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Pokémon Silver

8.8 / 10
Pokémon Silver cover art
Release Date
21 November 1999
Platforms
Game Boy Color • Nintendo 3DS
Publisher
Nintendo
Developer
Game Freak

01Overview

Pokémon Silver is a role-playing game played from a top-down perspective, in which the player explores the world, catches wild creatures called Pokémon, and trains them through turn-based battles. Set in the Johto region, it continues the core loop of building a team, earning Gym Badges, and completing the Pokédex by capturing, evolving, and trading creatures. This entry introduced 100 new Pokémon along with additions such as a real-time internal clock that affects certain events, Pokémon breeding, held items, and two new creature types. It supports linking with other games in the series to trade and battle. The player picks Chikorita, Cyndaquil or Totodile as a first Pokémon. After beating the Johto Pokémon League, the player can travel to Kanto from the first games and challenge its Gym Leaders. The two new types are Dark and Steel. Lugia is the Legendary Pokémon of Silver. Players can breed Pokémon and give them items to hold in battle, and the Pokégear works as a phone, map and radio.

Game Details

Genre
Role-playing (RPG) • Turn-based strategy (TBS) • Adventure
Game Mode
Single player • Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric • Side view
Themes
Action • Fantasy • Kids

Platform Availability

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02Trailers & Gameplay Videos

1 Official Videos

03Screenshots & Artwork

04Editions, Expansions & DLC

Editions

Pokémon Crystal Version
Base Game

Pokémon Crystal Version

The official Pokémon Crystal Version edition for Pokémon Silver.

Game Boy Color • Nintendo 3DS

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