"Pokemon: Lost Silver" Creepypasta

Summary

A college student, anticipating Pokémon Soul Silver's arrival, replays Crystal on Game Boy Color but finds his old cartridge missing. He buys a used Silver version, only to discover a bizarre, hacked game with eerie elements, a mysterious character 'dot dot dot', and a chilling narrative about the inevitability of death. The game spirals into a haunting tale of a trainer's forgotten legacy, culminating in a grave's revelation and an unescapable fate, leaving the player deeply unsettled.

Takeaways

• 🎮 The narrator is a college student and a Pokémon enthusiast who avoided media for school but was eagerly awaiting Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver.
• 🏠 The narrator had locked themselves out of all media except for school purposes, indicating a strong dedication to their studies.
• 🛒 Unable to buy the game at launch, the narrator eventually ordered Soul Silver on Amazon and decided to replay the Crystal version, only to find out it was thrown away.
• 🕹️ The narrator bought a used copy of Pokémon Silver at GameStop, which turned out to be a bizarre and likely hacked game.
• 👻 The game started with a strange occurrence where it loaded into a previous save file with an unusual character named 'dot dot dot'.
• 📊 The 'dot dot dot' character had an impossibly high number of hours, badges, and in-game currency, suggesting the use of cheats or a Game Genie.
• 🔍 The character's Pokémon team included five 'Unknown' Pokémon and a 'Hurry' Quagsire with only two moves, adding to the game's eerie nature.
• 🚫 The game had no NPCs, music, or usual game mechanics, creating a sense of isolation and unease for the player.
• 🔄 The game's environment changed drastically, with rooms appearing red, dark, or filled with graves, and characters appearing white or transparent.
• 💀 The game's narrative took a dark turn, with themes of death and the inevitability of life's end, as seen in the character 'Gold' losing his physical form and badges.
• 🔚 The game concluded with a message that 'Gold' was dead, and the player was trapped in a grave, unable to escape the game's haunting final message.

Q & A

Why did the narrator lock themselves out of all media and the internet aside from school purposes?

The narrator was busy with the school year and being poor at the time, which led them to avoid distractions and focus on their studies.

Why was the narrator unable to buy Pokémon Soul Silver on its launch date?

The narrator's financial situation at the time did not allow for the purchase of the game upon its release.

What happened to the narrator's Game Boy Color and Pokémon Crystal version?

The narrator's Game Boy Color was still functional, but their Pokémon Crystal version was thrown away by their mother because they believed the save file was dead.

What was peculiar about the used Pokémon Silver version the narrator bought from GameStop?

The used Pokémon Silver game started with a previous save file that had an unusual amount of in-game currency, badges, and Pokémon, including some that were not normally obtainable.

What was the name of the Pokémon with only one HP left and only two moves in the game the narrator bought?

The Pokémon was named 'Hurry' and was a level 5 Syndicate Quil with only the moves Leer and Flash.

Why was the narrator unable to find an exit or ladder in the Bellsprout Tower in the game?

The game had been modified or hacked, resulting in a different layout of the Bellsprout Tower without any NPCs or typical exits.

What was the eerie music that played when the narrator entered a dark room in the game?

The music was the same theme heard when listening to the radio at the Alpha Ruins in the game, but it was played in reverse.

What was the strange outcome of the battle between the narrator's shiny Celebi and the level 255 Pikachu?

Both Pokémon ended up fainting due to the effects of Perish Song, with Pikachu using an unusual move, Destiny Bond, which caused it to faint after the narrator's Celebi.

What was the final eerie message the narrator received after interacting with Gold's sprite in the void?

The message was 'question mark question mark question mark question mark use nightmare', suggesting a connection to the Nightmare event in Pokémon lore.

What was the narrator's realization about the modified game and its implications?

The narrator concluded that the game was a hacked version with a sadistic twist, possibly created to unsettle players with its dark narrative about the inevitability of death and the erasure of one's legacy.

