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piplupbetterthanturwigandchimchar March 27th, 2007 9:14 AM

World-wide wi-fi trading
 
Does anyone here know how it will work? Will you find people friend codes then look for them thourgh wifi? I'm confused with it.

Billiken March 27th, 2007 10:17 AM

I agree i don't understand how it could work. It doesn't make sense to me.

Krobelus March 27th, 2007 10:28 AM

Isn't that the same idea as computers? Like.. each person has their own IP Address.. ....bad example.. hmm..

OH, people's addresses in real life. If you know their address, then you can go visit them. I think that's the idea on the World-wide Wi-Fi. You put in your friend's code, and it probably sends a message to that person that he/she wants to connect, and they connect with each other, trading, chatting, playing, whatever! Get it? I think that's what it is anyways.

piplupbetterthanturwigandchimchar March 27th, 2007 11:46 AM

Is it each cartridge has a friend code? Or is it a ds? Still confused

Krobelus March 27th, 2007 11:50 AM

I think it's the DS, I don't own one, so I'm not sure. But, to Wi-Fi with people, you need to buy the Wi-Fi adapter, so perhaps the code comes with that?

FortuneHunter March 27th, 2007 12:03 PM

I own a DS and i really enjoy how the wifi is used on "Animal Crossing Wild World", you go to other people's towns. I think they'll do the pokemon thing just like that, only you go to another person's differend personalized home!!!!! But it would be even better if you could relace your pokemon in your home and let them play, battle, and trade!!!!!!!
I only know this because I'm taking a college course on video game desine, and we've made our own games for whatever systems we have, I made a simple "role play" for the PS3 and a more complacated game of chess on my DS. The prblem is getting the data to save..... I think i need to make the card bigger......*thinking* Hmmmmmm........

Oh well.... If you have a DS and have some good ideas for the game please post!!! i'll check it later!!

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Originally Posted by piplupbetterthanturwigandchimchar (Post 2424692)
Is it each cartridge has a friend code? Or is it a ds? Still confused

sry to doubble poste..... yeah i know it's against the rules and stuff.... but the DS and Card are treated as a pair.

But you can change your code any time you want!!!!!

ss5vegeta March 27th, 2007 12:19 PM

It's not the most needed thing ever.

Lunux March 27th, 2007 12:49 PM

I agree. i don't really care if i get some guy all the way across the world to trade a couple of pokemon that i could be scammed for so...it's ok

Absolitude March 27th, 2007 12:57 PM

I think it's awesome! But it's not exactly like everyone says. The friends code comes with the game, it is made when they make it. No 2 friends codes are the same because they always check it in factory, and you can't change it. Otherwise it would be messed up in so many ways. The way it works is that your ds card has many things you don't know about. Especially ram, and "dswifi" coding data. The ram is used when you battle and speak, when oyu battle you download the other persons data including the Pokemon levels, and moves. After that the ram is emptied so that you can chat. When you chat your voice turns into i think some sort of code, then it is uploaded to them, and then they can hear it. It's really simple once you know about it.

Paranoia March 27th, 2007 1:07 PM

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Originally Posted by piplupbetterthanturwigandchimchar (Post 2424594)
Does anyone here know how it will work? Will you find people friend codes then look for them thourgh wifi? I'm confused with it.

Well, It's extemely simple, firstly you'll need a wireless internet, or purchase the Nintendo WI-FI USB from Nintendo, but you can only use Wifi with broadband.

The way it works is you get a book in-game, and you are able to input peoples codes and there name, You get 32 spaces to fill, and I myself will be trading with people from this here community.

The DS treats the game and the DS as one, so when you first go on to wifi make sure its on your DS. And as Absolutide said, A friend code is always different, so you cannot use your code from metroid prime for example.

