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Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal Hints

What's the difference between GSC and RBY?

  • - Most Pokemon now have genders, which allows you to breed Pokemon
    - Full Game Boy Color support (Crystal: requires GBC or GBA)
    - 100 new Pokemon
    - 2 new types: Dark and Steel
    - 2 areas: Johto and Kanto (Kanto is the area where RBY takes place)
    - Different members of Elite Four and different Gym Leaders in Kanto
    - Option to have Mom save your money
    - Almost every TM is different
    - 2 new HM's: Whirlpool and Waterfall
    - 3 Pokedex modes: Evolution mode, Regular mode, and Alphabetic mode
    - Several battle system changes, including an indicator telling you if you have (or have had) the wild Pokemon you're facing
    - Built-in Clock: Graphics reflect the time of day the game is played
    - Your PokeGear
    - Pokemon can now hold items
    - Plants carrying different kinds of berries
    - A new and different rival
    - And much, much more!