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| Pokemon Gold | Pokemon Silver |
| Jp: November 21, 1999 Na: October 15, 2000 |
Jp: Jp: November 21, 1999 Na: October 15, 2000 |
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| Pokemon Crystal |
| Jp: December 14, 2000 Na: July 29, 2001 |
Gen 2 is equally more nostalgic to me than Gen 1, perhaps even more so. The routes and sprities are practically rainbow-shaded compared to the monochromatic RBY era, and Johnto is still (to me) the coziest region there is. (～￣▽￣)～
I also have the Gen 1 games on my 3DS, including a few romhacks like Pokemon Red Full Colour, which is just the same as the official vers. but with G/S/C sprites. After all, the orginals are not well known for their stellar graphics .-.
My family had Gold and Silver growing up, but the Silver had a dead battery (and so never kept a save file), which was always a shame to me because Lugia was my favourite legendary bird. I never owned Crystal until the 3DS VC came out, but it’s fascinating to me how it was the first in the series to have a female playable character.
Some pokemon were released before the games came out, such as Ho-oh, Togepi, and the famous “Pikablu” (Marill), to build up hype and intrigue (☆▽☆)
There is plenty to criticise gen 2 for: Re-use of Team Rocket, a strange level curve due to a non-linear gym order in the middle, a region that may rely too heavily on it’s neighbour for content, and the scattering of gen 2 pokemon can make many options too late in the game to be viable. But none of that has ever stopped me from thoroughly enjoying every playthrough.
I also have the Gen 1 games on my 3DS, including a few romhacks like Pokemon Red Full Colour, which is just the same as the official vers. but with G/S/C sprites. After all, the orginals are not well known for their stellar graphics .-.
We also can’t forget that gen 2 introduced shinies- Very rare, alternative coloured pokemon. By very rare, I mean there’s a 1/8192 chance in encountering a shiny pokemon, which are very low odds compared to the more modern games. Despite that, or maybe because of that, many shiny hunters still hunt their full-odds shinies in gen 2. Me included.
Hoot hoot is one of my favourite early bird pokemon, design-wise. It probably helped that I really like owls and I had a plushie of one as a kid, bought from a car boot sale. It took me years to realise that Noctowl was not flying-psychic, and was just a normal-flying type with psychic traits. I dream of the day this injustice is resolved.
The electric sheep family is wildly recongiseable for their adorable, distinct designs and usage in games. Even those who don’t use the line in their games (Rip Crystal players) would still recognise the Ampharos in the lighthouse who got sick.
And those who DO use the line in their teams make fantastic use of their high special attack stats, and perhaps Ampharos’ mega evolution in later gens.
I doubt I’m the only one who would love to cuddle with a mareep, despite the risk of electric shocks, and it’s probably helped by my love of sheep in general
I was utterly obsessed with totodiles as a kid, to the point I very much wanted to be one. The Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series probably further encouraged this, but I eventually grew out of it (sorta). I’m still a fan of crocnaw and feraligatr, but I’m afraid totodile has 1# space in my heart. Maybe it doesn’t help that feraligatr’s backsprite in a few other gens made it look like it had a naked ass just hanging out, and I KNOW I’m not the only one who thought so.
The line is also an interesting example of a physical-attacking water type, which makes sense considering their design inspiration’s and the emphasis on their powerful jaws. Unfortunately, gen 2 had no physical-special split (which came in Gen 4), meaning all water type moves were special-type. Therefore, the line had to either forgo a STAB bonus but use a relatively weak move, or use their high-ish physical power with a differently typed move.
Does that stop me from wanting to use totodile as my starter in gen 2 playthroughs? Not really.
Although I don’t typically use Umbreon in my playthroughs, it is one of my favourites for design. Especially its shiny form. It’s surprisingly bulky and isn’t much of an attacker, but definitely has/ had it’s place in the competitive scene
Despite playing more of Pokemon Gold as a kid (because our Silver copy had the dreaded battery failure and I had no clue how to fix it, although I did still try), I had always been more drawn to Lugia as a pokemon. Back then I had a strong fascination with the ocean, and I loved stories of sea creatures lurking in the depths. This fascination still rings true today, but that’s for a different shrine.
I prefer Lugia with the black accents rather than the dark blue ones, I think I just appreciate the contrast more, or maybe it’s more nostalgic for me. We also can’t ignore the beautiful banger that is Lugia’s Song, and it’s insane creation
If I can use a Heracross on a team, I will try my best to get it. I love it's design and adorable smile, and it's hot pink shiny form. It’s general rarity (Usually only found in trees with low encounter rates, or just low encounter rates) make it a fun challenge to encounter in the first place, making it’s place in a team more memorable.
Because sometimes I love things but can't form good words
