The "Perfect" version of Pokemon Crystal was TOUGH!

Pokémon Crystal with a modern twist, what could possibly go wrong?
Game by: @smithplayspokemon
• I Made the PERFECT Pok...
Video Edited by: @SimplyAJ
Thumbnail by: @SamWithoutAPlan
Video Music by: @makegamemusic
Rules and Explanations
Rules: (1) No Items in battle (2) No Glitches (3) Set Mode (4) No evasion moves

[@smithplayspokemon]

I've watched so many of your videos, man! It's an honor to have the romhack featured on your channel! :)

[@VenomBurst]

Smith thank you for this amazing game. It has been such an amazing ride watching the development of this game.

[@fungulusmaximus]

hi king

[@qwertziop0]

It was a really enjoyable way to hardcore nuzlocke gen2, awesome variety and cool teams, good level curve and movepools. Just all in all really great

[@toumabyakuya]

Eh, unlike most, I myself heavily dislike this romhack. I think you made it way way too hard and grindy than it needed to be. The fact that the game will adapt to the order you do the gyms in also doesn't help either.

[@DadDrums1015]

Hopefully the Kanto portion doesn’t take too long to update so we can get that part of the game too

[@SporkyMcFly]

Smith actually made no changes to the AI. The reason it feels smarter is due to it having options to switch into or use to set up. It really shows what the original AI was built to do.

[@GhalanSmokeScale]

Yeah, the best AI doesn't help you much if you don't give it anything to work with.

[@Szafirprince]

For example imagine gen 1 AI with good pokemons like Starmie with Psychic/Tbolt/Ice beam/Surf. Since it "predicts" switches perfectly it would be nightmare to face.

[@SporkyMcFly]

@@Szafirprince You are truly the devil in a commenter's disguise.

[@baticeer_]

I just learned about how the trainer AI works in gen 2 from watching the video "pokemon crystal AI tournament" and it really shows how gamefreak became aware of gen 1's simplistic AI's limitations and polished it up to make for much better trainer battles.

[@--julian_]

that plus it's not even AI

[@GamerBoyDevin]

One really neat thing about this rom hack is that if you do the gym leaders in a different order, they'll have different teams based on your number of badges.

[@calamelli209]

The dynamic level scaling for Chuck/Jasmine/Pryce based on the order you faced them in was an amazing change and one of the best things about this rom hack. It only does it for those three, but it's the three that need it the most because of how Johto has two split "routes" you can take after Morty.

[@rowclaw2734]

That’s awesome

[@horizonbumpy2828]

I think you mean pokemon crystal clear

[@_All_Things_Games]

@@calamelli209m

[@_All_Things_Games]

@@calamelli209😊lmi❤😅j😅5😢 J😅w

[@udhsids]

Jrose: Don't read pokemon dialogue Lance: "I am about to pull pro pokemon move"

[@xgamesbosho7411]

Hahahaha i noticed too, he said that i dont know what to expect...dialogue: "i have been entrusted to take care of zapdos" xD

[@themadarrow8259]

Electrode: *explodes itself* Jrose: Truly incredible

[@ashutoshk.c.686]

This comment made my day 😂

[@brianmack2945]

I love Jrose saying he doesn't read dialogue, him missing the trainers saying they have a legendary bird, then being surprised when they have it.

[@giovannipiccinelli320]

It’s cool how it may be implied that Gen1 legendaries have already been caught by strong trainers before the protagonist starts their journey

[@reillywalker195]

Smith's explanation is that Red entrusted Kanto's three strongest trainers other than him to take care of the legendary birds before he ascended Mount Silver.

[@aquartertwo]

@@reillywalker195 Yup, 'cause he still had his own team to take care of, especially [spoiler redacted]

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@aquartertwo It's a level 1 FEARatatta, isn't it?

[@Unforgiven118]

“Oh wow, it uses fly. IT FLYS NOW?!?” 😂 That part made me crack up.

