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<div>{{Samename|[[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] expansion|HeartGold & SoulSilver (TCG)}}<br />
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{{Infobox game |colorscheme=heartgold|bordercolorscheme=soulsilver<br />
|name=Pokémon HeartGold Version<br />
|name2=Pokémon SoulSilver Version<br />
|jname=ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド<br />
|jname2=ポケットモンスター ソウルシルバー<br />
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|boxart2=SoulSilver EN boxart.jpg<br />
|caption=Pokémon HeartGold Version's boxart, [[version mascot|featuring]] {{p|Ho-Oh}}.<br />
|caption2=Pokémon SoulSilver Version's boxart, [[version mascot|featuring]] {{p|Lugia}}.<br />
|jbox=HeartGold JP boxart.jpg<br />
|jbox2=SoulSilver JP boxart.jpg<br />
|jcaption=Boxart of Pocket Monsters HeartGold.<br />
|jcaption2=Boxart of Pocket Monsters SoulSilver.<br />
|platform=[[Nintendo DS]]<br />
|category=RPG<br />
|players=1-4 players simultaneous<br />
|link_method=[[DS Wireless Communications|DS Wireless]], [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Wi-Fi]], [[Infrared|IR]] (for Pokéwalker), [[dual-slot mode]]<br />
|developer=[[Game Freak]]<br />
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]<br />
|gen_series=[[Generation IV]] [[version|main series]]<br />
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|release_date_ja=September 12, 2009<ref>[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/hgss/ Pokémon.co.jp]</ref><br />
|release_date_na=March 14, 2010<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/us/games/videogame-pokemontm-heartgold-and-soulsilver-versions/ Pokémon.com (US)]</ref><br />
|release_date_au=March 25, 2010<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=&prod_id=20095 Nintendo of Australia - Pokémon HeartGold Version]</ref><ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=&prod_id=20096 Nintendo of Australia - Pokémon SoulSilver Version]</ref><br />
|release_date_eu=March 26, 2010<ref>[http://www.pokemon.com/uk/games/videogame-pokemontm-heartgold-and-soulsilver-versions/ Pokémon.com (UK)]</ref><br>April 2, 2010{{tt|*|Dutch versions}}<ref>[http://www.nintendo.be/NOE/nl_BE/news/2010/lancering_pokmon_heartgold_version_en_pokmon_soulsilver_version_uitgesteld_16569.html Nintendo of Belgium announcement] (Dutch)</ref><br />
|release_date_kr=February 4, 2010<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.kr/DS/soft/pokemon_hgss/main.php Nintendo of Korea]</ref><br />
|website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/ds/hgss/ Pokémon.co.jp]<br>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ipkj/ Nintendo.co.jp]<br>[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/hgss/ Official site]<br />
|website_en=[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-heartgold-and-soulsilver-versions/ Pokémon.com]<br>[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/SMbDUlAHoYoFKJ0LEG5P8oBjDy8HDY0N Nintendo.com (HeartGold)]<br>[https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/fIpnogOynK7K1gQq74MeOMcYriQppCnD Nintendo.com (SoulSilver)]<br>[http://www.pokemongoldsilver.com/ Official site]<br />
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{{StrategyWiki|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver}}<br />
'''Pokémon HeartGold Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド''' ''Pocket Monsters HeartGold'') and '''Pokémon SoulSilver Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター ソウルシルバー''' ''Pocket Monsters SoulSilver'') are paired [[Generation IV]] [[remake]]s of the [[Generation II]] games {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}.<br />
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Much like how {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} revisited the [[Generation I]] story of [[Kanto]], HeartGold and SoulSilver retell the story of [[Johto]], with the player's starting town being [[New Bark Town]]. While the games feature several expansions in key areas, the overall plot follows the same direction as the original {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. Some aspects exclusive to {{v2|Crystal}} are also included. Like how FireRed and LeafGreen could link up with {{3v2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}} to complete the Pokédex by trading regionally exclusive Pokémon, HeartGold and SoulSilver can link up with {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} to obtain Pokémon unavailable in Johto and Kanto (such as {{DL|Starter Pokémon|Sinnoh|the Sinnoh starters}}) and vice versa.<br />
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{{ga|Kris}}, despite being the female counterpart of {{ga|Ethan|Crystal's player character}}, is not included as the female player character, with a {{ga|Lyra|new character}} instead taking her place. Whether she is chosen to be the [[player character]] or not, this new character will still appear in the game. The unselected protagonist will take a pseudo-[[rival]] role similar to the unselected characters of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby, Sapphire]], {{v2|Emerald}}, {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.<br />
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The games were released on September 12, 2009 in Japan, February 4, 2010 in Korea, March 14, 2010 in North America, March 25, 2010 in Australia and March 26, 2010 in Europe (this excludes {{pmin|the Netherlands}}, Luxembourg and parts of Belgium due to an in-game save error, with the patched copies later released on April 2, 2010).<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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The plot of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is mostly the same as Gold and Silver with a few changes and included plot elements exclusive to [[Pokémon Crystal Version|Pokémon Crystal]]. [[Player character|The player]], either {{ga|Ethan}} or {{ga|Lyra}} begins his journey from [[New Bark Town]], running an errand for [[Professor Elm]] to [[Mr. Pokémon]]'s house to discover what he was so excited about. Elm supplies the player with one of three Pokémon, {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Cyndaquil}}, or {{p|Totodile}}, for this errand. After Mr. Pokémon's discovery turns out to be an {{pkmn|Egg}}, the player returns to New Bark Town, only to find that a suspicious {{ga|Silver|red-haired boy}} seen lurking outside of Elm's lab earlier has stolen one of Elm's Pokémon— the one that the player's choice is weak to, coincidentally. Upon defeating him and returning to New Bark Town, the player gives the name of the boy (the player can choose any name, provided it fits under the seven-character limit; his name defaults to Silver in HeartGold and Heart in SoulSilver) to a police officer who has come to investigate the incident. Elm is amazed by the egg and insists on studying it, allowing the player to keep the Pokémon they traveled with as a [[starter Pokémon]]. From here, he encourages the player to journey across [[Johto]] and challenge the eight [[Gym Leader]]s, [[Falkner]], [[Bugsy]], [[Whitney]], [[Morty]], [[Chuck]], [[Jasmine]], [[Pryce]], and [[Clair]], and eventually the [[Pokémon League]] (though this is a long way off). With the first Gym in nearby [[Violet City]], the player heads off on their adventure.<br />
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Upon arriving at Violet City, the player must first defeat the Elder [[Li]] at [[Sprout Tower]] before facing the Violet City Gym. He has just been defeated by Silver and after defeating Li, he gives the player {{m|Flash}}. After defeating Falkner for the {{Badge|Zephyr}}, Elm's assistant appears to give the player the egg, which will later hatch into a {{p|Togepi}}. Heading south towards [[Azalea Town]] by way of {{rt|32|Johto}} and [[Union Cave]], the player meets up with the villainous [[Team Rocket]], formed again after it was disbanded [[Generation I|three years prior]] in the neighboring [[Kanto]] region by {{ga|Red|a young Trainer}}. They are cutting off the tails of the {{p|Slowpoke}} that are sacred in Azalea, intending to sell them for a large profit. [[Kurt]], a local maker of specialty [[Poké Ball]]s, is greatly angered by this, and requests the player's help in chasing away Team Rocket and saving the Slowpoke. Though he falls into the [[Slowpoke Well]], hurting himself in the process, he begs the player to continue on to fight the organization with their Pokémon. After this has been done, and Team Rocket is chased away from Azalea, Kurt gives the player a {{ball|Lure}} and will make his specialty Poké Balls when brought any kind of [[Apricorn]], one per day. After defeating [[Bugsy]] in the [[Azalea Gym]] for the {{Badge|Hive}} and defeating the red-haired boy (Silver) once again, the player can journey into [[Ilex Forest]] to find the [[Charcoal]] maker's {{p|Farfetch'd}} and get {{HM|01|Cut}}. With this, Ilex Forest can be navigated through towards {{rt|34|Johto}}. On Route 34, a [[Pokémon Day Care]] is set up that is capable of raising two Pokémon at once. The Day Care functions the same way as in other [[Generation IV|Generation IV games]]. If these Pokémon are [[Egg Group|similar enough]], and if a male and female have been put in together, a [[Pokémon Egg]] can be produced.<br />
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Venturing into [[Goldenrod City]], the player's third Badge, the {{Badge|Plain}}, awaits. After defeating [[Whitney]] and getting the Plain Badge, getting a [[SquirtBottle]] allows the player to move the {{p|Sudowoodo|strange tree}} blocking {{rt|36|Johto}} to the north. If it is [[Days of the week|Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday]], the [[Bug-Catching Contest]] will be on at the [[National Park]] on {{rt|35|Johto}}, as well. In [[Ecruteak City]], [[Bill]], the developer of the [[PC]] [[Pokémon Storage System]] is performing repairs on the [[Time Capsule]], and as the player arrives, he will finish, asking for them to come visit him in his parents' house in Goldenrod, where he will give away an {{p|Eevee}}. Another Gym is in Ecruteak City, where the {{type|Ghost}} Leader [[Morty]] battles for the {{Badge|Fog}}. The player encounters the [[legendary beasts]] in the [[Burned Tower]] and they [[Roaming Pokemon|run off]] around Johto. The player also meets [[Eusine]] who is studying the Burned Tower and takes interest in {{p|Suicune}}. <br />
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The player goes on through {{rt|38|Johto}} and {{rt|39|Johto}} to arrive in [[Olivine City]]. Once there, they learn from Silver that [[Jasmine]], the Gym Leader, is not available at the moment, since she is taking care of the [[Glitter Lighthouse|lighthouse's]] [[Amphy|Ampharos]] and refuses to leave until the Pokémon is given a [[SecretPotion|special medicine]] from [[Cianwood City]]. The player thus surfs their way through {{rt|40|Johto}} and {{rt|41|Johto}} to get to Cianwood City. There, they encounter the {{type|Fighting}} Leader [[Chuck]], who presents the player with the {{Badge|Storm}}. They get the SecretPotion from the Cianwood Pharmacy and goes back to Olivine City. Jasmine, relieved after getting her Ampharos's medicine, goes back to taking Gym challenges. Her Pokémon specialty is of the {{t|Steel}} type. When the player gets their sixth Badge, the {{Badge|Mineral}}, they travel to [[Mahogany Town]], through {{rt|42|Johto}}. The Gym is blocked by a man and the way to {{rt|44|Johto}} and the [[Ice Cave]] is blocked by a man trying to sell [[Rage Candy Bar]]s. <br />
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The player heads north to {{rt|43|Johto}} and the [[Lake of Rage]]. Upon entering the gate, two Rocket Grunts charge them {{pdollar}}1000 to go through. When the player gets to the lake, they encounter the [[Red Gyarados]]. After the player defeats, catches or flees from it, they get the {{key|II|Red Scale}}. A caped man named [[Lance]] appears on the shore and reveals Team Rocket's secret hideout to the player. The player goes back to Mahogany and goes through the hideout, along with Lance. Team Rocket's plan was to emit sound waves, inducing the {{p|Magikarp}} in the lake to evolve into {{p|Gyarados}}, which caused the effect of the [[Red Gyarados]]. Once the player defeats all the Rockets and disables the wave-emitting machine, they can challenge [[Pryce]], the town's {{type|Ice}} Gym Leader.<br />
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Upon defeating the Gym Leader and obtaining the {{Badge|Glacier}}, the player receives a phone call from Prof. Elm about a strange radio signal emitted by Team Rocket, trying to connect with their missing leader, [[Giovanni]]. The player goes to the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]] to investigate. Once there, they find the Tower to be taken over by Team Rocket. When the player ascends to the top floor, they find the director of the Radio Tower, only to discover that he has been impersonated by a Rocket and that the real Director is actually locked in Goldenrod's basement. Once the player enters the basement, they are once again encountered by Silver, who intends to defeat Team Rocket all by himself. He still questions the way he treats his Pokémon. Once the player gets to the very bottom of the basement, they find the Tower's real Director. He gives the player the Card Key, so that they can access the higher floors of the Radio Tower.<br />
