Pokémon Silver Version

Pokémon Silver Version and its sister game Pokémon Gold Version, are the names of two versions of the second generation Pokémon games.

Major additions

 * 100 new Pokémon creatures, including new evolutions & pre-evolutions
 * New attacks
 * Day/Night system
 * Pocket organized bag
 * Ability for Pokémon to hold items
 * Pokémon Breeding & Pokémon Eggs
 * Ability to re-challenge trainers (via PokéGear)
 * Time-Based Events (e.g. Bug-Catching Contest)
 * Time-orientated Pokémon encounters
 * Backwards compatibility with Pokémon Red Version, Pokémon Blue Version, Pokémon Green Version & Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition,
 * Specialized Poké Balls
 * Improved interface (Shows if Pokémon was captured and Current experience points)
 * Pokérus
 * Shiny Pokémon
 * New Steel and Dark Types
 * Splitting of the Special Stat into Special Attack and Special Defense
 * New evolution methods (Happiness and Time-orientated)

Version-specific Pokémon
There are 10 Pokémon specific to Pokémon Silver Version


 * Ledyba
 * Ledian
 * Vulpix
 * Ninetales
 * Meowth
 * Persian
 * Delibird
 * Phanpy
 * Donphan
 * Skarmory

In addition, there are 18 Pokémon that can only be obtained through trading with Pokémon Red Version, Pokémon Blue Version, Pokémon Green Version or Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition.


 * Bulbasaur
 * Ivysaur
 * Venusaur
 * Charmander
 * Charmeleon
 * Charizard
 * Squirtle
 * Wartortle
 * Blastoise
 * Kabuto
 * Kabutops
 * Omanyte
 * Omastar
 * Articuno
 * Zapdos
 * Moltres
 * Mewtwo
 * Mew

Celebi cannot be obtained in either Pokémon Gold Version or Pokémon Silver Version, and must be obtained via a Nintendo promotion or GameShark.