Brown Version - Special Teddiursa Edition

September 30, 2022

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Pokemon Yellow, but with Teddiursa instead of Pikachu. Also Teddiursa is now the best pokemon in the game.

• Amazing job in updating the graphics for Teddiursa, parts of the intro do look a bit silly, but Teddiursa looks great.
• Unusual, but fun choice of swapping out the potion in your PC for a soda pop, allowing for sequence breaking access to saffron immediately.
• Teddiursa's stats are boosted and he can learn literally every single TM and HM, taking away anything that remotely resembles a challenge from the game.

3/5 Stars

Summary

A simple RomHack of Yellow that has Teddiursa instead of Pikachu!

Major Features

• Full opening updated to have Teddiursa instead.
• Boosted stats for Teddiursa, including full HM/TM access.
• Color changes to accommodate Teddiursa.
• Surf House completely removed.

Review

Simple and fun little ROM hack. Honestly surprised I haven't seen more yellow hacks that swap out pikachu for the hacker's favorite Pokemon. Though considering the amount of new graphics required for this does likely explain it. I really liked all the graphics upgrades and the fun of having a Soda Pop in my PC at the beginning allowing me to sequence break Saffron city.

I did quickly realize Teddiursa was way too powerful and I decided to solo with him instead and basically never had a fight that was remotely threatening. He does make the game a bit of a pushover, but I still had fun with it because Pokemon Yellow is just a cute little game that's worth playing in a different way.