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A '''ROM cartridge''', also referred to as a '''cart''', is the storage device in which many of the [[Pokémon game]]s have been contained.
A '''ROM cartridge''', also simply referred to as a '''cartridge''' or '''cart''', is the storage device in which many of the [[Pokémon games]] have been contained.


Throughout the Pokémon game series, all of the [[main series]] games have been stored on ROM cartridges, with many variances between them. Many [[side games]] have also been on cartridge but some have been for the [[GameCube]] and [[Wii]].
Throughout the Pokémon game series, all of the [[core series]] games have been stored on ROM cartridges, with many variances between them. Many [[Spin-off Pokémon games|side games]] have also been on cartridge but some have been for the [[GameCube]] and [[Wii]] (on discs, not cartridges). The ROM cartridges for the [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], [[Game Boy Advance]], and [[Nintendo 64]] are officially called '''Game Paks''', while [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], and [[Nintendo Switch]] ROM cartridges are officially called '''Game Cards'''.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
* [[Game Boy]]: 2<sup>1</sup>/<sub>8</sub> x 2<sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub> inches.
* [[Game Boy]]: 2.125 × 2.5 inches.
* [[Game Boy Color]]: 2<sup>1</sup>/<sub>8</sub> x 2<sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub> inches.
* [[Game Boy Color]]: 2.125 × 2.5 inches.
* [[Game Boy Advance]]: 2<sup>1</sup>/<sub>8</sub> x 1<sup>3</sup>/<sub>8</sub> inches.  
* [[Game Boy Advance]]: 2.125 × 1.375 inches.  
* [[Nintendo DS]]: 1<sup>1</sup>/<sub>4</sub> x 1<sup>3</sup>/<sub>8</sub> inches.  
* [[Nintendo DS]]: 1.25 × 1.375 inches.  
* [[Nintendo 3DS]]:  1<sup>1</sup>/<sub>4</sub> x 1<sup>3</sup>/<sub>8</sub> inches. ''(Not counting anti-DS knob on side)''  
* [[Nintendo 3DS]]:  1.25 × 1.375 inches. ''(Not counting anti-DS knob on side)''
* [[Nintendo 64]]: 4<sup>1</sup>/<sub>2</sub> x 3 inches. ''(Measured from top of arch)''
* [[Nintendo Switch]]: 1.25 × 0.8125 inches.
* [[Nintendo 64]]: 4.5 × 3 inches. ''(Measured from top of arch)''


==Main series==
==Core series==
All main-series games are contained on carts. Each generation, save for Generation II, had only one type of cartridge, thus also defining the generations before [[Generation IV]].
All [[core series]] games are contained on cartridges.


====[[Generation I]]====
====[[Generation I]]====
All Generation I games were in Game Boy cartridges.  
All Generation I core series games were released on [[Game Boy]] cartridges. The Western version of {{game|Yellow}} was released on a Game Boy cartridge, but is enhanced when played on a [[Game Boy Color]].


====[[Generation II]]====
====[[Generation II]]====
Gold and Silver were featured in Game Boy cartridges. Crystal was featured in a Game Boy Color cartridge, being the only main series game to do so.
{{game|Gold and Silver|s}} were released on Game Boy cartridges, but are enhanced when played on a Game Boy Color; they were marketed as Game Boy Color games that are backwards compatible with the Game Boy.
 
{{game|Crystal}} was released on a Game Boy Color cartridge.


====[[Generation III]]====
====[[Generation III]]====
All Generation III games were in Game Boy Advance cartridges.
All Generation III core series games were released on [[Game Boy Advance]] cartridges.


====[[Generation IV]]====
====[[Generation IV]]====
All Generation IV games were in Nintendo DS cartridges. However, {{v2|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} were on the newer model NTR-031 DS cartridge, which was black, as opposed to the older ones of NTR-005, which were dark grey.
All Generation IV core series games were released on [[Nintendo DS]] cartridges.
 
{{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} were released on the dark gray-colored NTR-005 cartridges. {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} were released on the black-colored NTR-031 DS cartridges, which are for games that use [[Infrared]] connections, such as connecting to the [[Pokéwalker]].


