First, I would like to congratulate everyone involved in creating this game, which is so well-made and satisfying to play, with stunning pixel art.
Second, this game has a huge potential to be widely recognized by the Pokémon community and beyond. It's probably a matter of publicity and improving the game more and more to gain more recognition (in my opinion, this game should be more recognized for its level of quality that pleases Pokémon fans or anyone else).
Third, I have a few suggestions for implementing in the game. It's up to you to add them or get inspired and modify them (if you want more suggestions, I can comment here or on Discord. And I apologize for the long text):
Game Modes*------------------------------------------
Hard: Increases the difficulty of opponents and imposes additional restrictions, such as lower rewards and higher upgrade costs. Hard mode is unlocked after completing the game's normal mode.
Extreme: Same as Hard, but adds strict challenges and additional rules, such as deck restrictions and specific victory conditions. Hardcore mode is unlocked after completing Hard mode.
Random: After each victory, your cards and items are randomly swapped. The player chooses whether the swap occurs every turn or after each battle or both. If possible, create the Random mode difficulty option, making it fun and more challenging for those who want it. Random mode is unlocked after completing the Normal game mode. Completing Normal Random difficulty unlocks Hard and then Extreme Random mode.
Challenge: Complete predefined challenges to earn special rewards, achievements, both, or even unlock something by completing challenges. Includes an interface to view and select challenges. Challenge mode is unlocked after completing Normal game mode.
Casino Slots: Casino Slots: Players encounter three casino slots that display random symbols (e.g. items, berries, or Pokémon) when triggered.
Rewards: If two identical symbols appear, the player receives double the corresponding reward; If three identical symbols appear, the player gets tripled. For Pokémon, if three of the same type appear, the player can choose a Pokémon with boosted stats. Adjust the odds to ensure the minigame is exciting but not overly rewarding. Consider using a probability table to set the odds for each outcome. When a Pokémon is selected, show a preview of the boosted stats, including the chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon, a Pokémon with a random ability, or both together if they are very lucky.
Dice rolling: Show specific rewards for each face of the die (e.g. different colored Berries, specific Pokémon). Allow the player to roll up to two dice simultaneously and choose whether to accept the rewards based on the results. Each die has a 1/6 chance of landing on each face; if they land on the same number, the reward is doubled for Pokémon that are boosted. Include a chance for rewards to be powered-up Pokémon, Pokémon with abilities, or Shinies.
Create a visually appealing wall that displays achievements as pieces, icons, or badges on a board. Each unlocked achievement can be displayed with a corresponding image or icon. When the player hovers over an unlocked achievement, display a small tooltip that details what was done to earn it. For achievements that have not been unlocked, display a question mark icon (“?”) and provide a description on hover explaining what needs to be done to unlock it.
Thank you for playing, and I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
I like many of these ideas actually, thank you. The game is not receiving any further updates, but if it ever does, I'll keep these suggestions in mind.
That's a corrupted savefile. Are you playing PCL+ or PCL++, or maybe a self-compiled version directly from the code by any chance?
If you're just playing the regular vanilla version, then please join the Discord and report what happened prior to the issue, please. I'll look into it.
hello, i've only played the game once and then runned into the same bug. i play the regular version. is there a solution to this problem? i don't have discord but i'll make an account if necessary.
The game force-sold almost all of my cards simultaneously and autosaved, ruining a save file after months of play. This is a sad time :( I have no idea what instantly sells all your cards, but I sure have never sold a card on purpose!
fantastic game!!
I’ve only ran into one design issue so far, which is when i’m able to beat a gym leader through RNG, but get stuck on the next level’s trainers (this is especially bad at the level 5 power spike)
Is it possible to add a flyback button to all areas in a zone, and not just the area right before the gym leader?
Thanks for all you’ve done!
Just started playing on v2.2.0.0 and as much fun as the game is, it feels like there are some.. major imbalances (and some minor annoyances).
