Pokémon Crystal to be Released on Virtual Console

As many speculated when Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver were released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console last year, fans will get a chance to re-play the classic Pokémon Crystal as well.

Set for a release on January 26, 2018, it will include the ability to deposit caught Pokémon in Pokémon Bank and transfer them to Gen VII games. The re-release of Crystal will also allow players to encounter the legendary Celebi!

I, for one, am massively excited! The animated sprites of Crystal are some of the most iconic in the series. It also finally let you choose the gender of your trainer at the outset of your adventure! This will be a great way to start 2018 for trainers across the world!

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  1. 1st Annual Junglies Results

    Eleven people voted but I’ll probably forget about this if don’t do it now so here’s your winner for each category!

    Biggest Shítposter

    Seraph! Prize is a Fast Ball

    Kindest Poster

    Kurusu! Prize is a Love Ball

    Shadiest Poster

    Me! Get to keep my Heavy Ball I guess :p

    Most Levelheaded Poster

    Monkeyfuzz! Prize is a Level Ball

    Biggest Insomniac

    Earthen! Prize is a Moon Ball!

    Best Duo

    Seraph & Star! Prizes are Friend Balls!

    Most Interesting Posts

    Star! Prize is a Lure Ball!

    Congratulations to everyone who won, and a big thanks to all eleven people who voted! The effort put into this post reflects the effort put into the voting process. Step your game up for next year guys ?

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  2. I just did my first Go raid for Ho-oh and missed catching it 🙁 so…I guess the only redeeming factor is that I boosted to level 18?

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    • I’ve been on lvl 24 for over a year.

      My best Hoenn Captue so far was a Hariyama, and I’m getting sick and tired if the amount if shitmons literally everywhere…

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  3. Well that’s it… It’s gone

    We have lost a dear friend today, its name is net neutrality.

    But we’ll from what I’m hearing we won’t lose this site… That makes me happy af and makes me able to bear this. If Showdown also lives well then it really didn’t effect me

    Well we have lost the war, but let’s pick up the piecies and live to the Holidays

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  4. Why is Ultra Necrozmas 3D model so…not good? What dragon stands completely vertical? Thoughts? Something just seems so wrong about the pose they gave it.

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  5. Well on to a different subject I am shocked by Crystal coming this soon. This announcement literally came out of nowhere lol that said I am not sure if I will get it. Haven’t been playing my 3ds as much since I got my switch so it would probably be a waste of money on my part

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    • The fusions don’t work nearly as well as they did for Black and White Kyurem. And honestly I can’t even make out what the Ultra Form is supposed to be…

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  6. What’s your absolute favorite Pokémon Type? Can’t repeat what any other member says or the following types: Fairy, Ghost, Ice, Fire, Poison or Ground.

    Its for a thing that’ll make sense at some point ?

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  7. After mulling over it alot I finally decided my Favorite types from favorite to least so here you go

    Water
    Ice
    Grass
    Normal
    Rock
    Dark
    Electric
    Steel
    Bug
    Fairy
    Ghost
    Ground
    Fire
    Fighting
    Poison
    Flying
    Psychic
    Dragon

    I hate no type, but I’m not the most fond of Dragon types

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  8. Two hours left, today is just poo….
    I’m being designated pack muel for the day I’ve been lifting heavy crap every since I walked in from jugs of water to gigantic 60 lb buckets of rock salt

    My throat hurts and I am hearing a lot of booming coughs everywhere so everyone is getting sick and the internet is dead, I just want to go home and take a nap on the couch snug with mah pug….and maybe move the switch into the living room for a bit

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    • It still needs to go through courts. Plus a ton of states are suing the FCC so it’s not over yet. Still very disappointing tho…….

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      • True and lots of people are pissed off about the 2m emails with stolen identities

        And plenty are in favor of the multi state lawsuit to put Net Neutrality back into working order

        And if all else fails, terrorism and acts of justifiable violence and threats

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        • You could always do some mass-protests, similar to ones from Eastern Europe during the Revolutions of 1989, a French Revolution-like protest and siege of the “white palace”, or just go completely Bolshevik and unite the worker internet class and take down them dang imperialists.

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