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Released Pokémon Blooming Beast - Chapters 1-3

This project has a release available. The full version is still a work in progress.
Project Status
Released
Project Version
0.3.4

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One year ago, your gym leader title was revoked and you were forced into an early retirement. But when a new opportunity brings you to the Hallio region, you'll find yourself enveloped in a region-spanning conspiracy. Just like in any mainline game, you'll catch Pokemon and battle gym leaders, but you'll also ask questions, team up with characters, and investigate the history of the region to figure out Hallio's biggest secret: Who is the Beast?

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Pokémon Blooming Beast is a plot-focused fan game that still offers the traditional Pokémon experience. It includes:
  • A fully-fledged conversation system with dynamic dialogue that reacts as you learn more
  • An original region to explore with new fakemon and regional variants
  • Gen 9 content
  • Six difficulty settings ranging from easy to impossible
  • New Game Plus lets you customize your replay experience
  • Over 400 expressive talksprites
  • A diverse regional dex
  • Modified pseudo-legendary starters (yes, including Togepi!)
  • A battle facility with endless replayability
  • HMs usable from the PC, and other quality of life features
  • Witty and charming writing alongside an engaging plotline
  • And more!
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Woah, what's this "conversation system" in the bullet points above?
I'm so glad you asked, theoretical person! As you meet new characters, you'll have the option to ask them about themselves, the history of the region, their opinion on other characters, and more! As you learn more, either through these interactions or by progressing through the game, the options you can ask each character will expand. Exploring these options will make characters more likely to sponsor you in your goal of becoming a gym leader, while also offering clues to piece together a dark secret that preys upon the Hallio region.

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Okay that's cool, but what if I just want to play it like a normal Pokémon game?
That's fine, too! These conversation options are just that: options. You can still get a complete experience (at least up to gym 6, for now) without them.

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The full game is still in development, and we are open to feedback! The current version goes up to the 6th gym and has an estimated playtime of 10 hours, excluding optional content. Included in the game is a link to a playtester survey. This survey is optional, but recommended. It is the best way to support the game.

This is the third of four chapters planned for Pokémon Blooming Beast. Each update is expected to take about a year to develop.
  • Chapter 1: Hallio Lowlands (released)
  • Chapter 2: Coreop Canyon (released)
  • Chapter 3: Hallio Highlands Part 1 (released)
  • Chapter 4: Hallio Highlands Part 2 (in development)
The game includes all of chapters 1-3, which flow seamlessly into each other.

For frequent progress reports on these upcoming updates, please consider joining our Discord server.
If you're looking for a wiki, use this spreadsheet. If your question is not answered there, try asking on the Discord.

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Download link:
Download Pokémon Blooming Beast v0.3.4 on itch.io

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Created by KRLW890 using Pokémon Essentials v20.1.
"Pokémon Essentials" was created by:
Flameguru
Poccil (Peter O.)
Maruno

With contributions from:
AvatarMonkeyKirby
Marin
Boushy
MiDas Mike
Brother1440
Near Fantastica
FL.
PinkMan
Genzai Kawakami
Popper
Golisopod User
Rataime
help-14
Savordez
IceGod64
SoundSpawn
Jacob O. Wobbrock
the__end
KitsuneKouta
Venom12
Lisa Anthony
Wachunga
Luka S.J.
and everyone else who helped out

"mkxp-z" by:
Roza
Based on "mkxp" by Ancurio et al.

"RPG Maker XP" by:
Enterbrain

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Character overworld and battle sprites by Irwiza
Character talksprites by KRLW890

Special thanks to AenaonDogsky and Nephae for talksprites used as bases and reference

Pokémon sprites by:
Gen 1-5 sprites from the official games.
Gen 6-8 front sprites by the Smogon community:
GeoisEvil
aXl
TheAetherPlayer
leParagon
N-Kin
Quanyails
Wobblebuns
RedRooster
Wyverii
princessofmusic
Basic Vanillite
Larryturbo
TheCynicalPoet
Arkeis
Layell
paintseagull
Siiilver
Branflakes325
Noscium
Sleet
Zermonious
Bynine
Corson
Legitimate Username
Galifia
TrainerSplash
Farriella
G.E.Z.
TeraVolt
Dleep
WPS
Brylark
Zerudez
MyMarshlands
fishbowlsoul90
HealnDeal
Espeon Scientist
AMVictory
Mega-Pokebattlerz
HM100
Blaquaza
KingOfThe-X-Roads
Spook
Cynda
Involuntary Twitch
mjco
Z-nogyroP
PumpkinPastel
RadicalCharizard
arinoelle
Travis
SpheX
KattenK
Katten
Hematite
with minor edits by KRLW890.

