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08 Aug 2009 02:18 PM
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Scan from the September issue of CoroCoro have revealed new information on Heart Gold and Soul Silver.
  • Apricorns (ぼんぐり - Bonguri) are returning to the series. Players also have the ability to grow them as well using the SquirtBottle (ゼニガメじょうろ - Zenigame Watering Can) to grow them and they're stored in an item called the Apricorn Case.
  • The following Pokéballs are also returning:
    • Fast Ball (スピードボール - Speed Ball): Capture rate of fleeing Pokémon is 4x.
    • Friend Ball (フレンドボール - Friend Ball): The Happiness of a captured Pokémon is increased to 200.
    • Heavy Ball (ヘビーボール - Heavy Ball): Good at capturing heavy Pokémon
    • Level Ball (レベルボール - Level Ball): The effectiveness of the Pokéball depends on the players current Pokémon's level.
    • Love Ball (ラブラブボール - Love Love Ball): Captures the opposite gendered of the players current Pokémon easier.
    • Lure Ball (ルアーボール - Lure Ball): Captures Pokémon caught with the Fishing Rod easier.
    • Moon Ball (ムーンボール - Moon Ball): Captures Pokémon that evolve with the Moon Stone easier.
  • The Safari Zone (サファリゾーン) also returns.
  • The Kanto region (カントー地方) returns in Heart Gold & Soul Silver. A new Battle Frontier style facility to the west of Olivine City (アサギシティ - Asagi City) has been announced.
  • The National Park's Bug Catching Contest is making a return. This contest features capturing the best Bug Pokémon you can.
  • Rayquaza (レックウザ) can be caught at a later point in the game and it is a Level 50.
More scans from the latest issue can be found on the Imageboard thread.