Hi!
Recently, I stumbled upon this Pokémon Gold hack by Freako, which is called Pokémon Bronze.
So far, I have 5 badges and the game is really a great throwback to the gameplay of the good, old gen 2 games.
While I have found little documentation about it, I just decide to share some findings and research of my own with you, so todays topic will be the new Fakemons and Pokémon exclusive to this hack.
So far I have encountered four of these (I don't know, if there are more and I am open to surprises) and will list them in the order they appear ingame, as well as giving you an overview of their Pokédex entries, their typings, their base stats, as well as their level up moves sets and where you can find or evolve them.
The Pokédex entries and typings were taken from the game's gameplay itself, while the base stats and moves are all of my own research and I used hacking and tools to extract or calculate them.
This documentation also won't feature any TMs or HMs for now, as I haven't gotten all of them ingame and wouldn't be able to test them with these Fakemons and Pokémon.
Also, I have heard, that some info on these Fakemons and Pokémon has been requested by various people, but no one has documented these yet.
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Pumbloom
So the first fakemon encountered ingame is found in the Junction Park. At first, this area is mostly blocked off, but once you can use Cut, you can go to the grass and encounter the Fakemon Pumbloom. This Fakemon can be caught as early level 13 and doesn't evolve. Ingame, Pumbloom replaces Dunsparce and can be male or female. Wild Pumbloom have a chance to hold a PRZCUREBERRY.
Here's its Pokédex entry and typing:
No. 206
Pumbloom
Type
Grass / Poison
Species
PSN Berry (Poison Berry)
Height
4'11"
Weight
31.0 lb
Although it appears sweet and game for anything, it can be quite a grump for most of the time.
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And here are its base stats:
Exp. needed to reach Lv 100
1.000.000
HP
100
Attack
65
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
70
Sp. Def
70
Speed
45
Capture Rate
45
Base Exp.
75
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Level up moves:
Starting moves (as of Lv 2)
Pound
Defense Curl
Lv 10
Stun Spore
Lv 15
Poison Powder
Lv 20
Razor Leaf
Lv 25
Rollout
Lv 30
Spore
Lv 35
Sludge
Lv 40
Giga Drain
Lv 45
Poison Gas
Lv 50
Petal Dance
(last level up move)
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Missingno.
This is the second unusual encounter. Missingno. can be found as a static encounter on Route 8 and is similar to the original game's Sudowoodo in that it blocks a path and shakes when you talk to it for the first time, as well as being the only Missingno. in the game. Catch it, run from it or defeat it and there will never be a second one.
So to actually trigger an encounter with this Missingno., you will need to go to Gamboge Town (you will need to be able to use Strength for this) and go to the lower left building where you need to talk to an old man. After talking to him, he will give you an item called a BIG STICK.
If you then return to Route 8 and poke the Missingno. with this stick, you will meet a Lv 25 Missingno., which you can weaken an catch, no glitches or other oddities included!
Ingame, Missingno. replaces Kangaskhan, is genderless, doesn't evolve and does not have a held item associated to it.
Heres it's Pokédex entry and typing:
No. 115
Missingno.
Type
Water / Flying
Species
Glitch
Height
10'00"
Weight
3507.2 lb
Once the lag gets off Sanic, you gotta go fast.
(decrypted glitchy text)
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And here are its base stats:
Exp. needed to reach Lv 100
1.000.000
HP
106
Attack
90
Defense
154
Sp. Atk
110
Sp. Def
130
Speed
90
Capture Rate
45
Base Exp.
255
Starting moves (as of Lv 2)
Gust
Clamp
Water Gun
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Lv 5
Bubblebeam
Lv 15
Whirlwind
Lv 25
Mirror Move
Lv 35
Hydro Pump
Lv 45
Rain Dance
Lv 55
Sky Attack
(last level up move)
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Archen
So, this one is actually pretty interesting, as it's neither a Fakemon nor a glitch Pokémon, but actually a Pokémon from a later generation added in. When you first visit Russet Town, you can go into the lower right building on the left to the bike shop and talk to the woman, who lives there. She will give you the Plume Fossil.
