What Ds Has A Gba Slot

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Fail: DSi prototype did have a GBA slot, removed due to size One of the primary complaints people have of Nintendo's new portable, the DSi, is that the Game Boy Advance slot was removed. It has lost the GBA slot. Is that a problem though as the DS games are generally superior to the GBA games? Not only that, you lose some gameplay because some DS games interacts with.

What

Dual-slot mode (Japanese: ダブルスロットDouble-Slot) is a method of communication between a Nintendo DS game card and a Game Boy Advance game cartridge by inserting both into the same Nintendo DS system. However, due to the removal of the GBA slot, dual-slot mode is not available if the player is using a system from the Nintendo DSi family or Nintendo 3DS family.

  • 1In the core series games
    • 1.2Dongle method

In the core series games

Pal Park

Main article: Pal Park

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, Pal Park allows the player to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen, using dual-slot mode for communication. Additionally, someone at Pal Park will give accessories to the player if there is a game cartridge in the DS.

The Pokémon are sent from the Generation III game to the Generation IV game, and cannot be sent back.

Dongle method

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In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the dongle method changes the wild Pokémon that appear based on the game in the Game Boy Advance slot, via dual-slot mode. This method is compatible with any of the Generation IIIcore series games: Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen. The name 'dongle method' is an unofficial name that comes from the fact that this method uses the Game Boy Advance game as a dongle for the Nintendo DS game.

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After obtaining the National Pokédex, if the player had an applicable GBA game inserted in the GBA slot when they opened the title screen, the dongle method allows specific wild Pokémon to appear depending on the GBA game. Wild encounters will not change if a GBA game is inserted or removed from the Nintendo DS system after the title screen.

The wild Pokémon that can appear this way are mostly not in the Sinnoh Pokédex in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. They are usually game-exclusive Pokémon to one of the Generation III games. They usually have an 8% chance of appearing, or 4% each if there are two different Pokémon that can appear this way in the same location due to the same game.

Pokémon Dream Radar has a similar feature that allows players to catch a Generation IV game mascot with its Hidden Ability in extensions unlocked by putting the Game Card of the corresponding game into the game card slot of the Nintendo 3DS system.

List of Pokémon available using the dongle method

Game in the GBA Slot
Pokémon Location Game
Ruby
SeedotRoutes203, 204 and 210 (South), Eterna ForestDPPt
NuzleafRoutes210 (South) and 229DPPt
MawileIron IslandDPPt
ZangooseRoutes208 and 210 (North)DPPt
SolrockLake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Mt. Coronet, Sendoff Spring, Turnback CaveDPPt
Sapphire
LotadRoutes203, 204, 205 (North), and 212 (South)DPPt
LombreRoutes212 (South) and 229DPPt
SableyeIron IslandDPPt
SeviperRoutes208 and 210 (North)DPPt
LunatoneLake Verity, Lake Acuity, Lake Valor, Mt. Coronet, Sendoff Spring, Turnback CaveDPPt
FireRed
CaterpieRoute 204Pt (South)DP, Eterna ForestPtDPPt
MetapodEterna ForestDPPt
EkansRoute 212 (South)DPPt
ArbokGreat MarshDPPt
GrowlitheRoutes201 and 202DPPt
ElekidRoute 205, Valley WindworksDPPt
LeafGreen
WeedleRoute 204Pt (South)DP, Eterna ForestPtDPPt
KakunaEterna ForestDPPt
SandshrewWayward CaveDPPt
SandslashRoute 228DPPt
VulpixRoutes209 and 214DPPt
MagbyRoute 227, Stark MountainDPPt
Emerald
TeddiursaRoute 211DP (West)Pt, Acuity LakefrontDP, Lake AcuityPtDPPt
UrsaringRoutes216 and 217, Acuity LakefrontPt, Lake AcuityDPDPPt
PinecoEterna Forest, Routes203, 204, 210 (South) and 229DPPt
GligarStark Mountain, Routes206, 207, 214, 215, and 227DPPt
ShuckleRoute 224DPPt
Multiple Generation III games
HaunterOld ChateauFRLGDPPt
GengarOld ChateauFRLGDPPt
StaraviaLake VerityFRLGEDPPt
BibarelLake VerityFRLGEDPPt
Cached

Event distributions

10th Movie Deoxys distribution Slot 2 cartridge

In the Generation IV core series games, some event distributions were done using a Slot 2 cartridge, which was inserted into the GBA slot to send data to the DS game card.

In Pokémon Dash

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Japanese/Korean version cup display

Mawile

American/European version cup display

In Pokémon Dash, players can make custom cups based on the party in a Generation III core series game inserted in the GBA slot. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen sprites are used; Spinda patterns are retained, but Shiny coloration is not depicted. Eggs in the player's party are ignored.

The Japanese, European, and American versions of Pokémon Dash have no region checks, allowing the player use any language game (although only the first 5 characters of a Pokémon's name will be displayed in the Japanese version of Pokémon Dash). The Korean version only allows Japanese game cartridges to be used.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team

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In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team, dual-slot mode allows the game to communicate with Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team.

If the player has both games inserted into a compatible system, SOS Mail can be sent between the games, allowing for the rescue team in one game to save the team in the other cartridge's save file.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team, the player can use Receive Team while Red Rescue Team is in the Game Boy Advance slot. If used, the rescue team from Red Rescue Team becomes the boss of the Rescue Team Maze of Makuhita Dojo.

In other languages

LanguageTitle
Dual Slot-Pokémon
Modalità dual-slot

See also


Inter-generational communication
Gen ITime CapsuleGen II
Gen IIIDual-slot mode • Pal ParkGen IV
Gen IVPoké Transfer • RelocatorGen V
Gen VPoké TransporterGen VI
Gen I (VC)
Gen II (VC)
Gen VIPokémon Bank
GOGO ParkPE
BankPokémon HOMEGen VIII
GO
PE
Slot

Seedot


Gen IGame Link Cable • Transfer Pak • 3DS Wireless (VC)
Gen IIGame Link Cable • Infrared • Transfer Pak
Mobile Game Boy Adapter • 3DS Wireless (VC)
Gen IIIGame Link Cable • Wireless Adapter • Dual-slot mode
Gen IVDS Wireless • Wi-Fi • Dual-slot mode • Infrared
Gen VDS Wireless • Wi-Fi • Infrared
Gen VI3DS Wireless • Nintendo Network • Infrared • StreetPass • SpotPass
Gen VII3DS Wireless/Switch Wireless • Nintendo Network
Infrared • Nintendo Switch Online • Bluetooth
Gen VIIISwitch Wireless • Nintendo Switch Online

Iron Island

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