Pokémon Gold and Silver return in new release that'll hit you right in the childhood

Pokémon Gold and Silver are making their triumphant return this month, with a new, official merch collection coming to Pokémon Centers.

When Pokémon Red, Blue and later Yellow first dropped, they quickly took the world by storm, with sequels that expanded the world and roster of critters being inevitable.

Who’d have thought decades later we’d still be playing Pokémon, with the next game releasing on the Nintendo Switch next year.

Pokémon Gold and Silver were the next games to release, and what a follow-up they were as while they took players to a new location to meet a new cast of characters and Pokémon, they also included the first game’s map of Kanto as post-game content, a reveal still praised by gamers today.

Later this month, both games will officially turn 24 years old and to celebrate, the Pokémon Center has a special line of merchandise.

The leaked merch can be found on the Pokéshopper website, and will be available for purchase from participating Pokémon Center stores on Thursday 21 November.

The line will include items like jackets, stationary, pictures, stickers and new plushies of Lugia and Ho-Oh.

These products won’t come cheap as I’m sure you’d expect, but they’re worthwhile additions to any collection, especially if you’re a big fan of the games.

Pokémon Crystal is unfortunately exempt from this merchandise drop as it launched at a later date, and is arguably one of the best Pokémon games ever made.

In other news, fans are disappointed that the next Pokémon game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, was announced so early, as no additional news on the game has been shared since its initial reveal teaser.

The game is expected to launch on the Nintendo Switch next year, but also be a title for the Nintendo Switch 2, hence all the secrecy about the game so far.

Personally, I'm hoping the classic games like Gold and Silver finally make their way onto Nintendo Switch Online first.