For starters, it might just be me, but it feels like the game has a MASSIVE first turn advantage. When going first as the player, you can basically just pass, see what the opponent plays (without fear of taking damage, since they can't attack on turn 1), and then draw whatever you think you'll need to counter whatever they played. There's absolutely no incentive to commit to anything as the starting player on turn 1.
And then whenever you're forced to go second, there's an almost immediate sense of urgency; if you play nothing, you risk taking massive damage, but even if you do play something, you can't actually attack, you're just mitigating potential damage. The CPU can then easily respond to whatever you've played. You're basically on the back foot from the start of the match.
As for my minor complaints, of course, it's about the Tribute and Evolve events. At the beginning of the game, Tribute doesn't seem to do anything (visually). It seems there's some hidden "potential" mechanic, that makes it so the Pokemon receiving the tribute will have boosted stats when it levels up, or something? The description doesn't really explain anything, and at level 1, usually neither Pokemon's stats will visibly change.
Evolve appears to be similarly useless at lower levels. Some Pokemon don't even gain any stats at all when evolving at level 1 (or 2!). This seems counterintuitive, considering the cost of evolution, compared to levelling up (and of course, how evolution works in the games)
In both cases, there's no indication of which stats will increase (unlike when leveling up, which clearly displays how their stats will be modified), or even IF they will increase at all. This hidden "potential" stat, related to Tributes, seems a bit too nebulous for a game that doesn't seem to have any written guides or a wiki?
Overall, I love the concept, but the execution leaves much to be desired. I hope some of these issues will be resolved in a future update.
I might be stupid, but im not sure what this star means on my weedle. None of my other pokemon have it and i wasnt paying attention when i got it. Awesome game btw.
Ansioso para as proximas atualizações desse maravilhoso jogo, já zerei de varias formas esse jogo KKKKKKK foi uma semana inteira de muita jogatina, realmente conseguiram pegar a essencia do inscryption.
Is there any way to make the number 13 look more clearly like a 13 instead of an 18? I know my vision isn't the best but my eyes cannot help but see 18 every time when there's the 1 in front of the 3, specifically when it's in the prediction of damage the my card will do. The pixels don't seem to visually touch the same way to my brain in other places when it comes to the number 13, maybe because the outline is darker in the prediction text? Maybe my brain is just dumb.
Meanwhile I'm good with colours, supposedly, and I'm struggling to see the difference between the four pixels of blue/green on the Pokemon cards (to see what they need) in battle.
Is there a better way to sort/find cards in my collection that I'm not aware of? I have so many that it's hard to find specific names, types, or upgraded/tributed cards I have. A big example is when I go to tribute and I'm trying to find something I have the most duplicates of and then having to try finding them again afterwards to sell them since they're useless after using them for tribute.
Any plans to add a tribute mechanic during the match ( tribute a pokemon of the same energy with a berry of the same energy for a pokemon with 2 energies )
You sacrifice all potential of one Pokemon to boost the potential of another (max of 3 upgrades per card). The tributed card effectively because useless and may as well be sold while the upgraded card gains more stats than another copy of it would at fewer or no hearts.
So say I tribute three different copies of my numerous Magikarp collection to upgrade my Togekiss over the course of finding 3 tribute opportunities. My level 10 Togekiss with 3 hearts currently has 23 HP, 15 ATK, and 7 DEF while my other level 10 Togekiss with 0 hearts has 16 HP, 11 ATK, and 5 DEF.
You may not see a difference in level 1 pokemon but it increases the stats it gains as it grows, similar to being a later stage evolution in an evolutionary line (e.g. Charizard vs Charmander).
Hey, just wanted to say I loved the game! Cool idea to take inspiration from inscription for this. I do have one question though; are pokemon with branching evolutions meant to be randomly chosen on evo? I ask as I've evolved like 30 Eevee and ALL of them have been Vaporeon so far, so not sure if I'm missing something here.
in the PCL++ its impossible to remove data, including rogelite mode and all, basically i cant lose or start a new game... In my roguelite save I have negative lives (-3 lives)
Yup. I'm sorry, but as stated here in the page, the mods are outdated, discontinued, and pretty buggy. I recommend playing the regular version first, then trying out the mods afterwards.
