Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions: Difference between revisions

|jname=ポケットモンスター 金

|jname2=ポケットモンスター 銀

|caption=Pokémon Gold Version's boxart, [[version mascot|depicting]] {{p|Ho-Oh}}

|caption2=Pokémon Silver Version's boxart, [[version mascot|depicting]] {{p|Lugia}}

|jcaption=Boxart of Pocket Monsters Gold

|jcaption2=Boxart of Pocket Monsters Silver

|platform=[[Game Boy]]{{tt|*|Enhanced for the Super Game Boy, Super Game Boy 2 and Game Boy Color}}

|link_method=[[Link cable]], {{wp|Infrared|IR}}{{tt|*|Game Boy Color only}}

|gen_series=[[Generation II]] [[version|main series]]

'''Pokémon Gold Version''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ポケットモンスター 金|Poketto Monsutā Kin}}''' ''Pocket Monsters Gold'') and '''Pokémon Silver Version''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ポケットモンスター 銀|Poketto Monsutā Gin}}''' ''Pocket Monsters Silver'') were the first [[Version|main series]] of [[Generation II]] for [[Game Boy Color]]. They were released in Japan on November 21, 1999, in North America on October 15, 2000, and in Europe on April 6, 2001. Like {{game|Red and Green|s|their predecessor}}, they are paired versions, with few differences aside from available {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

As Pokémon had become an international phenomenon already with the release of {{game|Red and Blue|s|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions}} and {{game|Yellow||Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition}} in North America and other regions, the localized versions of these games were greatly expected. Much like Red and Green (Red and Blue overseas), Gold and Silver were followed shortly by a third version with minor changes, {{game|Crystal||Pokémon Crystal Version}}, as well as remakes two [[generation]]s later in the form of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions}} for the [[Nintendo DS]].