Better Look At Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver Pre-Order Schwag

@ShaSt One:
Ok, so you're saying that you were perfectly fine with the existence of Magnemite, Exeggutor, and Geodude which were, respectively, a floating metal ball with an eye and magnets, a walking palm three with three exploding heads, and a rock (All in Generation 1).

...but the idea of a god-like Pokemon is just off the wall.

Getouttatown.

@Josdeb:

Thanks much!

@atm153: Well that dude in the middle of the pic os not an original and look how it goes monkeying about.

Pikachu Mariachi: We lol, so we don't =(

@Unoriginal username is unoriginal: A pain in the ass! That's what!

Pikachu Mariachi: We lol, so we don't =(

@thy_dungeonman: hee hee

Pikachu Mariachi: We lol, so we don't =(

@dracosummoner: He's right. I loved the first and second gens, and once I gave the other two a chance, they grew on me.

Josdeb

@FireSketch: Yeah and Arceus looks very upset, he did almost got hit in the crossfire.

my childhood memories have been reawakened!

@Kotakufan777:

I completely forgot about that Pokémon Pikachu thing (a cross between a virtual pet and a pedometer), but you're absolutely right.

@Fede17:

I honestly don't mean to be rude, and I apologize if I come across as such, but I'm noticing that you didn't complain about Lugia and Ho-Oh, so I'm assuming that you're including them in your "We liked the old ones better" statement.

The reason I'm pointing this out is that I know several people who make the same complaint towards even the Gold/Silver Pokémon.

It's perfectly fine if you want to choose the "first generation" (well, and the second) of Pokémon as your favorite, but I still don't really see what problem you have with the subsequent generations, other than the fact that you're not "used" to them.

@B33:

I certainly do, as Silver and Crystal (the two games of that "generation" that I owned) are still my favorite Pokémon games, though I only love the series more as time goes on.

I was overjoyed simply to hear the remixes of G/S/C songs in the FireRed / LeafGreen remakes, so I am extremely happy about these remakes. Thank God for that ...

...I can't believe I'm going to buy this.

I giggled when I read pedometer.

@Pizzaman: And my brothers and I are one of them ...

@jamesjohnson01: or if you didn't like that answer, more specifically, running out of good ideas.

@jamesjohnson01: making a god of all pokemon is called running out of ideas, my little pokemaniac

@zero111311: I hate in-game stuff, its just a simple code that they could have CTRL-C CTRL-V so that everyone could have had it. There's no value in that. Whereas these statues actually cost something to produce and thus, is actually limited. Aside from that, swag also looks cool on my shelf!

@Suave:

You've spotted a wild GOD.
Pikachu! Go!
Pikachu uses THUNDER WAVE!
Pikachu's owner is OUT OF HIS MIND!

@(Zombie) Goldwings: But you can't catch Gligar or Growlithe.

You needed us just as we needed you to finish our Pokedexes.

BTW, I own both Gold AND Silver.

Sadly, the internal batteries on both are dead.

@Protector one: Yep, Ho-oh looks pretty damn pleased with himself too..

FireSketch

@ShaSt One: Of course they ran out of ideas, because the fourth generation of Pokemon had the most amount of unique legendaries.

Fail.

@Atomsk88: From where do you get this information?

None of the Pokedexes or Pokemon movies have EVER said that.

It simply says that the Pokemon is said to appear in front of pure-hearted trainers, is the symbol of the rainbow and flies on its magnificent wings.

@excaleranth:

According to the Pokemon lore, he's essentially God. He made everything and everyone.

God help whoever has to come up with the Generation 5 legendaries.

@Soyerzzz:
Nosepass joined DEVO. That's how it evolved.

@atm153:

Seeing as how the Gen 2 guys showed up in the gen 3 games, it's possible Mudkip might show up.

VenomMelendez

ill wait a while to pre oredder it in case they bring these

SILVERAMMO

@DaemonGildas:

What are you talking about it's gotten complicated?

The complication is optional. You can still play and beat the game without any fancy EV training or egg moves or evolution tactics, as I do. But it's also there for those that want it.

Just pick up FireRed/LeafGreen and shut up.

@liveinabin: You had LeafGreen and FireRed.

This is like Pokemon Yellow but better.

- You visit Kanto AND Johto.
- Pokemon follow and interact with you; not just Pikachu, ANY Pokemon.
- Team Rocket's back.

It's basically Pokemon Yellow.

@VivaLaJam: You're a stupid robot dog thing.

It's Arceus, the creator of the universe embodied in Pokemon form. It can change into any Pokemon type depending on the plates you attach to it.