[@calamelli209]

The Red Gyarados is the best HM mule ever now. Fly, Strength, Rock Smash, all 3 water-based HM's, easily catchable in the story, and you can freely delete and re-teach HM's without needing to go to the move deleter in this rom hack too.

[@neonthunder3261]

“They fly now!?” Has to be the only memorable line from the sequel trilogy

[@pondr3225]

​@@neonthunder3261"somehow Palpatine returned" is another iconic sequel trilogy lind

[@GMJ7]

​@@calamelli209 Several romhacks have dispensed with the clunky concept of HMs one way or another, which is the option I'd prefer over reducing the almighty Gyarados to a lowly HM slave. 😅 For example, one romhack might auto-enable Surf for all Surf-capable Pokes once the required badge is earned (whether or not they actually know the move). Alternatively, a key item in the form of a surfboard, swimming fins, etc., can be used in lieu of the HM move if the player wants to use that instead of the HM. A torch, flashlight, or headlamp can obviate the need for Flash, gardening shears can obviate Cut, and so on. Another clever anti-HM mechanic I really liked seeing in a romhack (maybe it was Red++) was that trees hacked down by Cut would never regrow for the rest of the playthrough. I suppose these changes would be too radical for Crystal Legacy, but I'd personally enjoy the game more if it had gone that route.

[@jackg93]

How do u re teach?

[@typhonyx_was_taken]

I think the intention behind forcing you to rematch the Elite Four is to get your levels a little closer to Red’s

[@RoyArkon]

Yeah that's pretty much what it was.

[@alexthoman96]

SmithPlays has also said its because the player was only the Johto Champion previously. It makes sense canonically

[@SgtSupaman]

@@alexthoman96 , that would only make sense if there were a separate Indigo Plateau with a separate champion. The Elite Four + champion is it (I mean, how does it make any sense to fight Lance as the champion when you've already dethroned him?). They just require eight badges to get in. They don't care what gyms the badges come from.

[@RoyArkon]

@@SgtSupaman Very true dude

[@qlum]

That being said, they could crank it up a little bit more / change it a bit more to make it more interesting.

[@HenryXLII]

Can you imagine how different Lance's legacy as champion would be if he had a ZAPDOS on his team in the original game? Honestly, making Clair water themed and Lance flying themed is a genius move that not only works well with their designs, but the designs of Dragonair and Dragonite.

[@spindash64]

Imagine if he just ran all 3 legendary birds

[@michaelbread5906]

​@@spindash64All 5

[@justinmadrid8712]

Except Zapdos does not resemble a dragon at all lol. Making Lance’s best Pokémon a bird.

[@aceclover758]

Lance is one of the few trainers in the first two gens that could handle a legendary It also represents his flying theme. Strong creatures of the sky

[@smithplayspokemon]

I appreciate that a lot :)

[@The_Wahrrior]

Lance: “I have a Zapdos” JRose: “yeah yeah get to the battle” Lance: *sends out Zapdos* JRose: *Pikachu surprised meme*

[@yesec9]

I didn't catch that the first time around! Hahaha. He does say it in the dialogue! It goes by quick!

[@intergalactic92]

@@yesec9 only if you're skipping it.

[@Netro1992]

He did say he never reads dialogues.

[@TheFreestylebeast]

He just says it randomly?

[@TheWinterPhoenix]

I'm going to go over some of the changes that he doesn't go over about the story and nice features I noticed in my playthrough. You can get the fossils and the GS ball from the ruins of alph. You can buy evolution stones in the town where Chuck is and there is a berry salesman in Goldenrod. Rocket Story: it has been improved slightly if you read the dialogue but overall the changes aren't amazing. Silver: Silver in victory road explains that he has been training with the monks in the dragon den and he said while there he learned to trust and love his Pokemon which causes his Pupitar to evolve early.

[@Mis73rRand0m]

The best part is that there are no ai changes - just better tools available with synergies built into the teams.

