Pokemon Clover GBA

Pokemon Clover
General
Author	4chan's /vp/
Type	Game Hacks
Version	1.2
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2020/04/22
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Pokémon Clover is a rom hack of Pokémon FireRed collaborated by the various anonymous members from the /vp/ board in 4chan. The project started out in 2014 as a simple reskin of FireRed, it has since evolved into a overhauled game, with the full game releasing in April 2020.

The main point of Clover is to be both a parody of 4chan’s imageboard culture as well as a parody of Pokémon as a whole. It thus contains themes and language not suited for the faint of heart.

Features

• A full-scale adventure between two fully featured regions.
• 386 monsters designed by /vp/.
• Completely custom soundtrack.
• Gen 7/8 standard battle engine.
• Custom battle backgrounds.
• GSC-style berry trees.
• Wonder trading.
• Sprite portraits for important characters.
• New custom Pokeballs.
• Hidden Grottos and Phenomena.
• Reusable TMs and deletable HMs.
• A grand world rich with sidequests and secrets.

Installation

To play Pokémon Clover, you first need to get a clean, unedited gba rom file.

ROM information
Original game	Pokémon FireRed Version
File	Pokemon Firered 1.0 Squirrels

The patch is in BPS format. You can either use the online patcher from the official site, Floating IPS or MultiPatch.

User guide

The game's soundtrack can be found here. The composers for Pokémon Clover are Dimbus Maximus, aaaa, and Le Ruse Bird of SiIvaGunner fame.

Walkthrough(*) by Allen Ceedos.

FAQ

Q. Can I use my save file from the 2017 version? Is it compatible?

No. The game has been changed significantly on a fundamental level. You will have to start over.

Q. Will any future updates break my save?

No. Saves started in v1.0 will be compatible with future updates.

Q. Is this the final update or is more coming?

This is the final major update. An update that completes the Battle Channel may happen in the future, with bugfix updates in between.

Q. Is an RTC (Real-time clock) required for any of Clover’s features?

No, Clover does not have any features that rely on an RTC.

Q. Why is the Battle Channel not available in this update?

In the 2017 version there was a major bug that would delete Pokémon from your PC, and it was deemed more important to finish the main game before correcting the battle facility.

Q. Aside from the Ebin Islands, is there new content in the Fochun region too?

Yes, Fochun has new music, characters, move tutors, Route Masters, and new graphics.

Q. Are all 386 Clovermon able to be obtained now?

Yes, every mon can be obtained normally in the game now between Fochun and the Ebin Isles without the need for Wonder Trade.

Q. Can I randomize Clover?

No. Trying to randomize Clover will break the game.

Q. I heard there is anti-cheat in this game. Are save states considered cheating?

No. Save states are purely an emulator feature so the game can’t detect them.

Q. Hey, the wiki says (clovermon) learns (move), but it doesn’t? (Or similiar incorrect info)

That is becasue the Clover wiki is not run by the authors.

Q. Why am I getting so little Exp?

At certain points in the game there will be soft level caps based on the next boss battle.

This is to encourage strategy rather than overleveling. Defeat them to gain more Exp.

Q. How do I get into the door in the Animango Sewer? Do I need the Cellar Key from the Game Corner?

No, the Cellar Key is an optional item for a different event.

You need to finish Memes Inc. to unlock the Sewer door.

Q. What happened to obtaining the Sewer Key in the Memes Inc. quest?

It was deemed an unnecessary step to the whole quest.

You just need to finish Memes Inc. and it will unlock.

Q. Is the new Trainer AI cheating?

The AI will know what moves your Pokémon have but will not know what move you’re choosing.

Q. How do I get to the Ebin Isles?

After beating the Fochun League, proceed to Innawoods Town just like in the 2017 version.

Defeat one of the Gym Leader Duos to first get a ticket to the Battle Channel.

Q. What’s up with the Trainer levels in the Ebin Isles?

The trainers in the Ebin Isles scale their party based on the highest leveled member of your party, starting at level 40.

