Gold (Adventures)

Gold ゴールド Gold
[[File:|{{{size}}}]] Gold and Ataro
Age	13 (as of the fifth chapter)
Gender	Male
Hometown	New Bark Town
Region	Johto
Relatives	Mom
Trainer class	Trainer, Breeder

Gold (Japanese: ゴールド Gold) is the fifth main character of the manga series Pokémon Adventures. His starter Pokémon is a Cyndaquil which he "borrowed" from Professor Elm; what his actual first Pokémon was is not clear, since he grew up in a house full of Pokémon. His neighbors in New Bark Town refer to his family as the "House of Pokémon." He likes playing billiards, but sometimes he may use his Pokémon to cheat. His favorite idol/DJ is DJ Mary from the Goldenrod Radio Station.

He usually wears a pair of goggles and travels on a scooter. Instead of throwing/kicking his Poké Balls, he uses a billiard cue to shoot them out. Gold's hobbies include gambling, skateboarding, and trying foods from different cities. Professor Oak noted that while Red had some odd habits, Gold is much more immature and mischievous.

Gold's special skill, as described by Professor Oak, is Pokémon hatching and is known as the "Breeder" (孵す者 Breeder). He has the ability to draw out the largest potential of a baby Pokémon, having lived with Pokémon his whole life.

Character history

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

During the first part of the third chapter, Gold is the main protagonist. He first meets Joey by helping him get a bag filled with Pokémon that was to go to Professor Elm, but was stolen by a Murkrow. Then Gold gets his bag stolen when he decides to help Joey by going to deliver the package to Professor Elm and then go to Professor Oak in Cherrygrove City (mainly because he wanted DJ Mary's autograph). on his way to Professor Elm's lab, and arrives there just as Silver is stealing Totodile. Gold tries to battle Silver thinking that he is the one who stole his backpack with all of his family Pokémon in it, using Elm's Cyndaquil, which he names Explotaro, but Silver gets away after Team Rocket, the real culprits behind his bag, knocked him out from behind in the middle of the battle. He is then asked to file a report against him by a police officer who almost arrested him for burning Professor Elm's field but he fakes it on purpose because he wanted to go after Silver himself.

Gold then runs into Professor Oak, and after learning about the Pokédex and how Silver stole one, he wants one to level the playing field. While Oak initially says no, Gold eventually wins him over with his love and trust for Pokémon earning him a Pokédex. When Gold reaches Violet City he realizes that Poltaro was missing from his bag and tried his best to find it, but couldn't. He then stops a robber with a herd of Donphan and learns that Silver had headed for Sprout Tower and rushes off there and defeats a whole mass of Sages and their Bellsprout to find Silver again and finish what he started. After as long battle he had the chance to take Totodile back to Professor Elm, but when he reaches out to it it bites him and returns to Silver, showing that Totodile has actually grown attached to him. Their battle had then released a giant iron ball and it chased them down until Explotaro heated it up and Totodile used Ice Punch to suddenly cool it down and smash it up. After this Silver manages to escape once again.

He then met up with the same police officer he met when he needed to describe Silver but it turned out to be Falkner who was training to become the new Gym Leader of Violet City since his father went missing. With Gold's help he caught a Skarmory and then they parted. Then he met Bugsy at the ruins of Alph and, thinking that he was a girl, asked him out only to reveal he was a dude. The two of them then enter the Ruins of Alpha to help save Bugsy's lost companions but instead run into Team Rocket, who trapped them using a Spinarak's Spider Web. Gold, however, had Explotaro use Smokescreen to get the Unown that were awakened by them get caught in the web, and take out their anger on the members of Team Rocket. Gold then defeats a Granbull who had been stealing Pokémon from fisherman and when the Granbull gave back the Pokémon it took one of them was Gold's long missing Poltaro. Professor Oak's aide then comes to him with Totaro's egg and Professor Elm asks Gold to take it with him with hopes of it hatching.

