystal Clear E X P A N S I O N 100

[@Valtharr]

holy shit, this is almost what I always said I wanted a modern Pokémon game to be like (besides being based on GBC tech). no joke, I actually thought about how Pokémon games could become more open world by scaling levels to the number of badges you own. definitely downloading this.

[@HydrallUrakan]

This is pretty much everything I ever wanted.

[@nightshrine4257]

I always wanted this kind of Gym system when I was in elementary school and the pokemon catch system

[@Makocat]

Also I liked the slight reference to pokemon origins where depending on your badges is the team they use against you.

[@64B_]

Exactly

[@MrMoofisAwesome]

@@OldKZbinUser pretty much.

[@aggrondsdude3402]

Game Freak: *releases Sword and Shield* Pokémon Crystal Clear: Imma end this man’s whole career

[@lorekeeper685]

Pixelmon did that already this is just stupimg on those "quaility" games Game barely has plot nad why two dogs and a skeleton get cath immnunity instead of god?

[@MonsterTaming420]

i was thinking this is what sword and shield wanted to be, this is amazing.

[@undeadinside3571]

@@lorekeeper685 they cant be caught? Seriously? LAAAAAME

[@TheTurtleOfGods]

not really! Rom hacks have been available for a while but it's good public knowledge is getting out. Don't buy an iphone, androids have ROM players on their app store

[@Topcomment94]

Lol so true!

[@bulbyboi6445]

BRO, I'm 2 years late to this and this still sounds EPIC

[@jonaw.2153]

too bad SS has removed the download files though. All the exposure made him afraid he was going to catch Nintendo's attention, and given Nintendo's reputation when it comes to these things I completely understand him

[@bulbyboi6445]

@@jonaw.2153 wait what do you mean?

[@hannahaidastitcher8098]

It is. I've just lost a week of my life playing this, and I've still got 70 pokemon to catch. Elite four and final trainer complete though.

[@malikoniousjoe]

Just started last night. Its fantastic

[@barnesm33]

It is you can buy a game boy color cartridge of the game off ebay

[@dreamy4522]

You start with a Slowpoke *Im Sold*

[@titanderp]

Bastio lel Slowpoke is my favorite Pokemon!

[@viviisthebest]

@@titanderp your pfp made me scream

[@kyledurack2316]

What's your favourite Pokémon?

[@amberhernandez]

Unown is best starter!

[@jcg7719]

This hack is so good its stupid. Started in kanto with a porigon did some gyms out of order flew to jotho to get some pokes on the burnt tower... its just so much more fun.

[@DarkYuan]

Oh that's a good question

[@jcg7719]

@creepy truck driver Not that I noticed, sometimes a wild pokemon just wiped out my whole team and I had to take another route.

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

@creepy truck driver none of those, nothing has been added that'd break compatibility with the vanilla gen 2 games and stadium 2

[@sestnous]

I can play this game and use them in the n64 game Pokemon Stadium 2 as i could in silver,gold,crystal??

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

@@sestnous yes you can use your pokemon from this game in stadium 2 according to lots of people and shockslayer (creator of the romhack), I myself haven't done it yet

[@theDarkDragonsslave]

Imagine a speedrun of this game. That'd be wild

[@RyanGotReal]

You would have to think about Routing way more, like which city or town to start in is the best way to progress.

[@flynnjordan311]

they would rush to kenya and fly everywhere i accedently did it LOL Kenya = op

[@tinchosabala]

This is like a playground for Pokémon fans. Feel bored about the linearity of the games? Then go and give this a try. The very first time you play a Pokémon game blind is unique, but when you start again....well, it’s sort f lifeless. Except for the Pokémon team. But this. This is like making your own journey. There’s no predetermined story, or linearity, this is literally YOUR journey.

[@BygoneT]

Dude it's your journey whatever you do... Plus, in platinum you had the option to catch a lot more pokemon than most people think. Pokeradar "Only" pokemon could be found, allowing you to even get a Gallade before Fantina.

