Pokemon Platinum Redux

Pokemon Platinum Redux

Download Pre-Patched Pokemon Platinum Redux NDS ROM

  • Creator: Henrey Van Patten
  • Version: v2.1
  • Hack of: Platinum
  • Updated: April 15, 2023

Pokemon Platinum Redux is an NDS ROM Hack by Henry Van Patten based on Pokemon Platinum. And it is now available to download. It was last updated on April 15, 2023.

Also, be sure to check out Pokemon Renegade Platinum

Description

Platinum Redux is a difficulty rom hack of Platinum. The changes listed below aim to provide a more challenging Platinum experience focused on team building and battling. The rom currently has a roster of 493 Pokémon.

Primary Goals

  • Difference between Platinum Redux and Renegade Platinum

Renegade Platinum is one of the best and most polished Pokémon ROM-Hacks. Every Platinum ROM-Hack will inadvertently be compared to Renegade Platinum. Platinum Redux has a lot of things like quality of life changes in common with Renegade Platinum but there are also massive differences. The Pokémon and move changes are more extreme in Platinum Redux. Therefore, the ROM-hack is less like the mainline Pokémon games. There are also a lot of regional forms in Platinum Redux with changed typings. Furthermore, every single Pokémon has adjusted stats, abilities, or learnsets. Players new to Platinum Redux will be constantly surprised by different Pokémon forms, new moves, and changed abilities. For anyone who doesn´t like being surprised, there is documentation for every change. If you want to play a game more similar to mainline Pokémon games, Platinum Redux is sadly not the ROM-Hack you are looking for.

  • Make every fully evolved Pokémon viable until late game

I really dislike that in mainline Pokémon games some Pokémon are straight-up useless later in the game. To ensure that every fully evolved Pokémon is useful up until the champion fight, most Pokémon got some sizable buffs to stats, moves, or abilities. On the other hand, some Pokémon (mostly legendaries) have received slight nerfs. Legendaries have, however, still the highest base stats. There is no way to perfectly balance hundreds of Pokémon but in Platinum Redux every Pokémon should be useful throughout the whole game. All stats, typings, abilities, learnsets, and much more can be found in the documentation.

  • All fully evolved Pokémon have a unique niche/purpose

To ensure that no two Pokémon have the exact same purpose, there are no fully evolved monotype Pokémon in Platinum Redux. All fully evolved monotype Pokémon in Platinum received a regional form with additional typing. Some dual types also received a type change. All Pokémon with changed typings have an adjusted color palette that indicates the type change. Around 50% of fully evolved Pokémon have regional forms so there will be a lot of surprises if you play blind. Every type of combination is distributed at least once. It is very difficult for every Pokémon to have a niche if many Pokémon with the same (mono)typing exist; with these regional forms, every Pokémon is unique. Some of the regional forms are very obvious (Bug/Dragon Flygon), some are more unique (Dark/Psycho Absol) and some are very experimental (Gras/Water Venusaur; it is a toad right?). If you are just looking through the documentation and ask yourself how on earth Beautifly is a Bug/Ice type, remember that the sprites have different colors that reflect the type changes.

  • Increased but fair difficulty

There are no EVs in Platinum Redux. This increases difficulty but also reduces tedious grinding. Every trainer has champion-level AI, better movesets, held items, and more trainers are unavoidable. Platinum Redux is not supposed to be a super difficult hack (such as Radical Red or the Kaizo games). That’s why all trainer Pokémon have 16 IVs in all stats (31 in the Kaizo game for comparison), so they should on average be as strong as your Pokémon. Some changes also decrease difficulty a bit, such as infinite TMs and early access to powerful battle items. In summary, Platinum Redux will be a lot more challenging than the mainline Pokémon games but not as hard as ROM-Hacks designed to be super difficult.

  • Catch ‘Em All

Every single Pokémon is catchable somewhere in tall grass. Easy as that. You will find Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, and even Mew somewhere.

Features

  • Type chart and different versions

Platinum Redux has 10 type chart changes. These impact around 3% of all interactions and should decrease the strength of the steel type and make the normal type more interesting. The changes are in the documentation. Many people don´t like type chart changes; that´s why there are 4 different versions of Platinum Redux. One version has the above-listed type chart changes included, one version has the vanilla type chart, and one version has the vanilla type chart but with the Gen 6 change that both ghost and dark attacks are neutral to steel. These 3 versions only differ in the type chart and nothing else.
“Hardcore”, the 4th version, is an exception. In “Hardcore” enemy trainer Pokémon have 31 IVs and immunities are changed to resistances which makes switching in a lot harder. “Hardcore” also has the 10 type chart changes “Platinum Redux” has.

  • Features for Nuzlocking

You have the option to get an infinite amount of rare candies, max elixirs, EXP shares and max heals on the first route. You are also informed about the levels of upcoming boss fights. There is also grass in areas where you couldn´t get an encounter in vanilla Platinum and there are some new areas with encounters.

  • New events

There are many new events, fights, and storylines in Platinum Redux. All story beats are, however, the same as in vanilla Platinum.

  • Quality of life features, Speedup patch, and Damage calc
  • Custom damage calculator. (Check documentation to know how to use it)
  • The move reminder and move forgetter are in every Pokécenter from Sandgem Town onwards. You also don´t have to pay anything for the move reminder.
  • Trade Pokémon always obey.
  • The shiny rate is increased to 1/257.
  • You will receive every useful hold item, Tm, and berry at an infinite amount during your playthrough.
  • Wild encounter rates are much lower.
  • Every Pokémon evolves by level.
  • There are no encounters while surfing.
  • Move and ability information are more detailed with exact numbers.
  • The nature names show stat increases and decreases (for example Jolly (+Spe/-SpA)).
  • Minimized the necessity of HMs.
  • You receive the National Pokédex early on.
  • And much, much more.

Useful Stuff

PlatinumRedux is the standard version; Hardcore is Redux but increases trainer Pokémon IVs to maximum and all immunities in the type chart are resistances; TC6 and TC4 are Redux but have the Gen 6 or Gen 4 type chart

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Credits

Henry Van Patten