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product_id: 182616
title: "Pokemon, Crystal Version"
brand: "nintendo"
price: "R7370"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 4
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/182616-pokemon-crystal-version
store_origin: ZA
region: South Africa
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# 1-2 players Collect & train monsters Tournament-style combat Pokemon, Crystal Version

**Brand:** nintendo
**Price:** R7370
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> Catch 'em all and conquer! 🌟

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Pokemon, Crystal Version by nintendo
- **How much does it cost?** R7370 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/182616-pokemon-crystal-version)

## Best For

- nintendo enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted nintendo brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Play Your Way:** Choose between male or female trainers for a personalized experience!
- • **Collect Them All:** Gather and train a diverse array of Pokémon for ultimate mastery!
- • **Epic Battles Await:** Engage in thrilling tournament-style combat with friends!
- • **Challenge Your Friends:** Compete in multiplayer mode and prove your skills!
- • **Unleash Your Inner Trainer:** Dive into a world of adventure with customizable characters!

## Overview

Pokémon Crystal Version is a captivating role-playing game that allows 1-2 players to immerse themselves in a vibrant world of monster collection and competitive battles, featuring customizable trainers and an engaging storyline.

## Description

Product Description               Your mission is to challenge-and defeat-all 8 gym leaders, one at a time. As you collect Trainer badges and earn respect among Pokémon and trainers alike, you will travel through deep, dark caves and across vast oceans and plains. Keep your eyes peeled as you go-some Pokémon only show up in certain areas and some come out only at certain times of the day or night. And some Pokémon can only be hatched, so you'll want to match them wisely to ensure that they produce eggs. Defeating gym leaders is not your only challenge. You must also fill up your Pokédex and unravel all the mysteries in the land of Johto.                  .com               Pokémon Crystal is to Pokémon Gold and Silver what Pokémon Yellow is to Pokémon Red and Blue. It features several minor upgrades from its predecessors, but in essence it's still the same game. The classic Pokémon formula of adventuring, collecting, and battling is at a series best with Crystal. This is one of the best and most addictive role-playing games for the Game Boy Color.The most notable feature is the selectable female trainer who has her own set of animations and backgrounds. This is a great option for female Pokémon fans who were previously stuck playing the game as a male character. There are also subtle improvements to the cell phone system, HM moves, and prebattle animations. Rival trainers' phone calls are now more plentiful and pragmatic. HM moves, which are required throughout the game, are available at the push of a button--you'll no longer have to navigate menus to use these moves. Lastly, seeing a Pokémon's new animation makes encountering new creatures more fun than before.If you haven't played Gold or Silver yet, Crystal is definitely the way to go. If you've played those previous games, Crystal has only enough new features to justify a purchase from Pokémon fanatics. This game is compatible with the link cable, Game Boy printer, and Pokémon Pikachu 2. It's playable on Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance only, and can be played on a television using Pokémon Stadium 2 and a Transfer Pak. --Raymond M. PadillaPros:New female trainer Prebattle animations are cute Lots of subtle improvements Cons:Too similar to Gold and SilverMobile phone features not in the U.S. version

## Features

- No. of players: 1-2
- Tournament-style combat
- Play as a male or female trainer, collecting, and schooling growing monsters

## Images

![Pokemon, Crystal Version - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91SgY9POjaL.jpg)
![Pokemon, Crystal Version - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/918aPnzhWAL.jpg)
![Pokemon, Crystal Version - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91MBLEyu0NL.jpg)
![Pokemon, Crystal Version - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91FrS2y03RL.jpg)
![Pokemon, Crystal Version - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91S5uLz99jL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: does the save work?**
A: Yes the save works. They actually replaced the save battery with a brand new one so the save will work for many more years.

**Q: Can you play this on the Gameboy Advance sp?**
A: hell yeah you can. Thats where I played it.

**Q: Can you trade Pokémon?**
A: You can trade to other gen. 2 games as well as gen. 1 games with a link cable. However, you cannot trade with gen. 3 or later games.

**Q: Can you play this on a 3dsxl?**
A: No

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Excellent Time Sink
*by A***H on July 25, 2010*

For someone with plenty of free time, Pokemon games are top notch. Pokemon Crystal is no exception; just make sure you have a Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advanced. Though the game can be "beaten" within a week or two of solid work, the open-ended world of Johto and Kanto has plenty more to do and see. I've currently put around 100 hours into the game thus far, and there's still a lot left to do! The two new Pokemon types, Dark and Steel, add some much-needed balance to the game (both of the new types are good against the previously-god-like Psychic, and Ghost moves now work properly against Psychic as well). Also, many of the new moves added create much more depth to the strategy of the game in general. Baton Pass, for example, can allow you to move stat-enhancing effects to other Pokemon in your team, allowing for countless team combinations. The new Pokemon breeding system also allows for much more diversity in a Pokemon's available moves, and makes using the one-time-use TM items not as much of a risk; if used on a male Pokemon, it can be passed down to any offspring of said Pokemon. All in all, I'd say that Pokemon Crystal improves on many of the problems from the original generation of Pokemon games (Pokemon - Red Version, Pokemon - Blue Version, and Pokemon, Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition). Compared to the other Pokemon games of THIS generation (Pokemon Gold Version and Pokemon, Silver Version), Pokemon Crystal allows the player to select between a Male or Female character, has improved color, and allows access to BOTH of the ultra-legendary Pokemon (Lugia and Ho-Oh). If you're looking for a hand-held game to keep you occupied for a long time, try picking up a used copy of Pokemon Crystal!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pokémon Crystal: THE BEST OUT OF THE THREE!
*by E***A on July 20, 2012*

I like Pokémon Gold & Silver a lot but Pokemon Crystal is the winner!The things I really like about the Crystal version is that there are some nice bonus features added like1. Buena's Password and you get a blue card and when you listen to her station it plays a catchy tune and she tells you the password of the day when you tune in and you get points! Then you cash in those points for some cool items. (Which was not introduced in Gold & Silver)2. There are more cool Pokémon available to catch in the Crystal version.3. When you check your Pokémon's stats your Pokémon's sprites move which is pretty cool unlike Pokemon Red through Silver the Pokémon don't move.4. The game cartridge is transparent which means it's see through and you can look inside through the game cartridge and see all the little chips, electronics, and the save battery which I think is pretty neat.5. You can choose to play as a boy or a girl in the game which is awesome. As a matter in fact I chose to play as a girl and named her Crystal. I think it's cooler to play as a girl because it sets apart from only playing as a boy in Pokémon Red through Silver.The only downfall to the Crystal version is that the cloning trick doesn't seem to work in Crystal like in Gold & Silver but I still give it 5 stars because of all the cool features added that Gold & Silver didn't have.If you are looking for a great game with more cool features added get the Crystal version!

### ⭐ DOES NOT SAVE!!!
*by J***N on July 30, 2018*

Very disappointing. I ordered this game a little over a month ago from Sosa Games confident that it would be a good product. I bought a Game Boy Color from them several months ago that works great...The problem with the Pokemon Crystal from them is that it does not save. When I first started up the game, the word "Nintendo" was jumbled at the bottom of the Game Boy logo when you start up the game and it wouldn't progress past that screen. After turning it on and off a few times, everything started working normally (much to my relief). I played for an hour and saved several times. The next day, I go to play again, and I can only start a new game. Very, very disappointing. I did start a new game and saved immediately when I could to see if the save would hold, and it did. But then I tried restarting it again, and it my game was gone again.The biggest disappointment for me is that I (stupidly) waited about a month and a half before trying the game, so the return window is closed and got stuck paying $50 for a game that doesn't save.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-04*