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{{search|key item whose Japanese name is the GB Player|the Nintendo GameCube accessory|Game Boy Player}}

The '''GB Sounds''' (Japanese: '''GBプレイヤー''' ''GB Player'') is a key item obtainable in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. After {{player}}s have defeated all 16 Gyms in the game, they can receive it from one of the [[Game Freak]] employees in the [[Celadon Condominiums]]. It allows a player to change the game's background music to redone 8-bit tracks from {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}.

* Several tracks that weren't in the original Gold and Silver also received 8-bit remixes. Examples include the themes of the [[Global Terminal]] and [[Route]]s {{rtn|47|Johto}} and {{rtn|48|Johto}}.

** None of the [[Battle Frontier (Generation IV)|Battle Frontier]] facilities, except for the outside area and the {{Gdis|Battle Tower|II}}, have an 8-bit remix of their background music.

** Oddly, the theme that plays when a Trainer successfully catches a Pokémon is not affected by the GB Sounds, despite all other victory themes being affected.

* The item only changes background themes and battle music, not other audio effects.

* Some of the original game's tracks, such as [[Team Rocket]]'s themes (unless the player hasn't fought [[Giovanni]] yet), the music played when the player meets [[Professor Oak]], and the opening and closing music, cannot be accessed using the GB Sounds, because they only play before the player has the chance to operate it. To accommodate these, the [[Pokémon Music Channel]] hosts the "Pokémon Past Archive" program every Sunday, featuring such otherwise unheard pieces in addition to a few other themes, such as all Trainer encounter themes.

* Interestingly, if active during a [[Bug-Catching Contest]], it will not convert the [[National Park]] music during the contest results. It will work normally after the results are announced, however.

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{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}<br>{{gameabbrev3|BWB2W2}}{{tt|*|Unobtainable}}|A music player that allows you to listen to nostalgic songs. It's operated with a single switch.}}

{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|XY}}{{tt|*|Unobtainable}}|A music player that allows you to listen to nostalgic songs. It’s operated with the flip of a single switch.}}

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* Despite the fact that the GB Sounds is supposed to sound like the original music from the GB/GBC, none of the songs sound exactly like the originals. The acoustics sound different, many notes have different pitches, some songs' tempos are altered a tiny bit, and other notes in various songs are not even heard at all. This is due to the games using a sound font for MIDI playback rather than generating real 8-bit chiptune sounds.

* The image for the GB Sounds is a [[Game Boy]] with a pair of headphones.

* This item has [[List of glitches in Generation IV#GB Sounds glitch|a glitch associated]] with it.

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