In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, "Mt. Silver" only refers to the outside area at the foot of the mountain; the interior cave, exterior, and summit are all part of Mt. Silver Cave instead. In Generation II, both areas are included under the location header Silver Cave (Japanese: シロガネやまMt. Shirogane).
In the games, Mt. Silver is off-limits to all but the most skilled of Trainers. After the player has received all sixteen badges of Johto and Kanto, Professor Oak will give the player permission to travel here.
The route to the area, Kanto Route 28, is rough, though no HMs are explicitly required to reach the Pokémon Center just outside the entrance of Mt. Silver Cave. Inside, however, the cave is dark, requiring Flash to see in the first room. Many high-level Pokémon reside in the cave, as well as rare Pokémon not found elsewhere in the Johto region, like Larvitar and Misdreavus.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Ash and his friends planned to travel to Mt. Silver for the upcoming Silver Conference, though the addition of Larvitar to the group gave them another reason to pass through the mountainous area.
They reached the base of Mt. Silver in You're a Star, Larvitar!, and stopped off at the local Pokémon Center. Already competitors for the upcoming Silver Conference were gathering in droves, and Ash had a practice match against another Pokémon Master hopeful, Satchel.
In Mother of All Battles!, the group reached Larvitar's home, the Mt. Silver Pokémon Preserve. After defeating the troublesome Pokémon Poacher Brothers, Larvitar was reunited with its mother, Tyranitar. Ranger Mason and crew protect the preservation area, and were pleased to have finally arrested the trio of poachers.
In Pop Goes The Sneasel, the group stopped off at the local Ho-Oh Shrine after the attendant reported a Sneasel, a Machop, and a Machoke were stopping anyone from reaching the Sacred Flame, which was needed for the opening of the Silver Conference. Harrison, a Trainer from the Hoennregion, assisted Ash and his friends in defeating the trio of wild Pokémon, and went on to catch the Sneasel for himself.
Ash and his friends reached Silver Town, the host city of the Silver Conference, in A Claim to Flame!. The city boasts at least 30 inhabitants, but the Johto League's yearly tournament brings a large amount of tourism to the city. The event wrapped up by Johto Photo Finish.
In Raising Raichu, Red arrived at the hot springs on Mt. Silver to recuperate from the frostbites he had received after being frozen by Lorelei in the Yellow arc. While there, he also metSabrina, who was there to recuperate from similar injuries she received while battling Lorelei on Cerise Island.
At the end of the chapter, Red and Gold went to Mt. Silver to train together. Their training session was seen in two specialrounds printed in Pokémon the Comic, during which they battled against a wild Poliwrath and Venusaur.
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the exterior of Mt. Silver is the only Johto area to use the Kanto tileset. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the only major differences are the rocks and trees; for example, the trees placed in the high exteriors of the mountain itself are the ones commonly found in Johto.
In the Gold and Silver deluxe edition of the Pokémon Master Trainer board game, Mt. Silver was called Shirogane Mt., based on a romanization of the Japanese name of the mountain; this is presumably because it was released before Gold and Silver were released in English.
Fresh Water is collected from Mt. Silver, according to its item description in the Japanese and Korean versions of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and Pokémon Stadium 2. This is not mentioned in the English item descriptions.
Origin
Mt. Silver is based on Mt. Fuji in the real-world Japan.
