Pokémon Gold and Silver were already the most generous sequel in the series' history — two regions, sixteen badges — and HeartGold and SoulSilver paid that back with interest: fourth-generation technology, the Pokéwalker (a pedometer that took your Pokémon out for a walk in the real world, the spiritual forerunner of Pokémon GO), and the detail fans still beg for in every new entry — your lead Pokémon following you around the map with its own unique animations.
It's the remake the community uses as its measuring stick: it respects the original, expands it, and makes it emotional. Johto and Kanto on a single cartridge, the duel against Red on Mt. Silver as a final exam, and that rare feeling that nothing here is wasted. For many, the best Pokémon game ever released.
What the staff says
Ay, este me toca el corazón. Pokémon HeartGold y SoulSilver (2009 en Japón, 2010 acá) rehicieron los queridísimos Oro y Plata para el Nintendo DS, y trajeron algo precioso: tu Pokémon caminando detrás de ti, siempre. Cada copia venía con el Pokéwalker, un podómetro con forma de Poké Ball donde te llevabas a un compañero a pasear de verdad, contando tus pasos. Volver a Johto se sintió como volver a casa. 💗
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