Can You Move Pokémon from GameBoy to Virtual Console?

[@Tama-Hero]

FM1337 got in touch and wanted me to let you all know that they also have a nicer cleaned up version of the save converter available on their website here: inject.fm1337.com/vc-save It even has a dark mode!

[@Nymunariya]

I made a dump of my Crystal saving using GB64 on my N64 Everdrive back in 2015 before the save battery died, but was never able to read the dump. I spent years trying to figure out how to convert the dump and ultimately gave up. But fm1337's tool just did it. Thank you Tama and thank you fm1337!

[@doha057]

How would you like to play the 3rd Gen games in your 3ds WITH your old saves too ;)

[@Nymunariya]

@@doha057 I moved my Liquid Crystal save over my 3DS. Very good decision.

[@doha057]

@@Nymunariya Oh yeah, rom hacks are the best in 3DS, since you can have every Pokemon you want without trading. 3rd gen are just the best in my opinion. Did you play Pokemon Gaia?

[@Nymunariya]

@@doha057 I have not played Gaia. Do you recommend it? It looks to be gen 4 Pokemon?

[@calebvuli5476]

“Seems to have traveled across space and time to reach you from a distant land in the good old days.” This is such a nice message for Pokémon that have been with you for such a long time!

[@TwoBitSpecialist]

It's so casual too, like traveling through space and time happens all the time.

[@testtest6655]

They are lowkey saying that nowadays pokemon is shitty as well😂

[@nintendofan022]

🥲

[@TophMajora]

Bro why am I crying 🥺🥺🥺

[@ajx2956]

Yes! Very well put! 🥺

[@shawnheatherly]

Never underestimate how much people will do to keep their old Pokemon with them.

[@ZenoDLC]

The whole reason for Dexit...

[@gamegab7271]

Pokémon are more than just data; they’re friends who have fought by your side for many generations. Forgive me if that sounded corny, but Pokémon that you’ve had for years deserve to be backed up and transferred, as well as being preserved from one generation to the next. Pokémon are like photographs-they are moments in time that never go out of style.

[@Matty002]

gamefreak: you overestimate my power! pokefans: just try it!

[@hectorleon465]

Agreed!! Thats how i was with my Shiny Hauntail and Kyogre lol

[@c0mpu73rguy]

ZenoDLC Haven’t you heard? People that dare to complain about Dexit are just trolls and haters. So we should just stop complaining and let the shills enjoy their little game.

[@marksmithwas12]

A tutorial video? With narration?? And it's without Notepad, and Sound System Dreamscape? Truly we have gone far

[@sommor001]

Don't forget, there's no longer Unregistered HyperCam 2.

[@Dtctr010]

@@sommor001 i came here to say this, but knew in my heart it had already been said

[@elecrom_9757]

@@sommor001 Or Unregistered Hypercam 3

[@AubreyGal]

where’s registered hypercam 2

[@nousername191]

@@sommor001 Y'all throwing me back far in nostalgia land.

[@CreepsMcPasta]

This question has plagued my mind for years

[@haaxxx9]

Unexpected comment from a guy who likes narrating scary stories. Well then... Keep up the good work!

[@daleanguiano6780]

Never thought I'd see you Creeps. Never thought you liked Pokémon too. Very cool lol

[@GoodieM8]

First i see you in the comment section of a melee video now i see u here that is very cool

[@Bababaaaa]

@@daleanguiano6780 His avatar is a guy with a pikachu mask though?

[@corundumkrabble5035]

Creeps?

[@Ryan1993uk]

I just successfully did it! finally have my 20 year old Charizard on my 3ds im so happy

[@H3YB4M]

Congrashuns

[@JMaster9877]

Then u can use Poketranfer to Pokemon Bank right

[@Narvre]

How? Like did you get it off of fire red leaf green? Or are you lying because gsc saves would have died with the battery at least 10 years ago

[@alphabettispaghetti2568]

@@Narvre They probably did this same method with the original Red and Blue games.Which, to my knowledge, have longer lasting batteries than the Gold and Silver games.

