## 2025-04-09 Cute little romhack sequel to **Pokemon Gold & Silver**, taking place 20 years after the original. I'm not super deep into it but it's fun so far. I like the way it alleviates grinding by letting you fight a Nurse in any Pokemon Center that instantly causes her one pokemon to faint, giving your pokemon EXP. The nurse's pokemon is always the same level as your highest leveled pokemon, so it lets your other team members catch up without breaking the game. It also gives me an excuse to actually do some team building since I don't have to worry about the tedium of grinding. Not much else to say just yet - I am not focusing on catching all the monsters in this one, because it's Gen 1 - 8, and if I'm going to do that anywhere, it'll be when I finally finish **Pokemon Unbound**. But man this series is way more fun when they're a little more difficult and you can fast-forward through the annoying shit! ## 2025-04-11 Finished it! It was quaint and cute. Nothing to write home about but I enjoyed it, especially the post-game boss, which was expected but well done. Probably the best way to experience a GBA version of **Gold & Silver**, given that remake didn't show up until the [[Nintendo DS]]. But it still doesn't beat **Gold** for me. Not the game's fault though - I don't think anything ever will.