Pokemon - Gold Version
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Overview
Pokemon Gold and Silver were released on October 14, 2000 in North America (November 21, 1999 in Japan and April 6, 2001 in Europe) for the Game Boy (although it also supported the Super Game Boy and Game Boy Color). Development was done by Game Freak, publishing by Nintendo, and marketing and licensing from The Pokemon Company.Taking place in the Johto region, the second generation of Pokemon introduced 100 new Pokemon. Besides unique Pokemon and other minor details, Gold and Silver are identical to each other. However, to collect every single one of the Pokemon, players must trade between not only Gold and Silver, but also the first two games, Pokemon Red and Blue.
Well-received by critics with an 89% average rating according to Game Rankings, Pokemon Gold and Silver was a critical success. Gold and Silver are regarded as some of the best iterations in the Pokemon franchise, getting a ten out of ten from IGN, and high scores from many other publications. Together, Gold and Silver sold 6.5 million in Japan alone, while sales in North America beat previous sales records, selling 1.4 million copies in the first week of sales.
Pokemon Crystal was later released as an updated version of Gold and Silver. It came out on July 29, 2001 in North America, and was the only Pokemon game to be released only on the Game Boy Color. Despite being largely similar to Gold and Silver, Crystal added many new features, including new series' staples such as the ability to choose the player's gender.
A remake of Gold and Silver is in development for the Nintendo DS. Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver are set to be released during spring of 2010 in North America, and on September 12, 2009 in Japan. It is a mostly graphical remake of the game, but it also brings most of Johto's Pokemon into the latest generation of Pokemon (despite all of them being available across many of the later games released).
Gameplay
Set in the Johto Region, Gold/Silver is a traditional role-playing game with gameplay essentially the same as Pokemon Red/Blue and Yellow. There are two different "types" of gameplay. In battles, players have several options. The Pokemon that is in battle can attack the rival Pokemon (be it a wild Pokemon or a trainer Pokemon) with a variety of attacks. The player can also use many items, including healing items, battle items, or Poké Balls (used to catch wild Pokemon, who upon being caught can be used in battle). Players can switch out Pokemon and run away as well.The main goal of these battles is to get the rival Pokemon to "faint." When all of an opponent's Pokemon have fainted, the battle is won. However, when fighting a wild Pokemon, players can attempt to catch it for further use. Other trainers' Pokemon cannot be caught. After winning a battle, the Pokemon gain experience, and eventually level up. For many Pokemon, when they reach a certain level they evolve into another form of the Pokemon (e.g. Pikachu evolves into Raichu, Totodile evolves into Croconaw). Some Pokemon have other requirements to evolve, such as items equipped.
Each Pokemon has a type, mostly based on nature (e.g. water, grass, fire, earth). Each type has a (or some) strength(s) and weakness(es). These types also affect the Pokemon's statistics, such as, defense, attack power, and speed. Some types are completely immune to another type's attacks. In addition to stat bonuses and immunity, many Pokemon have unique attacks available relating to their type.
Overworldgameplay follows Gold, the protagonist of Gold/Silver. He can travel to the various towns of Johto region, along with many other locations. Players can interact with objects and non-playable characters, sometimes relating to the plot. In towns, players have a variety of options, including purchasing items, healing all of the Pokemon in the party (as well as switching out Pokemon), and challenging that city's gym leader. There are many other areas to visit, including caves, forests, and even the ocean. While in the overworld, it is also possible to trigger a random battle with a wild Pokemon.
New features of Gold and Silver are numerous. It implements a day and night system that is based on a real-time internal clock. Influenced by this clock are many things, including specific events and what Pokemon appear. With the ability for Pokemon to hold items introduced, many items were created to take advantage of this mechanic, including berries (which can do many things, including boosts to power, healing status effects, and restoring health). Pokégear, a new key item introduced featured a map, watch, radio, and phone, allowing the player to call non-playable characters (and to be called by non-playable characters) and listen to the radio at certain times (according to the real-time clock).
Gold and Silver's legendary Pokemon include Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, who are a completely new type of legendary Pokemon. Instead of encountering them at a specific location, they appear randomly around Johto, and will run away occasionally. However, they retain any status effects or damage upon running away.
Unique "shiny" Pokemon were added, which were a different color than the regular version of the Pokemon, and extremely rare. The Pokemon types Steel and Dark were added in Gold and Silver. Steel type are strong and have a high defense, while Dark type are powerful against Psychic Pokemon (they are even immune to any Psychic attacks).
Breeding was a feature that has stayed since Gold and Silver, allowing players to leave two Pokemon in the day care center for a chance for them to breed. Many species of Pokemon cannot breed, however. The child of the Pokemon will gain whatever moves its father has, while it gets the species of its mother.