Heya, super fun idea. UX anecdotye: I can not for the life of me stop pressing the green end turn button before manually attacking.. perhaps you could consider improving this by greying out the button if they player hasnt attacked, or adding a warning/confirm popup if they try to end turn without attacking or just making the pokemon atttack. ( I havent run into a situation yet where I wouldnt want to attack every turn).
I've been told the ++ mod has a few bugs, but I don't really know if they'll get worked on or not, since it's been a while (I am not one of the mod developers, just vanilla).
Absolutely love the game, but I've run into a softlock. It has given me 3 choices that I can use none of, All of my pokemon are max level, fully evolved and I don't meet the number of pokemon to take on the battle. Is there anything that i can do or is my save file pretty much ruined?
I think the game is too easy. I've completed it in the Original and + Versions and if you grind in some parts (Like 4th and 5th gyms) you can easily go through the entire game.
I love the game, i really like it, but it needs more content, please more content :C
I can't play at all! Whenever I try to launch the game, either basegame or + or ++ I get a "This App can't run on your PC. Check with the software provider" error!
This is weird cause it ran just fine on this PC before I factory restored it. I'm running Windows 11 if that helps!
I like the UI, very friendly and easy to learn! Unfortunately the gameplay is kinda boring (a lot of pokemons do the same, the berry mechanic isnt as interesting as how the squirrels work in Inscryption. It's mostly a grindfest to level up all your cards, meanwhile in Inscryption you have limited time and have to choose the best usage of ressource. The scribes should be the most important point of cards but they are only small icons on the card.) I also think Inscryption made the right choice by being asymetrical, you can plan/predict what the opponent will do/whats coming, whereas here you cannot.
The delete all save data feature on pocket crystal league ++ is kind of bugged and in some gym or league fights the game will crash if u have a lot of cards. The rest of the game is 10/10 congrats!
i dont know if it is just me but the unlimited challenge mode is bugged in crystal ++ and it gives me this error code when i select my pokemon into my deck.
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First, I would like to congratulate everyone involved in creating this game, which is so well-made and satisfying to play, with stunning pixel art.
Second, this game has a huge potential to be widely recognized by the Pokémon community and beyond. It's probably a matter of publicity and improving the game more and more to gain more recognition (in my opinion, this game should be more recognized for its level of quality that pleases Pokémon fans or anyone else).
Third, I have a few suggestions for implementing in the game. It's up to you to add them or get inspired and modify them (if you want more suggestions, I can comment here or on Discord. And I apologize for the long text):
Game Modes*------------------------------------------
Hard: Increases the difficulty of opponents and imposes additional restrictions, such as lower rewards and higher upgrade costs. Hard mode is unlocked after completing the game's normal mode.
Extreme: Same as Hard, but adds strict challenges and additional rules, such as deck restrictions and specific victory conditions. Hardcore mode is unlocked after completing Hard mode.
Random: After each victory, your cards and items are randomly swapped. The player chooses whether the swap occurs every turn or after each battle or both. If possible, create the Random mode difficulty option, making it fun and more challenging for those who want it. Random mode is unlocked after completing the Normal game mode. Completing Normal Random difficulty unlocks Hard and then Extreme Random mode.
Challenge: Complete predefined challenges to earn special rewards, achievements, both, or even unlock something by completing challenges. Includes an interface to view and select challenges. Challenge mode is unlocked after completing Normal game mode.
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Minigames*--------------------------------------------
Casino Slots: Casino Slots: Players encounter three casino slots that display random symbols (e.g. items, berries, or Pokémon) when triggered.
Rewards: If two identical symbols appear, the player receives double the corresponding reward; If three identical symbols appear, the player gets tripled. For Pokémon, if three of the same type appear, the player can choose a Pokémon with boosted stats. Adjust the odds to ensure the minigame is exciting but not overly rewarding. Consider using a probability table to set the odds for each outcome. When a Pokémon is selected, show a preview of the boosted stats, including the chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon, a Pokémon with a random ability, or both together if they are very lucky.
