Your rival (named “???” then “Broken”) now picks the weakest starter against yours, then fights with 6 Magikarp. After you win, he steals one of your items and laughs.

Your party does not hold Pokémon. It holds memory addresses. When you catch a "Pokemon Messed Up Version -XXX- -v2.0- -hulster-", the ball shakes once, then displays the message: "You caught a mistake."

The creatures are not new species. They are corrupted data of existing Gen 3 Pokémon. For example:

  • Safest bet: If a normal starter exists (e.g., Charmander with wrong palette), take it. Avoid anything with "???" or skeleton sprites.

    • Visually, Pokemon Messed Up Version -XXX- -v2.0- -hulster- is a masterpiece of low-res horror. Sprites are not redrawn; they are disassembled. A Pikachu might have its tail where its ear should be, but the game insists this is normal. The text speed is inconsistent. Sometimes it types at normal speed. Sometimes it vomits three lines of text per frame.

    The sound design is what truly sets this hack apart. Hulster- inserted raw WAV files into the GBA soundbanks. The pokemon cries are replaced with:

    When you enter a Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy says: "Welcome to the place where we fix what is broken. We cannot fix you." The healing sound is a flatline.