A young boy from New Bark Town in the Johto region is setting out on his Pokémon adventure. He is asked to collect a strange egg by the local Pokémon expert, professor Elm, and gives him his very own Pokémon to take with him.
The Johto region is home to 100 new Pokémon, new gym leaders, and new Pokémon attacks. Pokémon can also hold items to assist them in or out of battle. There are also two new Pokémon Types: Steel and Dark.
You can battle and trade with other players using a GB Link Cable, trade with Pokémon Red, Green & Blue using the Time Capsule, or use the GBC infra-red function to earn items for your room.
Remake of Pokémon Gold & Silver exclusively for the Game Boy Color. Now you can choose between a boy or girl trainer at the start, and there is a new substory about the legendary Pokémon Suicune woven throughout the main game.
Pokémon battle sprites are now animated, and you can challenge Pokémon Trainers in the new Battle Building.
Pokémon: HeartGold & SoulSilver Version
A full remake of Pokémon Gold & Silver for the Nintendo DS. The graphics and sound have been completely remade, now featuring 3D elements. You can choose to have any Pokémon from your team follow you on the overworld or transfer them to the Poké Walker accessory to train them while walking.
There are new regions to explore, and the game supports linking and trading with Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.
Gold Version
Silver Version
Crystal Version
HeartGold Version (Nintendo DS)
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Date |
Name |
System |
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12 Sep 2009 |
ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド
Pocket Monster HeartGold
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Nintendo DS |
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14 Mar 2010 |
Pokémon: HeartGold Version
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Nintendo DS |
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26 Mar 2010 |
Pokémon: HeartGold Version
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Nintendo DS |
SoulSilver Version (Nintendo DS)
| Region |
Date |
Name |
System |
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12 Sep 2009 |
ポケットモンスター ソウルシルバー
Pocket Monster SoulSilver
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Nintendo DS |
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14 Mar 2010 |
Pokémon: SoulSilver Version
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Nintendo DS |
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26 Mar 2010 |
Pokémon: SoulSilver Version
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Nintendo DS |
The phrase "A Winner Is You!" was a piece of bad English that originally appeared in Pro Wrestling on the NES that later became an internet meme. The phrase appears twice in this game:
Earl Dervish of the Pokémon Academy speaks in broken English. At one point he asks:
"Want to be a winner is you?"
This refers to the phrase "A Winner Is You". This appears in both the Game Boy and Nintendo DS versions.
Bug-Catching Contest (HeartGold/SoulSilver Version)
When you place first in the Bug-Catching Contest, one of the things that might be said is:
"You won? The winner is you?"
As in Pokémon: Red & Blue, the Game Freak headquarters can still be found in Celadon City when you reach the Kanto region.
GB Sounds (HeartGold/SoulSilver Version)
Once you get all 16 badges, speak to the Game Freak sound designer and he will give you the GB Sounds item. It appears as an original model Game Boy with headphones. It changes the music in the game to sound like the original Game Boy versions.
When you arrive in Pallet Town in the Kanto region, you can visit Red's house. While in the original Pokémon: Red & Blue he has a Super Famicom, Red now has a Nintendo 64.
Wii (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
The hero of the game has a Wii in his or her bedroom.
Pokémon Stadium Series