Dice rolling: Show specific rewards for each face of the die (e.g. different colored Berries, specific Pokémon). Allow the player to roll up to two dice simultaneously and choose whether to accept the rewards based on the results. Each die has a 1/6 chance of landing on each face; if they land on the same number, the reward is doubled for Pokémon that are boosted. Include a chance for rewards to be powered-up Pokémon, Pokémon with abilities, or Shinies.
Achievement Wall*--------------------------------------
Create a visually appealing wall that displays achievements as pieces, icons, or badges on a board. Each unlocked achievement can be displayed with a corresponding image or icon. When the player hovers over an unlocked achievement, display a small tooltip that details what was done to earn it. For achievements that have not been unlocked, display a question mark icon (“?”) and provide a description on hover explaining what needs to be done to unlock it.
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I hope you enjoyed it, I wish you much success with this project, don’t give up! (sorry for any spelling mistakes, I’m using Google Translate)
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Thank you for playing, and I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
I like many of these ideas actually, thank you. The game is not receiving any further updates, but if it ever does, I'll keep these suggestions in mind.
Have a nice day 🐾
Hi first of all. idk what happened but the game cant be opened and just left a messages.
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ERROR in
action number 1
of Create Event
for object ob_main:
ds_map_find_value argument 1 invalid reference to (ds_map) - requested -1 max is 2
at gml_Script_sc_data_load
############################################################################################
gml_Script_sc_data_load (line -1)
gml_Object_ob_main_Create_0
can you help in some ways?
That's a corrupted savefile. Are you playing PCL+ or PCL++, or maybe a self-compiled version directly from the code by any chance?
If you're just playing the regular vanilla version, then please join the Discord and report what happened prior to the issue, please. I'll look into it.
hello, i've only played the game once and then runned into the same bug. i play the regular version. is there a solution to this problem? i don't have discord but i'll make an account if necessary.
It's a corrupted savefile and/or configuration file.
https://moodytail.itch.io/pocket-crystal-league/devlog/384929/workaround-data-st...
Delete config.sav from this folder. If that doesn't fix it, delete the rest of the files in that folder as well.
it works again! thanks!
The game force-sold almost all of my cards simultaneously and autosaved, ruining a save file after months of play. This is a sad time :( I have no idea what instantly sells all your cards, but I sure have never sold a card on purpose!
This is a feature in the modded version. The mods have been discontinued a long time ago.
Do you know what triggers this behaviour in the mods?
Nevermind, saw it in the changelog you posted. Thanks, will try your version, didn't realize what I was playing was the modded one.
fantastic game!! I’ve only ran into one design issue so far, which is when i’m able to beat a gym leader through RNG, but get stuck on the next level’s trainers (this is especially bad at the level 5 power spike) Is it possible to add a flyback button to all areas in a zone, and not just the area right before the gym leader? Thanks for all you’ve done!
This Game Is So Good
my computer won't let me open the file to play, I love inscription and want to try this game too.
Just started playing on v2.2.0.0 and as much fun as the game is, it feels like there are some.. major imbalances (and some minor annoyances).
For starters, it might just be me, but it feels like the game has a MASSIVE first turn advantage. When going first as the player, you can basically just pass, see what the opponent plays (without fear of taking damage, since they can't attack on turn 1), and then draw whatever you think you'll need to counter whatever they played. There's absolutely no incentive to commit to anything as the starting player on turn 1.
And then whenever you're forced to go second, there's an almost immediate sense of urgency; if you play nothing, you risk taking massive damage, but even if you do play something, you can't actually attack, you're just mitigating potential damage. The CPU can then easily respond to whatever you've played. You're basically on the back foot from the start of the match.
