Gold, Silver & Crystal arc (Adventures)

The Gold, Silver & Crystal arc (Japanese: 金・銀・クリスタル編 Gold, Silver, & Crystal arc or 金・銀・水晶編 Gold, Silver, & Crystal arc), also referred to as The Third Chapter (Japanese: 第三章 The Third Chapter), is the third story arc of the Pokémon Adventures manga, consisting of seven volumes with ninety chapters, which makes it the longest completed arc of the series. It began serialization in December 1999, and ended in December 2002.
This arc features the journeys of through Johto trying to at first search for the ones who stole his backpack and uncovers that the ones who stole his backpack are planning something. Two other new Trainers come into the plot of the story, , whose life is tied in with the villains of this series, and , an average Pokémon Trainer with a staggering talent in catching Pokémon who later helps catch all the Pokémon to complete his Pokédex. Along with these three, the original the Pokédex holders come back to help these three along with . With their aid, the heroes of Johto set out to stop the resurrected Team Rocket and their enigmatic leader, the devastatingly powerful Masked Man.
==Volumes==
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===Chapters===
==Important events==
* meets and they receive their first partner Pokémon.
*Gold battles the Masked Man in Ilex Forest.
*An earthquake destroys Ecruteak City and the legendary beasts are set free.
*The Masked Man defeats Gold and Silver.
*Professor Oak sends to gather data on Pokémon.
* challenges various Gym Leaders throughout the two regions.
*Crystal first meets Eusine and later meets Gold and Silver.
*The Pokémon Association arranges a tournament for the Gym Leaders of the Kanto and Johto regions, but the Masked Man interferes.
*Gold, Silver, Crystal, , , , and defeat the Masked Man and his henchmen.
==Party changes==
===Additions===
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* Silver's (PS093)
* Gold's , Exbo (PS093)
* Gold's , Sunbo (PS099)
* Silver's (PS102)
* Gold's , Sudobo (PS106)
* Gold's , Togebo (PS107)
* Silver's prior to (PS108)
* Silver's prior to (PS109)
* Silver's (PS112)
* Blue's (PS116)
* Blue's (PS116)
* Blue's (PS116)
* Blue's (PS116)
* Crystal's , Megaree (PS118)
* Gold's , Tibo (PS148)
* Gold's , Pibu (PS178)
===Evolutions===
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Silver's into (PS098)
* Gold's into (PS108)
* Gold's into (PS109)
* Gold's into (PS109)
* Silver's into prior to (PS109)
* Silver's into (PS109)
* Red's into prior to (PS115)
* Blue's into prior to (PS115)
* Crystal's into (PS135)
* Gold's into (PS148)
* Silver's into (PS148)
* Crystal's into (PS148)
* Blue's into prior to (PS160)
* Gold's into (PS172)
==Gym Battles==
No Gym Leaders are challenged.
==Trivia==
* This arc was originally published as two separate arcs: the Gold & Silver arc (Japanese: 金 ・ 銀編 Gold & Silver chapter) and the Crystal arc (Japanese: クリスタル編 Crystal chapter), with the split occurring after Satoshi Yamamoto took over as the main illustrator.https://twitter.com/k_hidenori_/status/39742390847676416
==References==
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