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If you have never played Pokémon Gold or Silver, then you’re in for a real treat with these two adventures as everything will be new to you! They are, in essence, the original games given a new look and spruce-up, adding in all the technical developments that the invention of the DS and the fourth generation of games (Diamond, Pearl and Platinum) have brought to Pokémon adventures. But, if you have played the Game Boy Color originals, what can you expect to get excited about?
Well, both games take us back to the land of Johto, starting the adventure in New Bark Town, but unlike the originals, these games have more Pokémon hiding away inside! You can link up with Diamond, Pearl or Platinum to fill your Pokédex with Pokémon not originally available in Johto. There’s a redesigned PokéGear to help you find them, too, with a range of skins you can choose to suit your mood!
All of the music in the games has been re-created to use the DS’s superior sounds to the GBC, but if you liked the plink-plonk of the Game Boy music there’s even a key item you can find that allows you to switch back to the good old days sounds! There are more remixes and battle music to hear, too – Ho-Oh and Lugia have their own themes, for example. Then there are new sound effects that play as you explore – running water or rustling grass, that kind of thing.
For those Poké Ball experts among you, you’ll be interested to learn that a guy called Kurt is back in these games. He makes his own seven types of custom Poké Ball out of the Apricorn fruit found in Johto. These can be used in a similar way to Poké Balls, and can now be carried by the player in a special bag called the Apricorn Case.
When it comes to taking on the Gym Leaders and Elite Four, you can look forward to new animated sprites for all, and some great battle intros that weren’t in the original games. You’ll find that some of the Gyms have had an overhaul, too, with new puzzles to solve along the way.
It’s good to see the Magnet Train making a comeback, too. In the original games this was the fastest way to travel between Goldenrod City and Saffron City. It can reach speeds of 340 miles per hour and runs 24 hours a day! Well now it has also been elevated above the ground to look more like a monorail, and there are some really neat 3D graphics to go along with it. Very impressive!
So what’s the coolest thing you will see in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver? Well for many readers on the forum (www.pokemon-world.co.uk/forum) it is the simple fact that your top Pokémon will follow you around in the game. All 493 Pokémon are capable of following you, similar to the way Pikachu did way back in Pokémon Yellow, and it’s just really great to see them wandering around the towns and cities, rather than just popping up in battle. Roll on spring 2010 when the UK version comes out!
cool!
I am so getting Soul Silover and something else which is super cool, You are aloud to pick a starter from Kanto and Hoenn after getting 16 Gym Badges !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im getting soul silver coz i had gold and ho-oh is so lame
actually toto totodile u have to beat red 1st after all 16 gyms i guna get heartgold and start with cyndaquil my bro guna get soulsilver and start with totodile
need cindiquil
I am totally gettting Totodile it’s adorable and Andy I found out that information which I gave is true because it’s from someone on youtube who has an Uncle who lives in Japan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Super cool! I can’t wait! I’ve already planned my starter choices:
Johto: Chickorita
Kanto: Don’t care cos I have FireRed
Hoenn: Either Torchic or Treeko
Game: SoulSilver
in startin of with chicarita (sry bout spellin) cuz i want a meganium so freakin bad i saw casey wif 1 on the anime and sum other people and i got jelouse oh and im gonna get heartgold cuz every 1 likes lugia and i got silver way bak in 2001
CHIKORITA RULES!i cant wait!
hey toto totodile i just checked on serebii.net and it says in order 2 get a starta from kanto nd hoenn u must beat red 1st sorry to b evil and all that but i practically go on serebii evry nite
anyone here got facebook if so add me i am andy laughton
answer my name
i need totoile
what are you talking jordie bee ho-oh is the sickist pokemon iv ever had coz i beat dialga with him and dialga was lv x and my ho-oh was only lv 25 so hoos rubbish now
no sorry andy if i did i would k
hay has eny 1 got entie or suicuin or raicu coz have and pokedex is full that encludes nationanal dex
hay andy have u got msn if so my email is danielclews@hotmail.com
Ok you win but totodile rocks I am so getting pidgey and Mareep and Soul Silver cause Lugia rocksand Ekans and Stayu and Weedle cause these 3 pokemon are exclusive to soul Silver whereas in heart Gold you can only catch weak caterpie and mantyle but Mantyke is pretty cool
UM…. jordie bee you have to catch HO OH in SoulSilver after you beat the pokemon leage…… sooooo HHHHHHAAAAAAA HHHHHHHAAAAAAAA
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
can`t wait for heartgold im gonna become pokemon master and put on lipgloss doing it!!!GO Chikarita♪♪
has any1 eva had the normal gold and silver coz i try playin on them but cba so i sumtimes go on crystal dont any of u guys think it would be gr8 if they remade all the others coz during the time they r re makin them they make new pkmn 4 the 5th generation
its ok golem lv.x u probably cant get it coz ur not 13 years old any 1 got msn
i have beat all gyms and catch al legends but i coan’t beat red help me …. good place to train my pokemon?
OMG i so want this game! i really want it to come out it looks amazing! and im really happy because it comes out in the time of my birthday!
any1 got facebook like i sed b4 if u wanna add me im andy laughton
ive got msn but i only give to friends…
ss how old r u
Try training by the Johto League and use an Exp.Share.
(This mighn’t be a good place to train it was a suggestion)
im 15
hay ss u can get facebook all you hav to do is go on facebook and find me + i am the same age as u but dont u just hate it wen people say that ur a geek if u like 1 thing
what was the first pokemon game u eva played on, mine was yellow
spell out ur name with ur fave pkmn
Ambipom
Ninetales
Drifblim
Rhyperior
Espeon
Wormadam
I played on Red first
My name with fav pok’emon!!
Arceus
Igglybuff
Darkrai
Abomasnow
Natu
Jirachi
Entei
Rayquaza
Electivire
Mew
Yanmega
[well, there was only yanma and yanmega for 'y'
]
Lugia is better and will do great against the elite 4
which apricorn pokeball luks the coolest i think moon ball or friend ball
Love ball looks cool
Sunflora
Pikachu
Azelf
Regice
Kabutops
Yanma
(not all are faves)
i got the game.its great.
dnt tease us ben we all want it
I have got this game it is amazing. I live in the UK and I have the english version. Surprizingly it is full English
wot is hart and gold out in uk naw !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how did u get it
Pokemon is ossom
run like the wind wid tha pokeometer!!!1
I hope this comes out in europe soon, And I agree that the greatest thing in this game is having your pokemon follow you. Can’t wait for the pokewalker too.
Cant wait to go back to johto
this looks sick! ive got a jap version already off ebay, but it didnt come with the poke walker thing
my party for the games is-
typhlosion
umbreon
gliscor
misdreavous
glaceon
lapras-shiny
i used a rom editor to change their poke’balls
they all are male, and lv.60, umbreon 61.
its amazing! the wild kanto soundtrack is the best
This is amazing, i cant wait for it to come. i allredy pre ordred mine from gamestop
. i got a Qs thu will the pokewalker come with it?
Imagine when u get the pokewalker you’d be like “OK i just climbed mount everest and came back now have much has my pokemon been raised?…1EXP?!
Next year the game is coming for the Ds!(europe) I cant wait for when i can play the game!
i want it i want it i want iiiiiiiiiittttttt!!!!!!!!!
lugia is more awesome because of his high defensive stats, however ho-oh is better for its obviously superior offensive stats, lugia has basically a mediocre attack/sp. attack stats, ho-oh has barely any defense at all so im gonna go with lugia because i love a defensive battle style
I am going download it next year onto my acekard2i, rather than waiting until the end of 2010, since I come from Australia.
PS Pokemon rules
I went on serebii.net and there is a (rumoured)american release date for Heartgold and Soulsilver. It’s 14th March. Remember it isn’t confirmed yet.
P.S. The thirteenth pokemon movie is called: Phantom Champion Z. It has raikou, entei and suicune fighting and celebi is trying to stop them. Meanwhile, Ash meets the Phantom Champion, a shadowed character identical to him. I don’t want to spoil it for you, so I won’t say anymore:)
its gunna be great, but does anyone know were i can get it now in full english ???
MUST.HAVE.THE.GAME!!!!!!!!!!
I know everything (emphasis on EVERYTHING) about pokemon
Hi every one!!! I can not wait, I love everythig video game related, even now I typing this on my PSP. Yes you CAN surf the net on these things!
Im Aussie I want to get it but when will it come out in AUS!!!!
ANy one know post onthis webbb
hi i love pokemon i have two handed cards
Im looking forward to it i played pokemon silver for gameboy colour and now im gonna get heart gold im gonna start with my favourite type water so i choose totodile
wow cant wait i wanna get the game now for my clollection
Ive already gotten the pokemon im going to trade into my heart gold
Lv.5 Turtwig
Lv.7 Weavile
Lv.5 Sableye
Lv.5 Pichu (with volt tackle)
Lv.5 Murkrow
and the starter im gonna choose cyndaquil as my starter
1 day left to go in the UK
I`ve got lots of pokemon to sent to HG or SS went I get it.
I’ve got both HG & SS. HONEST!!!
it is the best game
it came out a couple of weeks ago in australia
Silver was amazing, SoulSilver is epic and a great game! I have Japanese Black and it is more than amazing!
Pokemon Soulsilver and Heart Gold brings back memories. Specialy fighting Red. Also my team: Empoleon level 100, Toterra level 100,Blastiose level 100, Charizard level 100, Venesaur level 100.
I got both SS and HH and well it wasn’t much of a picnic completing it with Red. His Pikachu always uses volt tackle.
Oh yeah has anybody noticed that Eruptions power is the same as blast burns.