Generation II
Generation II Pokémon games consist of Pokémon Gold, Pokémon Silver, Pokémon Crystal on Gameboy Color and Pokémon Stadium 2 on Nintendo 64. The games mostly take place in the Johto Region, but also include the Kanto Region and White City. In these games, the main character starts in New Bark Town and moved onto Kanto once he or she defeated the Elite Four. The games came out in 1999 in Japan and in 2000 everywhere else.
Advances in Gameplay
Pokémon Gold and Silver brought with it many, many different changes that would alter how the world of Pokémon would be precieved as the game reached new heights in popularity. These advances included:
- Playing as a girl (Crystal Only)
- Breeding
- Morning/Day/Night feature
- IVs and DVs get more involved as breeding became availible.
- Trading and battling capabilities with Generation I
- One hundred and one new Pokémon bringing the total to Two hundred and fifty-one.
- Old Pokémon such as Zubat given new evolutions.
- Old Pokémon such as Magmar given a baby form.
- Two new Pokémon types: Dark-type and Steel-type
Starters
This time around, the Pokémon known as Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile, were availible to trainers. They too followed the grass-fire-water route of the previous generation. However, the game swtiched difficulty settings as the fire-type known as Cyndaquil became the Pokémon of choice to handle the first few gyms.
Gym Leaders
The second generation gym leaders had added gyms for the different types including the two new types introduced in this version. The leaders are:
Generation II notes
Pokémon Crystal allowed trainers to play as a female lead and had a slightly different storyline as trainers focused on the Pokémon known as Suicune. Kanto became a different place than what trainers were accustomed to as changes were made. Some of which, are explained in the Johto article. This generation is not compatible with Generation III
