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🎮 Game Controls
Click inside window to activate.
- ↑ ↓ ← → Move
- Z Button A
- X Button B
- Q Button L
- E Button R
- Enter Start
- V Select
- 1 / 2 Quick Save/Quick Load
- + Fast Fwd
About This Game
Introduction: Pokémon Liquid Crystal is a fan-made ROM hack of Pokémon FireRed. It is a full-length demake of the official Pokémon Crystal for the Game Boy Color, rebuilt for the Game Boy Advance. The game is set in the Johto and Kanto regions, featuring the story from the second generation but with enhanced GBA-style graphics, including a day/night cycle and animated Pokémon sprites.
Gameplay & Mechanics: You begin by choosing one of the three classic Johto starters: Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile. The hack retains the original Johto and Kanto level curve, which is generally considered moderate, but it is not specifically designed as a Nuzlocke challenge. It uses the Generation III engine, so it does not include the Physical/Special split from Generation IV. Key mechanical changes include the implementation of a real-time day/night cycle, the addition of the Running Shoes for use indoors, and the inclusion of the Vs. Seeker for rematching trainers.
Key Features:
- An expanded post-game story called the Orange Archipelago saga, which adds several new islands and a storyline involving Team Rocket's resurgence.
- Reusable TMs, a quality-of-life improvement carried over from later official generations.
- The inclusion of Pokémon from Generations I, II, and III, allowing for a much larger and more diverse regional Pokédex than the original Crystal.
As a beta version, 3.2 is largely complete for the main Johto and Kanto journeys but may contain minor bugs or unfinished elements in the post-game Orange Islands content.
