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==Gameplay== ''Pokémon HeartGold Version'' and ''[[Pokémon SoulSilver Version]]'' are [[role-playing video game]]s with [[adventure game|adventure]] elements. The basic mechanics of the games are largely the same as their predecessors'. As with all ''Pokémon'' games for hand-held consoles, gameplay is viewed from a third-person overhead perspective, and consists of three basic screens: a [[overworld|field map]], in which the player navigates the main character; a battle screen; and the menu, in which the player configures his party, items, or gameplay settings. The player begins the game with one Pokémon and can capture more using [[Poké Ball]]s. The player can also use the Pokémon to battle others. When the player [[random encounter|encounters a wild Pokémon]] or is challenged by a trainer to a battle, the screen switches to a [[turn-based]] battle screen where the Pokémon fight. During battle, the player may fight, use an item, switch the active Pokémon, or flee (the last is not an option in battles against trainers). Pokémon have [[hit points]] (HP), which is displayed during combat; when a Pokémon's HP is reduced to zero, it faints and cannot battle unless taken to a [[Pokémon Center]] or healed or revived with a Pokémon skill or item. If the player's Pokémon defeats the opposing Pokémon (causes it to faint), it receives [[experience points]]. After accumulating enough experience points, it will [[experience point#Level-based progression|level up]]; most Pokémon [[Pokémon evolution|evolve]] into a new species of Pokémon when they reach a certain level, or when certain conditions are met (commonly, how much a Pokémon statistically 'likes' its trainer). ===New features=== ''Pokémon HeartGold Version'' and ''[[Pokémon SoulSilver Version]]'' allow the first Pokémon in the player's party to follow them, echoing a mechanic in ''[[Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition (1999) (Game Boy)|Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition]]'' in which [[Pikachu]] follows the player. Apart from ''Yellow'', this mechanic was also used in ''[[Pokémon Diamond Version]]'',''[[Pokémon Pearl Version]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Platinum Version]]'' in a limited fashion: when the player is in Amity Park with a cute Pokémon. The player may talk to the Pokémon, and occasionally it may pick up items. A new [[minigame]] called the Pokéathlon (called Pokéthlon in [[Japan]]) uses the Nintendo DS touchscreen and allows Pokémon to compete in events such as [[hurdling]]. The Japanese versions retain [[slot machines]] found in previous games, while the international releases of the titles replace the slot machines with a new game called "Voltorb Flip", described as a cross between [[Minesweeper]] and [[Picross]]. ===Connectivity to other devices=== The games are bundled with a peripheral called the [[Pokéwalker]], a [[pedometer]] that resembles a [[Poké Ball]] which can connect to the Nintendo DS game card via infrared signals in a fashion similar to another Nintendo DS game ''[[Personal Trainer: Walking]]''. The Pokéwalker can hold one Pokémon at any time, and must be registered with a single cartridge of the game. Walking with a Pokéwalker holding a Pokémon can cause the Pokémon to increase one level and cause its friendliness to increase, as well as earning "watts," an in-game currency that can be used to [[Gameplay of Pokémon#Catching Pokémon|catch]] wild Pokémon and [[dowse]] for items. Despite the device being included with every game, Nintendo announced that the games would carry standard pricing (around ¥4,800 in Japan).''Pokémon HeartGold Version'' and ''[[Pokémon SoulSilver Version]]'' can access the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] to trade, battle, and interact with other players of the games, as well as players of ''[[Pokémon Diamond Version]]'', ''[[Pokémon Pearl Version]]'', and ''[[Pokémon Platinum Version]]''. After completing a special [[Wi-Fi]] mission download on ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]'', the player can send a [[Deoxys]] to ''Pokémon HeartGold Version'' and ''[[Pokémon SoulSilver Version]]''. {{Pokémon}}
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