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[[File:Crystal-mobile phone unit.jpg|thumb|right|This image shows the adaptor required to hook up the Mobile System to the Game Boy Color.]]
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The '''Pokémon Mobile System GB''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ポケモンモバイルシステムＧＢ|Pokémon Mobairu Shisutemu GB}}''' ''Pokémon Mobile System GB'') is a system in the Japanese version of {{game|Crystal}} through which the player can link up with others by connecting to a {{wp|mobile phone}}. It was never implemented outside of Japan, likely due to the fact that cell phones were not as advanced or popular in other regions at the time.
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[[File:Crystal-mobile phone unit.jpg|thumb|right|The blue-colored cable edition of the [[Mobile Adapter GB]].]]
The '''Pokémon Mobile System GB''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンモバイルシステムＧＢ''' ''Pokémon Mobile System GB'') is a multiplayer feature in the Japanese version of {{game|Crystal}} through which the {{player}} can link up with others by connecting to a compatible Japanese {{wp|mobile phone}} using the [[Mobile Adapter GB]]. It was never implemented outside of Japan, likely due to the fact that mobile phones were not as advanced or popular in other regions at the time; apparently, [[Nintendo]] had issues with the various regulating institutions for communications that prevented it from implementing the mobile system overseas (in particular, the {{wp|Federal Communications Commission|FCC}} in the United States of America).


[[File:PCCenter.gif|frame|left|A visit to the Pokémon Communication Center in the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, here in an English version hacked to restore the facility and the unused English scripts.]]  
In the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, the [[Pokémon Center]] in [[Goldenrod City]] is replaced by a larger building called the [[Pokémon Communication Center]] (usually referred to as simply PokéCom Center in the English version), which includes the facilities that take advantage of the Pokémon Mobile System GB: Trade Corner and Pokémon News Machine. The {{jo|Battle Tower}} near [[Olivine City]] also takes use of the Pokémon Mobile System GB in the Japanese version.


In the Japanese version of Crystal, {{ci|Goldenrod}}'s [[Pokémon Center]] is replaced by a larger building called the [[Pokémon Communication Center]], which includes the machine to use this feature. Another feature of the facility is the Pokémon News Machine, which compiles news from the save files of players across Japan.  Reading the news would sent out a player's own save file data, allowing other {{pkmn|Trainer}}s to read about the player's adventure.
The Japanese version of [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] also sports compatibility with the Pokémon Mobile System GB, featuring the [[Mobile Stadium]] mode that takes use of the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal.


The system had a special mobile event which allowed players to obtain the [[GS Ball]]. This item, given by a nurse in the Pokémon Communication Center in Goldenrod City, may be taken to [[Kurt]] in [[Azalea Town]] to investigate.  After a day passes, taking the GS Ball to the shrine in [[Ilex Forest]] summons a [[level]] 30 {{p|Celebi}} to battle. Many Pokémon fans worldwide have used a [[GameShark]] to receive the GS Ball instead, due to the removal of this system in their region.
In May 2002, Nintendo announced that the service would be shut down on December 14 of the same year, along with the other Mobile System GB services.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n07/ モバイルシステムＧＢ]</ref> As such, all mobile content services as well as newsletters were discontinued. Access to the Battle Tower in the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal was also cut off, as it is unlocked by the initial connection to the the mobile server. However, it is still possible to use the system to link with friends.


The {{jo|Battle Tower}} near [[Olivine City]] also takes use of the Pokémon Mobile System GB in the Japanese version.
==Access==
To unlock the Pokémon Mobile System GB in the Japanese version of {{game|Crystal}}, the {{player}} must connect their [[Game Boy Color]], [[Game Boy Advance]] or [[Game Boy Advance SP]] to a compatible Japanese {{wp|mobile phone}} with the [[Mobile Adapter GB]]. Connections were made to the now defunct <code>gameboy.datacenter.ne.jp</code> {{wp|Server (computing)|server}}, that was hosted by [[Nintendo Network Service Development]]. This initial connection causes the Mobile (Japanese: モバイル ''Mobile'') and [[Mobile Stadium]] (Japanese: モバイルスタジアム ''Mobile Stadium'') options to become accessible from the title screen menu, and grants the player access to the {{jo|Battle Tower}}, Mobile Stadium, and the services within the [[Pokémon Communication Center|PokéCom Center]].


==Mobile Stadium==
==Features and services==
The '''Mobile Stadium''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|モバイルスタジアム|Mobairu Sutajiamu}}''' ''Mobile Stadium'') was a feature that allowed the player to link and trade data with friends in a special stadium by connecting with the Japanese version of [[Pokémon Stadium 2]].
Any of the services required the {{player}} to register at the Mobile Center, which is accessed from the ''Mobile'' option and they relied heavily on the data uploaded there. Within the Mobile Center, the player can access the Card Folder, a pre-cursor to the [[Pal Pad]] and [[easy chat system]], where profile information is input. Players could also share their phone numbers with a number of friends. This data would be used for purposes such as {{jo|Battle Tower}} data and the [[Pokémon Communication Center|Pokémon News Machine]].