[@raythehomie123]

Rapid Spin Golem is here

[@djwindex849]

The last line was hilarious! In my own headcanon I'd like to think that the Science Friends in every region are aware they're in a video game and are the in-game lorekeepers of this type of knowledge.

[@servantbyday]

I love this! Instaheadcannon!

[@RAFMnBgaming]

"Praise the Rotomnissiah!"

[@TheRexisFern]

What an emotional moment, seeing text unavailable to you for decades. Finally being able to actually experience it as intended.

[@DracoVanReign]

So you could technically send Pokemon from the gen 1 cartridges all the way to gen 8

[@HaxDotCombo]

Yes

[@TheLaGangjShow]

For now :/ I wonder what Gamefreak plans to do when the 3DS servers are shut down. I’m worried that there will be no way to transfer Pokémon from the 3DS/DS/GBA/Virtual Console releases. I would even pay for the games again on the Switch or even better on phones especially the original Gameboy and Gameboy advance games

[@maxzell3535]

@@TheLaGangjShow servers/eshop are staying open it looks like

[@albatross1688]

@@TheLaGangjShow All the more reason why I'm unhappy with Nintendo over axing VC. Switch would be the perfect system for that as it can essentially merge both the console and handheld VCs into one glorious eShop. But no, modern Nintendo just has to suck.

[@TheLaGangjShow]

Heii70 That’s great that there is a way to do it but know but for someone like me it seems very confusing >_< I like to do it as official as possible but it’s great to know there are different options especially where I’m playing the GameCube and GBA games for ribbons these days

[@JJPlayes]

Omg..... my late daughter played these. I still have them but thought I was just holding onto them as battery has to be dead. However I'm now thinking stadium may have them... I have boxes and memories to go thru.... Thank you.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

You must continue her legacy ❤ become a true Pokémon Master in her honor

[@Moonsong227]

Did you find her friends??

[@canles]

You have a nice story arc about treasuring all the time you have and living your life to it's fullest in the cartridge before turning in to a mad scientist making clones and extending your pokemon's lives in the digital form. ..or maybe I'm just bitter my Gold battery died years ago.

[@IngwiePhoenix_nb]

I have a copy of Silver sitting here. And it's dead. My Lugia died years ago. So... I feel your pain v.v

[@Zoogore6777]

Same. My silver, yellow, and crystal have suffered this fate. 😔

[@JZBai]

Now that you mention it, Tammy Hero here would probably be the perfect candidate to replace Lusamine as Aether Foundation President... Should we be concerned? :P

[@Forever_Zero]

I want someone who loves me as much as Tama loves Pokemon Crystal

[@stovexlvii3579]

I felt that

[@bread_the_god6737]

00f

[@JeremySheer]

i want someone who isnt as stupid tama because she literally ripping open nintendo hardware to get her pokemon

[@johnwest6690]

I mean, maxing out the timer is a godly feat of unmatched patience, so good luck.

[@VideoGameJNPoop]

@@JeremySheer Tama was just replacing the battery though.

[@GormGear]

I recently was messing with homebrew software on my Gamecube to inject the Eon Ticket into my E-reader and pass it to my Sapphire cartridge to help distribute with friends also, It's amazing to finally be able to do these types of things with the older generation Pokemon games nowadays after craving them for years as a kid haha

[@SummonerArthur]

You know that you can just do the emerald pomeg glitch to get the eon ticket, right?

[@GormGear]

@@SummonerArthur yup, but you can't distribute it to friends via that glitch and I preferred not to deal with the corruption issues even though there are workarounds, plus the homebrew method gave me a few learnings in setting up other things for my gamecube like the save game backup, game boy interface etc, and I got to hear the cool eon ticket distribution music when doing it with the homebrew method.

[@fusionfallmaina]

Is there any home brew software to get the aurora ticket in fire red?

