Game Boy Printer
- If you were looking for the item received after defeating a Frontier Brain in Generation IV, see commemorative print.
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A print (Japanese: プリント) is a feature in Pokémon Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal that requires the Game Boy Printer. The quality of prints is managed in the options and the game uses three messages during the process: CHECKING LINK → TRANSMITTING → PRINTING.
Both the feature and its settings were removed in the Korean versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver as the Game Boy Printer was not released in South Korea.
The background music played while printing is the same in all four games (listen). It was later rearranged and used as the theme of the Pokéwalker screens in the main menu of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Printable features
Pokédex stickers
The player can print physical copies of the Pokédex entries of individual Pokémon by using the PRNT option in the Pokédex. These prints are referred to as Pokédex stickers (Japanese: ずかんシール encyclopedia stickers) in the Generation II games.
In Western versions, the dimensions of Pokédex stickers (160×192 px) exceed those of the Game Boy's screen resolution (160×144 px) because the print combines the two pages of the Pokédex entry. The stickers in the Japanese versions do not have this quirk because the Pokédex entries only use a single page. On the other hand, the Japanese prints in the Generation II games use a different font from the games themselves.
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A print of Mew's Yellow Pokédex entry
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A print of Mew's Japanese Yellow Pokédex entry
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A print of Mew's Crystal Pokédex entry
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A print of Mew's Japanese Crystal Pokédex entry
Diploma
The diploma can also be printed as proof by the graphic artist at the Game Freak Development Room on the third floor of Celadon Condominiums. Printed diplomas are larger than the Game Boy's screen resolution in all releases of the games (160×288 px), and the Japanese Generation II games do not change the font like in the prints of Pokédex entries.
A print of the Yellow diploma
A print of the Japanese Yellow diploma
A print of the Crystal diploma
A print of the Japanese Crystal diploma
Pokémon Storage System boxes
The list of Pokémon in a given Pokémon Storage System box can also be printed. Printed boxes display the full box, including vacant spots. Nicknames and levels are also listed alongside the Pokémon's species name. Like the Pokémon Storage System itself, the Western versions show a maximum of 20 entries for Pokémon, while the Japanese version show 30 entries.
The dimensions of printed boxes are 160×576 px in all versions.
A printed box from Yellow
A printed box from Japanese Yellow
A printed box from Generation II
A printed box from Japanese Generation II
Unown
In the Generation II games, players may generate so-called Alph Ruin Stamps of individual Unown and/or vacant spaces using the printer at the Ruins of Alph Research Center. The stamps are stored in the box data of the Pokémon Storage System and printed along with the box.
Prints of boxes with the stamps do not have fixed dimensions but a box with the stamps of the 26 Unown letters has a size of 160×1824 px.
Party Pokémon
In Pokémon Yellow, the chairman of the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City can print out one of the player's Pokémon in the Pokémon List.
A printed party Pokémon from Yellow
A printed party Pokémon from Japanese Yellow
Pikachu's Beach hi-score
The player may print a black-and-white copy of the screen showing their Pikachu's Beach hi-score in Pokémon Yellow by using the printer at Summer Beach House on Route 19.
Black-and-white copies of the Mail in the Generation II games can also be printed.
Printer errors
If there is an issue with the printer, the games return four types of errors and instruct the player to check the Game Boy Printer Manual. The following descriptions for each error are taken and adapted from the online support article provided by Nintendo of Europe.[1]
- Printer Error 1: The Game Boy Printer's batteries are empty.
- Printer Error 2: The Universal Game Link cable is not connected or is connected incorrectly.
- Printer Error 3: The printer's paper needs to be changed.
- Printer Error 4: The ambient temperature is inadequate (too high or too low). The printer must be used in a place with controlled temperature.
References
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