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 Adventuresmanga, 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.
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.
