OFFICIAL: Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver coming to DS

[megumi]

Role, do you mean where the trainer goes flying off the scale due to the Pokemon's weight?

I dunno, seeing a giant Pokemon like Dialga or something in one tile would be a little weird. Though the NPC's faces would be interesting. xD

 

[Role]

Yeah, it's hilarious. ^-^ The first time I saw it, I literally fell over laughing.

And I agree... Giant pokemon taking up only one tile is kinda... underwhelming. It'd be cool if it'd at least take up a 2x2... Or even 1.5x1.5...

 

[Volt]

According to Serebii, release date was conformed to be September 12, 2009. *Hopes to have enough money to buy them by then*

 

[Role]

The JP release date? I'll wait until it's no longer moonspeak...

That, and I still think it's gonna be DSi enhanced, which if I'm not mistaken, they've brought back that stupid Region Locking for.... >_>

 

[Volt]

I don't believe any DS games are and will ever be region locked. I have quite a number of imported Pokemon games and for the special features, I have been able to get all of the Pokemon released over Wi-Fi (like the Nintendo Event Jirachi that triggers an event in HG/SS).

 

[MugenSeiRyuu]

Ha, I was right! The one Scan showed the Gizamimi Pichu!
Yes, there is indeed a Pichu with her own sprite. I bet there is something about her, like her not being able to evolve or something.

 

[megumi]

The immediate successor to the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo DSi, is region-locked. However older DS games will play on it regardless of region of origin.

It's region-locked alright.

 

[Volt]

Awww. That sucks. ;-; Now I want a Japanese DSi...

Well, all that matters to me is that the official box art still shows the old logo. Nowhere on it is any indication that there is a "DSi Only" thing. If it could only be played on the DSi, I'd think it would show up on the side where the DS logo is.

 

[megumi]

They're all DS games (meaning can be played on any DS), just the newer ones are region-locked on the DSi. It doesn't mean they're DSi-only. >_> I dunno, I would give it a try on a Lite or something.

 

[Volt]

Oh. So it just means you can't download stuff on the DSi? Well, I didn't care about that to begin with... XD

 

[TennisLord94]

You can preorder the game on play-asia
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-9g-49-en-15-heart+gold-70-3guk.html

 

[StelarSX]

Apricots are coming back.

 

[megumi]

A new container called the Apricorn Case will allow the growth of Apricorns while moving about. Watering Apricorns there will also be visible now.

 

[Volt]

Blech. I hope it takes a shorter amount of time to finish the Monster Balls this time. The Bonguri Fruits took waaaaaaay too long last time. C'mon! 24 hours?! I just wanna have a good supply of Fast Balls and Love Love Balls. And maybe some Moon Balls and Lure Balls...Hell, I wanna have at least 100 of each, but that's never gonna happen with that slow creation speed. D:

 

[Role]

So, I wonder what they'll do to combat monster ball redundancy? Change what certain apricots get you?

 

[Volt]

I dunno, but all of the Gen II Monster Balls (Love Love, Lure, Level, Heavy, Friend, Moon, and Speed) are conformed for a return. Of those:

Friend Balls = Gorgeous Balls
Lure Balls ~ Net Balls (Net Balls also work for Bugs)
Lure Balls = Dive Balls

So there will be a little bit of redundancy. Not too much though.

 

[Role]

Speed balls... aren't those similar to something that we've got now? I mean, Fast Balls? They sound like it, at least... or do they work better on things faster then what you've got out or something?

 

[Crash And Burn]

you can always change date and time setting on DS to make those pocket monster things. Faster.

 

[TennisLord94]

Apricots are coming back.

lol major score

 

[Volt]

Speed balls... aren't those similar to something that we've got now? I mean, Fast Balls? They sound like it, at least... or do they work better on things faster then what you've got out or something?

Well, there's a difference between the Speed Balls from Gen II and the Quick Balls in Gen IV. With Speed Balls, the faster a Pokemon is, the more likely the catch. With Quick Balls, the earlier on in the battle, the more likely the catch.