So yeah, Wi-fi with pokemon will be awesome, I'll finally be able to get a Ho oh and Lugia!

piplupbetterthanturwigandchimchar March 27th, 2007 1:23 PM

Anyone have a Deoxys they are willing to trade? lol

Red1530 March 27th, 2007 5:26 PM

I think the idea of trading with people from all-over the world is going to be the best improvement to trading since wireless trading.

piplupbetterthanturwigandchimchar March 27th, 2007 5:42 PM

With this great improvement, we will be able to get unobtainable legendaries. *cough*, *cough* ho-oh*cough* lugia *cough*

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ March 28th, 2007 1:38 PM

Just like in Mario Kart kicking peoples butts on the internet, i know I'll love this. This gives a better chance of actually catching them all without cheating

:t354:~*!*~Queen Boo~*!*~

Shiny Umbreon March 28th, 2007 6:02 PM

I like how you can put your Pokémon you want to trade so everybody sees it even when your DS is not turned on. When you do, you'll get messages from people who want to trade. Awesome!

LordxDanswich March 29th, 2007 5:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Shiny Umbreon (Post 2425909)
I like how you can put your Pokémon you want to trade so everybody sees it even when your DS is not turned on. When you do, you'll get messages from people who want to trade. Awesome!

The gts doesn't work that way, what happens is, say you have a infernape that you don't really want, but you want an empoleon.

You go into the gts, access the first option to put infernape up for trade, then you specify what pokemon you want in return (empoleon in this case) what level you want an empoleon at, and what gender.

When you've done all that, the game uploads infernape into the GTS so everyone around the world can see it, then you leave gts go play through the game some more, or just save and turn off the game, then after a certain amount of time(i always give it a few hours) go back into the gts, and if someone has accepted the trade it'll start automatically and an empoleon will drop down into your game. :D
No messaging involved

If anyone didn't understand that then pm me and i'll try and explain it better.

Ichida March 31st, 2007 4:41 PM

All I need Wi-Fi trading for is to get Stunky, Cranidos, and Dialga. I might not even need it since I have a few friends who are getting Diamond. The rest I will capture on my own.

Gigerm April 1st, 2007 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kratos_rage (Post 2426208)
The gts doesn't work that way, what happens is, say you have a infernape that you don't really want, but you want an empoleon.

You go into the gts, access the first option to put infernape up for trade, then you specify what pokemon you want in return (empoleon in this case) what level you want an empoleon at, and what gender.

When you've done all that, the game uploads infernape into the GTS so everyone around the world can see it, then you leave gts go play through the game some more, or just save and turn off the game, then after a certain amount of time(i always give it a few hours) go back into the gts, and if someone has accepted the trade it'll start automatically and an empoleon will drop down into your game. :D
No messaging involved

If anyone didn't understand that then pm me and i'll try and explain it better.

You got it right there buddy

Jim April 1st, 2007 12:42 PM

If I import the US Version, will I be able to use the feature? I live in England BTW.

Paranoia April 1st, 2007 1:57 PM

Yeah, Only if you have either, 1) Wireless Broadband, Or 2) The Wi-Fi USB stick, so that you are able to connect to Wi-Fi.

idontnoWHOiam April 1st, 2007 3:47 PM

I love the new wifi features, I have some family and friends who I dont get to see that often who it owuld be fun to battle with. A lot of the time organizing getting together to have pokemon battles and whatnot can be very annoying.

Another battle feature I heard about is level balancing, so all of your friend's and your pokemon are on level 50 or 100, so people who are up to different parts in the game can battle more fairly :3

Ichida April 1st, 2007 3:58 PM

Which makes all the months of training I've done completely pointless. >.<

idontnoWHOiam April 1st, 2007 4:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ichida (Post 2430139)
Which makes all the months of training I've done completely pointless. >.<

I dont think the level balancing is necessary though, it's just an option you choose before you begin battling. I'm not 100% sure though, because I don't have the game : P

Midnight Beat April 1st, 2007 4:39 PM

Alright question I thought that you could only trade with people in your country.

wakachamo April 1st, 2007 5:09 PM

You all need to lurl moar. Lots, I say, lots.