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After clearing all of the Rockets and defeating the {{tc|Executive|Rocket executives}}, effectively disbanding them, the player receives either a {{key|II|Rainbow Wing}} to encounter {{p|Ho-Oh}} or a {{key|II|Silver Wing}} to encounter {{p|Lugia}}, in the HeartGold and SoulSilver versions respectively. The player then is allowed to go through the [[Ice Path]] and to [[Blackthorn City]]. There the player can challenge [[Clair]], the {{type|Dragon}} Gym Leader. Before giving the player the {{Badge|Rising}}, however, Clair makes the player go through a test to prove their worthiness. To complete this test, the player must enter the [[Dragon's Den]] and take a test before they receive the Rising Badge from Clair. Having obtained all 8 Badges, the player is given the Master Ball by Elm and is requested to visit the Kimono Girls to prove their worthiness. After defeating the Kimono Girls, the player will either go to the Bell Tower (HeartGold) or the Whirl Islands (SoulSilver) to encounter Ho-Oh (HeartGold) or Lugia (SoulSilver). Then the player is allowed to go east of New Bark into Kanto.<br />
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From New Bark Town, the path to the Pokémon League is to the east, across {{rt|27|Kanto}} and into [[Kanto]], then across {{rt|26|Kanto}} and through {{ka|Victory Road}} to the [[Indigo Plateau]]. When the player reaches the exit of Victory Road, Silver appears again and battles the player.<br />
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The [[Elite Four]] awaits the player if they have collected all eight Badges. When the player enters the League, they must face all four in sequence. [[Will]], who [[Pokémon training|trains]] {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon, is first, followed by [[Koga]], whose specialty is {{t|Poison}}. [[Bruno]], who uses {{t|Fighting}} Pokémon, follows, and finally, [[Karen]], who specializes in the {{t|Dark}} type. After defeating these four, the reigning [[Pokémon Champion]], [[Lance]] whom the player met at the Lake of Rage, challenges the player to a final battle. After his defeat, Oak and his co-host on [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Talk|Pokémon Talk]], [[DJ Mary]], arrive and congratulate the player. Lance then takes the player to a back room and tells the player that they are admitted into the [[Hall of Fame]]. The credits roll.<br />
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===Postgame===<br />
The player then returns to their bedroom in New Bark Town. They head downstairs and receive a message that Professor Elm has something for them. Returning to his lab the player receives an [[SS Ticket]] for the fast ship [[S.S. Aqua]] departing to the region of [[Kanto]], where many rare Pokémon live. The player boards the ship in Olivine City and is bombarded by a sailor looking for his daughter who got loose on the ship. Searching the whole ship, the player finds a sailor who is angry that his co-worker is asleep on the job. Finding him and challenging him to a battle, he runs out of his cabin to join the mate. The player later finds the missing girl in the bottom of the ship. The girl asks the player to play hide and seek with her. The man from before then finds the girl as she mentions that the player was playing with her. The girl's grandpa thanks the player as the ship arrives at [[Vermilion City]] in Kanto.<br />
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Deciding to take on the Gyms of Kanto, the player enters the Gym in Vermilion City, defeating [[Lt. Surge]] who specializes in {{t|Electric}} types, and earning the {{Badge|Thunder}}. The player travels north to [[Saffron City]] and enters the Gym there defeating [[Sabrina]], who specializes in {{t|Psychic}} types and had envisioned the player's arrival three years prior, and earns the {{Badge|Marsh}}. Still, in Saffron, the player encounters the {{OBP|Copycat|character}} in her new house who seems to have misplaced her Pokémon doll. Going back to Vermilion's [[Pokémon Fan Club]] the player sees the {{key|II|Lost Item}} and retrieves it bringing it back to the copycat who gives the player a {{key|II|pass}} to the Saffron [[Magnet Train]].<br />
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The player then travels east of Saffron to [[Celadon City]] and travels to the Gym taking on [[Erika]] and winning the {{Badge|Rainbow}}. Going back to Saffron and traveling east, the player comes to the [[Power Plant]] where they find that an important part of a machine in the plant has been stolen and they are unable to get the machine running. Traveling north of Saffron to [[Cerulean City]] the player finds out that a suspicious character has been hanging out around the Gym. Traveling north onto [[Kanto Route 24|Route 24]] the player finds and battles a [[Team Rocket]] grunt who is trying to revive the team unbeknownst to the fact that the team in Johto was disbanded by the player. The player defeats the grunt who admits that he dropped the part in the Cerulean Gym. The player goes to the Gym and retrieves the {{key|II|Machine Part}}. They return it to the Power Plant and the machine is once again made up and running.<br />
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The player then moves through the [[Rock Tunnel]] arriving at [[Lavender Town]] where they discover that the former [[Pokémon Tower]] has now become a Radio Tower for Kanto. Talking to the director inside the tower, they receive the Radio Expansion Card which allows them to listen to radio stations in Kanto as a reward for restoring power at the power plant. Traveling the length of the [[Silence Bridge]] and [[Kanto Route 13|Routes 13]], [[Kanto Route 14|14]], and [[Kanto Route 15|15]], the player arrives at [[Fuchsia City]] and takes on the Gym Leader [[Janine]] who specializes in {{t|Poison}} types winning the {{Badge|Soul}}. Going back north to Cerulean and the up to Route 24, the player challenges the Nugget Crew and finds [[Misty]] with her boyfriend at [[Cerulean Cape]]. Misty's boyfriend runs off angering her until she realizes that the player is indeed, a challenger. The player returns to Cerulean Gym and takes on Misty's {{t|Water}} types winning the {{Badge|Cascade}}.<br />
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Returning again to Vermilion City, the player recalls the large Pokémon sleeping outside the entrance to [[Diglett's Cave]] on the eastern edge of town. He/she plays the Poké Flute Station on their radio which awakens and angers the Pokémon, a giant [[Snorlax]]. After capturing, defeating, or running away from it, the player enters and goes through the Diglett's Cave emerging on [[Kanto Route 2|Route 2]] just south of [[Pewter City]]. The player goes north to Pewter City and challenges [[Brock]] and his {{t|Rock}} types and earns the {{Badge|Boulder}}.<br />
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The player travels south across Route 2 and through [[Viridian Forest]] before arriving at [[Viridian City]] the player continues south to [[Pallet Town]] and the surfs to [[Cinnabar Island]]. There, the player sees {{ga|Blue}} who mentions how the town previously found on the island was destroyed in a volcanic eruption, and that the town's Gym Leader had to relocate his Gym to the nearby [[Seafoam Islands]]. Blue then goes back to his own Gym in Viridian. The player travels east to the Seafoam Islands and find's [[Blaine]]'s {{type|Fire}} Gym within the islands and challenges him to earn the {{Badge|Volcano}}.<br />
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The player travels back to Viridian City and challenges Blue in his Gym, which does not seem to have any specialty in types, and defeats him to earn the {{Badge|Earth}}. The player goes back to Pallet Town and visits [[Professor Oak]] in his laboratory. Oak sees that the player has earned all of the Gym Badges in Kanto and, after giving him/her the [[HM08]], decides to allow him to enter [[Mt. Silver]], a mountain so dangerous the average Trainer is not allowed to enter it, to challenge {{ga|Red}} who has been the champion of Kanto for three years and trains there constantly. The player goes to Mt. Silver and climbs to the top to find Red training mutely, and challenges him to a battle. After a hard-fought battle, the player defeats Red becoming the new champion of Kanto and Red walks away without saying a word. The credits roll again.<br />
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==Blurb==<br />
Prepare for thrilling new adventures as [[Legendary Pokémon]] awaken!<br>Explore the Johto region as you catch, train, and battle with your favorite Pokémon by your side. Turn the tides—call forth the Legendary Pokémon!<br />
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==Changes from Pokémon Gold and Silver==<br />
===Aesthetic changes===<br />
* The male [[player character]] receives a redesign and is now called {{ga|Ethan}}, while {{ga|Kris}} is replaced by a new female player character called {{ga|Lyra}}.<br />
* All the game's music is rearranged to better utilize the DS's sound capabilities. A [[GB Sounds|key item]] allows the player to switch back and forth freely between the arranged soundtrack and original chiptune soundtrack.<br />
* Ambient sound effects are used with greater frequency than in previous games; for example, running water, blowing wind and the player walking through grass will produce audible noises.<br />
* The [[Pokégear]] has been redesigned. There are a range of skins that can be used and changed at the player's will.<br />
[[File:HGSSpokedex.png|thumb|left|150px|Redesigned Pokédex]]<br />
* Much like Kanto's was for its remakes, Johto's Pokédex has been redesigned. Unlike Kanto's remakes, which contained the same [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|regional Pokédex]] as the originals, [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|the original regional Pokédex]] for Johto has been [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|slightly altered]], including five [[Generation IV]] evolutions for Pokémon found in Johto.<br />
* An image of certain locations, like in {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, appears when entering the location. Some of these images change depending on the time of day while others change the image of the Pokémon obtainable at the location on the image at random.<br />
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s are redesigned once again. The Team Rocket {{tc|Executive}}s are also redesigned from Generation II, with four new ones appearing: [[Archer]], [[Ariana]], [[Petrel]], and [[Proton]]. Like [[Team Galactic]]'s {{tc|Commander}}s followed a planetary naming scheme, the Executives are all named for various real-world rockets.<br />
* The Tin Tower is renamed the [[Bell Tower]].<br />
* {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}} each have their own unique battle music, while the [[legendary beasts]] each use differently remixed versions of their battle theme from {{game|Crystal}}.<br />
* All former [[Berries (Generation II)|Berry]] trees have become [[Apricorn]] trees.<br />
* [[Gym Leader]]s, [[Elite Four]] members, {{ga|Silver}}, and {{ga|Red}} have animated battle sprites and battle intros, as in {{v2|Platinum}}. Many [[Gym]]s have been redesigned as well, some with new puzzles. <br />
* {{m|Rock Smash}}, previously a TM usable on the field in the originals, is now a full-fledged HM as it has been since [[Generation III]]. {{m|Defog}} loses its HM status to the returning {{m|Whirlpool}}.<br />
* {{m|Rock Climb}}, despite it not being available prior to [[Generation IV]], continues to be [[HM08]] and requires the [[Viridian Gym]] Badge. As a result, several caves and cliffs have markings which allow them to be scaled like in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}.<br />
* All Kanto Gym Leaders give out [[TM]]s.<br />
* If the player turns off the battle scene in the Options menu, the Pokémon will not be animated when they come into battle, whereas in Platinum they were. They will only be animated if the battle scene is on.<br />
* The [[Magnet Train]]'s tracks can be seen overhead on {{rt|32|Johto}}, as well as in [[Goldenrod City]] where the tracks were previously on street-level.<br />
* [[Pal Park]] is located where the closed [[Kanto Safari Zone]] once stood in [[Fuchsia City]].<br />
* The player can now see how many Kanto Badges they have. In the original games, the player could only see how many Johto Badges they had.<br />
* [[Ecruteak City]] and [[Cianwood City]], while sharing a theme in Generation II, now feature separate remixed variations of the same theme.<br />
* Some music in Kanto is changed, with [[Mt. Moon]] and the [[Seafoam Islands]] changing their music to that which is used by of Johto's [[Dark Cave]] and [[Ice Path]], respectively. Music in Cerulean City and Fuchsia City, as well as on [[Route]]s {{rtn|24|Kanto}} and {{rtn|25|Kanto}}, rather than taking the theme used in Pewter City, Celadon City, and on {{rt|3|Kanto}} as they did in the original Generation II games, keep the theme used in Generation I and Generation III. The music used on {{rt|2|Kanto}}, however, is different from any previous generation; the Generation II theme, a remix of Viridian Forest theme in Generation I, is used solely in Viridian Forest, while the theme used in Generation I and Generation III is, like in Generation II, only used on {{rt|1|Kanto}}. Route 2 instead uses the theme that first appears on {{rt|3|Kanto}}. [[Cinnabar Island]] also gets its own music, a remix of its original theme, instead of using the Saffron City theme.<br />
* The Goldenrod City Radio Tower has an observation deck accessible via elevator. This replaces the second recording room.<br />
* There are wind turbines standing in New Bark Town and on Route 14.<br />
* When viewing the [[stats]] of a Pokémon outside of battle, one of the stat names will be very light blue, indicating which stat is decreased by the Pokémon's [[Nature]], and one will be very light red, indicating which stat is increased. If the Pokémon has a neutral Nature, none of the stats will be colored.<br />
* The [[Glitter Lighthouse]] in [[Olivine City]] contains balconies that are used to navigate through the tower. While on the balconies, the overhead viewing angle of the player changes. This is the first such instance of camera angle variation in the main series games and would later be implemented in different variations in {{game|Black and White|s}}.<br />