Gen 9 front sprites primarily by King-of-the-X-roads
with additional sprites by Grand Emperor of Zelron, Travis, and Blaquaza

Gen 6+ back sprites by the Gen 4-style Gen 5 and beyond back sprite resource:
Dreadwing93
Prodigal96
MM980
44tim44
Gnomowladny
MetalFlygon
Zygoat
WolfPP
lichenprincess
BiggusWeeabus
ChromusSama
briochee
Mak
KRLW890
Loafus022
Sopita_Yorita
lennybitao
Scept
Travis
MrEoncito
IDesbas/Angy
I'mBadAtStuff
SkidMarc25
Mesayas
PorousMist326
NanaelJustice

Gen 6-9 animated menu icons from the Gen 3/4/5-style menu icons for Gen 6+ Pokémon project:
KRLW890
PorousMist326
KafeiKeton
Struedelmuffin
Caruban
CarmaNekko
AxelLoquendo
Cesare_Cbass
MBCMechachu
Vent

Move animations by the Gen 8 move animation project.

Overworld truck sprites by OgJazz.

Music from the official games, DrakeSycamore, Mixeli, AdAstra, Jag 00, MasteredRealm, ClematisMusic and KRLW890.

Speed-up plugin by Marin and PhantomBass.
Essentials v20.1 Hotfixes v1.0.7 by Maruno.
Essentials Deluxe, Enhanced UI, and Improved Mementos by Lucidious89.
Bag Screen With Interactable Party by DiegoWT.
Gen 9 Resource Pack by Caruban.
Near-Universal TMs by FL.
Enhanced Staircases by Marin.
A-Star Pathfinding by Voltseon, Golisopod User, and ENLS

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Pokémon is owned by:
The Pokémon Company
Nintendo
Affiliated with Game Freak

This is a non-profit fan-made game.
No copyright infringements intended.
Please support the official games!

~❀ Thank you for checking out the game! ❀~​
 

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Pokémon Blooming Beast v0.3.3 patch

Wanted to have this out a lot earlier, but it's here now. This isn't chapter 4, but it's still a pretty large patch, focusing on replayability. The game now has six difficulty settings, as well as New Game Plus, a brand-new feature that lets you restart the game with any six Pokémon you want. You can replay casually with a team of favorites that normally wouldn't be available until later on, or carefully craft teams specifically designed to take on the hardest challenges the game has to offer.
  • Added five new difficulty settings (six total)
  • Added New Game Plus
  • Added an autolevel function to reduce grinding
  • Added a moderately large sidequest around Mirable City
  • Added a custom title theme song
  • Left some PBS files for player reference
  • Restructured the early game a bit
  • Added new item, the Exotic Orb; Pokémon will evolve into their regional variant evolutions if they have one (ie, Alolan Marowak or Hisuan Decidueye) while holding the orb. Designed as an alternative to Hallio’s Crown before the location can normally be reached.
  • Added the ability to ask characters about the Elite Four
  • Added a second solution to the final Caronation Gym puzzle.
  • Added portraits for Sophia
  • Added a new point on the town map
  • The TM on Route 21 is no longer a duplicate
  • Added a hall of fame screen after beating Chapter 3
  • Added an instant text speed option for repeat playthroughs
  • Adjusted a lot of movesets
  • Fixed some typos and bugs
  • Probably some other stuff I’m forgetting

The difficulty settings are:
  • Easy, which is about on-par with official mainline games
  • Normal, the default difficulty
  • Hard, which gives bosses that extra edge
  • Unfair, which is intended for NG+ and gives all trainers more optimized items and stats
  • Extreme, also intended for NG+, further optimizing opponents' teams and restricting the player's EV gain
  • Impossible, which cannot be beaten without NG+ (though I'd love to be proven wrong!
While the latter three difficulties are designed with New Game Plus in mind, there is no restriction on choosing difficulties; you can absolutely choose any of them for your first playthrough if you feel up to the task!
 
Minor patch v0.3.4 - bug fixes

Noticed a game-crashing bug in v0.3.3 that could be triggered when using save files from earlier versions. This new patch correctly updates old save files to make them fully compatible again. Also used this opportunity to sneak in a few other changes:
  • Fixed an oversight that could crash the game when using save files from previous versions; the game should be fully backwards-compatible again
  • Replaced Wiglett/Wugtrio with Shellos/Gastrodon in the dex
  • Knock Off now removes held berries before they can activate
  • Added new verses to the poem in Poppi Town
  • Tweaked Julia’s battle sprite
  • Other minor changes
 
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