Pokémon Gold & Silver Coming to the Virtual Console

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Like Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow, the first Generation II games will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS’ Virtual Console! Pokémon Gold and Silver will be available to (re-)purchase on September 22nd! They will feature wireless trading and battling as well as Pokémon Bank support so that you can transfer Pokémon to the latest games!

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  1. Ok ok….gonna try and say something positive…..I loved SM so……….If these games are SM , but better then……..I’ll love them too!!! Right? Right? That makes sense right? lol

    Also I do actually like the new forms. they’re a little goofy looking, but that can be a good thing lol

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      • Oh I already love Lunala. I think Solgaleo fits the story of Nebby more, but Lunala is my favorite of the two by a long shot lol

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        • Really? I always saw Lunala fitting better

          Picture this Lunala as some over the top villian who wears a masquerade mask
          Hence why I love it

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          • Yeah I feel like a fuzzy lion is more Nebby’s speed than weird bat ting. Maybe it’s just that I played Sun tho that makes me feel that way tho lol

  4. I honestly feel as something is going to be given to the starters, they wouldn’t just drop them in the same gen they were a huge focus in

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  5. So two things came to mind as I re watch the trailer of USUM. Both involve Lycanroc. First is that I think the two forms will get a Z move. In the one shot we got Midday Lycanroc doing some stuff that is either a cinema scene or a move. I can’t see that animation being less than a Z move. The second thing is do ya’ll think that we’ll actually get a 3rd form for Lycanroc? We do have that empty place holder space in SM’s code. Could be a ting right? lol

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  7. Oh OH OH!!! One more thing!! What do ya’ll think that last shot is of the character shifting the Z crystal around? Maybe it’s part of the Necrozma form thingy or maybe it’s something different!!

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    • I actually tried making fan games called
      Pokemon Grey and Purple
      Based on Latias (Grey) and Latios (purple)

      And they had a conjoined Pokemon above them named Lanias kind of as a Parent or fusion of them

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  11. When I said that we could revisit the original games’s world by using our legendary, I think it actually might be legit. The reason why is because, with the whole thing of GF switching it up every time, I think they could switch it up by having this game be simultaneously a regular third version and a sequel, as we could revisit the original games at a time when it’s a large amount of time after you became Alola’s Champ in SM.

    Plus, not seeing what happens to Lillie after SM’s story would be strange, considering GF would be aware that the audience enjoyed her character and wanted to see how she grew as a trainer.

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  14. Oh god. There’s so much negative energy surrounding Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, it’s actually making me sick to my stomach. I feel like the hate from others is going to come out of the computer and explode on my face. I’m so worried right now and it’s honestly uncalled for. I shouldn’t let other’s opinions get to me. I’m excited, so I’ll leave it at that. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are going to be great games I feel, with a lot of potential. I’m also excited for Gold and Silver on the 3DS Virtual Console.

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        • Also, people aren’t negative for USUM, just for what could have been. If the finished product turns out great people will still be glad to buy it.
          I for one am just disappointed that I have to take my 3DS with me if I want my Pokémon fix and knowing me that won’t happen as much as before, so that’s why I rather had some sort of Switch version.

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          • I would of liked a Switch version as well, but you can’t win them all. I was so attached to the Pokemon Stars rumor but I ended up being excited for the games anyway because I know that in the end it doesn’t matter what game system it’s on, it’s a main series game, we got it and that’s that. I look forward to being a part of PokeJungle again to speculate and ahve fun during the news stages. Because I don’t like to hold on to grudges, but apparently a lot of other people do and there’s a lot of uncalled anger and hate on these games despite us knowing little to nothing about them from just 20 mere seconds of footage. But I can understand some of the frustration. You just don’t have to act like a 5 year old child that didn’t get what they wanted for Christmas about it. And I admit, I had my times in the past with S/M and OR/AS leaks where I did not practice what I am preaching and I feel very sorry for all the hell that I put you guys through.

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    • No offense, but I don’t think you’re one to talk about “negative energy” considering your past on this site during the SM leaks. I think until some of us see more of the game and what it has to offer, we will stick with our initial opinions. They could clear up or not, but that’s up to each person.

