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The '''Pokémon Mart Gate''' (Japanese: '''Shopゲート''' ''Shop Gate''), or '''Mart Gate''', and '''Evo Gate''' (Japanese: '''Evoゲート''' ''Evo Gate'')  are game mechanics in [[Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire]].

The Mart Gate is the entrance to the {{pin|Pokémon Mart}}; the Evo Gate is the entrance to the Evo Mode (to [[Evolution|evolve]] a Pokémon). In both the [[Ruby Field]] and [[Sapphire Field]], a single Gate serves as both the Mart Gate or Evo Gate; they switch their purpose based on the game context.

==Mechanics==
In both fields, there is a Pokémon Mart Gate by default (the entrance to the {{pin|Pokémon Mart}}). However, in each Field, it has different designs and mechanics. That Gate converted into an Evo Gate if the player lights up the three Evolution Arrows (the three triangles with "EVO" written on them) by throwing the ball through the Left Loop (the outer passage at the left) from bottom to top.

===Ruby Field mechanics===
{{main|Pokémon Mart and Pokémon Center (Ruby Field)}}

In the [[Ruby Field]], the building at the top right corner is a {{pin|Pokémon Mart}} by default. The player is able to convert it into a [[Pokémon Center]] that contains the Evo Gate by turning the three Evolution Arrows on. To enter the Pokémon Mart, the player is required to hit the Mart Gate once to open it and then once more to enter it and buy an item; when the player buys an item, the Gate closes again. The Gate remains open when the Evo Mode is ready.

===Sapphire Field mechanics===
{{main|Plusle Switch and Minun Switch}}

In the [[Sapphire Field]], there is a passage at the middle of the [[Plusle Switch and Minun Switch]], which serves as the Pokémon Mart Gate by default. The player is able to convert it into an Evo Gate by turning the three Evolution Arrows on. To enter the Pokémon Mart, the player is required to hit both the Plusle Switch and the Minun Switch to turn off their electricity; when the player buys an item, they block the Gate again. The Gate remains open when the Evo Mode is ready.

==Gallery==
===Ruby Field gallery===
{{main|Pokémon Mart and Pokémon Center (Ruby Field)#Gallery}}

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}} border:2px solid #{{items color dark}}; background:#{{items color}}; font-size:80%"
| style="{{roundy|10px}} border:2px solid #{{items color dark}}; background:#{{items color light}}; width:100px; height:100px" | [[File:Pinball Ruby Mart.png]]
| style="{{roundy|10px}} border:2px solid #{{items color dark}}; background:#{{items color light}}; width:100px; height:100px" | [[File:Pinball Ruby Center.png]]
|-
| Pokémon Mart
| Pokémon Center
|}

===Sapphire Field gallery===
{{main|Plusle Switch and Minun Switch#Gallery}}

{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}} border:2px solid #{{items color dark}}; background:#{{items color}}; font-size:80%"
| style="{{roundy|10px}} border:2px solid #{{items color dark}}; background:#{{items color light}}; width:100px; height:150px" | [[File:Pinball Sapphire Plusle Minun.png]]
|-
| The Gate, with the TV Screen,<br/>{{color2|000|Plusle (Pokémon)|Plusle}}, and {{color2|000|Minun (Pokémon)|Minun}}
|}

==In other languages==
* Pokémon Mart Gate
{{langtable|color={{items color}}|bordercolor={{items color dark}}
|en=Pokémon Mart Gate
|ja=Shopゲート ''Shop Gate''
|de=Zugang Pkmn-Mart
|it=Buca Mrkt
|es=Puerta Shop
}}

* Evo Gate
{{langtable|color={{items color}}|bordercolor={{items color dark}}
|en=Evo Gate
|ja=Evoゲート ''Evo Gate''
|fr=Accès Evolution
|de=Zugang Entwicklung
|it=Buca Evoluzione
|es=Puerta Evo
}}

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[[Category:Pokémon Pinball]]
[[Category:Game mechanics]]