AlexFlame116
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Good luck! I'm trying to get the exclusive Gold theme myself but have had no luck.
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Pokémon Gold & Pokemon Silver Virtual Console |OT| The Nostalgia Is Crystal Clear
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ladyluthien
Member
I have an extra US Celebi code to trade for the Gym Theme. I purchased Gold and Silver from the e-shop and would really love the Gym Theme, if anybody wants to trade?
Bobo Dakes
Member
Turns out Heracross is a giant pain to get. Learned about "low encounter" trees. And then on top of that he can run away.
Finally found the right tree.
First Heracross ran.
Second one made me waste my only great ball and then ran.
Crit the third one.
Edit: Caught the 4th, but it's a girl which normally wouldn't be a problem if they didn't have lower attack in this game. Gonna keep trying bit a longer, but if it doesn't happen, then at least I got one.
Finally found the right tree.
First Heracross ran.
Second one made me waste my only great ball and then ran.
Crit the third one.
Edit: Caught the 4th, but it's a girl which normally wouldn't be a problem if they didn't have lower attack in this game. Gonna keep trying bit a longer, but if it doesn't happen, then at least I got one.
Novel Mike
Member
Mini Update:
Right after I made the above post I challenged the Kimono girls and the Espeon 1 shot my Zubat and Beedrill (the latter I was using as a sacrifice as it was also about to kill my starter as well) jesus that thing was strong. All the other ones were pretty easy I wasn't expecting it to wreck 2 of my Pokemon so easily, my Zubat was the highest leveled of any of my Pokemon at that time to (it was JUST about to level and evolve damn it!). I really underestimated it. Losing the Zubat sucks because of all the work I put into it but thankfully it didn't die AFTER it evolved which would have locked me out of a Golbat and thus Crobat as well so I can still likely get a Golbat later for my team (a good and a bad thing imo) now I'm just going around and grinding for the 4th gym, don't have a ton of good options but If I can get my party all around level 25 I might stand a chance.
The Umbreon dancer killed my exeggcute with a pursuit on switch :/. I got lucky and caught a heracross just to the right of town to replace it though. Also grinding for the gym.
My current team is:
Lv 25 Slowpoke
Lv 21 Skiploom
Lv 23 Quilava
Lv 10 Heracross
Nocturnowl
Member
I feel like there's some kind of subtle trolling going on when I go through Sprout Tower with a Cyndaquil and Hoothoot yet the only attacks I have even at lvl 10 are tackle still.
A friend of mine has requested I pick up Quagsire as it's his favourite pokemon, ah I remember being so hyped for this guy back when I first played the game "water/ground awww yeah", I think the reality wasn't quite as grand.
Wooper is still adorbs though.
Contemplating Girafarig, Miltank and Heracross when the time comes.
A friend of mine has requested I pick up Quagsire as it's his favourite pokemon, ah I remember being so hyped for this guy back when I first played the game "water/ground awww yeah", I think the reality wasn't quite as grand.
Wooper is still adorbs though.
Contemplating Girafarig, Miltank and Heracross when the time comes.
Robin64
Member
It's accurate that it's rumoured.
There's a bunch of evidence, but mostly:
There are missing entries in the eShop database between the different language versions of Gold and Silver.
And there are patch files for Crystal in the emulator that Gold and Silver uses, which do things like disable the mobile phone interface.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Yeah, it's super easy haha. I used to do it back in elementary school for my friends.
dyreschlock
Member
So far, it seems like the answer is: No.
I don't think any of us who bought the games through Amazon have gotten Celebi codes.AlexFlame116
Member
Wait we don't? I thought it was in some sort of receipt!So far, it seems like the answer is: No.
dyreschlock
Member
The only thing on the eShop receipt for me was that exclusive Cast Theme code.
Purchases directly through the eShop have a code for Celebi and the Gold/Silver Theme on that receipt instead.
So... maybe the Celebi and Gold/Silver Theme codes are still coming in some other form for Amazon purchasers. But after looking around the Internet, I have not found a report of an Amazon purchaser actually getting a Celebi code.
AlexFlame116
Member
I just want a Gold theme for my 3DS...
Bobo Dakes
Member
Just got to Ecruteak.
Team:
Quilava
Zubat
Eevee
Nidorina
Heracross
Slot six will either go to Lantern or Lapras after I get Surf.
