Introduced Kris , the first female protagonist option in the series.

The very first appearance of the Battle Tower, located west of Olivine City, offering a series of high-level trainer challenges.

The original Link Cable requirements are replaced with 3DS wireless communication , allowing for Link Trades and Link Battles with other 3DS Virtual Console versions of Gold, Silver, and Crystal.

Take the ball to Kurt in Azalea Town, wait 24 hours, then place it in the Ilex Forest shrine to encounter a Level 30 Celebi. This is the only legitimate way to shiny hunt Celebi through soft-resetting.

Includes on-screen location signposts when entering new areas and the ability for Kurt to craft multiple Apricorns into Poké Balls at once.

It is fully compatible with Pokémon Bank (via Poké Transporter), allowing you to move your Johto Pokémon to modern games like Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon .

The 3DS version includes technical modernizations and a previously "lost" event for international players: