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[[File:jp gbprinter.jpg|thumb|200px|The special Pikachu Yellow Game Boy Printer]]
[[File:jp gbprinter.jpg|thumb|200px|The special Pikachu Yellow edition]]
The '''Game Boy Printer''' (Japanese: '''ポケットプリンタ''' ''Pocket Printer'') is a {{wp|Thermal printing|thermal printer}} designed for the [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]] released on February 21, 1998 in Japan<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/pocket_c/ ポケットカメラ＆ポケットプリンタ]</ref> and on June 1, 1998 in the United States<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19980530121628/http://www.nintendo.com/gb/gb_camera/index.html Nintendo: Game Boy Camera]</ref> alongside the [[Game Boy Camera]].
The '''Game Boy Printer''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ポケットプリンタ}}''' ''Pocket Printer'') is a {{wp|Thermal printing|thermal printer}} accessory compatible with the [[Game Boy]] line (except for [[Game Boy micro]]) released on February 21, 1998 in Japan<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/pocket_c/ {{j|ポケットカメラ＆ポケットプリンタ}}]</ref> and on June 1, 1998 in the United States<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980530121628/http://www.nintendo.com/gb/gb_camera/index.html Nintendo: Game Boy Camera]</ref> alongside the [[Game Boy Camera]]. It connects to the Game Boy using a [[Game Link cable]], with a Universal Game Link cable heing included in the package.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Game-Boy-Pocket-Color/Accessories/Game-Boy-Printer/Game-Boy-Printer-619594.html Game Boy Printer | Game Boy / Pocket / Color | Support | Nintendo]</ref>


The printer is compatible with all Game Boy models except for the [[Game Boy micro]] and a [[Game Link Cable|Game Link cable]] is required to connect the printer to a Game Boy. It runs on six {{wp|AA battery|AA batteries}}.
A Japan-only special Pikachu Yellow Game Boy Printer was released alongside {{game|Yellow}} on September 12, 1998.<ref>[http://maru-chang.com/hard/gb/ DMG/MGB/CGB： {{j|ゲームボーイ}}]</ref><ref>[http://www.geocities.jp/hagane0772/rekisi.html {{j|ポケモンの歴史}}]</ref>


When players of compatible games issue a {{wp|print job}}, the output is printed on small rolls of thermal paper, with individual sheets being adhesive-backed and 1.5 in (3.8 cm) in diameter. The paper rolls were marketed as being able to take 180 pictures per roll but a typical roll would only be able to take 118 pictures at most (the dimensions of the paper and the margins between prints are calculated for each print job).
==Specifications==
* Resolution: 160×144 px (same as [[Game Boy]])
* Power supply: 6 {{wp|AA battery|AA batteries}}
* Print: thermal sticker paper rolls, 100-180 pictures per roll
* Print size: 27×23 mm, including frame


A special Pikachu Yellow Game Boy Printer was sold exclusively in Japan.
Source: [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Game-Boy-Pocket-Color/Accessories/Game-Boy-Printer/Game-Boy-Printer-619594.html Nintendo of Europe]


==Printable features in Pokémon games==
==Printable features in Pokémon games==
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