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[[File:jp gbprinter.jpg|thumb|200px|The special Pikachu Yellow Game Boy Printer]]

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 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}}.

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).

A special Pikachu Yellow Game Boy Printer was sold exclusively in Japan.

The background music played while printing is the same in all four games ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svgdJwCkx1c listen]). It was later rearranged and used as the theme of the [[Pokéwalker]] screens in the [[main menu]] of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.

 

Players may print physical copies of the [[Pokédex]] entries of individual {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} by using the '''PRNT''' option in the Pokédex. These prints are referred to as '''Pokédex stickers''' (Japanese: '''ずかんシール''') in the [[Generation II]] games.

Mew Pokedex print Y.png|A print of Mew's Yellow Pokédex entry

Mew Pokedex print Y JP.png|A print of Mew's Japanese Yellow Pokédex entry

Mew Pokedex print C.png|A print of Mew's Crystal Pokédex entry

Mew Pokedex print C JP.png|A print of Mew's Japanese Crystal Pokédex entry

PSS box print C.png|A printed Box from Generation II

In the [[Generation II]] games, players may generate so-called '''Alph Ruins Stamps''' of individual {{p|Unown}} and/or vacant spaces using the '''PRINT''' function of the printer at the [[Ruins of Alph]] Research Center. Printed stamps have the dimensions 160×48 px.

[[File:Alph Ruins Stamp.png|thumb|left|An Alph Ruins Stamp of {{DL|Form differences|Unown|Unown-A}}]]

{{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} and {{g|Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!}} offer three different printing features to players. Players may print out copies of a single card, a list depicting one of their custom deck configurations, and/or a list of every card they own in the game.

===Game Boy Camera===

The [[Game Boy Camera]] contains data for players to print out Pokémon stickers in addition to their photos. This is likely a nod to the fact that [[Game Freak]] programmed the Game Boy Camera software.

Pokémon sticker Game Boy Camera.png|Pokémon sticker featuring Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise and Mewtwo

* '''Printer Error 2:''' The Universal [[Game Link Cable|Game Link cable]] is not connected or is connected incorrectly.

* {{wp|Game Boy Printer}} article on Wikipedia