[@joaquinlaroca2886]

Albion Online es un mmo rpg no lineal en el que escribes tu propia historia

[@mooshie_008]

@@joaquinlaroca2886 que ChUcHa

[@Mqstodon]

Meh, it's extremely boring. The game can be beaten in a matter of hours without any sort of structure

[@tantejunko]

Yeah it is really fun, just made a full eeveelutions team earlier

[@melonyswife]

WHATEVER YOU DO DONT TELL GAME FREAK ABOUT THIS

[@thepurplemudkip9998]

Disgusted Dedede dededesgusting username

[@LiroRaeriyo]

i think you mean whatever you are currently doing drop it right fucking now and get this before nintendo picks up on it.

[@thepurplemudkip9998]

It's down. The webpage is down. RIP crystal clear.

[@tedmetal5598]

dig around its still around to download. I started in kanto with pikachu

[@stanktatiousd7732]

yea im having issues with it as well; looks amazing. I always felt gamefreak half-assed kanto region. seriously if they would have not rushed it and included the safari zone, veridian forest, and cinnabar/seafoam islands, etc. (they could have did A LOT) then they wouldn't have people pretty much fixing their game. anyone still able to locate a link?

[@schweinner]

The tradeback is a blessing, like hell man, do you think I have friends to trade my pokemon?

[@professionalfangster1510]

Or In playing on an emulator so I can't trade.

[@Unwanted_truth_]

Right? Who has friends? That's just farfetch'd

[@flyingfishie401]

I’d love something like this for Platinum. “Pristine Platinum”.

[@glacejon]

my new favorite quote: "And even zero common sense runs!"

[@MegaMinerd]

SSSHHH! Nintendo will hear and take it down!

[@naymanpro]

They already took down pokemon essentials the pokemon fangame program.

[@MegaMinerd]

That's what I'm saying.

[@h00pladeeznuts81]

I got Pokemon prism as an cartridge from Etsy

[@vinnisvidya]

*HEAVY KNOCKING* NINTENDO NINJAS, OPEN UP *EXPLOSION*

[@jimmyjohnjoejr.9020]

If the patch for the game doesn't contain copyrighted content, it can't be taken down. However this isn't being distributed as a patch but as a ROM.

[@youfailbetch]

They made the truck legend for finding Mew true!!

[@Brawler_1337]

AFAIK, only Mew’s Pokédex data is under the truck, but it’s still a nice nod to the original myth.

[@mxhst.6668]

How do I get the S.S. ticket brodie?

[@mayhair]

Gave this 151 likes ;)

[@xaitat]

@Friendly Neighborhood Moron If you consider glitch legit, then ok

[@epicphantom589]

The only legit way to get Mew was by trading with employees at a real life event.

[@johnathonturner2279]

I can set the bicycle music to Mirror B.'s theme!? Best game ever.

[@ALottaBees]

Pokemon Crystal is among my favorite games to reflect on. Seeing this level of creativity and quality-of-life improvements alongside New Challenges warms my heart. This delights me, and I want it.

[@an_annoying_cat]

I wish more Pokémon games were like this. The mainstream games hold your hands so much. The original somewhat did this with the middle 3 gyms, but nothing like that since.

[@pennyvoxel961]

Agreed. The freedom in this game leaves you in open water for so much of the game, and it's so refreshing. Although, now I'm doing a custom challenge let's play of it with limited PC uses, and it's absolutely brutal.

[@AlbertFingernoodle959]

While the originals have their fair share of faults, their non linearity is one of their best features, every gym leader, other than Brock and Giovanni, can be done before or after other gym leaders

[@ironveil9722]

What do you mean, X and Y were the most difficult games ever!!!1!111! Lmao jk I accidently beat the elite four in those games 😂

[@Mqstodon]

I disagree. Sure it's fun but the games is so short and feels really shallow without any sort of structure. You can just so easily defeat everyone it's absurd

[@yourlocalinsomniac2264]

Yeah, but I still struggled with some of the later gens. I remember really enjoying Diamond when I was younger, then went off to play some of the newer releases and was surprised at how easy they were. I come back to Platinum (close enough) years later and get my butt absolutely destroyed.

