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One of the best features created for HeartGold and SoulSilver in my opinion.
Looking back, you can see that Game Freak had a lot of prototypes for this.
In Pokemon Yellow, you could have the Pikachu you get at the start of the game follow behind you. Sadly, this was only for Pikachu and not created for the other 149 Pokemon and wasn't brought back into the pictures for another two generations.
Than in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, they created Amity Square. Located in Hearthome City, you could walka round with a select few Pokemon. Than in Platinum, they expanded the choice but it was still not all 493 Pokemon.
Than in HeartGold and SoulSilver, they totally took the feature from Amity Square and completely revamped it for these games. Not only could you walk with any of the 493 Pokemon, you could go anywhere, not in a select area.
I believe the idea for this feature came from the anime, where trainers like Ash traveled with one of their Pokemon out of the Poke Ball, in Ash's case, Pikachu, thus the whole idea of Pokemon Yellow.
Lots of fans who played Yellow wished to be able to travel with all the Pokemon, but after two more generations of games with no sign of this feature, the idea was slowly dropped and wasn't discussed much.
Even with the Amity Square's feature, it wasn't really speculated that one day, that feature could happen with all the Pokemon or even during the entire game.
But much to our surprise, the feature was shown in one of the early previews of HeartGold and SoulSilver on Pokemon Sunday, and it caused major speculations.
Some people thought it was just part of a mini story plot, like the minor sprites from the Generation Three games. Others thought the feature was indeed for the whole game, but just for the starter. And some of us even thought it was a beta, and wouldn't even happen.
But it was soon revealed that this feature was indeed being put in the game, and not for just the starters, but for all 493 Pokemon.Not only that, but it also retained the shininess in the sprites, instead of a default.
What I find so nice about this feature is that it allows you to feel more connected to your Pokemon in the game and know how it's feeling.
The release of HeartGold and SoulSilver created a new view of the actual friendship factor in the games.
And that I think is one thing that is priceless.
Looking back, you can see that Game Freak had a lot of prototypes for this.
In Pokemon Yellow, you could have the Pikachu you get at the start of the game follow behind you. Sadly, this was only for Pikachu and not created for the other 149 Pokemon and wasn't brought back into the pictures for another two generations.
Than in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, they created Amity Square. Located in Hearthome City, you could walka round with a select few Pokemon. Than in Platinum, they expanded the choice but it was still not all 493 Pokemon.
Than in HeartGold and SoulSilver, they totally took the feature from Amity Square and completely revamped it for these games. Not only could you walk with any of the 493 Pokemon, you could go anywhere, not in a select area.
I believe the idea for this feature came from the anime, where trainers like Ash traveled with one of their Pokemon out of the Poke Ball, in Ash's case, Pikachu, thus the whole idea of Pokemon Yellow.
Lots of fans who played Yellow wished to be able to travel with all the Pokemon, but after two more generations of games with no sign of this feature, the idea was slowly dropped and wasn't discussed much.
Even with the Amity Square's feature, it wasn't really speculated that one day, that feature could happen with all the Pokemon or even during the entire game.
But much to our surprise, the feature was shown in one of the early previews of HeartGold and SoulSilver on Pokemon Sunday, and it caused major speculations.
Some people thought it was just part of a mini story plot, like the minor sprites from the Generation Three games. Others thought the feature was indeed for the whole game, but just for the starter. And some of us even thought it was a beta, and wouldn't even happen.
But it was soon revealed that this feature was indeed being put in the game, and not for just the starters, but for all 493 Pokemon.Not only that, but it also retained the shininess in the sprites, instead of a default.
What I find so nice about this feature is that it allows you to feel more connected to your Pokemon in the game and know how it's feeling.
The release of HeartGold and SoulSilver created a new view of the actual friendship factor in the games.
And that I think is one thing that is priceless.