Outlines

00:00

🕹️ Nostalgic Nightmare: A Haunting Pokémon Tale

A college student, enthusiastic about Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver, isolates himself from media and internet to focus on school. Unable to purchase Soul Silver at launch, he orders it online and decides to replay Pokémon Crystal on his Game Boy Color. He discovers his mother discarded his old games, so he buys a used copy of Pokémon Silver from GameStop. Upon starting the game, he experiences bizarre occurrences, including a pre-existing save file with an unusual character named 'dot dot dot' who has completed the game with an impressive collection of Pokémon and items. The game's behavior is eerily different, with the absence of usual sounds and graphics glitches, leading to an unsettling experience.

05:02

👻 The Haunting of Bellsprout Tower

The player finds himself in a desolate Bellsprout Tower with no NPCs, eerie silence, and a non-functioning central pillar. After discovering a hidden ladder, he ascends to a dark room where he hears the same music from the alpha ruins in Pokémon games. His PokéGear lacks the radio and phone cards, and his Pokémon, including a peculiar 'Hurry' and unknown Pokémon, behave abnormally. The room's lighting reveals a blood-red path leading to a sign that ominously instructs him to 'turn back now.' The game's eerie atmosphere intensifies as the player's Pokémon faint and are replaced by level 10 unknowns, spelling out a chilling message.

10:05

🎮 The Cursed Game Continues

Continuing the game, the player encounters more disturbing changes, such as a trainer profile with an unsettling image of the character 'gold' missing his arms and appearing sad. The game's world transforms into a red-hued, lifeless version of the Sprout Tower, populated by white, unresponsive NPCs. The player's Pokémon are replaced by level 15 unknowns spelling 'dying,' and a shiny Cresselia with only half a sprite and a single move, 'Perish Song.' The game's narrative takes a dark turn, suggesting a grim fate for the character 'gold' and his Pokémon.

15:09

🛑 Battle with the Unnamed

The player is thrust into a battle with a character named 'Red,' both with a single Pokémon each. The battle is filled with strange occurrences, such as a level 255 Pikachu using moves it shouldn't know and the player's Cresselia inexplicably using 'Pain Split.' The battle concludes with both Pokémon dying, and the player is awarded victory by a beheaded sprite of 'Red.' The player's character, 'Gold,' becomes transparent, and his profile now shows an impossible number of badges, suggesting a corrupted game state.

20:12

🏠 The Void and the Farewell

Returning to the overworld, the player's character is now transparent and encounters a void outside his house. As he ventures further, he meets the regular sprite of 'Gold,' who bids farewell and disappears. The player is then transported to a small room surrounded by graves, where he finds his Pokémon are now spelling 'no more.' The game's narrative concludes with the realization that 'Gold' has died, and his achievements have been forgotten, leaving the player trapped in a grave-like room with no escape.

25:15

🌌 The Legacy of a Haunted Game

The player reflects on the disturbing experience of playing the cursed game, which has forever changed his perception of the Pokémon franchise. Despite eventually enjoying the legitimate Soul Silver game, the memory of the rigged game's grim narrative lingers, serving as a haunting reminder of the darker side of gaming folklore.

Keywords

💡Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver

Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver are video games in the Pokémon series, known for their nostalgic appeal and enhanced gameplay compared to their predecessors. In the video, the narrator is enthusiastic about their release, indicating a central theme of nostalgia and the excitement of revisiting a beloved game.

💡Locked out of media

The phrase 'locked out of media' refers to the narrator's self-imposed restriction from engaging with various forms of media for the sake of focusing on schoolwork. This concept is crucial to the video's theme, as it sets the stage for the narrator's later experiences with the Pokémon game.

💡Game Boy Color

The Game Boy Color is a handheld gaming console that was popular during the late 1990s and early 2000s. It is significant in the video as it is the platform on which the narrator plays the Pokémon games, and it adds to the nostalgic atmosphere of the story.