[@heliumpai7627]

Wow, that's wild- I would have never thought gsc ai could make switches like swapping quagsire into an electric move

[@magik97]

Damn

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

@@heliumpai7627 The old AI was actually kinda crazy if you let it actually loose. It is cheating after all because it makes its choice after you make yours, its why Colosseum is so hard in comparison.

[@dragonmaster3030]

​@@hawkticus_history_cornerwell that and having like 20 Pokemon available, I know this is an exageration but the amount of good Pokemon their is extremely low

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

@@dragonmaster3030 Fair, Colosseum had several things going for it to make it harder, the AI is just the most obvious. The other one is so little EVs

[@SeonilKim-ry5lj]

3:52 Cut being a Bug move in this game makes more sense than being Normal. It cuts down trees just like how Bug-Type moves take down Grass-Types. Also, it fits, as Bug moves have a lot of slashing moves: Fury Cutter, False Swipe, X-Scissor, etc. (Edit: Not False Swipe, that's a Normal move.)

[@yourlocaldoof]

False swipe is normal tho... Otherwise, makes sense

[@SeonilKim-ry5lj]

@@yourlocaldoof You're right, it is a Normal move! I might have thought it as a Bug move because I mostly see Scyther using it. Thanks for pointing that one out!

[@hardgay7537]

Being 50 power bug makes more sense than 70 power steel. In Radical Red Cut got turned into 70 power steel which seems balanced (by RR standards) until the new Weedcat with Protean becomes steel type. Not only do I think it's a balanced tweak, but it also gives bug some much needed coverage.

[@tgreeny1400]

​@hardgay7537 its 55 power with a boosted critical hit ratio like slash/razor leaf. So a decent amount of time it will be a 110 power move.

[@Ekigane]

I absolutely love how because JRoss skips dialogue he gets surprised by Lance's team even though Lance spoils the most surprising member of his team in his dialogue lol

[@stevensinger5885]

A crossover I had hoped for but never DREAMED I would see!

[@Nishtman420]

what a stupid sentence

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

I submitted a ton of moveset ideas alot of which he took The alakazam n gengar nerfs were suggested a ton n slight tyranitar nerf Especially changing bug types I was at the brainstorming sessions n almost every livestream n we just got crazy with ideas on this I can tell he took A TON OF comments seriously as he improved the game a ton over the year n a half project

[@UndeadGrym]

I miss when Pat did Zombies stuff and Top Ten Trends

[@Alex_Off-Beat]

We absolutely need more jrose11 ROM hack reviews! I'd love to see a review of Pokemon Brown, Prism, and/or Crystal Clear! They're all absolute classics.

Where can Brown and Prism be played?

[@willysmith2990]

I wanna see him play Radical Red

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

​​@brown is a really good gen 1 but I prefer it's counterpart Pokémon grape Grape has a better story line n a notoriously hard mura rival n waspia bug gym (you WILL have resets vs her) n level up a ton before the Elite four because that level spike is brutal like 10 to 15 levels higher from gym 8 to e4 Crystal clear is AN ALL TIME FAVORITE of mine with Pokémon reborn, desolation red adventures then Crystal clear

[@cinnamoone3553]

crystal clear and radical red for sure

[@thedarkdragon89]

Absolutely Crystal Clear, I was so hyped when I beat Shock Slayer for the first time, an absolutely brilliant and difficult challenge!

[@baticeer_]

It's funny that you say you don't read the text and then were shocked by Lance having Zapdos considering he says that he has it in his before battle dialogue :P (Actually, a lot of the mechanical changes are brought up in dialogue, so that I was able to mostly suss them out while playing blind, for example the gym guys who in a normal pokemon game just remind you of basic type advantages, instead they tell you hints to the leader changes. Like saying that Bugsy recently discovered Cut is a bug-type move)

[@Ricardo__Milos]

Tbh cut as a bug type attack makes sense.