[@cuddlesworth1647]

The fans will do what Gamefreak doesn't. I always thought that open world was the natural next step for pokemon games, yet gamefreak seems to want to make the games MORE linear and LESS open as time goes on... how disappointing. I'll be sure to give this game a try once the follow update drops ;)

[@showstopper22hunnid]

They make their games based off the adventures manga.

[@kyledean1966]

But think about the children cuddlesworth! How would a small child ever beat Pokemon without being told what to do? They will just play phone games anyways and anyone with long time commitment should be forgotten.

[@gastroacid1971]

I disagree, I think the adventure game aspect of getting an item or special move to progress is an important part of the series.

[@hokutofan21]

I hate how linear games are but I also fear open world just as much. Even with the improvements this has made to the engine, it does show that these games need something akin to a decent curve at least for a narrative purpose. I don't want a visual novel but I also don't want a straight walking/battle simulator.

[@kabobawsome]

That was the main problem I had with Sun/Moon. Walked 8 steps? Cutscene. Turned to the left? Cutscene and Battle. Here's a mandatory, respawning wild encounter that can infinitely bring in more Pokemon making the wild Pokemon, equal in level to the Pokemon in the front of your party, the biggest threat you've faced in the last 3 hours (WHY WOULD YOU MAKE THAT A THING?). Far far FAR too linear.

[@HexManiacHana]

I saw Eevee as a starter option. I’m already sold.

[@blee-bleep3906]

Imagine just raising it as your only Pokemon and after a few badges you finally have a kickass Espeon

[@MBeist-vi7ho]

@@blee-bleep3906 Umbreon cat wall all day ... Err night

[@MBeist-vi7ho]

Although Espeon is clearly the best.

[@raiyano7436]

@@MBeist-vi7ho umbreon all the way

[@Brawler_1337]

Riley Nelson Why not both? There are Eevee gift Pokémon at both Goldenrod and Celadon. You don’t even have to start with an Eevee to get a team with both Umbreon and Espeon. Hell, you could get a full team of Eeveelutions just by starting with Eevee and beating the Elite Four once. SS has set up event and gift Pokémon so they reset once you beat the Elite Four. So, you can go back to Goldenrod and Celadon and get two more Eevees after beating the game once.

[@Tactavious]

I hope that this is still a thing, it looks like everything I've ever wanted out of a Pokemon game.

[@zak9283]

cool EDIT: THIS IS THE PERFECT POKEMON GAME

[@Sircrapalot7696]

This romhack is so freaking cool and I can't even believe he's Still adding to it.

[@iraloS]

Aside from graphics (which you could still debate) this fan made project is better than any of official games in recent memory. For anyone on the fence about getting it it's 150% worth it. Praise is justified.

[@PsychOsmosis]

That was my younger self's dream game, what I have always wanted my favorite gen to be instead of what it was. Awesome video, thanks for bringing this to my attention!

[@davidgusquiloor2665]

Pokemon Crystal always had a special place in my heart. This rom hack might as well be the best thing that happened imo. This is awesome.

[@sheriffaboubakar9720]

David Gusqui Loor HG/SS and Crystal are my favorite main series Pokemon games, Pokemon Prism is my favorite rom hack game tho.

[@stompingpeak2043]

@@sheriffaboubakar9720 yes gen 2 is the best

[@jimmyjohnjoejr.9020]

@@sheriffaboubakar9720 I've never played hg ss but I love prism

[@szybowiec2140]

Try Liquid Crystal! I think it's better.

[@benjarf17]

@@szybowiec2140 Liquid Crystal is really cool but it's not finished :(

[@KracklinDark]

9:00 did... did she just shank a tree?

[@thyavenger9517]

Yes

[@rajgill7576]

Why have your p9kemon cut when you can cut? Haha

[@Brawler_1337]

Yup. There’s now a quest to get a sword.

