Also announced today was another couple of Pokémon titles headed to the Nintendo Virtual Console. The second titles in the Pokémon series, Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, will be making their way to the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console.
Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver were released in Japan on November 21st, 1999, as the second set of titles in the Pokémon series. These games, which debuted as Game Boy Color-titles in Japan, are being recreated into Virtual Console versions such that their screens appear just as they did on the Game Boy Color.
Both titles will be compatible with the wireless communication features of the Nintendo 3DS and you can look forward to Link Trades and Link Battles between Virtual Console versions of Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver.
In addition, these titles will be compatible with the Time Capsule function, which allows players to Link Trade Pokémon between the Virtual Console versions of Pokémon Gold or Pokémon Silver and the Virtual Console versions of Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, or Pokémon Yellow in Pokémon Centers within the games.
Both titles will be compatible with Pokémon Bank and will launch this fall. The virtual console titles will be released on September 22nd, 2017.