[@andrewferguson6901]

​@@Ricardo__Milosespecially in situ in context

[@Nishtman420]

@@Ricardo__Milosexplain

[@YMasterS]

​@@Ricardo__Milosno, it doesn't.

[@Ricardo__Milos]

@@YMasterS Why not?

[@NathanielBandy]

SmithPlays is awesome! Loved the hell out of his zombies streams and videos when I was in college and ive seen some of his pokemon videos too

[@theneedforspeeder9575]

Hello nathaliel. Didn’t know you were a jrose fan too

[@pielovervi]

A man of culture

[@rafauwaxc2871]

Lol me too

[@smoshcool12]

Pat got me through middle school/Highschool

[@michaelroach3175]

Ain't you Nathaniel B?

[@DisturbedBroski]

I don't think anyone really expected the Team Rocket and Kanto stuff to be changed, it's not that bad honestly in terms of Team Rocket and the Kanto part is iconic.

[@AvocadoTheBugCat]

They also introduced giovanni as a part of the story but it was completely skipped over in this video. Granted it didn’t change most of it but still.

[@intergalactic92]

It’s almost like Team Rocket are supposed to be kinda pathetic. And he seems to forget, or not realise, that the purpose of the ROM was to pay homage to the original, the purpose was to tweak it and make it as good as it could have been when it was new. Not make huge changes and delete whole segments of the game. It wouldn’t be Crystal anymore at that point.

[@Dukstless]

Pretty sure Dark was special in G2/G3 only to make the amount of physical/special type more even. Since, as you pointed out, EVERY old Dark-type move was reclassified as physical, and even nowadays special Dark-type moves are few and far between. Why Ghost was physical, given the typical associations with ghosts, I have no idea. Then again, so was Poison... Anyway from what Smith has explained, the theme for Clair was aquatic dragon-like Pokemon, while Lance was aerial dragon-like Pokemon.

[@ZorotheGallade]

I guess the creators of Pokémon wanted to associate ghosts with tsukumogami/poltergeists and have them attack you by throwing stuff around?

[@rainpooper7088]

Yeah, there's no way they could justify Steel not being physical, so Dark had to take the L. Ghost and Dragon in Gen 1 however should have been swapped, there's no excuse for why they're not.

[@LoveLiveSabu238]

Because Lick was a Gen 1 Ghost Move, that was typed as Physical. So when Gen 2 came around, they left it as is.

[@Dukstless]

@@LoveLiveSabu238 Except this logic doesn't fly by, because most G1 poison moves aren't something I'd describe as physical; Acid, Sludge, Smog.. and then there's just Poison Sting, so 3 to 1 (plus 4 status moves).

[@LoveLiveSabu238]

@@Dukstless It does make sense for Poison to be Physical, if you consider the idea that Poison Sting was the first Poison move they made in Gen 1.

[@_Weebra]

I'm glad you had such a fun time trying out PCL!! We'll be coming out with the Kanto update in the near future and I can't wait to see your reaction to the changes made there as we wrap up the region 😊(also I hear those videos on Smith's channel are very awesome and the editor is really cool)

[@AdamDallas]

If I've been playing the current version and gotten so far, am I able to patch the file I've been using with a new update and continue my game into Kanto once it's available?

[@kakhead]

Is this still in the pipeline the kano update for crystal ? I'm aware there's a new yellow legacy out but a full on crystal with revamped kanto would be amazing

[@TransNFLGirl]

Honestly, gen 2 is a miracle. It almost was too much for the GBC. We need to ALSO respect the original gen 2.

[@Unforgiven118]

Go Bills. 🦬🦬🦬🦬

[@ziccy2]

Something I love about this romhack is that it does respect it, it’s made with so much love for the original.

[@elenif4237]

Go bills

[@silverharvest753]

I honestly thought from playing all 6 originals. When Ruby and Sapphire dropped it was broken not being able to go back to Johto or Kanto. As I became accustomed to that game mechanic.

