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Silver is arguably one of the more interesting rivals of both the games and manga because Silver is the son of Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket. He only appeared in a cameo appearance in the anime, briefly mentioned by Jimmy and that's really it. He's portrayed as a jerk rival and nothing more.
Silver's short cameo
In the games, it's revealed in HGSS that the reason for Silver's hatred for Team Rocket has to do with the fact of Giovanni abandoning him, explaining that he failed to utilize his men to the fullest potential. This was actually hinted at in FRLG by a Rocket Scientist who claims that Giovanni's son is a red-haired boy. What you may not know is that this was actually confirmed first not in the HGSS games but in Pokemon Adventures FRLG Chapter where Giovanni eagerly searches for his son. It's quite an emotionally intense reunion, especially for Silver. In fact a reoccurring theme for Silver is that he seeks revenge on his enemies and this becomes troublesome for him later when people start comparing him to his father, Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket. Like the games, Silver of the Adventures manga hates Team Rocket and whenever Silver realizes that his decisions rooted from his anger is similar to Giovanni's anger, he decides that he has to change starting by forgiving an old enemy who ruined his life earlier and in turn hope that his father will change despite Giovanni's decision to continue Team Rocket.
A Younger Giovanni and Silver
A Short Family Reunion. Who gave Silver his name.
I think most of you guys can easily tell from the pictures and written examples above that Silver having a full-fledge role in the anime would really impact the plot for years to come, especially Giovanni who has never had any real character development in the anime. On one hand though, it would be kind of weird to see Silver interact with Jessie, James and Meowth lol. I know Team Rocket has it's goofballs but it would still be weird if Jessie, James and Meowth got caught up in Silver and Giovanni's little reunion and it's kind of expected as Team Rocket plays a huge role in Silver's background. On one hand we would get to see how loyal the Team Rocket Trio is if Giovanni ever entrusted them with a mission to find his son. I suppose a lot of you anime fans could say Paul has taken that role but I'd say not really. First, Paul actually reminds me more of Green/Blue, Red's rival, from the games and manga than he does Silver. Second, Paul isn't Silver. Paul is the younger brother of a genius Pokemon trainer who decided to become a Pokemon Breeder after one major loss. Silver's reasons for seeing Pokemon as tools and hatred for Team Rocket is far more complicated than that. Third, in terms of design, although Paul does share a similar shape to Silver, it pretty much ends there. Other than how their shaped, they have a ton of differences that make them stand apart. So other than that, I don't think Paul would be a problem for Silver coming onboard.
So pretty much, there really isn't much of an obstacle for Silver not to appear in the anime. The only obstacle I suppose is how the writers would have to actually plan how Giovanni and the Team Rocket Trio would fit in all of this. You know Jessie, James and Meowth has to be apart of Silver's story because they pretty much represent Team Rocket to children everywhere. I suppose the other one would be Ash & Co. I can easily see Silver making up as one of Ash's rivals. Also I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the anime crew just ditched Silver's cameo in favor of an entirely new Silver. They've done it before with Jimmy and Ethan, they literally seem to have completely forgotten about Jimmy so I don't think it would be too surprising that they forgot a simple cameo. In fact I suppose the only real problem is the fact that Silver is a Gen 2 rival and we are nearing Gen 8. Other than that, there's a lot of story-changing potential for Silver to appear in the anime.
Silver's short cameo
In the games, it's revealed in HGSS that the reason for Silver's hatred for Team Rocket has to do with the fact of Giovanni abandoning him, explaining that he failed to utilize his men to the fullest potential. This was actually hinted at in FRLG by a Rocket Scientist who claims that Giovanni's son is a red-haired boy. What you may not know is that this was actually confirmed first not in the HGSS games but in Pokemon Adventures FRLG Chapter where Giovanni eagerly searches for his son. It's quite an emotionally intense reunion, especially for Silver. In fact a reoccurring theme for Silver is that he seeks revenge on his enemies and this becomes troublesome for him later when people start comparing him to his father, Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket. Like the games, Silver of the Adventures manga hates Team Rocket and whenever Silver realizes that his decisions rooted from his anger is similar to Giovanni's anger, he decides that he has to change starting by forgiving an old enemy who ruined his life earlier and in turn hope that his father will change despite Giovanni's decision to continue Team Rocket.
A Younger Giovanni and Silver
A Short Family Reunion. Who gave Silver his name.
I think most of you guys can easily tell from the pictures and written examples above that Silver having a full-fledge role in the anime would really impact the plot for years to come, especially Giovanni who has never had any real character development in the anime. On one hand though, it would be kind of weird to see Silver interact with Jessie, James and Meowth lol. I know Team Rocket has it's goofballs but it would still be weird if Jessie, James and Meowth got caught up in Silver and Giovanni's little reunion and it's kind of expected as Team Rocket plays a huge role in Silver's background. On one hand we would get to see how loyal the Team Rocket Trio is if Giovanni ever entrusted them with a mission to find his son. I suppose a lot of you anime fans could say Paul has taken that role but I'd say not really. First, Paul actually reminds me more of Green/Blue, Red's rival, from the games and manga than he does Silver. Second, Paul isn't Silver. Paul is the younger brother of a genius Pokemon trainer who decided to become a Pokemon Breeder after one major loss. Silver's reasons for seeing Pokemon as tools and hatred for Team Rocket is far more complicated than that. Third, in terms of design, although Paul does share a similar shape to Silver, it pretty much ends there. Other than how their shaped, they have a ton of differences that make them stand apart. So other than that, I don't think Paul would be a problem for Silver coming onboard.
So pretty much, there really isn't much of an obstacle for Silver not to appear in the anime. The only obstacle I suppose is how the writers would have to actually plan how Giovanni and the Team Rocket Trio would fit in all of this. You know Jessie, James and Meowth has to be apart of Silver's story because they pretty much represent Team Rocket to children everywhere. I suppose the other one would be Ash & Co. I can easily see Silver making up as one of Ash's rivals. Also I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the anime crew just ditched Silver's cameo in favor of an entirely new Silver. They've done it before with Jimmy and Ethan, they literally seem to have completely forgotten about Jimmy so I don't think it would be too surprising that they forgot a simple cameo. In fact I suppose the only real problem is the fact that Silver is a Gen 2 rival and we are nearing Gen 8. Other than that, there's a lot of story-changing potential for Silver to appear in the anime.