====[[Generation V]]====
====[[Generation V]]====
All Generation V games were in Nintendo DS cartridges.
All Generation V core series games were released on Nintendo DS cartridges, specifically the black-colored NTR-031 DS cartridges, due to being able to connect to each other through infrared. These games are also [[Nintendo DSi|DSi]]-enhanced, bearing special DSi exclusive features such as video chat and region locking. Such features are also compatible on the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. Because of these features, these games all have a serial number that starts with TWL instead of NTR.
 
====[[Generation VI]]====
All Generation VI core series games were released on [[Nintendo 3DS]] cartridges.
 
====[[Generation VII]]====
{{g|Sun and Moon|Sun, Moon}}, {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} were released on Nintendo 3DS cartridges.


==Non-Game Boy/DS==
[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] were released on [[Nintendo Switch]] cartridges.


===3DS===
====[[Generation VIII]]====
[[Pokémon Rumble Blast]] was the first - and so far only - Pokémon game with a 3DS cartridge.
All Generation VIII core series games were released on [[Nintendo Switch]] cartridges.


==Non-handheld==
===Nintendo 64===
===Nintendo 64===
The Nintendo 64 cartridge was seen in the [[Pokémon Stadium series]], [[Hey You, Pikachu!]], [[Super Smash Bros.]], [[Pokémon Snap]], and [[Pokémon Puzzle League]].
The Nintendo 64 cartridge was seen in the [[Pokémon Stadium series]], [[Hey You, Pikachu!]], [[Super Smash Bros.]], [[Pokémon Snap]], and [[Pokémon Puzzle League]].


==Irregular cartridges==
==Irregular cartridges==
===[[Pokémon Pinball]]===
===[[Pokémon Pinball]]===
Pokémon Pinball had a special Game Boy Color cartridge for a vibration feature.
Pokémon Pinball had a special Game Boy Color cartridge for a vibration feature.