Gold then meets Kurt, and after making fun of his Apricorn Balls, Kurt challenges him to catch a Pokémon with one, if he lost, however, he had o become Kurt's apprentice. Gold chooses the Green Apricorn and a Friend Ball is made and since Kurt's grand daughter wanted to have a Friend Ball but Kurt would not make her one, Gold decided to use it to catch a friend for her. The Pokémon she wanted was a Teddiursa which lived on a mountain Kurt told her to never go to. Gold decided to take her there and saw Silver trying to catch and Ursarng with a Heavey Ball, something that annoyed him since Kurt said only worthy trainers could handle his balls meaning Silver was worthier then him. He found a Teddiursa but when he first tried to catch it, it didn't even open. He ended up getting in Silver's way a lot and Silver lost his Heavy Ball when Ataro ran into him. Gold then learned from Silver that he needed to hit Teddiursa's crescent moon on its head and Gold got back his Heavy Ball by using his Billiard Cue and Friend Ball to ricochet both of them back to their respective trainers. Silver once again disappeared and Gold completed his task and gave Teddiursa to Maisy.

Gold then goes through the Ilex Forest but finds himself hopelessly lost. He then finds the unconscious Charcoal Kiln and his Farfetche'd and decides to carry them, but he realizes that a Gastly has possessed them. After a bit of battling with Gastly a Houndour, a Delibird, and an {{p|Ariados)) appear to battle alongside the Gastly and then a Masked Man appears and reveals them to be his Pokémon and warns Gold to leave this forest.

Gold's journey takes him up against Team Rocket and the mysterious villain known as the Masked Man. Gold and Silver realize that they share a common enemy and battle the Masked Man together at the Lake of Rage, but they're defeated, and their fates are left unknown for a while.

It is later revealed the two boys are in Whirl Islands, where they are found by Lt. Surge. They meet Crystal and battle a Lugia that starts attacking them, but Gold fails at catching it. Gold and Crystal then head to the opening ceremony of the Pokémon League, where all 16 Gym Leaders of Kanto and Johto have gathered, to try and determine which one of the Gym Leaders is the Masked Man. They battle Chermaine and Keane in the Control Room and end up winning, but locked in. The Masked Man then appears at the scene with both Lugia and Ho-Oh and starts wrecking havoc before heading to the shrine in Ilex Forest, where the final battle then takes place.

Gold battles the Masked Man and finds out his real identity. He then follows the villain back in time, and eventually manages to escape. At the end of the GSC saga, Gold goes to train under Red on Mt. Silver.

Emerald arc

During the Emerald saga, Gold's mission, along with Crystal, Ruby, and Sapphire, is to help stop Guile Hideout and bring the petrified Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, and Silver out of their stone state. Along the way, Gold bonds with Emerald, likely due to their mutual mischievous natures.

Pokémon

This list is updated to Volume 29, the end of the Emerald Saga.

In box

At home

Lickitung	Sandshrew	Oddish
Drowzee	Krabby	Chansey
Weedle	Exeggcute	Kakuna

Status unknown

Murkrow

This Pokémon was caught by Gold but was not listed in the all character Pokémon listings in the end of Volume 15. It has not been seen since then, so it is possible that it was released.

Formerly owned

Teddiursa

→ Seadra → Kingdra

Chinchou (multiple)

Raikou

• Teddiursa - Caught for Kurt's granddaughter Maisy.
• Kingdra - Returned to Silver for Politoed.
• Chinchou - Caught to avoid being shocked and shortly released.
• Raikou - Helped out Gold in the final battle.

In other languages

Trivia

• Gold was the only character introduced without a major goal that he desires to achieve, although Green now falls into this category now that she has found her parents.
• Gold's Mantine knows how to use Fly. However, in the games, Mantine cannot learn it.
• Gold's birthday is July 21st.
• Gold's blood type is B.

External links

• Netkun on Gold (Japanese)

On Bulbagarden forums

• The Gold Club

Gold's Pokémon
In rotation:	Aibo	Polibo	Exbo	Sunbo	Sudobo	Togebo
	Pibu
In box:	Tibo	Remoraid
Given away:	Teddiursa
Traded:	Kingdra
Released:	Chinchou
Status unknown:	Murkrow
Temporary:	Raikou	Dragonite
At home:	Lickitung	Sandshrew	Oddish	Drowzee	Krabby	Chansey
	Weedle	Exeggcute	Kakuna

This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.