💡Used Silver version

A 'used Silver version' refers to a second-hand copy of the Pokémon Silver game that the narrator purchased after realizing his original game and console were discarded. This term is key to the video's plot, as it leads to the discovery of the bizarre and eerie experiences within the game.

💡Unknown Pokémon

In the context of the video, 'Unknown Pokémon' are mysterious creatures within the game that are not part of the standard Pokédex. Their presence in the video adds an element of the uncanny and is central to the eerie atmosphere of the game's altered reality.

💡Hurry

'Hurry' is the name given to a Syndicate Quil in the game, which is unusual and adds to the strange occurrences the narrator experiences. The name 'Hurry' and its context in the video suggest a sense of urgency or impending doom.

💡Bellsprout Tower

Bellsprout Tower is a location in the Pokémon games known for its unique challenges and puzzles. In the video, it is depicted as a place of eerie silence and immobility, contributing to the unsettling narrative of the game the narrator is playing.

💡Nightmare

The term 'nightmare' is used in the video to describe the horrifying and surreal experiences the narrator encounters within the game. It encapsulates the overall theme of the video, which is a descent into a disturbing and unexplainable alternate reality within a familiar game.

💡Transparent and colorless

The video describes characters and sprites appearing 'transparent' and 'colorless,' which is a visual cue indicating that something is amiss within the game's world. This term is significant as it contributes to the unsettling and otherworldly atmosphere of the game.

💡Death and RIP

The concepts of 'death' and 'RIP' (Rest in Peace) are central to the video's climax, where the game reveals a tragic narrative about the character Gold. These terms are used to convey the theme of mortality and the inevitable end that awaits all, even within the context of a game.

💡Folk tales and legends

The video ends with a reflection on how the second generation of Pokémon games has its own 'folk tales and legends,' suggesting that each generation of games has its unique stories and myths. This term ties into the video's theme of exploring the depth and richness of the Pokémon universe.

Highlights

A college student's enthusiasm for Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver leads to a unique gaming experience.

The student self-imposes a media and internet blackout for school purposes, missing the launch of Soul Silver.

After ordering Soul Silver, the student decides to replay the Crystal version but discovers their Game Boy Color and games were discarded.

A used copy of Pokémon Silver is purchased from GameStop as a nostalgic trip, but it leads to bizarre occurrences.

The game unexpectedly starts in a previous save file with an unusual amount of in-game currency and completed achievements.

The player encounters five unknown Pokémon and a level five syndicate Quil with only two moves.

An eerie absence of music and NPC characters in Bellsprout Tower adds to the game's strange atmosphere.

The player finds a hidden ladder leading to a dark room with a chilling melody associated with unknown Pokémon.

A room's illumination reveals a blood-red path with a sign warning to turn back, adding to the game's mystery.

The player's Pokémon are replaced with level 10 unknowns, spelling out a cryptic message.

Trainer profile anomalies include a character missing limbs and an impossible number of badges.

A battle against a transparent red sprite with a level 255 Pikachu that uses unconventional moves.

The player's Pokémon and trainer undergo disturbing visual transformations, hinting at a deeper narrative.

A post-battle encounter with a beheaded sprite and a chilling message from a character.

The game's conclusion reveals a grave with a message suggesting the character's death and the passage of time.

The player is unable to escape the game's final message, leading to the decision to abandon the haunted cartridge.

Despite the traumatic experience, the student goes on to enjoy the legitimate version of Soul Silver.