===[[Pokémon Mini]]===
===[[Pokémon mini]]===
The Pokémon Mini was a special game system specifically for Pokémon. It had its own cartridges.
The Pokémon mini was a special game system specifically for Pokémon. It had its own cartridges.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Game Boy and Game Boy Color===
<gallery>
Pokemon Red cartridge.png|Pokémon Red cartridge
Pokemon Blue cartridge.png|Pokémon Blue cartridge
Pokemon Yellow cartridge.png|Pokémon Yellow cartridge
PokemonPinballCartridge.png|Pokémon Pinball cartridge without the battery cover
Pokemon Trading Card Game.jpg|Pokémon Trading Card Game cartridge
Pokemon Card GB2 Here Comes Team GR cartridge.png|Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! cartridge
Pokemon Gold cartridge.png|Pokémon Gold cartridge
Pokemon Silver cartridge.png|Pokémon Silver cartridge
Pokemon Crystal cartridge.png|Pokémon Crystal cartridge
</gallery>
===Nintendo 64===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Pokemon Red Version.jpg|Pokémon Red cartridge
<!--Hey You Pikachu cartridge.png|Hey You, Pikachu! cartridge-->
File:PokemonGoldCartridge.jpg|Pokémon Gold's cartridge
Pokemon Snap cartridge.png|Pokémon Snap cartridge
File:PokemonCrystalCartridge.jpg|Pokémon Crystals's cartridge
Pokemon Stadium cartridge.png|Pokémon Stadium cartridge
File:PokemonFireRedCartridge.png|Pokémon FireRed's cartridge
Pokemon Puzzle League cartridge.png|Pokémon Puzzle League cartridge
File:Pokémon Pearl.jpg|Pokémon Pearl's cartridge
PokemonStadium2Cartridge.png|Pokémon Stadium 2 cartridge
File:PokemonHeartgoldCartridge.jpg|Pokémon HeartGold's cartridge
File:PokemonWhiteCartridge.jpg|Pokémon White's cartridge
File:PokemonRumbleBlastCartridge.png|Pokémon Rumble Blast's cartridge
File:PokemonStadium2Cartridge.png|Pokémon Stadium 2's cartridge
File:PokemonPinballCartridge.png|Pokémon Pinball's cartridge
File:PokemonMiniCartridge.png|A Pokémon Mini cartridge
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Pokémon mini===
<gallery>
PokemonMiniCartridge.png|Pokémon Party mini cartridge
</gallery>
===Game Boy Advance===
<gallery>
Pokemon Ruby cartridge.png|Pokémon Ruby cartridge
Pokemon Sapphire cartridge.png|Pokémon Sapphire cartridge
Pokemon Pinball Ruby and Sapphire cartridge.png|Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire cartridge
PokemonFireRedCartridge.png|Pokémon FireRed cartridge
Pokemon LeafGreen Cartridge.png|Pokémon LeafGreen cartridge
Pokemon Emerald cartridge.png|Pokémon Emerald cartridge
Pokemon_Mystery_Dungeon_Red_Rescue_Team_cartridge.png|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team cartridge
</gallery>
===Nintendo DS===
<gallery>
Pokemon Dash cartridge.png|Pokémon Dash cartridge
Pokemon Trozei! cartridge.png|Pokémon Trozei cartridge
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team cartridge.png|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team cartridge
Pokemon Ranger cartridge.png|Pokémon Ranger cartridge
Pokemon Diamond cartridge.jpg|Pokémon Diamond cartridge
Pokémon Pearl.png|Pokémon Pearl cartridge
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time.png|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time cartridge
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Darkness.png|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness cartridge
Pokemon Ranger Shadows of Almia cartridge.png|Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia cartridge
Pokémon Platinum Cartridge.png|Pokémon Platinum cartridge
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky.png|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky cartridge
Pokémon HeartGold Cartridge.png|Pokémon HeartGold cartridge
Pokemon SoulSilver cartridge.png|Pokémon SoulSilver cartridge
Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs cartridge.png|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs cartridge
Pokemon Black cartridge.png|Pokémon Black cartridge
Pokémon White Cartridge.png|Pokémon White cartridge
<!--Learn with Pokémon Typing Adventure cartridge.png|Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure cartridge-->
<!--Pokemon Card Game How to Play DS cartridge.png|Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS cartridge-->
Pokemon Conquest cartridge.png|Pokémon Conquest cartridge
Pokemon Black 2 cartridge.png|Pokémon Black 2 cartridge
Pokémon White 2 Cartridge.png|Pokémon White 2 cartridge
</gallery>
===Nintendo 3DS===
<gallery>
PokemonRumbleBlastCartridge.png|Pokémon Rumble Blast cartridge
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity cartridge.png|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity cartridge
Pokémon X Cartridge.png|Pokémon X cartridge
Pokemon Y cartridge.png|Pokémon Y cartridge
Pokemon Art Academy cartridge.png|Pokémon Art Academy cartridge
Pokémon Omega Ruby Cartridge.png|Pokémon Omega Ruby cartridge
Pokemon AlphaSapphire cartridge.png|Pokémon Alpha Sapphire cartridge
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon cartridge.png|Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon cartridge
Pokemon Sun Cartridge.png|Pokémon Sun cartridge
Pokémon Moon Cartridge.png|Pokémon Moon cartridge
Pokémon Ultra Sun Cartridge.png|Pokémon Ultra Sun cartridge
Pokémon Ultra Moon Cartridge.png|Pokémon Ultra Moon cartridge
Detective Pikachu cartridge.png|Detective Pikachu cartridge
</gallery>
===Nintendo Switch===
{{incomplete|section|needs=Detective Pikachu Returns}}
<gallery>
Pokken Tournament DX cartridge.png|Pokkén Tournament DX cartridge
Pokemon Lets Go Pikachu cartridge.png|Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! cartridge
Pokemon lets go eevee cart.png|Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee! cartridge
Pokemon Sword cartridge.png|Pokémon Sword cartridge
Pokemon Shield Cartridge.png|Pokémon Shield cartridge
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX cartridge.png|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX cartridge
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond cartridge.png|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond cartridge
Pokemon Shining Pearl Cartridge.png|Pokémon Shining Pearl cartridge
Pokemon Legends Arceus Cartrridge.png|Pokémon Legends: Arceus cartridge
Pokemon Scarlet Cartridge.png|Pokémon Scarlet cartridge
Pokemon Violet Cartridge.png|Pokémon Violet cartridge
<!--Detective Pikachu Returns cartridge.png|Detective Pikachu Returns cartridge-->
</gallery>
{{-}}
{{-}}
{{Main series}}
{{Side series}}
<br>
{{Project Games notice}}
{{Project Games notice}}


