![]() ![]() The Japanese versions retain slot machines found in previous games, while the international releases of the titles replace the slot machines with a new game called "Voltorb Flip", described as a cross between Minesweeper and Picross. Ī new minigame called the Pokéathlon uses the Nintendo DS touchscreen and allows Pokémon to compete in events such as hurdling. Additionally, a pedometer was bundled with each copy of the games called a "Pokéwalker", which allows players to transfer Pokémon from the game into the device and walk around with them, earning "watts" in the process, which can be exchanged for in-game rewards. The player may talk to the Pokémon to see or check on how that Pokémon is feeling, and occasionally it may pick up items. This mechanic was also used in a limited fashion in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum when the player is in Amity Park with a "cute" Pokémon. ![]() In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Pokémon in the first slot of the player's party can follow them in the overworld, echoing a mechanic in Pokémon Yellow where Pikachu follows the player. After accumulating enough experience points, it will level up most Pokémon evolve into a new species of Pokémon when they reach a certain level, or when certain conditions are met, such as how much a Pokémon statistically 'likes' its trainer. If the player's Pokémon defeats the opposing Pokémon (causes it to faint), it receives experience points. Pokémon have hit points (HP), which is displayed during battles when a Pokémon's HP is reduced to zero, it faints and cannot battle unless taken to a Pokémon Center or healed or revived with a Pokémon skill or an item, typically a 'revive' medicine. Fleeing is not an option during battles against trainers. During battle, the player may use a move, use an item, switch the active Pokémon, or flee. When the player encounters a wild Pokémon or is challenged by a trainer to a battle, the screen switches to a turn-based battle screen where the Pokémon fight. The player begins the game with one Pokémon and can capture more using Poké Balls. As with all Pokémon games for handheld consoles, gameplay is viewed from a third-person overhead perspective, and consists of three basic screens: a field map, in which the player navigates the main character a battle screen and the menu, in which the player configures their party, items, or gameplay settings. The basic mechanics of the games are largely the same as their predecessors'. Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are role-playing video games with adventure elements. The player's Totodile, which is one of the game's three starter Pokémon, follows him. See also: Gameplay of Pokémon and Pokémon Gold and Silver § Gameplay The player first encounters a member of Team Rocket in Slowpoke Well. The games have received positive reviews from critics, and as of March 2014, the games' combined sales have reached 12.72 million, making the two games combined the eighth best-selling DS video games of all time. Game director Shigeki Morimoto aimed to respect the feelings of those who played the previous games, while also ensuring that it felt like a new game to those that were introduced to the series in more recent years. The basic goal of the game is to become the best Pokémon trainer in both the Johto and Kanto regions, which is done by raising and cataloging Pokémon and defeating other trainers. ![]() HeartGold and SoulSilver take place in the Johto and Kanto region of the franchise's fictional universe, which features special creatures called Pokémon. In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Gold and Silver, the games were released in Japan on September 12, 2009, and were later released in other regions during March 2010. The games are part of the fourth generation of the Pokémon video game series, developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. ![]() Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version are 2009 remakes of the 1999 Game Boy Color role-playing video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, also including features from Pokémon Crystal. ![]()
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