Pokemon Creepy Black (demo v0.05 final)

Introduction: Pokémon Creepy Black (demo v0.05 final) is a fan-made ROM hack of Pokémon FireRed for the Game Boy Advance. It is a horror-themed hack that reimagines the Kanto region with a dark, unsettling atmosphere, featuring altered maps, sprites, and a new, sinister storyline. The visual style is heavily modified to create a creepy aesthetic, with darker palettes and redesigned characters and Pokémon.

Gameplay & Mechanics: The hack retains the standard FireRed engine, meaning it does not include the Physical/Special split, the Fairy type, or Mega Evolution. The starter Pokémon are the traditional Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. The difficulty is notably increased, with tougher trainer battles and wild encounters, making it less suitable for a casual Nuzlocke run due to its challenging and sometimes unpredictable design. Key mechanical changes are limited, focusing more on narrative and aesthetic overhaul rather than core system updates.

Key Features:

• Dark Narrative Overhaul: The hack features a completely rewritten, horror-centric plot that distorts the familiar Kanto journey, introducing disturbing events and characters not found in the original game.
• Altered Pokémon Encounters and Sprites: Many wild Pokémon encounters are changed, and numerous Pokémon sprites are edited to be more monstrous or eerie, contributing directly to the game's creepy theme.
• Atmospheric Map Design: Towns, routes, and dungeons are redesigned with a darker, more foreboding layout and aesthetic, often incorporating puzzles and navigation challenges that fit the horror setting.

As a demo version, the game's content is incomplete and may contain bugs or balance issues typical of early development builds.