Welcome to the Pokémon Litharreon thread!
Game information
RadicalRaptr
Author
Recruiting!
Team
More Info
Progressing!
Status
1.0
Release
The history I have with this game idea is incredible to me. I started this humble project over 10 years ago! Over Ten whole years!!!
The earliest stages of this game existed as minor edits of a Fire Red rom using ancient software I don't think even exists anymore.
Initially as a romhack the idea of the game was playing through a more difficult version of the game where instead of going through a region you battle floors of an endless battle tower. I began tinkering and expanding the idea to eventually encapsulating a whole region, but kept the idea of having multiple leaders in a single gym.
The project in essentials started as Pokémon X and I began working on wacky ideas and edgy design concepts, with the plot twist of the story being you, the player in the game, are actually dead! For some reason I thought this was such a fantastic idea. The story was heavy servings of nostalgia bait I loved mixed with deep influences from my favorite games, including fan games I loved at the time!
As I grew into my own style and actually developed a decent knack for pixel art from humble beginnings of slices and chopped up sprites, I also honed my skills as a mapper and eventually full on game dev in RMXP. Over the years I've improved on my eventing skills and only gotten more refined in my map designs. I've worked on several smaller projects, participated and won spotlights in 2 major game jam events, and bitten off much more than I can chew in other fan games ideas before I finally wrote off this game as half baked an unsalvageable.
However as time went on, I stepped away from fan games, life took its toll and I grew up in my own right I still had this nag in the back of my mind that there was still something here. As my grand return to game development after taking a hiatus for several years I decided to write a love letter to my old self and breath a fresh air and flex my muscles on this simple idea. I've refined the store, polished the focus and finally have a clear beginning and end of the game as a whole. I am finally proud to announce the return, release and playable demo of Pokémon Litharreon!
Plot summary
Litharreon - pronounced Lithe/Arr/Eon
It is the fusion of Growlithe, Spearrow, Eeevee(well the eon for eeveelutions) and one of your possible starter Pokémon!
Embark on a journey throughout the region of Arboden - pronounced Arr/Boh/Den that has fallen victim to the meddling mischief of the mythical Pokémon Hoopa!
Pick your partner, either Shroomish, Houndour, or Staryu and team up with either Growlithe, Eeevee, or Spearow for ultimate double battles throughout the game! Challenge 8 totally normal and not suspicious gym leaders and take down an evil crime syndicate!
On your journey you'll begin to question certain things and uncover mysteries regarding yourself and the Pokémon you are safeguarding! Where did this Pokémon come from? Why are there evil crime bosses fighting you for it? Exactly who can you trust and why do you feel like you don't really belong here? You'll be overcoming all of these challenges while battling against your friendly Rival! Your rival wants to unlock their partner's powers and understand the mysteries there are to explore in the fantastic region of Arboden! Catch and train Pokémon in a double battle oriented, aide various NPC's throughout the region, and discover the mystery that awaits in Litharreon, and what that is also!
Characters
Biscuit and Coffee
The protagonists of Litharreon, and also your rival throughout the game! Play as a silent protagonist with your friendly rival as you both travel across the region to become stronger and learn all there is to know about your partner Pokémon and train to become the strongest trainer in Arboden!
Professor Maple
She is the renowned Professor of Arboden who focuses her research on the affects of technology on Pokémon. She has sucessfully cultivated an artificial Hidden Grotto able to sustain and harbor several species of Pokémon; which she uses to breed several Pokémon and adapt to their unique environments required to allow each to prosper and become the strongest possible! She has since been adapting this research into a new device, but she has been pretty secretive as to what it will be used for!
Professor Cedar
He is an old friend of yours who has been focusing his research on Pokémon and their mysterious power, hoping to unlock the unique dormant power that lies inside each one waiting to be tapped into. After making a break through in his research he is greeted by hooligans hoping to make off with his research before you swoop in and save the day!
Looker
A man who needs no introduction - the International Police officer; Codename Looker, it is what they call him. After word of troubling news spreading across the region, Cedar enlists the help of the international police. Looker is investigating the crime syndicate that has been wreaking havoc across Arboden. However something about his demeanor and speech indicates an air of mystique, as if he were hiding something deeper!
Features
● Generation 3 Tileset
● No day/night system - think vanilla FRLG
● DS-era music (adjusted as best I can to roughly the same volume)
● Double battles for all trainer battles
● Know whether your starter will be shiny before you choose it
● Custom triple triad duelists in major cities
● 8 custom Gym Leaders and a new Elite 4
● Major crime syndicate being the main plot of the game
● Hidden grottos - find eggs of Pokémon on nearby routes with egg moves, higher shiny rate, and higher odds for hidden abilities
● Custom Sprites (Trainers, Overworlds, Pokémon, Icons)
● HM Moves and TM Moves can be used unlimitedly, and can be deleted at any point in the game, and are registered as "TM's"
● Brand new starters: Shroomish, Houndour, Staryu - Growlithe, Eeevee, Spearow
● Unique mega evolutions
● Boss battles with Legendary Pokémon with interesting rewards
● Plans for fun and interesting Post-game content!
The Starters
Shroomish, the Grass type - Houndour, the Fire type - Staryu, the Water type
Screenshots
Download
Mega link
V1.0 Download!
Mediafire link
V1.0 Download!
Credits/Thank Yous
(in NO particular order)Special Thanks: GalacticRemix for her amazing concept art, Cilerba for his input friendship and inspiration to work on this project to begin with, and everyone who supports this game!
System: Enterbrain
Graphics: Nintendo, The Spriters Resource, KingOfThe-X-Roads, Red7246, Sphex, leParagon, Blaquaza, Alxndre~◇, MultiDiegoDani, Vent, Sir Bumpluff, Pikachumazzinga, Alaguesia, harveydentmd, Dreadwing93
Scripts: Cilerba, FL, Teo, Golisopod User, Luka S.J.
Pokémon Essentials:
Flameguru | Poccil (Peter O.) | Maruno
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.
And ~JV~ for this awesome page layout.
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