[@cax1175]

Thank you Satoru Iwata for making a good amount of it possible.

[@Horatio786]

SmithPlays is indeed making a Kanto expansion. It may take a few months, but it will include new story bits, and probably a battle with Giovanni (who showed up a couple times during the game, but you did not mention him).

[@DemonVermin]

To add, he gave a good reason for why Lance has the Zapdos, which would be expanded on in the… expansion lol.

[@Shmandalf]

@@DemonVermin He asked Big Bird's nephew to help him out?

[@Horatio786]

@@Shmandalf Red caught the three birds but decided he didn't want them on his team. So he gave them to Lance, Blue, and Blaine.

[@MrEllinan]

According to Smith, in his canon Red gave away all the legendary birds to great trainers that's why Lance has Zapdos and because helps the overall coverage of dragon typing. Still rock type beats all his pokemon, or rock moves for that matter. Nice review Jrose!

[@entwixed3406]

I get Lance, and I get Blue, but... **Why BLAINE?**

[@MrEllinan]

@@entwixed3406 Because of the canon: Blaine states, in the videogames, that a fire bird rescued him when he got stranded in a mountain. Hence that was the perfect excuse for smith to add it into his roster.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

​@@entwixed3406You mean the second strongest Gym leader in Kanto that also uses fire types and helped in the creation of Mewtwo?

[@smithplayspokemon]

@@Ash_Wen-lilmao based

[@billybrame3990]

The gym leader AI is unchanged it just has tools to work with now

[@thomefan25]

just got to the Zapados. I love this because you're using speed up so you miss his text. But Lance says something about his Zapados lol. Great video as always! Now back to finishing it!

[@intergalactic92]

I was thinking that. I was almost expecting it when he said he doesn’t read the text. I don’t fully understand that mentality, especially if you are supposedly reviewing the ROM, but that’s his choice I guess. It is hilarious when they act surprised about something the game flat out tells you. Maybe if you paid attention to what the game is telling you…..

[@funkmasterjeffy]

KZbinrs supporting other KZbinrs like this is what the platform should be all about. Great video and great game!

[@llamaloms]

jrose playing the smith plays romhack is the timeline i needed

[@TarosTheVoid]

One of the best timelines

[@munchkin2465]

This was a surprise. I'm in the middle of a playthrough right now and this suddenly popped into my feed.

[@Nishtman420]

So?

[@magik97]

​@@Nishtman420why?

[@calamelli209]

Best crossover episode ever! I followed this rom hack in its development for like a year, I absolutely LOVE the final product, and I'm glad to see you like it too! I'm in the middle of my own playthrough, currently halfway through the Kanto portion with a team of Golem, Flareon, Misdreavus, Scizor, Suicune, and Zapdos.

[@Willingmess]

Wow! Neat to see a crossover like this! Excited to see your thoughts on the romhack!

[@Nishtman420]

Wow! NEAT!

[@robertreed9792]

A cool thing about the gym leaders is you can do price chuck and jasmine and different orders and the teams change Pokémon and levels depending on order

[@FrankiePhoenix]

Smith should do this to all Pokemon games. Might as well fix the issues Nintendo refuses to fix. These games are now even more timeless than ever before.

[@zuperzach]

While I may not have had a hand in making this game directly, as a playtester who watched this game develop and release, I am so happy you enjoyed Crystal Legacy! Im overjoyed seeing one of my favorite youtubers play the game that has become a big part of my life. Your criticisms on the tedious story stuff is valid, but that is unfortunately just how Crystal's story was. I can confirm, though that we will be revamping and expanding Kanto in the future! I hope you consider doing challenge runs for this game, though it's totally understandable if you don't ❤❤❤

[@alucardavathorn8930]

Crunch steelix was pretty good. But it's exactly what I would do with a steelix on my team. I think that's what the mod is going for, make the gym leaders feel more like they know what they are doing.