At first, the fossil will be pretty much useless, as you won't be able to revive it for quite a long time. It isn't until you get Surf, that you will be able to revive it. Once you have Surf, you can surf on the small lake of the left side of Gamboge Town and go up on a hidden path to a hidden laboratory (you will also need Cut to cut down a small tree) and enter it.
There you need to go through a whole hopping and teleporting tiles puzzle in a similar manner to the puzzle, that is needed to reach Ho-Oh in the original games. Once you reach the lowest floor, you will be inside a small room with a working computer (any other computers found in this location are broken and can't be spoken to).
If you talk to the computer, it will ask you to enter the Plume Fossil. Once the revival is complete, it will trigger a wild encounter with a Lv 25 Archen. Like Missingno., this is a one time encounter, so if you catch it, run from it or defeat it and there will never be a second one.
Ingame, Archen replaces Doduo and can be male or female. Wild Archen have no held item associated to them.
Just like in the original gen 5 games, once Archen reaches Lv 37 (and from there on at every level onwards, if you stop it from evolving), it will try to evolve into Archeops.
Here's its Pokédex entry and typing:
No. 084
Archen
Type
Rock / Flying
Species
Firstbird (First Bird)
Height
1'08"
Weight
20.9 lb
Revived from a fossil, this Pokémon is thought to be the ancestor of all bird Pokémon.
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And here are its base stats:
Exp. needed to reach Lv 100
1.000.000
HP
55
Attack
112
Defense
45
Sp. Atk
74
Sp. Def
45
Speed
70
Capture Rate
45
Base Exp.
72
Starting moves (as of Lv 2)
Quick Attack
Leer
Wing Attack
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Lv 5
Rock Throw
Lv 8
Double Team
Lv 11
Scary Face
Lv 18
Ancient Power
Lv 21
Agility
Lv 31
Dragonbreath
Lv 35
Crunch
--
Lv 45
Rock Slide
Lv 51
Thrash
(last level up move)
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Like other unevolved Pokémon, Archen learns moves way earlier than Archeops.
Above I separated the two affected moves from the rest, so you can compare their learned levels with those of Archeops, if you put Archen's and Archeops' learnsets side by side.
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Archeops
As there is only one Archen to be caught ingame, the same goes for its evolved form, which can only be received by leveling up Archen to at least Lv 37 and evolving it.
Ingame, Archeops replaces Dodrio and can be male or female. Wild Archeops would have no held item associated to them, if you could catch them in the wild.
Here's its Pokédex entry and typing:
No. 085Archeops
TypeRock / Flying
SpeciesFirstbird (First Bird)
Height4'08"
Weight70.5 lb
They are highly intelligent and can run at speeds comparable to those of an automobile.
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And here are its base stats:
Exp. needed to reach Lv 100
1.000.000
HP
75
Attack
140
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
112
Sp. Def
65
Speed
110
Capture Rate
45
Base Exp.
178
Starting moves (as of Lv 2)
Quick Attack
Leer
Wing Attack
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Lv 5
Rock Throw
Lv 8
Double Team
Lv 11
Scary Face
Lv 18
Ancient Power
Lv 21
Agility
Lv 31
Dragonbreath
Lv 35
Crunch
--
Lv 51
Rock Slide
Lv 61
Thrash
(last level up move)
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Like other evolved Pokémon, Archeops learns any moves after its initial evolution level way later than Archen.
Above I separated the two affected moves from the rest, so you can compare their learned levels with those of Archen, if you put Archen's and Archeops' learnsets side by side.
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So this is my documentation of the for special Fakemon and Pokémon, I have encountered in Pokémon Bronze so far. If I find any other ones, I will make sure to add them to this list as well, but for now, I hope, you enjoyed reading this and that it has helped you, if you were looking for ways on how to get these Fakemon and Pokémon ingame or were asking yourself, if they can evolve or not, when they will evolve or which moves you should let them learn.
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So here's a short summary:
Pumbloom can be caught as early as at the Junction Park once you have Cut and you can catch it as many times as you want. Missingno. is an one time encounter, so make sure to save the game before poking that Missingno. on Route 8 with a stick. Archen is also an one time encounter, so make sure to save the game before talking to that working computer at the basement of Gamboge Town's hidden lab.