Pokemon HeartGold Game for DS, Reviewing the Walking Battle

The Pokemon HeartGold for Nintendo DS, comes with the HeartGold game card , a Pokewalker, and a Pokewalker clip. The best feature of the new Pokemon game, is the Pokewalker. The walker, is a pedometer that can communicate with the game card and with other Pokewalkers.

There are four play modes on the Pokewalker.

1. The basic mode is stroll. In this mode the Pokemon walks with you.

2. The Poke Radar mode helps you catch Pokemon, with some of the Pokemon only appearing on the Pokewalker.

3. Dowsing mode lets you search for items hiding in tall grass.

4. Connect mode let's you connect the walker to the DS System, or with another Pokewalker.

The basic mode of the Pokewalker allows you to accomplish many things.

Your Pokemon's friendship increases and it earns Exp. Points.

You unlock more routes.

You gain 1 Watt for every 20 steps.

To use the Poke Radar you need 10 Watts. The Radar helps you find hidden Pokemon. Once you catch the Pokemon you can send it to your HeartGold game. The Poke Radar is fun to use, and with it you can catch several rare Pokemon, like:

Spirtomb

Munchlax

Feebas

Kecleon

Snover

Magby

Smoochum

Zigzagoon

Shellos

Carvanha

Dowsing costs 3 Watts to use and allows you to find hidden items in the grass. Items you find can be sent to your HeartGold.

With the connect feature you can let your Pokemon play with a friends Pokemon using the infrared connection. When it's done playing, your Pokemon returns to you, with a gift.

The PokeWalker adds another element to the HeartGold game, while encouraging physical activity on the part of the player. While the walker adds to the game play, it's the thrill of the battles that excites Pokemon fans. In HeartGold you explore the land of Johto.

After you start HeartGold, you visit Professor Elm, and select a starter Pokemon. The choices are, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile. After visiting your mom to pick up your pokegear, which allows you to call stored contacts any time, you head off to your journey, following Route 29. Have fun as you explore Johto looking for Pokemon like Mankey, Gligar, Donphan, and legendary Pokemon, as you prepare for your battle with the Elite Four. After defeating the Elite four, face and defeat the champion, Lance and enter the hall of fame.

The top legendary Pokemon's you're trying to catch in heart Gold, is Ho-Oh, level 45, and Lugia level 70, who only appears after you've entered the Hall of fame.

What are you waiting for? Grab your walker and let the battling begin.