Choose by the adventure you want, not by a download list. Prism offers a new-region beta; Polished Crystal rebuilds the familiar Crystal journey. Unknown mechanics and release risks stay visible.
That is the useful first split. Both projects keep a Game Boy Color identity, but their scope and evidence boundaries are different.
Players who want a deep, modernized Crystal replay with a large Pokédex, tougher late-game curve and extensive Game Boy Color-era polish.
Players who want a genuinely different Game Boy Color-era adventure, exploration across several regions and experimental mechanics.
“Not yet verified” is intentional. It is safer than borrowing an unsupported answer from another build or community copy.
| Game | Adventure | Project state | Difficulty | Generations | EXP Share | HM system | Source gate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Polished Crystalv3.2.3 · FOLLOW | Crystal journey, deeply reworked | Active · fully playable | The documented default uses Set battle style, improved boss teams and AI, and a steadily rising level curve whose final trainer reaches level 100. | Generations 1, 2 | Not yet verified | Classic | Source-verified profile |
| Pokémon Prismv0.95.0254 · FOLLOW | New region and story | Beta | The official page promises unique challenges, but no formal difficulty mode or level-cap system was verified. | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Not yet verified | Partially verified profile |
Prism has a developer-documented patch workflow. Polished Crystal currently publishes prebuilt game files, so Pocket Radar links only its repository and documentation—not those assets.