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===Location changes===<br />
[[File:HGSS JohtoKanto.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Johto]] and [[Kanto]], the accessible regions in HeartGold and SoulSilver]]<br />
* Elm's Lab has an upstairs level, where [[Professor Elm|the professor]] and his family live, his old house being occupied by Lyra/Ethan and her/his family.<br />
* The {{jo|Battle Tower}} west of [[Olivine City]], introduced in {{game|Crystal}}, returns, bringing with it exactly the same {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} seen in Platinum.<br />
* Two new routes, {{rt|47|Johto}} and {{rt|48|Johto}}, are introduced near [[Cianwood City]]. They lead to a new {{safari|Johto}}, as well as the [[Embedded Tower]] and the [[Cliff Cave]].<br />
* [[Mt. Silver]] is much bigger and [[Viridian Forest]] is not cut down.<br />
* [[Cerulean Cave]] and the [[Seafoam Islands]] remain as they were in Generation III (though [[Blaine]] still takes part of the Seafoam Islands), allowing the [[legendary Pokémon]] that live inside them to be battled. {{p|Moltres}}, formerly found in {{ka|Victory Road}} and [[Mt. Ember]], can be found in Mt. Silver.<br />
* The [[Fighting Dojo]] in [[Saffron City]] takes a role similar to Sinnoh's [[Battleground]], where the rematches between the player and Gym Leaders take place.<br />
* The [[Pewter Museum of Science]] in [[Pewter City]] and the [[Miracle Cycle|Bike Shop]] in [[Cerulean City]] are open, although the latter is packing up.<br />
* [[Union Cave]]'s ladder from 1F to B1F has been shifted north (now closer to the north entrance). There are also many minor changes to B1F.<br />
* The {{rt|23|Kanto}} in Generation II is now a part of [[Indigo Plateau]]. Route 23 no longer exists.<br />
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===Gameplay changes===<br />
* All 493 Pokémon are capable of [[walking Pokémon|following players]] similar to {{ga|Red's Pikachu|Pikachu}} in {{v2|Yellow}}. [[Shiny Pokémon|Shininess]] is retained when a Pokémon is following the player. The player can interact with their Pokémon by pressing 'A' while facing it, so they can see how their Pokémon is feeling at the moment. In battle, like Yellow's Pikachu, they are sent out from the side of the screen, rather than from a Poké Ball, unless in certain situations, such as while riding the [[bicycle]], surfing, or going indoors with a large Pokémon.<br />
* A new series of events precede encountering the [[version mascot]]s in both versions, and thus it is mandatory for the player to engage in battle with the version mascot in order to continue with the game and proceed to the [[Pokémon League]], similar to the plots of [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby, Sapphire]], {{v2|Emerald}}, {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. In the originals, it was completely optional to encounter {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}}.<br />
* The five [[Kimono Girl]]s from {{DL|Ecruteak City|Kimono Dance Theater|the Dance Theater}} in [[Ecruteak City]] now have a significant role in the game. During the player's adventure, he/she can meet each Kimono Girl at different points of the game where they will ask the player to do them a small favor. After receiving the [[Master Ball]] from [[Professor Elm]] and before meeting the [[version mascot]], each Kimono Girl tests the player with a battle. Once all five are defeated, they proceed to the [[Bell Tower]] (in HeartGold) and [[Whirl Islands]] (in SoulSilver) where they will perform a dance to summon {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}}, respectively.<br />
** As these events were not part of the plot of the originals, the Kimono Girls were to be battled earlier on in the game at the Ecruteak Dance Theater in order to earn {{HM|03|Surf}} from a man once all five were defeated. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, a mischievous [[Team Rocket]] {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|grunt}} inside the theatre needs to be battled instead.<br />
* [[Kurt]] and [[Apricorn]]s make a return to the series along with the respective [[Poké Ball]]s. Apricorns are now carried by the player in a new item, the {{key|IV|Apricorn Box}}. As in {{v2|Crystal}}, Kurt can be given multiples of the same color Apricorn at once in order to make multiple Poké Balls.<br />
* While the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Rainbow Wing}} and {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Silver Wing}} only allow permission to climb the [[Bell Tower]] and enter Lugia's cave in the [[Whirl Islands]], respectively, the player cannot encounter their version's respective mascot until they obtain the [[Clear Bell]] in HeartGold and the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Tidal Bell}} in SoulSilver. Since the Tidal Bell cannot be obtained in HeartGold and the Clear Bell cannot be obtained in SoulSilver, those items are not required in those versions to encounter the opposite mascot.<br />
* Unlike [[Generation II]], new tasks are put in to complete that are now required to progress the story forward, such as obtaining the [[Pokégear|Radio Card]] for the Pokégear to be able to challenge [[Whitney]], and the Kimono Girls and version mascot event must be completed to challenge the Elite Four.<br />
* The [[RageCandyBar]] is now a [[key item]]. This is likely to prevent the player from trading it to {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, which does not have any item data for it.<br />
* Similarly to the event {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Regigigas}}'s effect on Platinum, the [[Pikachu-colored Pichu]] unlocks an event near the [[Ilex Forest]] [[Ilex Forest Shrine|Shrine]], where the [[Spiky-eared Pichu]] can be obtained.<br />
* The [[Pokémon Storage System]], [[Bag]], [[party]] interface, and the screen that pops up when pressing the ''Start'' or ''X'' buttons in the previous games all use the Nintendo DS's touch screen.<br />
* [[Legendary Pokémon]] from other regions can be caught in the games. [[Hoenn]]'s legendaries, {{p|Kyogre}} and {{p|Groudon}}, return in HeartGold and SoulSilver, respectively, after Red has been defeated, and {{p|Rayquaza}} can be caught in both games if a Groudon from SoulSilver and a Kyogre from HeartGold are shown to Professor Oak. {{p|Latias}} (in HeartGold) or {{p|Latios}} (in SoulSilver) can be found roaming in [[Kanto]] later in the game after speaking to [[Steven Stone]]. The [[legendary birds]] can also be found in certain locations in Kanto while {{p|Mewtwo}} can be found at [[Cerulean Cave]]. <br />
* [[Cynthia]] makes an appearance in an event involving {{p|Arceus}}. This takes place in an area accessed from the [[Ruins of Alph]] that is far to the north, named the [[Sinjoh Ruins]]. This event allows players to obtain either {{p|Dialga}}, {{p|Palkia}}, or {{p|Giratina}} at level 1. The only way to obtain the {{DL|Type-enhancing item|Griseous Orb}} and Origin Forme Giratina in this game is to choose Giratina during this event.<br />
* The [[Enigma Stone]] is an event key item that features a use similar to that of the [[Eon Ticket]]. It can allow other Eon Pokémon to be encountered (i.e. Latios in HeartGold and Latias in SoulSilver, respectively).<br />
* {{m|Headbutt}}ing trees to locate certain Pokémon makes its return. However, this time it can also be used to collect Pokémon from [[Hoenn]] and [[Sinnoh]] after the [[National Pokédex]] is acquired.<br />
* The {{OBP|Gracidea|flower}} can be obtained in the flower shop in [[Goldenrod City]] by bringing any [[fateful encounter]] {{p|Shaymin}} to show them.<br />
* [[Eusine]], a major character from {{game|Crystal}} who was not in the original Gold and Silver, appears, as do other aspects originally featured in Crystal.<br />
* A new sidequest, the [[Pokéathlon]], features ten mini-games that pit Pokémon in athletic competitions. Its system appears to be analogous to that of {{pkmn|Contests}} from previous games.<br />
[[Image:Pokewalker.png|thumb|right|150px|The Pokéwalker]]<br />
* Like the [[Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter|GBA Wireless Adapter]] that came with {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, a bonus is included with the purchase of HeartGold and SoulSilver: a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped {{wp|pedometer}} called the [[Pokéwalker]] that has the capacity to link to the two games and hold a Pokémon. Storing a Pokémon in this manner increases its [[experience]] and [[friendship]] as the wearer walks. Other Pokémon can be captured in exclusive Pokéwalker-only areas and then transferred to the main game.<br />
* [[Apricorn]]s are now the only items collected from plants on the field. [[Berry|Berries]] are instead collected from {{tc|Juggler}}s in [[Violet City]] and [[Fuchsia City]] in exchange for [[shard]]s, through the [[Pokéwalker]]'s Dowsing function, hidden on the ground, or from the deliveryman in [[Poké Mart]]s sent by the player's [[mom]] (if the player allows their mom to save money). Because only a few Berries cannot be collected in these games, they must by traded over from other versions, similar to that of FireRed and LeafGreen. Though they cannot be grown on the ground like in [[Hoenn]] or [[Sinnoh]], they can be grown portably using the {{key|IV|Berry Pots}}, where the {{key|IV|SquirtBottle}} is controlled via the touch screen to water four Berries at a time.<br />
* Using the [[Apriblender]], Apricorns can now also be mixed into drinks that increase a Pokémon's Pokéathlon stats by putting Apricorns in the blender and walking around.<br />
* The [[Running Shoes]] are obtained in [[Cherrygrove City]] and can be permanently selected using the touchscreen [[menu]]. The selected item (from pressing Y or SELECT in previous games) is also on the touchscreen. Two items can be selected as opposed to just one.<br />
* Due to the absence of the [[Vs. Seeker]], the [[Pokégear]] reintroduces an improved cell phone feature with a limitless call list. However, [[rematch|re-battling]] Trainers is now dependent on the day and time.<br />
* Passing certain parts in the game can also affect the rematches by improving the team of the Trainers that can be re-battled. By defeating the Elite Four and then after collecting the 16 Badges the Pokémon team of that Trainer are fought at higher levels as long as each rematch phase has been fought at least once.<br />
* [[Starter Pokémon]] from Kanto and Hoenn can be collected from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]], respectively, as appreciation for defeating Red.<br />
* [[Photography|Commemorative photos]] can now be taken around Johto and Kanto with the player's partner Pokémon, team, [[Gym Leader]]s, and certain notable citizens.<br />
* An {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive {{p|Celebi}} unlocks an encounter with former [[Team Rocket]] boss and Viridian Gym Leader [[Giovanni]]. Giovanni was mentioned repeatedly in the original Gold and Silver, but did not appear.<br />
* Many Pokémon have acquired the ability to learn new moves and expand and improve their movesets; for example, {{p|Togepi}} can now learn {{m|Extrasensory}} through breeding.<br />
* The [[GB Sounds]], a key item obtained after all 16 Badges have been obtained, allows players to swap the background music for the soundtrack from the original Gold and Silver, redone. New music tracks, such as the music that plays on Routes 47 and 48, also receive an 8-bit remix. However, not every track got an 8-bit remix and some can only be listened through the [[Pokémon Past Archive]] radio station in the Pokégear.<br />
* When using the move {{m|Whirlpool}} outside of battle, instead of the whirlpool disappearing like in [[Generation II]], the player will simply surf over the whirlpools.<br />
* The possibility of passing down [[individual values]] through {{pkmn|breeding}} depending on the [[EV-enhancing item]] that is held is carried over from [[Pokémon Platinum]].<br />
* The Trainers that appear in Viridian City's [[Trainer House]] are now influenced by communication through two Pokéwalkers as opposed to the previous method of Mystery Gifting with the Game Boy Color's infrared port due to it being available from the start.<br />
* During the player's initial battle with the rival, he is known as Passerby Boy, unlike in Gold and Silver, where he was identified as ???. Players are still required to name him later.<br />
* The man in Ilex Forest, who previously gave out the TM for {{m|Headbutt}} in Generation II has become a [[Move Tutor]] for that move. This is due to the fact that Headbutt is no longer a TM. Unlike other Move Tutors, he does not require anything from the player to tutor the move, and will do it as many times as the player would like.<br />
* Similar to {{game|Crystal}}, the [[legendary beasts]] can be caught from the moment the player sees them fleeing in the [[Burned Tower]], with the exception of {{p|Suicune}} who can only be encountered in battle at {{rt|25|Kanto}}, instead of at the [[Bell Tower]]. Suicune can be seen running around in certain locations across Johto and Kanto.<br />
* The map in the [[Pokégear]] has the same function as the {{DL|Pokétch|Marking Map}} for the Pokétch in {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} to track [[roaming Pokémon]]. Additionally the player does not need to face {{p|Raikou}} or {{p|Entei}} (as well as {{p|Latios}} and {{p|Latias}}) in battle first to be able to track them.<br />
* Trainers in [[Kanto]] will now give out their Pokégear numbers, whereas only Trainers on Routes 26 and 27 would do so in the original games.<br />
* In the original Gold and Silver, the real Janine was in the lower left corner of the Gym, while one of her Gym Trainers was in the middle, where the Leader should be. This isn't the case in HeartGold and SoulSilver, where Janine was moved to the middle.<br />