As for my minor complaints, of course, it's about the Tribute and Evolve events. At the beginning of the game, Tribute doesn't seem to do anything (visually). It seems there's some hidden "potential" mechanic, that makes it so the Pokemon receiving the tribute will have boosted stats when it levels up, or something? The description doesn't really explain anything, and at level 1, usually neither Pokemon's stats will visibly change.
Evolve appears to be similarly useless at lower levels. Some Pokemon don't even gain any stats at all when evolving at level 1 (or 2!). This seems counterintuitive, considering the cost of evolution, compared to levelling up (and of course, how evolution works in the games)
In both cases, there's no indication of which stats will increase (unlike when leveling up, which clearly displays how their stats will be modified), or even IF they will increase at all. This hidden "potential" stat, related to Tributes, seems a bit too nebulous for a game that doesn't seem to have any written guides or a wiki?
Overall, I love the concept, but the execution leaves much to be desired. I hope some of these issues will be resolved in a future update.
I found this game pretty recently and it is sooo much fun. I dont know what the typical update schedule looks like but i am looking forward to it!!
It seems like fighting Ian (the first gym leader) after beating Mewtwo again on the same save file causes the game to crash
The mods have been discontinued a long time ago.
Above the download link for PCL++ it says v1.6 but the file I downloaded says v2.3
That's the mod's internal version, separate from the base version. Both mods are based on the v1.6 version of the game.
Gotcha
I might be stupid, but im not sure what this star means on my weedle. None of my other pokemon have it and i wasnt paying attention when i got it. Awesome game btw.
Shiny ⭐
Oh wow, I am kind of stupid for not figuring that out sooner. Thanks.
Ansioso para as proximas atualizações desse maravilhoso jogo, já zerei de varias formas esse jogo KKKKKKK foi uma semana inteira de muita jogatina, realmente conseguiram pegar a essencia do inscryption.
Could you add compatible to MacOS
is there any way to play this game on a Acer Chromebook R 13??
Poderia por modo ONLINE em seria perfeito nota 10 !!!
I just downloaded the game and it won't let me run the installer, any help? :S
Is there any way to make the number 13 look more clearly like a 13 instead of an 18? I know my vision isn't the best but my eyes cannot help but see 18 every time when there's the 1 in front of the 3, specifically when it's in the prediction of damage the my card will do. The pixels don't seem to visually touch the same way to my brain in other places when it comes to the number 13, maybe because the outline is darker in the prediction text? Maybe my brain is just dumb.
you are absolutely not dumb, I see the same thing
Meanwhile I'm good with colours, supposedly, and I'm struggling to see the difference between the four pixels of blue/green on the Pokemon cards (to see what they need) in battle.
Is there a better way to sort/find cards in my collection that I'm not aware of? I have so many that it's hard to find specific names, types, or upgraded/tributed cards I have. A big example is when I go to tribute and I'm trying to find something I have the most duplicates of and then having to try finding them again afterwards to sell them since they're useless after using them for tribute.
the update totally screwed my deck comp ;_;
Any plans to add a tribute mechanic during the match ( tribute a pokemon of the same energy with a berry of the same energy for a pokemon with 2 energies )
are you play ygo too much?
perphaps
what is a star for? Stats are the same. Or it is just cosmetic reskin?
they are supposed to be shiny versions
just tried to download and it said invalid upload, i cant believe i tried to download the base game as you were uploading a new patch lmao
saw this game on youtube and thought i would check it out
The tribute function is confusing. I can't tell what it does.
You sacrifice all potential of one Pokemon to boost the potential of another (max of 3 upgrades per card). The tributed card effectively because useless and may as well be sold while the upgraded card gains more stats than another copy of it would at fewer or no hearts.
So say I tribute three different copies of my numerous Magikarp collection to upgrade my Togekiss over the course of finding 3 tribute opportunities. My level 10 Togekiss with 3 hearts currently has 23 HP, 15 ATK, and 7 DEF while my other level 10 Togekiss with 0 hearts has 16 HP, 11 ATK, and 5 DEF.
You may not see a difference in level 1 pokemon but it increases the stats it gains as it grows, similar to being a later stage evolution in an evolutionary line (e.g. Charizard vs Charmander).
any plans to linux users?
