Pokémon Gold and Silver remakes
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It is popularly believed that remakes of the Generation II games, Pokémon Gold and Silver, will be produced during Generation IV on the Nintendo DS. Based on the original games, it is assumed that the games would take place in the region of Johto (and likely later in the game, Kanto) and the player's starting area would be New Bark Town.
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Generation III
Soon after the release of FireRed and LeafGreen, remakes of the original Game Boy games Red and Green on the Game Boy Advance, many began to expect similar remakes of Gold and Silver. Rumors and theories that spread around internet forums were unsubstantiated. Fans made several attempts at remakes of the games (such as Pokémon ShinyGold made by Zel at PokéCommunity, and Pokémon CrystalAurora made by Nekomata Yôkai at the PCA Forums, still in progress). On April Fool's Day 2004, Pkmn.Net created some doctored screenshots, presenting them as legitimate and crediting them to CoroCoro comics. The image depicts the Pokémon Daycare on Route 34.
Generation IV
With the release of Diamond and Pearl and the start of Generation IV, it was now believed the remakes were going to be designed for the Nintendo DS. Unlike the Generation III era, however, several key pieces of evidence existed, such as a news report on the red Gyarados, Jasmine's appearance in Sunyshore City, the mention of Professor Elm's report about Pokémon Eggs, Cynthia's SecretPotion (which, in its in-bag description, mentions Cianwood City), Bebe's friend from Johto (possibly Bill) who gave her the Eevee that is given to the player, the Gold and Silver Cards in Pokémon Battle Revolution, the man in a suite in the Hotel Grand Lake mentioning landmarks in Johto, and the Park Balls, which are gold and silver in color, with a light blue band across their middle. Like in Gold and Silver, in Diamond and Pearl the rival can be battled twice a week on certain days after the final battle with him; also like Gold and Silver, Diamond and Pearl introduced new Eevee evolutions. Sweet Honey, an item in Sinnoh can catch Pokémon in certain trees, this is similar to headbutting trees in Johto. There are also several cities that are very similar. Ecruteak City in Johto is similar to Celestic Town and Eterna City in Sinnoh, Olivine City in Johto is similar to Canalave City and Sunyshore City in Sinnoh, and Mahogany Town in Johto is similar to Snowpoint City in Sinnoh. The definite clue is, however, hidden in-game data that shows the games have the ability to trade with Johto-based games (top right).
Recently, a fake CoroCoro scan has been spread; it erroneously refers to Professor Elm (Japanese: ウツギ博士 Dr. Utsugi) as Professor Rowan (Japanese: ナナカマド博士 Dr. Nanakamado).
As a side-note, when presented with Oak's Letter, Prof. Oak sates that the white rock on Route 224 in Sinnoh has a counterpart in Kanto. There has been no appearance of a white rock in the Kanto region, though a smaller white rock is seen in Mossdeep City in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. As Kanto was in Gold and Silver, Kanto's white rock could be a Generation IV addition that would appear in a remake, and would also lead to the Shaymin event so as to maintain compatibility. There are also unused sprites for Shellos and Gastrodon in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl; since their Pokédex data say that their colors and shapes differ from region to region, it's possible that their unused forms would be catchable in Johto if Gold and Silver remakes were produced.
However, it must be considered that with all of the Generation III and IV games released so far, every Pokémon is available in some way, meaning there's no real need for remakes, unlike what was the case with FireRed and LeafGreen.
Pokémon anime
The Pokémon anime has many hints at remakes. To start with, all three of the current main characters have, or have had, at least one Pokémon introduced in Generation II during the Diamond & Pearl series. Ash had an Aipom which he traded to Dawn and now has a Gligar, while Brock has a Sudowoodo and a Happiny, the latter of which has a Generation II final form. Zoey, Dawn's rival, has a Misdreavus. Paul has a Weavile, an Ursaring, a Gliscor, an Electabuzz, and a Magmar; all of which are evolutions of Generation II Pokémon.
There have also been many cameos of the The Legend of Thunder character, Marina, who is based on Kris, the female player character from Pokémon Crystal. Lastly, in DP066, Reiji's badges are shown to the camera, scrolling across from Kanto to Hoenn to Sinnoh to Johto. If the camera were to go Generation-wise, Johto would come between Kanto and Hoenn. Based upon this fact, the camera goes according to recent games: Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions for Kanto, Pokémon Emerald Version for Hoenn, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions for Sinnoh, and then a Johto-based game would come.
Theorized names
Many names have been theorized by fans for these potential remakes, many of them named much like Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen are, in the formula of "XGold and YSilver". Nintendo, however, has not claimed ownership of any of these names, though it has been rumored by many that the names Pokémon DuskGold and Pokémon DawnSilver have been trademarked. For simplicity's sake, as there are many names theorized by different fans, many call the potential pair "GSDS".
Trademark controversy
Although it has been stated that Nintendo trademarked the names DuskGold and DawnSilver, there is no evidence showing they have. It is unknown if games with these names would be produced. DuskGold and DawnSilver seem appropriate, however, as they have similar meanings to the Ecruteak Towers. The Tin Tower is where Pokémon come to pass on (as dusk is the end of the day) and the Brass Tower is where Pokémon were born (as dawn is the beginning of the day). It should also be noted that these names seem backwards; the Brass Tower was home to Ho-Oh, the version mascot of Gold, before it burned down, and the Tin Tower was the roost of Lugia, the mascot of Silver, before it moved to the Whirl Islands. As such, DawnGold and DuskSilver would be more appropriate names. The Dusk and Dawn prefixes are, however, backed up by the introduction of the Dusk and Dawn Stones in Generation IV, and the fact that the Dusk Stone evolves two Generation II Pokémon. There are also two other similarly unused trademarks that Nintendo and Game Freak own, Pocket Monsters WhiteGold and Pocket Monsters MoonStone. Because Nintendo seems to own http://www.pokemonwhitegold.com, this may be a viable name. As for MoonStone, no such domain exists.
