Pokemon Throwback Unofficial Expansion Documentation

Pokemon Throwback Unofficial Expansion Official Documentation

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Author: Tybobeebo

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Table of Contents


V1.2 (August 5 2025)

Route 29, 46, Cherrygrove City, Route 30, Route 31, Dark Cave, Violet City, Route 36, Route 37, and Ecruteak City have been added to the game and are unlocked once you receive the Johto starters from Prof. Elm. Trainers continue at your level — they are not designed for you to "start fresh" with your Johto starters (you WILL get wrecked by Youngster Joey if you do that). These areas are complete with story, NPCs, buildings, Gyms, PokéCenters/Marts, and trainers, but no item balls or hidden items due to limited flags. This is still a "complete hack", just some more bonus content — maybe I'll add more Johto eventually, maybe not.

Water Labyrinth Gentleman who gives you Togepi Egg (implied to be Mr. Pokémon) has been moved again, this time from Route 28 to Mr. Pokémon's House at Route 30.

Level curve of 8th gym and Elite Four has been slightly tweaked to smooth out and eliminate grinding.

Some glitches and oversights fixed, including one where Mewtwo's sprite doesn't disappear during the Mew questline. The byte that causes Mew to disobey unless obtained through event distribution in the original games has been fixed.

Availability of some Johto Pokémon in the Sevii Islands has been removed to reflect their new availability in their original Johto locations. Full documentation in a different doc.

Looker no longer gives the Mystic Ticket at Tohjo Falls — now, he will give the player a second Master Ball. The Mystic Ticket is received upon defeating the Kimono Girls' challenge in the Ecruteak Dance Theater. If the player already received the Mystic Ticket from Looker, they will recognize that and give you a Master Ball instead.

Now, Mt. Silver unlocks once the player has defeated the Kimono Girls and completed the Johto Region as much as it has been added by this update. Slight save compatibility issue with this — due to a reused redundant flag, if the player has already spoken to the Mt. Silver gate guard and been let through to Route 28, they will not be able to fight the Kimono Girls. This can be fixed by speaking to the debug NPC in the bottom left corner of the Ecruteak Dance Theater, who will clear the flag.

Memorial Pillar Ruins (Regirock) braille puzzle has been reworked, since the hint was not clear enough and the puzzle was too hard. There's a new, clearer hint now.

Memorial Pillar/Outcast Island Regi ruins have been tweaked with a warp added so it no longer looks like the player is stuck in the wall when they leave.

Itemfinder has been renamed to Dowsing MCHN and Faint Attack has been renamed Feint Attack in line with later games.

Fixed an issue where Waterfall, Clamp, Present, Smellingsalt, Endeavor, and Hyper Voice were erroneously put into the wrong damage category for the main patch. Now, the first ones will correctly be physical and Hyper Voice will be special.


V1.1 (July 24 2025)

Physical/Special split implemented for main patch, but not for Oldhead Version. (There's no icons — but it's there!)

A couple of bugs patched up.


V1.0 (Initial release) (July 23 2025)

Route 28, Mt. Silver, Route 26-27, Tohjo Falls, and New Bark Town have all been added to the postgame and are accessible once the Sevii Islands postgame challenge is complete and you've given the Sapphire to Celio. Complete with new trainers, items, encounters and wild Pokémon.

Battle the protagonist of GSC at the top of Mt. Silver for a canon ending to your player's journey.

All Kanto starters are obtainable during the main story through the same events from Pokémon Yellow.

Rocket changes: mentions of "Admins" has been changed to Executives in line with the Johto games. The Warehouse Admins have been given new sprites as a nod to their Gen 4 appearances and explicitly named Ariana and Archer. Proton and Petrel have been subtly added to the game as nameless grunts working their way up — see if you can spot them!

Looker, globetrotting elite of the International Police, has been added to the main story. He comes to Kanto aboard the SS Anne, on a secret mission to take down Team Rocket (and yet again finds himself dependent on a random preteen to do it!). He appears a couple of times in missable cameos, and a couple of times in critical story beats. Look around for him whenever Team Rocket is afoot.

A bunch of new NPCs have been added, with dialogue connecting to Gen 2 and other games, expanding on what they already did with the Fame Checker people.

