HeartGold and SoulSilver Home
HeartGold and SoulSilver were originally released in 2009 (Japan) and 2010 (international) for the Nintendo DS. They are remakes of Gold, Silver, and Crystal. The original cartridges are able to trade and battle with each other, and with the DS games Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, using the wireless capabilities of the DS. They can also use the DS' wireless capabilities to receive Pokémon from the Ranger series. They are also able to wirelessly communicate with the Nintendo Wii game Pokémon Battle Revolution.
Using the Game Boy Advance slot of an original model DS, Pokémon from Ruby, Sapphire, & Emerald and FireRed & LeafGreen (and by extension, Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness) can be transferred to HeartGold and SoulSilver, although they cannot be returned to any Game Boy Advance or GameCube game. Using the wireless functionality of the DS, Pokémon from HeartGold and SoulSilver can be sent to Black & White and Black 2 & White 2, although they cannot be returned from those games to Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver.
The original release of HeartGold and SoulSilver also packaged the Pokéwalker accessory with new copies of the game. The Pokéwalker is a pedometer that allows players to encounter and catch Pokémon and get items by increasing their step count with it, and these Pokémon and items can be transferred back to a connected copy of HeartGold or SoulSilver using the infrared capability of the DS and the Pokéwalker.
The first 493 Pokémon in the National Pokédex are all programmed into the game. Between the two games, the player can access 254 Pokémon that are part of the Johto Pokédex, as well as a wide variety of Hoenn Pokémon and some Sinnoh Pokémon. Pokémon that are missing from these games can be traded in from Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum.
Subpages
- Johto Locations: A list of all areas in the Johto region, with their encounter tables, items, and Trainers.
- Kanto Locations: A list of all areas in the Kanto region, with their encounter tables, items, and Trainers.
- Pokéwalker: An explanation of appearance rate mechanics in the Pokéwalker, and a listing of all courses' Pokémon and items.
- Pokédex Pages: A collection of pages dedicated to Pokédex completion.
- All Pokémon and their locations: A table containing all available Pokémon and their locations, including Pokéwalker locations.
- All Pokémon and their games: A table containing all available Pokémon and the games they can be caught in, including HeartGold, SoulSilver, and the Pokéwalker.
- Battle Frontier: A page detailing the mechanics of the Battle Frontier, with further pages about each individual facility, and data about enemy Pokémon and Trainers.
- Ribbons: A list of all Ribbons that can be obtained in HeartGold and SoulSilver and their locations.
- Time events: A list of all events tied to a specific time of day or day of the week.
- Photography: A list of all locations and times where the player can take photos.
- Move locations: The locations of all TMs, HMs, and Move Tutors, and the Move Relearner.
- Evolutionary item locations: Lists of all obtainable evolutionary or breeding items and their locations.
- Poké Ball locations: A list of all Poké Ball locations.
- Apricorn locations: A list of all Apricorn locations.
- Berry locations: A list of all Berry locations.
- Hidden item locations: A list of all hidden items and their locations.
- Stat booster locations: A list of all stat-boosting items, as well as Rare Candies, and their locations.
- Utility reference: A list of all places where a utility item (an HM, Headbutt, Rock Smash, the Bicycle, the SquirtBottle, or the Pokégear radio) is required to access something.
- Held item locations: Lists of all obtainable held items and their locations.
- Trainer held items: A list of all items held by enemy Trainers' Pokémon that can be stolen.
- Wild held items: A list of all Pokémon that can hold items when encountered in the wild, and their items.
- Minimum levels (version 1): A page with lists of the lowest levels you can find Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver alone (including the Pokéwalker).
- Minimum levels (version 2): A page with lists of the lowest levels at which you can have any Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver, taking into account Pokémon that can be obtained at lower levels by trading with Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum, but excluding levels only obtainable via Pal Park transfer from a GBA game.
- Minimum levels (version 3): A page with lists of the lowest levels at which you can have any Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver, taking into account Pokémon that can be obtained at lower levels by transferring from Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, or LeafGreen or trading with Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum.
- Maximum levels: A page with lists of the maximum levels you can find Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver and the Pokéwalker alone, for Pokémon obtained in the wild, through purchase, or via gift.
Off-site resources
Please contact me if a source has a broken link, if a better version of the source exists, or if you know of a source you want to add.
- IV Calculator, on PycoSites.
- Stat Calculator, on PycoSites.
- Damage Calculator, pre-loaded with all Trainers' Pokémon.
- RNG Manipulation Guide, on Smogon.
- Sweet Scent Guide, on Smogon.
- Pokéathlon Records & PID Calculator
- Voltorb Flip Guide, on The Cave of Dragonflies.
- Capture Mechanics, on The Cave of Dragonflies.
- Catch Rate Calculator, on The Cave of Dragonflies.
- Locations, for an alternate view, on The Cave of Dragonflies.
- Places to Train, for good level training locations, on The Cave of Dragonflies.
- Legendary Capture Guide, on Smogon.
- Move Tutor List, on Smogon.
- Breeding Guide, on Smogon.
- In-Game Tier List, a fan-driven effort to rank how good Pokémon are when used in-game, on Smogon.
- EV Training Guide, on Smogon.
- Gen 4 base stats, on Bulbapedia.
- Pokémon movepools, on Bulbapedia.
- Password generator, for getting special Pokémon Eggs and Box wallpapers in Violet City, on PokéMow.
Credits & sources
- ShinxHijinx, for making scaled-down versions of the Home models, the table colors used, and general layout ideas.
- A ton of dedicated Battle Frontier players (all credited on the Battle Frontier page), for various Battle Frontier related things.
- Dragonfree, for helping me work through the optimal way to display encounter tables for HeartGold/SoulSilver and Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, and helping me with my JavaScript.
- Mow, for answering a great many questions about the game based on the code and providing insight other sources lack.
- veekun dumps, for encounter tables for HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- Bulbapedia, for item and Trainer information for HeartGold and SoulSilver. I have independently verified all of the information myself as well.