What is the most efficient way to max happiness in this game? Zubat is close to evolving and I want a Crobat ASAP. And then I gotta start from scratch with Eevee. I already used my haircut for the day on Zubat.
Team:
Quilava
Zubat
Eevee
Nidorina
Heracross
Slot six will either go to Lantern or Lapras after I get Surf.
What is the most efficient way to max happiness in this game? Zubat is close to evolving and I want a Crobat ASAP. And then I gotta start from scratch with Eevee. I already used my haircut for the day on Zubat.
Velcro Fly
Member
I'm using Geodude and I really like him.
I'm thinking about buying the game on another 3DS I own so I can trade.
Then I'd probably also try to use Gengar and remember that Ghost is physical in this game
Also managed to quickly find my old Nintendo Power Player's Guide. Thing is pretty worthless but still full of nostalgia
I'm thinking about buying the game on another 3DS I own so I can trade.
Then I'd probably also try to use Gengar and remember that Ghost is physical in this game
Also managed to quickly find my old Nintendo Power Player's Guide. Thing is pretty worthless but still full of nostalgia
balladofwindfishes
Member
In Pokemon Stadium, Cut and Vine Whip had very similar particles and were basically recolors of each other. I think Cut was on one of the 'saurs default movesets as well iirc.
I miss Pokemon Stadium. It's not like it'd be impossible to hook up a way to a Switch VC release. Maybe using PokeBank or 3DS to Switch communication (can it do this?)
Novel Mike
Member
Nuzlocke Update! 4th Gym is down I grinded levels for nothing XD
Version: Silver
Badges: 4
Pokemon Dead: 2
Pokemon Owned: 27 (This includes evolutions)
Current Party:
Bayleef (Stassi) Level 23
Graveler (Dudebro) level 25 *NEWLY EVOLVED!!*
Pidgeotto (Coco) level 20
Flaaffy (Tsuyana) level 25
Raticate (Triss) Level 26 *NEWLY EVOLVED!!*
Sudowoodo (Rocktree) Level 20
Pokemon in the bank:
Sentret (Tren)
Gastley (Wizwick)
Togepi (Eggberta)
Slowpoke (Estra)
Oddish (Zonni)
Paras (Vivina)
Eevee (Debbie)
Exeggcute (Jellina)
Machop (Chopper)
Koffing (Teddie)
Pokemon at the Daycare:
Spearow (Luggins)
Ditto (Copycat)
Fallen Pokemon:
Beedrill (Stabi) Died to Espeon
Zubat (Sreek) Died to Espeon
Current Thoughts: The 4th gym was super easy. Raticate went in at level 23 left at 26 1 shot nearly everything with dig, never took damage. That was what I was expecting the hardest gym to be (because it can be in the remakes) but without Pokemon abilities even Gengar went down in 2 hits from dig. I guess I was worried over nothing. I leveled several Pokemon to 25 because I was so afraid of this battle so I guess I don't have to really level much for the next few gyms XD
Losing Zubat and Beedrill as I mentioned in my mini update sucked because I really didn't see it coming. I can always get another Golbat later but I put a lot of exp into that Zubat so losing it sucks when good experience gets really limited later on in G/S. My current team is pretty meh atm. Graveler will be good for awhile but as I said before can't evolve it so hes got limited potential. Raticate is basically cannon fodder at this point (I also overwrote Hyper Fang its best move by mistake fml >.<) thinking I might start working on Machop along with Rocktree for the Ice Gym coming up (as well as the Steel Gym) but right now the priority will be Pidgeotto since next is fighting. I don't think I'll have much trouble with that gym but I might pull out Spearow from the Daycare and get it evolved so I have a backup in case it gets crazy.
Certainly don't feel like I need to grind much for these next few gyms and nice part is I now have Surf so a lot of stuff is open to me so I may backtrack a bit and explore (so may not do a major update until some time tomorrow or later, whenever I make progress again!)
