Silver (Johto)

Silver
Information
Hometown	Unknown
Region	[[Johto]]
Family	Giovanni (father)
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 with Silver. 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 pokedex 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

File:SilverArtworkGSC.PNG

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

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

Sprites

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Silver's Battle Sprite in Gold, SIlver and Crystal, in Johto.	Silver's Battle Sprite in Gold, Silver and Crystal, in Kanto.	Silver's Battle Sprite in HeartGold and SoulSilver.	Silver from behind during tag battle in HeartGold and SoulSilver.	Silver's VS Sprite in HeartGold and SoulSilver.



Pokemon

At first, Silver likes to steal other trainers' Pokemon 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 Pokemon properly, as seen by the fact that he has a Crobat.

HeartGold and SoulSilver

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

Monday/Wednesday Rebattles (Pokemon League)

If Player Chose Chikorita

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: Unknown		Ability: Static		Ability: Synchronize		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Unknown		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		Unknown

If Player Chose Cyndaquil

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: Unknown		Ability: Static		Ability: Synchronize		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Unknown		Ability: Torrent
-		Thunder Wave		Reflect		Sludge Bomb		Air Cutter		Unknown
-		Mirror Shot		Psychic		Shadow Ball		Confuse Ray		Unknown
-		Discharge		Focus Blast		Confuse Ray		Toxic		Unknown
-		Magnet Bomb		Recover		Dark Pulse		Fly		Unknown

If Player Chose Totodile

File:Sneasel(HGSS)(M)Sprite.png Sneasel		File:Magneton HGSS.png Magneton		File:AlakazamSprite.gif 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: Unknown		Ability: Static		Ability: Synchronize		Ability: Levitate		Ability: Unknown		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

• File:Silvercloseup.PNG

  Silver in the opening of the game.

  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 Pokemon Stadium 2 consisted of Mewtwo, Lugia and Ho-oh, all legendaries.
• SIlver's eye color in Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver differs between the artwork and the game. In the artwork, his eyes are grey, while in the opening, his eyes are red.