A genuinely very different experience from your average Pokemon Red! The maps are changed with lots of references, the Gym Leaders are tougher, the postgame is impressive, several Gen 1 oddities are improved, and you have all these later and beta Pokemon that add to the game!

Sadly it's still a Gen 1 game with a lot of issues due to that but honestly this was a blast, great way to reexperience Kanto. Pendraken is my new favourite Pokemon,

Reviewed on Jan 16, 2024


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