[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Game Boy games]]
[[Category:Game Boy Color games]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance games]]

Latest revision as of 20:49, 25 November 2023

A ROM cartridge, also simply referred to as a cartridge or cart, is the storage device in which many of the Pokémon games have been contained.

Throughout the Pokémon game series, all of the core series games have been stored on ROM cartridges, with many variances between them. Many side games have also been on cartridge but some have been for the GameCube and Wii (on discs, not cartridges). The ROM cartridges for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo 64 are officially called Game Paks, while Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch ROM cartridges are officially called Game Cards.

Specifications

Core series

All core series games are contained on cartridges.

Generation I

All Generation I core series games were released on Game Boy cartridges. The Western version of Pokémon Yellow was released on a Game Boy cartridge, but is enhanced when played on a Game Boy Color.

Generation II

Pokémon Gold and Silver were released on Game Boy cartridges, but are enhanced when played on a Game Boy Color; they were marketed as Game Boy Color games that are backwards compatible with the Game Boy.

Pokémon Crystal was released on a Game Boy Color cartridge.

Generation III

All Generation III core series games were released on Game Boy Advance cartridges.

Generation IV

All Generation IV core series games were released on Nintendo DS cartridges.

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum were released on the dark gray-colored NTR-005 cartridges. Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver were released on the black-colored NTR-031 DS cartridges, which are for games that use Infrared connections, such as connecting to the Pokéwalker.

Generation V

All Generation V core series games were released on Nintendo DS cartridges, specifically the black-colored NTR-031 DS cartridges, due to being able to connect to each other through infrared. These games are also DSi-enhanced, bearing special DSi exclusive features such as video chat and region locking. Such features are also compatible on the Nintendo 3DS. Because of these features, these games all have a serial number that starts with TWL instead of NTR.

Generation VI

All Generation VI core series games were released on Nintendo 3DS cartridges.

Generation VII

Pokémon Sun and Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were released on Nintendo 3DS cartridges.

Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! were released on Nintendo Switch cartridges.

Generation VIII

All Generation VIII core series games were released on Nintendo Switch cartridges.

Non-handheld

Nintendo 64

The Nintendo 64 cartridge was seen in the Pokémon Stadium series, Hey You, Pikachu!, Super Smash Bros., Pokémon Snap, and Pokémon Puzzle League.

Irregular cartridges

Pokémon Pinball

Pokémon Pinball had a special Game Boy Color cartridge for a vibration feature.

Pokémon mini

The Pokémon mini was a special game system specifically for Pokémon. It had its own cartridges.