Version: Silver
Badges: 4
Pokemon Dead: 2
Pokemon Owned: 27 (This includes evolutions)
Current Party:
Bayleef (Stassi) Level 23
Graveler (Dudebro) level 25 *NEWLY EVOLVED!!*
Pidgeotto (Coco) level 20
Flaaffy (Tsuyana) level 25
Raticate (Triss) Level 26 *NEWLY EVOLVED!!*
Sudowoodo (Rocktree) Level 20
Pokemon in the bank:
Sentret (Tren)
Gastley (Wizwick)
Togepi (Eggberta)
Slowpoke (Estra)
Oddish (Zonni)
Paras (Vivina)
Eevee (Debbie)
Exeggcute (Jellina)
Machop (Chopper)
Koffing (Teddie)
Pokemon at the Daycare:
Spearow (Luggins)
Ditto (Copycat)
Fallen Pokemon:
Beedrill (Stabi) Died to Espeon
Zubat (Sreek) Died to Espeon
Current Thoughts: The 4th gym was super easy. Raticate went in at level 23 left at 26 1 shot nearly everything with dig, never took damage. That was what I was expecting the hardest gym to be (because it can be in the remakes) but without Pokemon abilities even Gengar went down in 2 hits from dig. I guess I was worried over nothing. I leveled several Pokemon to 25 because I was so afraid of this battle so I guess I don't have to really level much for the next few gyms XD
Losing Zubat and Beedrill as I mentioned in my mini update sucked because I really didn't see it coming. I can always get another Golbat later but I put a lot of exp into that Zubat so losing it sucks when good experience gets really limited later on in G/S. My current team is pretty meh atm. Graveler will be good for awhile but as I said before can't evolve it so hes got limited potential. Raticate is basically cannon fodder at this point (I also overwrote Hyper Fang its best move by mistake fml >.<) thinking I might start working on Machop along with Rocktree for the Ice Gym coming up (as well as the Steel Gym) but right now the priority will be Pidgeotto since next is fighting. I don't think I'll have much trouble with that gym but I might pull out Spearow from the Daycare and get it evolved so I have a backup in case it gets crazy.
Certainly don't feel like I need to grind much for these next few gyms and nice part is I now have Surf so a lot of stuff is open to me so I may backtrack a bit and explore (so may not do a major update until some time tomorrow or later, whenever I make progress again!)
The Last One
Member
Is Poké Transporter working with Gold/Silver already?
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Done. Works just like it did years ago. Flawlessly and simply.
According to the Virtual Console manual (Page 25), Mystery Gift still functions like it did in the original release
Woooah! Wait a minute if Mystery Gift / 3DS Infrared works with these games...
Does that mean Pocket Pikachu works as well?
Dark Orchid
Member
While grinding for one Metal Coat on a Magnemite to steal I have encountered Entei and Suicune, so at least this annoyance has led to much smaller annoyances in the future.
Doubt it, the IR port doesn't connect to the Gameboy so I doubt it would connect to a relatively obscure peripheral either.
This game is almost too good.
Less than an hour into the game, it's very clear how well-designed GS is and how much of a slog Pokemon SM's first hour is. Keep in mind that I love SM and it was my GotY last year... but GS's first moments really show a stark contrast between classic and modern Pokemon games.
Sun and Moon starts off with so many cutscenes and when you finally get your Pokemon after about twenty minutes, you have the advantage and then you're unleashed on a fairly standard Route 1. GS goes through the general tutorial stuff, but in a much quicker and more interesting way. There are so many teases of secrets and optional paths you can take. The first route, Route 29, has some trees that need Cut, hinting that the player should revisit routes to find more secrets. Cherrygrove also has a trainer that is inaccessible unless you have Surf, another hint that players should backtrack. Two completely optional areas, the southern tip of Route 46 and Dark Cave, have unique Pokemon you wouldn't find if you just followed the story route. Not to mention, depending on the time of day, your Pokemon team could be very different. Depending on your game version, you could encounter Pidgey, Hoothoot, Rattata, Sentret, Weedle, Caterpie, Zubat, Jigglypuff, Geodude, Spinarak, Spearow, Ledyba, and Dunsparce all around the first tutorial town. There's even more in Crystal. Early on you are encouraged to satiate your own curiosity.
Less than an hour into the game, it's very clear how well-designed GS is and how much of a slog Pokemon SM's first hour is. Keep in mind that I love SM and it was my GotY last year... but GS's first moments really show a stark contrast between classic and modern Pokemon games.
