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==Facilities== | ==Facilities== | ||
The Pokémon Communication Center is divided into three rooms: | The Pokémon Communication Center is divided into three rooms: | ||
* The main room | * The main room: the location of the Trade Corner (Japanese: トレードコーナー ''Trade Corner'') and [[Pokémon News Machine]]; | ||
* The second floor | * The second floor: houses the same regular linking facilities as an ordinary [[Pokémon Center]]; | ||
* The | * The Administration Office (Japanese: かんりしつ ''Administration Office''): a small room with three staff members as well as three PCs containing documentation and support articles about the mobile features. | ||
** Access to it is initially blocked off by an old man, who came to see the new machines in {{ci|Goldenrod}}'s Pokémon Center. He claims that the staff is still busy with the preparations | ** Access to it is initially blocked off by an old man, who came to see the new machines in {{ci|Goldenrod}}'s Pokémon Center. He claims that the staff is still busy with the preparations. Once the player connects to the [[Mobile System GB]], the old man leaves. | ||
In the Trade Corner, Japanese players can link with other players via {{wp|mobile phone}} to [[trade]] {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, much like the [[Global Trade System|GTS]] in every game since [[Generation IV]]. If the player | In the Trade Corner, in the Japanese version, players can link with other players via {{wp|mobile phone}} to [[trade]] {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, much like the [[Global Trade System|GTS]] in every game since [[Generation IV]]. If the player gives the [[Egg Ticket]] (which is received from the [[Day-Care Couple|Day-Care Man]] at the [[Pokémon Day Care]] on {{rt|34|Johto}}) to the [[Pokémon Center Nurse]] in the Trade Corner, she gives the player an [[Odd Egg]] in exchange, which hatches into a [[baby Pokémon]] that knows {{m|Dizzy Punch}} and has a 50% chance{{fact}} of being {{Shiny}}. | ||
The Pokémon News Machine was a service which was updated monthly that would broadcast news and compile the data of other players across Japan. Beyond broadcasting news, the Pokémon News Machine also served as an interface in which the player could play minigames and participate in quizzes. | The Pokémon News Machine was a service which was updated monthly that would broadcast news and compile the data of other players across Japan. Beyond broadcasting news, the Pokémon News Machine also served as an interface in which the player could play minigames and participate in quizzes. | ||
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===Events=== | ===Events=== | ||
{{incomplete|section|Further research is required on the GS Ball event}} | {{incomplete|section|Further research is required on the GS Ball event}} | ||
The most important {{pkmn2|event}} held by the Pokémon Communication Center allowed | The most important {{pkmn2|event}} held by the Pokémon Communication Center allowed players to obtain a [[GS Ball]] from a [[Pokémon Center Nurse]] to summon a {{pkmn2|wild}} [[level]] 30 {{p|Celebi}} to {{pkmn|battle}} at the [[Ilex Forest shrine]], 24 hours after giving it to [[Kurt]] in [[Azalea Town]] for inspection. The GS Ball was distributed twice in 2001: first from March 29 to May 29 and again from August 1 to 28, wherein players were requested to answer a survey correctly in order to receive the GS Ball.<ref>[http://pf.ksrn.net/game/gold_silver/special_pokemon.html 特殊なポケモン]</ref> The event involved the player obtaining 16 [[Badge]]s, before successfully completing the ''Chieko Dice'' minigame three times in a row and successfully answering the "ten card quiz" via the Pokémon News Machine.<ref>[http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~kakeru/pokemon2/mobile/ モバイルの窓]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020708151316/http://www.geocities.com/meowth346/gs/faq/legendary/faq_Celebi.htm Celebi] (via Internet Archive)</ref> | ||
Two lesser known events also included the distribution of {{DL|Mail|Bluesky Mail}} and {{DL|Mail|Mirage Mail}}, which were already present in the internal data of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. Likewise, these events were exclusive to Japan. | Two lesser known events also included the distribution of {{DL|Mail|Bluesky Mail}} and {{DL|Mail|Mirage Mail}}, which were already present in the internal data of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. Likewise, these events were exclusive to Japan. | ||
