The Johto starters certainly have their fans, but they suffer from being sandwiched between two of the best sets of starters in franchise history. It's one area in which Pokemon Gold and Silver can't quite top its predecessor. In its starters-the mouse-like Cyndaquil, the crocodile-like Totodile, and the dinosaur-like Chikorita-Gold and Silver has the tricky task of following up on some of the most beloved Pokemon ever.
Its centerpiece is the Burned Tower, a mysterious building where three Pokemon were said to have perished in a fire, only to be revived by Ho-Oh and turned into Raiou, Entei, and Suicune. Many of the characters dress in traditional Japanese garb, as exemplified in the battle with the Eevee trainers in Ecruteak City, all of whom are wearing kimonos. Compared to the high-tech Kanto, Johto is steeped in ancient tradition and mystery. Pokemon Gold and Silver famously moves the story to Johto, which serves as the Kyoto to Kanto's Tokyo.
POKEMON GOLD AND SILVER ANIME SERIES
In many ways the series has still yet to top it. The result was perhaps the biggest and most technically ambitious Game Boy game of all time.
Knowing this, Game Freak decided to throw everything it had into making Pokemon Gold and Silver into the biggest and best sequel it could. With Pokemania waning and programmer Satoru Iwata set to take a leading role at Nintendo, Game Freak was set to move on to other things. Pokemon Gold and Silver were supposed to be the last in the series.