Pokémon Triphalzar 1.0.3

Hey Trainers,

This update marks a major milestone in the development of our game. We've gone beyond just tweaking mechanics, this is a full scale rehaul of our world, and its story. Here’s a breakdown, of our most important changes.

To help the game stand on its own, and move away from Kanto's legacy. Every town, and city, has been renamed. Reflecting the new setting, culture, and tone of its world.

Old Name - New Name

Pallet Town - Clairbois

Pewter City - Rudinac

Cerulean City - Clairessence

Vermilion City - Sunflare Harbour

Celadon City - Erzstadt

Fuchsia City - Rosavia

Saffron City - Luminique

Lavender Town - Mourning Hill

Cinnabar Island - Volkarra

Lerucean Town - Lunogora

Mt. Moon - Mrklagora

Story & Character Changes

Team Rocket has been replaced with a new, and original villain group, "Les Corbeaux". A mysterious and thematic organisation, that better fits the darker tones of our game.

The original rival, has been swapped out for a  "Les Corbeaux" grunt, providing a more consistent narrative rival, throughout the game.

Many NPCs have new dialogue, rewritten to fit our new world, and deepen your immersion.

Gameplay & Balancing Tweaks

Wild Pokémon encounter rates have been reduced by 50% on every route. This improves pacing, and reduces grinding while keeping the world's exploration meaningful.

The Gyarados battle in Clairessence, has been buffed to create a proper difficulty spike, and moment of tension.

 Some trainer battles have been rebalanced, with future updates continuing, to better overall progression.

Visual Updates

Sprites for the Picknicker, and Super Nerd trainer classes, have been updated with custom designs to better fit our aesthetic. Aswell as all previous Team Rocket grunts, their sprites have been changed for new Les Corbeaux grunts. Your old Rival, replaced by a grunt aswell.

Various legacy art assets, have been touched up, or replaced. Contributing to a more cohesive, visual style across the game.

Thanks for sticking with our project, and for all of your support. This update brings our world one step closer, to what we envision, fresh, atmospheric, and distinct.

Stay in touch.
—The Dev Team