OK, first off, each game has its own friend code. Not the DS, game. Second of all, you can trade in two ways:
  • Either you trade with a friend which has your friend code, and vice-versa, or you use the GTS:
  • What's the GTS, you say? Global Trade Station. Here you can just submit any Pokémon you like and ask for another one in exchange. It is then posted worldwide on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, and if somebody wants the Pokémon you chose to give, then you're ready to trade. No friend codes needed.

what? April 1st, 2007 8:14 PM

but I don't want to trade with some random person, i want to aim for a specific person. How do I do that?
I've made some pre-trades, and since you can't specify shiny or not shiny, i want to trade manually

Ichida April 1st, 2007 8:21 PM

Why does it matter, as long as you get what you want?

If you're that strict about it, use friend codes or trade using local wireless with someone you know.

AztecSunshine April 3rd, 2007 3:01 AM

i just wanted to see that i have phione for trade if anyone want trade pm me thanks

idontnoWHOiam April 3rd, 2007 12:19 PM

Here's something else I was wondering about the GTS; Can you trade for a pokemon that's not in the sinnoh pokedex before getting the nationaldex? For example, would I be able to trade my lvl.15 shinx for a lvl.15 magnemite at the beginning of the game?

wakachamo April 3rd, 2007 12:24 PM

^I don't think so. You'd need to get a National Pokédex for that to actually happen. I'm not sure though, but it's highly unlikely you'll be able to get a certain creature before getting the appropriate dex.

Pazuzu April 3rd, 2007 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by idontnoWHOiam (Post 2432104)
Here's something else I was wondering about the GTS; Can you trade for a pokemon that's not in the sinnoh pokedex before getting the nationaldex? For example, would I be able to trade my lvl.15 shinx for a lvl.15 magnemite at the beginning of the game?

You can only request Pokémon on the GTS that you have seen. So, if you haven't seen a Magnemite, you can not request it.

Ichida April 3rd, 2007 12:28 PM

Well, that's incredibly stupid, and defeats the entire point of trading. <.<;;

Lt. Surge's Raichu April 3rd, 2007 1:07 PM

Well, i don't see how that will work, i just can't :/

Paranoia April 3rd, 2007 1:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ichida (Post 2432117)
Well, that's incredibly stupid, and defeats the entire point of trading. <.<;;

Yeah!, that's what I thought, but I think they made it that way so you cannot trade a level 100 to your game and own the whole game by mindlessly pressing attack until it actually obeys (Lol at RBY, Good old days)

But It's also helpful, as the requirement in D/P is to have seen the poke not caught, So if you cannot trade with someone who has your opposite version, Just go on to Wi-Fi.

Virtual Headache April 3rd, 2007 1:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Paranoia (Post 2432175)
Yeah!, that's what I thought, but I think they made it that way so you cannot trade a level 100 to your game and own the whole game by mindlessly pressing attack until it actually obeys (Lol at RBY, Good old days)

But It's also helpful, as the requirement in D/P is to have seen the poke not caught, So if you cannot trade with someone who has your opposite version, Just go on to Wi-Fi.

You can still trade Pokémon the usual way, the GTS isn't the only way to trade.
You don't have to have seen a certain Pokémon for receiving it in a normal trade.

Ichida April 4th, 2007 9:34 AM

I was hoping to do that with my lv100 Emerald team. :P But apparently you can't do anything relating to any other games until you get the National Pokedex. When the hell do you get it, anyways?! <.<;;

Virtual Headache April 4th, 2007 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ichida (Post 2432984)
I was hoping to do that with my lv100 Emerald team. :P But apparently you can't do anything relating to any other games until you get the National Pokedex. When the hell do you get it, anyways?! <.<;;

You get it when you've seen (not caught) all Pokémon form the Shinou dex.
You can see them all if you battle every trainer and if you talk to an old lady you'lll see the version exclusive legendary, so you don't even need to trade to get it.

Dsaerno April 4th, 2007 12:52 PM

So, if we can't ask for any Pokemon that we haven't seen, then how will the trading of the super-legendaries (Lugia, Ho-Oh, Manaphy, Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Darkrai (sp?), Shaymin, Arceus) work? Won't we have to ask for this Pokemon to get it in a WiFi GTS trade?

If so, then that sucks.

(PS- I got a Manaphy/Phione in my Ranger game. If anybody wants one when the American D/P GTS goes up, PM me. I'm not a mean guy, I'll trade you reasonably.)

