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1- Edit the part about networking in FRLG. 2- Add TCG information as requested. 3- Add request for image of PC in TCG games.
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{{samename|retail store chain|Pokémon Center (store)}} | {{samename|retail store chain|Pokémon Center (store)}} | ||
{{samename|expansion of the TCG|Primal Clash (TCG)}} | {{samename|expansion of the TCG|Primal Clash (TCG)}} | ||
[[File:Red on computer.png|thumb|150px|right|{{ga|Red}} using a PC]] | [[File:Red on computer.png|thumb|150px|right|{{ga|Red}} using a PC]] | ||
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==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||
{{incomplete|section|Trainer PR Videos and Photo Spot photos needed}} | |||
=== | ===In the core series=== | ||
====Pokémon Storage System==== | ====Pokémon Storage System==== | ||
[[File:Bill PC HGSS.png|thumb|The main interface of Bill's PC in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}]] | [[File:Bill PC HGSS.png|thumb|The main interface of Bill's PC in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}]] | ||
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In {{g|Colosseum}}, PCs also function as [[Saving|save]] points. This feature was removed in {{Pokémon XD}}, which retains the "save anywhere" feature of the core series games. | In {{g|Colosseum}}, PCs also function as [[Saving|save]] points. This feature was removed in {{Pokémon XD}}, which retains the "save anywhere" feature of the core series games. | ||
===Glitches=== | ====Networking==== | ||
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, it is shown that PCs require special systems to connect between two distant locations, as shown when [[Celio]] and [[Bill]] had to work together on the {{DL|Pokémon Network Center|Network Machine}} to allow PCs in the [[Sevii Islands]] to be able to connect to mainland [[Kanto]]'s computer network, and later to be able to connect with [[Lanette]] in [[Hoenn]], unlocking the ability to [[trade]] Pokémon with {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, as well as {{pkmn|Colosseum}} and {{pkmn|XD: Gale of Darkness|XD}} in [[Orre]]. | |||
====Glitches==== | |||
There are several [[glitch]]es associated with PCs in the Pokémon games. | There are several [[glitch]]es associated with PCs in the Pokémon games. | ||
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*Many [[cloning glitches]] are related to the PC. | *Many [[cloning glitches]] are related to the PC. | ||
=== | ===In the spin-off games=== | ||
{{incomplete|section|Missing Colo, XD, and | ====Pokémon Trading Card Game series==== | ||
The computer is available in various places, including the [[Mason Laboratory]], the [[Pokémon Dome]] and all [[Club|Clubs]] in {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} and [[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!]]. | |||
In [[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!]], the [[Minicom]] is a related device, accessible from the [[menu]]. | |||
{| class="roundy" style="background:#ddf; border:3px solid #ccf" | |||
! TCG !! GB2 !! English !! Japanese !! Notes | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |||
| style="text-align:center" | ✔ | |||
| style="text-align:center" | ✔ | |||
| Card album || カードアルバム || A list of booster packs and their respective cards owned by the player. | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |||
| | |||
| style="text-align:center" | ✔ | |||
| Deck diagnosis || デッキしんだん || Advice by [[Dr. Mason]] and the number of cards of each type in a deck. | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |||
| style="text-align:center" | ✔ || | |||
| Read mail || メエルをよむ || In the first game, a list of mail received by Dr. Mason. | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |||
| style="text-align:center" | ✔ | |||
| style="text-align:center" | ✔ | |||
| Glossary || A glossary explaining various terms about the Trading Card Game. | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |||
| style="text-align:center" | ✔ | |||
| style="text-align:center" | ✔ | |||
| Print || {{tt|プリントアウト|printout}} || Use the [[Game Boy Printer]] to print decks and cards. | |||
|- style="background:#fff" | |||
| style="text-align:center" | ✔ | |||
| style="text-align:center" | ✔ | |||
| Shut down || スイッチをきる || Close the PC. | |||
|} | |||
=====Card album===== | |||
The card album displays a list of the available {{TCG|booster pack|booster packs}}. If the player does not have a certain card, it is not shown. If the player does not have any cards from a booster pack, the booster pack itself is not shown. | |||
Each booster pack screen contains a list of cards owned by the player, the number of cards owned and the maximum number of cards available. For instance, if the player has 45 cards from {{OBP|Evolution|GB1}} (whose maximum number is 50 cards), the number displayed would be "45/50". | |||
However, the [[Phantom Cards]] only count if the player has them; otherwise they are ignored. | |||
* In {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}, the maximum number initially displayed for {{OBP|Promotional Card|GB1}} is 18 cards. If the player has both Phantom Cards, then the game shows the true maximum value of 20 cards. Likewise, if the player has only one Phantom Card, the maximum value appears as 19 cards. | |||
