Warning! As per policy, all spoilers are unmarked.
- In Episode 17, Morty literally puts Gold into a nightmare where he goes through the events of Pokémon Lost Silver.
- In Episode 19, we see the effects of Radio Tower affecting multiple Pokémon, either forcing them to evolve like the Shiny Magikarp, or making them ill like Jasmine's Amphy. But Silver's Croconaw? The soundwaves turn an already stern Pokémon into a raging beast as it mauls Arianna's Vileplume to death while evolving into Feraligatr. And yes, we see Feraligatr draw blood to the poor Vileplume while ripping it apart limb by limb.
- Also, take a look at Silver during that sequence: he clenches his fists so hard they starts bleeding.
- Episode 25 brings back Feraligatr mauling any Trainer's Pokémon that dares to skip the checkpoint building and not pay a fine by the Team Rocket Grunts. By nightfall, the route is caked in blood.
- It gets worse. When Silver and a few Grunts go to Violet City, he directly orders Feraligatr to kill Falkner's Fearow, taking frustrations out on a person that he wrongfully assumed was dating Kris.
- In Episode 26, all of Gold and Kris' Pokémon get affected by Team Rocket's radio waves and begin attacking each other. Then, when all of Kris' team is knocked out, all of Gold's remaining Pokémon that did not faint attack Kris while Gold tries his best to restrain Quilava. Thankfully, Quilava comes back to his senses and knocks out his teammates, but imagine how different things would have turned out if Gold failed to reach out to his partner.
- In Episode 27, Silver takes a turn for the worse once again by ordering Feraligatr to rip off Gold's Quagsire's arms in a Pokémon battle. Everyone present in the battle is shocked, including his mother Ariana, by the fact Silver would do it. But it gets worse, Silver was shown to hesitate commanding Feraligatr to do it, but something inside him snapped and he gave the order. Also, if Lance and Dragonite did not intervine, Feraligatr would have killed Quagsire in the moment.
- In Episode 28, Team Rocket manages to catch all Johto Legendaries except for Celebi. Much like Giovanni catching Mewtwo, this is a sign of the Darkest Hour, with the only silver lining being that Mew, Mewtwo and Red's Hypno and Gengar are giving Team Rocket an ultimatum: if they step in Kanto, they lose the Legendaries.