@azthegame: "Pre-order both, and you'll get a Arceus figure."

"Both," as used here, doesn't really imply that you get the other two as well. His mistake (or, just as likely, joke) really wasn't serious or significant enough that you should leave a rude comment to it.

Learn tolerance of others.

My360broked

@D Mitsuki : Gotta have guts kid!: Unfortunately many of the Nintendo Pokemon Event representatives set it off. =/

The Amazing Exploding-Man

@Michael Dukakis - Mets fan - Leader: The original Gold/Silver games were designed for the GameBoy Color, which could use infrared communication to connect to a Pikachu pedometer that was quite popular back then to get certain items, at least more easily.

I'm surprised they went to that much trouble to recreate it I guess.

Kotakufan777

D: Tempting....but I don't think I'll be getting the game.

NekuSakuraba

MAn, Nintendo's really upped their game. D:
I haven't bought a game for any of my Nintendo systems since Christmas, especially since I got my 360, but now there's like, 6 or 7 games I'm looking forward too. If only I had the money...

SadAstronaut

@ctuck: I forgot about this and I completely agree. It's actually that exact scene that, among others in the cartoon, that makes me feel like Ho-Oh is one of the most rare and elusive pokemon. All the new "god" pokemon are just lame.

Ranzell

@B33: yes, I remember like it was yesterday. Wait, I was playing Crystal version yesterday... close enough...

excaleranth

@TravisTouchdown: Whoops, make that pre-order.

So, if we order both, we get Ho-oh, Lugia and Arceus?

@Pete359: I am in wonder as to how anyone could have read that and come to the conclusion that you had to buy 4 games to get all 3... Buy 1, get 1., Buy both, get 3. Amazing...

azthegame

Am I the only one who wished they would just keep it simple, and do a *true* remake of Red&Blue? Personally, I hate having to mess with all this crap about "What's their personality" or "What gender are they". I kinda liked that the original games left that to your imagination. Likewise, it's gotten too complicated on how to raise your Pokemon; instead of just playing the game, it's like you have to plan out how you're going to use each and every pokemon in every fight, to make sure you "EV" them correctly.

If it were up to me, I'd say give Red&Blue a true remake on the Wii, do away with all of the senseless crap that's been tacked on, and allow players to customize their Pokemon's movelist at any point, not just choosing four moves to last forever. Stick with the original, iconic designs of the first 151, and really take the time to flesh the world out, and give it a unique spin.

Also, I'm fine with it being labeled a children's game, but does that mean my character has to look more like a girl than a mid-teen boy?

@Strom Thurmond: Actually, it looks more like Ho-oh came on Lugia. Notice the Poké bukake on his wings.

@Soyerzzz: Lol Nosepass and Probopass are brilliant! Pity its typing kills it =(

@ctuck: Pokemon games aren't about the story! =P

@No I wouldn't like tea and crumpets: Nope it was Ho-oh:

[pokemon.neoseeker.com]

@ctuck: That was moltres not Ho-Oh I swear? Its been a long time though you may be right...

@That mop mutant from NES.: 0_O DAMN. Did you never play Pokemon Gold/Silver? I feel sorry for you if you didn't....

yanipheonu

@Pete359:
no, if you order both games you receive the 3rd figure in addition to the first two. if you order the heart gold game or the soul silver, then you just receive a figure for the legendary that game represents.

I love how no one can bother to translate this stuff correctly. nintendo did the same type of promotion when diamond and pearl were released, and the people who reserved both titles received a 3rd figure of all of the 3 starting pokemon in the games.

@Pizzaman: surprisingly the east and west divide is much smaller then most expect.

caster

@zero111311: i love it when devs spend time making stuff that will only ever be used or seen by a very few people at the game's launch. /eyeroll/

caster

@ctuck: the toon was ok, have you read the manga it was biased on? really fricking good

caster

@(Zombie) Goldwings: Well, you go catch a Teddiursa or its evolution. Oh wait, you can't either. :)

I'm pretty sure I'll be getting both seeing as how I have both of the originals now. :)

Battle Man, from the immensely popular "Mega Network X" series. God. Who doesn't know that?

I want these thingies for some reason.

KenogaBrave

@zero111311:

Can I transfer mine from MGS3 to Soul Silver?

@Nuked_Burrito: That is because you are made of win.

macintosh3000

@Michael Dukakis - Mets fan - Leader: In soviet Russia Pokemon Catches you!

thy_dungeonman

Damn... I want it! Lugia! FireBird! Woot!

