| Pokémon Brown | |
|---|---|
| |
| Base ROM | Pokémon Red |
| GEN | I |
| Region | Rijon |
| Starters | Bulbasaur Charmander Squirtle |
| Official Website | Brown |
Pokémon Brown is a ROM hack of Pokémon Red, created in January 17, 2004 by Koolboyman. The game takes place in a new region, Rijon, which is south of Johto. The first 151 Pokémon in the Rijon Pokédex are the same as those in the Kanto Dex. In the 2009 remake, the Dex was expanded to 224 Pokémon, the 2014 remake added Sylveon, and the 2024 remake was expanded to 231 Pokémon. The game also includes five new Elemental Types.
Features[]
- 225 Pokémon from Gen I-IV, three from Gen VI, one regional variant from Gen VIII, one evolution from Gen IX, and one legendary Fakemon for a total of 231 Pokemon. (As of the 2024 Version)
- New Pokémon Evolutions
- New Types
- New TMs and HMs
- New Moves
- A new music track, including tunes from Johto,
- Post-game quest
New TM's and HM's[]
The TM set for Pokémon Brown has changed a bit from the one introduced in Pokémon Red/Blue, with twelve TMs altered. The game features 50 TMs and four HMs.
Main Article: List of TMs in Pokémon Brown
Pokémon Type Changes[]
In game, there are five new types: Wood, Gas, Abnormal, Wind and Sound as well as Dark and Steel from Gen 2 and Fairy from Gen 6. This does not apply to the 2004 version.
Main Article: Elemental Types
- Clefairy/Clefable: Normal -> Fairy (2014 and 2024 version)
- Koffing/Weezing: Poison -> Poison/Gas
- G-Weezing: Poison/Fairy -> Gas/Fairy (2024 version)
- Marill/Azumarill: Water -> Water/Fairy (2014 and 2024 version)
- Bellsprout/Weepinbell/Victreebel: Grass/Poison -> Grass/Wood (2009 and 2014 version) ; Wood/Poison (2024 version)
- Exeggcute: Grass/Psychic -> Wood/Psychic (2024 version)
- Exeggutor: Grass/Psychic -> Wood/Psychic
- Gastly/Haunter/Gengar: Ghost/Poison -> Gas/Ghost
- Porygon/Porygon2: Normal -> Abnormal
- Porygon-Z: Normal -> Abnormal (2009 and 2014 version); Abnormal/Sound (2024 version)
- Ditto: Normal -> Abnormal
- Magnemite/Magneton: Electric -> Electric/Steel
- Jigglypuff/Wigglytuff: Normal -> Sound/Fairy (2014 and 2024 version)
- Mr. Mime: Psychic -> Psychic/Fairy (2014 and 2024 version)
- Suicune: Water -> Water/Wind (2024 version)
- Gyarados: Water/Flying -> Water/Wind (2024 version)
- Scyther: Bug/Flying -> Bug/Wind (2024 version)
- Dragonair: Dragon -> Dragon/Wind (2024 version)
- Dragonite: Dragon/Flying -> Dragon/Wind (2024 version)
- Yanma/Yanmega: Bug/Flying -> Bug/Wind (2024 version)
- Zubat/Golbat/Crobat: Poison/Flying -> Poison/Wind (2024 version)
- Butterfree: Bug/Flying -> Bug/Wind (2024 version)
- Lugia: Psychic/Flying -> Psychic/Wind (2024 version)
- Farfetch'd: Normal/Flying -> Flying/Wood (2024 version)
- Misdreavus/Mismagius: Ghost -> Ghost/Sound (2024 version)
- Politoed: Water -> Water/Sound (2024 version)
- Psyduck/Golduck: Water -> Water/Abnormal (2024 version)
- Drowzee/Hypno: Psychic -> Psychic/Abnormal (2024 version)
- Lickitung/Lickilicky: Normal -> Normal/Abnormal (2024 version)
- Noibat/Noivern: Flying/Dragon -> Sound/Dragon (2024 version)
New Evolutions[]
Pokémon Brown features special items that trigger evolution for Pokémon that would normally be difficult or impossible to obtain. That includes trade evolutions and stages that were not present in earlier generations, as well as making all Eeveelutions possible.
- Electabuzz -> Electivire (use Electrizer)
- Magmar -> Magmortar (use Magmarizer)
- Rhydon -> Rhyperior (use Protector)
- Porygon -> Porygon2 (use Up-Grade)
- Porygon2 -> Porygon-Z (use Dubious Disk)
- Onix -> Steelix (use Metal Coat)
- Scyther -> Scizor (use Metal Coat)
- Sneasel -> Weavile (use Razor Claw)
- Gligar -> Gliscor (use Razor Fang)
- Magneton -> Magnezone (use Coronet Stone at 2009 and 2014 version; level up in Power Plant or use Thunder Stone at 2024 version)
- Misdreavus -> Mismagius (use Dusk Stone)
- Murkrow -> Honchkrow (use Dusk Stone)
- Kadabra -> Alakazam (use Trade Stone)
- Haunter -> Gengar (use Trade Stone)
- Machoke -> Machamp (use Trade Stone)
- Graveler -> Golem (use Trade Stone)
- Yanma -> Yanmega (Lvl 43)
- Chansey -> Blissey (Lvl 55)
- Tangela -> Tangrowth (Lvl 55)
- Togepi -> Togetic (Lvl 20)
- Togetic -> Togekiss (use Shiny Stone)
- Golbat -> Crobat (Lvl 50)
- Piloswine -> Mamoswine (Lvl 58)
- Slowpoke -> Slowking (use King's Rock)
- Poliwhirl -> Politoed (use King's Rock)
- Seadra -> Kingdra (use Dragon Scale)
- Eevee -> Espeon (level up an Eevee from the International Tunnel or level up the first Eevee from the Game Corner at 2009 and 2014 version; lvl 20 at 2024 version)
- Eevee -> Umbreon (level up an Eevee from the cave north of Seashore City; level up at lvl 20 in caves at 2024 version)
- Eevee -> Leafeon (level up the Eevee obtained in a trade in Botan City; level up at forests such as Haunted Forest and Castro Forest at 2024 version)
- Eevee -> Glaceon (level up the second Eevee from the Game Corner; level up at icy areas such as the basement of Mt. Boulder or use Ice Stone at 2024 version)
- Eevee -> Sylveon (use Magic Wand or level up at lvl 20 at a gym at 2024 version)
- Primeape -> Annihilape (level up while fainted at 2024 version)
- Koffing -> G.Weezing (level up at lvl 30 at the Haunted Forest or use Magic Wand at 2024 version)
- Lickitung -> Lickilicky (lvl 33 at 2024 version)
Catch 'em All[]
214 of the 225 Pokémon in the Rijon Dex are obtainable without using glitches or external trading. Certain legendary Pokémon, such as Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, are randomly assigned upon creating a new save file so that only those generated can be caught in the wild in that save.
Other Changes[]
- Wing Attack's base damaged has been increased to 90.
- You can now bike in Castro Forest, Haunted Forest, various Route Gates that wouldn't let you before, and in Johto.
- Certain Pokémon can now learn TMs that they couldn't learn before.
- It's now impossible to transfer your Pokémon Red/Pre 2014 version Brown save to the new version without glitching the game and messing the Pokédex and item list