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      • I confess that I had my times of many outbursts on here during the SM leaks as well as the OR/AS leaks and I feel really sorry for all the hell that I put everybody through but I know that there’s no going back. I’m sure there’s going to be some things I don’t like about US/UM during the leaks and news reveal period, and I’ll try really hard this time to keep those negative comments to a minimum and not spam the whole chat with negative energy. For now, I’m excited with what US/UM has potentially to offer and will just leave at that for now.

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    • I know, it is painful to see the sea of unneeded hate for it. So what if it isn’t on the Switch? Honestly, I’m very excited for what it has to offer, and in the end, I think I’m going to love for what it has to give us.

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    • Ignore the negativity!
      As true Poke fans we’re gonna wait on more info rather than being judgemental.
      We’re all in for a pleasant surprise.
      I have a good feeling about these games!

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  15. How is everyone doing? :3
    Just wanted to share my opinions on all the announcements.
    First of all I am among the group of people who were not disappointed by the direct at all. I did not anticipate stars since it was just a rumour and Junichi Masuda (or another head of Game Freak) clearly stated that main line Pokemon games will remain exclusive to portable consoles and the switch is a home console. I figured we’d get Pokken or Mystery Dungeon for the Switch.
    I never played too much of Pokken on my Wii U, but I screamed like a little girl at Disney World when I saw Decidueye, and the inclusion of 3 v 3 battles also got me hyped up for Pokken.
    I admit that I started feeling disappointment towards the direct the longer the Pokken trailer got since I feared that was all we would get, but I was happily wrong, I got excited to see that we are getting Ultra S&M and I loved Solgaleo’s and Lunala’s new forms. But in my opinion, the best part of the direct was the announcement of Gold and Silver coming to the virtual console!! Crystal was the first Pokemon game I owned myself and Johto is my favorite region by far. Duper satisfied and happy with today’s news. Now we wait for E3 and Coro Coro each month!

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    • It was a good Direct. I think we’ll get a lot more people to side with the positive side of things about Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon once we get more information on them. Masuda’s wording didn’t really make it clear to me if we are going to be geting a third version or sequels. So I’m still unsure what to believe at the moment, but hopefully we’ll get more answers at E3 or from CoroCoro magazine.

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      • I agree with you, I’m hoping they still end up having a connection with the original sun and moon stories if they are not sequels, because it would suck if they just threw all the story and character development we got to the trash.

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  16. Alright back online for the match to start
    Sorry my phone ain’t telling when new comments appear so I moved up here

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  18. I actually restarted my HG and SS to try hunting for shiny starters on the off chance they would announce 2nd gen for Virtual console. Happy to say after 5562 starters seen, Totodile decided to shine! Still going to try and get Cyndaquil on my HG though. Hopefully no Chikoritas there because i already got one a couple years ago 😛
    As for the USUM announcement:
    I really enjoyed the fact they just casually teased a couple seconds of footage out of the blue (in the context of assuming they were just showing the pokken trailer at the time. The way they presented it, promising an “alternate story” with more pokemon than were available previously (akin to B2/W2) made me overlook my hopes for a big console leap. I can honestly say this is the first time in a while that the pokemon company has actually caught me off guard in a good way.
    I will say, however, when I look back over things, that it DOES somewhat make sense not to make the leap to the Switch so soon. Sun and Moon brought in a ton of sales (14 million copies in less than a year) that I am not 100% the Switch market could handle right now. The demand for the system drastically exceeds the supply given, and having a main series pokemon game for the Switch so early on might have been disastrous. Fans who weren’t lucky enough to get their hands on the console yet would be just as outraged.
    While it might not happen this generation, I wouldn’t give up hope yet, friends, as I’m sure we all remember the interview stating that GameFreak is definitely interested in working with the console. Let us hold out hope for the next generation to make the leap! 😀

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  19. I bought a Splatoon t-shirt. I’ll never need to wash it since it will always be the freshest t-shirt I have.

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  22. Guys I need some advice!
    Basically looking to invest in a new 3DS after not playing since ORAS (Sold my old one some years ago).
    So which one would you guys recommend me buy? Is the new 3DS worth it or do I go for the older one and save a little $$$?

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