Silver (Johto)

Silver
Information
Hometown	Unknown
Region	[[Johto]]
Family	Giovanni (Father) Madame Boss (Grandmother, anime only)
Friends	Unknown
In other languages
English	Name Silver
English	Name Silver

Silver (Japanese: シルバー Silver) is a character from Pokémon Gold and Silver and their remakes. He acts as the rival of the game, occasionally challenging, taunting and arriving just in time to stop whatever the player was doing. He is the son of Giovanni, who was long rumored to be his father. He also has a deep hatred for Team Rocket due to his father leaving him to go do strenuous training after his loss to Red.

In the Anime



File:SilverAnimeScreenshot.PNG

Silver appears briefly in the anime when Jimmy (Ethan/Gold) has a flashback of a battle he lost against him. He is shown with only a Nidoking.

In the Manga

Main article: Silver (manga)

Silver appears in the manga under the same name. He is one of the Pokédex holders. He appears in the Gold, Silver and Crystal Arc; the FireRed and LeafGreen Arc; the Emerald Arc; and the HeartGold and SoulSilver Arc.

Training Techniques

Silver seems to favor the strong Pokémon and likes to use the Dragon's Den as his training ground. He also hates weak Pokémon and weak trainers. After many defeats at the hands of the player, he starts to train his Pokémon with kindness.

Sprites

Battle Sprite G/S/C: Johto		Battle Sprite G/S/C: Kanto		Battle Sprite HG/SS		Back Sprite HG/SS		VS Sprite HG/SS

Pokemon

At first, Silver likes to steal other trainers' Pokémon rather than capture his own, like the starter that has a type advantage to the player's and a Sneasel from Cianwood City, but he eventually learns to take care of his Pokémon properly, as seen by the fact that he has a Crobat.

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Main article: Silver's Pokémon Teams (HeartGold/SoulSilver)

Monday/Wednesday Rebattles (Pokemon League)

• If Player Chose Chikorita
• If Player Chose Cyndaquil
• If Player Chose Totodile

File:Sneasel(HGSS)(M)Sprite.png Sneasel		File:Magneton HGSS.png Magneton		File:Alakazam HGSS.png Alakazam		File:Gengar HGSS.png Gengar		File:Crobat HGSS.png Crobat		File:HGSSTyphlosionSprite.png Typhlosion
Lv. 55	♂	Lv. 55	-	Lv. 56	♂	Lv. 58	♂	Lv. 58	♂	Lv. 60	♂
Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Magnet Pull		Ability: Synchronize		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Blaze
-		Thunder Wave		Reflect		Sludge Bomb		Air Cutter		Flamethrower
-		Mirror Shot		Psychic		Shadow Ball		Confuse Ray		Swift
-		Discharge		Focus Blast		Confuse Ray		Toxic		Will-o-Wisp
-		Magnet Bomb		Recover		Dark Pulse		Fly		Rollout

File:Sneasel(HGSS)(M)Sprite.png Sneasel		File:Magneton HGSS.png Magneton		File:Alakazam HGSS.png Alakazam		File:Gengar HGSS.png Gengar		File:Crobat HGSS.png Crobat		File:Feraligatr HGSS.png Feraligatr
Lv. 55	♂	Lv. 55	-	Lv. 56	♂	Lv. 58	♂	Lv. 58	♂	Lv. 60	♂
Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Magnet Pull		Ability: Synchronize		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Torrent
-		Thunder Wave		Reflect		Sludge Bomb		Air Cutter		Aqua Tail
-		Mirror Shot		Psychic		Shadow Ball		Confuse Ray		Slash
-		Discharge		Focus Blast		Confuse Ray		Toxic		Ice Fang
-		Magnet Bomb		Recover		Dark Pulse		Fly		Crunch

File:Sneasel(HGSS)(M)Sprite.png Sneasel		File:Magneton HGSS.png Magneton		File:Alakazam HGSS.png Alakazam		File:Gengar HGSS.png Gengar		File:Crobat HGSS.png Crobat		File:HGSSMeganiumSprite.png Meganium
Lv. 55	♂	Lv. 55	-	Lv. 56	♂	Lv. 58	♂	Lv. 58	♂	Lv. 60	♂
Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Magnet Pull		Ability: Synchronize		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Overgrow
-		Thunder Wave		Reflect		Sludge Bomb		Air Cutter		Petal Dance
-		Mirror Shot		Psychic		Shadow Ball		Confuse Ray		Body Slam
-		Discharge		Focus Blast		Confuse Ray		Toxic		Synthesis
-		Magnet Bomb		Recover		Dark Pulse		Fly		Light Screen

Trivia

• Some hackers know how to play as Silver, though it is not recommended as it is hacking and it may cause damage to the game.
• Despite Magneton and Sneasel gaining evolutions in Generation IV, Silver's Magneton and Sneasel do not evolve into their final forms when battled at their highest levels. This may be due to Magneton needing Mt. Coronet to evolve and Sneasel needing a Razor Claw.
• Silver's team in Pokémon Stadium 2 consisted of Mewtwo, Lugia, and Ho-oh, all of them being legendary Pokémon.
• Silver's eye color in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver differs between the artwork and the game. In the artwork, his eyes are grey, while in the game opening, his eyes are red.
• During the special Celebi event, Silver is found in the past arguing with his Father.
• Before it was revealed that Silver is Giovanni's son, in FireRed and LeafGreen, when Red confronts a Rocket Scientist, he mistook the former for Giovanni's son, only to remember that his son had red hair.
• In the game and Pokémon Adventure, Silver is Giovanni's son. However, in the anime, Silver (the rival who appeared in the Japanese opening of Legend of Thunder) was never mentioned to be Giovanni's son and neither Giovanni did mention about his son in the anime series.
• It is unclear if Silver hates Team Rocket in the anime.

Gallery

SilverArtworkGSC.PNG

Silver's artwork in Gold, Silver, and Crystal.

Silvercloseup.PNG

Silver in the opening of HeartGold and SoulSilver.