Pokemon Soothing Silver

Download Pre-Patched Pokemon Soothing Silver NDS ROM Hack

• Creator: DracAndre
• Version: v1.4.01
• Hack of: SoulSilver
• Updated: April 01, 2025
• Language: English
• Status: Completed

Pokemon Soothing Silver is an NDS ROM Hack by HighFrequencyOcelot based on Pokemon Soul Silver in English. And it is now available to download. It was last updated on April 01, 2025.

Description

Pokémon Soothing Silver is a ROM hack of Pokémon SoulSilver that enhances the original experience with regional forms, custom shiny Pokémon, and various quality-of-life improvements like reusable TMs and early EXP Share. Trainers and wild Pokémon are stronger, creating a more challenging and engaging adventure.

With improved Pokémon viability, revamped moves, and new encounters, Pokémon Soothing Silver delivers a fresh take on the classic SoulSilver experience while keeping its nostalgic charm. Whether you’re a veteran or a newcomer, this hack offers a polished and exciting journey with plenty of surprises.

Story

For the past two years, Johto has been witnessing a strange phenomenon—Pokémon species have been mysteriously vanishing, only to be replaced by regional variants. This unexpected change has left people confused and concerned. How is this transformation affecting the balance between humans and Pokémon? And what greater consequences might it have for Johto’s future?

Features

• Regional Pokemon Forms: Some Pokemon have new forms! These include Electrode, Marowak, Exeggutor, Growlithe, Geodude, Sandshrew and More.
• Custom Shinies: 65 new shiny forms, plus a higher shiny rate (1/2048) to make shiny hunting more fun!
• Quality of Life (QOL) Updates:
  • Reusable TMs
  • Move reminders at every Pokemon Center
  • Early EXP Share
  • Grinding Trainer in the old GTS
• New Rival: Gold/Kris can now be battled as a second rival!
• Increased Difficulty: Boss trainers have stronger teams with better moves. Wild Pokemon and trainers have higher levels, starting from the 4th gym. A challenge tougher than vanilla SoulSilver but easier than StormSilver.
• More Pokemon Early On: Gen 1 & 2 Pokemon (except legendaries) are available before the League. Gen 3 & 4 Pokemon unlock after the League.
• Variety in Encounters:
  • Less repetition of Pokemon across routes.
  • New Pokemon, like Elekid, show up early.
  • Gym Leader Morty now has a full ghost squad: Misdreavus, Gengar, Mismagius, and Alolan Marowak.
• Enhanced Pokemon Viability:
  • Pokemon get new moves, abilities, and typings.
  • For example, Yanmega is Dragon-Bug type and Beedrill learns Megahorn at higher levels.
• Improved Moves:
  • Some moves are reworked for better battle use.
  • HMs are now better, like Flash becoming an Electric-type move with priority.
• Easier Evolution: No more impossible evolutions!
• Type Effectiveness Changes:
  • Ice-type is now immune to Ice and resists Water/Ground moves.
• New Events: Find super bosses and legendary Pokemon!
• And more surprises!

Summarized Features

• Increased Difficulty.
• Alolan Forms.
• Galarian Forms.
• Kris Character Instead Of Lyra.
• All Pokemons Have Gen 6 Stats.
• More Balanced Type Chart.
• Get 1 Shiny Pokemon At Per 2048 Encounters.
• GB Sounds.
• Early Exp Share.
• Galarian Forms For Kanto Birds.
• Shadow Lugia.
• More QOL Features!

Changelog

Version 1.4 – The Shadow Update

This massive update enhances Pokémon SoulSilver’s story while preserving the original narrative. After nearly two years in development, it brings new content, deeper character arcs, and various gameplay improvements.

Major Changes:

• Shadow Lugia!
• Overhauled Team Rocket plotline
• Expanded Kris/Gold’s character and storyline
• Reworked ‘Suicune’ plotline
• New story events and battles
• Additional characters
• Second wave of Oak’s Aide quests
• More custom shinies, regional forms, and alternate forms
• New Pokémon moves and rebalances (types, learnsets, abilities)
• Updated sprites and title screen
• New music from Pokémon Platinum and beyond

Quality of Life Improvements:

• Gen 5-style reusable Repels
• Expanded Pokédex habitats
• Certain moves function as HMs (e.g., Night Slash replaces Cut)
• Instant HMs
• Overhauled Apricorn system
• Held evolution items can now be used directly
• Improved item availability
• More diverse trainer battles and wild encounters
• Better grinding mechanics
• Traded Pokémon can be nicknamed
• Improved rewards and overall clarity
• Bug fixes and many more enhancements

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Credits

DracAndre