(Off topic)Maybe I'm just being OCD, but why can't Lugia be where Suicine is? Or is this a picture promoting Crystal? That picture is taken from Gold and Silver's page on the official Japanese website, but interestingly, the artwork used for Ho-Oh and the beasts was actually introduced in promotion of Crystal, and Unown's was introduced in FRLG. This means that the page must have been revamped at some point long after Crystal's release; an archived version (dating from November 2002) shows that the order of the paragraphs was reversed, but unfortunately the archived images are unviewable.

It's possible that Suicune, Unown and Ho-Oh were moved to the bottom because those three received the most focus in Crystal (although I wouldn't compare Entei and Raikou to Lugia, which was only alluded to rather than being referenced by name).

Oh ya with the whole ruins of alph and what not, too bad that part was so minor if only they could of made it bigger p[art of story, plot even after e4

As a sidequest, it certainly trumps the unlocking of the Regis in Hoenn and the touring of the Abyssal Ruins in Unova. But that's not enough - the Ruins of Alph were practically tailored for Johto's main plot, and yet their potential was wasted on an optional sidequest that culminated in printing Unown letters of all things. Oddly enough, there is actually a portion of unused dialogue associated with the Ruins of Alph, and only part of it was ultimately incorporated into HGSS.

Even though I was pleasantly surprised to revisit Kanto in Gold and Silver, after Crystal was released I found myself wishing to explore ancient Johto in addition to or even instead of modern Kanto. By that I mean that time travel should have been a prevalent plot element, with every important event in Johto's history being experienced first-hand. This is what I had been hoping to see in HGSS ever since the possibility of Gold and Silver being remade and having their story expanded occurred to me in 2004 (considering that the Sevii Islands continued the Kanto story). But alas, Game Freak found it more perinent to add the Pokéathlon and Pokéwalker as a means to innovate the remakes, and the only changes to the story were done via short-lived promotional events. What an incredible shame.

But at least the extended Ruins of Alph sidequest ends on a much higher note in HGSS than it did in Generation II, thanks to the Sinjoh Ruins event: "Unown, the Ruins of Alph, and Arceus... The mystery deepens. It has made me even more inquisitive! I will one day solve all the mysteries!" Where were Game Freak going with this? When will we finally be given answers, and which kind of game will be involved?

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