[@GormGear]

@@fusionfallmaina I'm not aware of any but theres an even easier method, a person on the digiex forums named Deoxyz bought one of the distribution carts and dumped the rom online which you can put on a flash cart to send it to your game, theres a tutorial on KZbin if you search for it

[@Wisconsinlife]

GormGear I just used a flash cart and two wireless adapters

[@Moulinoski]

“The power of science is staggering” - that’s what one NPC says, isn’t it?! Also, I love that you show the whole catching Celebi thing, I kinda wondered about that but didn’t feel like investing in a VC copy of Crystal and playing it through.

[@Celestiallide]

I'm pretty sure that line originates from B&W and B2&W2, there is a man at the start of the game at the bottom of the town that explains wifi rooms and ends with that line

[@alucard8433]

@@Celestiallide I thought it was from Clemont in the X and Y anime.

[@thelastwindwaker7948]

Your devotion to Gen 2 is both inspiring and jaw dropping.

[@colorways1485]

Savior of the Pokémon community, but the 999 hours on crystal 😳😳

[@somechupacabrawithinternet8866]

no, the goddess of the community

[@MegaMaximus]

Cody Frazee it’s probably even more than that but after 999 it just stops counting

[@Fearyfursday]

i have 2000 hours in silver

[@johnwest6690]

I can't believe how much patience someone could have to put in that many hours into an RPG. With games like GTA and Minecraft I get it, because, especially in minecraft, there's basically no end to what you can do. But Pokémon games have a limited amount of features. Still, it's impressive, and kind of worrying xD

[@igorlimadev]

@@johnwest6690 When you come to think about a Pokemon's game from Gen 2 onwards, you have >> almost

[@LunarWingCloud]

Tama is a mad woman for this but this has always been a really cool topic, glad she did a video on this

[@Toast-vs6ix]

*mad lass*

[@JohnGlasscock]

What I wouldn't give to have my original Gold version save file 😭 It's out there somewhere...

[@mobious01]

Not anymore

[@fullriver1234]

John Glasscock It’s gone. Reduced to atoms. I’m sorry...

[@thanoscube8573]

Reality is often disappointing

[@rachelmilligan95]

Lol the battery is probably dead so it’s reset happened to me 😭

[@noxythegreat]

Dude my gold battery ran dry a couple years ago and I cried.

[@typemasters2871]

3:28 That subbull must be confused as to how it became a Celebi

[@manguy01]

Through the power of love, friendship, and gambling!

[@tricatmeows]

Snubbull: "I woke up like this idk"

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

hexadecimal magic

[@pentagonyx]

It's so wholesome hearing you do everything you can, just to be complete in gen 2.

[@guiyerod444]

Man pokemon is really something else, a thousand hours out of a single game that came out 20 years ago and you also are able to move the save file and make it compatible with the 3ds vc and move your pokemons to the most recent gen games, amazing.

[@sylphario4468]

I got this as a recommended video, and never heard of this channel before, but I'm amazed. The love for pokemon here is so pure. I'm sad to say I wasn't aware of the battery when I was younger, and lost all of my teams to the void. But knowing this kinda makes me want to dust off my old cartridges and play another run and try the transfer over. Thanks a ton for the informative video and just the super positive vibes.

[@NerdStrikesBack]

Between this video and your streams, you have perhaps sold me on getting an N64 and Stadium 2. I am sort of doing the same thing on my current Gen 3 playthrough, completing XD and Colosseum as well as the battle frontier and the Pokédex. But I’ve always loved Gen 2, and being able to use Homebrew to take a team of Stadium champions from cartridge to modern Gens is so awesome.

[@svenbtb]

Me too, I recently got around to replaying Ruby, I'm close to the end of Colosseum (that last area though lol... gotta grind) and also close to the end of the main story of FireRed (which I finally played for the first time!). After that I'm moving into Gen 4 and doing Platinum and using Battle Revolution as an extended post-game, then moving up from there. It's been fun. But yeah man I feel you, I don't want to spend $60 on a GB dumper and new batteries for my old Gen 2 cart, but at the same time, i would LOVE to finally play through Stadium 2 as an extended post-game since it's apparently near impossible to do it with rentals alone lol.