@zero111311: Ah I hate ingame stuff. If I forget to preorder or have no money that particular release, I miss out just for not preordering, even if I still buy the game new. Just my view anyway.

POKEMON, LOOK AT EM

@(Zombie) Goldwings: O snap!

Perfectnumpty

@ctuck:

I felt Gold had the best story, overall. >_> R/S was lame, though. The originals were cool too. (Can't compare E or DPPt)

Kyle Imre Wargo

@Pizzaman: Political Debate: It's on!

If these are made by the same company that made the Giratina pre-order Figure (and it looks like they are) then they definitely won't end up looking this nice.

Jayzilla

All I want is a new Pokemon Yellow :(

liveinabin

@ctuck:
im 19, i still watch my pokemon season 1 dvds

WTF is the one in the middle?

Looks like a stupid dog robot thing

May have to buy a DS now and a copy of Soul Silver, fun times had on that game

Internet illiteracy spreads and ruins the word "schwag" for stoners. Only Grammar Nazis care. News @ 11.

MrKlorox

@Here's Some Weapons: Well at the end they showed our universe was really a marble being played with by kid aliens so it's still true in the end

@ShaSt One: No, no...that would just be the galaxy, my good man.

@Strom Thurmond: I'll take that as a "DUH!!".

@D Mitsuki : Gotta have guts kid!: Its supposed to link to your pokemon so you can walk and the linked pokemon gains exp from it.

D3t3rr3nce

@Koda89:

Except Darkrai, only Darkrai is Darkrai's bitch.

etansit

@Byakko: well, if we are to trust the events from Men in Black then the universe is indeed on Orion's belt

@Unoriginal username is unoriginal: I'll always remember Dunsparce from when I'd go on this chat program called The Palace where you'd join a server with background images and personal avatars to wear and chat, and there was a Pokemon Palace, and you could go to different rooms, and every room was a different setting in the game (one would be Pewter City, next room would be Mt. Moon, etc.), so I'd go inside the Pokemon Tower, and there'd be this guy who always left an image in the room that expressed his lament for his dead Dunsparce named "Dragoon"

those were crazy times

@undefined:

Didn't we also enslave Time and Space? The entirety of existence, stuck on the belt of some 12 year old.

@GreatNocturn357: video gamers

@excaleranth: The thing in the middle is called running out of ideas.

I'm thinking that while mudkip won't be available on this version, you can get it from someone else who has one. thank goodness for the gts.

Michael Stanley

@Okari: The Giratina thing wasn't exlusive to a store, was it? I got Platinum at Walmart and it came with the figurine and a DS case.

SolidEyeSystem

@jamesjohnson01: Ho-Oh!

Don't you remember? I mean, Ho-Oh created Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. He was basically the "all-seeing guardian" of all Pokemon in the second generation.

Now Ho-Oh is a mystically phoenix and nothing else. With Arceus, there's pretty much nothing else that can top a Pokemon that has been around since the very beginning of creation and has created multiple Pokemon for the purposes of balancing the entire universe.

Atomsk88

Maybe I am a bit stupid ...but those are Pegasus ,Cygnus and Phoenix from Saint Seiya (the Knights of the Zodiac ).

Iberianpower

Et tu, Ashcraft?

@ctuck:

And Silver/Gold was still passable on the story, and fighting ash as the pokemon champion was dope!

The rest of the pokemon games where its just "uh oh some group is gonnna catch this pokemon and use it to blah blah blah blah blah the world and even though you catch all the pokemon you want and use them to do your bidding, you must stop them from doin the same!"

I realize its pokemon and all, but it seems there was a time when despite the fact you were selling something to kids, you still wrote somethin neat.

/cartoons suck nowadays :(

I want this to come to America already! I haven't been this excited for a game in a long time... probably back when G/S were being released.

@(Zombie) Goldwings: Oh no he didn't!

Who would preorder both in this economy?

GreatNocturn357

@JonhMan:

At first it had a good sense of progression and wonder, which you cant really repeat when that same plucky kid goes to every country in the world and seeing every pokemon ever and nothing changes.

There was a kid in Junior high who openly wrote pokemon fanfics... courageous idiot... but the pokemon story could actually be pretty cool.

@spannu: ...

Wait, can't you just get the preorder gifts and then cancel you're pre order? Then you get all three figures for 5 dollars (or whatever the preorder price is).

Z33RO

@Strom Thurmond: At the end of the day, aren't we all into that sort of thing?

spannu

@ctuck: Oh yeah... The first season was the best. Now adays, there's just waaaay too many freaking Pokemon.