Gallery

Game Boy and Game Boy Color

  • Pokémon Red cartridge

    Pokémon Red cartridge

  • Pokémon Blue cartridge

    Pokémon Blue cartridge

  • Pokémon Yellow cartridge

    Pokémon Yellow cartridge

  • Pokémon Pinball cartridge without the battery cover

    Pokémon Pinball cartridge without the battery cover

  • Pokémon Trading Card Game cartridge

    Pokémon Trading Card Game cartridge

  • Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! cartridge

    Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! cartridge

  • Pokémon Gold cartridge

    Pokémon Gold cartridge

  • Pokémon Silver cartridge

    Pokémon Silver cartridge

  • Pokémon Crystal cartridge

    Pokémon Crystal cartridge

Nintendo 64

  • Pokémon Snap cartridge

    Pokémon Snap cartridge

  • Pokémon Stadium cartridge

    Pokémon Stadium cartridge

  • Pokémon Puzzle League cartridge

    Pokémon Puzzle League cartridge

  • Pokémon Stadium 2 cartridge

    Pokémon Stadium 2 cartridge

Pokémon mini

  • Pokémon Party mini cartridge

    Pokémon Party mini cartridge

Game Boy Advance

  • Pokémon Ruby cartridge

    Pokémon Ruby cartridge

  • Pokémon Sapphire cartridge

    Pokémon Sapphire cartridge

  • Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire cartridge

    Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire cartridge

  • Pokémon FireRed cartridge

    Pokémon FireRed cartridge

  • Pokémon LeafGreen cartridge

    Pokémon LeafGreen cartridge

  • Pokémon Emerald cartridge

    Pokémon Emerald cartridge

  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team cartridge

    Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team cartridge

Nintendo DS

  • Pokémon Dash cartridge

    Pokémon Dash cartridge

  • Pokémon Trozei cartridge

    Pokémon Trozei cartridge

  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team cartridge

    Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team cartridge

  • Pokémon Ranger cartridge

    Pokémon Ranger cartridge

  • Pokémon Diamond cartridge

    Pokémon Diamond cartridge

  • Pokémon Pearl cartridge

    Pokémon Pearl cartridge

  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time cartridge

    Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time cartridge

  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness cartridge

    Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness cartridge

  • Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia cartridge

    Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia cartridge

  • Pokémon Platinum cartridge

    Pokémon Platinum cartridge

  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky cartridge

    Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky cartridge

  • Pokémon HeartGold cartridge

    Pokémon HeartGold cartridge

  • Pokémon SoulSilver cartridge

    Pokémon SoulSilver cartridge

  • Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs cartridge

    Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs cartridge

  • Pokémon Black cartridge

    Pokémon Black cartridge

  • Pokémon White cartridge

    Pokémon White cartridge

  • Pokémon Conquest cartridge

    Pokémon Conquest cartridge

  • Pokémon Black 2 cartridge

    Pokémon Black 2 cartridge

  • Pokémon White 2 cartridge

    Pokémon White 2 cartridge

Nintendo 3DS

  • Pokémon Rumble Blast cartridge

    Pokémon Rumble Blast cartridge

  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity cartridge

    Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity cartridge

  • Pokémon X cartridge

    Pokémon X cartridge

  • Pokémon Y cartridge

    Pokémon Y cartridge

  • Pokémon Art Academy cartridge

    Pokémon Art Academy cartridge

  • Pokémon Omega Ruby cartridge

    Pokémon Omega Ruby cartridge

  • Pokémon Alpha Sapphire cartridge

    Pokémon Alpha Sapphire cartridge

  • Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon cartridge

    Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon cartridge

  • Pokémon Sun cartridge

    Pokémon Sun cartridge

  • Pokémon Moon cartridge

    Pokémon Moon cartridge

  • Pokémon Ultra Sun cartridge

    Pokémon Ultra Sun cartridge

  • Pokémon Ultra Moon cartridge

    Pokémon Ultra Moon cartridge

  • Detective Pikachu cartridge

    Detective Pikachu cartridge

Nintendo Switch

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  • Pokkén Tournament DX cartridge

    Pokkén Tournament DX cartridge

  • Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! cartridge

    Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! cartridge

  • Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee! cartridge

    Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee! cartridge

  • Pokémon Sword cartridge

    Pokémon Sword cartridge

  • Pokémon Shield cartridge

    Pokémon Shield cartridge

  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX cartridge

    Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX cartridge

  • Pokémon Brilliant Diamond cartridge

    Pokémon Brilliant Diamond cartridge

  • Pokémon Shining Pearl cartridge

    Pokémon Shining Pearl cartridge

  • Pokémon Legends: Arceus cartridge

    Pokémon Legends: Arceus cartridge

  • Pokémon Scarlet cartridge

    Pokémon Scarlet cartridge

  • Pokémon Violet cartridge

    Pokémon Violet cartridge


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