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[[File:ChikoritaJohto2.png|thumb|right|From Johto]]

Before the announcement of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, many had speculated a remake of Gold and Silver since the release of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} in 2004. In the [[Generation IV]] games, location pointer data (for a [[caught Pokémon]]'s status screen) includes a reference to [[Johto]], much like it does for [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]] when a Pokémon is transferred forward from [[Generation III]]. This left programmers the opportunity to see Johto make an appearance in future games compatible with {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}. However, Pokémon caught in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} and traded to {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} have location data appear as [[Faraway place]], unless caught in a location which also exists in Platinum such as the [[Global Terminal]] or {{gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}} ({{ka|Victory Road|Kanto Victory Road}} still shows up as Faraway place).

Because of the "pattern" established by remaking both Red and Green and Gold and Silver two [[generation]]s after their original release, it is now being speculated that [[Generation III]] remakes may appear sometime in the future, possibly during [[Generation V]]. This theory is strengthened by the number of references to the Generation III games:

* Both involved an upheaval to the Pokédex structure: {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} was the first game to have a regional Pokédex excluding Pokémon from previous generations, while {{game|Black and White|s}}'s regional Pokédex was the first to contain no Pokémon from previous generations.