[@nosynosee3835]

@@svenbtb it’s not as difficult as you think. But there is satisfaction in beating Stadium 1 & 2 with one’s own Pokémon. Where a lot of the difficulty comes in those games is the AI spamming certain attacks. But if you understand GEN 1 & 2 Pokémon strengths and weaknesses going into Stadium, you should be fine, even with rentals -though it’s not as easy as custom, owned Pokémon.

[@hitmonchan52]

Can these pokemon transferred this way be uploaded to bank on the switch?

[@dachimp4879]

This video literally saved hundreds of hours worth of gen 1 and 2 Pokémon being backed up on my computer because the cartridge save became corrupted shortly after from many years of playing. Thank you Tama!

[@MLPGamer44]

Really blurs the line for what is really a “legit” pokemon....I like it. Also yay for a handy “So You Want To Complete Crystal” guide

[@geekygirl2596]

Ya, that lines pretty blurred already. Its pretty much a "best guess" scenario. I still do trading in gen 7 (wonder trades mostly) and I keep an eye out for pokemon with like maxed stats or lv 100/99 or shinies. I figure at least when it comes to gen 7, most or at least a good number of those are hacked.

[@ATthemusician]

its rrrreally easy to hack Pokemon, especially if you're trading up from 3rd gen and you have a DS flash cart. you can just back up your save and put it on your PC and use a save editor, literally create a Pokemon with any stats and moves and all that, and then you can tick a box that makes the game believe it is a legal Pokemon, allowing you to trade it up to the new games. kinda lame, but using a save editor allowed me to get access to the mew event on my Japanese copy of emerald, so my mew is 100% legit.

[@DiscordiaCosplay]

I mean most legitimate way possible, prior to this method there was no way to legitimately do it. I mean I don't see why this would blur the line, it's literally the same data it's just being moved from one place to another via software.

[@sandrock86]

I had a legit Mew from Toys R Us. Accidentally deleted the save. It would have been lost either way but damn. Finally got a legit one via the Pokeball plus.

[@Matt-bm5fv]

I remember doing this back when just rby were on the virtual console and figuring it out before there were any tutorials. Thanks for speading the helpful info to others!

[@thisWinglessAngel]

I don't play pokemon anymore, but I love gens 2 and 1 A LOT and it's always neat seeing all the things i missed out on, and possibly learn ways that if I do ever get back into pokemon, play through PS1 & 2, and maybe even transfer them over to the new games, the resources are all here thanks to dedicated people like you Tama. You're doing great work and actually achieving a lot of the stuff we've thought about doing since we were younger. Thank you and congrats on all of this!

[@vt_973]

this is actually so good though, I love that this is possible if you somehow have an old file now you can have it... forever

[@PokeDude741]

Tama really said “Pokémon Crystal: the extra festive version”

[@fantasmarobatortas5]

Squirtle with zap cannon in gen 8, holy...

[@raythehomie123]

R A P I D S P I N G O L E M

[@RickyRiceB]

And of course, w a t e r g u n N i d o k i n g

[@Red-vc8wm]

Rollout Rhydon and Zap Cannon Slowbro

[@johnwest6690]

Fissure Machamp with No guard is also technically possible if you transfer the Pokémon to a cart of Gen 3 instead, then send them up the normal way.

[@DoubleCFiend]

@@johnwest6690 generation 2 to 3 transfer is still impossible afaik

[@SummonerArthur]

Technology is incredible! You can already send your save files and pokemon through time!

[@theoriginallinko]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 nice 👌

[@udawg34]

Just used this method to copy my crystal cartridge save into the VC version, collected the GS ball, moved the save back to cartridge, and now I'm soft resetting for Celebi on my gameboy color! Thanks for the awesome info! Always love the great content!