The Gold / Silver era of Pokemon games was definitely my favorite.

@jamesjohnson01: Seriously, all they do is bitch and moan about a series they've long forgotten about.

The original 151/251 are still in there, GET OVER IT. So much for being loyal.

Off to PlayAsia... I'm more sentimental toward the 1990s generations, so I'll probably skip over Platinum for whichever one I picked.

That and 2G was the only generation I haven't actually gotten around to playing yet. Hmm.

Pre-ordered a few minutes ago. Now that I think of it, this and Platinum are the only games I've actually bothered pre-ordering.

@Fede17: So I guess "old fans" poisoning the fandom exists even in Western communities. Interesting.

@zero111311: Agreed. The stupid RBY loyalists need to get with the times.

@Koda89:

Ask Kratos.

@zero111311: Communism = What God wants, no?

Although I posted that here 2 weeks ago, @(Zombie) Goldwings: I'm sorry, which generation had a "god pokemon" that created all there ever was? The closest thing to that was Mew, really, and that was back in 1998. Regardless, Mew is simply the first Pokemon, not necessarily the creator of the universe that took a Pokemon form.

@Ranzell:

I always loved how in the cartoon Ash saw Ho-oh right from the start.

Yeah I was in love with the cartoon, that first season was awesome... I don't care who you are.

@[lmgtfy.com] ?

@Roulette: He's into that kind of thing.

@Placentasaurus: Hey, at least Vespiquen was awesome...

Useless, but awesome.

@(Zombie) Goldwings: True, but once they do that, the Pokemon series will have jumped the shark/nuked the fridge, cause how can you get stronger than a deity?

@excaleranth: One of the hideously ugly new Pokemon they've been making since the GBA games. The art direction in these games has really, really gone downhill.

I want one of those nifty paper weights.

I'm seriously considering delaying my purchase of a PS3 so I can get a DS and this. I LURVE LUGIA!!!!1! I'm guessing no mudkip cameo, considering there's no mudkips in the original. But whatever.

atm153

@Strom Thurmond: So I guess that means Arceus is standing in his own oddly-shaped poo?

@Koda89: Until the next iteration shows off another stronger "rare" pokemon. Seriously it's a never ending cycle.

@Jeremy Weaver:

Like a Christmas lightbulb! Haha.

@Michael Dukakis - Mets fan - Leader: It must be stopped at all costs!

@Blue Wizard 422:
*high five*
You Ho-oh lovers go away and catch some Skarmory or something... oh that's right, you can't >:D

Oh well thank you zero111311. Those are some colorful eyes.

Jeremy Weaver

@zero111311: Great, now it creeps me out even more.

Unoriginal username is unoriginal

@excaleranth:

The result of a bad acid trip.

@Jeremy Weaver:

[archives.bulbagarden.net]

The phoenix like creature is just hilarious. If they only turned it's head slightly and it wouldn't have looked like it was writhing in fire.

@(Zombie) Goldwings: Silver's the best Pokemon game ever, and Lugia is my fave of all of them. Soul Silver's gonna be great!

@Edairu wants a Phantom Dust 2!: We got the Platinum figurine so we'll probably get these as well. Of course it will be a GS or Toys R Us exclusive though.

Okari

@excaleranth: Arceus, the God Pokemon.

Basically, all other Pokemon are it's bitch.

I just want to know the eyes are for the one in the middle. And don't tell me it doesn't need eyes because it's a god pokemon.
Also, I just want the Silver version already.

Jeremy Weaver

@Soyerzzz:

This is a much better question.

@Soyerzzz: Mario got funky with it.

@Fede17:

Sorry, I like Arceus, and I've been around since the beginning.

@(Zombie) Goldwings: Yet Squirtle > Lugia?

santasassassin

@Unoriginal username is unoriginal: Even worse, Why the hell does Nosepass even exist? Infact how did it get an evoloution form?

@zero111311: Same here, except for the Arceus part. A lot of people complain about the new Pokemon not being as good as the old, but I think it's just the legendaries. Or maybe just the oversaturation of legendaries.

I'd rather have the Lugia statue than Arceus.

santasassassin

@Unoriginal username is unoriginal:

Dunsparce is based on the mythical tsuchinoko. Tsuchinoko are 30 cm to 80 cm long, with a large head and poisonous fangs. Its body is thicker than its head and tail. The noises it makes resemble squeaks, chirps and snores. Unlike real snakes, which slither from side to side, a tsuchinoko wiggles ahead in a straight line. The tsuchinoko curls its body to leap through the air. Dunsparce also shares some traits with bumblebees, including its stripes, tiny wings, and stinger-like tail.

