Pokemon Gold and Silver

When will it be released?

It's been confirmed that the game will be released on 5th September, 1999 in Japan. Sadly, there is no news yet on a North American or European release, although some sources speculate that it will be sometime in the year 2000.

Pokemon Gold and Silver will be a sequel to the previous Green, Red, Blue and Yellow (Pikachu) editions. What's even better is that these new versions will be in full color. Judging from the screen shots, it seems inevitable that Pokemon players all over the globe will love it.

Are There Any New Trainers?

There definitely is! Rumors also suggest that either Satoshi will not be in the line-up, or he will be much older. Here are pictures of the new trainers, and their translated names.

An Older And Wiser Satoshi Or
Someone Entirely New? GANTETSU
Gan - Meaning "Rigid"
Tetsu - Meaning "Iron"
Probable Rock - Type Trainer

JUKUGAERI
Juku - Meaning "Cramming School"
Gaeri - Meaning "Going Home" HIFUKIYAROU
Hifuki - Meaning "Fire Blow"
Yarou - Meaning "The Man"
Probable Fire - Type Trainer

MINI-SKIRT
No Explanation Needed.
Nice! TSURIBITO
Meaning - The "Fishing Person"
Probable Water - Type Trainer

MAIKOHAN
Meaning - The "Japanese
Dancing Girl" Name - ???
He's Your Rival!

Are There Any New Monsters?

Undoubtedly! Below are just some of the new Pokemon in Gold and Silver. Note also the addition of a new type of "Night" Pokemon.

YAMIKARASU
Night Pokemon
Type - Flying
"A Night Crow Since
Its Name Yame = Darkness
Of The Night And Karasu =
Crow." ELE-KID
Type - Electric
"It's Head Resembles A Two
Pin Plug. It Looks Similar To
ELE-BOO - ELECTABUZZ." DENRYU
Type - Electric
"An Electric Dragon Since
Den = Electric And
Ryu = Dragon." HOO HOO
Night Pokemon
Type - Flying
"Obviously An Owl Since Its
Name Is The Sound That Owl's
Make."

LUGIA
Type - ???
"Currently Appears In The New Japanese
Pokemon Movie." YADO-KING
Type - Water/Psychic
"Evolution From
YADORAN - SLOWBRO." REDIBA
Type - Insect
"Literal English Translation
would be Ladybug since
Red = Lady and Bagu - Bug." KIREIHANA
Type - Grass
"Its name translates as
Beautiful Flower."

MARIRU
Type - Water
"Its Ears Have Radar Abilities
And It Can Hear From Far
Distances." ITOMARU
Type - Insect
"Notice The Picture OF A Face On The Shell?
It Could Have A Special Meaning." TOGEPI
Type - ???
"In The Japanese Cartoon
Togepi Uses Psychic
Attacks, But This Is
Unconfirmed For The Game."

DONFAN
Type-???
BURU
Type-???

Are There Any Screen Shots?

How many Pokemon will there be and what are the differences?

There will be over 250 Pokemon with new abilities. Some of the differences in this new version is that:

Pokemon will have their own gender (male and female).
Pokemon can learn some of the 200 tricks included in the game.
Pokemon from the previous versions can evolve to a higher status even if they have reached their peak in the green, red, blue and yellow versions.
Pokemon can be crossbred for a Poke-Baby.

What other new features will be in the game?

Some of the new game features are:

A time clock feature since Pokemon can now sleep. Also, some Pokemon will only battle at certain times of the day depending on their type.
An improved battle screen.
A skateboard will be your new form of transportation.

The hero sports a cool new wrist type machine (circled in red) that is not only a time keeper, but also a telephone and radio. In the actual game, the machine will allow you to access the following screen menus.

Access to the Real Time clock and Calendar menu since events will occur on certain times, days or weeks.

Telephone menu which allows you to recall the conversations or stories of people that you've met in the past.

Radio menu to listen to broadcast messages and background music, and Gender menu to verify the sex of captured Pokemon.

Can I transfer my monsters from other Pokemon games to the new one?

Yes, you can. But one thing to note however, is that monsters from the original green, red, blue and yellow editions can be transferred to the gold and silver carts but not vice-versa.

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