History Awesome / PokemonGoldAndSilver

* A meta example: Originally, the games were only going to feature the Johto region. However, [[Main/GeniusProgramming some truly amazing programming skills]] allowed future President of Nintendo Creator/SatoruIwata to condense Johto down to half its original size ''and'' add Kanto to the game!

-->[[spoiler:Red]]: .............. [battle begins]

* A meta example: Originally, the games were only going to feature the Johto region. However, [[Main/GeniusProgramming some truly amazing programming skills]] allowed future President of Nintendo Creator/SatoruIwata to condense Johto down to half its original size ''and'' add Kanto to the game!

* A meta example: originally, the games were only going to feature the Johto region. However, [[Main/GeniusProgramming some truly amazing programming skills]] allowed future President of Nintendo Creator/SatoruIwata to condense Johto down to half its original size ''and'' add Kanto to the game!

* A meta example.Originally, the games were only going to feature the Johto region. However, [[Main/GeniusProgramming some truly amazing programming skills]] allowed future President of Nintendo Creator/SatoruIwata to condense Johto down to half it's originally size ''and'' add Kanto to the game!

* A meta example.Originally, the games were only going to feature the Johto region. However, some truly amazing programming skills allowed future President of Nintendo Creator/SatoruIwata to condense Johto down to half it's originally size ''and'' add Kanto to the game!

* In HG/SS, after you've beaten him in Mt. Moon, Silver goes to the Dragon's Den to train. If you visit him there, [[spoiler:you and Silver have a tag team battle against ''Lance and Clair'']].

* The moment in the originals when you're surfing across from New Bark Town, then set foot on Route 27. What do you hear?

** Also known as one of the biggest OhCrap moments for many players. It's [[spoiler:your former character from Gen 1, sporting all three starters, the Snorlax from Silence Bridge, and either the Eevee you got in Celadon evolved into the game's second best Psychic in Gen 2, or the Lapras you were given for saving Silph Co in Gen 4.]] And to top it off, it's [[spoiler:pseudo-Ash!Red from Yellow Version, with a Light Ball-toting Pikachu that is ''the highest leveled trainer pokemon in the series'' (81 in GSC and a terrifying 88 in HGSS)]] at the top of his lineup, who can probably nuke half your team on his own.

** Alternatively, sometimes your Pokemon will let out a battle cry instead. Awesome either way.

* The moment in the originals when you're surfing across from New Bark Town, then arrive on the route. What do you hear?

--> ''NPC'': Congratulations! You've taken your first step into Kanto.

** Extra {{Badass}} and NightmareFuel points for apparently telling one of his Dragonites to Hyper Beam the front store's manager. At first you might think the man's pokemon wasn't shown for some game limitation reason, but then when you speak to the guy, he sounds like he just got his ass kicked. Which he DID. By the most destructive Normal-type move in the game: Hyper Beam's base power is 150, beaten only by the suicide moves Selfdestruct and Explosion. You also run into him later having just done the same thing to a Rocket Grunt, who similarly expresses signs of a massive asswhup. And just to further confirm Lance has full authority to sic his pokemon on humans, his Dragonite saves you from getting tag-teamed by Executive Ariana by slamming her Grunt sidekick away from you. Lance very clearly channels his more savage manga counterpart while he's in that building. And the Rocket Grunts are terrified of him as a result.

** Having [[{{God}} Arceus]] be your wingman on your journey is both awesome and a little funny, when you realize that only GameplayAndStorySegregation is preventing all those trainers that challenge you from taking one look at what's behind you and running for the hills in sheer terror. By all rights every criminal grunt and first-form pokemon, and even most non-Gym trainers should be running from you, but it wouldn't make for good gameplay.

** Extra Badass and NightmareFuel points for apparently telling one of his Dragonites to Hyper Beam the front store's manager. At first you might think the man's pokemon wasn't shown for some game limitation reason, but then when you speak to the guy, he sounds like he just got his ass kicked. Which he DID. By the most destructive Normal-type move in the game. You also run into him later having just done the same thing to a Rocket Grunt, who similarly expresses signs of a massive asswhup. And just to further confirm Lance has full authority to sic his pokemon on humans, his Dragonite saves you from getting tag-teamed by Executive Ariana by slamming her Grunt sidekick away from you. Lance very clearly channels his more savage manga counterpart while he's in that building. And the Rocket Grunts are terrified of him as a result.

