History of Pokémon: Difference between revisions

[[File:Soul Silver Collection 29 & 30 - Lugia Legend small.jpg|thumb|150px|right|{{TCG ID|SoulSilver Collection|Lugia LEGEND|29}}]]Ever since the [[Generation III]] remakes for the incompatible [[Generation I]] {{pkmn|FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|games}}, Pokémon fans have [[Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation|widely speculated]] that remakes of the [[Generation II]] Pokémon games, {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, will be made for [[Nintendo DS]]. Indeed, the paired remakes, titled {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, were eventually released in Japan on September 12, 2009. The games were referred to in the {{pkmn|anime}} in [[DP143|an episode]] that featured {{an|Kotone|the counterpart of the new player character}} and the three starter Pokémon of [[Johto]], {{TP|Dawn|one of whom|Cyndaquil}} even joined the regular cast. {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver|A new expansion set}} for the TCG was also released to celebrate the new games.