Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions

 are RPG games developed by Game Freak and released by Nintendo in Japan on September 12, 2009, in North America on March 14, 2010, in Australia on March 25, 2010 and in Europe on March 26, 2010 for the Nintendo DS.

Like all the main Pokémon games, many Pokémon distributions were held for this releases.

The key item Gracidea can be obtained by showing a Shaymin to a girl in Goldenrod Flower Shop. See "Movie", "Toys "R" Us", "Movie 11", "Film 11", "Character Fair" and "Times Square" events for details.

A new in-game quest can be started by having a shiny event Pichu as the first Pokémon in the party in the Ilex Forest, allowing the player to obtain the Spiky-eared Pichu. This Pokémon was available as the "Shokotan", "Mikena", "GameStop" and "Sprin 2010" Pichu (see below).

Giovanni can be battled by having a Celebi in the party at Tohjo Falls, and this quest can be repeated if the player has multiple Celebi. Celebi was givens as the "Cinema" (Japan and Korea) and "Winter 2011" Celebi.

Having an Arceus in the party gives access to the exclusive Sinjoh Ruins area, where a level 1 Palkia, Dialga or Giratina with its signature items can be obtained. Choosing Giratina is the only way to obtain the Griseous Orb in this two releases. Arceus was given as the "Cinema" (Japan and Korea), "Michina" and "Toys "R" Us" Arceus (see below).

Finally, the Night Sky's Edge Pokéwalker Route can be unlocked by trading a Jirachi into the games. It can be a generation 3 event or one of the generation 4 ones ("Nintendo Zone", "Nintendo of Korea", "GameStop", "Latin America" or "Summer 2010").

For the Pokémon distributions, see Generation 4 Pokémon distributions