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!