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New gameplay concepts include a restructured move-classification system, online multiplayer trading and battling via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, the return (and expansion) of the second generation's day-and-night system, the expansion of the third generation's Pokémon Contests into "Super Contests", and the new region of Sinnoh, which has an ...
The generation was unveiled at the beginning of the Nintendo Space World '97 event. [1] Gold and Silver were first released on November 21, 1999 in Japan. [2] The games are set in the Johto region, which is based on the real-world Kansai region of Japan. Due to the games acting as a sequel to the first generation of the franchise, the Pokémon ...
Generation Years Region Titles Platforms Number of Pokémon New in games New in generation Total I: 1996–1999 Kanto Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow: Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS [a] 151 II: 1999–2002 Johto, Kanto Gold, Silver, and Crystal: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS [a] 100 251 III: 2002–2006 Hoenn Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald: Game Boy Advance ...
In February 2017, Generation 2 Pokémon were added excluding the legendaries of the region, including Suicune, Raikou, Entei, Celebi, Lugia, and Ho-Oh. In July 2017, the missing Legendary Pokémon from the Johto region were added.
Pokémon Gold and Silver are set in the region of Johto, situated to the west of the Kanto region from the previous Red and Blue games, and three years after the conclusion of the previous games. The design of Johto was inspired by Japan's Kansai and Tōkai regions , with many of the region's temples and more traditional Japanese aesthetics ...
Pokémon [a] [b] is a Japanese media franchise consisting of video games, animated series and films, a trading card game, and other related media.The franchise takes place in a shared universe in which humans co-exist with creatures known as Pokémon, a large variety of species endowed with special powers.
All Pokémon moves have power points (PP); when a Pokémon tries to perform a move while awake, the move's PP is reduced by 1. When the PP of a move hits zero the Pokémon is not able to use that move. All Pokémon have hit points (HP); when a Pokémon's HP is reduced to zero, it faints and can no longer battle until it is revived.
Prior to generation IV, the damage category of a move (physical or special) was determined by the type of the move itself (for example, all Rock-type moves were physical, and all Dragon-type moves were special). The physical/special split in generation IV allowed moves to be physical or special depending on the nature of the attack rather than ...