[@Lt._Nut]

You have no idea how satisfying it is to see that tree die XD

[@AmaryInkawult]

[EMP] PrimoEmperor nobody blame this person for saying what we're all thinking... Those trees had it coming

[@jruler93]

Shock Slayer should be hired at Game Freak to work on official Pokémon games ASAP.

[@PeruvianPotato]

They'll probably fire him

[@OfficialDJSoru]

@@PeruvianPotato "What? Make it a single game with no DLC that incorporates all content from previous games?! OFF WITH YOU"

[@AlbertFingernoodle959]

DJ Soru ah yes, all content, so your switch can explode with how much size it takes up, certain things don’t need to return, and paid DLC for $30 that adds new multiplayer modes and Pokémon is better than a $60 game that barely changes anything

[@OmegaDefault]

You do know this is Nintendo, not Sega, right?

[@chandlerdiasfernandes8595]

Nah, they'd probably fire him for the fact that you are not forced to buy two games to fill the pokedex

[@Innosos]

Enabling such deep modifications and sprite work is why I love simple 2D graphics and the long gone era. You don't need forever to tweak a little cloth texture at the lower back of your character, you just do your 256 pixels and you're set. The high skill entry to some assembly coding in combination with less focus on graphical fidelity lends itself to a natural filter for highly passionate people while still being capable of achieving work on par of the creators without obsessing over each and every nook and cranny. Unity be damned; its easy to use tool box flooded us with so much shit it became hard to see the gems. Limitations give rise to creativity. There's beauty in simplicity. Crystal Clear is freaking amazing.

[@mortalslide]

Well put

[@1618dude]

I'm not sure if this is an unpopular opinion, but I've always thought that the need for HMs was a horrible mechanic. Having to carry an annoying HM slave instead of just a pokemon that you actually wanted in your team was just not fun for me. It's nice that they removed the need for them in this ROM hack.

[@Hydra_X9K_Music]

I'm pretty sure most people weren't too fond of it either. It was annoying and in the way most of the time

[@1618dude]

I suppose, but the mechanic survived for so many generations... Maybe the japanese crowd liked it? Or at the very least, were indifferent about it.

[@Soumein]

I believe it's a way for the player and their pokemon to be connected, or interdependent. It also links the two main gameplay functions (map exploration and battles). Without HM's, your pokemon are only important in a battle.

[@Hydra_X9K_Music]

@@Soumein that's a possibility

[@1618dude]

You think so? I can't really be friends with a pokemon that has "Cut" or "Flash" in it's moves repertoire. I do think get what you are saying, but I'm not sure it has the desired effect. We wouldn't call them HM slaves if we actually liked having them in our team.

[@janssensbaskoro]

I just jizzed myself, everything I ever wanted in a pokemon game

[@hokutofan21]

I thought that too. Then I saw the elite 4.

[@Brawler_1337]

Rick K The Elite 4 and champion are the devs of the hack.

[@fullchoke7876]

Idk if people have kept up with this hack but boy has it really came together now. It's absurdly fun and let me say slowpoke is so fun to start with!

[@hectors8133]

Why?

[@MrSeals1000]

@@hectors8133 Because Slowpoke is a boss. Always have to have one on my team when playing these games

[@Zeroshiki]

I went for Whitney first and it was so gratifying to crush her and her level 9 Miltank so easily. 😂

[@PeruvianPotato]

She was my 3rd gym leader since I went for Gary first because he was always a pain in the ass

[@francomoreira4222]

@@PeruvianPotato I want to leave brock as the last gym, let's give him some love

[@UselessVoidBobo]

@@PeruvianPotato Same here, I have played this game 4 times already. I just started playing it again a week ago, I went to Blue first then Clair.

[@flynnjordan311]

@@UselessVoidBobo i am saving falkner because he has the WORST team ever

[@kingasprey7229]

My life is complete now

[@muhammadjimmyramadhan4687]

not until patrick became pokemon champions lol

[@overlordalfredo]

Well but the game isn't it is in rapid development and we can only imagine what SS will be able to add next. At some point the limits will be reached for a GBC rom, but It will be awesome in any case

[@thepurplemudkip9998]

I found you, faker!