Q. How do I do multiplayer battles? Do multiplayer battles even work?

Link battles are very buggy and there is basically no way to debug them. Use the Clover Showdown server instead.

Screenshots

Media

Pokémon Clover Release Trailer (Happy Happy Cultist)

Pokémon Clover Soundtrack - Playlist (Squeetzable)

Changelog

v1.2 2020/04/22

Additions:

• New sprites for Ebolable, Wedgard, Tricillion, Fluffyeti, Yedoom, Mudslacks, Nonite, Wifemin, Kuuroba, Upbote, Upbeddit, Wastenaut, Wantnaut, Skeletroll, Fresrye, Dedwheat, E4 Bendova and Van Darkholme.
• Sped up bag scrolling.

Changes:

• Tweaked wild levels in the Ebin Isles.
• Shiny odds are now the following:
  • Eggs and gifted Pokémon have a 1/1024 chance of being shiny.
  • A catch chain of 5-9 increases odds of chained species to 1/3640.
  • A catch chain of 10-19 increases odds of chained species to 1/3276.
  • A catch chain of 20-29 increases odds of chained species to 1/2978.
  • A catch chain of 30-49 increases odds of chained species to 1/2730.
  • A catch chain of 50-74 increases odds of chained species to 1/2048.
  • A catch chain of 75-99 increases odds of chained species to 1/1024.
  • A catch chain of 100-149 increases odds of chained species to 1/682.
  • A catch chain of 150-199 increases odds of chained species to 1/512.
  • A catch chain of 200+ increases odds of chained species to 1/256.
  • The only thing that will break the chain is if you successfully catch anything other than the chained species.

Bugfixes:

• A wall in Quints Island clips the Player sprite.
• Incorrect behavior for two jumping tiles in one of the Mt. Clover puzzles.
• The Immigrant in Karma Sub HQ can softlock the game by walking in front of the elevator.
• The Diddler sidequest in Get Island runs the wrong event upon completion.
• Encore's description mentions two to six turns but Encore was updated to gen 8 standards.
• A tile on Route 7 clips the Player's sprite while biking.
• The Player sprite appears below the Poké Center when flying to Get Island.
• The tomb in Bateman Channel spawns its entrance at a wrong location.
• The boulders in the Dryhump Dunes tomb are corrupted.
• A tile on the Route beneath Veepier Town clips the Player sprite.
• CWC has an incorrect movement after his battle.
• It's possible to sequence break in Quints Island.
• There's an impassable tile in the Beehive Theorist club.
• The Singlets line is backwards on the summary screen.
• Beating Broly makes the Leather Trophy show up at home instead of the Dragon Ball Trophy.
• Retater's base stats are incorrect.
• Anonymouse can't learn Shock Wave by TM.
• Hodtog and Wienebark learn Fly by HM.
• The Infestation tutor's text cuts off after teaching it.
• Stealth Rock deals quad damage on mono Fire-types.
• If the initial hit of Beat Up is a critical hit, all the subsequent hits will also be a critical hit.
• There are wild Urswine in the water at Central Valley.
• Fighting the battle teacher in Pa'ia University permanently locks your battle style to Set.
• You can walk inside a tree outside the Border Hop.
• Synchronize on static encounters always results in a Hardy nature.
• You can appear above one of the Neckbeards in the Telekino City house party.
• There's a ladder with an incorrect warp point in Mt. Clover.
• Cheek Pouch interacts oddly with type-resist berries.
• Switching out a choiced Pokémon doesn't reset the locked move, forcing a switchin that is also holding a Choice item to use the same move if it's in their moveset.
• Dive can't be forgotten before visiting the Ebin Isles.
• Auto-Strength still works on the last floor of Crystalline Cavern even though you shouldn't be able to push the boulders there.
• Soul-Heart will continue to boost the Pokémon's SpAtk until it maxes out.
• Selling Eggs sometimes doesn't remove the Egg from your party.
• Heliofug has the wrong battle background.
• A Semrust Wonder Trade has a typo in its nickname.
• The Dank Island PokéCenter plays the wrong theme.
• Corrosion doesn't work properly.
• A ladder in Mt. Keketoa is unusable.
• The Memer in the Battle Channel has a typo.
• Regenerator will resurrect your Pokémon if it KO'd itself with a Life Orb boosted U-turn/Volt Switch.
• You can stand inside a potted plant in the Quints Island town hall.
• Having seen Funnedong will get you the bad ending even though you can get its pre-evoltuion via Wonder Trade.
• Saxton Hale's text turns red after defeat.
• You can walk through a ledge in Lake Virgin.
• Various AI issues.
• Various issues with the Telekino bike race.
• The tutor in Dryhump Dunes has text that cuts off.
• You can see the map border of Triport City close to the southern map connection.
• The Grunts and Admins in Mt. Clover play the wrong victory theme.
• The Rock Smash rock on Route 13 does not disappear permanently after smashing it.
• Using Copycat that turns into Explosion can softlock the game.
• Some Pokémon may show up as shiny during the trading animation and HM use animation even though they aren't shiny (may not be fixed for saves in-progress).
• Facade and Guts does not ignore the attack cut from Burn.
• Eggs set shiny status in the Poké Dex before being hatched.
• Evolving a shiny won't register it as shiny in the Pokédex.
• Militant can't learn U-Turn by tutor.
• Fleespecs learns Sludge Bomb through level up but not by TM.
• Phazing moves like Dragon Tail and Roar can be used to cheese wild boss battles.
• Hofucno doesn't have any Egg moves.
• Battling Hitler freezes the game on hardware.
• Beating the League on NewGame+ doesn't set up post-league events.
• The game can softlock while playing on Shift Mode if the player or the foe switches in something with Air Balloon.
• Sucker Punch fails against an opponent locked into Outrage.
• Striker doesn't boost the accuracy of kicking moves.
• Ice-types can be hit by Sheer Cold after a Lock-on.
• Fell Stinger, Moxie and Beast Boost do not work correctly.
• You can use Dig/Escape Rope in the Admin Woods.
• Using Dig/Escape Rope in the Crashed UFO when entering from where the girl with the Cute Bow is located will teleport you to the middle of Route 6.
• The Dedgi's signature move's animation causes the Player's Pokémon to levitate.
• Vandash doesn't have a gender symbol in the party screen.
• An arrow appears in Kanye's Gym if you turn around immediately after warping into a room.
• A book in the Blacksmith Manor has no text.
• You can run away from the Oogabugas at Oogabuga Island.
• You can walk on a wall on Route 28.
• The Rock Slide tutor is buggy.
• The last Ebin Leader plays the wrong battle theme.
• Kuuroba has an outdated icon sprite.
• The Docee line can't learn Cut.
• Future Sight/Doom Desire's attacking type is sometimes incorrect.
• Clanging Scales has an incorrect base power.
• Semi invulnerable status is retained if there's no target.
• Various abilities have typos.
• Heliofug's overworld sprite has a buggy second frame.
• Diamond Storm's move animation softlocks the game.
• Battling Terry softlocks the game if his last Pokémon is Whizzard.

Release notes.

Credits

Camerupt, Chemical Man, DG, Dimbus Maximus, Editanon, Fifz, Le Ruse Bird, Mantager, Megaloceros, Menu-Guy, NewDenverCity, Satanicle, Squeetz, Ungracious, Benis, CAPSLOCK PRIME, D1nomite, DasWeit, Dexanon, Digidex, Doktor Donothing, Drawingpad anon, DSAl-Quaeda, FireB-. Foxdrive, Iluminatii, Inane, LizardFungus, LorekeeperM, Palette Guy, Yenatch.

External links

• Official website - https://poclo.net/