Pokemon Fire Red “Hardcore Challenge”

Pokemon Fire Red "Hardcore Challenge"

Download Pre-Patched Pokemon Fire Red “Hardcore Challenge” GBA ROM Hack

  • Creator: Hack Lab
  • Version: 2.0
  • Hack of: FireRed
  • Updated: December 03, 2022
  • Language: English

Pokemon Fire Red “Hardcore Challenge” is a GBA ROM Hack by Hack Lab based on Pokemon Fire Red in English. And it is now available to download. It was last updated on December 6, 2022.

Also, be sure to check out Pokemon Rough Red

Description

It is simply a Nuzlocke Variant Binary ROM, as it has many features of it.

Hardcore Features

  • Game Over (Delete save and reset game after black out/white out.)
  • Release Fainted Pokémon (Any Pokémon that faints is considered dead and must be released.)
  • Forcing Set Battle Style (No switching before the enemy sends out a Pokémon.)
  • No EV Grinding (Removed, it would be very cruel if combined with Release Fainted Pokémon.)
  • No IV Grinding (All Pokémon have IVs 0~1, this balances the gameplay a lot.)
  • No Overleveling (Disable Exp Until Certain Badge/Your Pokémon will never be stronger than the GYM Leaders.)
  • Damage Range (You will always get the lowest rolls, while your opponent will always get the highest rolls.)
  • Speed Tie (You will always lose speed ties.)
  • Disable Medicine in Battle (Including Stat-raising items and Berries.)
  • All GYM Leaders have 6 Pokémon.
  • All Elite Four have 6 Pokémon.
  • All Trainers have amplified AI.
  • Drastically Reduced Money Rate. (Need Persian + Pay Day + Amulet Coin ‘-‘)
  • Evolution by Happiness: 87% > 99%

Other Features

  • Catch All Pokémon
  • GEN IV Moves & Abilities
  • Updated Stats
  • Physical/Special/Status Split
  • Constant Hidden Power
  • UnHidden Power
  • Nature Colors
  • Modern Repel System
  • Evolve Without National Dex
  • Running Indoors
  • Metric System
  • Updated Status Conditions
  • Critical Hit Probability from GEN VI
  • Mew is the Roaming Pokémon
  • Hyper Beam & Variations from GEN I
  • Same Hidden Power + Equivalent Held Item = 2nd Type (Only Works in Single Type Pokémon)

Facilities

  • Poison Survival
  • TMS Shop (But you will spend money instead of simply reusing infinitely.)
  • Berries Shop
  • Full Exp for Participating in a Battle
  • Exp When Catch Wild Pokémon
  • Shiny Base Rate (1/256)
  • Evolve by Level Up if Holding an Item
  • Link Stone (No more Pokémon that evolve when traded.)
  • Egg Move Relearner
  • Ability Capsule
  • Display Effectiveness

Screenshots

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Credits

Hack Lab

Unreasonably gorgeous proprietor of PokeHarbor