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Old February 16th, 2010 (10:40 AM).
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I have SS in Japanese, so I'm going to get HG in English. =)

I need the extra storage room, since I don't have pokemon ranch.
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Old February 16th, 2010 (10:46 AM).
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I never get both. I can never afford it.

I'm still undecided on which one to get on here, due to version exclusives.

But, with remakes, if you got Fr, you need Ss, and if you got Lg, you need Hg, then you got all the Kanto pokes :D

On these games though, seeing as you can get most legends (Even both [email protected]), there's no reason to get both just for legends
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Old February 16th, 2010 (10:54 AM).
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Though I'll get SoulSilver first, I'll likely get a HeartGold later on too. I'm getting both because I want a copy that I can do random play-throughs of when I am bored, but also since I want a 'main' file to play through once and not restart.
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Old February 16th, 2010 (11:42 AM).
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i always buy both games. i have one that i never delete and the other i use when i feel like restarting. i sometimes even have more than one of each. (just bought another diamond today ^_^)
i just like collecting them i guess, plus the figures they come with look really awesome
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Old February 16th, 2010 (12:03 PM).
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I normally always purchase both versions. HeartGold and SoulSilver are no exception, but I have different reasons that just the figurines and collecting. I'm really buying both so I can capture all the Pokémon in the PokéDex, but technically the SoulSilver file will be mines, while the second file is for my sister to take care of.
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I normally always purchase both versions. HeartGold and SoulSilver are no exception, but I have different reasons that just the figurines and collecting. I'm really buying both so I can capture all the Pokémon in the PokéDex, but technically the SoulSilver file will be mines, while the second file is for my sister to take care of.
If you wanted to get a full PokeDex, you can just trade with people. HG/SS don't have that many version exclusives that are hard to get.
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Old February 16th, 2010 (2:35 PM).
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I usually just get one game out of the Generation, and get the whole Generation for Christmas and\or my Birthday :|
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Old February 16th, 2010 (3:18 PM).
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I like collecting all of the games. For the most part, I usually start off with one game from each generation, then go back and buy the others when they're used and cheaper. In HeartGold/SoulSilver's case, I'm buying both - HeartGold for my "main" file, and SoulSilver for experimenting and for trying out another Pokemon team.

It's also nice to have all of the games so when the time comes when they're old and obsolete and (heaven forbid) the GTS and Wi-Fi services close down, you can still complete your Pokedex!
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Old February 16th, 2010 (3:21 PM).
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I love Johto, reason why I got both is cause I would replay Johto as many times as I can.
I got both in Japanese. and I'm getting SS in English :3
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Old February 16th, 2010 (4:05 PM).
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The only reason I would consider getting both is to get both figurines, but right now I can't justify spending the extra $40 for an alternate version of the same game, since I'm getting ready to graduate college. I can trade just about any unobtainable Pokemon to my future SoulSilver game from my Diamond or Platinum files, and I don't really need a Ho-oh figure when all I want is the Lugia one.
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Old February 16th, 2010 (4:28 PM).
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I've always bought both, I'm kind of collector.
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Old February 16th, 2010 (5:13 PM).
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I personally love having two different save files, that way if I want to focus on training and leveling a certain set of pokemon throughout the game, I can train a different set on the other game. Also i've been playing since the first versions came out so I'd consider myself a collector. Ooh and as an added bonus you can have two pokemon walkers going at the same time ;)
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If you wanted to get a full PokeDex, you can just trade with people. HG/SS don't have that many version exclusives that are hard to get.
Im sorry but this is a really narrow minded point of view. Not everyone has access to trading. I live at college right now so I have ethernet internet and there are no hotspots in the area making GTS trading impossible. Plus 99.9% of college students Ive met are not Pokemon Players and the ones who are have less pokemon than me or the same version. Trading with people is a great option IF you have it availible to you.
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Im sorry but this is a really narrow minded point of view. Not everyone has access to trading. I live at college right now so I have ethernet internet and there are no hotspots in the area making GTS trading impossible. Plus 99.9% of college students Ive met are not Pokemon Players and the ones who are have less pokemon than me or the same version. Trading with people is a great option IF you have it availible to you.
^^This would probablly the only reason I would get both if I was in this situation.
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i'll probly get SS, then like a year from now maybe HG..
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Im sorry but this is a really narrow minded point of view. Not everyone has access to trading. I live at college right now so I have ethernet internet and there are no hotspots in the area making GTS trading impossible. Plus 99.9% of college students Ive met are not Pokemon Players and the ones who are have less pokemon than me or the same version. Trading with people is a great option IF you have it availible to you.
Lolz, a lot of people these days have access to wifi and even if it's not in your house, schools have it, cafes, stores, etc. So he can for sure trade.
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Old February 17th, 2010 (3:53 PM).
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Lolz, a lot of people these days have access to wifi and even if it's not in your house, schools have it, cafes, stores, etc. So he can for sure trade.
Actually, I do have the option to trade over Wi-Fi, so it wouldn't be a problem. However, for others who do purchase both and wish to collect all the Pokémon available may not have access to trade with others. Yes, there are many places that offer Wi-Fi these days, but it isn't assured that, that particular person may be able to go there at a given day or time like others might. People have their reasons for purchasing one or both games, including HG/SS.

I typically always purchase both versions as one is for myself and the other is for my sister. So, it isn't only about trading in this sense. Also, apart from what I mentioned earlier, having both just allows me to excess my boundaries a bit if I wanted to reset the game and save certain Pokémon over into another file.

Really, no need to stray from the topic you created here to go off into why I should purchase one rather than two just because of trading purposes. o_o; Like said, we all have our own reasons, a personal preference really.
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Old February 17th, 2010 (4:52 PM).
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Buying both is good, collection wise, and I've always admired it. But I just realised how boring it'll be, playing the same game twice. I guess you could just trade Pokémon over and complete the other game.
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Old February 17th, 2010 (4:57 PM).
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lol just for the fun of it. When FR/LG came out I only wanted LG, but somehow I ended up buying FR as well. But Im getting HG first, then SS. (probably going to end up buying both at the same time lol)
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Old February 17th, 2010 (5:08 PM).
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I got both versions in Japanese because I wanted the Arceus Figurine you got for Pre-ordering both versions at once.

I have no idea whether or not the English versions have that same special offer for pre-odering both...

...but it doesn't affect me, because I already have my games in hand. I'm happily content with my Japanese HG/SS :3
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Old February 17th, 2010 (6:04 PM).
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I used to like having both versions of the games so I could trade by myself and not have to worry about trading with other people if that was unavailable for me. However, I also liked having a second one so my sister could play along with me, and I knew where my pokémon were coming from.

And while I used to have both the Gold&Silver versions from back in the day, I think I'll only be buying HG when they're released. Or, I will be buying HG on reserve and then SS in a month or so, so that my sister can play with me too. :)
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Old March 1st, 2010 (4:51 PM).
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i wish i could get soulsilver along with my preorderd heartgold mainly because ive never had both versions at once of any pkmn game and i wanna complete the pokedex without an action replay and cuz the Lugia figure pwns.I remeber i had silver gold and crystal but all at different times and same with ruby and sapphire and red n blue and FR and LG.Im probably gunna buy soulsilver once i get enuf money and then just buy the lugia figure off of ebay or something cuz noone in my school likes pkmn enuf to preorder butme
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Old March 1st, 2010 (6:26 PM).
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Now I love, love, love and adore Johto. Anyone that knows me would definitely not argue otherwise. I wanted more than anything to get Johto in Japanese, but it would also really ruin the fun for me. The reason being is because I get half the enjoyment out of knowing what people are saying. I don't want to just go through the game and have no idea what they are saying to me. That's not very fun. At all. So I didn't order the Japanese version of the game.

Once I buy the English version, though, I will eventually get in in Japanese because I want to collect everything... Or at least as much about this game as I possibly can, because this is a moment of history in Pokemon for me. I will NEVER, EVER look forward to a Pokemon game more than this one. This is definitely going to be a memory for me. So I am definitely going to order both. But I don't want to spoil things... I'll play it in English first. My cousin has the Jap versions. Both of them.
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Old March 1st, 2010 (7:01 PM).
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Because I'm a filthy fanboy.

Plus, its nice to have a game I can restart and not lose a whole buttload of rare stuff.
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Old March 1st, 2010 (8:20 PM).
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Why wouldn't I get them both with an R4? And I've always had both anyway. I don't have wi-fi at the moment, and sometimes one game might stop working, then you have the other one to use. Plus you can keep your main file, and play around with the other one. Eg. I'm doing a challenge on my pearl atm, luckily I have both pearl and diamond and can do this and keep my beloved pokemon etc on diamond.

meh, everyone would have there own reasons, but I've always got both versions
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