With 16 gym leaders to best, Gold and Silver remain the deepest, lengthiest Pokémon games ever created.Īdding to the systems seen in Pokémon Yellow, generation two leaned into dual types, allowing you to make a more varied and strategically diverse team to bring into battle. Gold and Silver added the Kanto region to the map, connecting Johto with the landmass that started the phenomenon.

For starters, you now had to think about the time of day when trying to catch new Pokémon, as the day/night cycle smartly added a layer of depth to your time spent in the long grass. Beyond adding to the Pokédex, generation two made great strides in multiple areas over the original. Pokémon Gold and Silver added 100 Pokémon to the original 151, including arguably the best trio of starters Pokémon has seen. Starter Pokémon: Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal (generation 2) Image used with permission by copyright holder

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