[@robertlupa8273]

You know your romhack is popular when Jrose covers it, especially this quickly.

[@FlammFlea87]

Really glad to see you playing this one. I did a run through this before the first patch came out and it still had a few things I think could be fixed. But at the end of the day I had a fantastic time with it and I’ll be looking forward to the late game changes they have planned. And a fun fact about the AI is that they didn’t actually change anything, they just gave the AI the tools it needed to really show the player what it can do.

[@tonyt3955555]

the dark and ghost switch just makes sense when you think about the pokemon from gen 2 using the moves and just from a literal aspect as well nice simple change.

[@spooky8662]

I've been playing is so much and having an absolute blast. It was fun seeing your reactions to all the changes!

[@edmn]

It’s so great to see more Gen. 2 Pokemon within Johto instead of postgame Kanto

[@nightmare348]

Hell yeah, a new JRose vid is always a fantastic time

[@ryinglis3303]

GENERAL Surge! (also, the raindance/surf combo can be a play on words, where a storm swell is often called a "surge")

[@user-kt9bx9fp7s]

Teddiursa "BEARLY" appears, I see what you did there

[@knuckalar]

I kept expecting a reset whenever a Pokémon died like the normal runs 😂

[@cyphate]

Holy shib ive followed the creation of this romhack for so long and its such an amazing labour of love and is one of the best "2.0" roms ive ever seen. Smithplays is a legend and its awesome seeing you play it

[@jessmoser9406]

Love the video. One thing I absolutely enjoy is your commentary on battles and even though this was a review and not a challenge run you commentate the exact same way which kept me enthralled. Keep up the amazing work! 👍

[@dienercontent6872]

I love that you went through and played this! I’ve been following the development of this rom hack since it’s early days. Was really hoping you would do this video!

[@s0mguy777]

Oh my god you couldn't have made my night any better. I can't wait to play this, Crystal Version was always my favorite!

[@AndrooTheNerd]

I love that these two officially have a crossover. This is everything to me.

[@LadyBernkastel92]

I absolutely love this, a playthrough and review of a romhack I hadn't heard of before! I like how your style of playthrough narration fits this format, it feels like a normal jrose video but also fresh. Keep up the great work!

[@cduke_Net_Architect]

Awesome! I love the idea of this rom, and I have been following it from the beginning. I look forward to seeing your take on it!

[@andyb4071]

For me, gen 2 pokemon games were peak. Fixed so many of the issues with gen 1 and was just such a massive game for a freakin GBC. Currently playing through "Perfect Crystal" and loving it.

[@mike48931]

I loved them but they have problems and the biggest one is that they don’t give the new Pokémon and types they’re rightful due. The introduction of steel type was huge and there were enough steel Pokemon for Jasmine to have a stacked team of dual typed steel mons with crazy coverage. She should have either been a planned elite four member or champion to really push that typing and give a Johto character a more significant role in the story, but instead Lance from freaking gen 1 takes front and center with his lineup of Kanto mons.

[@chrischristian7511]

Love the video JRose! I can’t wait to see some nuzlockes or solo challenges in Crystal Legacy

[@dudenator3]

I have been absolutely loving this rom hack. Super glad you're shedding more light on it.

[@penny6670]

Absolutely love where this could take the channel!!

[@BigHeadClan]

Honestly the gym leaders have an extra 1-2 Pokémon with a bit more diverse move sets does a lot for the difficulty but also keeps the battels so much more interesting.

[@tgreeny1400]

Also the gym leaders having decent checks to your mons so you can't just come in with 1 type they are weak to and then just steamroll.

[@Red-yt2dk]

Switching? In a Jrose video?? what a time to be alive Love seeing your take on romhacks like this one!

[@ExdruidGaming]

YESSSS I've been watching this project since the second video of his. I'm so glad someone so huge is covering it!

[@RaynmanPlays]

How poetic that it was Lt. Surge that stonewalled Jrose. Maybe go easy on mocking him in the future.