Virtual Headache April 4th, 2007 1:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dsaerno (Post 2433185)
So, if we can't ask for any Pokemon that we haven't seen, then how will the trading of the super-legendaries (Lugia, Ho-Oh, Manaphy, Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Darkrai (sp?), Shaymin, Arceus) work? Won't we have to ask for this Pokemon to get it in a WiFi GTS trade?

If so, then that sucks.

(PS- I got a Manaphy/Phione in my Ranger game. If anybody wants one when the American D/P GTS goes up, PM me. I'm not a mean guy, I'll trade you reasonably.)

You won't get them on the GTS, you are right with that.
But you can still trade Pokémon the traditional way, which doesn't require you to have seen the Pokémon before.

And some of the Pokémon you mentioned are only availible if you are using a cheating device.

Midnight Beat April 4th, 2007 1:12 PM

Do you have to see the pokemon to trade for it if you use a friend code?

Virtual Headache April 4th, 2007 1:20 PM

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Originally Posted by zach805 (Post 2433219)
Do you have to see the pokemon to trade for it if you use a friend code?

If you trade with someone directly, no, you don't need to see them.
If you use the GTS, yes, you do.

ss5vegeta April 4th, 2007 1:26 PM

We wont be able to trade around the world because D/P are region locked.

wakachamo April 4th, 2007 1:30 PM

^Yes you will. It's called the frikkin' Wi-Fi connection. And for the last time, D/P is not region-locked.

LordxDanswich April 5th, 2007 3:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ss5vegeta (Post 2433236)
We wont be able to trade around the world because D/P are region locked.

If D/P are region locked then how come i can play my japanese pearl in my english DS?

Myzou April 5th, 2007 4:34 AM

From what I saw on official WiFi Site, if you ever change the DS your D/P game is inserted in, you get reassigned a new friend code, and you lose all your friends on the old one... :/

PokeTrainer April 5th, 2007 9:00 AM

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Originally Posted by PokeTrainer (Post 2434440)
(PS- I got a Manaphy/Phione in my Ranger game. If anybody wants one when the American D/P GTS goes up, PM me. I'm not a mean guy, I'll trade you reasonably.)

I'll trade with you when the games come out. If you want to make plans (when, ect.) then chat with me on AIM. my screen name is Lakecassie[/QUOTE]

Midnight Beat April 5th, 2007 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Virtual Headache (Post 2433226)
If you trade with someone directly, no, you don't need to see them.
If you use the GTS, yes, you do.

Good, because I'm sure when the games come out that they will have some sort of thread on here to request trades.

aquariumboy April 5th, 2007 4:07 PM

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I think it's awesome! But it's not exactly like everyone says. The friends code comes with the game, it is made when they make it. No 2 friends codes are the same because they always check it in factory, and you can't change it. Otherwise it would be messed up in so many ways.
i dont think thats true...
if it was the case i wouldnt be able to wifi race on mario cart with my r4 and m3. the wifi chip is inside your ds, once you go and start the wifi on your game for the first time it makes you a friend code that saves into the save files.

Gummy April 5th, 2007 5:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Myzou (Post 2434191)
From what I saw on official WiFi Site, if you ever change the DS your D/P game is inserted in, you get reassigned a new friend code, and you lose all your friends on the old one... :/

This is true. Whenever I switch to my sister's DS when mine dies, my Wi-Fi says asks if I'm willing to delete all past information and get a new FC.

Ninja Monkey April 5th, 2007 6:22 PM

I think it's great, I never have anybody to trade with so it will be useful to get pokes that only evolve through trading.

typeZERO April 6th, 2007 7:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Scizz (Post 2432116)
You can only request Pokémon on the GTS that you have seen. So, if you haven't seen a Magnemite, you can not request it.

