CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

These changes have been made since the current 2.2.0 release. If you build the project as-is, it will include all of them.

What's the point of going through all the trouble of the debug process if you're going to go and fiddle with the game afterwards…?

— Satoru Iwata, "Iwata Asks – Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version"

• Add: Medicine and Berry pockets in the Bag.

• Add: Store up to 30 phone numbers in Pokégear.

• Add: Always keep the option to Teleport away from Indigo Plateau.

• Add: Portrait for the meteorite in Pewter Museum.

• Add: Special sprite for Red's Pikachu.

• Add: Johto and Kanto forms for Arbok.

• Add: Drain Kiss drains 75% HP.

• Add: Update Pokémon, move, and item attributes to Gen VII:

  • Super Potion heals 60 HP.
  • Hyper Potion heals 120 HP and costs ¥1500.
  • Fresh Water heals 30 HP.
  • Soda Pop heals 50 HP.
  • Lemonade heals 70 HP and costs ¥400.
  • X items sharply raise stats and cost twice as much.
  • Tackle has 40 power.
  • Sucker Punch has 70 power.
  • Leech Life has 80 power and 10 PP.
  • Thunder Wave has 90% accuracy.
  • Swagger has 85% accuracy.
  • Paralysis halves (not quarters) Speed.
  • Burn does 1/16 (not 1/8) damage per turn.
  • Confusion has a 33% chance (not 50%) to hit self.
  • Gengar has the ability Cursed Body. (Can also have Levitate in non-Faithful.)
  • Raikou, Entei, and Suicune have the hidden ability Inner Focus. (Faithful only.)
  • New item: Protect Pads (abbreviated "Protective Pads"). "Protect the holder from effects caused by making direct contact with the target."
  • Timer Ball catch rate multiplier is 1 + (turns passed × 3) / 10.
  • Nest Ball catch rate multiplier is (41 − enemy mon level) / 5.

• Add: Flash is required to return Falkner to the Gym.

• Add: Replace Spike Cannon with Icicle Spear.

• Add: Replace Twineedle with U-turn.

• Add: Replace Whirlwind with Sucker Punch.

• Add: Replace Vital Throw with Aura Sphere.

• Add: Replace Nightmare with Facade.

• Add: Replace Submission with Close Combat.

• Add: Replace Sand-Attack with Toxic Spikes.

• Add: Replace Fairy Wind with Bulldoze.

• Add: Replace Metal Sound with Roost.

• Add: Replace Sky Attack with Brave Bird.

• Add: Replace Twister with Aqua Jet.

• Add: Replace Sludge with Venoshock.

• Add: Replace Egg Bomb with Skill Swap.

• Add: Replace Mist with Amnesia.

• Add: Replace Fury Cutter with Bug Bite.

• Add: Replace Harden with Rock Blast.

• Add: Replace Triple Kick with Drain Punch.

• Add: Replace Lock-On with Power Whip.

• Add: Replace Flail with Gyro Ball.

• Add: Replace Flame Wheel with Flame Charge.

• Add: Replace Moonlight and Morning Sun with Knock Off and "HealingLight".

• Add: Replace Fury Attack and Fury Cutter with Trick and "Fury Strikes".

• Add: Giga Impact.

• Add: NPC trainers can have nicknamed Pokémon.

• Add: NPC trainers can have custom EVs.

• Add: Accuracy and evasion work like in Gen VI.

• Add: Substitute blocks sound-based moves.

• Add: Gen III critical hit mechanics (ignore -Atk and +Def stat changes, don't ignore burn).

• Add: Grass-type Pokémon are immune to PoisonPowder, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, and Spore.

• Add: Marowak is Ground/Ghost.

• Add: Charizard is Fire/Dragon.

• Add: Yanmega is Bug/Dragon.

• Add: Ampharos is Electric/Dragon.

• Add: Noctowl is Ghost/Flying.

• Add: Bellossom is Grass/Fairy.

• Add: Celebi is Grass/Fairy.