A pedometer eh? That has to be one of the strangest pieces of schwag in a while. The creators want you to walk I guess?

What the crap is that thing in the middle?! GET IT OUT OF MY POKEYMANZ! WE LIKE THE OLD ONES BETTER!!!!

you should probably edit that the "release this fall", its out in japan this fall, but its not gonna be out in english for like another year.

Hmm, a pedometer.

I guess with all the children preordering the game and going to buy it without there parents, it's nice that Nintendo offers them a tool to detect the pedo's from the guys who genuinely like to give kids candy.

You know, so they can get there most out of there Gamestop visit.

@[lmgtfy.com]

Anyone else here have fond memories of trudging through the original renditions of Gold and Silver?

B33

@Michael Dukakis - Mets fan - Leader: It says in the article o: And I know the site comes off as mean but I didn't mean for it to be that way xD

SurprisedFace

@Edairu wants a Phantom Dust 2!:

I always thought Lugia and Ho-Oh were the best "rare" pokemon for any of the games.

Ranzell

@Unoriginal username is unoriginal: when all else fails, guess genitalia.

I never in my life bought both versions of any Pokemon game, because all I did was buy the opposite version of whatever my friends bought and later traded with them.
Now with all this Wifi stuff, who needs friends or an extra $40.
Tempting as Arceus may be, in my mind, Lugia > Arceus
Ho-oh < Squirtle <--- take that Gold users

So to get all three figures I need to buy four copies.

Great.

@SurprisedFace: Well how could he google it if he didn't know its name?

@Unoriginal username is unoriginal: Dunsparce: The Hovering, Sleeping, Roadkill Drilltailed Snake Pokemon. No Pokemon can hover while sleeping with a drill tail after being run over by an 18 wheeler like this one can.

SenileProfessorOak

@Strom Thurmond: Well...at least it's not as obvious the Giratina statue for Platinum...I found it very uncomfortable to look at it.

@excaleranth: Cyborg.

They ran out of organic creatures to rip off.

B33

@[www.lmgtfy.com]

SurprisedFace

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL DUNSPARCE IS SUPPOSE TO BE!!!

Unoriginal username is unoriginal

@Michael Dukakis - Mets fan - Leader:

It's Arceus.. He's actually a god pokemon.

[bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net]

@excaleranth: Arceus. It's the 'Diety' Pokemon.

Haha, a "crystal" clear pic, eh Brian? I always love pre-order Schwag, Gold/Silver was possible my favorite generation. (It's close to R/B/Y) I love the first 251 Pokemon, they are my favorites!! :)

FISSIONMAILEDGF

@excaleranth:

Arceus.

I dunno about you guys, but I prefer in-game stuff compared to Statues. The only one of the three that I like there is the Arceus one, but yeah, I'd still prefer an in-game bonus!

What the hell is that thing in the middle?

excaleranth

Dayumn, hope those come here, I want that Lugia figure, looks awesome.

DragnFiyar

That one in the middle looks like it has the hammer and sickle. Its a communist Pokemon.

Lugia lookin' damn awesome there.

SurprisedFace

Yet another cool pre-order bonus us Americans will be missing out on. =(

Lugia just came. So did Ho-Oh, for that matter.

@B33:

Hells yeah. I remember my big brother taking me over to the store so I could pick up Silver. That game was legit. Everything about it was awesome. Two countries and some awesome music. Plus cool missions, like the Red Gyrados!

Jethos

@THEJOHNNYOHM: I never said off the wall. Most Pokemon are off the wall, the coolest ones are. I said they're running out of ideas, they have been for years. Good luck trying to one up The God of All Pokemon!! lol. Don't take it personally... who knows though, maybe they'll make a God of the God of All Pokemon and say Arceus was just like kinda the Pokemon equivalent of Jesus. That might work.

@Kobun: Has anyone seen that Newgrounds video, called N!n10Doh! or something like that. There's a Pokemon sketch like that:
Okay we've conquered every Pokemon known to man...What next?
We go for GOD!
Nope we've got that too.
at the pokemon headquarters:
.........
.........
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUCK!

The Arceus figurine in the middle kind dropped a bomb on the nostalgia.

RevengaSweet

@Jayzilla: Was going to point that out too, not sure why so many are going crazy over these.. there very small, made out of a cheap plastic and not very good looking.

If you were going to pre-order anyway, the yeah, why not, but I wouldn't go out of your way to get one.

Highwinter