==Closure==
Another feature of the Card Folder allowed for up to ten-minute {{pkmn|battle}}s and [[trade]]s with contacts via the second floor of any [[Pokémon Center]]. The battles could be saved in the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal and later uploaded to the [[Mobile Stadium]] service of the Japanese version of [[Pokémon Stadium 2]].  
In May 2002, Nintendo announced that the service would be shut down on December 14 of the same year. As such, all mobile content services as well as newsletters were discontinued. Access to Battle Tower in the Japanese games was also cut off, as it initially runs through the mobile server. However, it is still possible to use the system to link with friends.


==Trivia==
===PokéCom Center===
* The [[Global Terminal]] is located in [[Goldenrod City]] in the remakes of [[Generation II]], {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, possibly as a reference to the old system (however, it is also the largest city in the region). Despite this, however, the [[GS Ball]] itself is not programmed into the games, and thus remains unavailable.
{{main|Pokémon Communication Center}}
 
===Battle Tower===
{{main|Battle Tower (Johto)}}
 
===Mobile Stadium===
{{main|Mobile Stadium}}
 
==References==
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0101/ Mobile System GB] (Japanese)
* [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0101/ 任天堂マガジン表紙・2001年1月号（No.29）]  
** [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n07/ Closure notice] (Japanese)
* [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_np3j/mobile/ Mobile Stadium in the Japanese Pokémon Stadium 2] (Japanese)
* [http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/video_games/gameboy.html Game Boy games section at Dogasu's Backpack]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Gkm7BN8JY&feature=related Mobile Stadium video]
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Revision as of 19:21, 18 February 2013

This article is about the Pokémon Mobile System GB. For more general information on the Mobile System GB, see Mobile Adapter GB.
File:Crystal-mobile phone unit.jpg
The blue-colored cable edition of the Mobile Adapter GB.

The Pokémon Mobile System GB (Japanese: ポケモンモバイルシステムＧＢ Pokémon Mobile System GB) is a multiplayer feature in the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal through which the player can link up with others by connecting to a compatible Japanese mobile phone using the Mobile Adapter GB. It was never implemented outside of Japan, likely due to the fact that mobile phones were not as advanced or popular in other regions at the time; apparently, Nintendo had issues with the various regulating institutions for communications that prevented it from implementing the mobile system overseas (in particular, the FCC in the United States of America).

In the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, the Pokémon Center in Goldenrod City is replaced by a larger building called the Pokémon Communication Center (usually referred to as simply PokéCom Center in the English version), which includes the facilities that take advantage of the Pokémon Mobile System GB: Trade Corner and Pokémon News Machine. The Battle Tower near Olivine City also takes use of the Pokémon Mobile System GB in the Japanese version.

The Japanese version of Pokémon Stadium 2 also sports compatibility with the Pokémon Mobile System GB, featuring the Mobile Stadium mode that takes use of the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal.

In May 2002, Nintendo announced that the service would be shut down on December 14 of the same year, along with the other Mobile System GB services.[1] As such, all mobile content services as well as newsletters were discontinued. Access to the Battle Tower in the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal was also cut off, as it is unlocked by the initial connection to the the mobile server. However, it is still possible to use the system to link with friends.

Access

To unlock the Pokémon Mobile System GB in the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal, the player must connect their Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP to a compatible Japanese mobile phone with the Mobile Adapter GB. Connections were made to the now defunct gameboy.datacenter.ne.jp server, that was hosted by Nintendo Network Service Development. This initial connection causes the Mobile (Japanese: モバイル Mobile) and Mobile Stadium (Japanese: モバイルスタジアム Mobile Stadium) options to become accessible from the title screen menu, and grants the player access to the Battle Tower, Mobile Stadium, and the services within the PokéCom Center.

Features and services

Any of the services required the player to register at the Mobile Center, which is accessed from the Mobile option and they relied heavily on the data uploaded there. Within the Mobile Center, the player can access the Card Folder, a pre-cursor to the Pal Pad and easy chat system, where profile information is input. Players could also share their phone numbers with a number of friends. This data would be used for purposes such as Battle Tower data and the Pokémon News Machine.

Another feature of the Card Folder allowed for up to ten-minute battles and trades with contacts via the second floor of any Pokémon Center. The battles could be saved in the Japanese version of Pokémon Crystal and later uploaded to the Mobile Stadium service of the Japanese version of Pokémon Stadium 2.

PokéCom Center

Main article: Pokémon Communication Center

Battle Tower

Main article: Battle Tower (Johto)

Mobile Stadium

Main article: Mobile Stadium

References

  1. ↑ モバイルシステムＧＢ

External links


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