[@sSynclare]

i like that u put out videos of practical things i actually will eventually do or indulge in i really was thinking about doing this and to see u can import save AND still do celebi event is godlike

[@End_Zionism]

Right? She makes such distinct, unique, useful content. Unlike some youtubers that just cash in on popular video ideas

[@RosyKitteh]

Using the sav to dat converter you found, I was able to transfer my Pokemon Yellow virtual console save file to my computer to an emulator in order to modify it to better handle Missingno and then transfer it back. I used the Missingno to get a ton of master balls and full restores. Thank you!! 😍

[@mitchellbratton6617]

Man I've been watching your content for so many years now and it's so refreshing to see how you're still making some unique and interesting content. It always keeps me coming back, keep up the good work Tama ^-^

[@Takato]

When I saw the title of the video, I thought "she's going to backup the save, homebrew her 3ds, then do some kind of conversion for the save backed-up from the cart to work on the VC version, isn't she?". Well damn, I was right.

[@annemorganna8312]

I legit just bought a copy of Silver because a friend had told me this could be done, and now you’ve made this wonderful guide! Tyvm 😭😭😭

[@Hawkeyes2017]

How can we get celebi? I have gold and crystal.

[@Anervaria]

@@Hawkeyes2017 You would probably have to do the coin case glitch for Gold and Silver

[@sebasbandicoot8590]

Also some of your Pokemon u caught in that Crystal cartiage can evolve into they're Sinnoh evolutions. Such as Gligar into Gliscor. Same for the Alolan forms such as Pikachu into Alolan Raichu. One for Galar. Koffing into Galarian Weezing.

[@sebasbandicoot8590]

Your welcome I'm a cross gen fan. Also would have been the same for Charlie Chaplin I mean Mr. RIime cause of Mime Jr. Oh wait if Mime Jr. was in the original Gen 2 games weather his beta or final designs. However it is possible to have a Mr.Rime that says arrived from Johto well through breeding in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

[@feral_shade]

for a Yellow player, evolving into Alolan Raichu would be a bittersweet decision....unless you could somehow get a Surfing Alolan Raichu, lol :D

[@6n1ck]

Very cool video Tama. I'm glad you were able to find a way to "immortalize" all the work you put in to your Crystal game.

[@AleM2287]

OMG Tama, you really became a Pokemon Master. I'm loving your videos more and more. This new bridge opens a new way to Gen2 😭 so beautiful

[@InsertCleverNameHere0]

Good to see a new version of this kind of video. I remember Linkara had a much older version of this kind of walkthrough and its good to see it updated with new info.

[@chimchar545]

Such a great video! Man gen 2 Pokémon was the first game I ever played so the nostalgia is hitting me rn 😭 I still have my DS console somewhere... seeing this video is kind of motivating me into playing now especially seeing how I can bring in my old team from back in the day!!

[@Borchert97]

This seems awfully complicated but hey, at least it's possible! This is cool. Fortunately I have no use for such things as my batteries on all my Gen 2 games died over a decade ago and I have a save file I cherish on my 3DS for Crystal so I'm already set.

[@cjer6040]

The fact that this is possible makes me unbelievably happy, actually. I recently did a casual run of Silver and I thought it'd be a one and done thing, but now I know that with the power of technology, Tonka the Donphan can meme even more

[@newagesoup]

Thanks for this Tama. I only started watching your channel recently, but you've been a huge inspiration to motivate me to start up a new pokemon journey in gen 2. I am a looooong way to reaching a maxed out save like yours, but it's reassuring to know that whatever I put into it can eventually be sustained through the power of modern technology!

[@spitfire9434]

Thank you Tama! I've wanted to know how to do this for so long especially since Gen 2 is my starting and favorite generation. My original team may be long gone but now I can be sure to prevent the same from happening to those who follow. Thank you so much for sharing the info!

[@soulofahero183]

Pokémon Gold and Silver are my favorite games in the franchise! I’m very happy that this is a thing!

