Eevee gained two new evolutions depending on the time of day. Certain Pokémon like Hoothoot only appeared at night time. See the Breeding guide for more.Ī new time system was added which added variations depending on when the game was played. Genderless Pokémon can only breed with Ditto. Two Pokémon can breed if they are opposite genders and in the same egg group. Some Pokémon are male-only or female-only, while some (particularly legendary Pokémon) are genderless.īreeding Pokémon creates a new baby Pokémon at level 5. Most Pokémon encountered can now be male or female. Gold/Silver also introduced the concepts of genders, breeding and egg groups.
Each Pokémon took either their SpAtk or SpDef from the original Special stat, with the other stat being given a new value. The Special stat of Pokémon was split into two separate stats - Special Attack and Special Defense. The Pokémon Magnemite and Magneton were reclassified as Electric/Steel type, while four moves changed types: A few other type matchups were changed - see the type chart page for details.
There was also a new powerful Bug move, Megahorn, and several good Dark moves like Crunch and Faint Attack. The Steel type resists Psychic type moves (as well as many other types), while the Dark type is completely immune to Psychic, and super-effective against it. In generation 1 the Psychic type had ended up being very overpowered - its only weakness was the Bug type but there were no powerful Bug type moves, nor many good Bug type Pokémon. Two new types are introduced: Dark & Steel. The Johto starters: Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile