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Pokemon Gold and Silver Virtual Console

Favorite Gen 2 Starter

  • Cyndaquil/ Quilava/ Typhlosion

    Votes: 3 75.0%
  • Totodile/ Croconaw/ Feraligatr

    Votes: 1 25.0%
  • Chikorita/ Bayleef/ Meganium

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
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Well, there isn't a thread to discuss this topic. Pokemon Gold and Silver is coming to virtual console this week and I've been excited to replay these games for a long time.

I remember my excitement to play it from way back then. So much so I didn't wait until it was released in the US and played a half translated ROM I found online. Somehow I beat it even though everything after the first half of the game was in Japanese - Including most of the attacks.

The team I'm considering is: Feraligatr, Donphan, Ampharos, Tyranitar, Espeon, Heracross - Massively different than what I usually have in Gen 2 (I guess it's not THAT different, other options I'm considering are :178:)

My usual team is Typhlosion, Ursaring, Gyarados, Ampharos, Nidoking, Tyranitar
 
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Just got Gold today.

I already have three Pokémon planned out to use. Think I might use the opportunity to try out different Pokémon that I wouldn't dream of using in other games, like Mantine, for instance.

:155::041:

Will catch a :179: later.
 

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Just caught Mareep. Second favorite pokemon line

If any pokemon was going to be this early in the game, glad it's Mareep

Edit: I'm grinding in the area Mareep appears secretly hoping I run into a shiny one
 
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I've been consumed with Pokkén and Samus Returns lately but I still got Gold, and decided to only really play it while away from home (have a lot of down time driving from house to house during weekdays for work).

To this day I'm still always terrified of finding a shiny in the beginning before you get Pokéballs. I remember finding a shiny Hoothoot when I was replaying a long time ago.
 

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After hours, I finally managed to find a Heracross through Headbutting trees, and it took all of my Poké Balls to catch; 9 regular, 2 Great, and 1 Lure.

The Lure Ball caught it, of all things. Never again.

:156::041::180::214:
 

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After hours, I finally managed to find a Heracross through Headbutting trees, and it took all of my Poké Balls to catch; 9 regular, 2 Great, and 1 Lure.

The Lure Ball caught it, of all things. Never again.

:156::041::180::214:
When you get headbutt? I'm looking forward to trying him out

Edit: Current Team

:159::180::188::041:

Skiploom isn't going to stay forever. Zubat will eventually be replaced but he's going to get to crobat first

:175: and (Bellsprout) as well but I'm not using them. They just happen to be there
 
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Raising a Nidorino

But I just realized... Where am I going to find a moon stone?

I read online the earliest you can get one is your mother randomly buying it

After that, you have to go to Kanto
 

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Raising a Nidorino

But I just realized... Where am I going to find a moon stone?

I read online the earliest you can get one is your mother randomly buying it

After that, you have to go to Kanto
Yeah, evolutionary stones are kinda limited in this game for some reason. To get your mom to buy one, you should have $15000 saved, according to Bulbapedia.

:156::042::181::214::226:

Caught a Mantine to try out in my playthrough. I swear, the game wants me to use up as many Poké Balls as possible when I want to catch something...

I know catch rates are a thing, but still...
 

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Caught a female Heracross

Currently breeding to get a male, because if I remember correctly gender is based on Attack IV's

Which means the female Heracross is weaker than if it was a male one

Edit: I don't HAVE to wait to get elemental stones

I can just trade to gen 1!

Edit: Current team

:034::160::181::169::214: (Exeggutor)
 
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Looks like Smashboards has an emote section to fix.

:157::169::181::214::226:(Jynx)

The team is complete.
 

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I decided on do a Nuzlocke. Haven't documented much but am about to do Morty's gym after getting completely off track (went to Olivine first to get Strength and the Good Rod, then stepped into Mt. Mortar for a second just for the encounter).

On hand
:041: :081: :072: :126: :095: :156:

Boxed/daycare
:127: :017: :185: :187: (waiting until it learns Mega Drain before evolving)

Had a lot of close calls due to usually being underleveled and horrendous luck on crits (my rival fight in Burned Tower cost me 2 for back to back crits). I managed to beat Whitney thanks to Exeggcute's Reflect/Leech Seed allowing my Onix to tank max power Rollout.

Bonus: First encounter in Mt. Mortar was unexpected.


 

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Still haven't seen a shiny but my team has Pokerus at least
 

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Hunting down the legends before I take on the Elite 4.

Caught Raikou in a Master Ball, and Ho-Oh took 2 Ultra Balls to capture. I am left with Entei and Suicune, now.

EDIT: Caught a :223: through a swarm. That's now an :224: and replaced Mantine on my team. Now I don't have two Flying-types.
 
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Chain breeding to get Ancient Power on Donphan

It's that or Rollout for a rock move, and rollout locks me in rolling out

Also getting Body Slam on him

Kabutops w/ Body Slam and Ancient Power -> Wooper w/ Body Slam and Ancient Power -> Donphan with Body Slam and Ancient Power
 
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