[@Philmyster]

This is the coolest thing ive seen! Hit me right in the nostalgia... I lost my Silver save from when I was a kid and I was heartbroken. Got my sub 😃

[@madducky_2429]

You’re the first KZbinr I ever watched and I’m still watching you to this day, I’m so glad you exist 😭💖 these videos are definitely fun to watch during quarantine

[@RedHunter4655]

This warms me knowing you are so dedicated to keeping your Pokémon with you

[@MowseChao]

"Technology is incredible!" I went through this whole journey not too long ago. :) I'm really attached to my Pokemon I raise in story playthroughs, so I love that stuff like this exists. I never knew there was a dumper! I have the flash cart in the video, but the dumper seems a lot more convenient.

[@ArtisChronicles]

I actually wish I could use my typhlosion in current vgc.

[@geekygirl2596]

I still wish I had my first swampert from my emerald game. I have started a new game a few times there... plus the battery died on it over a year ago. Gen 4 is my favorite so far just because I loved my p9kemon. I remember my swampert getting pokerus and me thinking that was a bad thing lol.

[@Aeonova]

4:38 "I wondered if there was a way for my trainer to travel through time with Celebi..." We see what you did there.

[@alexanderstilianov]

We used to make fun of Nintendo for selling emulated versions of their games on the Virtual Console but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, huh?

[@mi-spark]

this video singlehandedly inspired me to purchase a gameboy color and crystal cart so i could do a thorough playthrough of it like tama did. ^_^ same with kirby tilt n tumble. such lovely games. really glad my friend recommended me this great channel

[@VideoGameJNPoop]

I like how you use the knife method of replacing batteries, I use that method too. Although I use CR2032 batteries instead of the ones that are normally used, Crystal usually uses a CR2025, but I've changed mine to a CR2032 one, for a longer life. :)

[@RobBassCame2GetDown]

We’re all thinking it and she straight up just does it! Love you tamashii!!

[@adamadore15]

This is beautiful. I wish there was a way we could also enjoy features that don't longer exist like the Dream World in Gen V.

[@danieltkach2330]

With programming there's always a way. Sure you can set up your own server. People that know how to do it aren't usually into pokémon, but sometimes, the universe gives us one of such wise people to save us all!

[@HikaruHarmonia]

I‘m so happy that you are uploading so much videos lately! I have watched your videos since I guess 2013? When I was 13/14. I am from Germany and my interest in Pokemon and especially in your videos made me improve my English so much more. Thank you so much for all the videos !❤️

[@cynthiaobligeasmr]

Already seen this on Patreon, which I highly recommend joining, the discord is 10/10 😌

[@HyperShan3]

That is such an amazing process. If only I knew about this long before my Crystal/Yellow save data died. But still, the fact you did the impossible is such an amazing feat.

[@xlbthedemigod5662]

I’m keeping my Pokémon in Ultra Sun until Gamefreak allows all Pokémon to be in the main games. I ain’t paying Home.

[@sandrock86]

Just backup your save with homebrew.

[@SaberWolf94]

I'm just glad I have the same madness for my files in ruby and emerald catridge instead of the gen 2 games. I don't think I'd go to such lenghts otherwise. Seriously, you are a pokemon fanatic legend in the most positive way possible.

[@joshuab4586]

I actually had no idea you *could* return Shuckie 😮 I guess I just always maxed out its friendship

[@End_Zionism]

Thank you so much for this I’ve obsessed about if this could be possible since the first time I saw a friend’s save file get wiped. Your somewhat recent review of this generation really made me want to replay the old cartridges and connect to Stadium 2 but it’s tough dealing with the loss of all that work. This video provides several clear evolving solutions to not only keep my Pokémon but upgrade the entire file to my 3DS. Thanks again. This is the most personal generation for us RPG enthusiasts. :))

[@DJWarwing]

*_Nintendo wants to know your location._*

[@JZBai]

Just dropping a comment here to just say thanks to Tammy for making a dream come true. Got a cartridge dumper and used it to get a Pokemon Yellow save from my childhood that had my first Pokemon ever on it and got all my Pokemon from that save and a bunch of Pokemon from my entire time playing Pokemon into Ultra Moon recently. There's just something really satisfying about seeing your first Pokemon ever with a ragtag team of other Pokemon that you've raised throughout the years defeating Team Rainbow Rocket. It's like Pokemon Avengers! :P

[@polydeism]

This is amazing. Thank you so much for explaining and showing all of this. I'm so inspired. Wow. Also, what's the music that is playing around 4:25 onward? It's really calming and pretty.

