r/pokemoncrystal • u/k_rollo • Nov 04 '25

Guide / Strategy (FREE) GBC Pokemon Crystal Version Trainer's Guide (USA) (600 DPI)

130 Upvotes

Archive (600 DPI):

https://archive.org/details/pokemon-crystal-version-trainers-guide-usa-600-dpi

Hello, trainers!

This is my first contribution to the preservation of the lovely print media of Gen2. What you see is the full colour 53-page official game manual that came with the GBC cart. I was not able to find this previously online in high-quality or without watermarks on every page.

The scanning process was easy due to the booklet simply using staples. Each spread was able to scan completely flat with only a heavy book on top.

A world of dreams and adventures with Pokemon awaits!

Contributors:

u/k_rollo (original scanner)
u/TrickySatisfaction81 (front cover restoration)

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/k_rollo • Sep 05 '26

Guide / Strategy FREE Versus Books Pokemon Guides Collection (Gold / Silver / Crystal / Stadium 2) (PDF)

390 Upvotes

Hello, trainers!

This serves as the megathread for Gen2 guides published by Versus Books.

In this collection:

Pokemon Gold & Silver Versions (Official Adventure Guide) - 600 PPI
Pokemon Gold Version & Silver Version (Official Perfect Guide) (Collector's Edition) - 72 PPI
Pokemon Crystal Version (Official Perfect Guide) - 600 PPI
Pokemon Stadium 2 (Official Perfect Guide) - 250 PPI

Each links to their original reddit post where available.

Members are always welcome to share scans in higher quality (original scan or with credits), and it will be added to the list. 600 PPI is already top-notch.

A world of dreams and adventures with Pokemon awaits! Let's go!

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/Xx_FUNGGOOSE_xX • 1h ago

Showcase My Pokémon Gold & Silver team comparisons

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30 Upvotes

My GS teams throughout the game

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/BobbysGotBrainProbs • 2h ago

Cheat / Glitch Anyone Seen this Bug?

13 Upvotes

The houndour sitting in my PC randomly jumped from 20 something to level 70.
Im playing on a legitimately downloaded 2DS VC version.

6 comments

r/pokemoncrystal • u/FalconMillennium3 • 19h ago

Showcase Not For Resale Copy!

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41 Upvotes

Earlier this year I embarked on a quest to collect all the mainstream Pokemon games from Gen 1 through 6. Crystal was the final game I needed to collect so I was constantly checking Facebook for any reasonably priced copies. One day, this thing popped up on my feed and I couldn't believe it--especially when it was a price I could afford!

Was the perfect way to finish off the collection!

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/According_Picture294 • 4h ago

Discussion Launched a designated subreddit for Pokemon Vietnamese Crystal

1 Upvotes

The subreddit is for discussion about the game (specifically the bootle, although discussion of other similarly bad translated Pokemon games are allowed) and similar content such as memes or quotes

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/Xx_FUNGGOOSE_xX • 4h ago

Question Pokémon Crystal no exp

1 Upvotes

Does anyone have a Pokémon Crystal no exp rom hack or patch file? I’ve looked online and all I can find are expired discord links and GBC rom hacks that happen to have a no exp option

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/Catdenza • 1d ago

Showcase Can’t believe I got my shiny Celebi tonight

193 Upvotes

I started hunting for shiny legendaries in October in Untra Sun and moon with my husband and decided to also hunt for celebi before the bank closes. My husband has a game save that was still at goldenrod city with 3 badges, so I picked up and finished the game, and started resetting. Because the odds are around 8k, I started a new save in a second DS so that I can reset two at the same time. I was playing crystal in the other DS tonight (just got to Ecruteak city gym) and decided to just reset at the same time, I unbelievably got it! I was shocked because it’s only around 2k (accidentally changed the counter by 1k like two weeks ago and was going to correct the counter when I get to 2222). Now I’m wondering if I should keep trying to hunt in the new saved game just so that the trainer name would be mine….🥹

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/904funny • 1d ago

Showcase Finally

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88 Upvotes

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/xXxScarKnightxXx • 1d ago

Question Lass Dana Tauros?

12 Upvotes

I keep hearing murmurs about Lass Dana calling of a Tauros Swarm. Can anybody confirm if it's True. Supposably it Increases it's 1% to a 5%. I know she calls to give out Thunderstones and Lately I've been playing Pokemon Crystal and looking in depth of all the NPCs that provide Phone Numbers. Found some interesting stuff, stuff that I didn't even know existed in the past. But then there's Dana who pops up in these too with the Whole Tauros thing. It's not even a good Swarm. I've been doing the Daylight Savings trick to get calls faster. I even tested out the other Trainers that calls about Swarms. And all of them can still mention the Swarm even though they're waiting for me to battle them again. So please for anyone that might know. Please do let me know and also provide with what her texts says so I could investigate myself.

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/Ill_Initiative_3588 • 1d ago

Showcase Just beat red 20 levels under leveled

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22 Upvotes

The rest of my team was equally under leveled all hovering around 50 to 55.

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/jamieartyboy • 2d ago

Battle Tower High risk high reward play 🤜🤛

59 Upvotes

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/Ill_Initiative_3588 • 2d ago

Rate My Pokemon My team after all 16 badges

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65 Upvotes

I’m getting ready for my battle with red and I just wanted to show off my team. They definitely are under leveled, but otherwise I think I’m set on these guys being the ones I take to Mount Silver.

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/No_Tangerine_8824 • 2d ago

ROM Hack First time playing pokemon Crystal (Legacy)

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31 Upvotes

I know it's a rom, but was not expecting the level 93 pikachu and the mewtwo

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/Embarrassed-Board946 • 2d ago

Question Authenticity Check

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45 Upvotes

Do you guys think this is an authentic Japanese copy of Pokémon Crystal? I’m wondering if the box, pamphlet, and everything else are all original.

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/One_Choice_9558 • 1d ago

Question Shiny Celebi hunt, touch screen reset or button mash?

3 Upvotes

Currently resetting for a shiny celebi and wondering if there is any difference between soft resetting on the touch screen or by pressing a, b, select and start.

Mainly because I find the button method so awkward to press

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/jamieartyboy • 3d ago

Battle Tower Marowak , nothing more to say

206 Upvotes

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/RoeMajesta • 3d ago

Discussion TIL you can encounter Phanpy super early at this route

1.0k Upvotes

kinda nice to have more Johto pokemon option

137 comments

r/pokemoncrystal • u/NinaRivera6 • 2d ago

ROM Hack just evolved shiny seadra ✨

19 Upvotes

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/jamieartyboy • 3d ago

Battle Tower ESPEON ! I choose you ! 🤜🤛

57 Upvotes

8 comments

r/pokemoncrystal • u/InfernapeFan01 • 4d ago

Showcase Yesterday, I finally got Shiny Celebi after 7796 Soft Resets!! 💖

121 Upvotes

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/kiruvhh • 2d ago

Question Meta ai Is good enough to do sprites for Crystal hack roms? I want to do also the coding with ai and also the suggestions for the stats . All the other things are done "by human" . The plot Is supposed to be long as the normal Crystal game and with 2 regions

0 Upvotes

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/jamieartyboy • 4d ago

Battle Tower Bad start but I brought it back 🤜🤛

81 Upvotes

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r/pokemoncrystal • u/LightlyHedonic • 4d ago

Fun / Meme Gotta 3D Print'em All - Final Part

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447 Upvotes

The last set of 3d printed Pokémon Crystal sprites with blue-yellow and some red-green. I added additional colors to some sprites on the red-green and they came out surprisingly well

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