All game corner exclusive TMs can still be bought there for early use if the player desires, but will be found over the course of the postgame. (Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, etc.)

Visit Eusine's home in Celadon. After defeating E4, reading a book on his shelf will register the legendary beasts as "seen" in the dex, eliminating a lot of the hassle of Gen 3's roaming legendaries.

All gym leaders and elite 4 members have been slightly tweaked to have more interesting teams and be slightly more challenging without forcing you to grind. All E4 members have had their teams' levels slightly lowered in effort to prevent the player from having to grind to beat the base game.

Boss Trainers: High level trainers are present in the post game. In addition to rematching Blue, you can fight Ethan/Gold in Mt. Silver, May (as the Hoenn protag) in Water Labyrinth, and me in the Game Freak building. (What's the point in making a ROM hack if you can't do a little shameless self-insert?). All are at high levels, with the Mt. Silver challenge at the highest matching Red's levels from HGSS.

Togepi egg guy has moved to Route 28.

Rocket Day-Care: you can sell Pokémon to Team Rocket for five rare candies a pop in the Rocket Day-Care, replacing the Day-Care center south of Cerulean. (The Four Island Daycare/Breeding Center still functions as normal). This is optional to provide a less grind heavy experience for those who choose it and allow anyone to complete the full experience of the game regardless of age, skill/experience level or amount of free time.

All Starter Pokémon final evolutions have received two possible new abilities that they can have. (I always thought Blaze/Overgrow/Torrent was kind of boring.) The first and second stages keep their original abilities.

QOL: Move Deleter and Name Rater found in every Pokémon Center. Move Relearner added to Indigo Plateau Pokecenter to be accessible before postgame. Every Pokémon has had its HM learn table reevaluated and if I could possibly think of a way they could realistically use that HM move it's been added (Butterfree, Golbat and Venomoth can learn Fly now and more!). Nurses to heal you found before Victory Road, at Route 28 before Mt. Silver, and on Route 26.

Little tweaks: a bunch of moves have had their power or PP slightly tweaked to be more in line with later games. Sceptile has had its attack and sp attack switched in line with the physical/special split added by Throwback. Charmeleon now learns Flame Wheel at Lv 25 (no more keeping Ember all the way until 34). Kanto-exclusive Gen 2 mons (Slugma, Murkrow, Houndour, etc) can be found at their Kanto locations at a 1% encounter rate, whether you have the National Dex or not. Cue Ball has been renamed Roughneck in line with later generations. Larvitar has moved to Mt. Silver and Bagon takes its place in Sevault Canyon. Karate King has been renamed to Kiyo in line with Gen 2. References to real-world locations replaced with Pokémon world locations. Maybe more I'm forgetting.

Full 386 National Dex Tastefully Implemented: All Johto and Hoenn Pokémon can be found in the postgame, including legendaries. The Sevii Islands have been reworked — now, they are located between the three regions of Kanto, Johto and Hoenn, and Pokémon from all three regions can be found there. Sevii trainers have additionally been tastefully reworked to use a mixture of Pokémon from all three regions in their teams. Feebas evolves into Milotic via happiness.

Additional Legendary/Mythical Encounters: New dungeons in Outcast Island, Icefall Cave and Memorial Pillar have been added, featuring RSE-style Braille puzzles leading to encounters with Registeel, Regice and Regirock respectively. This can be done even before bringing in the Sapphire. (I won't spoil the puzzles — one is easy, one is medium and one I think is pretty hard. Good luck figuring them out!)

After giving him the Ruby and Sapphire, Celio doesn't actually keep them. Bring the Ruby back to the Braille message at Mt. Ember where you found it (after bringing in the Sapphire) to encounter Groudon. Bring the Sapphire back to the Braille at Dotted Hole to encounter Kyogre. After encountering both, go to the peak of Mt. Ember to battle Rayquaza.

The old lady running the e-Reader battle room at Seven Island has been replaced with Prof. Leo, a new character who is a retired astronomer. Visit him after completing the Sapphire mission to trigger the Birth Island/Deoxys quest line.

Looker now gives the player the Mystic Ticket to Navel Rock in his last encounter outside of Tohjo Falls.

To unlock Cerulean Cave, you must get permission from Blaine. Find him in the basement of Pokémon Mansion. This can be done as soon as you beat the Elite Four and Blue the first time.