* In [[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!]], the maximum number initially displayed for {{OBP|Promotion Card|GB2}} is 45 cards. If the player has all four Phantom Cards, then the game shows the true maximum value of 49 cards. Likewise, the maximum value appears between 45 and 49 depending on the number of Phantom Cards owned by the player. | |||
=====Read mail===== | |||
In the first game, contains e-mails received from [[Dr. Mason]]. It is accesible from the PC. | |||
In the second game, it is unavailable on the PC and replaced by the "See mailbox" option in the [[Minicom]]. | |||
=====Print===== | |||
The "print" option in both games allows the player to use the [[Game Boy Printer]] to print out copies of a single card, a list depicting one of their custom deck configurations, and a list of every card they own in the game. There is a "Print quality" configuration that may be set from 1 (light) to 5 (dark). | |||
=====Deck diagnosis===== | |||
The deck diagnosis displays a list of various advice given by [[Dr. Mason]]. The player may use the "deck check" (Japanese: デッキチェック) option to see the number of cards of each type in a deck: {{TCG|Energy card|Energy cards}}, {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Basic Pokémon}} cards, {{TCG|Stage 1 Pokémon}} cards, {{TCG|Stage 2 Pokémon}} cards, and {{TCG|Trainer card|Trainer cards}}. | |||
There is no official English name for "deck diagnosis" or "deck check"; these terms are fan translations from the Japanese game. | |||
==In the anime== | |||
[[File:Silver Conference dormitory PC.png|thumb|220px|A PC in the [[original series]]]] | |||
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, the PC is not frequently used by {{pkmn|Trainer}}s as it is by {{player}}s in the {{pkmn|games}}, since most characters are shown to leave their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} with a person they trust rather than using the [[Pokémon Storage System]]. {{Ash}}, for instance, tends to keep {{cat|Ash's Pokémon|his Pokémon}} at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]], and {{an|May}} has left some of {{cat|May's Pokémon|her Pokémon}} under the care of her [[mother]], [[Caroline]], at the [[Petalburg Gym]]. | |||
[[File:Sinnoh League PCs.png|thumb|left|250px|PCs available for Trainers to use during the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]]]] | |||
PCs are sometimes used for communication rather than by calling on a {{wp|videophone}}. For example, in ''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]'', {{an|Brock}} is shown using an {{wp|email}} account on the PC to keep in contact with [[Suzie]]; in ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambitions]]'', Brock asks {{jo|Liza}} for her email address; and in ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind]]'', {{an|May}} mentions to her mother that she keeps in touch with her friends by e-mail, in addition to phone calls and letters. | |||
In ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]'', the people taking the [[Pokémon League Admissions Exam]] had to answer true-or-false questions on a computer as a way to test their knowledge on Pokémon. In ''[[EP269|The Ties That Bind]]'', Ash was shown using a PC to look up {{Gary}}'s profile. In ''[[AG123|Rhapsody in Drew]]'', [[James]] used his laptop to look up information on {{ho|Robert}} and his Pokémon. | |||
PCs were used more often in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. In ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'', [[Zoey]] used her laptop to access the official [[Pokémon Contest]] website and show {{an|Dawn}} a video of a [[Double Performance]] delivered by [[Top Coordinator]] {{jo|Marina}}. In ''[[DP133|Uncrushing Defeat!]]'', {{Ash}} used the PC of a library inside the [[Lake Acuity]] [[Pokémon Center]] to search information on the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Uxie}}. | |||
PCs were also used by [[Paul]] in ''[[DP184|Casting a Paul on Barry!]]'' to get information on {{an|Barry}}'s Pokémon and vice-versa. It was also used by Ash in the same episode to look up info on [[Conway]] and Conway then used it to study {{si|Tobias}}. In addition, [[Nurse Joy]] and many officials for the [[Pokémon League]] are often shown using PCs. | |||
In the anime, the PCs appear to run {{wp|operating system}}s that are visually similar to {{wp|Mac OS}}. | |||
==In the TCG== | |||
[[File:ComputerSearchBoundariesCrossed137.jpg|thumb|200px|Computer Search]] | |||
{{main|Computer Search (Base Set 71)}} | |||
Computer Search, a card that features a PC, was introduced as a {{TCG|Trainer card}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] during the English Original Series (the Japanese Original Era) in the {{TCG|Base Set}} expansion, and was later reprinted in English in the {{TCG|Base Set 2}} expansion. The card was later reprinted as an {{TCG|Ace Spec card|Ace Spec}} {{TCG|Item card}} during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era) in the {{TCG|Boundaries Crossed}} expansion. | |||
It also appeared in the video game {{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} as part of the {{OBP|Colosseum|GB1}} expansion, and the video game [[Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!]] as part of the {{OBP|Island of Fossil|GB2}} expansion. | |||
It allows the player to discard two cards in order to add any one card from their deck to their hand. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
{{incomplete|section|Missing images of PCs from Colo, XD, SM,, TCG 1 and TCG 2}} | |||
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==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||