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Return to Johto in a sequel to Heart Gold and Soul Silver in:
This is a work in progress RPG Maker XP game built on the Pokémon Essentials v.20.1 engine. In this game, you travel throughout the Johto region from the new starting town: Maple Town. Professor Elm, and his assistant Ethan/Lyra, gift you a starting Pokémon which appear to be the normal Johto starters but they seem to have a foreign quality to them. Professor Elm tasks you in discovering Johtonian Pokémon and urges you to take on the new Pokémon League built at the Golden Plateau.
In this game, you will come across a revived (for the second time) Team Rocket, this time led by Ariana who cannot accept Archer's decision to disband Team Rocket. Proton, now her second in command, is on a quest to show the world that Team Rocket and, more importantly, Proton himself, are the strongest force that the Johto region has ever seen and demand to be respected. Team Rocket have changed tactics, no longer are they just in it for the money and general gangster lifestyle, now they need to discover the ancient power of the Johto region and claim it for themselves so that no one will oppose them.
In this game, 3 new towns/cities have been added to the north of Olivine City, with new routes to explore. You start your adventure in Maple Town and travel to Slate City where you will face off against Johto's brand new Gym Leader - Roark. He has travelled to the Johto region to expand the Sinnoh underground to other regions and has taken the newly opened post of Gym Leader after one of Johto's original 8 Leaders has gone to train in a far off land.
No longer can Kanto be accessed after landslides at the Indigo Plateau and the breakdown of public transport links. Instead, Olivine Port has opened a new ferry link to the Sevii Islands, where a familiar face has started an Island Challenge, after their visit to the Alola region. Take on different trials and challenges throughout the Sevii Islands before taking on the Island's Master.
Not only are there new routes and cities to explore, but the original Johto region has some work done in the last 3 years. This includes new gym puzzles, a reworked Safari Zone and, most importantly, new items to remove reliance on HMs.
Whilst this is close to emulating an authentic Pokémon experience, new Johtonian forms have been added to the game, along with some scrapped Beta designs, some Pokémon from generations 5-8 and other regions, and some brand new evolutions and Eeveelutions. With approximately 230 Pokémon in the base game and another 70 in the post game, collecting all the Pokémon will be a fun, challenging and attainable experience.
New features include:
Current progress:
Alpha 1.0
All maps are completed with many filled with fully functioning NPCs
All encounters in the Johto region allocated
Story up to the First Gym (in current development, up to Gym 4 planned for the end of the year)
Most graphics created and other resources found
To be completed:
Trainer allocations (80% of dialogue and teams have been created for all maps)
Story elements
Side quests
Some graphics for new Pokémon
General polish
All screenshots have been taken in-game and no mock-ups have been shown.
Other than using the public resources found on various sites, such as Relic Castle and Deviantart, and some trainer and Pokémon graphics which I have commissioned, this project has been created solely by me with some creative input from my partner.
This has been a massive undertaking in my spare time around my full time job. Any feedback on what I have shown would be greatly appreciated as, if I can ever get this completed, I want this to be a game which people will want to play and enjoy the Johto region in new and exciting ways from the original Heart Gold and Soul Silver games.
If you wish to help with this project in any way, please contact me, as any help will be greatly appreciated.
Keep up to date with the latest updates on Discord:
Pokémon GS2: Resurrection
This is a work in progress RPG Maker XP game built on the Pokémon Essentials v.20.1 engine. In this game, you travel throughout the Johto region from the new starting town: Maple Town. Professor Elm, and his assistant Ethan/Lyra, gift you a starting Pokémon which appear to be the normal Johto starters but they seem to have a foreign quality to them. Professor Elm tasks you in discovering Johtonian Pokémon and urges you to take on the new Pokémon League built at the Golden Plateau.
Story:
In this game, you will come across a revived (for the second time) Team Rocket, this time led by Ariana who cannot accept Archer's decision to disband Team Rocket. Proton, now her second in command, is on a quest to show the world that Team Rocket and, more importantly, Proton himself, are the strongest force that the Johto region has ever seen and demand to be respected. Team Rocket have changed tactics, no longer are they just in it for the money and general gangster lifestyle, now they need to discover the ancient power of the Johto region and claim it for themselves so that no one will oppose them.
