Pokémon Gold and Silver

Single-player only. Cheats can turn off achievements and some saves; use them on a spare save.

1. Whitney's Miltank in Goldenrod is the famous wall; trade for the Machop offered in a Goldenrod house and bring Rock or Fighting moves.
2. The Bug-Catching Contest in National Park runs on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and it's a great way to get Scyther or Pinsir early.
3. Give your Pokémon to Kurt with Apricorns and he'll craft special Poké Balls like the Fast Ball and Lure Ball.
4. Different Pokémon appear in the morning, day and night, so check routes at different times.
5. Visit the Day-Care on Route 34 to start breeding for better moves and stats.
6. Hold the Exp. Share or rotate team members, because the late game's level curve is steep.

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• Satoru Iwata, then at HAL Laboratory, helped compress the game's code so the whole Kanto region could fit in.
• It introduced shiny Pokémon, breeding, held items, two new types (Dark and Steel) and the gender split.
• Early builds were shown at Nintendo Space World 1997, and a leaked demo surfaced online in 2018.
• The Game Boy Color cart had an internal clock powered by a battery, which is why old copies lose their time setting.