[@alxjones]

Faker? I think you're the fake hedgehog around here.

[@Melophoric]

Wow ok there are really some awesome human beings in the fangame industry. (I secretly dream about a mystery dungeon romhack of this quality, with fresh new ideas)

[@JazzyWaffles]

I had never thought of a PMD Romhack before and my heart just exploded with pure joy at the idea.

[@amberblyledge7859]

@@JazzyWaffles Bad news. They are apparently different enough that they are very difficult to hack. I would do pretty much anything for one. If you find any PLEASE reply.

[@Jjames763]

Wow, what a stupendous idea. An Explorers of Sky romhack with new characters, plotlines, dungeons, starters, and art would be absolutely heavenly. Maybe exploring the ruins of a human civilization? I always imagined the games were set in the far future, long after humans went away somewhere else or went extinct, and it would be awesome to see humans other than the PC in one of those games.

[@somedude7624]

Melophoric Bro I feel ya...

[@AmberAmour]

Jjames763 Sound amazing I love that idea already.

[@clayvision]

I lost it so hard when i downloaded this game...AND THE MEGAMAN THEME PLAYS LMAO And then SWINUB LEAPS FOR SOME CAKE God this game is too much 10/10 i love it

[@thetreyceratops2242]

The intro is great

[@Brawler_1337]

And now there’s an in-game trade where you can trade any Pokémon for a Swinub.

[@Dorda098]

Holy shit I can straight up go and get a full team of Teddiursa's using this! Thank you!

[@uveni3429]

You're a psycho I can tell.

[@BHsoFunny]

Why the hell would you do that

[@QuartzSphere]

@@BHsoFunny why shouldn't he?

[@frickinfrick8488]

I’m really glad you put some extra spotlight on this game. So much effort went in to make it the ultimate version of the game, I hope more people try to do something like this with other games in the series, especially nowadays when it’s near impossible to complete the Pokédex in any given older game and a fresh experience would switch it up

[@burgskeletal3149]

I admire people who put this much effort and love into a Romhack.

[@PittsburghSonido]

Bacon Puppy i wish we cant get an open world pokemon game like this. Its just so amazing. Maybe one day for a new gen. Heres hoping :/

[@frickinfrick8488]

Tony H I’m hoping for that too, after Zelda and Mario’s return to open world self directed adventures I’m hoping Pokémon will go the same way, being able to beat gyms in any order seems like a no brainer.

[@PittsburghSonido]

Bacon Puppy its an EASY no-brainer. There are so many mechanics that go into video games nowadays. Pokemon has a chance to be that new bleeding edge game development.

[@EloBandit]

First video I've seen on this channel, the commentary is really good and your delivery is on point. I like how you manage to go in-depth on every single topic and keep the video moving along at a good pace - not easy to do.

[@johnkim2355]

AH Elo Bandit, best 1v1 player of all time!

[@mafiousbj]

Watch his Ditto gen 1 playthrough and watch in awe as he disects the game mechanics. He is really good at that

[@PittsburghSonido]

Its pretty easy to do...

[@PittsburghSonido]

Its pretty easy to do...

[@dustin202]

Hey elo bandit

[@hairglowingkyle4572]

*Pokémon: Breath of the Wild*

[@ivatigerfox2548]

Just your average Touhou fan I think you mean *Breath of Fresh Air*

[@Robin...222]

Pokémon: Low standards.

[@arkaeussystem437]

Hans That represents the current Pokémon

[@plant7371]

oh no! your bike broke!

[@jammerbomber4313]

@@plant7371 omg no xD

[@Hunni_Gummi]

I avoided this thinking it was just another rom hack, but after this I absolutely had to experience it

[@alexas5260]

There are good hacks tho.

[@Hunni_Gummi]

@@alexas5260 most are just sprite swaps or people who have no clue

[@alexas5260]

@@Hunni_Gummi I tried many hacks myself, and a few were quite good. Like cloud white, ultra violet, gaia, last fire red and I few more I can't remember.