So , what about Shinou Pokemon? Surely it should let you get a Shinou Pokemon even f you haven't seen it like a Dakrai or Aruseus. If not then what's the point of having the GTS if you can't trade for non-national dex pokemon that you haven't seen??? :P

Neko April 6th, 2007 9:56 AM

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Originally posted by Paranoia
Well, It's extemely simple, firstly you'll need a wireless internet, or purchase the Nintendo WI-FI USB from Nintendo, but you can only use Wifi with broadband.
Um.. is this really true? x_x Because I have dial-up and uh..yeah. *dies* Where I live I can't get cable or satellite (most of the sattelite internet companies don't have service for my area). Plus I remember my friend Tom mentioning something about having dial-up and wifi too...(he lives in a more isolated place). So now I'm kinda confuzzled...=/

Pazuzu April 6th, 2007 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Lightning Rider (Post 2435603)
So , what about Shinou Pokemon? Surely it should let you get a Shinou Pokemon even f you haven't seen it like a Dakrai or Aruseus. If not then what's the point of having the GTS if you can't trade for non-national dex pokemon that you haven't seen??? :P

Nope, not even Sinnoh Pokémon. If you don't have an etry in your Dex, you can't request it.
Nintendo probably made that step to prevent trading of illegally cheated Pokémon, such a Darkrai, Shaymin, etc, which can not be obtained from other places than an Event.

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Originally Posted by ~GoldenStar~ (Post 2435726)
Um.. is this really true? x_x Because I have dial-up and uh..yeah. *dies* Where I live I can't get cable or satellite (most of the sattelite internet companies don't have service for my area). Plus I remember my friend Tom mentioning something about having dial-up and wifi too...(he lives in a more isolated place). So now I'm kinda confuzzled...=/

I haven't heared that you can only use the WFC with broadband yet. It might be reccomended since the things work faster then, but it should also work with ISDN, etc.
If you get the USB connector from Nintendo to simulate a WiFi network for your DS (if you don't already have a supported wireless router), it should even work with Dial-up connections.

Turtwig1991 April 6th, 2007 10:41 AM

Speaking of Wi-Fi anyone have a legit Celebi they want to trade, I accept clones, if so what do you want for it?

Trainer Kat April 6th, 2007 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Virtual Headache (Post 2433226)
If you trade with someone directly, no, you don't need to see them.
If you use the GTS, yes, you do.

By trade with someone directly, do you mean someone who is RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU WITH THEIR DS, or using friend codes?

Say I connect with someone else via wi-fi friend codes. Could I recieve, say, a Meowth, even if I hadn't seen one yet?

Second question...If I battled via wi-fi, and my opponent used a Meowth, it would then be registered as having been seen, and I could trade for one, right?

Ichida April 6th, 2007 12:00 PM

Yes to both. Local wireless or Friend Codes will allow you to get a Pokemon you haven't met yet. That's sort of the point. <.<;

As for the battle, I'd say yes, but I don't know for sure.

Trainer Kat April 6th, 2007 12:04 PM

Thank god. I have no intention of catching a plane to New York just to get a shot at Darkrai.
Yeah, I figured that was the point, but you'd think the GTS would allow you to get a Pokemon you haven't met yet as well. I mean, what's the difference between coordinating with someone on a forum to get an illegit Pokemon and finding a random person to trade one? O.o
Thanks though, that really helps a lot.

LordxDanswich April 6th, 2007 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ichida (Post 2435862)
Yes to both. Local wireless or Friend Codes will allow you to get a Pokemon you haven't met yet. That's sort of the point. <.<;

As for the battle, I'd say yes, but I don't know for sure.

No the battle won't count towards your pokedex, it never has and it never will.

Sorry to burst your bubble trainer kat.

typeZERO April 6th, 2007 3:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Scizz (Post 2435751)
Nope, not even Sinnoh Pokémon. If you don't have an etry in your Dex, you can't request it.
Nintendo probably made that step to prevent trading of illegally cheated Pokémon, such a Darkrai, Shaymin, etc, which can not be obtained from other places than an Event.



I haven't heared that you can only use the WFC with broadband yet. It might be reccomended since the things work faster then, but it should also work with ISDN, etc.
If you get the USB connector from Nintendo to simulate a WiFi network for your DS (if you don't already have a supported wireless router), it should even work with Dial-up connections.

Hmmm....So you can't get event or unlisted/unseen pokes unless you have a friend near you that can trade with wi-fi? Just asking.

