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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

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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...)


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