Pokémon Gold Version (1999)

Developer: Game Freak
Publisher: Gradiente, Nintendo
Platforms: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 3DS
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 394 player ratings
Main story: about 12 hours
Completionist: about 119 hours
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

Catch, train, and battle 100 new Pokémon across a richly expanded world with gyms, a Pokémon League, and plenty of post-game content.

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About

Pokémon Gold, along with Pokémon Silver, are the sequels to Pokémon Red and Blue. They offer 100 new Pokémon to capture and train, 8 more Gyms to take on and a new Pokémon League challenge. Featuring an expanded post-game, Pokémon Gold and Silver additionally offer extra content from the previous entries in the series.

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