Hey I love this game content but I dont have a computer, are there any plans for mobile (android preferred)?
Hey, just wanted to say I loved the game! Cool idea to take inspiration from inscription for this. I do have one question though; are pokemon with branching evolutions meant to be randomly chosen on evo? I ask as I've evolved like 30 Eevee and ALL of them have been Vaporeon so far, so not sure if I'm missing something here.
You can click multiple times on the evolution button to cycle through all their evolutions!
OH! I WAS missing something! Thank you so much!
I've tried using that cycle button, but does it not work for Pokemon with other forms like Cherrim or Ninjask?
Cherrim's form is tied to its special ability, just like in the main games. Shedinja is also a special card that is separate from Ninjask.
in the PCL++ its impossible to remove data, including rogelite mode and all, basically i cant lose or start a new game... In my roguelite save I have negative lives (-3 lives)
Yup. I'm sorry, but as stated here in the page, the mods are outdated, discontinued, and pretty buggy. I recommend playing the regular version first, then trying out the mods afterwards.
oh i see, sorry man. btw very good game :3
Hi can you consider adding macOS support too?
Pls i want to play with my friend
You ever consider adding gamepad support (if it doesn’t have it already)?
This is a fantastic effort for a fangame.
Heya, super fun idea.
UX anecdotye: I can not for the life of me stop pressing the green end turn button before manually attacking.. perhaps you could consider improving this by greying out the button if they player hasnt attacked, or adding a warning/confirm popup if they try to end turn without attacking or just making the pokemon atttack. ( I havent run into a situation yet where I wouldnt want to attack every turn).
this is a really cool idea and genuinely fun, Nintendo should hire you
are there any plans for a web version? this looks super fun and i would love to try it out but im on a chromebook and cant download exe files
why i can't G-max toxicity, everytime i try it turn into weak 1hp/1atk meltan
I've been told the ++ mod has a few bugs, but I don't really know if they'll get worked on or not, since it's been a while (I am not one of the mod developers, just vanilla).
Absolutely love the game, but I've run into a softlock. It has given me 3 choices that I can use none of, All of my pokemon are max level, fully evolved and I don't meet the number of pokemon to take on the battle. Is there anything that i can do or is my save file pretty much ruined?
I'm sorry. Sadly, this is an issue in the modded versions. If the mod devs fix it, I'll update it here.
I think the game is too easy. I've completed it in the Original and + Versions and if you grind in some parts (Like 4th and 5th gyms) you can easily go through the entire game.
I love the game, i really like it, but it needs more content, please more content :C
I can't play at all! Whenever I try to launch the game, either basegame or + or ++ I get a "This App can't run on your PC. Check with the software provider" error!
This is weird cause it ran just fine on this PC before I factory restored it. I'm running Windows 11 if that helps!
I like the UI, very friendly and easy to learn! Unfortunately the gameplay is kinda boring (a lot of pokemons do the same, the berry mechanic isnt as interesting as how the squirrels work in Inscryption. It's mostly a grindfest to level up all your cards, meanwhile in Inscryption you have limited time and have to choose the best usage of ressource. The scribes should be the most important point of cards but they are only small icons on the card.) I also think Inscryption made the right choice by being asymetrical, you can plan/predict what the opponent will do/whats coming, whereas here you cannot.
The delete all save data feature on pocket crystal league ++ is kind of bugged and in some gym or league fights the game will crash if u have a lot of cards. The rest of the game is 10/10 congrats!
true
i dont know if it is just me but the unlimited challenge mode is bugged in crystal ++ and it gives me this error code when i select my pokemon into my deck.
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ERROR in
action number 1
of Step Event0
for object ob_card:
local variable dupemax(100521) not set before reading it.
at gml_Object_ob_card_Step_0
############################################################################################
gml_Object_ob_card_Step_0 (line -1)
You can talk to the mod dev in their Discord server, listed in the links here! I don't know if they check these comments.