The Johto region represents the second generation of Pokémon, and despite all the new features and the Kansai-like setting, the core mechanic of version exclusives remains. That means there are Pokémon unique to Gold that you cannot get in Silver, and vice versa. If you’ve gotta catch ’em all, you will need to trade with someone.
Here is a list of all version exclusives available in Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver.
Pokémon Gold Version Exclusives
| Pokémon | Icon |
| Arcanine |  |
| Ariados |  |
| Gligar |  |
| Growlithe |  |
| Mankey |  |
| Mantine |  |
| Primeape |  |
| Spinarak |  |
| Teddiursa |  |
| Ursaring |  |
Pokémon Silver Version Exclusives
| Pokémon | Icon |
| Delibird |  |
| Donphan |  |
| Ledian |  |
| Ledyba |  |
| Meowth |  |
| Ninetales |  |
| Persian |  |
| Phanpy |  |
| Skarmory |  |
| Vulpix |  |
Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver are role-playing games developed by Game Freak and initially released in 1999 for the Game Boy Color. A third version, Pokémon Crystal, was initially released in 2000 for the same system. Finally, enhanced remakes known as Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver were released in 2009 for the Nintendo DS.