Sun and Moon starts off with so many cutscenes and when you finally get your Pokemon after about twenty minutes, you have the advantage and then you're unleashed on a fairly standard Route 1. GS goes through the general tutorial stuff, but in a much quicker and more interesting way. There are so many teases of secrets and optional paths you can take. The first route, Route 29, has some trees that need Cut, hinting that the player should revisit routes to find more secrets. Cherrygrove also has a trainer that is inaccessible unless you have Surf, another hint that players should backtrack. Two completely optional areas, the southern tip of Route 46 and Dark Cave, have unique Pokemon you wouldn't find if you just followed the story route. Not to mention, depending on the time of day, your Pokemon team could be very different. Depending on your game version, you could encounter Pidgey, Hoothoot, Rattata, Sentret, Weedle, Caterpie, Zubat, Jigglypuff, Geodude, Spinarak, Spearow, Ledyba, and Dunsparce all around the first tutorial town. There's even more in Crystal. Early on you are encouraged to satiate your own curiosity.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Woooah! Wait a minute if Mystery Gift / 3DS Infrared works with these games...
Does that mean Pocket Pikachu works as well?
Nope someone on Reddit tested the infrared, it only works between 3DSs, the GBC and Pocket Pikachu don't work.
The GBC actually sees the signal, but it doesn't recognize it and throws an error.
Ah well, at least there's wireless trading and Pokemon Bank.
Time to jump in!
UnnecessaryTodd
Member
I was really really down on Sun/Moon to the point where I didn't want to give GameFreak any more money... but I caved and bought Silver since it's my favourite gen and I can bring them into whatever Gen 8 happens to be on Switch hopefully.
The big thing I'm taking away is how much I miss the different sprites that each game used to have. Some of the sprites in these games have so much more personality. I mean, look at this guy:
I've never been a huge Slowpoke fan but that sprite made me fall in love and use him in this playthrough.
I would hope that GF would stop focusing on terrible and poorly implemented "Innovations" like pokepelago, pokefinder or ride pokemon and just put more effort into making the pokemon have different stances or animations. I know it's a lot of work but now that they don't have to re-draw the sprites since they have such detailed models it would go a long way to breathing life back into these games.
The big thing I'm taking away is how much I miss the different sprites that each game used to have. Some of the sprites in these games have so much more personality. I mean, look at this guy:
I've never been a huge Slowpoke fan but that sprite made me fall in love and use him in this playthrough.
I would hope that GF would stop focusing on terrible and poorly implemented "Innovations" like pokepelago, pokefinder or ride pokemon and just put more effort into making the pokemon have different stances or animations. I know it's a lot of work but now that they don't have to re-draw the sprites since they have such detailed models it would go a long way to breathing life back into these games.
Velcro Fly
Member
So is there no way to get a Water Stone before I get to Kanto? I kinda want to use Poliwrath but not being able to get it until much later on in the game is really a tough sell.
Turbowaffles
Member
I heard there's some sort of exploit/mechanic to have a 1/64 chance of breeding a shiny Pokemon in GSC??? Would someone please elaborate or post a video?
balladofwindfishes
Member
I was really really down on Sun/Moon to the point where I didn't want to give GameFreak any more money... but I caved and bought Silver since it's my favourite gen and I can bring them into whatever Gen 8 happens to be on Switch hopefully.
The big thing I'm taking away is how much I miss the different sprites that each game used to have. Some of the sprites in these games have so much more personality. I mean, look at this guy:
I've never been a huge Slowpoke fan but that sprite made me fall in love and use him in this playthrough.
I would hope that GF would stop focusing on terrible and poorly implemented "Innovations" like pokepelago, pokefinder or ride pokemon and just put more effort into making the pokemon have different stances or animations. I know it's a lot of work but now that they don't have to re-draw the sprites since they have such detailed models it would go a long way to breathing life back into these games.
Crystal also has the most detailed Pokemon sprite animations in the series until Black and White.
It took a decade for the series to get back to Crystal's detailed animations.
Crystal:
Emerald:
Come on, the Emerald animation is just sad lol
That depends: Got a copy of Red/Blue/Yellow?
Politoed is better in G/S due to its niche in Perish Song.
