Line #1 Creator/Drayano60


1	[=Drayano60=] is a competitive ''Pokémon'' player and ROM Hacker famous for his enhanced versions of Generation 3, 4, and 5 games. The most common traits of his hacks are [[NintendoHard high difficulty]] and every Pokémon coded into a game being obtainable without trading.
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3	!!His projects include:
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5	* ''VideoGame/PokemonFireRedOmega''
6	* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlazeBlackAndVoltWhite''
7	* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlazeBlack2AndVoltWhite2''
8	* ''VideoGame/PokemonSacredGoldAndStormSilver''
9	* ''VideoGame/PokemonRenegadePlatinum''
10	* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlazeBlack2AndVoltWhite2Redux'' (a collaboration with [=AphexCubed=])
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13	!!Tropes associated with his ROM hacks:
14	* AdaptationalBadass: Nothing gets left behind when it comes to getting love in his hacks. His hacks are notorious for giving even the weakest Pokémon stat boosts, new typings, or new moves. Even the likes of [[JokeCharacter Unown and Delibird]] are a threat.
15	* AllThereInTheManual: All the numerous changes are listed in the documentation.
16	* AntiFrustrationFeatures: His hacks generally feature a variety of quality of life features that make it so the player can easily obtain ideal Pokémon for difficult parts of the game (which is usually [[NintendoHard most of them]]), such as infinite access to [=TMs=] in pre-Generation V games, incredibly streamlined EV training and level grinding and all Pokémon being able to fully evolve without trading.
17	* ComMons: Averted where possible. Mostly overlooked Pokémon are buffed to the point of being usable without feeling like you've gimped yourself, and less memorable ones are given sets that make them somewhat stand out.
18	* DegradedBoss: In the first release of ''Blaze Black and Volt White'', [[OlympusMons Legendaries]] were all catchable on the bottom floor of Challenger's Cave.
19	* GuideDangIt: Locations of all Pokémon obtained through unique events.
20	* HundredPercentCompletion: All Pokémon are obtainable in-game without trading or promotional items.
21	* NintendoHard: The entire point. The difficulty has been increased massively, with some postgame encounters using level 100 Legendaries, and important trainers running competitive movesets that try and negate the common strategy of "use super-effective move 6 times".
22	* OptionalBoss:
23	** Steven and Cynthia, the champions of Hoenn and Sinnoh respectively, shows up in at least three of them. Steven's fought as an optional boss in all of his DS ROM hacks barring the first ''Blaze Black and Volt White'', while Cynthia appears as an OptionalBoss in all of the Unova ROM hacks, the Johto remakes, and just serves as the FinalBoss proper of ''Renegade Platinum''.
24	** In ''Blaze Black 2 and Volt White 2'', the Hoenn Gym Leaders serve as extra bosses to fight, usually appearing in towns with Gyms.
25	* RecursiveFanfiction: His hacks have become popular enough that some ROM hacks have been made which use these hacks as a base. For a couple of examples:
26	** walnut3072's ''Sun Gold'' and ''Moon Silver'' are built off of ''Sacred Gold'' and ''Storm Silver'', with added features such as the Fairy type, several new moves, and a revamped type chart into the game.
27	** Lithobraker's ''Altered Platinum'' is built off of ''Renegade Platinum'' and adds its own changes, including a buff to Ice-types, the removal of effort values, and the addition of [[UndergroundMonkey Sinnohan Forms]] into the game.
28	** A particularly ambitious one is ''Pokémon Renegade Battle Revolution'' by [=PomTrom=], a mod of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonStadium Pokémon Battle Revolution]]'' that is compatible with and incorporates all the changes in ''Renegade Platinum''.
29	** In general, "Drayano hacks" have become a catch-all term in the Pokémon hacking community for hacks that play out like his: increased difficulty, all Pokémon available without trading, many Pokémon being heavily modified to make them more formidable, and easily trained Pokémon.
30	* TrueFinalBoss: From ''Sacred Gold'' and ''Storm Silver'' onwards, Arceus serves this role in Drayano's hacks. If you want to get it, you need to register every Pokemon in the Pokedex (As well as obtain all of the plates in ''Sacred Gold'' and ''Storm Silver'' and ''Renegade Platinum''), and there isn't much else you can do with the games after you catch it.

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