Gold and Silver's Pokedex covers 251 Pokemon across the Johto and Kanto regions. Gen 2 split the old Special stat into Sp. Atk and Sp. Def, added Dark and Steel types to counter Psychic, and introduced breeding and held items. The time-of-day system means some Pokemon only appear at night or during the morning. Use the filters to browse by type, generation, or stats.

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Chikorita
#001

Chikorita

grass
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Bayleef
#002

Bayleef

grass
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Meganium
#003

Meganium

grass
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Cyndaquil
#004

Cyndaquil

fire
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Quilava
#005

Quilava

fire
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Typhlosion
#006

Typhlosion

fire
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Totodile
#007

Totodile

water
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Croconaw
#008

Croconaw

water
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Feraligatr
#009

Feraligatr

water
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Pidgey
#010

Pidgey

normalflying
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Pidgeotto
#011

Pidgeotto

normalflying
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Pidgeot
#012

Pidgeot

normalflying
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Spearow
#013

Spearow

normalflying
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Fearow
#014

Fearow

normalflying
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Hoothoot
#015

Hoothoot

normalflying
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Noctowl
#016

Noctowl

normalflying
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Rattata
#017

Rattata

normal
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Raticate
#018

Raticate

normal
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Sentret
#019

Sentret

normal
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Furret
#020

Furret

normal
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Pichu
#021

Pichu

electric
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Pikachu
#022

Pikachu

electric
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Raichu
#023

Raichu

electric
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Caterpie
#024

Caterpie

bug
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Metapod
#025

Metapod

bug
C
Butterfree
#026

Butterfree

bugflying
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Weedle
#027

Weedle

bugpoison
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Kakuna
#028

Kakuna

bugpoison
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Beedrill
#029

Beedrill

bugpoison
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Ledyba
#030

Ledyba

bugflying
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Ledian
#031

Ledian

bugflying
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Spinarak
#032

Spinarak

bugpoison
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Ariados
#033

Ariados

bugpoison
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Geodude
#034

Geodude

rockground
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Graveler
#035

Graveler

RockGround
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Golem
#036

Golem

rockground
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Zubat
#037

Zubat

poisonflying
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Golbat
#038

Golbat

poisonflying
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Crobat
#039

Crobat

poisonflying
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Cleffa
#040

Cleffa

fairy
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Clefairy
#041

Clefairy

fairy
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Clefable
#042

Clefable

fairy
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Igglybuff
#043

Igglybuff

normalfairy
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Jigglypuff
#044

Jigglypuff

normalfairy
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Wigglytuff
#045

Wigglytuff

normalfairy
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Togepi
#046

Togepi

fairy
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Togetic
#047

Togetic

fairyflying
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Sandshrew
#048

Sandshrew

ground
  • 251. That's 100 new Johto Pokemon added to the original 151 from Kanto. The game spans two regions, so you encounter Pokemon from both generations during the story. Some Gen 1 Pokemon only appear in Kanto after beating the Elite Four.

  • Gold gets Mankey, Growlithe, Spinarak, Teddiursa, Gligar, and Mantine. Silver gets Vulpix, Meowth, Ledyba, Phanpy, Delibird, and Skarmory. Plus the box legendaries: Ho-Oh in Gold, Lugia in Silver.

  • Cyndaquil is the safest pick. Typhlosion has good Speed and Sp. Atk, and Fire coverage is hard to find early. Totodile hits hard physically but suffers from the Gen 2 issue: Water is a special type, so its Attack stat doesn't apply to STAB moves. Chikorita is the weakest start by far, since Grass is resisted by most early gyms.

  • Dark and Steel. Dark type finally gives Psychic a real weakness and counter. Steel resists almost everything and tanks hits. Umbreon and Tyranitar are the standout Dark types. Steelix and Scizor make Steel immediately relevant.

  • Generation 2, released in 1999 in Japan and 2000 in North America for the Game Boy Color. Added breeding, held items, a day/night cycle, two new types (Dark and Steel), and split the Special stat into Sp. Atk and Sp. Def.

  • Yes. After beating the Johto Elite Four, the entire Kanto region opens up with 8 more gym leaders to challenge. It's the same map from Red and Blue, updated for Gen 2. Clearing all 16 badges unlocks the fight against Red on Mt. Silver.

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