Pokemon Silver

Mechanics

Contrary to Pokemon SoulSilver (2009), Pokemon Silver is a port, which remains faithful to the original version for GBC. As in 1999, the game introduced many novelties in relation to the initial installments of the series. First of all, the aforementioned new region appeared, where one will find both creatures they are familiar with, and a hundred completely new species of Pokemon, such as the legendary Lugia – this installment's mascot. The game also introduces new types of Pokemon: Steel and Dark – each of them has both strong and weak spots. Some of those Pokemon are available only in Pokemon Gold, so catching all of them requires using a system for exchange with other players.

The second generation of the franchise brings a lot of innovation to the mechanics. The players can use new kinds of items, such as the previously unavailable types of Poke Balls. Also, the game introduces both a day-night cycle (certain Pokemon can be caught only at specific times) and a weekly one, apart from improved interface, new creature statistics and attacks. Moreover, the player can breed Pokemon here, in order to obtain specimens with statistics and movement patterns inherited from their parents, as well as to acquire the so-called Shiny Pokemon – incredibly rare color versions of all the titular creatures.

Technical aspects

Pokemon Silver for 3DS does not introduce any changes in relation to the original edition. As a result, the game comes with old-school graphics reminiscent of Game Boy, though instead of gray accents in Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue, the player receives colorful visuals complemented by 8-bit music composed by Junichi Masuda. What is new here is an ability to play and exchange with others via the local wireless network. Furthermore, Pokemon Silver supports the PokeBank application, which allows the player to transfer their subordinates to new installments, such as Pokemon Sun or Pokemon Ultra Moon.