Pokémon The New Kanto

Gohan's Tips
Jul 28
2 min read

Updated: 3 days ago

Author: Regulone328.

PROGRESS: This is a massive update to The New Kanto. Old save files are incompatible and may cause game corruption. Start a new game to experience the full story and content. This is not a remake—it's a rebirth.

🛑Features:

➡️Pallet Town seems normal, but subtle anomalies exist.

➡️You receive Riolu instead of a standard Kanto starter.

➡️Route 1 contains strange wild Pokémon.

➡️Route 2 has a shortcut to Pewter City—find a scientist with HM05 (Flash). ➡️Brock is missing from Pewter Gym—find him in Viridian Forest.

➡️Route 3: An Aerodactyl ambush drops you in an unknown area.

➡️Defeat the Aerodactyl and find its lair to return.

➡️Route 4: A scientist gives the Dynamax Band (requires Flash).

➡️Mt. Moon: Survive a wild ambush and battle—win to get the DexNav. ➡️Brendan ambushes you at the Cerulean gate.

➡️Misty is replaced by Phoebe as Gym Leader (Water-type).

➡️Nugget Bridge resets if you leave mid-challenge.

➡️Route 5 is blocked. Progress through Rock Tunnel.

➡️Encounter Flash Pikachu in Rock Tunnel.

➡️Battle in a Sandaconda Dynamax Den.

➡️Discover the Odd Keystone, hinting at Spiritomb.

➡️Lavender Town Gym is led by Roxanne—she gives the Mega Ring.

➡️Defeating Roxanne opens the Celadon Underground.

➡️In Celadon, find Brendan to clear access to Saffron City.

➡️Saffron: Giratina appears and reveals Arceus is sealed.

➡️Wattson replaces Lt. Surge as Gym Leader in Vermilion City.

➡️Defeating Wattson unlocks Rider Town.

➡️Roaming legendaries unlocked: Rayquaza, Groudon, Kyogre, Dialga, Palkia, Virizion, Terrakion, Cobalion.

➡️Dynamax Dens appear across Kanto.

➡️Mega Evolutions found only inside Dark Rifts.

➡️Genesect appears in Fuchsia—locked until Koga is defeated.

➡️Starter unlocks: Fuecoco (early), Sprigatito (after Flash), Quaxly (after Brock). ➡️New variant Pokémon: Toddit – a Ditto that transforms into a random Pokémon before battle.

➡️Dark Brendan (MissingNo. disguise) appears at Route 23.

➡️Defeating him unlocks a path on Cinnabar Island.

➡️Dive spot leads to the real, aged Brendan.

➡️Brendan leaves money, Reveal Glass, and Prison Bottle.

➡️Human-form MissingNo. roam Kanto—uncatchable, respawn after defeat. ➡️Mt. Ember contains Light, Dark, and Magma Stones.

➡️Summon Reshiram and Zekrom on Island 3.

➡️DNA Splicers explained by a doctor on Four Island.

➡️SS Anne Healing Room: Silver Wing or Rainbow Wing grants shiny Lugia or Ho-Oh.

➡️PokéPhone features unlock after finding the Mega Leash.

➡️Route 2 NPC gives 10 Gen 1 Pokémon (or all at once from Route 4).

➡️Silph Co., Pokémon Tower, and SS Anne scale with your team level.

➡️Post-Eternatus: wild Pokémon and trainer AI change.