Pokemon Grand Dad Version

Pokemon Grand Dad Version
So you've made it this far...
Basic information
Release	July 7, 2016
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance

Pokemon Grand Dad Version is a short ROM hack of Pokémon FireRed Version, released on July 7, 2016 as part of the Reboot ARGs. It is a playable Pokémon battle between Chad Warden and The Voice Inside Your Head.

Summary

After clicking a hidden annotation on the video "A Grand New Era ~Ending~ - SilvaGunner: Rebooted" (no longer accessible due to the removal of annotations), viewers were redirected to a MEGA download page for "Final Showdown.zip", which includes the hack's ROM file, a save file, and a copy of the Game Boy Advance emulator Visual Studio Advance.

The intro sequence from Pokémon FireRed is unedited, but the title screen afterwards is modified (poorly) to display Grand Dad (with the wrong colors). Before leaving the title screen to load a file, the "GRAND DAD?!" sample plays. The included save file has a male trainer named "CHAD" (Chad Warden) with four hours of playtime and an ID number of 07777. The save starts in the final Elite Four room with 10 Full Restores, 3 Revives, and 5 Full Heals. The player's overworld sprite is edited to have dark skin like Chad Warden. The entrance door is removed from the room, and Lance is replaced with a silhouette of a trainer (The Voice Inside Your Head). When interacted with, The Voice says:

So you've made it this far... I'm impressed.
You really don't want Snow halation to die, huh.
You have to understand that this action was taken for the good of the community.
The bickering people in the comments sections, the dislike bars...
The people complaining about GRAND DAD, the people complaining about SIMPSONS.
I guess some things never change, no matter what universe you end up in, huh?
That's fine, my dear Chad.
I'll make sure we remain in this universe as much as I can.
Your adventuring days are coming to an end.
(Howie scream)

Afterwards, he will battle you. The battle music's melody has been mostly changed to "Meet the Flintstones", and at one point has morse code added that spells G-R-A-N-D-D-A-D. If defeated, the door behind The Voice will be opened and he'll say:

...
...
That's it. The reboot has ceased. I will disappear soon. But you should know...
That was all an elaborate lie. Do you think I actually care about YouTube commenters?
No, the true origin of the reboot...
Let's just say that I'm not entirely responsible for it. A vitriolic... thing. It wreaks its revenge upon the world.
Or so I think. Truthfully, I don't know what drives it. But it is determined. Vile and incomprehensible beyond words.
It channels an ancient evil within it. Can be held accountable for all that is wrong with... everything, really.
I only foresee a very bleak outcome for you. You have absolutely no chance of defeating it.
Leave this room.
When you feel ready, speak with the harbringer.
Chad...

In the next room, the exit door has been removed, and instead there's a computer in the center of the room. When interacted with, it says:

It's
  The.  T9kTdvJDUow

There is nothing left to do in the hack after seeing this text; the string at the end of this message is the YouTube video ID for "ALMOST. THERE.", the next step of the ARG.

Pokémon

All 11 Pokémon used in the battle are renamed and reskinned into characters representing reboot and pre-reboot memes. Some of their moves are also renamed and/or have changed effect descriptions. (Original names of things are listed in italics when applicable.)

Chad Warden's team

All his Pokémon are level 77, and were originally caught at level 7 (except Angry Joe, who was caught at level 77).

Name	NOZOMI (Regice)	GRAND DAD (Regirock)	LOUD NIGRA (Sneasel)	snop (Vileplume)	CHIP (Ursaring)	ANGRY JOE (Blaziken)
Type	Ice	Rock	Dark	Grass/Fire	Steel	Fire/Fighting
Cry	The lyric 'todokete' from "Snow halation".	The "GRAND DAD?!" voice clip.	His usual scream.	The lyric 'The one and only D-O-double-G!' from his song "The Next Episode", with the word 'double' taken out.	Him saying 'yaaasss' from the beginning of "S.L.A.B. Freestyle".	His 'Holy shit, I'm in a game!' quote.
Moves	TODOKETE (Blizzard)	FLEENSTONES (Ancient Power)	AAAAAAAAAAAA (Hyper Voice)	BLAZE IT (Blast Burn)	RIPPER (Metal Claw)	UPROAR
	SING	BONE CLUB	ROAR	SMOKE (Smokescreen)	"CHEAP" (Pay Day)	FIERY JOE (Fire Punch)
	HAIL	HOLY TRINITY (Tri Attack)	MUD SHOT	WEED LEAVES (Razor Leaf)	SPIKES	KARATE CHOP
	smol (Minimize)	REVENGE	BODY SLAM	ICE COLD G (Haze)	SWORDS DANCE	RED LANTERN (Flamethrower)
Ability	HALATION (Clear Body)	FLINTSTREAM!?! (Sand Stream)	SOUNDPROOF	BLAZE	RIPPER (Rough Skin)	4 HOURS (Drought)
Item	NEVERMELTICE	SITRUS BERRY	LEFTOVERS	WEED (Miracle Seed)	BLACK BELT	KING'S ROCK
Mood	Modest	Sassy	Sassy	Naughty	Bashful	Adamant
Caught	Icefall Cave	Rock Tunnel	Cerulean Cave	Viridian Forest	Vermilion City	Four Island
Ball	Master Ball	Poké Ball	Ultra Ball	Nest Ball	Luxury Ball	Poké Ball

