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Pokemon SoulSilver is the newest addition to the Pokemon series. It is the Generation IV remake of the old Pokemon Silver. This time, instead of starting in Sinnoh as it did in Diamond, the game now takes place in the Johto region. There players can team up with the Starter Pokemon Chikorita (Grass), Cyndaquil (Fire), or Totodile (Water), received from Professor Elm. As with all Pokemon games, the goal in this game is to become the best trainer in the Johto and Kanto regions. This is done by raising Pokemon, completing the Pokedex, defeating all sixteen gyms in the Johto and Kanto regions and also the Elite Four and the Champion. During various points of the game, your rival will also challenge you to test your skill level. This time, your rival is a purple-haired boy (You get to create your own name for him), whose personality more resembles Paul in the anime. Like with the previous games, your rival's starter Pokemon depends on what you choose as a starter, possessing the Type that is advantageous to yours. Also, instead of facing Team Galactic as you did in Pokemon Diamond, you'll be facing Team Rocket this time.

A new feature in this game that actually proved to be quite cute is that your leading Pokemon is now able to follow behind you wherever you go instead of residing in a Pokeball. Players are also able to turn around and interact with their Pokemon. Most of the time, the interaction will result in a random action (such as your Pokemon chasing after a butterfly or sneezing), but there are also times (if lucky) where your Pokemon might have picked up an Item, though these events are much rarer.

Unlike in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, Pokemon can now compete in a sports event known as the Pokeathlon. Pokemon Contests have completely been deleted from the program, which might be a good thing for some people. The game utilizes the DS Touchscreen, and your Pokemon will be able to compete in events such as hurdling and frisbee-catching. Each Pokemon has their own stats. Some Pokemon will be better at jumping than at running. For each course, you will enter three Pokemon. Each course consists of three different events that is based not only on the stat skill of the overall course name. You'll be controlling all three of your Pokemon at once, so make sure that you're not focusing only on one Pokemon. I personally am best at the Jump, Power, and Stamina courses. I fail at the Speed and Skill courses mainly due to one event: Pennant Capture. It rather annoys me that the Pokemon of the other teams move faster than I do and keep bumping into me, thus either stealing my points or slowing me down considerably.

You'll be assigned points in the Pokeathlon and you can later use these points to buy prizes at the Prize Exchange counter. If you win an event, you'll be rewarded with an additional 100 points. Nice! Prizes vary from day to day but you can get a lot of items that are not available anywhere else in the game here. You can get Apricorns (around 200-300 points), Full Restores, Heart Scales to change your Pokemon's movesets (1000 points), Rare Candies to increase your Pokemon's level, and various evolution stones. More evolution stones (i.e. Dusk, Dawn, Shiny Stones) will become available after you receive your National Dex. These stones can be purchased for 3000 points (The stones before the National Dex cost 2500 points). Getting the points you need can be quite annoying and take a long time. Often times, you'll have to play the courses for about seven or more times (depending on your score and your original amount of points) in order to rack up the points needed.

One new addition to the game is the Pokewalker, a device that is very much like a pedometer. It is included in every game package, and can be considered as Nintendo's attempt to get kids to become more active. It can connect to the DS console via infrared signals. Players can transport their favorite Pokemon into the Pokewalker and walk along with it to increase its happiness. Players walk to save up a currency known as "watts", which they can later use to unlock new routes to obtain special Pokemon. I've tried using the Pokewalker and it can be quite annoying to use. For one thing, it doesn't record accurately. Sometimes my Pokewalker doesn't even record at all. If you want to do anything, such as search for an item or Pokemon, you'll need to consume watts. Watts are hard to come by as you gain only one watt for every 20 steps you take. Considering that I'm mainly using the Pokewalker to get a Milotic and Froslass, this will most certainly take awhile as the route to access them requires 30,000 watts. Think how many steps that will take!

Also, one other quite annoying thing with the Pokewalker is that there is no Off button. Once you pull out that little piece of paper stopping the flow of current to the battery, your Pokewalker is officially turned on until the battery dies (According to the manual, the battery lasts for about 4 months if you use it to gain 10,000 steps each day for about half an hour). To conserve battery, the Pokewalker goes into Sleep Mode but, as you can see, this still consumes battery life, only less of it. The only way to turn your Pokewalker off is to either remove the battery or reinsert that little piece of paper you took out earlier. Be careful about your Pokewalker's battery life as, if your battery dies, then all information on the Pokewalker you collected is lost. (Don't worry, your Pokemon can still be retrieved. It'll only be more of a hassle now).

As with all Pokemon games, there are always some things that I find to be annoying. The most annoying thing I find to be is the fact that you are always constantly attacked by wild Pokemon or young trainers. While these events do help you train your Pokemon, they really slow down your progress. Sometimes I just want to travel from one town to the next without any hindrances. Of course, there are ways to stop these random encounters, and that is to make use of the various levels of Repels. These items will stop Pokemon from attacking you for a certain number of steps, but they do cost money with the better Repels costing more money. However, they can be stocked anytime in any Pokemart across the region. 