An Expanded Johto Region:
In this game, 3 new towns/cities have been added to the north of Olivine City, with new routes to explore. You start your adventure in Maple Town and travel to Slate City where you will face off against Johto's brand new Gym Leader - Roark. He has travelled to the Johto region to expand the Sinnoh underground to other regions and has taken the newly opened post of Gym Leader after one of Johto's original 8 Leaders has gone to train in a far off land.
New Post-Game Exploration:
No longer can Kanto be accessed after landslides at the Indigo Plateau and the breakdown of public transport links. Instead, Olivine Port has opened a new ferry link to the Sevii Islands, where a familiar face has started an Island Challenge, after their visit to the Alola region. Take on different trials and challenges throughout the Sevii Islands before taking on the Island's Master.
A Revamped Johto Region:
Not only are there new routes and cities to explore, but the original Johto region has some work done in the last 3 years. This includes new gym puzzles, a reworked Safari Zone and, most importantly, new items to remove reliance on HMs.
New Pokémon and Forms:
Whilst this is close to emulating an authentic Pokémon experience, new Johtonian forms have been added to the game, along with some scrapped Beta designs, some Pokémon from generations 5-8 and other regions, and some brand new evolutions and Eeveelutions. With approximately 230 Pokémon in the base game and another 70 in the post game, collecting all the Pokémon will be a fun, challenging and attainable experience.
New features include:
- Brand New Pokémon (Approximately 20), both old Beta Designs and some fan created
- New Johtonian Forms (Approximately 15)
- New Cities and Routes to explore
- Trainers from other regions
- Brand new story
- Brand new post-game set in the Sevii Islands
- Adjusted difficulty curve from the original Johto based games
- HM removal
- New playable characters (Kris and a new male protagonist, Hiro) and new Rival
- Increased Shiny odds
- Fairy type
- New Side Quest missions
Current progress:
Alpha 1.0
All maps are completed with many filled with fully functioning NPCs
All encounters in the Johto region allocated
Story up to the First Gym (in current development, up to Gym 4 planned for the end of the year)
Most graphics created and other resources found
To be completed:
Trainer allocations (80% of dialogue and teams have been created for all maps)
Story elements
Side quests
Some graphics for new Pokémon
General polish
All screenshots have been taken in-game and no mock-ups have been shown.
Other than using the public resources found on various sites, such as Relic Castle and Deviantart, and some trainer and Pokémon graphics which I have commissioned, this project has been created solely by me with some creative input from my partner.
This has been a massive undertaking in my spare time around my full time job. Any feedback on what I have shown would be greatly appreciated as, if I can ever get this completed, I want this to be a game which people will want to play and enjoy the Johto region in new and exciting ways from the original Heart Gold and Soul Silver games.
If you wish to help with this project in any way, please contact me, as any help will be greatly appreciated.
Keep up to date with the latest updates on Discord:
Tiles:
Ashnixslaw
KingTapir (https://www.deviantart.com/kingtapir)