Bring Mewtwo to Mr. Fuji to trigger the Mew encounter questline.

Return to a small stone cairn near the end of Viridian Forest after beating the Sevii Islands to trigger the Celebi questline, very loosely inspired by Pokémon 4Ever.

Defeat May in the Water Labyrinth to begin the Latios/Latias encounter questline.

After completing the National Pokédex, go visit the Copycat to receive Jirachi.


FLAG DOCUMENTATION

200-208, 22E-22F, 300-332 taken by throwback

Flag Description
209 mewtwo fuji event sprite visibility
20A mew sprite visibility
20B celebi event done
20C set during ethan event
20D tohjo moon stone
20E kimono challenge completed
20F bulbasaur
210 tm35 at route 28
211-214 mt silver 1F items
215-217 mt silver 2f items
218-219 mt silver back cave items
21A route 28 focus band
21B squirtle event
21C charmander event
21D Ty flag
21E fossil scientist @ ruin valley
21F rare candy salesman
220 set during deoxys event
221 Mr. Briney
222 Groudon fight
223 kyogre fight
224 rayquaza fight
225 soul dew item ball
226 latias
227 latios
228 set during deoxys event
229 iron tail tm route 27
22A set by elm
22B may fight
22C ethans mom spoken to
22D cerulean cave unlocked

VAR DOCUMENTATION

4031-33 taken by throwback

Var Description
4011-4013 Ethan event
4014-15 fuji event
4016 copycat jirachi
4017-4019 Regi fights
401A celebi event
401B talked to rocket daycare got the spiel

NUZLOCKE LEVEL CAPS

Milestone Level Cap
Gym 1 14
Gym 2 21
Gym 3 24
Gym 4 29
Celadon Game Corner Boss 29
Gym 5 42
Silph Co. Boss 41
Gym 6 42
Gym 7 46
Gym 8 48
E4 1 52
E4 2 54
E4 3 56
E4 4 58
Champion 60
Rocket Warehouse Boss 1 55
Rocket Warehouse Boss 2 58
Johto Gym 1 63
Johto Gym 2 69
Ecruteak Dance Studio Challenge Six trainers with one Lv. 67 each
Water Labyrinth Optional Boss Trainer 70
Game Freak Building Optional Boss Trainer 70
Mt. Silver Final Boss 88

NEW BOSS TRAINER DOCUMENTATION (SPOILER WARNING)

Johto Gym Leaders

Leader Corwin — Violet City Gym Leader Items: 1 Full Restore

Pokémon Level IVs Moves
Skarmory 58 12 Spikes, "Swords Dance", "Rock Slide", "Steel Wing"
Fearow 58 12 "Drill Peck", "Mirror Move", Pursuit, Double-Edge
Xatu 61 18 "Confuse Ray", Wish, Psychic, "Calm Mind"
Pidgeot 61 18 "Quick Attack", Double-Edge, FeatherDance, "Sky Attack"
Noctowl 63 24 @ "Sitrus Berry" Hypnosis, "Dream Eater", Nightmare, "Sky Attack"

Leader Morty — Ecruteak City Gym Leader Items: 2 Full Restores

Pokémon Level IVs Moves
Haunter 64 12 Toxic, "Mean Look", "Confuse Ray", Curse
Misdreavus 64 12 "Shadow Ball", Psychic, "Pain Split", "Calm Mind"
Gengar 69 18 @ "Sitrus Berry" "Seismic Toss", "Shadow Ball", "Sludge Bomb", "Feint Attack"
Gengar 67 12 Hypnosis, "Dream Eater", Nightmare, "Shadow Ball"

PokéManiac Ty

Located in the hallway below the Game Freak team, Celadon Condominiums. Items: 2 Full Restores

Pokémon Level EVs Item Moves
Ninjask 70 255 Lax Incense Substitute, Protect, Baton Pass, Swords Dance
Heracross 70 255 Choice Band Megahorn, Brick Break, Rock Slide, Facade
Milotic 70 255 Leftovers Toxic, Recover, Ice Beam, Surf
Alakazam 70 255 Focus Band Psychic, Fire Punch, Shock Wave, Calm Mind
Exploud 70 255 Scope Lens Surf, Hyper Voice, Earthquake, Fire Blast
Blaziken 70 255 Choice Band Rock Slide, Blaze Kick, Sky Uppercut, Aerial Ace

