Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions
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| Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions | |
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| [[File:File:Pokemon Gold boxart EN-US.jpgFile:Pokemonsilverbox.jpg|250px]] Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions' boxart, featuring Ho-Oh and Lugia. | |
Basic info
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| Platform: | {{{platform}}} |
| Category: | RPG |
| Players: | 2 players simultaneous |
| Connectivity: | None |
| Developer: | Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK Inc. |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Part of: | {{{gen_series}}} |
Ratings
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| CERO: | N/A |
| ESRB: | Everyone |
| ACB: | N/A |
| OFLC: | N/A |
| PEGI: | N/A |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| Japan: | Nov 21, 1999 |
| North America: | Oct 15, 2000 |
| Australia: | Oct 13, 2000 |
| Europe: | Apr 06, 2001 |
| South Korea: | N/A |
| Hong Kong: | N/A |
| Taiwan: | N/A |
Websites
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| Japanese: | ポケットモンスター緑 |
| English: | Games: Pokémon Gold Games: Pokémon Silver |
Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver (Japanese: ポケットモンスター 金・銀 Pocket Monsters Gold and Silver) were the first Generation II games to be released — November 21, 1999 in Japan and October 11, 2000 in the US. A sister game, Pokémon Crystal was released later, featuring some gameplay advances.
New features
- Items are sorted by type in the bag: healing items, balls, and key items.
- A new region, Johto, is open for exploration, as well as is the original Kanto region once the Elite Four are defeated.
- There are 8 more badges to collect, as well as the 8 Kanto badges.
- The battle screen is slightly improved, showing both how much EXP a Pokémon has until its next level and whether or not a species of wild Pokémon has already been captured.
- Apricorns make an appearance and are useful for getting new types of Poké Balls.
- Pokémon are able to hold one item, some have an automatic effect such as Berries or are used for evolution via trade.
- The PokéGear was introduced, which had the functions Clock, Map, Phone and Radio.
- 100 new Pokémon to catch, including the version mascots, Ho-Oh and Lugia.
- Time of day (Morning, Day, Night), as well as overworld changes to reflect those times. Game also allows for Daylight Savings Time adjustments by talking to player's mother.
- Days of the week are introduced.
- Two new Pokémon types are introduced, Dark and Steel.
Trivia
- Pokémon Gold and Silver started the trend of having Legendary Pokémon as mascots, and the trend of using types of jewelry or precious metals as names.
- Pokémon Gold and Silver are the only paired versions where both the version mascot of the game played and the counterpart game's version mascot are both catchable without trades.
- Pokémon Gold and Silver are also the only paired versions where Pokémon sprite designs differ between the two games.
- Copies of Pokémon Gold and Silver typically lose the ability to save after a period of about seven years, due to the internal battery running dry. However, the battery is replaceable with another one of the same kind.
- Hopes ride high on the assumption that Gold and Silver will get remakes sometime during Generation IV, much like Red and Green did in Generation III. This is compounded by Diamond and Pearl's many references to the events and locations of Gold and Silver, as well as in-game data that indicates the possibility of trading with a Johto-based game.
- The Johto region's starters are the only starter Pokémon to remain only their primary types of Grass, Fire, and Water throughout their evolution.