Pazuzu April 6th, 2007 3:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Lightning Rider (Post 2436136)
Hmmm....So you can't get event or unlisted/unseen pokes unless you have a friend near you that can trade with wi-fi? Just asking.

Yup, the whole thing applies only to the GTS. You can still trade all Pokémon if you link up with a friend and he or you have them.

aquariumboy April 6th, 2007 6:15 PM

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I haven't heared that you can only use the WFC with broadband yet. It might be reccomended since the things work faster then, but it should also work with ISDN, etc.
If you get the USB connector from Nintendo to simulate a WiFi network for your DS (if you don't already have a supported wireless router), it should even work with Dial-up connections.
im not totaly sure what you mean but on the nintendo wifi site
they say of you have a wireless router you can connect via wifi.

lets see if i can find it... this should be it.
(cant post url's till 15 post or more) so heres how you get to it tech support>getting started>at home. there you go thats how i use wifi.
like i said im not sure what you mean't by that so if im talking about something really different then just ignore this.

Neko April 7th, 2007 5:53 PM

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Originally posted by Scizz
If you get the USB connector from Nintendo to simulate a WiFi network for your DS (if you don't already have a supported wireless router), it should even work with Dial-up connections.
Ok, so all I have to do is get this USB connector thingy for my DS and then I can use wifi? (Sorry, but I am REALLY bad at this stuff lol). Or would you call mine a supported wireless router? I wouldn't know. All that I know is that it's dial-up and theres no box thingy that came with it like when I had Road Runner...

idontnoWHOiam April 7th, 2007 6:38 PM

What if you battle someone and they use a pokemon you havent seen? For example, if my friend uses a nintendo event pokemon in a battle against me, will it count for me having seen it?


And the GTS can be useful even though you can only trade pokemon you've seen. What if you want the evolved form of a pokemon that's only available at the beginning of the game? It's easier to just trade for its level 50 evolved form than to go back and catch the pokemon at its first form and level 14.

Virtual Headache April 8th, 2007 2:04 AM

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Originally Posted by GamerNeko (Post 2437616)
Ok, so all I have to do is get this USB connector thingy for my DS and then I can use wifi? (Sorry, but I am REALLY bad at this stuff lol). Or would you call mine a supported wireless router? I wouldn't know. All that I know is that it's dial-up and theres no box thingy that came with it like when I had Road Runner...

You needa broadband connection.
More info, also on which routers are supported can be found here: http://www.nintendowifi.com/

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Originally Posted by idontnoWHOiam (Post 2437668)
What if you battle someone and they use a pokemon you havent seen? For example, if my friend uses a nintendo event pokemon in a battle against me, will it count for me having seen it?

No.

Neko April 8th, 2007 3:52 AM

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Originally posted by Virtual Headache
You needa broadband connection.
More info, also on which routers are supported can be found here: http://www.nintendowifi.com/
Yeah I tried reading through that website one. It always seemed to confuzzle me even more about it. x_X

And now I'm still wondering how my friend manages to play wifi on his Wii with dial-up...I'll have to ask next time I see him lol.

Gummy April 8th, 2007 6:22 AM

I have a Dial-up connection and the Wifi thingy, and I do not recommend it. It works and isn't as slow as people say, but it seems to choose when it wants to work. However, when it does work, it doesn't disconnect like so many people say it will.

The DS Wifi thing works for Wiis the same exact way. However, on dial-up, the Wii is slow... very slow.

Neko April 8th, 2007 2:37 PM

Well I only have a DS (and only really wanna try it with the DS if I ever get the chance). Then again maybe it's not worth it..I mean, with all the games I have I can get litterally almost every Pokemon anyways. <_< I just wish I didn't feel so..left out lol.

