Pokémon Sterling Silver

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2 days ago
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Author: ajthedragon.

PROGRESS: Project Version 1.1.7 (Completed) - 09/01/2026 - This is a complete game. The full Johto story and the Kanto post-game are both finished and playable from start to finish. This is considered the final version of the game.

It is an expert-level difficulty hack of SoulSilver, meticulously designed for the hardcore Nuzlocke community. This game creates a fresh and brutal Johto experience by completely removing EVs, overhauling the entire Pokédex with rebalanced stats, types, and abilities, and redesigning every trainer with champion-level AI. The challenge is amplified with unique boss encounters like 12v12 tag battles, a 15v6 gauntlet, and non-monotype gyms. Building on the foundation of famous difficulty hacks like Emerald Kaizo and Vintage White, this is the ultimate test of skill for players seeking a reinvented and punishingly difficult Johto and Kanto adventure.

🛑Features:

➡️Hardcore Nuzlocke Design: A complete overhaul of SoulSilver designed from the ground up for experienced Nuzlocke players, with a difficulty rating of 8/10 (significantly harder than Drayano hacks).

➡️EVs Completely Removed: To create a level playing field and emphasize diverse team building, Effort Values (EVs) have been entirely removed for both the player and all NPC trainers.

➡️Player-Side Nerfs (No Setup/Weather/Hazards): To increase the strategic challenge, the player does not have access to setup moves (like Swords Dance), weather-setting moves, or entry hazard moves.

➡️Overhauled & Rebalanced Pokédex: Every single Pokémon has been rebalanced with altered base stats, types, abilities, and completely custom level-up and TM learnsets.

➡️Unique & Punishing Boss Battles: The game is filled with unique, challenging encounters, including multiple gauntlets, two 12v12 tag battles, an 8v6 gym double battle, and a 15v6 "back-to-back-to-back" fight.

➡️New Story Events & Bosses: The classic story is enhanced with new events and battles against trainers from Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova, some featuring custom battle music.

➡️Champion-Level AI: All trainers have upgraded, "champion" level AI that makes smart, predictive plays.

➡️No Grinding Required: The game provides you with 995x Rare Candies, Max Repels, Full Restores, and other essential items at the start to eliminate grinding and focus purely on the challenge.

➡️Extensive Quality of Life (QoL) Suite: Includes a single, 100% effective Old Rod for all fishing, the BW2 repel system, reusable TMs, an IV checker on the summary screen (press 'R'), and Move Deleters in most Pokémon Centers.

➡️Thorough "EK-Style" Documentation: The game is accompanied by meticulous, easy-to-follow documentation in both spreadsheet and text formats, detailing every trainer, encounter, and Pokémon change.

➡️New Moves from Future Generations: The game includes modern moves such as Accelerock, Volt Switch, and Headlong Rush.

➡️National Dex from the Start: You receive the National Dex at the beginning of your journey.

➡️Streamlined World Navigation: Many unnecessary Cut trees have been removed, and Rock Smash no longer yields any encounters, allowing for smoother travel.

➡️Upgraded "3D" Graphics: The game features upgraded graphical elements for a more polished visual experience.

➡️Following Pokémon: The beloved feature of having your Pokémon follow you in the overworld is retained.

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