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{{search|the location in Generations IV and V|the system that allows trading globally|Global Trade System}}

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|location=[[Jubilife City]] (Sinnoh)<br>[[Goldenrod City]] (Johto)<br>Any Pokémon Center, except the one in the Pokémon League and Victory Road (Unova)

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[[File:Sinnoh Jubilife City Map.png|thumb|200px|Location of the Global Terminal in [[Sinnoh]]]]

The '''Global Terminal''' (Japanese: '''グローバルターミナル''' ''Global Terminal''), known as the '''Global Trade Station''' (Japanese: '''グローバルトレードステーション''' ''Global Trade Station'') in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, is a location that allows players of the Generations {{gen|IV}} and {{gen|V}} games to interact in different ways via the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]].

In [[Sinnoh]]-based games, in order to access the terminal located in [[Jubilife City]], players must have the first [[Badge]] of the [[region]], while it is instantly accessible in Johto as soon as the player arrives in [[Goldenrod City]], the city in which it is located (this may be due, of course, to the fact that one cannot get to Goldenrod without the first Badge). The player's first Pokémon is returned to its [[Poké Ball]] before entering in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

==In Diamond and Pearl==

Inside, there is a large globe, called the [[#Geonet|Geonet]], on which players can indicate their location and on which small dots representing players they have traded with will appear. When the player first logs on to Geonet, they will be asked where they live, so that other players may locate their position in the world.

The site [http://www.pokemon-gts.net/info_close/en-US.html announced] on August 14, 2010 that it would close down a month later, possibly to make way for the [[Generation V|new generation]] of Pokémon games. On September 14, 2010, the site officially closed and the GTS Journal is no longer available for reading or printing.

==In Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver==

The [[#Geonet|Geonet]] reappears in the Global Terminal, on which players can indicate their location, and on which small dots representing players they have traded with will appear. When the player first logs on to Geonet, it will ask where the player lives in the world, allowing details for other players to locate their position in the world.

[[File:Global Terminal exterior Pt.png|thumb|300px|The Global Terminal in Jubilife City in {{game|Platinum}}]]

The ground floor is the room seen when entering the Global Terminal. It can be reached when in the other floors by using the blue warp panels. There are four points of interest on this floor; the Global Trade Station which is located on the north-western corner, the Geonet located just below it, the Trainer Rankings located on the eastern side and the northern set of blue machines, and the Battle Video Rankings located just below the Trainer Rankings, in the south-eastern corner. The information desk is located next to entrance, which contains two ladies that will give information about the Global Terminal. There are also the warp panels located on the north-eastern corner.

The first floor in the Global Terminal was initially the total Global Trade Station in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, still holding the Geonet and the actual counter to the trade room. However in {{game|Platinum}}, it was expanded to include the other machines, while pushing the counter to the western corner. This floor is more likely the ranking floor, containing the Trainer Rankings, which ranks the results of Trainers from around the world by divided by team, as well as the Battle Video Rankings, which ranks Battle Videos from around the world by popularity.

Players can go to the second floor by using the green warp panels. There are two points of interest on this floor; Box Data, located on the western side and the northern set of green machines, and the Dress-Up Data, located just below the Box Data, in the south-eastern corner. The warp panels are located on the eastern side, the blue warp panel located on the northern corner will take people down to the first floor, while the pink warp panel located on the southern corner will take people up to the third floor. There is a [[PC]] located just north of the Box Data machine.

Players can take a picture of one of their Boxes and upload them here to be seen by others all over the world. Upload data about the Boxes where the player's Pokémon are deposited, and see other Trainer' Boxes. The Box Data is the green set of machines located on the north-western side of the second floor.

The recorded battles, known as ''Battle Videos'', can be found in the [[Vs. Recorder]]. The Vs. Recorder can record battles from the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|IV}}, wireless play and Wi-Fi. Players can also download videos from the Global Terminal which can be viewed in the second option. The third option deletes recorded videos. Battle Videos change depending on the game's language. Everything changes to the game's language except the names. For example, watching another player's video from a Japanese version of Platinum which features {{FB|Arcade Star|Dahlia}} in an English game would show her name as ''Arcade Star ダリア'' and her Pokémon would have Japanese names. In the third room, player's can open the Global Mode in the Vs. Recorder to view and upload videos of battles. The first option allows the player to view battles. It can be searched by the last thirty that were uploaded, choosing the Trainer and the type of battle or by putting in numbers. The second option allows the player to upload their own battle. Several numbers are given which are used in searching for it.

==In Generation V==

While no longer a location, the Global Terminal and all of its features can be accessed from any Pokémon Center's second floor, except the one in the {{un|Pokémon League}} (due to its lack of a second floor). Players must simply talk to the receptionist at the right-hand counter to access the Global Trade Station and all of the [[Global Trade System]] features. New features added in this generation include a new trading method called [[Global_Trade_System#In_Generation_V|GTS Negotiations]], and an option to upload photos taken from [[Pokémon Musical]]s.

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