A new minigame called the Pokéathlon (called Pokéthlon in Japan) has also been introduced. The player may talk to the Pokémon, and occasionally it may pick up certain items. HeartGold and SoulSilver allows a Pokémon that the player owns to follow him or her in-game on the overworld.

Initial reception to the game has been positive. HeartGold and SoulSilver were commercially successful in Japan, selling over 2 million units within the first six weeks of their release. The game was released 12 September 2009 in Japan, and 4 February 2010 in South Korea, and is scheduled for a 14 March 2010 release in North America, 25 March 2010 in Australia, and 26 March 2010 in Europe. The new titles are members of the Pokémon series of role-playing games, and were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. Pokémon HeartGold (ポケットモンスターハートゴールド, Poketto Monsutā Hātogōrudo, “Pocket Monsters HeartGold”) and Pokémon SoulSilver (ポケットモンスターソウルシルバー, Poketto Monsutā Sōrushirubā, “Pocket Monsters SoulSilver”) are enhanced remakes of the 1999 video games Pokémon Gold and Silver.

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