Silver (game): Difference between revisions

caption=Art from ''HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'' |

games=[[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|''Gold'', ''Silver'']], {{v2|Crystal}}, {{pkmn|Stadium 2}}, [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|''HeartGold'', ''SoulSilver'']]|

He is the son of [[Team Rocket]] [[Boss]] [[Giovanni]], and was long speculated as such due to the reference made toward Giovanni's red-haired child in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, as well as his {{adv|Silver|''Pokémon Adventures'' counterpart}} also being Giovanni's son. His connection to Giovanni was finally revealed via an event in ''HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'' activated by taking a [[fateful encounter]] {{p|Celebi}} to the [[Ilex Forest Shrine]].

[[File:Gold Silver Silver.png|thumb|left|Artwork from ''Pokémon Gold'', ''Silver'', and ''Crystal'']]

In terms of personality, Silver is the darkest of the rivals in the series. While most other rivals are generally good-natured, or at least zestful enough to crack a joke at the player, Silver is (at first) cruel, hateful, power-obsessed, and even physically abusive, pushing the {{player}} character around several times. Even after he starts to become kinder, he remains a rather serious individual. He does, however, express genuine happiness when Elm allows him to keep the Pokémon he stole.

Giovanni and Silver's relationship is revealed in ''HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'' if the player brings a promotional {{p|Celebi}} to the [[Ilex Shrine|shrine]] in [[Ilex Forest]]. Celebi takes the player back in time three years to witness Giovanni abandoning Silver to go into seclusion because of his defeat at the hands of {{ga|Red}}. Silver's hate for Team Rocket apparently stems from them failing his father.

| Silver sprite from <br>{{2v2|''Gold''|''Silver''}} <br> (Johto)

| Silver sprite from <br>{{2v2|''Gold''|''Silver''}} <br> (Kanto)

| Silver sprite from <br>{{2v2|''HeartGold''|''SoulSilver''}}

| Silver back sprite from <br>{{2v2|''HeartGold''|''SoulSilver''}}

| Silver VS sprite from<br>{{2v2|''HeartGold''|''SoulSilver''}}

''For Silver's Pokémon in ''Gold'', ''Silver'', and ''Crystal Versions'', see [[Silver (game)/Gold, Silver, and Crystal]].''

===''Pokémon HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver''===

While not appearing directly, he has a counterpart in the ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'' manga, {{adv|Silver}}. They share several similarities, such as stealing a starter from Professor Elm (in the manga's case, Totodile), owning a Sneasel, and being [[Giovanni]]'s son.

*As a possible reference to Silver's training schedule, {{ga|Barry}} also can be battled again (on Saturdays and Sundays) after the player becomes champion. He can also be found training at [[Stark Mountain]] during the week in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}.  

**Perhaps coincidentally, neither of these Pokémon's new evolutions are available in ''HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'' until after the National Pokédex is obtained, as their evolution methods require certain forces external to the Pokémon (rather than knowing a [[move]], as the five new Johto Pokédex additions do).

*Silver is the only [[rival]] to start with a [[starter Pokémon]] whose final team does not include the three starter [[Elemental type|types]] ({{t|Grass}}, {{t|Fire}}, and {{t|Water}}) or differ at all aside from the starter itself.

*In Generation IV, Silver is depicted with two different eye colorations. His eyes are gray in his Generation IV artwork while they are red inside the ''HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'' games, as seen in the opening animation.

*In the original ''Gold'', ''Silver'', and ''Crystal'' games, when battled at the Indigo Plateau the Champion theme is played instead of his rival theme. The reason for this is unknown.

*The English script of the Celebi event in ''HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'' never actually states that Silver is Giovanni's son, unlike the Japanese script.

Silver is almost universally used in the fandom as the official name for this character, since it is his default name (the name the game chooses when the player doesn't enter a name of his own) in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|''Gold'']] and [[Pokémon Crystal|''Crystal'']], and is also his name in placeholder data in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. However, his default name differs on other games, and he's also named '''Gold''' (in ''Silver''), '''Soul''' (in ''HeartGold''), and '''Heart''' (in ''SoulSilver''). Of course, he can be called almost anything, since, like several [[rival]]s in the main series, his name is chosen by the player.

Some fans call him '''Kamon''' to discern him from {{adv|Silver|his ''Pokémon Adventures'' counterpart}} and {{an|Silver|an anime character}}. This name is taken from the suggested names for the {{ga|Ethan|player}} in ''Silver'', much as some call {{ga|Blue}} "Gary", where the name is found as one of the options for the player in {{game3|Red and Blue|''Blue''|s}}, and the rival in {{game3|Red and Blue|''Red''|s}}.

Additionally, since he is battled once before he can even be named, he is also known temporarily as '''???''' in Generation II and as '''Passerby Boy''' in ''HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver''.