* It is now possible to Fly to the [[Pokémon League Reception Gate]]. It is also now possible to Fly between Indigo Plateau or the Reception Gate and any location in either Kanto or Johto. Curiously, however, it's not possible to Fly to the [[Pokémon Center]]s in [[Route]]s {{rtn|4|Kanto}} and {{rtn|10|Kanto}}, whereas it was possible in FireRed and LeafGreen, but not in the original Gold and Silver.<br />
* The clock reset interface from the original Pokémon Gold and Silver was removed, as was the case with {{game|Crystal}}. In its replacement is a microphone test interface which can be accessed via the button combination X,Y and Down on the title screen; though this feature, unlike the clock reset interface has been officially mentioned by Nintendo via the game instruction booklet.<br />
* Any special Pokémon, such as {{p|Sudowoodo}}, can respawn to their specific location after the player defeats the [[Elite Four]] at any time, that is, if the Pokémon are first defeated.<br />
* The ability to decorate the player's room, a feature introduced in the original Gold and Silver, is absent.<br />
* After defeating the Elite Four, [[Professor Oak's Pokémon Talk]] can identify [[Pokémon outbreak]]s daily when accessed through the [[Pokégear]]'s radio. This also includes the six Generation II Pokémon whose outbreak formerly occurred when a specific trainer whose number that was stored in the Pokégear would contact the player to report the outbreak during Generation II.<br />
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==Pokémon==<br />
As in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, the primary Pokémon of the remakes are native to the Johto and Kanto regions. Due to advances in gameplay since the second generation, the regional Pokédex used in Gold and Silver (the [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|New Pokédex]]) has been updated to include those Pokémon which [[evolution|evolve]] upon learning a new [[move]]. Rather than simply excluding these evolutions (as {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} did with [[friendship]]-based evolutions), an improved [[List of Pokémon by Johto Pokédex number|Johto Pokédex]] was established with 256 Pokémon: five more than the New Pokédex.<br />
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Similarly to other recently released Pokémon games, Pokémon from outside the regional Pokédex can be captured after defeating the [[Elite Four]] and earning the [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Pokédex]]. Pokémon native to Sinnoh and Hoenn can be found in various methods. [[Pokémon outbreak|Swarms]] of Pokémon sometimes break out across the Johto and Kanto regions; oftentimes these are not native to either of the regions. Pokémon from other regions can be located by playing one of two special stations on the [[Pokégear]]'s radio function. There is a channel for Sinnoh Pokémon which plays only on Thursdays; the Hoenn channel only plays on Wednesdays. By having either of these programs turned on when in [[tall grass]] the chance of finding a foreign Pokémon increases. The [[Bug-Catching Contest]] also hosts, from time to time, Hoenn and Sinnoh Pokémon. They will only appear on Thursdays and Saturdays. The [[Johto Safari Zone]]'s customization option also allows for the finding of Pokémon from other regions.<br />
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In an apparent attempt to remove reliance on [[Generation III]] cartridges, [[starter Pokémon]] of Kanto and Hoenn can be obtained late in the game from [[Professor Oak]] and [[Steven Stone]] respectively. Some [[legendary Pokémon]] which were not included in the [[Generation II]] games, such as Kanto's [[legendary birds]] and {{p|Mewtwo}}, are also available.<br />
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===[[Version-exclusive Pokémon]]===<br />
As in all [[version|main series]] Pokémon games, there are a number of Pokémon which can be found in one of the paired games, but not the other. A list of these Pokémon follows below.<br />
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|- style="vertical-align:top"<br />
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{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{heartgold color}}; border:5px solid #{{heartgold color light}}"<br />
|-<br />
! HeartGold<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
{| border="1" style="background:white; border:1px solid #{{heartgold color}}; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
|-<br />
{{Moveentrytm|056|Mankey|1|Fighting}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|057|Primeape|1|Fighting}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|058|Growlithe|1|Fire}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|059|Arcanine|1|Fire}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|138|Omanyte|2|Rock|Water}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|139|Omastar|2|Rock|Water}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|167|Spinarak|2|Bug|Poison}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|168|Ariados|2|Bug|Poison}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|207|Gligar|2|Ground|Flying}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|226|Mantine|2|Water|Flying}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|231|Phanpy|1|Ground}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|232|Donphan|1|Ground}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|302|Sableye|2|Dark|Ghost}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|343|Baltoy|2|Ground|Psychic}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|344|Claydol|2|Ground|Psychic}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|347|Anorith|2|Rock|Bug}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|348|Armaldo|2|Rock|Bug}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|382|Kyogre|1|Water}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|458|Mantyke|2|Water|Flying}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|472|Gliscor|2|Ground|Flying}}<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
| <br />
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}; border:5px solid #{{soulsilver color light}}"<br />
|-<br />
! SoulSilver<br />
|-<br />
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{| border="1" style="background:white; border:1px solid #{{soulsilver color}}; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
|-<br />
{{Moveentrytm|037|Vulpix|1|Fire}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|038|Ninetales|1|Fire}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|052|Meowth|1|Normal}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|053|Persian|1|Normal}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|140|Kabuto|2|Rock|Water}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|141|Kabutops|2|Rock|Water}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|165|Ledyba|2|Bug|Flying}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|166|Ledian|2|Bug|Flying}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|225|Delibird|2|Ice|Flying}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|227|Skarmory|2|Steel|Flying}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|216|Teddiursa|1|Normal}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|217|Ursaring|1|Normal}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|303|Mawile|1|Steel}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|316|Gulpin|1|Poison}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|317|Swalot|1|Poison}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|345|Lileep|2|Rock|Grass}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|346|Cradily|2|Rock|Grass}}<br />
{{Moveentrytm|383|Groudon|1|Ground}}<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The games received an 8.5/10 "Great" rating from {{wp|IGN}}.<ref>[http://ds.ign.com/objects/143/14348189.html IGN: Pokemon SoulSilver Version] (retrieved June 20, 2011)</ref> Pokémon SoulSilver Version received an 87.94% at {{wp|Game Rankings}},<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/960100-pokemon-soulsilver-version/index.html Game Ranking: Pokemon SoulSilver Version] (retrieved June 20, 2011)</ref> ranking as the 10<sup>th</sup> best DS game of all time,<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/index.html Game Ranking: DS Games index] (retrieved June 20, 2011)</ref> while HeartGold Version received a slightly less 87.83%,<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/960099-pokemon-heartgold-version/index.html Game Ranking: Pokemon HeartGold Version] (retrieved June 20, 2011)</ref> also ranking the 6th most popular game, surpassed by {{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}, {{game|Diamond}}, {{game|Platinum}}, {{game|White}}, and {{game|Black}}.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/index.html Game Ranking: DS Games index] (retrieved June 20, 2011)</ref><br />
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==Staff==<br />
{{main|Staff of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver}}<br />
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==Music==<br />
{{main|Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Music Super Complete}}<br />
The soundtrack contains all of the background music from the games. Much of the music is remixed from the music of {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. It serves as the closest approximation to a soundtrack release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, which are the only paired versions that lack an official soundtrack release of the games' original tracks. Discs 1 and 2 of the soundtrack contain the rearrangements of Generation II music, in addition to the music assigned to new areas. Disc 3 of the soundtrack (based on the [[GB Sounds]] feature), is meant to emulate the style of 8-bit music. However, not all of the GB Sounds music is available on the CD.<br />
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==Beta elements==<br />
{{main|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver beta}}<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* Several figures were given away with pre-orders. People could receive a {{p|Ho-Oh}} figure by pre-ordering HeartGold, a {{p|Lugia}} figure by pre-ordering SoulSilver, and an {{p|Arceus}} figure by pre-ordering the Japanese versions of both HeartGold and SoulSilver.<br />
* These games mark the tenth anniversary since the release of the original {{2v|Gold|Silver}}.<br />
** The games were also released in Japan almost exactly one year after the Japanese release of {{game|Platinum}}, and exactly eleven years after {{game|Yellow}}, the first game to feature walking Pokémon. <br />
* Unlike how {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} used completely different Trainer sprites from {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, many [[Trainer class]]es shared between regions, like Hikers and Psychics, keep their {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} sprites in battle.<br />
* The font used for the English titles of these games was changed from the one that has been used since {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, while the Japanese logos are still in the same style used since those games. FireRed and LeafGreen also used a different font than the Hoenn games, however, it was still the same color. The fonts are Athenaeum Bold, Futura and Univers Bold Condensed, respectively.<br />
** Additionally, the Ho-Oh crest shaped like a heart and Lugia soul are used in the English logos, while the fire and leaf that appear on FireRed and LeafGreen's Japanese logos were not used in the English release.<br />
* These games mark the first time that the English versions were announced before the games themselves came out in Japan.<br />
* Because of [[HM05]]'s conversion from {{m|Defog}} to {{m|Whirlpool}}, these games are the first in which all available HMs teach damaging moves (both Defog and Flash, contained in HM05, prevented this in previous games).<br />
* These are the first games in which major characters offer their Pokémon for a trade with the player, with [[Gym Leader]]s [[Brock]], [[Lt. Surge]], [[Jasmine]], and [[Hoenn]]'s former Champion [[Steven Stone]] offering Pokémon of their specialty type in exchange for another.<br />
** These are the first games in which an in-game trade accepts a Pokémon of any kind, with Jasmine accepting such in exchange for her Steelix.<br />
* Unlike how {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}'s intro was an updated version of the opening from {{2v2|Red|Green}}, HeartGold and SoulSilver have an entirely new intro, using none of the footage from the intro of {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. The intro however, uses some music that was in the original and the title screen displays 3D renders of Ho-Oh and Lugia in movement similar to the original title screens. They differ by HeartGold's intro featuring Ho-Oh at dawn and SoulSilver having Lugia at dusk (both at the beginning); additionally at the end with Suicune on cliff, screen moves towards sky in HeartGold and towards ocean in SoulSilver.<br />
* HeartGold and SoulSilver include the {{pkmn|Champion}}s from each of the previous paired versions: {{ga|Blue}} from {{2v2|Red|Green}}, [[Lance]] from {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, [[Steven Stone]] from {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, and [[Cynthia]] from {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}.<br />
* The credits of HeartGold and SoulSilver are the first to feature [[Gym Leader]]s, [[Elite Four]] members and [[villainous teams|villainous team]] members.<br />
* There is a minor quirk involving the [[Poké Mart]] signs, in which they are sometimes shown to be placed ''on'' the roots of trees, making it appear as if it was built there.<br />
* Another minor quirk is that the player will sometimes seem to be standing in the same spot as large Pokémon following them, such as {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}}.<br />
