Silver and Gold have I some

[Zeta]

But thanks for playing!

Ahem, fuck you up the ass with a stuffed tiger.

Also, according to Bulbapedia, the Kimono girls in the original were まいこはん Apprentice Geisha.

[Yami CJMErl]

So...anyone heard the news yet?

[K2J]

Before people start complaining about the logo, I'd like to say I find it a refreshing change from the generic white/black text they've been using since the GBA games.

[Arcade]

Mistery gift is not fun anymore...

[Crazy Penguin]

TWENTY-TEN. People should say Twenty-Ten.

[Neo]

Gold = Orange and Silver = Blue. Everybody knows this.

I am so dead tired of the generic, kiddy "POKéMON" logo, too.

[Yami CJMErl]

SO the games have been out for a few days in Japan. I don't suppose anyone's tried it out yet, have they?

Also, I found this awesome: apparently, having a Celebi as your "partner" PKMN allows you to literally warp back in time to when Team Rocket had taken over Goldenrod City Radio (you'll have beaten them by this point) and fight GIOVANNI.

[Radrappy]

It's still not animated. C'mon guys it's 2009. I don't care how many shitty pokemon are in your game, can we please get some animation?

[Zeta]

? The Pokemon sprites and main characters all have animation now, and have since Diamond and Pearl.

[Radrappy]

My friend has a copy of Soul Silver. Apart from the tiny little introduction animation at the start of each battle, they're hardly animated at all.

[Neo]

Crystal had nice, fluid, yet simple animations at the start of a battle. Every game since Emerald has the Pokémon only alternating between two different frames, along with random lighting, distortion, aliased rotation and scaling at the start of a battle. No game has ever had actual animations for attacks, not even for legendary Pokémon's signature moves.

[Wombatwarlord777]

Having enjoyed the extra content of Leaf Green / Fire Red, I've gotta ask: Are there any catchable Pokemon from Ruby/Sapphire or Pearl/Diamond, aside from legendaries?

I so want this game.

[Zeta]

Are there any catchable Pokemon from Ruby/Sapphire or Pearl/Diamond, aside from legendaries?

Yes, there are tons of catchable Pokemon from those regions via 3 methods:

* Go to Hoenn or Sinnoh in the Pokewalker.
* Play Sinnoh or Hoenn music on the radio while walking in grass.
* Safari Zone, which has 12 different areas now.

[Crowbar]

I haven't bought a Pokemon game since RBY (I bought all three, shamefully).

Should I break this habit for this?

[Neo]

Nobody should stop playing Pokémon before playing Gold/Silver. Since you missed that boat, sure, break it.

[P.P.A.]

Also get Pokémon Emerald. :(

[FlashTHD]

If you don't concern yourself with the volume of Pokémon these days like a lot of people tend to, you should be good. Assuming it follows the example of the R/B remakes, it should stick to G/S/C's original set of 251 until you get a Pokédex upgrade much later in.

(personal sticky note: good god, I hate that I got Platinum before the remakes were announced, when I was already long convinced they were going to happen, but eventually I gotta get back in and play the thing. it's making me crazy)

[Neo]

Assuming it follows the example of the R/B remakes, it should stick to G/S/C's original set of 251 until you get a Pokédex upgrade much later in.

It happens when you first go to Kanto.

Also, a few new evolutions are in the Johto Dex from the get go, like Ambipom and Mamoswine, bumping up the original 251 to 256.

[Yami CJMErl]

Confirmed for USA release on March 14, 2010.

[K2J]

So... it's being released in the US tomorrow. I'm excited. Some things I've heard:

• I think I mentioned this in the other Pokémon topic, but there's no slot machines in the non-Japanese versions, favoring a picross/Minesweeper hybrid, "Voltorb Flip" (Card Flip, oddly, isn't in any version - whatever happened to that?).
• The battle sprite for the Sages is the same as the Japanese version, unlike what was the case in the original G/S/C games (probably because even the Japanese version doesn't show them praying anymore).
• The head localization writer is different than was the case with D/P/P, and firsthand impressions say the script is, for the most part, more true to the original Japanese script and not the localization from the original G/S/C - among other things, the Tin Tower is now known as the Bell Tower.

If you haven't yet, get the shiny Pichu via Wi-Fi Mystery Gift on D/P/P. And it might be too late, but there's also a Jirarchi at GameStop that ends tonight. Both of these event 'mons unlock things in HeartGold/SoulSilver (a new route for the Pokéwalker and a Pichu with a spiky ear, respectively).

[Yami CJMErl]

Wait...Bell Tower? That doesn't make much sense to me, unless they're referring to the Clear Bell from Crystal Version...

Also, if anyone got the Arceus that Toys R Us was giving away last year, bringing it to HG/SS unlocks an event in the Ruins of Alph which can give you either a Lv.1 Dialga, Palkia, or Origin!Giratina.

[K2J]

The name "Tin Tower" falls into the same problem that the move "Splash" did in the translation: it can be read separate ways ("Splash" was apparently meant to be read as "Flop", hence why non-aquatic monsters learn it in Generation III and later). In this case, the "Tin" in Tin Tower's name can be read as either a metal or as a religious bell used in Shinto. Both the Crystal Bell and the bells in the anime version of the tower are references to this.

Though I agree the name "Bell Tower" sounds a bit odd to the Western ears, since it implies one giant bell you would ring for weddings or something.

[Crisis]

"Bell" is also British slang for cockhead. So over here, a Bell Tower would be, well, you know.

[Zeta]

British people don't have those, you're all uncircumcised.

[Radrappy]

I mean. . . it's still there. . .