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A forum dedicated to the Pokémon games HeartGold & SoulSilver, remakes of the original Pokémon Gold & Silver games released in 1999.


Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver are remakes of the original Gold & Silver games released in 1999 with further aspects which were introduced in Crystal in 2000. These games are set in the Johto & Kanto regions and were released in Japan on September 2009.

As these games are remakes of Gold & Silver, they feature both Johto & Kanto and follow the storyline of you as a new trainer, going through the gyms of Johto and Kanto, and winding up needing to thwart a Team Rocket plot to takeover the world with their Pokémon.


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New journey and somehow have Pokerus on my shiny starter

For context started this new adventure in early December 4th, got my Shiny Totodile on December 6th, been trying to find a shiny on route 31 but so far no such luck. Yet somehow he has Pokerus after a few wild battles.

2 Comments
2024/12/15
20:35 UTC

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Shiny Graveler!

I named him Nugget.

6 Comments
2024/12/15
17:44 UTC

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Finally got Yanma, tried for 30 mins yesterday

1 Comment
2024/12/15
04:57 UTC

425

They can never make me hate you, Meganium 🦕💚

Blue demolished my whole team but Chipelinai clutched up ❤️✨

37 Comments
2024/12/15
00:33 UTC

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What would you do?

I'm currently doing a run in Sacred Gold and I'm full of doubts about my Venusaur's strategy. It's just evolved and I want it to learn Petal Dance, but I really like its current attacks:

Sleep powder: I use it frequently to catch Pokemon and because it offers a great tactical advantage in battles

Leech seeds: I use it often because it offers a health loss each turn equally to all Pokémon, whether or not they have high defense

Sludge: I use it because I want to have a poison attack that also has the possibility of poisoning the enemy.

Giga drain: Very strong grass-type attack that also restores health. This is a must for me.

What can you recommend me? What would you do?

5 Comments
2024/12/14
20:38 UTC

760

This Moment Never Gets Old

The music, knowing you’ve conquered Johto and the upcoming challenge of the Elite 4 😎

9 Comments
2024/12/14
14:02 UTC

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Pokewalker won't turn on, couple of months after new battery install.

So I replaced the battery on my pokewalker as it was no longer turning on after finding it. That brought it back to normal. Left it on my desk for a couple of months, every now and then using it to check out the Pokemon. But now it is again, no longer turning on, hasn't been dropped or anything and I even replaced the battery with another new one. Still not working, Is it just completely dead? Any help would be much appreciated.

1 Comment
2024/12/14
11:37 UTC

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Team Rocket Hideout in Mahogany Town

Do you fight all the team rocket grunts or do you turn the switch off? If I turn it off, can I return and battle all the grunts I skipped after completing the quest or are they gone forever? How about the scientists? I wanna know if I'll lose out on exp and money. Thanks!

7 Comments
2024/12/14
10:03 UTC

1

Pokewalker not starting

My pokewalker is not starting. I tried replacing the battery I did not work. How can I fix this?

1 Comment
2024/12/14
09:12 UTC

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Part 1 of the journey is completed

I defeated champion Lance. That means the first part of my journey is completed. Next im going to conquer Kanto and probably complete my living johto dex. National dex gotta wait a bit longer...

9 Comments
2024/12/14
08:34 UTC

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Thinking about Role-Playing as Bon Scott with my next playthrough. For Laughs.

The balls that are held for pleasure, are the balls that I love best.

7 Comments
2024/12/14
08:25 UTC

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Caught myself a shiny Metapod

I was trying to catch Scyther with a decent nature before going to sleep. And when I start bug catching contest, I just felt like, hm It's goind to be shiny right know. AND THERE IT'S. Right before I got like four Pinsir in a row.

22 Comments
2024/12/13
21:55 UTC

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Anyone wanna trade to evolve our Pokémon

6 Comments
2024/12/13
21:18 UTC

656

Christmas gift to myself

Checked out a store near me before work when I found this beauty! It’s been over a decade since I played it. Super excited. Little Christmas gift to myself

76 Comments
2024/12/13
20:05 UTC

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We’re do I find a low level chinchou early game I have the good rod and I only see lvl 20’s at new Bark town I need a lvl 16 to shiny hunt

12 Comments
2024/12/13
20:02 UTC

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First time playing Heart Gold, had to switch out Dragonair for Mamoswine to defeat the almighty Lance

6 Comments
2024/12/13
07:36 UTC

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Cant wait to finish the rest of the game.

This is my first time playing heart gold since 2012, and it was great.

7 Comments
2024/12/13
06:01 UTC

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Fossil manip

Im having issues getting the fossil manips. Correct me if Im wrong, but doesnt the following pokemon advance frames? If so, is there a way to eliminate the frame advances caused by your follower from inside a building?

1 Comment
2024/12/13
05:53 UTC

103

Let the hunt begin!

Time to start hunting the first of the legendary birds 💪🏾

5 Comments
2024/12/13
04:04 UTC

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