Plot
Taking place in the Johto Region, Gold and Silver follows Gold, a young boy for New Bark Town. In the beginning of the game, he moves to New Bark Town and meets Professor Elm, who gives him the choice of one of three Pokemon: Cyndaquil, Totodile, or Chikorita. Professor Elm also gives a Pokemon to Gold's rival, who meets up with Gold later in the game to battle him. Elm gives both of them a Pokédex, and sends them into the world to try and become the best trainers in all of Johto and Kanto.To do so, Gold must battle the eight gym leaders of Johto, each specializing in a particular type of Pokemon. After defeating each of the gym leaders and collecting their badges, Gold must fight the Elite Four and the Champion, and then eventually the eight gym leaders of Kanto. In the very end, Gold fights the protagonist of Red and Blue, Red, in the final battle. Along this path, Gold must also battle the organization known as Team Rocket, whose intents include abusive experimentation on Pokemon.
Pokédex
The Pokemon Gold/Silver Pokédex starts out as if it were separate from that of Pokemon Red/Blue, however after defeating the elite four, the player gains access to a national Pokédex that allows them to see all of the 'old' Pokemon from the original game. The first 151 Pokemon are as per the Pokemon Red/Blue Pokédex. The remaining Pokemon, those that are new to this game, are listed below.152 Chikorita
153 Bayleef
154 Meganium
155 Cyndaquil
156 Quilava
157 Typhlosion
158 Totodile
159 Croconaw
160 Feraligatr
161 Sentret
162 Furret
163 Hoothoot
164 Noctowl
165 Ledyba
166 Ledian
167 Spinarak
168 Ariados
169 Crobat
170 Chinchou
171 Lanturn
172 Pichu
173 Cleffa
174 Igglybuff
175 Togepi
176 Togetic
177 Natu
178 Xatu
179 Mareep
180 Flaaffy
181 Ampharos
182 Bellossom
183 Marill
184 Azumarill
185 Sudowoodo
186 Politoed
187 Hoppip
188 Skiploom
189 Jumpluff
190 Aipom
191 Sunkern
192 Sunflora
193 Yanma
194 Wooper
195 Quagsire
196 Espeon
197 Umbreon
198 Murkrow
199 Slowking
200 Misdreavus
201 Unown
202 Wobbuffet
203 Girafarig
204 Pineco
205 Forretress
206 Dunsparce
207 Gligar
208 Steelix
209 Snubbull
210 Granbull
211 Qwilfish
212 Scizor
213 Shuckle
214 Heracross
215 Sneasel
216 Teddiursa
217 Ursaring
218 Slugma
219 Magcargo
220 Swinub
221 Piloswine
222 Corsola
223 Remoraid
224 Octillery
225 Delibird
226 Mantine
227 Skarmory
228 Houndour
229 Houndoom
230 Kingdra
231 Phanpy
232 Donphan
233 Porygon2
234 Stantler
235 Smeargle
236 Tyrogue
237 Hitmontop
238 Smoochum
239 Elekid
240 Magby
241 Miltank
242 Blissey
243 Raikou
244 Entei
245 Suicune
246 Larvitar
247 Pupitar
248 Tyranitar
249 Lugia
250 Ho-oh
251 Celebi
Pokemon Gyms
The system where you have to get badges throughout the world to be allowed to enter the Elite Four and try to become the greatest Pokemon Trainer around came back in the sequel to Red/Blue/Green/Yellow. This time the region where the game primarily takes places is called Johto and the gym leaders are all different than its prequel. Eventually, when all 8 gym leader are defeated in the Johto region and the Elite Four is also defeated, you'll have the opportunity to go back to Kanto (the region of the Red/Blue/Green/Yellow generation) to a replay on all past Gym leaders, assuring you a total of 16 Gym Leaders and 16 possible badges, even though the adventure is nowhere near in length than it was back then, but for a few more hours of added gameplay it's more than enough.Violet City Gym
Leader - FalknerBadge - Zephyr Badge
Pokemon Type - Flying
Pokemon Used - Pidgey, Pidgeotto
Azalea City Gym
Leader - BugsyBadge - Hive Badge
Pokemon Type - Bug
Pokemon Used - Metapod, Kakuna, Scyter
Goldenrod City Gym
Leader - WhitneyBadge - Plain Badge
Pokemon Type - Normal
Pokemon Used - Clefairy, Miltank
Ecruteak City Gym
Leader - MortyBadge - Fog Badge
Pokemon Type - Ghost
Pokemon Used - Gastly, Hunter, Hunter, Gengar
Cianwood City Gym
Leader - ChuckBadge - Storm Badge
Pokemon Type - Fighting
Pokemon Used - Primeape, Poliwrath
Olivine City Gym
Leader - JasmineBadge - Mineral Badge
Pokemon Type - Steel
Pokemon Used - Magnemite, Magnemite, Steelix
Magohany City Gym
Leader - PryceBadge - Glacier Badge
Pokemon Type - Ice
Pokemon Used - Seel, Dewgong, Piloswine
Blackthorn City Gym
Leader - ClairBadge - Rising Badge
Pokemon Type - Dragon
Pokemon Used - Dragonair, Dragonair, Dragonair, Kingdra
When the Elite Four is beat you'll have the opportunity to go back to Kanto and re-battle the upgraded eight gym leaders from the previous game. Professor Elm will give you a ticket to S.S. Aqua docked in Olivine, if you decide to board you'll end up in Vermilion where S.S. Anne was docked back in Red/Blue/Green/Yellow. Now you can explore Kanto's Gyms, in a new order. The only difference, except for the order, is that Koga is not longer a Gym Leader, since he's now on the Elite Four we can only assume he got promoted, and leaved his gym spot for his daughter, Janine.
