Geonet
Geonet (Japanese: ジオネット Geonet) is a high-tech globe that appears in the Generation IV and V core series Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS. It displays the locations of players that the player has communicated with over DS Wireless Communications or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, it is located in the Global Trade Station; in Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, it is located on the first floor of the Global Terminal; and in Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, it is located on the second floor of every Pokémon Center, outside of the Global Terminal entrance.
In Pokémon Battle Revolution, the same list of locations as Geonet is used when selecting the player's location in the Profile. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Geonet is replaced by a globe in the Global Wonder Station.
Usage
In the Generation IV games, Geonet can be used as soon as the player gains access to the Global Trade StationDP/Global TerminalPtHGSS. In the Generation V games, Geonet can be used after the player obtains the C-Gear.
Initially, interacting with the globe will bring up a menu with three options: "See list", "Register", and "Exit"DPPtHGSS/"Cancel"BWB2W2. "See list" allows the player to view the world map. "Register" allows the player to select their own country and region. After registering a location, interacting with the globe will bring the player directly to the map. After saving the game, the registered location cannot be changed without starting a new game.
The map displays a globe that includes the registered locations of any players the player has communicated with. By using the Control Pad or dragging the globe on the Touch Screen to line up the green cursor over a registered location and pressing the X Button (or tapping the "View" button on the Touch ScreenHGSSBWB2W2), the name of the location will be shown on the upper screen. By pressing the A Button or tapping the Touch Screen, the globe will zoom in and out. Pressing the B Button or tapping the "Exit"DPPtHGSS/"Quit"BWB2W2 button on the Touch Screen will leave the map interface.
Points may be displayed in one of four colors. Locations change from blue to yellow at midnight according to the Nintendo DS system's real-time clock after closing and reopening the Geonet interface.
| Index | Color | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | None | Locations that the player has never communicated with | |
| 1 | Blue | Locations that the player first communicated with today | |
| 2 | Yellow | Locations that the player has already communicated with | |
| 3 | Red | The player's own registered location | |
| — | Green | The cursor | |
In Japanese-language games, the player can only select a region within Japan. Until a player has communicated with a player whose registered location is outside of Japan, the map can only be be panned within a rectangular region around Japan, and cannot be zoomed out. This prevented Japanese games from unlocking points outside of Japan until after a compatible game was released internationally.
In Korean-language games, the player is automatically registered to the location "Republic of Korea"DPPtHGSS/"South Korea"BWB2W2 upon starting a new game. As the Korean Generation IV games are incompatible with other language games, it is impossible to register any other points in those games.
Mechanics
The player's registered location is used for the following features:
- Upon trading (or battlingDPPtHGSS) with another player over DS Wireless Communications or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, each player's registered location is recorded on each other's Geonet map.
- The player's registered location is displayed to other players who view a Pokémon deposited by the player in the GTS.
- The player's registered location is displayed in the Visitor Profiles in the Wi-Fi Plaza.PtHGSS
- After registering a location in Geonet and making an international trade with another player, Unity Tower becomes accessible. The player will appear on the floor corresponding to their registered country.BWB2W2
Internally, the player's registered location is stored in the save file using two bytes, with one for the player's country and one for the player's region. The recorded location data is stored using 16 bytes for each country, with each region corresponding to two bits. A separate flag records whether or not a location outside of Japan has been recorded.
List of locations
Although 233DPPtHGSSPBR/232BWB2W2 countries are present in the game's internal data, only 130 of them are selectable in-game. 18 of these countries when selected allow the player to specify which region of the country the player is from. Locations that are not selectable are displayed in gray below. Unlike in the Nintendo DS games, "None" can be selected as a country or region in Pokémon Battle Revolution.
Generation IV
Generation V
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Referred to as the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (フォークランド（マルビナス)しょとう) in Japanese; as the Falkland Islands in English, FrenchBWB2W2, German, Italian, and Korean; and as the Malvinas in FrenchDPPtHGSSPBR and Spanish.
- ↑ Referred to as Loire in Japanese, English, and Korean; and as Centre in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Referred to as Svalbard and Jan Man'en (スバールバル・ヤンマンエンとう), a misspelling of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (スバールバル・ヤンマイエンとう), in Japanese; and as Jan Mayen Island in other languages. Note that Svalbard is listed separately as a region of Norway.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Referred to as the Palestinian territories (パレスチナじちく) in Japanese; as an empty string in GermanDPPtHGSSPBR; and as Palestine in English, French, GermanBWB2W2, Italian, Spanish, and Korean.
Trivia
- On page 256 of Pokémon Platinum: Prima's Official Strategy Guide published by Pokémon USA, the included screenshot for the Geonet feature displays the player's registered location as "United States of America / New York" and the currently viewed location as "United States of America / Seattle", despite only the U.S. states and Washington, D.C. being selectable in-game. This is likely due to the fact that on page 337 of Pokémon Platinum Official Clear Guide published by Media Factory, the equivalent Japanese screenshot displays the player's registered location as "Japan / Kagoshima" and the currently viewed location as "Japan / Tokyo", which are ambiguous between the prefectures and the cities of the same name.
In other languages
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