Comprehensive walkthrough for Pokémon Gold and Silver, covering Johto and Kanto regions, gyms, Team Rocket, legendary Pokémon, and all essential gameplay mechanics.
- 1Introduction
- 2Basics of the Game
- 3Johto Walkthrough
- Zephyr Badge - Game Start-Up and New Bark Town
- 4Zephyr Badge - Meeting Mr. Pokemon
- 5Zephyr Badge - Route 31 (and some side areas)
- 6Zephyr Badge - Violet City, Sprout Tower, and The Gym
- 7Hive Badge - To Azalea Town!
- 8Hive Badge - Azaleas, Slowpokes, and A Gym
- 9Plain Badge - A Rival, A Forest, and A Daycare
- 10Plain Badge - A Golden City
- 11Fog Badge - Watering Pokemon and Catching Bugs
- 12Fog Badge - Ecruteak City: Where Past and Present Meet
- 13Storm Badge - A Trip to the Coast
- 14Storm Badge - A Lighthouse and An Ocean Crossing
- 15Mineral Badge - The Sound of Clashing Steel
- 16Glacier Badge - To Mahogany Town!
- 17Glacier Badge - Ousting Team Rocket
- 18Glacier Badge - A Bone-Chilling Gym Battle!
- 19Rising Badge - The Rocket Radio Ruckus!
- 20Rising Badge - The Guardian of the Skies, Ho-Oh! (Gold Version)
- 21Rising Badge - The Guardian of the Seas, Lugia! (Silver Version)
- 22Rising Badge - Route 44 and Ice Path
- 23Rising Badge - Gold in the Dragon's Den
- 24Road to the Pokemon League!
- 25The Indigo Plateau!
- 26Kanto Walkthrough
- Thunder Badge - An Electrifying Arrival!
- 27Marsh Badge - Who Saw This Coming?
- 28Rainbow Badge - The City of Rainbow Dreams
- 29Soul Badge - The Passion-Pink Fuschia City
- 30Cascade Badge - The Aquatic Cerulean City
- 31Boulder Badge - Oh, She'll Be Coming Around Mt. Moon...~
- 32Volcano Badge - Fiery Battle in the Seafoam Islands!
- 33Earth Badge - Return to Viridian City!
- 34Side Activity: Unexplored Areas in Kanto
- 35Mt. Silver: The Final Trial
- 36Miscellaneous Gameplay Info
- The Legendary Beasts: Entei, Raikou, and Suicune
- 37Time-Based Events
- 38HM Item Cleanups
- 39Pokemon Trades
- 40Pokemon Gifts
- 41Item Listings
- Medicinal Items
- 42Field Item
- 43Hold Items
- 44Vitamins and Other Stat Boosters
- 45In-Battle Stat Boosters
- 46Berries
- 47Pokeballs
- 48Evolution Items
- 49Apricorns
- 50Mail
- 51Misc. Items
- 52TMs and HMs
- 53Key Items
- 54Shop Info Compendium
- 55Pokemon Encounter Lists By Area
- Overview and Area Quick-Jump
- 56Wild Pokemon Encounter Lists
- 57Trainer Info Compendium
- Overview and Trainer Links
- 58Full Trainer Info List
- 59Pokemon Info Compendium
- Pokemon Types, Base Stats, and Stat Exp.
- 60Pokemon Breeding Stats
- 61Miscellaneous Pokemon Stats
- 62Pokemon Evolution Conditions
- 63Wild Pokemon Hold Items
- 64Time Capsule Hold Items
- 65Pokemon Move Information
- 66Pokemon Type Affinities
- 67Pokemon HM Compatibility
- 68Game Mechanics
- Time Reset Passcode Mechanics
- 69Stat Growth Calculation and Hidden Stats
- 70Stat Changes in Battle
- 71Damage Calculation
- 72Badge Damage Modifiers
- 73Accuracy Calculation
- 74Critical Hit Calculation
- 75Battle Fleeing Mechanics
- 76Pokemon Disobedience Mechanics
- 77EXP. Calculation and Growth
- 78Pokemon Capture Mechanics
- 79Pokemon Breeding Mechanics
- 80Special Move Mechanics
- 81Shiny Pokemon Mechanics
- 82Pokemon Gender Mechanics
- 83Unown Letter Mechanics
- 843DS Virtual Console Transfer Mechanics
- 85Game RAM Addresses and Internal IDs
- 86Pokemon Learnsets
- Overview and Quick Links
- 87Learnsets: Pokemon #001-#025
- 88Learnsets: Pokemon #026-#050
- 89Learnsets: Pokemon #051-#075
- 90Learnsets: Pokemon #076-#100
- 91Learnsets: Pokemon #101-#125
- 92Learnsets: Pokemon #126-#150
- 93Learnsets: Pokemon #151-#175
- 94Learnsets: Pokemon #176-#200
- 95Learnsets: Pokemon #201-#225
- 96Learnsets: Pokemon #226-#251
- 97Other Topics of Interest
- Coin Case Glitch: Obtain Mew, Celebi, Other Pokemon and Easy Shinies!
- 98Guide Closing
Introduction
| Game | Pokémon Gold & Silver Versions |
|---|---|
| Consoles | GameBoy Color & Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console |
| Guide Type | FAQ/Walkthrough |
| Guide Authors | Eevee-Trainer & _Cecilia_ |
| File Version | v1.13 |
| Time of Update | 12:49 PM 10/25/2017 |
Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version.
After the release of Pokémon Red and Green in Japan - later followed by Blue, and then by Blue and Red in the west, and even further expanded upon by Pokémon Yellow Version - the series saw a massive explosion in popularity. It was 1996 when the series started, and they had been in development for a whopping six years. Coming into being in 1996, hopes at Game Freak were probably dim. They weren't exactly a big or experienced game developer. The GameBoy was nearing the end of its life cycle, with the GameBoy Color just around the corner. Plus Pokémon - or Pocket Monsters as it was then known - relied strongly on a Japanese RPG style of play, even if it does technically belong better in the Trainer RPG category. Neither were particularly well-founded in the west: Final Fantasy and Dragon Waarior were making progress, admittedly, really setting up the foundation for the popularity of the JRPG, but the boom was still a year away, when Final Fantasy VII would be released. And in the east, JRPGs were becoming a very saturated genre, with many games still taking inspiration from the Dragon Quest format.
But despite this, the game released. Junichi Masuda's vision of a game that would recreate the joys of bug-collecting around his home in Japan, and a game that would encourage interactivity unlike any other game on the console between players, a true labor of love - even if the games really were rough around the edges in more ways than can be enumerated upon - released.
Against everything facing it, Pokémo
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