Pokémon's house to discover what he was so excited about. The player begins their journey from New Bark Town, running an errand for Professor Elm to Mr. The games were released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on September 22, 2017. Much like Red and Green (Red and Blue overseas), Gold and Silver were followed shortly by a solitary version with minor changes, Pokémon Crystal, as well as remakes two generations later in the form of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver for the Nintendo DS. However, Kanto can be traveled to later in the games.Īs Pokémon had become an international phenomenon already with the release of Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Yellow in North America and other regions, the localized versions of these games were greatly expected. Unlike earlier games, Pokémon Gold and Silver take place in the Johto region, west of the region that the original games take place in, Kanto.
In South Korea, Nintendo collaborated with Daewon to release the games in the country, which occurred on Apthe Korean versions are solely compatible with the Game Boy Color, which was released there in 2000, also by Daewon. They were eventually released in Japan on November 21, 1999, in North America on October 15, 2000, and in Europe on April 6, 2001. Originally announced for a March 1998 release in Nintendo Space World '97, the games had their launch date postponed, with Nintendo issuing a public apology where it was claimed that the developers were worn out but fully committed to the project and that they required more time to expand and improve the games further. The number 2 was dropped as of Nintendo Space World ’97 in November 1997.
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Pokémon Gold Version (Japanese: ポケットモンスター 金 Pocket Monsters: Gold) and Pokémon Silver Version (Japanese: ポケットモンスター 銀 Pocket Monsters: Silver) were the first core series games of Generation II for the Game Boy Color.ĭuring development, the games had the tentative titles of Pocket Monsters 2 (Japanese: ポケットモンスター2) or Pokémon 2 (Japanese: ポケモン2) and Pocket Monsters 2: Gold & Silver (Japanese: ポケットモンスター2 金・銀), along with a provisional release date of "late 1997". Game Link Cable, Infrared ( Game Boy Color only)īox art of Pocket Monsters: Gold, depicting Ho-Oh.īox art of Pocket Monsters: Silver, depicting Lugia. Game Boy (enhanced for the Super Game Boy, Super Game Boy 2, and Game Boy Color) Pokémon Silver Version's box art, depicting Lugia. Pokémon Gold Version's box art, depicting Ho-Oh. For the book, see Pokémon Gold/Silver (book).