Another thing that I still find to be annoying is the limit of moves your Pokemon can learn at one time. Your Pokemon is only allowed to learn four moves at a time, so it really takes a lot of effort to decide which movesets are the best for your Pokemon. Ask yourself if you want a moveset that focuses mostly on defense or offense? Not only that but since most of your Pokemon in your party end up needing to learn HMs in order to continue the game, you're really down to only three options. Plus the fact that the more powerful attack, the less PP it has can really make the game challenging if you run out of PPs. Of course, your Pokemon's old moves can be relearned but these will require the payment of Heart Scales. The Move Tutor can be found in Blackthorn City.

Unfortunately, leveling up your Pokemon's happiness takes a rather long time and can often times be extremely expensive. However, if you want some cool Pokemon such as Roselia, Umbreon, or Lucario, then you'll be forced to work through your Pokemon's happiness. You might even need to evolve your Pokemon via maximum happiness in order to complete your Pokedex. The only fastest way I know of to increase your Pokemon's happiness is to first catch your Pokemon with the Friend Ball (Green Apricorn). This increases the base happiness of your newly caught Pokemon from 70 to 210. Then equip your Pokemon with the Soothe Bell and give it lots of vitamins and a daily massage from Daisy Oak in Pallet Town from 3-4 PM.

One thing that really annoys me is that you can't complete the Pokedex unless you utilize the GTS. I don't have WiFi in my house so I'll have to run to a cafe just to use this feature. You can't get any Sinnoh or Hoenn Pokemon unless you use the GTS. However, you can capture a few of these using the Hoenn or Sinnoh Sound on your Pokegear after you get the National Dex. The only other way would be to use Objects in the Safari Zone to attract some rarer Pokemon.

As with all games, Pokemon starts out to be very fun but the game starts to become extremely boring halfway through because there's nothing for you to do but to run around in the grass, encounter some wild Pokemon, and gain EXP to increase your Pokemon's level (which, by the way, takes FOREVER if your  Pokemon is at a high level). There really are no good places to train unless you battle trainers on the SS Aqua and only then this can only occur on certain days. All the Pokemon in Kanto are extremely low level (around level 5). But, hey, it's Pokemon, so you can't complain too much I guess.

There are various events in Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver. Some are competitions while others are lotteries. Different events occur at various frequencies throughout the week. Some will occur every day while others will only occur on a certain day of the week. 

Bug-Catching Contest The Bug-Catching Contest is held in the National Park every week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. You can only choose one Pokemon to go in with you, so it's a good idea to choose a low-level Pokemon that can withstand a few hits but won't faint your foe. I personally made the mistake of bringing in my Level 22 Noctowl and every Bug Pokemon I tried to weaken always fainted. You will be given 20 Competition Balls and the contest will end when you either run out of Poke Balls or the twenty-minute time limit has been reached. Various Pokemon will give you different scores. A Kakuna or Metapod will give you a poor score, whereas a Scyther, Pinsir, or Paras will give you an excellent score. However, these three Pokemon also happen to be the hardest to find in the Park. A Butterfree and Beedril will give you an average score. Also, the amount of HP left when captured will also influence your score. For example, capturing the same Pokemon with a full HP bar will give you a better score than with a HP bar in the red zone. Winning first place will grant you a SUN STONE before the National Pokedex. The first prize for Post-National Dex contestants will range from various evolution stones, including the long-sought after Dawn and Dusk Stones. Second prize will grant you an EVERSTONE while the third prize will grant you a Gold Berry (SITRUS BERRY for Post-National Dex). If you were unable to place, you will receive a SHED SHELL as a consolation prize.

Pokeathlon The Pokeathlon is a new feature of the HeartGold/SoulSilver games. Pokemon can participate in various courses. The courses available are Speed, Stamina, Jump, Skill, and Power. You can only participate in one course at a time, though many times these courses will also require the use of other stats. Each team consists of three Pokemon, and each course consists of three events. These events are mini games that will require the use of your touch-screen.You can use Apricorn Juice in order to raise your Pokemon's stats. Different colored Apricorns will raise different stats. You can make your own Apricorn Juice if you have the APRICORN BLENDER (received from the Apricorn Vender near the Pokeathlon Dome). You can also buy Apricorn Juice from the Apricorn Vender Stand.

Your points will accumulate, which you can later redeem for prizes at the Prize Counter. Different prizes will be available on different days. You can get Apricorns, Vitamins, Medicine, Rare Items, or Evolution Stones. This can be an alternative method to finding rare evolution stones, as opposed to the Bug-Catching Method.

Lottery Located on the sixth floor (top) of the Goldenrod Department Store is the Daily Drawing Corner. For $300, you can draw tickets to see if you were able to place. First place will grant you a TM. Second place will give you a Pokeball, and the third place will reward you with a random berry. This can be done as many times as you want (as long as you have the money). To see the prizes of the day, check with the first clerk at the counter.


