

Do this with the comfort that if you really do get lost, you have our walkthrough to fall back on, complete with exactly what to do, a list of all the items in the area, and even a complete list of every trainer in the area, the Pokemon they're packing, and how much money and experience you can get from each. Take the time to explore your surroundings, see what Pokemon are in various areas for you to capture, and grab items for your inventory that are just sitting there in the field. But this game is also surprisingly linear and it's fairly hard at most points to get lost or not know what to do next. Sure, our walkthrough is awesome and it tells you everything you need to know when you need to know it. This will make the game easy to beat without being cheap, and will also give you the variety you want and need to make the game most fun. Again, we recommend having twelve well-leveled and fully capable Pokemon at your disposal. Instead, you need to level up the Pokemon you think will be most beneficial to you long term. As we mentioned earlier, it's entirely unrealistic to level up evenly each Pokemon you acquire (trust us, we've tried). Of course, instead of leveling up your main characters, you're leveling up the creatures you capture - Pokemon. Leveling up is a fundamental to any RPG, and Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver is certainly no different.

Rushing through the game with over-leveled Pokemon removes the entire purpose of playing the game in the first place. This may be a legitimate way to quickly acquire all sixteen badges and beat the game, but where's the fun in that? We implore you to explore all the game has to offer, catching as many Pokemon as possible, breeding when necessary, and using them all in battle at least once in order to see what you do and don't like. Just like any Pokemon title, HeartGold/SoulSilver can be easily beaten with a small, powerful team of Pokemon that are used time and time again.