• Add: Rapidash is Fire/Fairy.

• Add: Octillery is Water/Fire.

• Add: Politoed can learn Energy Ball.

• Add: Pidgeot can learn Focus Blast.

• Add: Misdreavus can learn Disarm Voice.

• Add: Espeon can learn Power Gem.

• Add: Dig has 90 BP.

• Add: Give in-game trades good natures.

• Add: TM prices from OR/AS.

• Add: Show quantity in Bag in marts.

• Add: Fancier Bag interface with color-coded pockets.

• Add: Get a free Premier Ball with every 10 Balls bought.

• Add: Show Pokémon portraits when using field moves (thanks to TPP:AC).

• Add: Time boundaries from HG/SS (day lasts until 8 PM, not 6 PM).

• Add: Use DVs to vary Pokémon colors like in Stadium.

• Add: Update random Wonder Trade OT names.

• Add: Teleport switches in trainer battles, like Let's Go.

• Add: Rock Smash has 60 power (non-Faithful).

• Add: Strength is Fighting-type (non-Faithful).

• Add: Submission has 120 power (non-Faithful).

• Add: Trainers have max happiness for Return.

• Add: 1/2048 chance for Wonder Traded Pokémon to have Pokérus.

• Add: Buy 12 Moomoo Milk at once.

• Add: Show TM names before buying them and when picking them up.

• Add: Say which pocket is full if an item can't be picked up.

• Add: Use Yellow's encounter music for Jessie & James.

• Add: Large red Gyarados sprite.

• Add: Route 23 between Pokémon League Gate and Victory Road.

• Add: Oak's lab looks different from Elm's lab.

• Add: Grass-green for Faraway Island.

• Add: TM prices from OR/AS.

• Add: Update random Wonder Trade OT names.

• Add: Respawn roaming beasts when released.

• Add: You can nickname a traded Pokémon once if it has no nickname yet.

• Add: Mr. Pokémon gives you a non-OT Ditto, not an Egg, for the Masuda breeding method.

• Add: Use original Jynx sprite.

• Add: Make overworld sprites darker at night.

• Add: Goldenrod Dept. Store and Celadon Mansion roofs have a dark sky at night.

• Add: Olivine Gym has its two trainers from HGSS.

• Add: Unlock frame type 9.

• Add: Choose a typeface/font.

• Add: XY Bicycle music for Cycling Road.

• Add: Prof.Oak gives you the Oval Charm for seeing all 254 Pokémon, and the Shiny Charm for catching all 254.

• Add: Prof.Elm is in the intro.

• Add: Cosplayer, Bug Maniac, Ruin Maniac, Lady, Baker, Tamer, Artist, Aroma Lady, Sightseer♂, and Sightseer♀ trainer classes.

• Add: New Trainer Card based on the Name Cards from the Mobile Adapter system.

• Add: Show PC box quantity.

• Add: Pokémon stats show caught Poké Ball.

• Add: Nest, Net, Dive, Luxury, and Heal Balls.

• Add: Cerulean Bike Shop from HGSS.

• Add: Elite 4 rooms have floor arenas.

• Add: Confirm gender selection.

• Add: Colored party Pokémon icons.

• Add: Magikarp Jump patterns.

• Add: Headbutt trees to get Silver and Gold Leaves.

• Add: Smash rocks to get various items.

• Add: Item maniacs from B/W.

• Add: Fish to get items based on the Rod (Bottle Caps with Super Rod).

• Add: Mulch regrows Berries.

• Add: Three battle styles: set, switch, and predict.

• Add: Battle Scene → Battle Effects.

• Add: Final Lyra battle.

• Add: Use a Ball on an already-caught Pokémon to change its Ball.

• Add: Kurt makes Balls right away.

• Add: Bug-Catching Contest prizes from HGSS.

• Add: Hidden Grottoes.

• Add: Unown ! and ?.

• Add: In-battle symbol to show that Nuzlocke mode prevents capture.

• Add: More Grass-type Pokémon can learn Earth Power and Earthquake.

• Add: Status icons in battle.

• Add: You can Wonder Trade Eggs.

• Add: Hidden Power guru finds your Pokémon's Hidden Power.

• Add: Hidden Power can be Fairy-type in non-Faithful.

• Add: Reset initial options by pressing Left+B at the title screen.

• Add: Music resumes where it left off after a battle (from TPP).

• Add: Use a proper menu for resurrecting Fossils.

• Add: Press B in the battle menu to move the cursor to Run.

• Add: Music player with piano roll by Sanqui.

• Add: Instant text option.

• Add: Imperial or metric units.

• Add: 12-hour or 24-hour clock.

• Add: ABC or QWERTY keyboard.

• Add: Item icons in the Bag.

• Add: Thrown Balls use individual icons.

• Add: Pokédex shows shiny palettes after getting the Shiny Charm.

• Add: New Game+ preserves your money, Battle Points, and PC Pokémon.

• Add: Phone call trainers ask automatically for your number.

• Add: Replace Jigglypuff Poster with Marill Poster.

• Add: Briefly beep to warn of low HP.

• Add: Play B/W final Pokémon music for Gym Leaders and Elite 4.

• Add: New title music after beating the Elite 4.

• Add: Larger Kanto routes, like in RBY.

• Add: Proper inverted colors in battle (by MeroMero).

• Add: Evolution moves from Gen VII.

• Add: Move Reminder supports pre-evolution and evolution moves.

• Add: Dark battle intro at night.

• Add: Evening as a time of day (shares wild Pokémon with night).

• Add: Trainer battles can be forfeited.

• Add: Show genders in party menu.

• Add: Show weather icons during battle like Gen 5+.

• Add: Vending machines have a 1/32 chance of giving an extra item.

• Add: Cross whirlpools, don't remove them (like HGSS).

• Add: Rename RageCandyBar to Cake of Rage.

• Add: Rename Guard Spec. to Guard Stats.

• Add: Rename Kay to Carrie (from Pokémon Stadium 2).

• Add: Rename Slowbro to the Squatter Pokémon. https://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/code.html

• Fix: Lt. Surge's electric fence color does not override speech bubbles.

• Fix: Zap Cannon has 120 power.

• Fix: Pay Day pays 5 times the user's level, not 2.

• Fix: Explosion and Self-Destruct do not halve Defense.

• Fix: Quick Ball catch rate multiplier is 5 on the first turn.

• Fix: Minimize raises evasion by two stages.

• Fix: Gen 7 critical hit chances (1/24, 1/8, 1/2, 1/1)

• Fix: Munchlax, Magnezone, and Tangrowth have their relatives' cries.

• Fix: Game console names in room.

• Fix: Yellow Forest gate clerk does not face you.

• Fix: Read hidden Ruins of Alph tablet from one direction.

• Fix: Ice Rock tile collision data.

• Fix: Adjust some trainer levels and rosters.

• Fix: Move a trainer in Viridian Gym to prevent getting stuck on spinners.

• Fix: Fix some sprites.

• Fix: Sandstorm and Hail double, not halve, Special Defense and Defense.

• Fix: Enemy Psystrike uses player's Defense.

• Fix: TMs do not refresh PP.

• Fix: Sketch fails if user is transformed.

• Fix: Wild encounter battle transitions correctly depend on relative levels.

• Fix: Dig and Fly prevent capture.

• Fix: Yellow Carpet is buyable.

• Fix: Tangrowth can learn Curse.

• Fix: Lyra's Bag is the female version.

• Fix: Incorrect Cowgirl and Misty sprites.

• Fix: Pokémon caught during the Bug-Catching Contest are recorded as caught in Goldenrod Harbor.

• Fix: Magnet Train tracks were missing tiles.

• Fix: Shiny icon is the star from Gen 3+.

• Fix: SPRITE_DRAGONITE uses Dragonite's side view.

• Remove: Rebattling Breeders like in B2/W2.