Trainer Kat April 8th, 2007 2:52 PM

Don't feel left out...
I can't connect either...have NO clue why, since I don't have dial-up, but ehh..
Just drive to Starbucks or Panara if you wanna use WiFi.
I swear, it's a good thing I practically live at Starbucks. xD

Neko April 8th, 2007 3:24 PM

Well in the small town I live in all they have are fast food places and a wallmart and that's basically it. -__- However, the library here is being rebuilt and they said they were getting high-speed. Someone months before told me I had to buy this thing and had to plug it into one of their comps and connect my DS with it in order to use it though and.. I don't know. I don't think they'd let me do that. o_x;

Trainer Kat April 8th, 2007 3:47 PM

But there are Starbucks everywhere.. ._.
Ask them...they might...I mean, as long as you explained to them what it was...
I don't think most places would be opposed to it...I mean, heck, you could always lie and say it was a Flash Drive...

Neko April 9th, 2007 5:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Trainer Kat (Post 2438991)
But there are Starbucks everywhere.. ._.
Ask them...they might...I mean, as long as you explained to them what it was...
I don't think most places would be opposed to it...I mean, heck, you could always lie and say it was a Flash Drive...

Haha not where I live! xD The closet one is about an hour or so away, in Albany. *dies*

Well ok, I'm sure they'd understand if I told them. And if not, I'll probably just plug it in when they're not looking lol.

So like, one of these connector thingies, you can get them at EBGames right? Because that's where I'm going to pick up my reserved copy of Diamond.. And what's the range of prices for these things might I ask?

Trainer Kat April 9th, 2007 7:21 AM

xD That's far!
I'd sneak it in. And if they ask what it is, like I said, I'd just say it's a weird-looking flash drive. ._.;;
I'm pretty sure you can get them at EBgames. I haven't seen them myself, but if not, you can order them online, for sure on the Nintendo website. I think they're about $30-40, but with the number of games that use Wifi, I think it'd be worth it.
You could always ask the guy when you go to pick up Pokemon.

idontnoWHOiam April 9th, 2007 8:40 PM

Also, I'm pretty sure you get to choose your connection when you connect via wifi, and if you're lucky someone in your area might have it XP personally I can connect to 3+ networks besides my own in my house >.> I have an uncle who lives in a pretty rural area who uses someone elses network to use the internet.

typeZERO April 10th, 2007 6:41 AM

Ppl also have the advantage of wifi if they have a wireless router (me!) and have wireless internet. If they do then they could just download the wifi onto their DS and just play online. It's that simple for wireless. I would kind of recommend it but there's alot of people who can't afford it so I guess I'd shut up about it.

Paranoia April 10th, 2007 8:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GamerNeko (Post 2435726)
Um.. is this really true? x_x Because I have dial-up and uh..yeah. *dies* Where I live I can't get cable or satellite (most of the sattelite internet companies don't have service for my area). Plus I remember my friend Tom mentioning something about having dial-up and wifi too...(he lives in a more isolated place). So now I'm kinda confuzzled...=/

Sorry, I tested it out and it works awesomely, problem is though, DON'T DOWNLOAD OR SURF the web at the time, I got owneded by people on MPH (Metroid) So many times, because of damn Limewire + Sis (Grr...)

Ichida April 10th, 2007 10:05 PM

Yeah, mainly for two reasons: Two players, not four, and 2D graphics, not 3D, except for some attack animations, though.

Paranoia April 12th, 2007 1:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hiroshi Sotomura (Post 2441970)
Not really. All the games will send are commands for your status in the battle.

Yeah, which is like CSS (Which I play) you can still play on dial up because all it is basically doing is sending locations of the opposite players, that's why it doesn't require BB.

Kuri-Chan ♪ April 12th, 2007 3:18 AM

So how would you browse the GTS? I havn't seen anything on that yet... x.x

And also, if somone put a Dalgia up for trade and I havn't seen one, I can still trade for it [If I have the asking Pokemon], right?

Paranoia April 12th, 2007 5:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kuri-Chan ♪ (Post 2443352)
So how would you browse the GTS? I havn't seen anything on that yet... x.x

And also, if somone put a Dalgia up for trade and I havn't seen one, I can still trade for it [If I have the asking Pokemon], right?

Nope, you need to have seen it, You can see it in pearl by talking to an old lady at a building, I forget where but it is possible to view 150 of the sinnoh pokemon out of 151. #151 is Manaphy.

