Gaming Pokémon Heart Gold & Soul Silver: News Thread

[a2h]

I would really hate it if Heart Gold and Soul Silver gave you different regions after you finish Johto...

For the sake of nostalgia I hope Kanto will definitely be included in both... :

 

[DarkLG]

I think after Heart Gold and Soul Silver that there going to make a crystal remake

that's just what I think I'm not sure though.I do know that they will make a Ruby and Sapphire remake sooner or later.

 

[maor]

Not as in camera, As in graphical and prosscess capabilites.

Heart Gold and Soul Silver use the SAME graphics engine Diamond.Pearl.Platinum used. So no.

I read somewhere that the pedometer will only work with the DSi.

 

[Ryufushichou]

ahh god dammit.

-rummages through old stuff-

this makes me wanna play gold and silver again arrgh.

but these games are looking great keep updating i wanna know as much as i can before it gets a release ^^


- Karaku32

 

[Big Kong Boss]

*BIG UPDATE* Monday, July 13

Spoiler: Close ups

The first scan was already shown earlier this week, but now we can see Ho-Oh, Lugia, and Entei's sprites. Overworld shots of Ho-Oh in front of the Tin Tower and Lugia in the Whirl Islands are also shown. The scenes will probably precede or follow those 3D shots of Ho-Oh flying around the Tin Tower and Lugia sitting behind the wave of water - the 3D scenes that were revealed a while ago. Both Pokemon are at Level 45.

The second scan shows the Kimono Girls, Red Gyarados, Pokemon Gyms, and more Pokethlon mini-games. It appears that inside of Ilex Forest, you can team up with one of the Kimono Girls to help her find the exit, similar to Cheryl in DPPt's Eterna Forest. The scan states that the Kimono Girl holds a "key" to the story, perhaps meaning that she literally has a key for the player. The screenshot that shows the dance studio the Kimono Girls reside in has a Team Rocket grunt in it, so it seems Team Rocket has some involvement with them... the grunt says, "So, you can't listen to your customer's commands, huh?", yelling at the Kimono Girls. When you encounter the Red Gyarados in the Lake of Rage, it will be raining. It's at Level 30.

In addition to the Dash Hurdle and Bound Field mini-games we learned about yesterday, the scan reveals two new Pokethlon games: Ring-Out Fight and Shooting Snow. Shooting Snow seems to involve... shooting snow, while Ring-Out Fight appears to be like the Hitmontop game in Pokemon Stadium 2 where you have to knock Pokemon out of a ring (though we can't confirm that for sure). The Pokethlon comes with five different courses, each based on the speed, power, technique, stamina, and jump stats. Each course is made up of three races.

For the third scan we have PokeGear and PokeWalker information. You can check the Johto map on the PokeGear and it has a radio and phone (not real ones of course). Unlike previous Pokemon games, you can now assign two key items (like a Super Rod and Bicycle) using the DS's Y button and a reserved button on the touch screen. The scan also shows that the Item Finder has been redesigned, which you can see on the middle of the page to the left (the black circle with orange and a dot). You can also use it as you walk - you do not have to stop to use it. The scan also states that when you win a battle, your mom will save up money for you and will sometimes use it to buy items for you.

As for the PokeWalker, you can connect to a friend's PokeWalker using your own. On the bottom of the scan you can see two PokeWalkers connecting to each other, one with a Cyndaquil and the other with a Pikachu. One of the players receives an Oran Berry in doing so, which means that there will probably be ways of obtaining items when connecting with your friend's PokeWalker. Additionally, one of the screenshots shows the PokeWalker's Item Finder discovering a Rare Candy, which may mean it will allow players to obtain rare items. The scan also gives us our first look of a Pokemon getting captured on the PokeWalker - you can see a Poke Ball capturing a Sentret. While battling Sentret, there is a new option - "Dodge." You can choose to dodge your opponent's attacks and then retaliate, just like in the anime. It is also revealed that the PokeWalker will record your daily progress in a journal.

As for the fourth scan, it confirms that the Level 1 Dialga, Palkia, or Giratina you receive from Arceus will be able to learn Metal Burst, Hydro Pump, and Shadow Sneak (respectively). There are screenshots of each Pokemon using their attack.

In the final scan, Notched-Ear Pichu's attacks are confirmed to be Pain Split, Volt Tackle, Helping Hand, and Swagger. It is also stated that it cannot evolve and it cannot be traded out of the two games.

With these new scans posted, we can now say that the Latios, Latias, and Mewtwo factoids posted the other day were most likely fake. There is no indication in the scans of any of those Pokemon being in the games, though if Kanto is included, Mewtwo may be too. Lugia and Ho-Oh having "hidden abilities" was also not in the scans.

Could minor differences in Pokemon sprites like Notched-Ear Pichu and the dodge option be early features of the next generation of games? We'll find out next year most likely!

From PokeBeach

Btw, to the person who thinks of a Crystal Remake, read the updates. They're already adding Crystal version elements into Heart Gold/Soul Silver.

 

[anaxs]

nice update

keeep this going......these games just get better and better every day

 

[Big Kong Boss]

Heart Gold and Soul Silver is SO kicking Platinum's butt

 

[anaxs]

i know eh

all the fricken suspense
im gonn aget the game right away when it comes out

edit: platinum is garbage unless ur playin hacked version
then its ok

 

[joel123]

They have rubbish names, com'on Heart Gold that is shocking

Still might be a good game

 

[Big Kong Boss]

They have rubbish names, com'on Heart Gold that is shocking

Still might be a good game

When it was first announced, I thought it was Heart OF Gold and Soul OF Silver. Pretty cool, well I think. Then I found it was just HG/SS. That works too.

 

[Hop2089]

I'm getting the feeling Nintendo will pull a Crystal on us and make the PokeWalk Japan only if you remember the cell phone attachment that required an actual cell phone for the Celebi event and a few other things.

The game is looking good overall.

 

[alidsl]

wow the first game where your mother does something

(I wonder if you have a father hmmmmm...)

 

[Big Kong Boss]

The saving up money part? That was in the originals as well. Nothing new there.

 

[alidsl]

^^ was it oh guess I never noticed it XD

I'm waiting for the day when people in pokemon can go to other places without the incentive to help YOU

 

[Syao4]

Damn, this game will be AWESOME.
G/S/C are already my favorite pokemon games, and they are adding all of these features and things, it's gonna be amazing.

 

[X D D X]

Those scans are nice! I really can't wait anymore, the features look much better than Platinum.

 

[wolffangalchemist]

i always loved gold & silver the most out of all the Pokemon games they where just the most eventful out of all off them i guess that's why i liked them so much.
this is just fantastic news, i should check other sections more often.

 

[Maz7006]

1 hour into the game, you will realise..its all the same.

I believe that this isn't going to be like the others... i am really sick and tired of the previous games.

i really have high hopes for this, lets just hope it has Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Plat. connectivity

 

[alidsl]

it's 99.999999999999999999999999999+alot more 9s%

chance there will be Platinum connectivity

 

[em2241992]

Based on what I've seen from a few other posts, I found these very simple math equations.

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Sorry about the huge images, but just had to put this all out there, just found it funny.