[@user-qh6ii7qt6m]

Sounds like it's crystal *clearly* the best Pokemon hack

[@enderallygolem]

Come on, that pun was clearly forced.

[@thepurplemudkip9998]

Look, you’re all clearly reusing this pun.

[@funninoriginal6054]

These jokes are *clearly* bad

[@LiroRaeriyo]

... ... ... Clearly... ... ... ...

[@TdogplaysCOD]

It’s pretty “clear” that nobody is punny.

[@semiautomatico4045]

THIS GAME LOOKS *A M A Z I N G*

[@Feroxylos]

The best thing about it is that it supports Pokémon stadium, trading between legit Pokémon games and even Pokémon bank if you install this game through VC injection

[@Amsel_616]

Feroxx Oh my god... I hope PKXDelta (Pkhex for gen 1, 2 and 3) can read the save file whitout problems, since there's no new hacked Pokémon added to the game

[@zekromfury]

Seeing crystal clear like it was before is really cool, it's so neat seeing all the genuine improvements they've made to the romhack over the past three years

[@casualgoats]

I keep reading the username as Pika Spray, which puts weird thoughts in my head.

[@radi_7]

l o l and his name would be read as Aspray? xD I'm sorry.

[@samueldionne9675]

Zero Common Sense Runs are the best runs.

[@nerfspartanEBF25]

I downloaded this and frigging love it. Also, I really, really want a physical cartridge of this game.

[@lilidane8975]

could you tell me where you found it ? I can't thanks

[@nerfspartanEBF25]

@@lilidane8975 I looked up "Pokemon Crystal Clear ROM" on Google and found it

[@lilidane8975]

A long time ago ? Or recently ? Thanks for your response

[@Brawler_1337]

Fabien Dane You can use the Wayback Machine, or you can go on Shockslayer’s Discord and get it. His Discord will also have the latest update available, which should have plenty of goodies.

[@skycloud4802]

@@Brawler_1337 I don't think shockslayers discord channel is around anymore. I can't find it.

[@KellieSuttle]

Gym leaders' teams scaling with your badges actually makes so much more sense in-world!

[@JessieEchidna]

I think the mistake that happened here was ShockSlayer distributed the hack as complete ROMs instead of an IPS or xdelta patch. Distributing complete, runnable ROMs can get you in trouble, so only put up for download "the parts that you changed" relative to the base ROM and let everyone sort out the details of that for themselves. Good luck in the future!

[@sakuraogami6885]

That sounds way too complicated.

[@JessieEchidna]

@@sakuraogami6885 It's literally just another program that you run, you give it the hacked ROM and the original and it gives you a tiny patch file you can give out for everyone to use. It's not even any effort.

[@sakuraogami6885]

JessieEchidna ok maybe I'm stupid but I still don't get it. Sooorry?

[@sakuraogami6885]

OOOOHHHHH I think I get it now

[@WhaleDisease]

Goku Black now kiss

[@Staticjokes]

Ive played through this twice now and i absolutely LOVE this rom hack. Watching your play through as well. Thank you for recommending it!

[@Yuzuki1337]

"As much as there can be in a Gameboy game anyway" *laughs in Pokemon Prism*

[@lssjgaming1599]

This is what a Pokémon game should be. Take notes gamefreak

[@Mqstodon]

A game that ends in barely 5 hours? Yeah no thanks

[@TheBenchLord]

@@Mqstodon ...So do the base games

[@RaphielShiraha64]

@@Mqstodon hum most of the base games are the same if you know what you are doing plus the whole point of crystal clear is that it have replay and quality over quantity there is no point in having a long game if it is fucking trash.

[@doraeguyakaneddie6586]

Pokémon Breath of the wild version

[@viviisthebest]

Yes please

[@milotic3333]

Mr Neddlemouse The legendary Sanic master nyan This reminds me of that lol

[@christopheralvarado4544]

That would be a dope game and a fanboys dream. But to stay true to the series and include 700+ Pokemon it would be a developers nightmare...