Ichida April 12th, 2007 9:40 AM

Where do you see Stunky and Cranidos? Those are the only two besides Dialga that I need to trade for. Everything else I'll catch / transfer over from GBA myself.

idontnoWHOiam April 12th, 2007 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ichida (Post 2443658)
Where do you see Stunky and Cranidos? Those are the only two besides Dialga that I need to trade for. Everything else I'll catch / transfer over from GBA myself.

On marriland.com, there's a walkthrough and one of the chapters is a list of all the sinnoh pokemon and where you can see them.

http://pokemon.marriland.com/diamond_pearl/walkthrough

A trainer in the Lost Tower has stunky which is before the 3rd gym, and the first gym leader has cranidos.

YellowFlash April 12th, 2007 2:50 PM

About the WFC.....
 
So I have a quick question:
Does the WFC support random wifi battles similiar to Mario Kart DS or can we only play people with shared friend codes?

YellowFlash April 12th, 2007 3:10 PM

Thanks for the quick response. Well that kinda sucks as i was hoping to play online for replay value. Oh well better get some friends to buy a ds then.

Paranoia April 12th, 2007 4:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hiroshi Sotomura (Post 2444078)
Random trainer battles aren't supported on these games - instead, you must upload your Pokémon to the Battle Tower, which means people you challenge, or those who challenge you, are computer-controlled. Friend code battles are live battles, however.

Isn't there a place called the Battle Tower WiFi Room, where it is actually possible to battle random people?

idontnoWHOiam April 12th, 2007 4:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flame_On (Post 2444086)
Thanks for the quick response. Well that kinda sucks as i was hoping to play online for replay value. Oh well better get some friends to buy a ds then.

Don't forget you can challenge people on this here forum, and probably lots of others as well :3

matthew23q April 13th, 2007 3:33 AM

Do u have to have a laptop using wi-fi

YellowFlash April 13th, 2007 4:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idontnoWHOiam (Post 2444204)
Don't forget you can challenge people on this here forum, and probably lots of others as well :3

Oh yeah! I actually never thought of that XD.

wakachamo April 13th, 2007 4:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthew23q (Post 2444637)
Do u have to have a laptop using wi-fi

No. You either use a wireless router, or a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector. (you need to have a PC for the latter)

MetafreakJT April 18th, 2007 5:47 PM

wifi question
 
ok lets see. ihave a wireless adapter for my laptop. will wifi use thatalso? i mean will i be able to connect to wifi using the wireless router?

Midnight Beat April 18th, 2007 6:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MetafreakJT (Post 2451420)
ok lets see. ihave a wireless adapter for my laptop. will wifi use thatalso? i mean will i be able to connect to wifi using the wireless router?

All you need is the wireless router and you should be fine. The instructions for wi-fi can be found on the nintendo website.

MetafreakJT April 18th, 2007 6:26 PM

k thanks for solving my prob

Buizel01 April 20th, 2007 2:21 AM

Even with ALL the hackers, it rules.

Guitarist Sean April 20th, 2007 9:37 AM

About the DS WiFi adaptor...
 
Not sure where this would go, so I posted it here. Does it require Windows XP? Because I'm running Windows 2000 and I'll be pretty bummed if I have to walk down to my local McDonalds just to play online.

wakachamo April 20th, 2007 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paranoia (Post 2444159)
Isn't there a place called the Battle Tower WiFi Room, where it is actually possible to battle random people?

That's precisely what Hiroshi Sotomura mentioned - there's no other way to battle random people without having to download their teams.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guitarist Sean (Post 2453363)
Not sure where this would go, so I posted it here. Does it require Windows XP? Because I'm running Windows 2000 and I'll be pretty bummed if I have to walk down to my local McDonalds just to play online.

I'm pretty sure it's capable of running on Windows 2000; that is, if the program itself doesn't have any sort of OS detection itself.

piplupbetterthanturwigandchimchar April 21st, 2007 6:34 AM

It just requires a wireless connection. You can only request pokemon you have seen, and with Pal Park you can only upload 6 Pokemon a day, and they stay in Pal Park if you don't catch them that time.


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