* The Pokédex entries for the Pokémon that existed in Gold and Silver are carried on over to HeartGold and SoulSilver, respectively, much as how FireRed used the entries from the Japanese Red and Green while LeafGreen used the entries from Blue.<br />
* These titles are the first Pokémon games to be available domestically in {{pmin|Canada}} in French, other than just in English.<br />
** Similarly, these titles are the second set of Pokémon games (after the original {{2v2|Red|Blue}}) to be released in {{pmin|Latin America}} in Spanish.<br />
* In the Japanese versions of Gold and Silver, Phanpy and Donphan were exclusive to Gold, and Teddiursa and Ursaring were exclusive to Silver. In international versions of Gold and Silver, this was switched for unknown reasons: Teddiursa and Ursaring could be found in Gold, and Phanpy and Donphan could be found in Silver instead. However, ''all'' versions of HeartGold and SoulSilver have Phanpy/Donphan in HeartGold and Teddiursa/Ursaring in SoulSilver, making this inconsistent with international versions of Gold and Silver.<br />
* HeartGold and SoulSilver, as well as {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, have [[Gym Leader]] or [[Elite Four]] specialists for every type except the {{t|Ground}} type. However, [[Giovanni]], a former Kanto Gym Leader who specialized in the Ground type, appears during a special event and can be battled.<br />
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===Errors===<br />
* Two Pokédex entries in SoulSilver (but not HeartGold) contain typos. The first occurs in {{p|Froslass}}'s entry where the period at the end of the sentence is missing. The second occurs in {{p|Goldeen}}'s entry, where it states that its speed is 5 knots per hour. This does not make sense, since a knot is not a measure of distance. Rather, a knot is a measure of speed, so "5 knots" would be a unit of speed while "5 knots per hour" would be a unit of acceleration.<br />
* A third nearly unnoticeable typo appears in both versions during [[Professor Oak]]'s congratulations speech, when the player has a completely filled [[National Pokédex]] (minus event Pokémon). One of his sentences, "Meeting you is something '''l''' will cherish all my life long!", uses a lowercase L instead of a capital I.<br />
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==In other languages==<br />
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==See also==<br />
* {{Appendix|HeartGold and SoulSilver walkthrough}}<br />
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[[File:Cilan cookware.png|thumb|right|240px|Cilan's cookware as he is about to cook]]<br />
'''Pokémon food''' is a broad term used for almost any food a [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] eats. Despite the variety of both Pokémon and Pokémon food, nearly every Pokémon will eat any kind of Pokémon food. This may mean that the majority of Pokémon are {{wp|Omnivore|omnivorous}}. Several species are even capable of consuming things not normally viewed as edible from a human perspective, such as minerals, electrical energy or even dreams and emotions. Some species have been said to eat other Pokémon, or be eaten by Pokémon and Humans alike, forming a {{wp|food chain}}.<br />
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==In the games==<br />
===Main series games===<br />
====Bait====<br />
First introduced in the [[Generation I]] games and used in [[Safari Zone]]s, this food will make a [[wild Pokémon]] less likely to run away but more difficult to [[Caught Pokémon|catch]]. An unlimited supply of Bait is provided for use in the Safari Zone.<br />
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====Drinks====<br />
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First introduced in the [[Generation I]] games, drinks can be bought from vending machines and can be used to heal Pokémon in much the same way that [[Potion]]s can at a fraction of the price.<br />
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====Berries====<br />
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First introduced in the [[Generation II]] games, Berries are a type of item which, unlike [[Potion]]s or [[Vitamin]]s, are portrayed as food rather than {{wp|Medication|medicine}}. A Pokémon may hold this item and, if needed, eat it during a {{pkmn|battle}} to heal itself or cause other effects. In Generation III onwards, these can be planted and harvested by the {{player}}. These Berries have names and design basis on real fruits and vegetables.<br />
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====Pokéblock====<br />
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First introduced in the [[Generation III]] games, Pokéblocks are a type of candy which are blended from Berries and given to a Pokémon to raise its condition in several areas. The flavor, level, and feel of the Pokéblock is determined by the ingredients which compose it and how well it is blended.<br />
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A Pokémon can only eat a certain number of Pokéblocks before it is full and cannot eat any more. The lower the feel of the Pokéblock, the less it fills the Pokémon up, and the more Pokéblocks a Pokémon can eat.<br />
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Pokéblocks can also be put on a feeder in the {{safari|Hoenn}} to lure [[wild Pokémon]] out. After being there for a while, however, the Pokéblock will eventually be eaten. It can also be used in encounters in the Safari Zone in the same manner as bait.<br />
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====Poffin====<br />
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First introduced in [[Generation IV]], Poffins are similar to Pokéblocks. A Poffin will raise the condition of a Pokémon in at least one of five categories: Smart, Cute, Tough, Beauty, and Cool. The flavor and feel of a Poffin is still taken into account just as in a Pokéblock. The main difference is that Poffins are pastries and Pokéblocks are candy. In the anime, Dawn bakes poffins for her Pokémon.<br />
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====Honey====<br />
{{main|Honey}}<br />
First introduced in [[Generation IV]], Honey can be slathered onto a Honey tree to attract wild Pokémon. It works similarly to Pokéblocks in the Safari Zone; it can be placed in a specific location and will disappear (presumably eaten) after some time. However, only one Pokémon can be found on a honey tree for one Honey slathered onto it. If used in tall grass, it has the same effect as the move {{m|Sweet Scent}}. In the anime, Barry used this method to capture his Heracross.<br />
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====Aprijuice====<br />
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Apricorns were introduced in [[Generation II]], where their sole use was to create custom [[Poké Ball]]s. In the remakes of the Generation II games, {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Apricorns can be blended into drinks called Aprijuice. These drinks will raise a Pokémon's [[Pokéathlon]] stats: Speed, Power, Skill, Stamina, and Jump.<br />
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====Other items====<br />
A few items that appear to be made for human consumption are supposed to be given to Pokémon to heal them. These items are normally found or sold in certain locations and are considered specialties of those places. These items include the [[RageCandyBar]] of the [[Lake of Rage]], the {{DL|Status ailment healing item|Lava Cookie}} of [[Lavaridge Town]], the {{DL|Status ailment healing item|Old Gateau}} of the [[Old Chateau]] and the {{DL|Status ailment healing item|Casteliacone}} of [[Castelia City]].<br />
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===Spin-off games===<br />
[[File:MeowthEatApple.jpg|frame|200px|right|{{p|Meowth}} eating Pokémon food in the shape of an apple]]<br />
====Apple-shaped Pokémon food====<br />
In [[Pokémon Snap]], one of the few [[item]]s provided is Pokémon food in the shape of an apple. These are unlimited, and the {{player}} can throw to the [[wild Pokémon]]. Many Pokémon will happily eat the food, and it can be used to lure them to a new spot since they may walk to where the food was thrown. A well-aimed throw may also hit the Pokémon, causing them to {{DL|Status ailment|flinch}}, [[fainting|faint]], or become upset.<br />
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[[Professor Oak]] will provide the player with Pokémon food upon obtaining a total score of 14,000 points in the {{OBP|Pokémon Report|Pokémon Snap}}.<br />
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Different types of [[Food (Mystery Dungeon)|Apples]] are available in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]].<br />
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====Poké Snacks====<br />
These are used in [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]] to lure [[wild Pokémon]] to [[Poké Spot]]s. They look like a slice of a yellow cake, with each slice being one-tenth of the cake. Up to ten can be placed at each Poké Spot.<br />
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The [[P★DA]] monitors the Poké Snacks at each Poké Spot, and will inform [[Michael]] how many are at each Poké Spot and when a wild Pokémon is eating them. If Michael doesn't return to the Poké Spot quickly, the wild Pokémon may have eaten all the Poké Snacks he had there.<br />
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Sometimes a {{p|Munchlax}} will appear at a Poké Spot. When this happens, its {{pkmn|Trainer}} will arrive, apologize, and give ten new Poké Snacks for any the Munchlax may have eaten. Other times, a {{p|Bonsly}} will appear, running away unless the player approaches it slowly. If it runs away, it will be seen at a different Poké Spot.<br />
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Poké Snacks can be purchased from Poké Marts for {{PDollar}}300 after the player talks to Duking in his house in Pyrite Town.<br />
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====Mystery Dungeon food====<br />
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There are a variety of different kinds of Pokémon food in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]], such as apples, [[Gummi]]s, [[Berry|Berries]], [[Seed]]s and [[health drink]]s. Gummis's effect varies on the type of the Pokémon and have an effect on the consumer's [[IQ]], while apples fill up the belly. Berries cause many effects, such as restoring HP and removing [[status ailment]]s. Seeds often cause special [[status ailment]]s. Health drinks generally raise [[stats]], but some may do other things like restore {{PP}}. All food will have a small effect on the belly as well. Food can be turned into drinks at [[Spinda's Café]].<br />
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====Sushi====<br />
In {{Eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, a mini-game called "Sushi-Go-Round" features several {{p|Lickitung}} competing in a race against the clock to eat the most pieces of sushi. Some pieces are too spicy for the {{p|Lickitung}}, causing them to momentarily spin around in anguish, stalling them for time.<br />
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====Other food====<br />
In [[Hey You, Pikachu!]] there are many more different kinds of food than in other Pokémon games. There are foods such as {{wp|cupcake}}s, {{wp|acorn}}s, {{wp|mushroom}}s, {{wp|corn}} (which turns into {{wp|popcorn}} if shocked by Pikachu), {{wp|carrot}}s, {{wp|onion}}s, {{wp|herbs}}, {{wp|radish}}es, {{wp|apple}}s, and {{wp|banana}}s. Other things are edible even though they are not typically eaten as food, such as {{wp|flowers}} and other {{wp|plants}}.<br />
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In [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]], Berries are often the common food source for Pokémon as well as their form of currency. A number of Pokémon can be befriended by offering them a large Berry. Iron ores are also considered a food source for the {{p|Aron}} in the game.<br />
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==In the anime==<br />
[[File:AG108.png|thumb|200px|left|[[Ash's Glalie|Ash's Snorunt]] eating an apple]]<br />
[[File:Slowking eating.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A {{p|Slowking}} drinking milk from a {{wp|coconut}}]]<br />
Pokémon food has appeared in the anime as early as ''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]'' as a sort of kibble. It is available for purchase in cans, as seen briefly in ''[[DP053|Tears For Fears!]]''. Several [[Pokémon Trainer]]s will make their own, especially {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}s and [[Pokémon Connoisseur]]s like {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Cilan}}. It is shown to be suitable for human consumption, but the flavor is not always agreeable with humans, as shown by the fact that [[Seymour]] was able to eat it without any problem, but {{Ash}} tried some and reacted badly. Good Pokémon food tastes great to Pokémon, however.<br />
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Brock often offers his homemade Pokémon food to try to gain a Pokémon's trust if it seems to be unfriendly or scared, such as a baby {{p|Stantler}} in ''[[EP125|Little Big Horn]]'', and a {{TP|Brock|Mudkip|Marshtomp}} in ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'' which he caught after befriending. Most Pokémon are extremely fond of the food he makes, with the exception of a {{p|Jigglypuff}} in ''[[AG138|Rough, Tough Jigglypuff]]'' which outright refused it (although it's possible it realized it was a trap and refused to take the bait).<br />
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Pokémon are also known to consume food that is meant for people, such as [[rice ball]]s. In fact, some Pokémon, such as [[Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull]], loved to eat these more than anything else. As shown by {{mov|Lucario|Lucario|8}}, [[Ash's Swellow|Ash's Taillow]] and {{MTR}}, Pokémon are also able to eat chocolate without any ill effects.<br />