The Voice Inside Your Head's team

All his Pokémon are level 80 (except Reshiram, who is level 85).

Note: Reshiram is female, despite Reshiram canonically being a genderless species.

Name	PETER (Tauros)	HARUKA (Lugia)	HOMER (Snorlax)	solja (Steelix)	RESHIRAM (Dragonite)
Type	Normal	Electric/Flying	Normal	Steel/Ground	Dragon/Fire
Cry	The first trumpet from the Family Guy theme.	The opening title drop from "GO MY WAY!!".	His famous "D'OH!" catchphrase.	The 'YOOUU!' sample from "Crank That".	JustinRPG shouting 'Reshiram!'.
Moves	FAMILY (Explosion)	SING	DUFF BEER (Recover)	GOTTA PUNCH (Meteor Mash)	SACRED FIRE
	GUY (Self-Destruct)	MIC FEEDBACK (Supersonic)	MR PLOW (Earthquake)	CRANK DAT (Teeter Dance)	OUTRAGE
	FUNNY (Eruption)	TRIP (High-Jump Kick)	DONUT DANCE (Dragon Dance)	STEEL DRUM (Belly Drum)	(REDACTED) (Milk Drink)
	MOMENTS (Psychic)	GO MY WAY!! (Aeroblast)	MONORAIL (Hyper Beam)	SUPERMAN (Fly)	VORE (Crunch)
Ability	FUNNY MOMENTS (Intimidate)	MARVEL SCALE	THICK FAT	ROCK HEAD	FLASH FIRE
Item	CHOICE BAND	LUM BERRY	LEFTOVERS	BRIGHTPOWDER	SITRUS BERRY

Changed descriptions

Changed descriptions for moves, abilities, and items used in the battle are listed below. Note that the ones pertaining to The Voice's team can't be seen from the provided save file.

Unused changes

The following changes pertain to things not used in the battle (such as the Pokédex).

• Pokédex entry for Regirock/Grand Dad:

  GRAND DAD???
  FLINTSTONES???

• Pokédex entry for Vileplume/snop:

  youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
  whoops wrong meme

• Pokédex entry for Ursaring/Chip:

  YAAASSS

• Pokédex entry for Lugia/Haruka:

  GO MY WAY!! GO mae e!!

• Pokédex entry for Sneasel/Loud Nigra (when viewed in-game, the text wraps around without going to the next line resulting in a garbled mess):

  AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA gasp AAAAAAA

  

  How it looks in-game.

• Bulbasaur is renamed to "SIMPLEFLIP".
• The move "Mega Punch" is renamed to "u", with a description of "u".
• The move "Feather Dance" is renamed to "SUPERMAN".
• The move "Poison Fang" has a description of "AA".
• Some music and sprites outside the intended area are broken/glitched, most likely done by accident or as a side-effect of changes made for the battle.

Trivia

• This is technically The Voice Inside Your Head's on-screen debut, though the only thing consistent with his canon design from "Prologue" onward is the silhouette-esque appearance.
• It is still unknown who or what the 'true origin of the reboot' that The Voice speaks of in his closing speech refers to, as no threats greater than The Voice have appeared in the SiIvaGunner lore so far. It may have been related to the scrapped Nuts Hack story arc.
• This is a rare occasion where Angry Joe isn't used as a villainous character. (Ironically, he would later join The Voice for the CCC.)
• This hack is referenced in "SiIva Direct 6.4.2024" (in the trailer for ROM Hack & Mod Day).