Vermilion City Gym
Leader - Lt. SurgeBadge - Thunderbadge
Pokemon Type - Electric
Pokemon Used - Raichu, Electrode, Electrode , Magneton, Electabuzz
Saffron City Gym
Leader - SabrinaBadge - Marshbadge
Pokemon Type - Psychic
Pokemon Used - Espeon, Mr. Mime, Alakazan
Cerulean City Gym
Leader - MistyBadge - Cascade Badge
Pokemon Type - Water
Pokemon Used - Golduck, Quagsire, Lapras, Starmie
Celadon City Gym
Leader - ErikaBadge - Rainbow Badge
Pokemon Type - Grass
Pokemon Used - Tangela, Victreebel, Jumpluff, Bellossom
Fuschia City Gym
Leader - JanineBadge - Sould Badge
Pokemon Type - Bug/Poison
Pokemon Used - Crobat, Ariados, Weezing, Weezing, Venomoth
Pewter City Gym
Leader - BrockBadge - Boulder Badge
Pokemon Type - Rock/Ground
Pokemon Used - Graveler, Rhyhorn, Omastar, Kabutops, Onyx
Seafoam Islands City Gym
Leader - BlaineBadge - Volcano Badge
Pokemon Type - Fire
Pokemon Used - Magcargo, Magmar, Rapidash
Viridian City Gym
Leader - GaryBadge - Earth Badge
Pokemon Type - Gary has a very varied team
Pokemon Used - Pidgeot, Alakazan, Rhydon, Exeggutor, Gyarados, Arcanine
The Elite Four
The Elite Four works pretty much like in the previous, you first face the four members of the elite to then battle against the Elite Champion for the title of greatest of all. Brruno from the previous Elite mark a come back, while the previously gym leader Koga appears as one of the four.Elite Four Will
Pokemon Type - PsychicPokemon Used - Xatu, Exeggutor, Slowbro, Jynx, Xatu
Elite Four Koga
Pokemon Type - Bug/PoisonPokemon Used - Ariados, Forretress, Muk, Venomoth, Crobat,
Elite Four Bruno
Pokemon Type - FightingPokemon Used - Hitmontop, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Onyx, Machamp
Elite Four Karen
Pokemon Type - DarkPokemon Used - Umbreon, Vileplume, Gengar, Murkrow, Houndoom
Elite Four Champion Lance
Pokemon Type - DragonPokemon Used - Gyarados, Charizard, Aerodactyl, Dragonite, Dragonite, Dragonite
Legendary Pokemon
Legendary Pokemon are Pokemon generally found in a very limited amount in the world of Pokemon, so unique there is only one of each of them. These Pokemon have more experience than the rest, and can be found in already high levels ranging from 30 to 70. Like Moltres, Articuno and Zapdos were the legendary birds of the previous games, this time there are Legendary Dogs, called Entei, Suicune and Entei. There's also two new birds, Lugia and Ho-oh; although when you buy one or the other version of the game one of these two Pokemon come printed on the cover, you can capture both in any of the distinct versions. There's also a time-traveler Pokemon called Celebi that wasn't included in this version, and got removed from American and European cartridges of Crystal, was only obtainable through Nintendo Events.Entei
Type - FireLevel - 40
Location - Awaken Entei in one of Ecruteak's buildings and then chase him down across Johto.
Suicune
Type - WaterLevel - 40
Location - Awaken Suicune in one of Ecruteak's buildings and then chase him down across Johto.
Raikou
Type - ElectricLevel - 40
Location - Awaken Raikou in one of Ecruteak's buildings and then chase him down across Johto.
Lugia
Type - Flying / PsychicLevel - Gold 70 / Silver 40
Location - Lugia is found in the caverns south of Olivine. In the Gold version you have to get the Silver Wing in Pewter. In the Silver version just surf there and explore the dungeon until you find him.
Ho-oh
Type - Flying / FireLevel - Gold 40 / Silver 70
Location - On the top of the Tin Tower after receiving the Rainbow Wing. In the Gold version the item is in the Radio Tower in Goldenrod. In the Silver version is it found in Pewter.
Celebi
Type - Grass / PsychicLevel - 30
Location - Illex Forest, only obtainable in the Japanese version of Pokemon Crystal, Nintendo Events or GameShark.
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