Pokémon Trainer May

Located in Water Labyrinth. Defeat her to start the Latios/Latias encounter event. Items: 3 Energy Root, 1 Lava Cookie

Pokémon Level EVs Item Moves
Flygon 65 255 Soft Sand Earthquake, Dragon Claw, Rock Slide, Fly
Feraligatr 67 200 Mystic Water Waterfall, Ice Punch, Surf, Crunch
Torkoal 65 255 Leftovers Heat Wave, Toxic, Amnesia, Protect
Hariyama 65 255 Black Belt Brick Break, Fake Out, Rock Slide, Bulk Up
Metagross 67 200 Quick Claw Meteor Mash, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Agility
Sceptile 70 255 Scope Lens Leaf Blade, Detect, ThunderPunch, Swords Dance

Pokémon Trainer Ethan (Gold in Oldhead Patch)

Located atop Mt. Silver when you take your resting place and await a worthy challenger. Save when prompted, because winning this battle is intended to end the game — there is no post-credits autosave like the Champion fight. Items: 3 Full Restores, 1 Max Revive

Pokémon Level EVs Item Moves Patch
Steelix 80 255 Leftovers Earthquake, Iron Tail, Roar, Toxic Both
Ampharos 84 255 Shell Bell Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave, Heal Bell, Signal Beam Both
Togekiss 82 255 Sitrus Berry Thunder Wave, Sky Attack, Extrasensory, Wish Main Patch Only
Togetic 82 255 Sitrus Berry Thunder Wave, Headbutt, Extrasensory, Wish Oldhead Patch Only
Dragonite 84 255 Lum Berry Dragon Dance, Outrage, Extremespeed, Overheat Both
Gyarados (Shiny) 84 255 Mystic Water Dragon Dance, Waterfall, Earthquake, Crunch Both
Typhlosion 88 255 Charcoal Sunny Day, Crush Claw, SolarBeam, Eruption Both

NOTE: Togekiss is not obtainable in this hack, or a requirement to complete the Pokédex. Its presence in Ethan's party is just an easter egg.


HOENN POKéMON ADDED

Location Pokémon
Mt. Ember Peak Numel, Spinda, Meditite, Torchic (1%), Makuhita, Hariyama, Medicham
Mt. Ember Cave Torkoal, Nosepass, Meditite, Medicham
Berry Forest Taillow, Shroomish, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Duskull, Dusclops, Breloom, Slakoth, Lotad, Lombre, Surskit
Icefall Cave Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein, Snorunt, Clamperl
Pattern Bush Wurmple, Silcoon, Cascoon, Nincada, Ilumise, Volbeat, Treecko (1%)
Lost Cave Duskull, Shuppet, Banette, Sableye
Treasure Beach Roselia, Gulpin, Electrike, Manectric
Cape Brink Whismur, Loudred, Corphish, Feebas (Feebas evolves by happiness now)
Bond Bridge Skitty, Plusle, Minun, Zangoose, Seviper
Water Labyrinth, Resort Gorgeous Chinchou, Luvdisc
5 Isle Meadow Tropius, Poochyena, Mightyena, Taillow, Absol, Kecleon
Memorial Pillar Chimecho (1% chance)
Outcast Island Wailmer, Wailord
Water Path Zigzagoon, Linoone, Carvanha, Sharpedo
Ruin Valley Skarmory, Lunatone, Solrock, Baltoy, Claydol, Beldum, Barboach, Whiscash, Mudkip (1%)
Canyon Entrance Spoink, Swablu, Altaria, Vibrava
Sevault Canyon Spoink, Bagon, Cacnea, Cacturne, Trapinch
Tanoby Ruins Relicanth
Altering Cave Aron, Mawile, Castform, Ralts
Four Island Corphish
All water routes Wingull, Pelipper