UnnecessaryTodd
Member
-=The Shiny Ditto Trick=-
To get a shiny Ditto do the following:
1. Trade your shiny Gyarados (from the Lake of Rage) to a Red/Blue/Yellow version
2. Teach the Mimic TM to your Gyarados
3. Trade it back to G/S/C
4. Delete every move on your Gyarados (except Mimic, this ensures your chances of the Ditto not using another attack)
5. Trade your Gyarados back to R/B/Y
6. Battle a wild Ditto and use Mimic on Ditto's Transform
7. Ditto will use Transform - now he's a Gyarados
8. Use Transform on him, while he Transforms into you again
9. Capture the Ditto
10. Trade Ditto back to Gold, Silver, or Crystal - the Ditto will now be shiny!
*NOTE - Any Shiny that can learn Mimic in RBY can be used - Gyarados is just the one that everybody encounters.
Due to shininess in gen 2 being based on IV's, breeding with a shiny Ditto significantly increases the chances of your offspring being shiny.
Suspicious_Jug
Neo Member
That Dark Cave theme is so good:
balladofwindfishes
Member
Yep, it's fantastic, and the HGSS version isn't very good.
The original goes for an entirely different atmosphere than the HGSS version. HGSS seems to have remixed it for Ice Cave and forgot it was actually also Dark Cave's theme.
ONLYUSEmeFEET
Member
As I'm playing through, I've noticed some differences between the original Gameboy games and the VC release.
-The most obvious difference, but flashing effects in battle and in the overworld have been toned down. I feel like they've been dimmed even more than in Red, or at least it's more noticeable in GS.
-The PRINT option in-game is completely disabled. No way to even get the error code to show up saying you need a printer. You're unable to select PRINT at all.
-In battle, the entire health and EXP bars move with Pokemon doing their moves. Animations seem to stretch across the Pokemon's area. I'm guessing this was implemented for the same reasons as dimming flashing lights, but I can't really see where it'd help.
Trying to keep a running log of changes so somewhere like Serebii can note the changes like so https://www.serebii.net/gs/virtualconsole.shtml .
-The most obvious difference, but flashing effects in battle and in the overworld have been toned down. I feel like they've been dimmed even more than in Red, or at least it's more noticeable in GS.
-The PRINT option in-game is completely disabled. No way to even get the error code to show up saying you need a printer. You're unable to select PRINT at all.
-In battle, the entire health and EXP bars move with Pokemon doing their moves. Animations seem to stretch across the Pokemon's area. I'm guessing this was implemented for the same reasons as dimming flashing lights, but I can't really see where it'd help.
Trying to keep a running log of changes so somewhere like Serebii can note the changes like so https://www.serebii.net/gs/virtualconsole.shtml .
UnnecessaryTodd
Member
I thought I was just misremembering this happening in the original! Good to know I'm not insane. It's such a weird change I don't really understand why.
Suspicious_Jug
Neo Member
I heard the HGSS version, and I agree. Feels a bit too whimsical, while the GS is more melancholy and fits the whole cave setting a lot better.
ONLYUSEmeFEET
Member
Same. I looked up what occurred originally. It used to be that the attacking Pokemon's health and exp bars disappeared when attacking. So maybe there was an attack (doubleslap?) that made the bars rapidly flash which caused the change.
It can be useful vs. Whitney thanks to Hypnosis and Curse.
You can get Shadow Ball from Morty. Have fun licking things until then?
Dark Orchid
Member
5 Badges
72 Pokedex
20:11 Hours
Quilava Lv. 29
Gloom Lv. 29 (Sun Stone acquired, waiting for Petal Dance)
Scizor Lv. 28
Miltank Lv. 28
Murkrow Lv. 28
Had to stop after clearing Union Cave's basement, moving on to the secret beach tomorrow and the rest of the hidden surf locations. I've encountered two of the beasts so far and managed to get a level 20 Smeargle without ruining Sketch.
Also they finally sent me my codes after calling in today. Loving the Silver theme.
72 Pokedex
20:11 Hours
Quilava Lv. 29
Gloom Lv. 29 (Sun Stone acquired, waiting for Petal Dance)
Scizor Lv. 28
Miltank Lv. 28
Murkrow Lv. 28
Had to stop after clearing Union Cave's basement, moving on to the secret beach tomorrow and the rest of the hidden surf locations. I've encountered two of the beasts so far and managed to get a level 20 Smeargle without ruining Sketch.
Also they finally sent me my codes after calling in today. Loving the Silver theme.
GuitarGuruu
Member
Can you get Hoppip south of violet city at night? Cannot encounter one.
How did you get a Murkrow?
Velcro Fly
Member
Morning/Day only