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Some Pokémon also eat food which would not be eaten by humans, such the {{p|Aron}} and {{p|Lairon}} that were shown to eat iron in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''.<br />
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==Eating other Pokémon==<br />
In the original Pokémon games and concept, it seems that most Pokémon were more animal-like. As such, wild Pokémon were originally portrayed as eating one another by some sources, in a very animal-like, prey-predator system. For example: [[The Official Pokémon Handbook]]'s entry for {{p|Pidgeot}} says that "''When they hunt, Pidgeot fly on the surface of the water at top speed to catch unsuspecting Fish element prey like {{p|Magikarp}}.''" This is also touched upon in its {{2v|Red|Blue}} Pokédex entries, stating its predictor-prey relationship to Magikarp. The hand book also mentions {{p|Golbat}} drinking the blood of its enemies, which is noted in most of its in game Pokédex entries as well.<br />
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In the [[original series]] episode ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]'', {{AP|Pidgeotto}} immediately began to peck at {{AP|Ash's Caterpie|Butterfree}} when Ash first attempted to catch the [[Flying (type)|Bird]] Pokémon. Misty took notice and warned Ash that Pidgeotto might try to eat Caterpie, who was quickly returned to his Pokéball. Pidgeotto never attempted to harm Caterpie again once it had been captured by Ash.<br />
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At one point during ''[[EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck]]'', a hunger stricken {{TR|Meowth}} attempted to eat {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Gyarados|James's Magikarp}}, only to have its hard scales break his teeth. Before its capture in ''[[EP094|Snack Attack]]'', [[Ash's Snorlax]] attempted to eat [[Misty's Goldeen]] when they were trying to prevent Snorlax from eating all the {{wp|grapefruit}} on the [[Seven Grapefruit Islands]].<br />
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In the games, {{p|Ekans}}'s favorite food is indicated to be the eggs of {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Spearow}}. {{p|Kingler}}, known for their powerful pincer, have been documented in its Pokédex to prey on both {{p|Shellder}} and {{p|Cloyster}} by prying open their shells. Before their extinction due to their shells becoming too heavy, {{p|Omastar}} were also believe to have preyed on Shellder; ensnaring them, cracking open their shell and then sucking out the insides.<br />
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The {{2v|Ruby|Sapphire}} Pokédex entry for {{p|Taillow}} claims they feed on {{p|Wurmple}}. This is further explored in [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]], when Wurmple of Team Tasty thinks its partner, {{p|Swellow}}, the evolved form of {{p|Taillow}}, will eventually eat it. Swellow, however, seems mortified at the idea of eating his teammate. In a similar fashion, {{p|Cherubi}} is also mentioned to be preyed upon by its regional bird Pokémon {{p|Starly}}. In its Pokédex entries, the ball-like appendage is describe as being "very sweet and tasty," and that Starly will try to peck it off and eat it as well. While Starly is not eating Cherubi itself like Taillow does Wurmple, it still draws a parallel between the two.<br />
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{{p|Heatmor}}'s {{2v|Black|White}} Pokédex entries state that it preys on {{p|Durant}}.<br />
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In [[Pokémon Snap]] while the [[Pokémon Island Beach|Beach]], several Meowth can be seen chasing {{p|Pidgey}} at various points on the course. Near the end of the course, one can be witnessed lurking around a Pidgey nest before it is {{m|Gust|attacked}} by the Pidgey which roost there. Since Meowth are cats and Pidgey are birds, the Pidgey and their nest are likely being targeted by the Meowth for food.<br />
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===Pokémon parasitically feeding off other Pokémon===<br />
Other cases of Pokémon preying on each other involve more parasitic means. This includes sucking blood, sap, energy or life force from another Pokémon. This is seen with {{p|Haunter}} and {{p|Gengar}}, who in {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}, together with Gastly, lick the partner Pokémon until they vanish. <br />
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{{p|Slowbro}}'s Pokédex entry in {{v|Crystal}} mentions that {{p|Shellder}} enjoys the taste of the ooze that comes out of the Slowbro's tail. This is likely why Shellder are attracted to biting Slowpoke; thus initiating the evolution into Slowbro and starting Shellder's parasitic, but symbiotic relationship with the Hermit Crab Pokémon. In Pokémon Snap this can also be witnessed while exploring the [[Pokémon Island River|River]]. [[Todd Snap]] can use Pokémon food to lure Slowpoke to spots where they will begin fishing for Shellder. The Bivalve Pokémon quickly takes advantage of this, and bites the Slowpoke's delicious tail and forming Slowbro.<br />
[[File:Heracross sap.png|thumb|250px|Heracross eating Bulbasaur's sap]]<br />
On numerous occasions, Ash's {{AP|Heracross}} has targeted his {{AP|Bulbasaur}}'s bulb for sap. Even in the heat of battle, it will quickly pin down Bulbasaur and help itself to the sap inside. While not malicious or particularly harmful in nature, this still annoys and causes Bulbasaur discomfort to no end; Heracross seems to be indifferent to this fact however.<br />
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In ''[[BW062|Crisis at Chargestone Cave!]]'', a {{p|Joltik}} latched onto [[Ash's Pikachu]] and drained his electricity. Trying to aid Pikachu, Cilan and Iris decide to send out [[Cilan's Stunfisk|Stunfisk]] and [[Iris's Emolga|Emolga]], only to find out that more Joltik have unknowingly latched themselves onto their Pokéballs and drained the Pokémon from the outside-in.<br />
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==Eating Non-Pokémon Animals==<br />
There are some examples and suggestions that [[Animals in the Pokémon world|non-Pokémon animals]] preyed on by some Pokémon. The Pokédex entries for {{p|Venonat}} and {{p|Venomoth}} mention them preying on small insects. {{p|Horsea}} is also mentioned to eat bugs and flying insects it shoots down with its ink. Both {{p|Weepinbell}} and {{p|Victreebel}} are known as flycatcher Pokémon, and the latter is mentioned to use the {{m|Sweet Scent|Sweet Aurmoa}} of its honey to lure prey such as bugs, as well as large animals. It is even hinted that Victreebel eat humans who venture into the jungle in search of a large Victreebel colony. {{p|Wailord}} has multiple Pokédex entries suggesting it eats {{wp|plankton}}, {{wp|zooplanton}} and {{wp|krill}}, which are small and microscopic plants and animals. Swimming on the sea floor in prehistoric times, {{p|Omanyte}} would eat plankton.<br />
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Examples of this also appeared from time to time in the [[original series]] of the anime. Before being [[catch|caught]], {{AP|Ash's Pidgeot|Pidgeotto}} is seen eating a {{wp|worm}}. In ''[[EP163|Fossil Fools]]'', a statue based on fossil remains shows {{p|Kabutops}} preying on a large {{wp|fish}}. {{MTR}} of [[Team Rocket]] has also been seen fantasizing about fish, and eating animal based foods such as clams and fried chicken.<br />
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==Humans eating Pokémon==<br />
Meat is often shown in the {{pkmn|anime}}, but while it has never been directly shown to come from Pokémon, no other food source has yet been explained. It is known that some Pokémon produce edible foods and by-products such as milk, nuts and fruit. These can be safely harvested with little or no harm or discomfort to the Pokémon. However, it has been mentioned that some Pokémon are hunted and used for their meat. {{p|Farfetch'd}} in particular are noted for making a good meal, especially when cooked with leek. Because of their delicious taste, Farfetch'd were nearly hunted into extinction and ultimately leading to their rareness.<br />
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During a story arc within the [[Gen II]] games and their remakes, the newly reformed Team Rocket begin stealing {{p|Slowpoke}}, cutting off their [[Slowpoke_Tail#SlowpokeTail|tails]] and then selling them as a rare delicacy. It is indicated that the tail is not eaten, but is sucked or lightly chewed on; similar to the manner in which a person would enjoy {{wp|Honeysuckle}}.<br />
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While visiting the [[Canalave Library]], it is revealed in the [[Sinnoh_myths#Sinnoh_Folk_Tales|Sinnoh Folk Tales]] that Pokémon caught from the sea are eaten, and then the bones thrown back into the water. It is also mentioned that the Pokémon that were eaten will return fully fleshed.<br />
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[[File:Edible Magikarp.png|thumb|200px|{{Ash}} and {{an|Brock}} imagining a cooked {{p|Magikarp}}.]]<br />
In ''[[EP016|Pokémon Shipwreck]]'', Ash and friends, along with Team Rocket are stranded in the middle of the ocean without food. Eventually due to their hunger and the dire nature of their situation, Ash and Brock began to discuss and fantasize about eating {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Gyarados|James's Magikarp}}. Unfortunately for them and {{TR|Meowth}} in particular, Magikarp's body composition renders it nearly inedible. Misty elaborates on this, stating that Magikarp are nothing more than scale and bone, thus there would be little sustenance obtained.<br />
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In ''[[AG174|New Plot, Odd Lot!]]'', [[Harley]] has a flashback in which a class mate (who looks like [[May (anime)|May]]) stole his "snackie", which bore a resemblance to tiny {{p|Octillery}}, similar to the octopi served in some real-life restaurants. It is unknown if these were actual Octillery, or just food prepared and shaped to look like them.<br />
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It is possible, based on wording used in {{p|Cherubi}}'s Pokédex entry, that Humans, not just Pokémon have eaten Cherubi's ball-like appendage before. Also, according to its {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} Pokédex entry, [[Basculin]] are remarkably tasty, indicating Humans have eaten them as well.<br />
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===Food produced by Pokémon===<br />
Some species of Pokémon are known to produce various kinds of food which can be safely consumed by humans and other Pokémon, presumably without the Pokémon in question being killed and consumed in the process.<br />
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* {{p|Chansey}} and {{p|Blissey}} are capable of laying eggs that are delicious and nutritious for humans and Pokémon.<br />
* Certain {{type|Grass}} Pokémon such as {{p|Grotle}} and {{p|Snover}} are able to grow edible nuts or Berries on their bodies. While Pokémon always enjoy these, the same cannot always be said for humans. The food that Grotle produces, for example, tastes bad to humans.<br />
* {{p|Shuckle}} are well known for storing certain kinds of Berries in their shells, which slowly ferment into juice. The juice has special properties if consumed by humans and Pokémon, and, as once demonstrated in the anime, can be used to make love potion.<br />
* The fungus of {{p|Paras}} and {{p|Parasect}} can be used to make [[potion]]s and medicine.<br />
* {{p|Tropius}} grow a bunch of fruits that resemble bananas on their neck, which can be picked and eaten by humans or other Pokémon.<br />
* {{p|Miltank}} produce {{DL|Drink|Moomoo Milk}} which can be bought in the games and used as a healing item. It is stated in both the games and the anime to be both nutritious and delicious, and in the games it is stated that it is said kids who drink it will become hearty, healthy adults. In the anime, groups of Miltank are often kept to produce the milk not only for drinking, but also for the milk used to make dairy products as part of a business.<br />
* {{p|Combee}} and {{p|Vespiquen}} gather nectar from flowers to produce [[Honey]] which is readily savored by various species of Pokémon, such as {{p|Mothim}} who steal it.<br />
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==Dietary Change==<br />
Over time however, most mention of Pokémon being eaten by either Humans or Pokémon in any manner has become increasingly rare. This may be due to moral issues; as the anime and games progress, Pokémon became seemingly more human-like. This included displaying individual personalities, human mannerisms and complex emotions to name a few. In most cultures and societies, the idea of human beings eating each other is strictly taboo; so much so that even the idea of fictional creatures eating one another traits would seem equally cannibalistic if they possess any human qualities.<br />
[[File:Pokemonfood.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Fossilized seed remains of Aerodactly's favorite food in ancient times]]<br />
Some Pokémon have even been given new dietary habits, possibly in an attempt to downplay any predatory behaviors. An example of this would be {{p|Aerodactyl}}, which was originally suggested to be {{wp|carnivore|carnivorous}}, but is later shown to eat fruit.<br />
