HeartGold & SoulSilver arc (Adventures)

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Pokémon Adventures
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HeartGold & SoulSilver

Gold and Silver with the Four Executives of Team Rocket
Chapters 19
(PS442 - PS460)
Region Johto
Preceded by Platinum arc
Followed by Black & White arc

The HeartGold & SoulSilver arc (Japanese: ハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー編 HeartGold & SoulSilver arc), also referred to as The Ninth Chapter (Japanese: 第九章 The Ninth Chapter), is the ninth story arc of the Pokémon Adventures manga, consisting of three volumes. It began serialization in March 2010, and ended in November 2010.

The arc follows Gold, who gets in a battle with Arceus, as he searches for the missing Lance. Elsewhere, Team Rocket has resurfaced, which causes Silver to set out and stop them once more. Meanwhile, the four Rocket Executives, Archer, Proton, Petrel, and Ariana, have taken over the newly-revived Team Rocket from Carr in attempt to find their currently-missing leader, Giovanni.

Terminology

Main article: Terminology of Pokémon Adventures

This arc gets its name from the core series games, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Volumes

Chapters

Main article: List of chapters in the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc of Pokémon Adventures

Important events

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Main article: Timeline of events in the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc of Pokémon Adventures

Party changes

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Trades

The following Pokémon are traded away:

  • Blue's Rhydon is given to Silver for an unknown Pokémon (prior to PS449)

Pokéathlon Courses

Gold earns the following Pokéathlon Medals:

Trivia

  • This arc takes place within the same year as the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc.
  • All About Arceus IX reveals that the events of this arc take place before the events of the Diamond & Pearl and Platinum arcs, making it the first known arc that takes place earlier than the arcs preceding it.
  • This is the shortest finished arc in Pokémon Adventures by both number of chapters and number of pages.
  • At 8 months, this is the fastest arc to finish serialization.

Related articles

Pokémon Adventures arcs
Gen I Red, Green & Blue arcYellow arc
Gen II Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
Gen III Ruby & Sapphire arcFireRed & LeafGreen arcEmerald arc
Gen IV Diamond & Pearl arcPlatinum arcHeartGold & SoulSilver arc
Gen V Black & White arcBlack 2 & White 2 arc
Gen VI X & Y arcOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc
Gen VII Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc
Gen VIII Sword & Shield arc
Gen IX Scarlet & Violet arc
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Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia
This article is part of Project Manga, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each series of Pokémon manga.