[@XxAtomic646xX]

If you added all the zones from every game it wouldnt be. As Ultra sun can handle every single pokemon ever made, its just you cant catch them all in that single game, which is where all the zones come into play

[@christopheralvarado4544]

@@XxAtomic646xX An open world RPG is very different from one of the Pokemon RPGs.

[@AnAshenSpirit]

It's also available as a 3DS Cia which allows for transferring of Pokémon to Gen 7 via Pokémon Bank

[@Megamean09]

Wait, you're telling me fangames have reached the point where they can not only be played on official (homebrewed) hardware, but 'mons can be transferred to official, legitimate games?

[@Flametix]

It's because it's a romhack not a fangame. It's built on Crystal and Bank recognizes it as (Italian) crystal

[@WasabiKitCat]

Is it still functional with the new 3DS update?

[@Megamean09]

Heh, nice. Well, I already have a box system full of a complete dex, so I won't use that function, but I'm definitely playing this on my homebrewed 3DS. Old thing's a busted-up 2011 model, but it can manage any game where I don't need shoulder buttons just fine.

[@RigbyIsTheMan]

@@Megamean09 how did you mod your 3ds?

[@Unwanted_truth_]

This looks like something I could really enjoy but I want to point out how helpful this video is, it's very detailed and gives a full picture of the game and it's features

[@twiceremoved7339]

This is filled with wonderful ideas and it breaks my heart that Nintendo will never consider them because making things unnecessarily difficult is their whole schtik.

[@numunu013]

This sounds really cool and I'm surprised a Pokemon game hasn't been a real "open" world like this before. You'd think they would have done this by now. I especially like the level scaling. Amazing.

[@DJTileTurnip]

Interesting...

[@lazasun]

Why does this have 175? LMFAO!

[@thorhammer3993]

When the hack puts more effort than the actual devs

[@tundraroo8554]

Everything I’ve wanted for years has just been presented before my eyes and I can’t believe the day is finally here

[@v-artist2k766]

JUST FINISHED WATCHING OLD VIDS!!!!!!!!! FEEL LIKE A SUPER-FAN!!!! WORTH THE WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Brawler_1337]

Version 2.0 BABY just launched, and holy crap it looks good.

[@markbrown4597]

What are the changes :o

[@tvb5509]

@@markbrown4597 I know that character customization was heavily expanded on, not sure what else.

[@afmorales7155]

Does it have the physical and special split?

[@Brawler_1337]

alstone morales Pretty sure it doesn’t. It needs to keep the DVs the same so it can maintain compatibility with gen 1.

[@DAgamon21]

You can make your any of pokemon follow you by hitting select on your pokemon party screen.

[@devilstoast2703]

Wow....I will download this for sure. It's literally everything I've ever wanted out of a Pokemon game. Amazing job by the team that worked on it!

[@MasterDisaster282]

This might be the best ROM-hack ever. Thanks for shining a light on it!

[@ScreamingBeast]

Playing this on 3DS right now. Freaking loving it.

[@SerDerpish]

might I ask how you pulled that off so I can get in on that?? lol

[@ScreamingBeast]

@@SerDerpish Sure thing! First you softmod your 3DS (detailed, safe instruction here 3ds.hacks.guide/) Then you could either run in on an emulator OR do what I did and find a "virtual console inject" online and just install it

[@diegodavid1955]

Thanks for letting us know lmao

[@clickpause8732]

*Gym Leader sends out Espeon. Espeon is level 8.* "Something's wrong, I can feel it."

[@StatusQuonald]

That Eevee got a LOT of haircuts. Probably bald with broken skin now. Poor thing.

[@shimmeringspiritstar]

it's possible, I once evolved an eevee into espeon at level 9

[@clickpause8732]

@@shimmeringspiritstar Oh yeah I thought it had a level up thing but apparently it’s just high friendship. You could get one at Level 2, even.

[@TheLeadElite]

Coming back to this after bare-bones disappointment that was scarlet and violet is breath of fresh air. This is what an open world game should be like. Not to mention all the QoL stuff.

