Pokemon Crystal

• Choose to play as a boy or girl Pokémon trainer.
• Play on Pokémon Stadium 2.
• It will be a Game Boy Color game only.
• It is able to support the Game Boy Printer, Game Link Cable, Infrared Port, and Transfer Pack.

Crystal is much like how Pokémon Yellow (Pikachu Edition) was for Red and Blue. Pokémon Crystal is an upgraded version of Gold & Silver, with some nice improvements. There won't be any new Pokémon because that would mess up the ability to play Crystal on Pokémon Stadium 2.

What is new however is pretty neat. For one, instead of playing as a male character, players will have the choice of playing as a male or a female character. Many female players will definitely like this addition that has been neglected to be put in any of the games.

In addition to the new trainer, there have been a lot of graphical improvements. Nothing to be amazed about, but it does add a little more improvement to an already great game. When you go into a battle, the opposing Pokémon will animate when it appears. Nothing that fancy, but it improves the previously still battle screens. Since the addition of these animations, you can expect to see Crystal as a Game Boy Color game only. Also improved are the graphical appearances of towns, houses, and certain areas.

• The Move Tutor, which appears in Goldenrod City, can teach your Pokemon some great moves.
• Some Pokémon learn new moves, like Dugtrio knows Tri-Attack and Eevee learns Baton Pass.
• There are more trainers with more phone numbers to get. Sometimes they offer to give you rare items. Other trainers will have different Pokémon to trade.
• A new radio show hosted by Buena can help you gain points and win prizes. She announces a password during the day, if you go see her at night and tell her the password you'll gain points which can be redeemed for prizes.
• Some Pokémon can be found in different places than in GS.
• When you change routes or enter a city, a wooden-like sign pops up telling you your location.
• The Egg Ticket. Because of the removal of the Mobile Adapter, instead you get an Odd Egg containing a Pokémon (given to you by the old man in the daycare center); same as those in the Egg Ticket feature.
• New Unown Puzzles.
  
• The Goldenrod Department Store now features a rooftop lookout, where you can find bargains on certain occasions.
• The Pokémon Seer in Cianwood City will tell you where or when a Pokémon was caught, and how happy it is, but only if that Pokémon had been obtained in the Crystal version.
• After beating Clair for the 8th gym badge, instead of going to the Dragon's Den to get the Dragon Fang and the badge, now you'll have to take a Dragon User Challenge. Pass the questions and you'll get the badge.
• West of Olivine City is a new building called the Battle Tower. You can fight trainers one after another, and possibly win great prizes in the process.
• Suicune is a major player in the game.
  
• More detailed info on the new features and changes in Crystal.

• Mobile Adapter. The Mobile Adapter lets players link up their Game Boy through the game link port with a cellular phone. With this link up, players may battle friends while being several houses if not cities away. The Mobile Adapter was released in Japan in January 2001. When playing the Japanese version, you'll notice that the Goldenrod Pokémon Center has grown into a huge Pokémon Communication Center where you can get information about the Mobile Adapter.
• Encounter Pokémon #251, Celebi. After receiving the GS Ball in Goldenrod's Pokémon Center, you can take it to the shrine in Ilex Forest where you'll meet Celebi. (The Celebi sweepstakes held early in July, and Nintendo's recognition of game-enhancing devices like Gameshark, had something to do with the removal of this method of obtaining Celebi in English (and future) editions.)