Mobile Game Boy Adapter: Difference between revisions

The most well-received division of the service was perhaps the [[Pokémon Mobile System GB]] service used in the Japanese version of {{game|Crystal}} up to when the whole Mobile System GB service went defunct in December 14, 2002. When the {{player}} successfully connects the game to the Mobile Adapter GB and a Japanese {{wp|mobile phone}}, the Mobile System GB logo is shown, and two options are added to the start-up menu including '''Mobile''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|モバイル|Mobairu}}''' ''Mobile''), and '''Mobile Stadium''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|モバイルスタジアム|Mobairu Sutajiamu}}''' ''Mobile Stadium''). This initial connection grants the player access to the {{jo|Battle Tower}}, Mobile Stadium, and the services within the [[Pokémon Communication Center]].<ref>[http://www.geocities.jp/rikkyjp/ope/pokemonc.html Rikkyjp - Pokémon Crystal]</ref>

Some of the available services included national PokéCom link trades available through the main Pokémon Communication Center building (akin to the [[Global Terminal#Global Trade Station|GTS]] in [[Generation IV|Generations IV]] and {{gen|V}}) and wireless Battle Tower battles for a small price on the player's phone in which the player could possibly be accepted as a Room Leader if they battled well enough.

The services relied heavily on the data the player would input into the Mobile option. The Mobile option brought the player to the Card Folder (a pre-cursor to the [[Pal Pad]] and [[easy chat system]]), in which the player could input profile information and share their phone numbers with a number of friends. This data would be used for purposes such as Battle Tower data, and the Pokémon News Machine, which was a service updated monthly that would broadcast news and compile the data of other players across Japan. As well as broadcasting news, the Pokémon News Machine also served as an interface in which the player could play minigames and participate in quizzes.

The most influential event was held in April and May 2001, and allowed the player to obtain a [[GS Ball]] to capture {{p|Celebi}} at the [[Ilex Forest]] shrine after giving it to [[Kurt]] for inspection. The event involved the player obtaining 16 [[badge]]s, before successfully completing the Chieko Dice minigame three times in a row and successfully answering the ''ten card quiz'' via the Pokémon News Machine.<ref>[http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~kakeru/pokemon2/mobile/ Text dump of Pokémon News Machine event data]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020708151316/http://www.geocities.com/meowth346/gs/faq/legendary/faq_Celebi.htm Celebi FAQ by Meowth346 (2002 archive)]</ref> Interestingly, the name of the Chieko Dice minigame is similar to the Japanese name of Kurt's granddaughter [[Maisy]], チエ ''Chie''.

Another use of the Card Folder allowed for up to 10 minute battles and trades with contacts via the second floor of any [[Pokémon Center]]. The battles could be saved on Crystal, to later be uploaded to the Mobile Stadium.

The Mobile Stadium (Japanese: '''{{tt|モバイルスタジアム|Mobairu Sutajiamu}}''' ''Mobile Stadium'') is an interface which allows {{player}}s to upload videos of timed battles with friends on to Japanese versions of {{g|Stadium 2}} via the [[Transfer Pak]]. In {{game|Crystal}}, the Mobile Stadium option appears on the start-up menu after connecting with the Mobile Adapter GB at least once. When the player uploaded a video on to Pokémon Stadium 2, it can then be played back through on it via a mode of the same name in full 3D. A similar function is fulfilled by the [[Vs. Recorder]] in {{v2|Platinum}}, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver|}} and {{2v2|Black|White}}.

The following video is of a battle from the third match of a national cup tournament that was hosted in 2000, uploaded on to Pokémon Stadium 2's Mobile Stadium mode: