After the massive success of Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow come new game Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver . They were released for Game Boy Color but were backwards - compatible with the original Game Boy . 100 new Pokémon were available along with several raw features like breeding and Pokémon friendship .
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Gameplay
Gold & Silver take lieu in the region of Johto , which it turns out is to the west of Kanto . Starting in New Bark Town , you receive a unexampled Pokémon - Chikorita , Cyndaquil or Totodile - and start your journeying . There are 8 gymnasium to conquer in Johto ( whose type are all different from those in Kanto ) followed by the Elite Four .
On your journey you encounter a reformed Team Rocket , who are abbreviate off the tails of Slowpoke . afterwards you could encounter a shiny Gyarados at the Lake of Rage .
After the secret plan is complete , it ’s possible to roam around Kanto and tackle the 8 original gym . Finally , settle between Johto and Kanto is Mt. Silver , check some rarified Pokémon andPokémon Trainer Redwho has some incredibly high level Pokémon .
New types
Two new types are introduced : Dark & Steel . In generation 1 the psychical type had terminate up being very overtake - its only weakness was the microbe case but there were no powerful germ case moves , nor many good Bug case Pokémon .
The Steel eccentric defy Psychic case moves ( as well as many other types ) , while the Dark eccentric is completely resistant to Psychic , and crack - effective against it . There was also a raw powerful glitch move , Megahorn , and several good Dark motion like Crunch and Faint Attack . A few other type matchup were change - see thetype chart pagefor point .
The Pokémon Magnemite and Magneton were reclassified as Electric / Steel type , while four moves exchange types : Karate Chop ( Normal → Fighting ) ; Gust ( Normal → Flying ) ; George Sand - attack ( Normal → Ground ) ; and Bite ( Normal → Dark ) .
Stats
The Special stat of Pokémon was split into two disjoined stats -Special AttackandSpecial Defense . Each Pokémon need either their SpAtk or SpDef from the original Special stat , with the other stat being contribute a new value .
Breeding
Au / Silver also inclose the construct ofgenders , breeding and egg groups . Most Pokémon run into can now be manful or distaff . Some Pokémon are male - only or female - only , while some ( particularly fabled Pokémon ) are genderless .
cover Pokémon creates a newbabyPokémon at stratum 5 . Two Pokémon can breed if they are paired genders and in the same egg chemical group . Genderless Pokémon can only breed with Ditto . Legendary Pokémon can not breed at all . See theBreeding guidefor more .
Time system
A new sentence system was bring which added variations depending on when the game was played . Certain Pokémon like Hoothoot only come along at night clock time . Eevee gained two newfangled evolution depending on the time of Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
Other features like the bug - catching contest or PokéGear radio vary by twenty-four hours of the calendar week .
Friendship
Pokémon Yellowadded a rudimentary friendship ( akahappiness ) feature for Pikachu . In Gold / Silver this was extended to all Pokémon . Most Pokémon start at a basic level of friendly relationship , which increases the more the Pokémon in with you and succeeds in battle .
Very piffling during the plot is impress by friendly relationship , apart from some Pokémon evolution ( see below ) .
Evolution methods
The first generation had three evolution methods - by storey ( most common ) , by elemental Harlan Fisk Stone or by trading . The Pokémon in Gold / Silver have some fresh methods :
Shiny Pokémon
As they are the first Pokémon games on Game Boy Color , Gold / Silver takes advantage of the new capabilities by introducing shiny Pokémon . pass off fabulously rarely in the natural state ( a 1 in 8192 prospect ) , a shiny Pokémon will have unlike colors to the regular Pokémon - sometimes somewhat different , sometimes massively different .
Other features & changes