[@persona3897]

This rom is still hot and gettin updates with new areas. Imo best poke fight simulator imo. Leveling on gyms is perfect. I still gotta do the run, with Brock as the 16th leader hes gonna be tough Also E4 below 50lvl no legendaries

[@PresidentNathan]

The best part about Crystal Clear is that they added the Spiderman 2 Pizza Theme as a bike song

[@builttoscalevideos]

I like how a fan romhack has more Quality of Life options than official Pokemon games

[@batdogduke]

Hey Nintendo! Take some notes. Lol

[@TheGrandRevo]

“We don’t make Pokémon games piss off”

[@mrbagel7719]

Game Freak not Nintendo

[@kwayke9]

@@mrbagel7719 TPCi not Game Freak. They're ridiculously shady yet no one talks about it (and have been since inception back in gen 3), and are clearly restricting the games (forced mons and structure)

[@Mqstodon]

@@mrbagel7719 *tpc

[@gameprose4293]

Omg this is the best thing ever. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I think I know what I'll be streaming this Wednesday.

[@zhyer4032]

I am so glad that Your channel is growing. Keep up the great work!!!

[@tvb5509]

Almost a year later and I still actively play this game. On my current run I have a team of 12 Pokémon, all equally leveled. It's so fun!

[@thundernuts0]

This really is the greatest ROM hack I've ever played. Porygon got lots of love from me as my starter

[@Brawler_1337]

Andy Garcia Did you evolve it? This hack lets you get to Porygon2 so quickly. I started in New Bark, made a beeline to Goldenrod, picked up Kenya for Fly, flew to Sylph to get the Upgrade, then went straight for the Tradeback guy. I also traded for the Onix in Violet to get access to a Steelix later. You can also stop at Fuschia quickly and grab Surf without any badges.

[@Levyathyn]

Excellent work. Reading "open world" set me up with a lot of excitement, and this game really lived up to that. Thanks for sharing it.

[@SolarPhoenix3]

Mate this is awesome. This is the kinda stuff I've been hoping game freak would put in the main series games. So excited to try this

[@BoyoBoy]

This a work of art my god this is amazing.

[@fawkewe]

this is what sword and shield needs to be like

[@Markp1411]

Played this 2 years ago when you first uploaded this and now just watching it again gives me this itch that I need to scratch

[@reptileepic6945]

As soon as this video was over, I downloaded this rom hack. No lie my favorite part is the fact that the developer added Voltorb Flip, the greatest game corner game of all time.

[@atroygbiv]

I swear I remember Pikasprey doing a Nuzlocke of this with someone, as sort of a two-person commentary...but I can't find it...wondering if I just got flashed by the MiB...

[@Jarhead402011]

He did, he did it with dylan. I have the url's in my browser history but the videos were removed for some reason

[@gameboyblue2515]

The gym leaders set is the smartest thing ever. All these leaders are Pokemon masters, not by level but by how they train their Pokemon

[@pennyvoxel961]

Your CC let's play series has inspired my own limited-PC challenge run on my channel, and so far it's been brutal. I redirect everyone to this video for clarification on what this ROM hack is exactly, because you definitely explain it best. You rock and your channels are golden!

[@zenomasker2579]

Jesus Christ, I'm downloading this game ASAP. This seems so interesting, especially since I love Gen 2.

[@redstreak9430]

Recently, on a Nintendo group, someone asked if it would be possible for an open world Pokémon game featuring past regions and this was the first thing I thought of. Sure, it would probably take a bit more tweaking to help balance out more than two regions but still, this shows that it can indeed be done.

[@eduardorpg64]

Well, darn. Pokemon Crystal is among my top 5 favorite games of all time. Everything in this ROM hack looks so amazing that I don't even know what to say! Amazing video, Pikasprey!

[@flyingbatteryzone6011]

Are we gonna talk about how the developer's character looks like Jotaro at 9:30?

[@Brawler_1337]

Alistair Greenlee Yare yare daze...

[@RealSuperMario64]

@@Brawler_1337 *Y a r e Y a r e D a z e*