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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* When downloading Virtual Console games from the 3DS eShop, region locking affects which languages are available to download.
* When downloading core series Virtual Console games from the 3DS eShop, region locking affects which languages are available to download.
** On a U region 3DS system, regardless of locale and language settings, the French, English, and Spanish versions of all Generation I and II core series games are available to download, while other languages are not. Only the English versions of Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Puzzle Challenge are available.
** On a U region 3DS system, regardless of locale and language settings, the French, English, and Spanish versions of all Generation I and II core series games are available to download, while other languages are not.
** On an E region 3DS system, regardless of locale and language settings, the English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish versions of all Generation I and II core series games are available to download. Pokémon Trading Card Game is only supported in English, French, and German, despite a version supporting Spanish and Italian existing on the original Game Boy Color. Pokémon Puzzle Challenge is supported in all five aforementioned languages,<ref>https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/orange-islands-sqsa-thread.3603112/page-74#post-9562084</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVHL2_GehHI</ref> although both the E region 3DS eShop and the Nintendo of Europe official site incorrectly state that only the English version is available.<ref>https://archive.ph/PfJZW</ref>
** On an E region 3DS system, regardless of locale and language settings, the English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish versions of all Generation I and II core series games are available to download.
** On a J region 3DS system, only the Japanese versions of released Virtual Console games are available.
** On a J region 3DS system, the Japanese versions of all Generation I and II core series games are available.
** On a K region 3DS system, only the Korean versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver are available.
** On a K region 3DS system, the Korean versions of Pokémon Gold and Silver are available.
** On a T region 3DS system, only the Japanese versions of core series Virtual Console games are available.
** On a T region 3DS system, the Japanese versions of all Generation I and II core series games are available.
* The names of English, Spanish, French, and Japanese core series Virtual Console games on the 3DS eShop are different depending on language and region:
* The names of English, Spanish, French, and Japanese core series Virtual Console games on the 3DS eShop are different depending on language and region:
** On an E region 3DS, the games always display as that language with translated titles. For example, the English and Spanish versions of Pokémon Red will always display as "Pokémon™ Red Version" and "Pokémon™ Edición Roja", regardless of locale and language settings.
** On an E region 3DS, the games always display as that language with translated titles. For example, the English and Spanish versions of Pokémon Red will always display as "Pokémon™ Red Version" and "Pokémon™ Edición Roja", regardless of locale and language settings.
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