The player can now play as both a male and a female character.This means that the storyline, characters, and gameplay are basically the same, only there have been made several updates and changes to make this game more exciting and fun. The game is to its parallels like Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition and Pokémon Emerald are to to theirs. Pokémon Crystal is an upgrade of the parallel Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver.