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

In the 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

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

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
SilverBattleGSC


SilverBattleGSCKanto


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SilverTagBattle


SilverVS


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

Monday/Wednesday Rebattles (Pokemon League)

If Player Chose Chikorita

File:Sneasel(HGSS)(M)Sprite.png
Sneasel
 Type Ice Type Dark 
File:Magneton HGSS.png
Magneton
 Type Electric Type Steel 
File:Alakazam HGSS.png
Alakazam
 Type Psychic 
File:Gengar HGSS.png
Gengar
 Type Ghost Type Poison 
File:Crobat HGSS.png
Crobat
 Type Poison Type Flying 
File:HGSSTyphlosionSprite.png
Typhlosion
 Type Fire 
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

File:Sneasel(HGSS)(M)Sprite.png
Sneasel
 Type Ice Type Dark 
File:Magneton HGSS.png
Magneton
 Type Electric Type Steel 
File:Alakazam HGSS.png
Alakazam
 Type Psychic 
File:Gengar HGSS.png
Gengar
 Type Ghost Type Poison 
File:Crobat HGSS.png
Crobat
 Type Poison Type Flying 
File:Feraligatr HGSS.png
Feraligatr
 Type Water 
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

File:Sneasel(HGSS)(M)Sprite.png
Sneasel
 Type Ice Type Dark 
File:Magneton HGSS.png
Magneton
 Type Electric Type Steel 
File:Alakazam HGSS.png
Alakazam
 Type Psychic 
File:Gengar HGSS.png
Gengar
 Type Ghost Type Poison 
File:Crobat HGSS.png
Crobat
 Type Poison Type Flying 
File:HGSSMeganiumSprite.png
Meganium
 Type Grass 
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

  • 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 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.


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