iametrine (https://www.deviantart.com/iametrine)
WesleyFG (https://www.deviantart.com/wesleyfg)
UltimoSpriter (https://www.deviantart.com/ultimospriter)
Rayquaza-dot (https://www.deviantart.com/rayquaza-dot)
spaceemotion (https://www.deviantart.com/spaceemotion)
Deorro (https://www.deviantart.com/deorro)
zetavares852 (https://www.deviantart.com/zetavares852)
Cilerba (https://www.deviantart.com/cilerba)
Overworlds:
Gregarlink10 (https://www.deviantart.com/gregarlink10)
VanillaSunshine
PurpleZaffre
RekiemLock (https://www.deviantart.com/rekiemlock)
Icons:
DarkusShadow (https://www.deviantart.com/darkusshadow)
Sprites:
Pokets (https://twitter.com/Pokets3)
Miguel_Horo (https://twitter.com/Miguel_Horo)
Kyledove (https://www.deviantart.com/kyle-dove)
Scotsman333 (https://www.deviantart.com/scotsman333)
HGSS Front Battler Sprites:
BiggusWeeabus
Pokemon Essentials Transitions:
Lord Lucario 35
Gen 4 and 5 Trainer sprites and PBS:
Mr. Gela
HGSS Trainer Battle Sprites:
Nx-kun
Lemon
Sparta
Miscellaneous Graphics:
Misc. VFX from BW2:
Brom
Functions:
v20.1 Hotfixes
Maruno
Voltseon's Pause Menu
Voltseon
Golisopod User
ENLS
Speed Up
Marin
Phantombass
Nickname from the party
TechSkylander1518
Overworld Shadows EX
Golisopod User
Marin
WolfPP
Ultimate Move Tutor
Grogro
Marin's Scripting Utilities
Marin
Marin's Enhanced Jukebox
Marin
DerxwnaKapsyla
FocasLens: The Gensou Ningyou Enbu Asset Collection Pack
Modern Quest System + UI
ThatWelshOne_
mej71
derFischae
Marin
Generation 8 Pack for Essentials v20.1
veekun
All Contributors To Smogon X/Y Sprite Project
All Contributors To Smogon Sun/Moon Sprite Project
All Contributors To Smogon Sword/Shield Sprite Project
Anarlaurendil
princess-pheonix
LunarDusk
Wolfang62
TintjeMadelintje101
piphybuilder88
Larry Turbo
SageDeoxys
tammyclaydon
MissingLukey
help-14
Kymoyonian
cSc-A7X
2and2makes5
Pokegirl4ever
Fernandojl
Silver-Skies
TyranitarDark
Getsuei-H
Kid1513
Milomilotic11
Kyt666
kdiamo11
Chocosrawlooid
Syledude
Gallanty
Gizamimi-Pichu
Zyon17
spritesstealer
Alaguesia
Marin
MapleBranchWing
Contributors to the DS Styled Gen 7+ Repository
Leparagon
Rhyden
Marin
Zeak6464
Golisopod User
Luka S.J.
UberDunsparce
Following Pokémon EX:
Golisopod User
Help-14
zingzags
Rayd12smitty
mej71
PurpleZaffre
Akizakura16
Thundaga
Armin
Maruno
Bag Screen with interactable Party
DiegoWT
SwSh Item Icon pack
RandomTalkingBush
TechSkylander1518
AiurJordan
Essentials Deluxe [v20.1]
Lucidious89
Encounter List UI:
ThatWelshOne_
raZ
Marin
Maruno
Nuri Yuri
PurpleZaffre
Savordez
Vendily
DiegoWT's Starter Selection
DiegoWT
BerryPots for Essentials
Caruban
DerxwnaKapsyla
Enhanced UI [v20.1]
Lucidious89
BW PokéMart Screen
DeepBlue PacificWaves
Always inside Bushes
Kotaro
Titania318
Kleinstudio
derFischae
Advanced Items Field Moves
FeelMoyoMan
Marin
TechSkylander1518
Bergium
Type Icons:
VentZX
Lichenprincess
BiggusWeeabus
Location Signposts:
PurpleZaffre
Golisopod User
LostSoulsDev/carmaniac
Unreal Time System
FL
Continue Screen Music
Derxwna Kapsyla
ENLS’s Pre-Looped Music Library
ENLS
KrakerwatYT
Thundaga
SwSh-Inspired Battle Interface
BiggusWeeabus
Gen 8 move animation project
StCooler
DarryBD99
WolfPP
ardicoozer
riddlemeree.
BellBlitzKing
Pokémon Essentials/Pokémon Starter Kit
Maruno
Flameguru
Poccil
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.
Also, Ancurio and Roza for MKXP and Enterbrain for RPG Maker XP.
Credit to the Pokémon Company for the rest of the resources used.
