PWBT HGSS News Thread

Like Pokémon Platinum, Heart Gold & Soul Silver have special details implemented within the game if you send certain Pokémon over. With this Pokémon, the Movie 12 Arceus (and other subsequent Arceus from various events around the world), you get new aspects in both Platinum and Heart Gold & Soul Silver. The special feature in this game for Arceus is much more elaborate than the Platinum one.

If you trade Arceus over to Heart Gold & Soul Silver from Diamond, Pearl or Platinum and take the Arceus with you to a specific place, to be confirmed later, you will meet up with Cynthia, the former Champion of the Sinnoh Region. She will explain that Arceus has the ability to create newborn Pokémon. Out of the three possibilities, you only have the option of getting one so you have to choose wisely. They are all at Level 1 so it is a truely personal preference based decision.

Like Pokémon Platinum, Heart Gold & Soul Silver have got special details implemented within the game if you send certain Pokémon over.. In Platinum, this allowed for new forms and capturing of certain Pokémon. However, Heart Gold & Soul Silver have got a slightly different take on this.

If you send over the special Pikachu Coloured Pichu obtained from the special 12th movie event given away from June 19th to July 18th, a special event will activate. This event takes place in Ilex Forest. When you go by Celebi's Shrine in Ilex Forest when you have the Pikachu Coloured Pichu in your party, a Notched-Ear Pichu will appear.

The full details of this event are still unknown, but it is confirmed that you get the Notched Ear Pichu to join your team. It is unknown what is special about the Notched Ear Pichu or if you can get it any other way

In Pokémon Yellow, a new feature was introduced which had your starter Pokémon, Pikachu, follow you around. Pikachu was always behind you and you could always check it to see its happiness. This feature later returned in Amity Square in Diamond, Pearl & Platinum, with a limit to 20 Pokémon. In Heart Gold & Soul Silver, you once again get a partner Pokémon. However, it is not limited to your starter Pokémon.

In Heart Gold & Soul Silver, as soon as you get your Pokémon, Professor Elm will say that your Pokémon can come out and walk along with you. Originally, this would seem to follow the precedent set with Pokémon Yellow, however every single Pokémon can be sent out to follow you. From Bulbasaur to Arceus, you can have any of your favourites follow you. To do this, all it seems you need to do is have the Pokémon at the top of your team and it shall be sent out.

Like with Pikachu in Pokémon Yellow, you have the ability to interact with your Pokémon. If you turn around and face your Pokémon, simply press A and you will get to see the mood of your Pokémon. Whether it's happy with you, apathetic or is in trouble due to low health or a status condition. This will allow you to be able to quickly guage how your Pokémon is doing.