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Silver

General
Name:	Silver
Japanese Name:	シルバー Shirubā
Age:	10 or 13
Hometown:	Unknown
Region:	Johto
Family:	Giovanni (father)
Class:	Trainer Rival
Friends:	Unknown
First Appearance:	Pokémon Gold and Silver Anime episode: "A New Oath"

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

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. Nothing else is known and he has not shown up again.

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 pokemon 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

Sneasel		Magneton		Alakazam		Gengar		Crobat		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

Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?
Icy Wind		Thunder Wave		Reflect		Sludge Bomb		Air Cutter		Flamethrower
Metal Claw		Mirror Shot		Psychic		Shadow Ball		Confuse Ray		Swift
Shadow Claw		Discharge		Focus Blast		Confuse Ray		Toxic		Will-o-Wisp
Faint Attack		Magnet Bomb		Recover		Dark Pulse		Fly		Rollout

If Player Chose Cyndaquil

Sneasel		Magneton		Alakazam		Gengar		Crobat		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

Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?
Icy Wind		Thunder Wave		Reflect		Sludge Bomb		Air Cutter		Aqua Tail
Metal Claw		Mirror Shot		Psychic		Shadow Ball		Confuse Ray		Slash
Shadow Claw		Discharge		Focus Blast		Confuse Ray		Toxic		Ice Fang
Faint Attack		Magnet Bomb		Recover		Dark Pulse		Fly		Crunch

If Player Chose Totodile

Sneasel		Magneton		Alakazam		Gengar		Crobat		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

Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?		Item: ?
Icy Wind		Thunder Wave		Reflect		Sludge Bomb		Air Cutter		Petal Dance
Metal Claw		Mirror Shot		Psychic		Shadow Ball		Confuse Ray		Body Slam
Shadow Claw		Discharge		Focus Blast		Confuse Ray		Toxic		Synthesis
Faint Attack		Magnet Bomb		Recover		Dark Pulse		Fly		Light Screen

Trivia

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 Pokemon 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.
It is unknown if Silver hates Team Rocket in the anime, just like his game counterpart.