Pokemon Gold and Silver

POKEMON GOLD AND SILVER

And now for the games that I grew up with, Pokemon Gold and Silver are the first games of Generation II, introducing 100 new Pokemon, quite a handful of them being new evolutions or baby forms of existing Pokemon. The generation also introduces two new typings, Dark and Steel, to balance things out.

This game takes place in Johto, Kanto's neighboring region, loosely based on the cities Osaka and Nagoya and their surrounding areas. You play as Ethan, a new protagonist wearing a hoodie and a backwards hat, who is given a starter by his neighbor Professor Elm to start his Pokemon journey. Shortly afterward, Elm's lab is broken into, a starter stolen, by a mysterious redhead named Silver, your rival. He has since been confirmed to be the son of Giovanni, having gone rogue from his father and striving to become a strong trainer so as to dismantle his father's organization and destroy it.

Just like Kanto, Johto has eight gym leaders: Falkner, the Flying type; Bugsy, the Bug type; Whitney, the Demon type, (cough) excuse me, Normal type; Morty, the Ghost type; Chuck, the Fighting type; Jasmine, the Steel type; Pryce, the Ice type; and Claire, the Dragon type. The Elite Four consist of Will, a Psychic type; Bruno returning; Koga with an upgrade; and Karen, a Dark type; with Lance as the new champion. In the post-game, you get the chance to visit Kanto again, and challenge a returning Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, Erika, Sabrina, and Blaine, with Koga's daughter Janine taking his place, and Blue taking over Giovanni's gym. The game's final battle sees you challenge Red at the top of an icy mountain.

As for notable locations, Johto's cities are all named after types of wood. You have New Bark, Cherrygrove, Violet, Azalea, Goldenrod, Ecruteak, Olivine, Cianwood, Mahogany, and Blackthorn. Other notable locations include Sprout Tower, the Ruins of Alph, the Slowpoke Well, Ilex Forest, the Tin Tower and Burnt Tower, the Radio Tower, the Olivine Lighthouse, the Whirl Islands, the Lake of Rage, Mt. Mortar, and Mt. Silver.

I'd say that about covers everything I need to cover. Here's what we've got:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Rival Trainer as an echo?

Trainer System:

Ethan

Silver

Professor Elm

Falkner

Bugsy

Whitney

Morty

Chuck

Jasmine

Pryce

Claire

Will

Karen

Janine

Stages:

New Bark Town

Cherrygrove City

Violet City

Azalea Town

Goldenrod City

Ecruteak City

Olivine City

Cianwood City

Mahogany Town

Blackthorn City

Sprout Tower

Ruins of Alph

Slowpoke Well

Ilex Forest

Tin Tower and Burnt Tower

Radio Tower

Olivine Lighthouse

Whirl Islands

Lake of Rage

Mt. Mortar

Mt. Silver

Magnet Train

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's Challenge ourselves to a Puzzle!

Smash Universe: The Trainer System

THE TRAINER SYSTEM

For Pokemon (and possibly other collection-based series like it), you will also have the option to select from the Trainer System, which will take you to a list of trainers that you can choose from. That trainer will then run around in the back, like Pokemon Trainer does. Once you select a trainer, the game will auto-generate three Pokemon for their team, all pulled from their canonical teams in-game. You will have the option to reject the trio and pick your own as well. The current trainers in the system are:

Named trainers:

1. Red

2. Blue

3. Professor Oak

4. Brock

5. Misty

6. Lt. Surge

7. Erika

8. Koga

9. Sabrina

10. Blaine

11. Giovanni

12. Lorelei

13. Bruno

14. Agatha

15. Lance

Trainer Classes:

1. Beauty

2. Biker

3. Bird Keeper

4. Black Belt

5. Bug Catcher

6. Burglar

7. Channeler

8. Cool Trainer

9. Cue Ball

10. Engineer

11. Fisherman

12. Gambler

13. Gentleman

14. Hiker

15. Jr. Trainer (M)

16. Jr. Trainer (F)

17. Juggler

18. Lass

19. Poke Maniac

20. Psychic

21. Rocker

22. Team Rocket Grunt

23. Sailor

24. Scientist

25. Super Nerd

26. Swimmer

27. Tamer

28. Youngster

And that's about it for our Gen I characters. Now, let's begin Gen II with Pokemon Gold and Silver!

Character Sheet: Mewtwo and Mew

MEWTWO/MEW

And finally, we reach the end of the Gen I Pokedex with our last legendary Mewtwo and our first mythical Mew. Mew was the originator of all Pokemon, all current species descended from it, believed extinct. A group of scientists found some of its DNA and attempted to clone it, that clone growing to be Mewtwo, who destroyed the lab it was created in and escaped. Both pull heavy design inspirations from cat fetuses, with Mewtwo possibly having a bit of Dragon Ball's Freeza in its design too.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Shadow Ball || Psychic

Side B: Confusion || Amnesia

Up B: Teleport || Ancient Power

Down B: Disable || Transform

Final Smash: Mega Mewtwo X OR Mega Mewtwo Y || Dawn of All Life

Entrance: Bursting from his capsule || Swirling in playfully

Taunts: Mewtwo being all broody and edgy, Mew swirling around and playing.

Kirby Hat: Their ears and tails.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Teleport.

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Stadium.

Victory Screen: Flying off with all his clones || Giggling and flying away.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's dive into the Trainer System!