ORIGINAL THROWBACK ADDITIONS/CHANGES

Version Exclusives

Pokémon Exclusive Locations Shared Locations
023 Ekans Routes 8, 11 Routes 4 and 23
027 Sandshrew Routes 9, 10 Routes 4 and 23
024 Arbok Route 23
028 Sandslash Victory Road
043 Oddish Routes 7 and 12, Cape Brink, Water Path Routes 5, 6, 24, and 25
069 Bellsprout Routes 13, 14, and 15, Berry Forest, Bond Bridge Routes 5, 6, 24, and 25
044 Gloom Route 12, Cape Brink, Water Path
070 Weepinbell Routes 13, 14, and 15, Berry Forest, Bond Bridge
054 Psyduck Seafoam Islands, Kindle Road, Bond Bridge, Berry Forest, Water Path, Ruin Valley, Canyon Entrance; Routes 6 and 25, Fuchsia City, Cerulean Cave, Berry Forest (Surfing); Routes 12 and 13 (Super Rod) Safari Zone (Surfing)
079 Slowpoke Treasure Beach, Cape Brink, Five Isle Meadow; Routes 22 and 23, Viridian City, Celadon City, Seafoam Islands, Cape Brink, Four Island, Icefall Cave (Surfing) Safari Zone (Surfing)
055 Golduck Seafoam Islands; Cerulean Cave, Berry Forest (Surfing)
080 Slowbro Cape Brink; Seafoam Islands, Cape Brink (Surfing)
058 Growlithe Route 7 Pokémon Mansion
037 Vulpix Route 8 Pokémon Mansion
090 Shellder Pallet Town, Vermilion City (Super Rod) Cinnabar Island, Icefall Cave (Super Rod)
120 Staryu One Island, Five Island (Super Rod) Cinnabar Island, Icefall Cave (Super Rod)
123 Scyther Safari Zone
127 Pinsir Safari Zone
125 Electabuzz Power Plant
126 Magmar Mt. Ember
194 Wooper Four Island, Icefall Cave
183 Marill Ruin Valley
198 Murkrow Lost Cave
200 Misdreavus Lost Cave
211 Qwilfish Five Isle Meadow, Memorial Pillar, Resort Gorgeous, Water Labyrinth (Super Rod)
223 Remoraid Green Path, Outcast Island, Tanoby Ruins, Trainer Tower, Water Path (Super Rod)
225 Delibird Icefall Cave
215 Sneasel Icefall Cave
227 Skarmory Sevault Canyon
226 Mantine Tanoby Ruins, Trainer Tower

Paired Pokémon — encounter rate depends on version, so they've been tweaked a bit:

Pokémon Shared Locations
014 Kakuna / 011 Metapod Routes 24 and 25, Viridian Forest, Pattern Bush
032 Nidoran♂ / 029 Nidoran♀ Route 3, Safari Zone
033 Nidorino / 030 Nidorina Safari Zone
109 Koffing / 088 Grimer Pokémon Mansion
110 Weezing / 089 Muk Pokémon Mansion
116 Horsea / 098 Krabby Seafoam Islands (Good Rod and Super Rod); Horsea also at Routes 19, 20, and 21, Pallet Town, Cinnabar Island, Resort Gorgeous, Water Labyrinth, Water Path, Green Path, Outcast Island, Tanoby Ruins, Trainer Tower (Good Rod and Super Rod), Seafoam Islands (Surfing); Krabby also at Routes 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 24, Cerulean City, Vermilion City, Kindle Road, Treasure Beach, Bond Bridge, Five Isle Meadow, Memorial Pillar, One Island, Five Island, Icefall Cave (Good Rod and Super Rod)
117 Seadra / 099 Kingler Seadra at Routes 19, 20, and 21, Pallet Town, Cinnabar Island, Resort Gorgeous, Water Labyrinth, Water Path, Green Path, Outcast Island, Tanoby Ruins, Trainer Tower (Super Rod); Kingler at Kindle Road, Treasure Beach, Bond Bridge, Five Isle Meadow, Memorial Pillar, One Island, Five Island, Icefall Cave (Super Rod)

Normally-Unavailable Johto Pokémon

Pokémon Location Level Rate Replaces
203 Girafarig Bond Bridge 26 10% Lv. 30 Pidgey
207 Gligar Kindle Road 25 5% Lv. 30 Spearow
207 Gligar Mt. Ember entrance 25, 27 15% Lv. 30, 32 Spearow
222 Corsola Kindle Road, Bond Bridge (Super Rod) 15-25 40% Horsea/Krabby
241 Miltank Cape Brink 24 10% Lv. 31 Meowth

Weird Evolutions

Espeon/Umbreon evolve through normal means (RTC enabled).