Transcripts

you

see I'm a simple college student living

alone in an

apartment I was very enthusiastic about

the release of Pokémon Heart Gold and

soul silver here in the

states I've purposely locked myself out

of all media and internet aside for

school

purposes that means no forchan no

v-board no Bulbapedia Etc

as I was busy with the school year and

being poor at the

time I wasn't able to buy Sal silver on

its launch

date after my school year

ended I ordered Soul Silver on

Amazon however it would take a week for

it to

arrive I decided that during that time I

would replay my crystal version on my

Game Boy

Color however I realized that long ago

my mom threw it away

because I told her the save went dead

and I was very upset about it

then she also threw away my Silver

version so all I have is my Game Boy

Color as such I set out the GameStop and

bought a used Silver version as it's the

only Pokémon game left they had for Game

Boy

Color tend

fairly

cheap I went home and started it up for

a Nostalgia

trip

however that's where things started

getting

bizarre and most likely the reason

you're listening to

this the game freak logo started up as

normal but it just froze

there I thought the cart was just

arrowed or something so I turned it off

and on and the same thing

happened I tried pressing a and start

over and over and all of the

buttons

eventually the logo vanished and there

was a black screen for about 5

Seconds suddenly rather than going to

the usual menu screen I was already in

the game in a previous saved

file which was odd as I was expecting

all of these cards to have been wiped by

the poor

battery either way I wasn't complaining

as I would have chosen the continue

option just to see what the previous guy

did

anyways first off I checked the train

information his name was just dot dot

dot

he didn't have much

originality I checked his profile and

apparently he had 999 hours put into the

game with all 16 badges

99,999 point9 poker dollars and all the

251 Pokémon in the

Pokedex seeing a you apparently had Mew

and celby logged also I'm guessing he

used a Game Genie or was a really

hardcore Pokémon player back

then I checked his Pokémon just to see

what badass team he

had uh to my

surprise I saw five unknowns and a sixth

Pokémon named

hurry I'm thinking that this must be

some cruel joke by the person who last

played the

game but decided to check the profiles

of the Pokémon

anyways as expected there were different

letters of unknown all level

five I was a bit shaky with my unknown

alphabet at the time but I identified

the word spelled out to be

leave as for the sixth Pokémon it turned

out to be a syndic Quil

mind you this is before there were

individualized Pokémon

icons the syndic Quil looked

normal but it was only level five with

only one HP

left with only two

attacks Leah and

Flash I don't know why they named him

hurry but at the time I just disregarded

it the most scary thing was that despite

my volume being

Max none of the Pokémon had said the

usual

cries just pure

silence having enough of the team I

closed

it I was parked at what appears to be a

room inside the Bellsprout

Tower however for some reason there were

no NPCs

around even more eerie was that the

pillar in the middle didn't move at

all as if just leaning on its

side there was no music at all and there

were no exit or

ladders or at least I thought there

wasn't I walked around for a few minutes

but can't seem to find a way

out this was certainly not a room I've

been in the bells Sprout Tower

before I tried checking my items for an

escape rope but the bag was completely

empty there wasn't any wild Pokémon

either finally I've managed to find a

ladder which turned out to be behind the

pillar the screen turned black and the

music finally started

playing I had a sudden chill as I

recognized the Melody I heard to be the

same theme you hear when you listen to

the radio at the alpha ruins where the

unknowns

are I immediately realized that it

wasn't a loading

transition but rather I was in a dark

room and would need Flash

before I took care of that though I

immediately checked my poke gear to

change the radio to something more

pleasant but it turns out there was no

radio card or even a phone nor time

cards there was only a map card in which

gold dot dot dot from earlier was just

walking in the midst of

black I I recall that syndic Quil has

flash so I turned off my poker gear and

made syndic Quil use

Flash I didn't see any message saying

hurry used flash or anything like that

the room just became

lit just like

that and I soon regretted

it the room was a chilling blood red

with a linear gray path heading

south the ladder I used to go up and

down was not there at

all I had no choice but to head

south the screen got darker every 20

steps I made

until I finally made it to the

end which appears to be a

sign I read the sign which

said turn back

now suddenly I was asked the answer yes

or

no but there was no question asked

I chose yes as I do not know what it was

asking and the screen went black

again making a ladder climb

sound the unknown radio music

stopped and in a few seconds was

replaced with the not as creepy pokker

flute radio

music I was in another dark room but I

held my breath and used Flash

again suddenly it said hurry has

fainted which was odd since I recall

that there was no status condition like

poison on him and I clearly wasn't in a

battle I checked my Pokémon quickly and

suddenly he's no longer in my

party in fact after a bit of

investigating none of my Pokémon

there but instead replaced with level 10

unknown I did the same thing as before

and spelled out the

unknown my then team of unknown

spelled he

[Music]

