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→Trivia: if you actually check the demo, it says サイレント ヒル or "Silent Hill". I can provide evidence if necessary, but the proof is in the rom.
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* The name of this town started the running theme in which the player's starting town is named after a plant. | * The name of this town started the running theme in which the player's starting town is named after a plant. | ||
* In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, at some point during the player's journey, the starter Pokémon in Elm's lab that wasn't chosen by the player or stolen by the rival disappears without explanation, although it is hinted to have been given to someone else. | * In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, at some point during the player's journey, the starter Pokémon in Elm's lab that wasn't chosen by the player or stolen by the rival disappears without explanation, although it is hinted to have been given to someone else. | ||
* In the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver beta|demo]] of {{game|Gold and Silver|s|Pocket Monsters 2}} showed off at {{wp|Nintendo Space World}} in 1997, the initial town was not New Bark Town but rather a different town named ''Silent | * In the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver beta|demo]] of {{game|Gold and Silver|s|Pocket Monsters 2}} showed off at {{wp|Nintendo Space World}} in 1997, the initial town was not New Bark Town but rather a different town named ''Silent Hill'' (サイレント ヒル), which may have actually been a prototype design of New Bark Town. The town had a drastically different design, but may have been overhauled during the transition from the [[Game Boy]] to the [[Game Boy Color]]. Due to the first installment of the {{wp|Silent Hill}} horror game series being released about eight months prior to the actual Japanese release of Gold and Silver, in early 1999, it may have possibly led to the rename as ''Wakaba Town'' (ワカバタウン). | ||
** However, "Silent | ** However, "Silent Hill" may also come from the English translation of {{wp|Shizuoka (city)|Shizuoka}}, one of the cities New Bark Town is based on. | ||
===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||