Feebas now evolves by happiness.

All trade evolutions can be evolved by sending them through Bill's teleporter at Route 25 to simulate trade.


"CHOICE" POKéMON

Pokémon How to Obtain
Hitmonlee/Hitmonchan Get the other by breeding with Ditto on Four Island
Bulbasaur Given by Beauty in Cerulean City
Charmander Given by Youngster in Route 24
Squirtle Given by Policeman in Vermilion City
Dome/Helix Fossil (Omanyte/Kabuto) Get the other by smashing rocks in Cerulean Cave
Johto Starters Given by Elm when you bring him the Letter in New Bark Town
Claw/Root Fossil Given by scientist in Ruin Valley
Hoenn Starters Found wild in Sevii Islands at 1% chance (see above)

JOHTO POKéMON CHANGED BY MY EXPANSION

Murkrow — Route 7 and 16 (1% chance), Treasure Beach

Corsola — Added to Route 19 (5% super rod chance)

All Gen II Pokémon introduced in Kanto (Murkrow, Houndour, Slugma) can be found in their Gen II Kanto locations at a 1% encounter rate.

All Johto or Gen II locations (Route 26-28, Mt. Silver, Tohjo Falls) feature a mix of their Pokémon from Gen 2 and 4 without regard for version exclusivity.

All Johto Pokémon can also be found at their normal locations from Throwback, except noted in the following section.


THROWBACK BASE POKéMON MOVED BY MY EXPANSION

Pokémon Removed From Moved To
Larvitar/Pupitar Sevault Canyon (replaced with Bagon) Mt. Silver
Hoothoot Berry Forest All routes in Johto
Sudowoodo Berry Forest Route 35-36 in Johto (1% chance)
Chinchou One Island/Treasure Beach Routes 26-27 in Johto (fishing)
Sunkern Cape Brink Route 24 in Kanto (1% chance)
Snubbull Bond Bridge Routes 5, 6 and 8 in Kanto (1% chance)
Spinarak/Ledyba Pattern Bush Most routes in Johto
Sentret Five Isle Meadow/Water Path Route 29 in Johto

LEGENDARIES/MYTHICALS

Legendary Location / How to Obtain
Zapdos Power Plant (unchanged from vanilla FireRed)
Articuno Seafoam Islands (unchanged from vanilla FireRed)
Moltres Victory Road (changed originally for Throwback)
Mewtwo Visit Blaine in basement of Pokémon Mansion in the postgame to get access to Cerulean Cave
Mew Bring Mewtwo to Mr. Fuji in Lavender Town to trigger the Mew event and visit Faraway Island
Ho-oh and Lugia Defeat the Kimono Girls in Ecruteak City to receive the Mystic Ticket and visit Navel Rock
Roaming Legendary Beasts Released after giving Celio the Sapphire; rematch the Elite Four after catching one to set the next one loose. Visit Eusine's house in Celadon and interact with his bookshelf in the postgame to add them as "seen" in your Pokédex
Celebi Visit the stone cairn near the end of Viridian Forest after giving Celio the Sapphire to trigger the Celebi event
Latios, Latias Defeat May in the Water Labyrinth to get the Eon Ticket; bring it to Mr. Briney to visit Southern Island
Regirock Memorial Pillar — solve the braille puzzle to get in and interact with the big Braille sign
Regice Icefall Cave — solve the braille puzzle to get in and interact with the big Braille sign
Registeel Outcast Island — solve the braille puzzle to get in and interact with the big Braille sign
Groudon Mt. Ember Ruby Room — interact with Braille sign after giving Celio the Sapphire
Kyogre Dotted Hole Sapphire Room — interact with Braille sign after giving Celio the Sapphire
Rayquaza Mt. Ember Peak — interact with altar after encountering Groudon and Kyogre
Deoxys Talk to Prof. Leo on Seven Island; he will give you the Aurora Ticket to capture Deoxys on Birth Island
Jirachi Visit the Copycat in Saffron after completing the National Dex