Radio Tower Lottery Every day, you can go to the Goldenrod Radio Tower to draw a lottery ticket. Talk to the middle clerk in order to draw a ticket. If the ticket number matches with any of your Pokemon's ID number, then you will receive a prize. If the last digit matches, then you will receive an Ultra Ball. First place (matching all 5 digits) will give you a Master Ball.

Buena's Password Every day, if you tune your radio to Buena's channel, you will be able to get Buena's Password. You can then go to the second floor of the Goldenrod Radio Tower and tell Buena the password. If you get it right, you will receive one point on your Blue Card, which will give you gifts at a certain number of points. For example, for one point, you will receive a Poke Ball, and for three points you will receive a Full Revive.

Swarms If you have the Radio Card (given by correctly answering five questions from the last clerk in the Goldenrod Radio Tower), then you can listen to Professor Oaks' Pokemon Talk Show. He will tell you where there are swarms and what types of Pokemon are available. The type of Pokemon differs every day so it's a good idea to check every day. Many times, these Swarm Pokemon are rare Pokemon.

Lapras Every Friday, you will be able to find a Lapras in the basement of Union Cave. You will need Surf to reach it, which will require you first defeating Morty in Ecruteak City.

Clefairy Dance Every Monday night, if you go to the top of Mt. Moon, you will be able to find several Clefairy dancing. Upon approach, they will run away but one Clefairy will leave behind a Moon Stone.

I'm quite sure that many people out there always have a hard time deciding which Starter Pokemon one should start with in the Pokemon SoulSilver game, and I have to admit that it's not an easy choice either. You're given a choice of either Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile. Of course, each Pokemon has its own advantages and disadvantages. However, whichever Pokemon you choose will always end up as a valuable team member, though you might experience some difficulties in the beginning. Let's take a look at each Pokemon.

CHIKORITA Chikorita is a Grass-Type Pokemon. This means that it'll be strong against Water-type Pokemon but weak to Fire-Type. Many have noted that starting with Chikorita makes the game much harder to play and it truly is if you take a look at Chikorita's weaknesses. As a Grass-type, Chikorita is also weak to Flying, Poison, and Ice-types. However, it's resistant against Ground, Water, Grass, and Electric attacks. Chikorita evolves into Bayleef at Level 16 and into a Meganium at Level 32. As a Chikorita, it learns a few powerful Grass attacks such as Razor Leaf at Level 6, Magical Leaf at Level 20, and Solar Beam at Level 45. If you evolve it, it'll learn Solar Beam at much later levels (54 as a Bayleef and 66 as a Meganium), but the good thing is that Solar Beam is a TM.

As a result, Chikorita is weak against the first two gyms, as they carry Flying and Bug-types respectively. If you choose Chikorita, it would be a good idea to also have a Electric and Water type Pokemon with you. However, Chikorita does come in useful on Surf-ing trips. Chikorita also comes with the best Defense stat out of the Starter Pokemon, being able to outlast foes longer. In the end, Chikorita is a hit or miss.

CYNDAQUIL Cyndaquil is a Fire-Type Pokemon, weak to Water but strong against Grass-types. Cyndaquil is one of the better Pokemon to choose if you want to have an easy game. Its only weakness are to Ground, Rock, and Water-types, but its super effective against a wide range of types (Steel, Grass, Ice, and Bug). Cyndaquil will have an easy time defeating most of the major gym battles. However, what it makes up for in offense, it lacks in Defense, and this will continue on for the rest of its evolutions. Cyndaquil won't learn many good Fire moves early on. You'll have to hold onto Ember for awhile (Level 10) before it can learn Lava Plume at Level 31 or Flamethrower at Level 37. Cyndaquil evolves into Quilava at Level 14 and into Tyhplosion at Level 36, so it will reach its final evolution later than the other two Starters.

Also, there aren't that many good Fire Pokemon in SoulSilver. It'll be awhile before one can catch a Vulpix and it'll require a Fire Stone to evolve, which can be hard to come by. I personally love Cyndaquil the best, because I think its the cutest. Plus, you can't ignore the numerous Type-advantages it has.


TOTODILE Totodile is a Water-Type Pokemon, who is weak against Grass but strong against Fire-types. Totodile is weak to Grass and Electric types. However, it doesn't have too many Types where its attacks will be super effective, other than Fire, Ground, and Rock, but it does have a 1/2 resistance to Fire, Ice, Steel, and Water types. Totodile evolves into Croconaw at Level 18 and into Feraligator at Level 30, so it'll reach its final evolution earlier than the other two. As a Water-Type, Totodile provides a good and balanced game. You'll see it come especially useful for learning the HM Surf. However, it is because of this that you'll also get to see quite a number of good Water Pokemon scattered about. Totodile also packs quite a good round of attacks, learning Water Gun at Level 6, Ice Fang at Level 20, Crunch at Level 27, and Hydro Pump at Level 48.