Pokémon Crystal (2000)
An enhanced version of Pokemon Gold/Silver. Taking place in the Johto region, Crystal adds new story elements, choice of gender, tweaked encounters, and the ability to easily catch its mascot Pokémon Suicune.
First released
Dec 14, 2000
Aliases
Pokemon Crystal
Franchises
Pokémon
Developed by
Game Freak, Inc.
Published by
Nintendo
Platforms
Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS eShop
Genres
Role-Playing
Themes
Fantasy, Anime
Rating
ESRB: E
Releases
- 3DSE - Pokémon: Crystal Version United States
- 3DSE - Pokémon Crystal Japan
- GBC - Pokémon Crystal United Kingdom
- GBC - Pokémon Crystal Japan
- GBC - Pokémon Crystal United States
Community reviews
Pokemon Crystal is the best version of the 2nd gen games
Game: Pokemon Crystal
Genre: RPG
Developer: GameFreak
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Game Boy Color (GBC)
Year of Release: 2000
Length of Playthrough: 36 Hours
Total Score: 94/100
Value Score: 9.4/10
• Story: 8/10
• Characters: 10/10
• GamePlay: 9/10
• Graphics: 9/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 8/10
• Replay Value: 10/10
• Player Value: 10/10
Pros
+Includes two regions of Johto and Kanto
+Better storyline and writing than the first generation
+Day/Night time cycle that offers different pokemon appearances and other events/NPCs to appear during certain days and time
+More support tools to make the gameplay much more simple and innovative such as the feature with PokeGear that gives you a interactive map, etc
+The ability to choose the gender of the trainer
Cons
-Some parts in Kanto are not in the game such as the Safari Zone, Pewter City Museum
-Some parts in Kanto are smaller in design such as the Sea foam islands and Mt Moon
-Getting some legendaries such as Entei, Raikou and Ho-Oh is difficult and time consuming
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Pokemon Red (GBC): 89
Pokemon Blue (GBC): 89
Pokemon Yellow (GBC): 91
Pokemon Gold (GB): N/A
Pokemon Silver (GB): N/A
Pokemon Crystal (GBC): 94
Pokemon Ruby (GBA): N/A
Pokemon Emerald (GBA): 94
Pokemon Diamond (DS): N/A
Pokemon White (DS): 98
Pokemon White 2 (DS): 93
Pokemon X (3DS): 94
Pokemon Sun (3DS): 93
Pokemon Ultra Sun (3DS): 95
Pokemon Omega Ruby (3DS): 96
Pokemon Snap (N64): N/A
Pokemon Stadium (N64): N/A
Pokemon Stadium 2 (N64): N/A
Genre: RPG
Developer: GameFreak
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Game Boy Color (GBC)
Year of Release: 2000
Length of Playthrough: 36 Hours
Total Score: 94/100
Value Score: 9.4/10
• Story: 8/10
• Characters: 10/10
• GamePlay: 9/10
• Graphics: 9/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 8/10
• Replay Value: 10/10
• Player Value: 10/10
Pros
+Includes two regions of Johto and Kanto
+Better storyline and writing than the first generation
+Day/Night time cycle that offers different pokemon appearances and other events/NPCs to appear during certain days and time
+More support tools to make the gameplay much more simple and innovative such as the feature with PokeGear that gives you a interactive map, etc
+The ability to choose the gender of the trainer
Cons
-Some parts in Kanto are not in the game such as the Safari Zone, Pewter City Museum
-Some parts in Kanto are smaller in design such as the Sea foam islands and Mt Moon
-Getting some legendaries such as Entei, Raikou and Ho-Oh is difficult and time consuming
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Pokemon Red (GBC): 89
Pokemon Blue (GBC): 89
Pokemon Yellow (GBC): 91
Pokemon Gold (GB): N/A
Pokemon Silver (GB): N/A
Pokemon Crystal (GBC): 94
Pokemon Ruby (GBA): N/A
Pokemon Emerald (GBA): 94
Pokemon Diamond (DS): N/A
Pokemon White (DS): 98
Pokemon White 2 (DS): 93
Pokemon X (3DS): 94
Pokemon Sun (3DS): 93
Pokemon Ultra Sun (3DS): 95
Pokemon Omega Ruby (3DS): 96
Pokemon Snap (N64): N/A
Pokemon Stadium (N64): N/A
Pokemon Stadium 2 (N64): N/A