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In the [[original series]], Ash's Pokédex states "Its hard fangs suggest it might have been a carnivore. Its sharp claws were probably used to capture prey." Even in the games, Aerodactyl's Pokédex entries mention it tearing the throats out of its enemies. However, in ''[[SS015|Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl]]'', the fossilized Aerodactyl egg {{Gary}} used to resurrect the Pokémon was found near fossilized seed remains. After Aerodactyl escaped, it was only calmed down when fed a pear-like fruit that was a similar DNA match to the seeds. This would imply that Aerodactyl regularly feed on the fruit, taking it to their nests; thus implying that they were {{wp|frugivore|frugivores}} or at the very least {{wp|omnivore|omnivores}}.<br />
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There are many '''{{p|Pikachu}} {{pkmn2|variant}}s''' found in the games, anime, manga, and TCG. The following are the main variants besides {{Shiny}} and [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|gender differences]].<br />
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==Surfing Pikachu==<br />
'''Surfing Pikachu''' is a Pikachu with a surfboard. With this, they are able to wield the move {{m|Surf}}.<br />
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===In the games===<br />
====Main series====<br />
[[File:Surf II OW.png|thumb|right|Surfing Pikachu in [[Generation II]]]]<br />
[[File:Surf PBR.png|thumb|right|Pikachu using Surf in [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]]]<br />
* Surfing on a Pikachu in {{v2|Yellow}}, {{3v|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} will result in a different overworld sprite being used.<br />
* If a Pikachu uses {{m|Surf}} in [[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)]], [[Pokémon Stadium (English)]], [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], [[Pokémon Colosseum]], [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], or [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]], it will wield a pink surfboard.<!--confirmation needed on Stadium and Colosseum.--> All of these games have certain requirements to get Surfing Pikachu or at least get a player's Pikachu to learn Surf (with the exception of Colosseum and XD)<br />
** In [[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)]], if the player clears the Master Ball division of the L1-30 Division with a {{p|Pikachu}} in his or her party, the Pikachu can learn Surf.<br />
** In the non-Japanese versions of [[Pokémon Stadium (English)]], if the player clears the Master Ball division of the Round 2 [[Prime Cup]] with all Pokémon selected directly from a Game Pak, not saving the game during the challenge (continues are permitted), and ensures Pikachu participates in the final battle (the Pikachu can come from any [[Generation I]] game), they will be able to teach that Pikachu Surf.<br />
** In [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]], after defeating Pokétopia Master [[Mysterial]] the player can download a Surfing Pikachu onto a {{5v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} game from the shop for free. It can be downloaded by multiple games, but no two Pikachu can be downloaded by a single card.<br />
* The surfing Pikachu was featured in a minigame exclusive to {{game|Yellow}}, called [[Pikachu's Beach]]. This can only be activated by transferring a surfing Pikachu from other games. The [[non-player character]] who the player talks to apparently also has a surfing Pikachu.<br />
* In the [[Generation II]] games, players may receive a surfing Pikachu {{pkmn|doll}} via [[Mystery Gift]]; however, this item is very rare.<br />
* All of [[Lt. Surge]]'s Pikachu and {{p|Raichu}} in {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}} and [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] know Surf. <br />
* In [[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]], after 1499 Pokémon are stored the player will receive an Egg with a {{p|Pichu}} that knows {{m|ThunderShock}}, {{m|Charm}} and Surf. This Pichu, of course, can evolve into a Pikachu that knows Surf.<br />
* A surfing Pikachu can be found in {{pw|Yellow Forest}}.<br />
* Surfing Pikachu have been given out through Nintendo {{pkmn2|event}}s.<br />
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[[File:Surfing Pikachu Snap.png|thumb|Taking [[photography|a snapshot]] of surfing Pikachu in {{pkmn|Snap}}]]<br />
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====Spin-off games====<br />
* This Pikachu variant was later seen in [[Pokémon Snap]], appearing at [[Pokémon Island Beach|the Beach]].<br />
* The surfing Pikachu was also featured in [[Pokémon Dash]] in special courses.<br />
* The surfing Pikachu appeared in [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]. By typing in a certain code, a green surfboard is unlocked, which can then be used by Pikachu so he can play [[Gyarados's Aqua Dash]].<br />
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*A Surfing Pikachu [[Poké Doll|doll]] can be bought from Shop 'N Squirtle in [[Pokémon Channel]]<br />
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===In the anime===<br />
[[File:Surfing Pikachu BW087.png|thumb|200px|right|Surfing {{AP|Pikachu}} in the anime]]<br />
[[File:EP067.png|thumb|left|[[Puka]] in the anime]]<br />
[[Puka]] is a Pikachu that seems to be based on this, making its only appearance in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''.<br />
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[[Ash's Pikachu]] [[EP102|later on]] appeared wielding a pink surfboard. Pikachu was also seen surfing in ''[[BW087|Expedition to Onix Island!]]''.<br />
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===In the manga===<br />
====In the Pokémon Adventures manga====<br />
In the {{chap|Yellow}}, {{adv|Yellow}} was able to teach [[Pika]] the move {{m|Surf}} through the use of {{m|Substitute}} to create a surfboard.<br />
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===[[Pikachu (TCG)#Surfing Pikachu|In the TCG]]===<br />
Surfing Pikachu has been featured in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The following are cards named '''Surfing Pikachu'''.<br />
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{{cardlist/header|Surfing Pikachu|Lightning|char=yes}}<br />
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Surfing Pikachu|28}}|type=Lightning|enset=Wizards Black Star Promos|ennum=28|jpset=Unnumbered Promotional cards|jpset2=Unnumbered Promotional cards|jpset3=Pokémon Web|jprarity3=Uncommon|jpnum3=025/048|enset4=Rising Rivals|enrarity4=Rare Holo|ennum4=114/111|jpsetlink4=Rising Rivals|jpset4=Bonds to the End of Time|jprarity4=Ultra-Rare Rare|jpnum4=089/090}}<br />
{{cardlist/footer|Lightning}}<br />
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==Flying Pikachu==<br />
[[File:FlyingPikachuWizardsPromo25.jpg|thumb|right|Flying Pikachu as depicted in the TCG]]<br />
'''Flying Pikachu''' is a Pikachu with balloons. With them, he is able to wield the move {{m|Fly}}.<br />
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===In the games===<br />
====Main series====<br />
* The flying Pikachu can be seen in the opening of {{game|Yellow}}.<br />
* The flying Pikachu can be found in the [[Pokéwalker]]'s {{pw|Yellow Forest}}.<br />
* The flying Pikachu was given out through Nintendo {{pkmn2|event}}s.<br />
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====Spin-off games====<br />
* The flying Pikachu can be found in [[Pokémon Snap]] taking the name "Balloon Pikachu".<br />
* This Pikachu variant was featured in [[Pokémon Dash]] in special courses.<br />
* The flying Pikachu appeared in [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]. By typing in a certain code, a set of balloons are unlocked, which can then be used by Pikachu so he can play [[Pelipper's Circle Circuit]] and [[Salamence's Air Ace]].<br />
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{| class="roundy" align="center" style="background: #{{PokéPark color dark}}; border: 5px solid #{{PokéPark color light}}"<br />
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! style="background:#{{PokéPark color}}; {{roundytl|5px}} color: #000" | Region<br />
! style="background:#{{PokéPark color}}; {{roundytr|5px}} color: #000" | Code<br />
|- style="background:#fff"<br />
|NTSC<br />
|99930457<br />
|- style="background:#fff"<br />
|PAL<br />
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|- style="background:#fff"<br />
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|}{{-}}<br />
* A flying Pikachu can be seen in the opening of [[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]], along with a {{p|Pichu}}.<br />
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====Appearance====<br />
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; background: #{{flying color}};"<br />
|- align=center<br />
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; background: #{{flying color light}}; width:87px"| [[File:Flying Pikachu Yellow.png]]<br />
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; background: #{{flying color light}}; width:87px"| [[File:Flying Pikachu Puzzle Challenge.png]]<br />
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; background: #{{flying color light}}; width:87px"| [[File:Flying Pikachu Dash.png]]<br />
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; background: #{{flying color light}}; width:87px"| [[File:Yellow Forest jp art.png|120px]]<br />
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"<br />
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}<br />
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Puzzle Challenge}}<br />
| Sprite from {{color2|000|Pokémon Dash}}<br />
| Artwork of {{color2|000|Yellow Forest}} featuring a flying Pikachu<br />
|}<br />
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===In the manga===<br />
====In the Pokémon Adventures manga====<br />
In ''[[PS173|The Last Battle VII]]'', [[Chuchu]] flew with [[Pika]] and their [[Gold (Adventures)#Pichu|Egg]], lifting them in the air by using balloons wrapped to her body.<br />
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===[[Pikachu (TCG)#Flying Pikachu|In the TCG]]===<br />
Flying Pikachu has been featured in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The following are cards named '''Flying Pikachu'''.<br />
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{{cardlist/header|Flying Pikachu|Lightning|char=yes}}<br />
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Flying Pikachu|25}}|type=Lightning|enset=Wizards Black Star Promos|ennum=25|jpset=Unnumbered Promotional cards|jpset2=Unnumbered Promotional cards|enset3=Rising Rivals|enrarity3=Rare Holo|ennum3=113/111|jpsetlink3=Rising Rivals|jpset3=Bonds to the End of Time|jprarity3=Ultra-Rare Rare|jpnum3=090/090}}<br />
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|ANA promo|Flying Pikachu|99}}|type=Lightning|jpset=Unnumbered Promotional cards}}<br />
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==Other==<br />
===Games===<br />
====Main series games====<br />
[[File:Singing Pikachu BW.png|thumb|left|Singing Pikachu]]<br />
=====Singing Pikachu=====<br />
A Pikachu that knows {{m|Sing}} [[List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation V#Singing Pikachu|was distributed]] to promote the [[Can You Name All the Pokémon? BW|new Japanese Pokémon anime ending theme]] which involved Pikachu singing. Artwork was released as well.<br />
[[File:2011 Pokémon World Championships C-Gear skin.png|thumb|Pokémon World Championships 2011 Pikachu]]<br />
=====Pokémon World Championships 2011 Pikachu=====<br />
A special skating Pikachu wearing a hat is featured on official artwork for the Pokémon [[2011 World Championships]], including the [[List of Pokémon Global Link promotions/Skins#C-Gear skins|promotional]] [[C-Gear]] skin.<br />
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====Spin-off games====<br />
=====Pikachu on a stump=====<br />
Pikachu on a stump is a special Pikachu found on [[Pokémon Island Beach|the Beach]] in [[Pokémon Snap]]. The player can encounter two Pikachu playing on a set of stumps after forcing a wild {{p|Scyther}} out of tall grass.<br />
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=====Pikachu on a ball=====<br />
Pikachu on a ball is another special Pikachu found in [[Pokémon Snap]]. In [[Pokémon Island Tunnel|the Tunnel]] Pikachu will jump on top of a rolling {{p|Electrode}} if startled by the player, and playfully keep it rolling until the Electrode stops in a ditch and explodes, shocking the Pikachu.<br />
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=====Speed Pikachu=====<br />
Speed Pikachu is a special Pikachu found along [[Pokémon Island River|the River]] in [[Pokémon Snap]]. Taking a picture of this Pikachu will cause it to use {{m|Quick Attack}} to dash across a small field, making it one of the hardest Pokémon to get a picture of.<br />
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=====Pikachu on a snowboard=====<br />
In [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]], Pikachu uses a snowboard to play {{DL|Iceberg Zone|Empoleon's Snow Slide}} by using a code.<br />
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===Anime===<br />
====Pikachutwo====<br />
[[File:Pikachutwo.png|thumb|right|200px|Pikachutwo]]<br />
{{main|Pikachutwo}}<br />
Pikachutwo was cloned from Ash's Pikachu, and battled against it in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''. Pikachutwo was also central to the plot of ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]''. The fur on Pikachutwo's ears are colored similar to a Pichu's.<br />
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====Puka====<br />
{{main|Puka}}<br />
As mentioned above, Puka is a Surfing Pikachu that appeared in ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''. Puka is at least twenty years old, having been first found on a beach on the [[Seafoam Islands]] by surfing enthusiast Victor shortly after he failed to conquer a large wave, "Humunga-Dunga". Puka is noticeably older than any other Pikachu seen in the anime, and has blue eyes rather than the regular dark brown eye color.<br />
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====Sparky====<br />