KingTapir (https://www.deviantart.com/kingtapir)
iametrine (https://www.deviantart.com/iametrine)
WesleyFG (https://www.deviantart.com/wesleyfg)
UltimoSpriter (https://www.deviantart.com/ultimospriter)
Rayquaza-dot (https://www.deviantart.com/rayquaza-dot)
spaceemotion (https://www.deviantart.com/spaceemotion)
Deorro (https://www.deviantart.com/deorro)
zetavares852 (https://www.deviantart.com/zetavares852)
Cilerba (https://www.deviantart.com/cilerba)
Overworlds:
Gregarlink10 (https://www.deviantart.com/gregarlink10)
VanillaSunshine
PurpleZaffre
RekiemLock (https://www.deviantart.com/rekiemlock)
Icons:
DarkusShadow (https://www.deviantart.com/darkusshadow)
Sprites:
Pokets (https://twitter.com/Pokets3)
Miguel_Horo (https://twitter.com/Miguel_Horo)
Kyledove (https://www.deviantart.com/kyle-dove)
Scotsman333 (https://www.deviantart.com/scotsman333)
HGSS Front Battler Sprites:
BiggusWeeabus
Pokemon Essentials Transitions:
Lord Lucario 35
Gen 4 and 5 Trainer sprites and PBS:
Mr. Gela
HGSS Trainer Battle Sprites:
Nx-kun
Lemon
Sparta
Miscellaneous Graphics:
Misc. VFX from BW2:
Brom
Functions:
v20.1 Hotfixes
Maruno
Voltseon's Pause Menu
Voltseon
Golisopod User
ENLS
Speed Up
Marin
Phantombass
Nickname from the party
TechSkylander1518
Overworld Shadows EX
Golisopod User
Marin
WolfPP
Ultimate Move Tutor
Grogro
Marin's Scripting Utilities
Marin
Marin's Enhanced Jukebox
Marin
DerxwnaKapsyla
FocasLens: The Gensou Ningyou Enbu Asset Collection Pack
Modern Quest System + UI
ThatWelshOne_
mej71
derFischae
Marin
Generation 8 Pack for Essentials v20.1
veekun
All Contributors To Smogon X/Y Sprite Project
All Contributors To Smogon Sun/Moon Sprite Project
All Contributors To Smogon Sword/Shield Sprite Project
Anarlaurendil
princess-pheonix
LunarDusk
Wolfang62
TintjeMadelintje101
piphybuilder88
Larry Turbo
SageDeoxys
tammyclaydon
MissingLukey
help-14
Kymoyonian
cSc-A7X
2and2makes5
Pokegirl4ever
Fernandojl
Silver-Skies
TyranitarDark
Getsuei-H
Kid1513
Milomilotic11
Kyt666
kdiamo11
Chocosrawlooid
Syledude
Gallanty
Gizamimi-Pichu
Zyon17
spritesstealer
Alaguesia
Marin
MapleBranchWing
Contributors to the DS Styled Gen 7+ Repository
Leparagon
Rhyden
Marin
Zeak6464
Golisopod User
Luka S.J.
UberDunsparce
Following Pokémon EX:
Golisopod User
Help-14
zingzags
Rayd12smitty
mej71
PurpleZaffre
Akizakura16
Thundaga
Armin
Maruno
Bag Screen with interactable Party
DiegoWT
SwSh Item Icon pack
RandomTalkingBush
TechSkylander1518
AiurJordan
Essentials Deluxe [v20.1]
Lucidious89
Encounter List UI:
ThatWelshOne_
raZ
Marin
Maruno
Nuri Yuri
PurpleZaffre
Savordez
Vendily
DiegoWT's Starter Selection
DiegoWT
BerryPots for Essentials
Caruban
DerxwnaKapsyla
Enhanced UI [v20.1]
Lucidious89
BW PokéMart Screen
DeepBlue PacificWaves
Always inside Bushes
Kotaro
Titania318
Kleinstudio
derFischae
Advanced Items Field Moves
FeelMoyoMan
Marin
TechSkylander1518
Bergium
Type Icons:
VentZX
Lichenprincess
BiggusWeeabus
Location Signposts:
PurpleZaffre
Golisopod User
LostSoulsDev/carmaniac
Unreal Time System
FL
Continue Screen Music
Derxwna Kapsyla
ENLS’s Pre-Looped Music Library
ENLS
KrakerwatYT
Thundaga
SwSh-Inspired Battle Interface
BiggusWeeabus
Gen 8 move animation project
StCooler
DarryBD99
WolfPP
ardicoozer
riddlemeree.
BellBlitzKing
Pokémon Essentials/Pokémon Starter Kit
Maruno
Flameguru
Poccil
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.
Also, Ancurio and Roza for MKXP and Enterbrain for RPG Maker XP.
Credit to the Pokémon Company for the rest of the resources used.
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