Exploring Johto for the First Time | Pokémon SoulSilver Review

Here's my review of Pokémon SoulSilver! This was my first time playing through one of the Gen 2 remakes and it definitely impressed me. Let me know in the comments what your favorite DS Pokémon game is!

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[tomd.treaty]

About silver, you can fight him in Kanto in i think mt moon. He does change his ways of treating pokemon as his golbat evolves into a crobat, which is a friendship evolution.

[SM-vxzq]

This game is fantastic. I know it has several flaws like level issues later in the game, HMs, Lance w 3 Dragonites etc, but it just feels like Pokémon. This is how you make a remake. Also allowing Gen 3-4 Pokémon along with taking the best parts of Crystal and putting it in both games. Like you said, catching both box art legendaries is how it should be in remakes. Meanwhile BDSP didn’t even include platinum content 🤦‍♂️

[spotsthecat]

HGSS were when GameFreak got their formula on how a remake should have. It gets the core of what the original game got, but also doesn't afraid to give new things here and there. And Flat Battle feature in Pokemon centre (where both player's Pokemon leveled to 50 when battling) are staples for the series now, and it cuts tiresome grinding for multiplayer battle

[Obironnkenobi]

Silver doesn't mean to be a jerk! His dad got trounced by a 10 year old and went into hiding! Anyone would be upset with that!

[Synner]

My first and favorite of the series. I had only ever been an satellite fan of the series when I was much younger, but never enough to collect cards, buy merch, or even pick up any of the games (didn't help I didn't have a single Nintendo console until I got a gamecube six or so years ago).

Then, a friend of mine convinced me to not only get a 3DS, but also start my Pokemon journey. I decided with Soul Silver, despite it's hefty price point. I fell in love with it, despite certain small nit-picks, and despite progressing to Black. Black 2, and most recently X, it's still my favorite.

It also helps that Lugia is my favorite pokemon, full stop. I'd grow to have other favorites, especially in that game., but none ever top the great swan-orca Guardian and mother of the ocean.

[bryce]

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[marieyetheduck]

I can see an underated channel right here

[EmpaGalactica]

awesome video man! very high quality, you deserve more subs

[TimmyDaTurtle]

I think The reason I can Definitively call HGSS the best game in the mainseries (tied with B2W2) is the tone it sets for the game. HGSS feels like what if you were to combine pokemon, animal crossing and mario party all in one. The game actively encourages you to play it long term compared to many other games in the series. There is also a very high attention to detail as far as both the UI and the gameplay goes. The touchscreen also makes playing the game a lot more convenient

[IANDURBECK]

Thank you for warning about spoilers. It may not seem like a lot of people care, but some actually do. Only recently did I finish gen 2, so its appreciated.

[fredlopez]

And yes HGSS are they best that along with platinum make gen 4 my favorite Generation and arguably the best

[Mermiam]

Later in the game Silver does come to love his pokemon and in the manga there is a lot of time given to explaining his attitude. Silver has been my favourite since it's first iteration but SoulSilver was just such a wonderful remake, it still had some of the flaws of the original but improved on everything else.

[nikkimejia]

You battle silver in the postgame at Mt Moon and what he says about pokemon, basically he's changed his mindset. Then also theres a celebi time traveling event where you can see Giovanni is Silvers father and explains why silver is the way he was. Also you see where Giovanni was hiding all this time... in a cave behind a waterfall. Then there’s a spiky pichu event at the ilex forest. And also if you take arceus to the ruins of alph you open a door to the sinjoh ruins where you can get a dialoga palkia or giratina egg you can do this twice one with a regular arceus and 2nd with an event gift arceus

[blackearl]

Loved the original, and loved the remake. Honestly, I didn't notice any of the flaws until I looked at people's opinions on the game. Ehh still not an issue for me.

[AugmentedDev]

This is the first Pokémon game I've ever played. Yeah, I came in late.

[marinomele]

It felt weird hearing someone say "I didn't know there was Kanto as well" as it's as much as a spoiler as who's Luke Skywalker's father...
But then... He never mentioned Red even once... He really doesn't know, does he?

[A_Bottle-Of_Orange_Crush]

One of my favorite games of all time and the pinnacle of the Pokemon series imo

[threethirtynine]

Currently playing through for the first time and there are a few flaws not talked much about that annoy me.

1.) The movement seems slow. Even if I’m using the running shoes. The bike does not have good control and you can’t switch to a more controllable bike. Emerald is peak movement to me. It’s fast yet fluid.

2.) Grinding is prevalent in all games so that’s not the issue, but the time it takes for the sprites to move, the Pokémon to come out, the time on the health bar all seems slower lol even with battle animations off. This wouldn’t be such a big deal if you weren’t forced to grind so much.

Aforementioned, emerald was so fluid and my definition of peak Pokemon, so maybe I’m biased lol but still, it should be mentioned.

[jenisia]

Still the best games of the franchise (love Black 2 though, but gotta go with HG/SS). Btw thnk for not adding bad cringe jokes. Ah yes Karen and her double teaming Umbreon. Im still transfering mons from my Pl/D games, so satisfying seeing Dialga & Giratina.

[Heat]

I like meowscarada lol I.wishi could transfer it to alolah or kanto