Generation II (Pokémon)

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NamePocket Monsters Gold and Silver Series
Pocket Monsters Heart Gold and Soul Silver Series
Japanese nameポケットモンスター 金
ポケットモンスター 銀
ポケットモンスター クリスタルバ

Generation IV (Pokémon) Remakes:
ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド
ポケットモンスター ソウルシルバー

Abbreviation(s)GSC, HGSS
Developer(s)Game Freak; Nintendo
Release dateNovember 21, 1999 - November 21, 2002 (Japan)
Platform(s)Gameboy, later multi-platform
Genre(s)Role-Playing Game
Fanart of Ethan, the Male protagonist of Gold, Silver and Crystal, with his Pokémon. Drawn by usagi_ba.
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Generation II Pokémon games include Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, and later Pokémon Crystal. This generation was also remade during Generation IV as Heart Gold and Soul Silver in 2009.

Generation II's fandom can be split into Gameverse, PokéAni and Pokéspe. This article focuses on 'Gameverse'.

Generation II Fandom

For more information regarding Generation I's fandom, see characters' and pairings' individual pages.

Relationships

The most popular pairing (coupling in Japanese) this generation both in Japanese and English-speaking PKMN fandom is Ethan/Silver (HunterShipping). Other popular pairings, as seen on Archive of Our Own, are Kris/Silver (RedemptionShipping), Lyra/Silver (SoulSilverShipping), Eusine/Morty (SacredShipping), Falkner/Morty (HonorShipping), and familial Lance & Silver. Gold & Kris & Silver & Lyra is also popular and forms the popular Johto Trio.[1] Famous Pokémon such as Marill, Pichu and Lugia were also introduced.

Remaining named characters include Falkner, Bugsy, Whitney, Chuck, Jasmine, Pryce, Clair, Ariana, Proton, Petrel, Archer, Will, Koga, Bruno, Karen, Lance, Janine, Blue Oak, Red and Giovanni.

Giovanni & Silver as well as Clair & Lance are also common, as Giovanni is Silver's father and Clair is Lance's cousin respectively.

Example/Notable Fanac

Fan Communities/Fan Events

Fan Art

Fan Fic

Other Pokémon Generations on Fanlore

  1. Generation I (Pokémon)
  2. Generation II (Pokémon)
  3. Generation III (Pokémon)
  4. Generation IV (Pokémon)
  5. Generation V (Pokémon)
  6. Generation VI (Pokémon)
  7. Generation VII (Pokémon)
  8. Generation VIII (Pokémon)
  9. Generation IX (Pokémon)

References/Further Reading

  1. ^ (Accessed Sept. 18, 2023)