Pokémon Global Link

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[[File:Pokémon Global Link logo.png|thumb|right|220px|The Pokémon Global Link logo]]
[[File:PGL Website April 2011 Update.png|thumb|right|320px|The Pokémon Global Link website after its April 2011 update]]
The '''Pokémon Global Link''' is a multiplayer feature in {{game|Black and White|s}} which is run using the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. It is analogous to the [[GTS]] in the fourth generation.

The Global Link is activated with an item called the [[Dream Mist]]. This is obtained early in the game from a {{p|Munna}}. If the Dream Mist is given to [[Fennel]] she will set up the Global Link for the player.

The Global Link allows players to enter the [[Pokémon Dream World]] where they can catch Pokémon otherwise not obtainable in [[Unova]].

==Website==
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Like with the GTS, the Global Link has an accompanying website. In the early days of the Black and White release, the website was [[n:Global Link disconnected|temporarily closed because of traffic concerns]]. The site was originally set to be back up September 29, 2010, ten days after closing down, but this was moved to October 4. Due to maintenance the Pokémon Dream World did not open to the public until October 13.

To fix the site for the international release of Black and White, planned to be released March 30, 2011, the previously Japanese-only Global Link was disabled of certain features on certain dates. From March 18 to 22, no Pokémon could be obtained from [[Pokémon Dream World]]. From March 22 to March 30, Global Link, as well as Game Sync, was made unavailable. This however was extended due to the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}}. Despite delays, {{DL|Pokémon.com online games|Play to Befriend a Pokémon!}}, a game that allows players to obtain one of the [[Eeveelutions]] with their respective Hidden Abilities, was made available on March 28. On the other hand, Global Link itself again became available on April 12, 2011, which was also the premiere of the international versions of the Global Link.

===Routine maintenance===
The Global Link site undergoes routine maintenance every week. During maintenance all features of the website, as well as the in-game Game Sync, cannot be accessed; maintenance may interrupt those currently using Dream World. Despite this weekly maintenance, the site may undergo additional maintenance when the need rises. Prior to the site closing down to accommodate international versions of Black and White, maintenance was done every Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. JST. Currently, the schedule for maintenance is as follows, according to the <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.pokemon-gl.com/maintenance/ web][http://ja.pokemon-gl.com/maintenance/ site]</span>:


* Japan and Korea: Tuesdays 4 p.m. to Wednesdays 10 a.m. JST/KST
* US: Tuesdays 3:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT
* UK: Tuesdays 7:00 a.m. to Wednesdays 1:00 a.m. UTC
* Australia: Tuesdays 3:00 p.m. to Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. AWST

Under this message on the website it says: "Please note that the amount of time needed may change."

==Features==
[[File:Japanese only Global Link.png|thumb|320px|Global Link prior to the site changes]]
===Pokémon Dream World===
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The '''Pokémon Dream World''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンドリームワールド''' ''Pokémon Dream World'') allows players to befriend a Pokémon, as well as find items, using a Pokémon they sent using Game Sync by playing various mini-games, as well as exploring the Island of Dreams.

===Global Battle Union===
The '''Global Battle Union''' or '''GBU''' (Japanese: '''グローバルバトルユニオン''' ''Global Battle Union'' or '''ＧＢＵ''') records statistics obtained over the Random Wi-Fi Battle feature found in Black and White.

===Profile===
The profile allows players to see various pieces of information, such as the most-recent six Pokémon they've befriended on Dream World, the Pokémon they sent via Game Sync, their neighbors on Dream World, as well as the number of points they have. They may also edit their avatars and input a code corresponding to their favorite [[Vs. Recorder|Battle Video]].

Accordingly, per account, a player may only have ten Dream Pals on their Dream Pal Roster. This total counts toward registered neighbors as well as pending requests the player has sent. The received requests made by other players do not count toward this number. While the total is ten, a player may not accept a request made while inside the Dream World, unless either a Dream Pal or a Dream Pal request is deleted from the roster on the Global Link profile, to a number less than ten. The Dream World site refers to this as "organizing," as requests can only be accepted while playing in the Dream World.

===Customize===
This option allows players to customize certain aspects of the Black or White games. These include the [[Pokédex]] and [[C-Gear]] themes, as well as music in the [[Pokémon Musical]].

===E-Z Mail===
The E-Z Mail option lets a user send and receive messages called '''E-Z Mail''' with Game and Dream Pals over Pokémon Global Link. The letters themselves are preconstructed, with users only able to fill in the blanks.

===Promotions===
{{main|List of Pokémon Global Link promotions}}
Global Link occasionally has downloads known as '''promotions''' (Japanese: '''キャンペーン''' ''campaigns'') available for players. These include things players may use in the customization part of the site, as well as Pokémon players may obtain via Dream World and new catalogues with new Décor players may place in their homes in Dream World. Some of these have passwords players must input before being able to obtain the downloads.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon-gl.com/languages Pokémon Global Link website]

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