[[File:Ritchie Sparky.png|thumb|left|Sparky]]<br />
{{main|Sparky}}<br />
[[Ritchie]] owns a Pikachu, nicknamed Sparky. It is distinguished from other Pikachu by a scruff of fur on the top of its head. <br />
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====Blue Orb-possessed Pikachu====<br />
[[File:Blue Orb possession.png|thumb|Blue Orb-possessed Pikachu]]<br />
[[Ash's Pikachu]] was possessed by the {{DL|Legendary artifacts|Blue Orb}} in the anime in ''[[AG097|Gaining Groudon]]'' and ''[[AG098|The Scuffle of Legends]]''. This caused his eyes to glow red and he became covered in markings similar to {{p|Kyogre}}'s.<br />
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===TCG===<br />
====Captain Pikachu====<br />
[[File:CaptainPikachuPokémonCenterpromo.jpg|thumb|right|Captain Pikachu]]<br />
{{TCG ID|Pokémon Center|Captain Pikachu|promo}} depicts a Pikachu wearing a pirate hat. The following are cards named '''Captain Pikachu'''.<br />
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{{cardlist/header|Captain Pikachu|Lightning|char=yes}}<br />
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Pokémon Center|Captain Pikachu|promo}}|type=Lightning|jpset=Unnumbered Promotional cards}}<br />
{{cardlist/footer|Lightning}}<br />
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====Shopping Pikachu====<br />
[[File:ShoppingPikachuLPromo79.jpg|thumb|right|Shopping Pikachu]]<br />
{{TCG ID|L-P Promo|Shopping Pikachu|79}} depicts a Pikachu with a shopping basket. The following are cards named '''Shopping Pikachu'''.<br />
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{{cardlist/header|Shopping Pikachu|Lightning|char=yes}}<br />
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|L-P Promo|Shopping Pikachu|79}}|type=Lightning|jpset=L-P Promotional cards|jpnum=079/L-P}}<br />
{{cardlist/footer|Lightning}}<br />
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===Other===<br />
====Snow Pikachu====<br />
{{Bulbanews|Game Freak moving to the Arctic}}<br />
As an {{wp|April Fools' Day}} joke in [[April Fools' Day 2008|2008]], [[Game Freak]] announced that it would move to the {{wp|Arctic}} to help save snow Pikachu from {{wp|polar bear}}s. Game Freak's website was also changed to incorporate an image of a snow Pikachu, which was a {{wp|snow sculpture}}.<br />
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[[Ash's Pikachu]] made a snowman in the shape of itself on the cover of [[Pikachu's Winter Vacation Soundtrack]], which also appears in [[Pokémon Channel]]. In the [[Pokémon Dream World]], a Snow Pikachu is featured as a piece of [[Décor]] in the Winter Catalogue 2011.<br />
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File:Snow Pikachu.png|A picture of a snow Pikachu from [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/information/news_080401.html Game Freak's website]<br />
File:PikachuWinterVacationSoundtrack.jpg|Pikachu's Winter Vacation Soundtrack cover<br />
File:Snow Pikachu Channel.png|Snow Pikachu in Pokémon Channel<br />
File:DW Snow Pikachu.png|Snow Pikachu Décor item<br />
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==Related articles==<br />
{{Animespecies|Pikachu}}<br />
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<div>The [[Pokémon anime]] can often differ to the [[Pokémon games]]. While the games tend to dictate the venues and main events that occur within the anime, and tend to correspond on basic information, there are many noticeable differences or contradictions that can be seen between the two media.<br />
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==Most notable differences==<br />
* Pokémon with colors different from their normal or {{Shiny}} ones appear in the anime, though Pokémon with the official Shiny colors do appear.<br />
* {{pkmn|Egg}}s have a different appearance depending on the Pokémon species that is inside of the Egg. This is debatable, however, due to the appearance of differently colored Eggs in the [[Generation II]] instruction manuals. An example of this would most notably be {{TP|Misty|Togepi|Togetic}}'s Egg's blue and red triangles, mimicking {{p|Togepi}}'s physical appearance.<br />
**Somehow, even with the hint of the Egg's appearance looking like the Pokémon inside, the characters never seem to know what it will be.<br />
[[File:Buneary Heart Seal.png|thumb|200px|right|Contests are different in the anime from the games.]]<br />
* In the anime, [[Pokémon Trainer]]s are not forced to wait for the other Pokémon to make a move. However, most Trainers usually wait for the opponent to finish talking.<br />
* Pokémon can have more than four moves in the anime, and are not required to forget an old move in order to learn a new one (although some of the moves a Pokémon is shown using when first introduced will generally fall into disuse as the Pokémon learns more powerful moves as the series continues).<br />
* [[Egg move]]s, which a Pokémon has to be [[Pokémon breeding|bred]] (and therefore born) with are able to be picked up naturally as the Pokémon grows (the most obvious example being [[Ash's Pikachu]] learning {{m|Volt Tackle}} 424 episodes after its first appearance).<br />
* The [[Pokémon League]]s feature a [[Pokémon League Conference|tournament]] rather than just battling five Trainers straight to become Champion. Trainers may just also challenge the current Champion, as seen in several of [[Cynthia]]'s battles in the anime.<br />
* In the anime, there can be more than the 8 usual [[Gym]]s in each [[region]]. However, Ash only ever faces the ones from the games, with the others challenged by Rivals.<br />
* Multiples of each [[legendary Pokémon]] have been sighted. In the games, it's only one per game. This also states that the legendary Pokémon in the anime have the ability to {{pkmn|breeding|breed}}, contrary to the games.<br />
**However, game canon seems to imply that more exist, but the player only ever encounters one, while breeding in captivity, rather than the wild, may be awkward for legends much as it is for some species of animal, such as {{wp|echidna}}s or {{wp|panda}}s.<br />
* [[Starter Pokémon]] can be found in the wild in the anime. In the games, players can only receive one from the regional professor. They must [[trade]] to obtain others.<br />
* In battles in the anime, moves can be used together to make a totally [[Moves not in the Pokémon games|new move]].<br />
* In the anime, characters change their clothes when they go swimming. However, when a player {{m|Dive|dives underwater}} in the games, the player is still wearing their normal outfit.<br />
* In the anime, [[Pokémon Contests]] have an appeal round where Contestants show off a combination of moves, while in the games, there isn't one. The second round is different as well. Contestants battle each other in the anime while in the games, Contestants show off only one move to the judge and are able to affect the other Contestants' Pokémon (Hoenn Contest only).<br />
* In the anime, the Trainer can order their Pokémon to dodge attacks, regardless of the accuracy of that move in the games. Additionally moves that normally cannot miss in the games, such as {{m|Swift}}, {{m|Shock Wave}} and {{m|Aerial Ace}}, can miss. <br />
* [[HM]]s are shown as regular moves in the anime, yet they are not used as tools for certain situations like in the games.<br />
* [[TM]]s do not seem to exist. Instead, TM-exclusive moves must be taught to the Pokémon over a period of time.<br />
* Locations are not the same between the anime and the game. Multiple locations are added to [[region]]s to carry out plots in the anime. <br />
* Regular [[Poké Ball]]s are generally used to catch Pokémon. In the games, Pokémon Trainers use different kinds of Poké Balls to catch Pokémon. The only other Poké Ball types seen in the anime were the {{ball|Safari}}, {{ball|Lure}}, {{ball|Fast}}, {{ball|Heavy}}, and [[Master Ball]].<br />
[[File:Jessie Dustox Stun Spore.png|thumb|200px|right|{{p|Dustox}} cannot learn {{m|Stun Spore}} in the games]]<br />
* Occasionally the anime shows [[Anime move errors|Pokémon using moves they cannot learn in the games]]. <br />
**However, some of these cases may be attributed to a translation error or a misinterpretation. Examples include Ash telling Pikachu to use "electric attack" when he could just mean to use ''an'' electric attack, or Pokémon using basic attacks like Tackle or Headbutt simply because they are just simple attacks.<br />
* Pokémon using a technique that normally cannot affect the enemy Pokémon's type in the games, such as with {{AP|Pikachu}} most notably who had occasionally been able to affect {{type|Ground}}s with Electric attacks which it can't do in the games.<br />
* Like people, Pokémon can be worn out from constant battling and eventually collapse from exhaustion which is something that can't happen in the games. However, a Pokémon that runs out of {{PP}} in every move can faint from the [[recoil]] damage of {{m|Struggle}}.<br />
* Official Gym and League battles set limits on how many Pokémon a Trainer can use to fight with, whereas in the games only facilities like the [[Battle Tower]] set limits.<br />
* All official Pokémon Trainer battles in the anime have a [[Battle judge|judge]], who sets the rules and referees the battle, and is able to declare when a Pokémon is unable to battle which would eliminate that Pokémon from the match. In the games, however, aside from a battle facility match, any Pokémon that fainted can be revived and used again in battle as long as the Trainer has at least one Pokémon left.<br />
* Pokémon have the right to decide if they want to evolve, and can choose if they don't want to evolve, where in the games the Pokémon only evolves when the player wishes it to once the requirement has been met. Notable examples are [[Ash's Pikachu]] and {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{MTR}} of [[Team Rocket]], and [[Dawn's Piplup]].<br />
* Pokémon in the anime occasionally undergo changes in their personality when they evolve. In the games, their [[Nature|personality]] remains the same after evolution. <br />
* In the anime, some Pokémon that have been recently captured or evolved disobey their Trainer until that Trainer is able to find a way to get through to them with the prime example being [[Ash's Charizard]]. In the games, only traded Pokémon disobey their Trainer until Badges that can neutralize this problem are acquired. <br />
* It is possible in the anime to render moves harmless in an unorthodox way which is not possible in the games. Sometimes this is used to counter type disadvantages. One example is with [[Ash's Pikachu]] during its battle against [[Winona]]'s {{p|Pelipper}}, where Pelipper used {{m|Steel Wing}} to attract Pikachu's electricity and divert it into the ground to render it useless.<br />
* Occasionally there have been cases where move or status mechanics have been ignored or altered in the anime that contradicts the games. A few examples are {{m|Volt Tackle}} causing [[recoil]] damage when blocked with {{m|Protect}} instead of being caused from a small amount based on the damage inflicted, or when {{m|Toxic Spikes}} was used to poison Ash's Pokémon when they touched the ground instead of when they were switched out, including his {{AP|Staraptor}} and {{AP|Gliscor}} which are immune to that move in the games due to being {{type|Flying}}s. <br />
* The [[Cry|cries]] in the regular games differ significantly from the cries in the anime. An exception is {{p|Pikachu}} in {{game|Yellow}}, which actually says its name when interacted with or when called into battle.<br />
* Some towns and other locations also differ between the anime and the games. In the anime, the [[Whirl Islands]] are populated, but in the games they are just a series of caves. Also, [[Littleroot Town]] is shown to be a coastal town in the anime; in the games, it is surrounded by woodland on all sides. In addition, the [[Seafoam Islands]] in the anime is depicted as a beach resort town with a warm climate, while in the games the Seafoam Islands are depicted as a location of icy caverns.<br />
* In the games, evolutionary methods revolving around leveling up usually occur after a battle, while in the anime these kinds of evolution can occur during a battle or a serious situation. One example is when Ash's Chikorita evolved into {{AP|Bayleef}} to protect him from Team Rocket.<br />
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==Related articles==<br />
*[[Size discrepancies in the Pokémon anime]]<br />
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[[File:BW_Professor_Oak.png|thumb|200px|Professor Oak and Delia Ketchum traveling together]]<br />
'''ElderShipping''' is the belief that [[Delia Ketchum]] and {{an|Professor Oak}} belong in a romantic relationship. This comes from the fact that they often appear together in episodes, even traveling together, making many viewers believe that more is going on behind the scenes. Most prominent in this is the fan site ''[[Pokemopolis]]''.<br />
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ElderShippers can be split into two groups. The first, which includes Pokemopolis, believe that {{Ash}} is Professor Oak's son because of this, meaning that their relationship would have gone back at least a decade. This seems to be supported by the fact that Professor Oak has said that Delia was one of his favorite students. The second group do not believe that ElderShipping makes Ash Professor Oak's son, most believing that the two grew closer after whatever happened with [[Ash's father]].<br />
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==Evidence==<br />
* [[SS004|Showdown at the Oak Corral]]<br />
The dub of this episode seems to confirm [[ElderShipping]], as Delia believes that the poem Professor Oak is writing is a love poem for her, as did [[Ash's Bulbasaur]]. However, the English version of [[Pokémon Chronicles]] is seen as non-canonical by most fans.<br />
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