died either way after that creepy

change the room was lit to reveal myself

in a very small room that appears to be

only four squares

big the walls of that room were big gray

bricks as if I was inside something that

was hollowed

[Music]

out outside that room appears to be a

bunch of graves similar to the one in

Pokemon Red and

Blue I've walked around that small room

and pressed

hey but nothing

happened I've already concluded that

this was clearly a hacked game and some

sadistic person sold it to

GameStop however my curiosity kept me

going I checked the trainer profile of

dot dot dot again only to find out that

the Sprite of gold was missing his arms

he also seems to appear less

smug but rather seems more sad and empty

in a way that I do not know how to

describe for some reason it also now

said that he had 24

badges which was clearly

impossible after a few minutes of

aimlessly

wondering my character

suddenly spun and did the Escape rope

spinning

animation instead of flying up though my

character spun

downwards

slowly as if

sinking after that

screen the music

stopped after finally Landing the

Overworld ride of gold is colored

differently

now instead of the usual red color he

done he appeared completely white now

including his

skin it's as if he came straight from

the colorless Game Boy games replaced

into a colored background of the Game

Boy

Color I checked his profile and

now while now is as white as his own

Overworld

Sprite he lost his

legs and what appears to be bloody tears

from his

eyes It also says he has 32

badges which now starts to disturb me as

this change of number seems to represent

something

important I also checked my

Pokémon which this time contains five

unknowns and a level 100 celby without a

nickname The Unknown are this time

leveled 15 and spelling out

dying I checked the celi

profile it was a shiny

celby except there was only half of the

Sprite one arm one leg one

eye and it only had one

attack perish

song the area I was in itself was the

Sprout Tower with the immobile pillar as

before except everything is apparently

red

now I walked North for what felt

like forever

eventually I encountered some generic

men and women

NPCs they were all lined up to the side

just facing along the slsh pillar in the

middle they were also White

and nothing happened when I tried to

speak to

them I kept on going north until

eventually the pillar finally appears

chopped off with the transparent red in

that

spot I went up to red and without even

pressing a I was suddenly engaged in a

battle

the music starts again which sounds like

the unknown radio music again but played

backwards gold spattle Sprite matches

his front one with the bloody eyes white

skin and lack of

arms Gold's battle back Sprite matches

his front one with the bloody eyes white

skin and lack of arms while red Sprite

was the same as before in Gold Silver

and Crystal

except

transparent the text simply said wants

the

battle as if he has no name and both of

us only have one Pokémon

each which is weird as I swore I had six

with the

unknowns my celby came out conveniently

with half a Sprite

for the back Sprite

also the shiny sound and animation was

different as the sounds it made sound

like multiple Screech attacks used

consecutively red sent out a seemingly

normal male

Pikachu except he's level

255 and his Sprite seems sad and has

tears in his eyes

rather than the usual fight item Pokemon

run

menu I was only given the option to use

the

tax since celby only had one I chose

it naturally since Pikachu was level

255 he went

first Pikachu used curse lowering his

speed and increasing his other stats

I'm not even sure if Pikachu could use

curse celby used Paris

song in three turns both Pokémon get

koed not like I have a

choice at this point I didn't even go

back into the fight menu as the battle

just continued without

me also note there were no animations at

all for some

reason Pikachu used flail which didn't

do much damage despite his level and

boost as his health was

maxed celby used Paris

song nothing happens as it was already

used Pikachu used

frustration which did a ton of damage

knocking celby to less than 10

HP celby used pain

split which surprised me is celby didn't

even have that attack in the first

place now celby and Pikachu have about

150

HP Pikachu used mean

luck not like that did

anything as expected due to the effects

of Paris song My celby

fainted except in the text it

