History VideoGame / PokemonDarkRising

The game is DarkerAndEdgier that the regular series, and it loves to throw a DifficultySpike or 2 at the player. Another noticeable aspect of the hack is the inclusion of Pokémon from ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', but without the [[DamageTyping Physical/Special attack split]] from these games.

** Leafeon and Glaceon do not evolve from Eevee, instead they are encountered in the wild as their own Pokemon.
** Darmanitan's Zen Mode is counted as a separate Pokemon from Darmanitan itself instead of being an ability.

* HopelessBossFight: Your first battle with Light is against his level 50 Tornadus. This happens early in game when you cannot capture other Pokemon.

* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Some 4th and 5th gen Pokémon and attacks aren't as powerful as they could be in this hack thanks to the lack of certain abilites and the physical/special split. Some 4th and 5th gen Pokémon are even more powerful. Even some 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gen Pokémon get a lot of mileage out of the 4th and 5th gen moves given the lack of the split. The lack of abilities from the future gens also make certain 4th and 5th gen pokemon more powerful.

* TheRival: The player has several rivals, each with their own signature Dragon-type Pokemon.
** Your initial rival's dragon Pokemon is a choice of Dratini/Bagon/Gible, taking the one you don't.

** Sidney is the third rival you gain. Her dragon Pokemon is an Axew.
** Kano is your final rival, with a Deino as his dragon Pokemon.

* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Some 4th and 5th gen Pokémon and attacks aren't as powerful as they could be in this hack thanks to the lack of the physical/special split. Some 4th and 5th gen Pokémon are even more powerful. Even some 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gen Pokémon get a lot of mileage out of the 4th and 5th gen moves given the lack of the split. The lack of abilities from the future gens also make certain 4th and 5th gen pokemon more powerful.

** Giovanni on the Aroma Path is as straight an example as you get. [[spoiler:His Pokémon are in the 90s at a point where you'll be lucky to have anyone in their 40s.]]
** [[spoiler:Your mother]] located at the end of the optional Training Grounds in Montage Fortress. Victory earns you a [[spoiler:Shaymin]].
* DifficultySpike: The levels of enemy trainers, gym leaders, and rivals will jump pretty far from what you'd expect them to be when you face them over the course of the game.

* NintendoHard: Enemy trainers and gym leaders sometimes have Pokémon you can't capture, the levels of these trainers jump from are to area in a way that requires LevelGrinding to deal with, and even then the strategies of some of the bosses are efficient to the point of brutality.

* UnwinnableByMistake: You need to use Fly to escape from Millennium City to get your final Badge in the Twist Woodlands. To use Fly outside battle, you must defeat Serena in Mystic Falls. Serena can be skipped entirely( to the point where you might not be aware there is a gym leaser to fight in Mystic Falls). The 4th gym leader's dad shows up to battle you for a [[spoiler:Master Ball]] after you clear Volair Forest, inside Numassity City's gate. He will stay there after the event, blocking your path back from Numassity City's gate to the route you need to head back to Mystic Falls, preventing you from completing the game.

* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Some 4th and 5th gen Pokémon and attacks aren't as powerful as they could be in this hack thanks to the lack of the physical/special split. Some 4th and 5th gen Pokémon are even more powerful. Even some 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gen Pokémon get a lot of mileage out of the 4th and 5th gen moves given the lack of the split.

The game is DarkerAndEdgier that the regular series, and it loves to throw a DifficultySpike or 2 at the player. Another noticeable aspect of the hack is the inclusion of Pokémon from ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', but without the [[DamageTypung Physical/Special attack split]] from these games.

''Pokemon Dark Rising'' is a GameMod romhack of VideoGame/PokemonFireRed created by [=DarkRisingGirl=] in 2012.

The game takes place in the Core region, you begin the game not by speaking to Prof. Oak, but Arceus! Arceus reveals you to be TheChosenOne that must save him and the Pokemon world from an ancient evil.

Besides the main plot, you and your rival are about the start your respective journeys to become Pokemon Masters by defeating all eight gym leaders.

The game is DarkerAndEdgier that the regular series, and it loves to throw a DifficultySpike or 2 at the player. Another noticeable aspect of the hack is the inclusion of pokemon from ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', but without the physical/special attack split from these games.

!!''Pokemon Dark Rising'' contains examples of:

** Max in the Dread Swamp. His Pokemon are in the mid-late 30s and fighting him doesn't affect the plot.
** Giovanni on the Aroma Path is as straight an example as you get. [[spoiler:His Pokemon are in the 90s at a point where you'll be lucky to have anyone in their 40s.]]

* EarlyGameHell: You won't be able to restock on supplies until you clear the Twist Woodlands, the Poke Mart in the Mainland Cave(the first dungeon you visit) won't sell to you.

* NintendoHard: Enemy trainers and gym leaders sometimes have Pokemon you can't capture, the levels of these trainers jump from are to area in a way that requires LevelGrinding to deal with, and even then the strategies of some of the bosses are efficient to the point of brutality.
* PowerCreepPowerSeep: Some 4th and 5th gen Pokemon and attacks aren't as powerful as they could be in this hack thanks to the lack of the physical/special split. Some 4th and 5th gen Pokemon are even more powerful. Even some 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gen Pokemon get a lot of mileage out of the 4th and 5th gen moves given the lack of the split.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: It just wouldn't be a Pokemon game if this weren't in play in some form. Infrequently, you'll face trainers that posses Pokemon you cannot capture in the game.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: It just wouldn't be a Pokemon game if this weren't in play in some form. Infrequently, you'll face trainers that posses Pokemon you cannot capture in the game.

** [[spoiler:Your mother]] located at the end of the Training Grounds in Montage Fortress. Victory earns you a [[spoiler:Shaymin]].

* NintendoHard: Enemy trainers and gym leaders often have Pokemon you can't capture, the levels of these trainers jump from are to area in a way that requires LevelGrinding to deal with, and even then the strategies of some of the bosses are efficient to the point of brutality.

* NintendoHard: The difficulty of the hack reaches high levels, and they only get higher from there.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: It just wouldn't be a pokemon game if this weren't in play in some form. Infrequently, you'll face trainers that posses Pokemon you cannot capture in the game.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: It just wouldn't be a pokemon game if this weren't in play in some from. Infrequently, you'll face trainers that posses Pokemon you cannot capture in the game.

The game is DarkerAndEdgier that the regular series, and it loves to throw a DifficultySpike or 2 at the player. Another noticeable aspect of the hack is the inclusion of pokemon from Gen 4 and Gen 5, but without the physical/special attack split from Gen 4.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBasterd: It just wouldn't be a pokemon game if this weren't in play in some from. Infrequently, you'll face trainers that posses Pokemon you cannot capture in the game.

* EarlyGameHell: You won't be able to restock on supplies until you clear the Twist Woodlands, the Poke Mart in the Mainland Cave(the first dungoen you visit) won't sell to you.
* ForcedLevelGrinding: Some encounters will be so much higher in level than you that this will be your only course of action at some points.

* EarlyGameHell: You won't be able to restock on supplies until you clear the Twist Woodlands, the Poke Mart in the Mainland Cave(the first dungoen you visit) won't sell to you.

''Pokemon Dark Rising'' is a GameMod romhack of VideoGame/PokemonFireRed created by [=DarkRsingGirl=] in 2012.

''Pokemon Dark Rising'' is a GameMod romhack of VideoGame/PokemonFireRed created by [=[=DarkRsingGirl=] in 2012.