** Having [[PhysicalGod Arceus]] be your wingman on your journey is both awesome and a little funny, when you realize that only GameplayAndStorySegregation is preventing all those trainers that challenge you from taking one look at what's behind you and running for the hills in sheer terror. After, no sane pokemon would think they have a snowball's chance in hell of defeating THEIR CHIEF GOD, even some of the lower-tier Legendaries.

** Extra Badass and NightmareFuel points for apparently telling one of his Dragonites to Hyper Beam the front store's manager. At first you might think the man's pokemon wasn't shown for some game limitation reason, but then when you speak to the guy, he sounds like he just got his ass kicked. Which he DID. By the most destructive Normal-type move in the game. And just to further confirm Lance has full authority to sic his pokemon on humans, his Dragonite saves you from getting tag-teamed by Executive Ariana by slamming her Grunt sidekick away from you. Lance very clearly channels his more savage manga counterpart while he's in that building. And the Rocket Grunts are terrified of him as a result.

** Extra Badass and NightmareFuel points for apparently telling one of his Dragonites to Hyper Beam the front store's manager. At first you might think the man's pokemon wasn't shown for some game limitation reason, but then when you speak to the guy, he sounds like he just got his ass kicked. Which he DID. By the most destructive Normal-type move in the game. And just to further confirm Lance has full authority to sic his pokemon on humans, his Dragonite saves you from getting tag-teamed by two Rocket Executives by slamming the male Exec away from you. Lance very clearly channels his more savage manga counterpart while he's in that building. And the Rocket Grunts are terrified of him as a result.

** Having [[PhysicalGod Arceus]] be your wingman on your journey is both awesome and a little funny, when you realize that only GameplayAndStorySegregation is preventing all those trainers that challenge you from taking one look at what's behind you and running for the hills in sheer terror.

** Having [[PhysicalGod Arceus]] be your wingman on your journey is both awesome and a little funny, when you realize that only GameplayAndStorySegregation are preventing all those trainers that challenge you from taking one look at what's behind you and running for the hills in sheer terror.

** Having [[God Arceus]] be your wingman on your journey is both awesome and a little funny, when you realize that only [[GameplayAndStorySegregation]] are preventing all those trainers that challenge you from taking one look at what's behind you and running for the hills in sheer terror.

** Extra [[Badass]] and [[NightmareFuel]] points for apparently telling one of his Dragonites to Hyper Beam the front store's manager. At first you might think the man's pokemon wasn't shown for some game limitation reason, but then when you speak to the guy, he sounds like he just got his ass kicked. Which he DID. By the most destructive Normal-type move in the game. And just to further confirm Lance has full authority to sic his pokemon on humans, his Dragonite saves you from getting tag-teamed by two Rocket Executives by slamming the male Exec away from you. Lance very clearly channels his more savage manga counterpart while he's in that building. And the Rocket Grunts are terrified of him as a result.

** Also known as one of the biggest OhCrap moments for many players. It's [[spoiler:your former character from Gen 1, sporting all three starters, the Snorlax from Silence Bridge, and either the Eevee you got in Celadon evolved into the game's second best Psychic in Gen 2, or the Lapras you were given for saving Silph Co in Gen 4.]] And to top it off, it's [[spoiler:pseudo-Ash!Red from Yellow Version, with a Light Ball-toting Pikachu that is THE HIGHEST LEVELED TRAINER POKEMON IN THE SERIES (81 in GSC and a terrifying 88 in HGSS)]] at the top of his lineup, who can probably nuke half your team on his own.

** Also known as one of the biggest OhCrap moments for many players.

** Alternatively, sometimes your pokemon will let out a battle cry instead. Awesome either way.

* If you talk to your walking Pokémon when in the Pokémon League in HG/SS, they'll sometimes give you a slow nod as if to say "we came this far, let's finish this". Every Pokémon does this, but it's a CMOA when your starter, which you've likely used and had follow you through the majority of the game, does this. Even more if it does this a few steps from the Champion.

* In [=HeartGold and SoulSilver=], you can let any of your Pokémon out to follow behind you. ''Any'' Pokémon. What more needs to be said?
* The scene in Gold/Silver/Crystal where Lance storms Team Rocket's headquarters with his Dragonite. (Granted, you help him a bit, but really, Lance could have ''easily'' taken care of himself in there.)

* So, you've trained your Pokémon up really far in G/S/C/HG/SS, and you go up Mt. Silver. There's a Trainer at the top. This is how this scene normally pans out:
-->Player: Ooh, Trainer! He's probably a boss, so I should save. [saves] [goes up to Trainer and presses A]

-->Player: '''OH MY GOD!'''