said celby has

died instead of the ordinary drop off

screen animation the celby back Sprite

just

vanished for some reason the Pikachu was

still up even with the perish s and it

didn't count as my

loss Pikachu used one more different

attack beyond the five attack

limit Pikachu used the Destiny

Bond afterwards it said Pikachu has died

with a slow Fade Out

animation apparently I was the winner as

the transparent red Sprite showed up and

said dot dot dot dot

dot at that point I just freaked out as

the transparent red Sprite was suddenly

beheaded

leaving nothing but his transparent

body the battle then ended at that point

and faded out along with the

music I'm back in the Overworld with

another change to Gold

Sprite he is now as transparent as Red's

Overworld

Sprite I quickly checked Gold's

profile where this time the only thing

remains of him is his head

with a transparent

skin the head was zoomed in a bit

showing black void in his

eyes it now stated that he had 40

Badges and I backed out and checked my

Pokémon they were all level 20 shiny

unknown which spelled

out no

more I was was at what I now know is

next to the

end there was apparently no music

playing but for some reason I felt like

something was there that could be

heard I was back in new bark

town maybe finally I get to play this

game

properly but who am I

kidding I knew that sadistic person must

have done something

I walked around the room to interact

with things as I'm a bit afraid to go

down the stairs and see what was

awaiting down

there note I said

walked as while the background was

moving gold Sprite was not moving his

transparent limbs at all while doing so

just floating like those ghosts you see

in Diamond and Pearl

as expected the radio computer and TV

didn't

work so I had no choice but to go

downstairs I ended up in the same lower

level room of my

house everything appears normal except

Mom isn't

[Music]

home after failing to interact with

anything in this room

I decided to go

outside to my surprise that door leading

outside at the South didn't

work and instead I just walked straight

through it to

avoid I continued moving south to see

what the hell was going

on my house vanishes as I head south

into the

void it was creepy is when I entered the

void the outline on gold Sprites turned

white to contrast the pitch

black

eventually I reached the white area and

gold Sprite turned black and a

transparent

again I continued self without thinking

of stopping at

all after a long trick self

I finally encountered

something it was Gold's regular

Sprite I tried to talk to

it he said

goodbye

forever and

vanished as that happened it said

question mark question mark mark

question mark use

nightmare which at that point I would

not deny that being

possible gold did another Escape rope

animation spinning slowly downwards like

before I'm now back into that small

hollowed out room surrounded by Graves

earlier or at least I say I was back

there as there was no Sprite anymore

I tried to walk around but nothing

moved not even wall bumping

noise I checked my trainer's

profile with absolutely no gold Sprite

left it said I have zero

Badges and all the pictures of the jotto

gym leaders at the bottom were replaced

with skulls

I checked my

Pokémon which were all level 25

unknown as

expected it spelled out a phrase that I

dared to

read I'm

dead as soon as I went back to the

Overworld the room I was in was then

covered with the same blocks as the

walls I then figured out what exactly

that room was when the final text

said r i p dot dot

dot that

room was a big

grave surrounded by other

Graves gold has already been dead

he died

presumably a few years after he defeated

red he was a young trainer who despite

his efforts in collecting so many badges

and attempts at becoming a Pokémon

master was still unable to avoid the

inevitability fate of

death and his efforts were eventually

forgotten by the Next Generation

I was unable to escape from that text no

matter what I

pressed I tried resetting the game and

the same thing happened at which I

finally decided to give up on that

horrible

nightmare after that

experience I will never look at the

gimmick unknown the same way

again they say that only the first

generation have folk tales and

legends but the second generation have

shown me how unpleasant the truth can

be I eventually enjoyed Soul Silver

immensely but I still can't

unthink what that rigged game has told

me