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==Reception==
==Reception==
Pokémon Crystal received good reviews, although they were not quite as positive as those of Pokémon Gold and Silver. Like Pokémon Yellow before it, and subsequently Pokémon Emerald, it was criticized for being too similar to its sister games, with IGN commenting, "there's not much in this edition that makes it a 'must buy' for folks who already own a copy or two of the previous editions".<ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/165/165402p1.html IGN: Pokemon Crystal Version Review] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> IGN still gave the game an "Outstanding" rating of 9/10.<ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/015/015402.html IGN: Pokemon Crystal Version (Pokemon Crystal)] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> The game received an average score of near 80% from GameRankings,<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/375087-pokemon-crystal-version/index.html Pokemon Crystal Version for Game Boy Color - GameRankings] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> about 10% lower than Pokémon Gold and Silver.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/198308-pokemon-gold-version/index.html Pokemon Gold Version for Game Boy Color] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref>
Pokémon Crystal received good reviews, although they were not quite as positive as those of Pokémon Gold and Silver. Like Pokémon Yellow before it, and subsequently Pokémon Emerald, it was criticized for being too similar to its sister games, with {{wp|IGN}} commenting "there's not much in this edition that makes it a 'must buy' for folks who already own a copy or two of the previous editions."<ref name="IGN">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/30/pokemon-crystal-2 Pokémon Crystal - IGN]</ref> IGN still gave the game an "Amazing" rating of 9.0/10.<ref name="IGN"/> It holds an average score of 79.86% on {{wp|GameRankings}},<ref>[https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/375087-pokemon-crystal-version/index.html Pokemon Crystal Version for Game Boy Color - GameRankings]</ref> about 10% lower than Pokémon Gold and Silver.<ref>[https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/198308-pokemon-gold-version/index.html Pokémon Gold Version for Game Boy Color - GameRankings]</ref>
 
===Sales===
====Japanese sales====
Pokémon Crystal sold 549,135 units on its first week on the Japanese market. By December 31, 2006, the end of its 316th week, it had sold 1,550,698 copies.<!--
 
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| 1
| December 17, 2000
| -
| 549,135
| 549,135
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| 3
| December 31, 2000
| -
| -
| 919,375
|- style="background:#fff"
| 6
| January 21, 2001
| 2nd
| -
| -
|- style="background:#fff"
| 7
| January 28, 2001
| 4th
| 34,316
| 1,199,025
|-
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==Battery life==
==Battery life==
1,552

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