[@Platinumyo]

Jrose my dude you're allowed to level your pokemon up, it's okay

[@spindash64]

Well of course Cut should be bug type: it’s supposed to cut down small trees. Oh hey, look at that Grass/Psychic small tree over there, lookin mighty cuttable

[@Robin93k]

Exxeggcutor sweating VERY heavily...

[@slateportraichu5416]

I've seen Smith's video, and I enjoyed it very much=). I am so happy these old games can be modded and improved to make them more modern=). Thank you, I had a great time watching you completing this romhack!

[@perkypenguin1663]

This video was a nice change of pace! I loved seeing you give the spotlight to a new rom hack. I wouldn’t mind seeing more videos of this nature in the future :)

[@CanisMythson]

One thing I think you might have missed is the level scaling of the gyms at any point where you can choose where to go is based on the number of badges you have, their teams change.

[@ivanbluecool]

I loved seeing the journey of this ROM hack being made and now played. It's so cool

[@joelsink8440]

A video showcasing this game popped up on my algorithm not too long ago. It looked awesome and it's exciting to see you play it.

[@mardenjunior1799]

Actually really fun video! Not that the other videos arent, but Im usually more into challenge run stuff, but it was fun to just watch you exploring this similar yet not quite version of johto.

[@jessepowell2142]

Cannot wait to see challenge runs in this it looks amazing jrose!!!

[@BoltTheEmolga]

Something to say is that Smith specifically stated that he is creating an update for Kanto - it’s not a “maybe”.

[@zsmorr92]

The timing of this was perfect for me, I just watched the videos about this today and was likely going to try to play it this weekend.

[@bb-yv7jr]

Love seeing you play through this game definitely my favorite game to play right now

[@toshiro-kano]

I still get that nostalgic feeling of playing gen 2 for the first time all those years ago. My favorite gen and the Pokemon games I put the most time into and the only ones where I did take the time to catch em all. Edit: now after watching the whole thing this is how the game should have been from the start. This was actually really fun to watch and honestly felt like watching the anime.

[@dannysmi7162]

Yeah, it’s pretty good. Definitely better than gen 1. Than again, every generation is better than gen 1 because they don’t have generation 1 wrap. Not having gen 1 wrap makes every Pokémon game immediately better by default. I’m very grateful to generation 2 because they fixed that garbage. My sanity is saved. 😊

[@bugcatcher8989]

I’m so thankful that you mention the Bellsprout line can be powerful and effective. In my Gen 2 play through always has the Bellsprout line!

[@MK_ULTRA420]

"What is my purpose?" "You Cut and Flash." "....Oh my Arceus" "Yeah welcome to the club, pal."

[@DownToTruck]

that leftovers strat is so good. I did the same thing with Claire when I saw her kingdra had one.

[@ktaxangel]

Jrose thank you so much for the awesome content you always put out. It’s awesome to hear that you’re starting to do what you always wanted too. Keep it up!

[@seanpollard3393]

Honey wake the kids up, Jrose dropped a new vid

[@Nishtman420]

You don’t have a honey bro

[@InfernosReaper]

Ah, Jrose is gonna check this out. Now I might finally get a perspective on it I can trust

[@EwMatias]

I watched some of his videos explaining his goals and logic and they were really interesting. Love to see the finished game looks great.

[@B-Ran_the_Man]

This is a sweet crossover! Would love to see you tackle Crystal Clear next

[@colemcgrath644]

Glad to see Pat’s been doing what he loves. I always watched him for his black ops2-3 zombies Easter eggs but his passion for Pokémon always was appreciated too Also side note: at least from what I remember, in Pokemon silver I’m pretty sure you can get mareep before falkner if you go south past the tree and into the grass patches there. Maybe I’m remembering wrong and it’s after but I swear it was possible

[@calamelli209]

In Gold/Silver you could do that, but they made the Mareep line completely unobtainable in Crystal for some inexplicable reason.

[@nathanielberele9174]

You cant go south since the NPC blocks you if you did not get a badge yet.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

​@@calamelli209 Yeah Crystal should have added the Mareep line, keep the Growlithe line as a Gold exclusive, and keep the Meowth line as a Silver exclusive.

[@BlueRedGooGoo]

I loved watching him make this Rom all the way through and being part of the community, giving him ideas, and being part of the discussion. Now I get to enjoy my favorite poketubers play it. I can't wait to give it a try myself.

[@upsidedownsundae4763]

Never knew I needed this so bad ❤️ Would love to see some challenge runs

[@bakuiel1901]

Awesome to see you playing Crystal Legacy when I'm playing it too. I'm trying a Poison Pokemon run though I'm slow and haven't even beaten the first gym.

[@generalebeta97]

Seems like a really cool hack rom. Im currently playing Crystal Clear and i consider it as a "perfect" version of Crystal, but this will be a good alternative too! Ps. I dont like to think hg/ss as a Crystal alternative, they have a completely different flavour, the two a lot more modern and the other a lot more vintage and classic.

[@intergalactic92]

HGSS is a remake with updated graphics and mechanics. It is mostly it’s own thing.

[@SansWasTheHero]

Oh nice! I have the game since it launched but haven't had the time to try it. Definitely interested in watching this to see the differences. Another crystal fan game is crystal clear if you ever tried that. That's been my favorite fan game and would be cool if you did a video on that if you wanted to keep adding videos like this once in awhile.

[@Mis73rRand0m]

Happy to see this! I may get back into playing Gen 2 for this romhack!

[@calebshmanderson]

lets go! Most of the mods on our discord server watched your live steam of Crystal Legacy, they loved your reaction to seeing mewtwo.

[@Carsonj13]

So you were surprised by the Zaptos despite Lance flat out stating he had it before the match?

[@Jrose11]

Reading text is for.... people who aren't me

[@SpliffingBrit]

@@Jrose11 you're the type of perspn who doesnt read TOS arent you?

[@Jrose11]

That's actually important, unlike video game text.

[@fireassassin1688]

I just realised that "smithplays pokemon" was the second channel of the cod zombies youtuber "thesmithplays" lmao

[@smithplayspokemon]

Aye :)

[@rafilosofo]

I've been playing those weeks. Love the game. It's awesome that you reviewing

[@cryptodentist]

Crystal is one of my favorite games of all time, and I started a new run two months ago with the intention of catching 250 while using mains I’ve never used before. Discovered this channel a few days ago and this seems right up my alley. Great content

[@cryptodentist]

I also love Girafarig, though it doesn’t appear in standard Crystal. Glad that’s different.

[@paz8723]

"Perfect" That sure is saying a lot considering that there are Gen 2 hacks like Polished Crystal that add all the Quality of Life you can think of while still retaining the core experience

[@Pyxis10]

Has he ever played that one?

[@paz8723]

No of course not, it wasnt made for youtube clicks

[@saffronsolos7699]

Night time GEN 2 Jrose upload? This is a treat

[@P4brotagonist]

This was such an unexpected, great video Jrose. Easily a top 5 video from you.

[@Flameclaw123]

Even years later, "They fly now?" "They fly now!" is still laughably bad

[@Cadey]

It's so weird seeing you use more than one pokemon.

[@AvsJoe]

4:57 "Teddiursa *bear-ly* appears in Pokemon Crystal..." I see what you did there

[@xfluffytraxy4996]

Love the concept. Please keep doing this. It gives insights into the rom hacks while providing the best of the Jrose experience. Really a win win for me.

[@cochemoche]

41:19 Wha....? I've grown up playing Pokémon, and I've never questioned Sudowoodo's name but holy Milktank!! That makes so much sense: Pseudo-wood, fake wood, and it's a rock type! That's why I watch, Jrose, you the real Pokémon MVP!