Is Pokémon Crystal Version Hard? Difficulty Rating 3.3/10

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Is Pokémon Crystal Version Hard? Difficulty Rating 3.3/10 | HDII

Pokémon Crystal Version

Expanded Game (2000)

DIFFICULTY

3.3/10

Moderately Easy

(11 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Players rate Pokémon Crystal Version on the easier side overall, with most challenges remaining manageable for a wide range of players.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players generally find this game manageable because of the following factors:

Punishing enemy and boss encounters that require pattern recognition
High penalty for mistakes, often resetting significant progress
Combat demands precision timing rather than raw stat power
Players are punished for poor decisions more than poor reflexes

Who Will Find It Difficult

Pokémon Crystal Version should be manageable for most players, including many newcomers. More experienced players may find it fairly forgiving throughout. Players who rated games like Forza Horizon 5, Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, and Super Mario Odyssey at a similar challenge level may find Pokémon Crystal Version broadly comparable in difficulty.

User Defined Tags:

11 ratings

avg: 3.3

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Based on 11 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 3.3/10. Most players rated this game between 3 and 4.

Developer(s)

Game Freak

Publisher(s)

Gradiente, Nintendo

Genre(s)

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Platform(s)

Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS

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About Pokémon Crystal Version

Pokémon Crystal is a special edition of Pokémon Gold and Silver. It added the option to play as a female character, expanded upon the storyline and made slight aesthetic changes to the still-intact core experience of becoming a Pokémon Master.

Users also rated

Players who rated Pokémon Crystal Version also rated the games shown below, with Forza Horizon 5 (3.3), Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition (3.2), and Super Mario Odyssey (3.1) being most similar in difficulty!