[@robertsznn1663]

holy it’s been years since i’ve watched you i remember watching poke tubers all the time when i was in my pokemon phase

[@busteronlyfullscreenmode]

tfw even the girl playing pkmn crystal in 2020 calls my current operating system ancient

[@Lucifronz]

1:04 If you can afford it and can find someone reliable, there is also a process to modify your Gen 1 and 2 cartridges with SRAM. I *highly* recommend this, as it will replace the need for a battery *entirely* and preserve your saves for decades to come. If you have an old cartridge and no way to back up your saves, you may want to attend to that soon. These cartridges are decades old and very few saves are still preserved as a result. If you don't act fast, you _will_ lose your saves. It is an inevitability that you should be concerned about if you have a very old save stored somewhere. Sadly, if you haven't even touched your old saves since way back when, they may already be gone.

[@CroakPad]

Great video! But I would suggest lowering the volume of the background music for the next one. I could hear you just fine, but the music was a bit distracting.

[@bobbyhinner3225]

THIS is exactly what I’ve wanted! I mod gameboys for a hobby so my Pokémon playthroughs on those are really far, but I stopped playing on those to play on the virtual console to bring them with me

[@AnaIsmySegal]

for anyone looking for a modern gameboy cart dumper/save dumper, the submodule GB01 is definitely the way to go! It lets you dump roms and backup saves on your PC through USB-C, works with GB, GBC, and GBA games, lets you dump saves BACK onto a cart (so if you're swapping save batterys and dont wanna lose your save, you can dump it back on the cart after!) and the software overall is really easy to use. It runs around the same cost as the cart dumper shown in the video (around $54), with shipping only being an additional $9. So if you're planning on replicating this, definitely consider the submodule! submodule.co/

[@ArtisChronicles]

I don't have usb type c on my computer... So I hope that's not on the computer side of the usb.

[@AnaIsmySegal]

@@ArtisChronicles The USB-C is on the board end only, and the cable it comes with is USB-C to USB-A (A is the port you generally have on your laptop, with the exception of some newer macbooks and certain windows laptops)

[@ArtisChronicles]

@@AnaIsmySegal that's actually good to know, works out perfectly for me that way.

[@jorgegamboa5821]

Any chance those backed up save files work with pkhex?

[@midnightVipervenom]

I got into pokemon at gen 3 so never had the problem of batteries running out and restarting everything but seeing there’s a way for other people to hopefully get to keep pokemon on older cartridges makes me so happy

[@segunthepikachufan1470]

Same here but I started with 4 then went back to 3 after playing Black and White I think

[@Matty002]

damn i wish someone could do this for me and my crystal version!

[@jasper-ul7kd]

Really interesting video! Thanks for sharing, I had no idea this was possible. Such a fun concept, it was great to see how excited you were to experience the Celebi event for the first time. Congrats on having your save data transferred to the 3ds, now it won’t be wiped away in a few years 😭

[@pritamroy8670]

OMG! your voice is like a voice artist

[@amwolfmusic]

It's oddly poetic that your journey in the world of pokemon is essentially timed, just as our lives are. Make the best of it I guess

[@gustavohal2401]

I consider myself a professional pokemon veteran, having completed the national dex many times since Gen 1 and obtained the 5-stars trainer card in many games. And I can say for sure that you are, by far, the most skilled and committed pokemon player I've seen, both personally and in the internet. The amount of passion and hard work you put in your games is trully outstanding. What I admire most on your videos is that, like me, you have a big passion for shinies like I have, especially the ones from Gen 2. I'd like to share a little secret with you. In Gen 2, if you breed any pokémon with Blue DItto, the odds of getting a shiny until the 150th egg are actually 100%, due to the way RNG works in the game. Using the Pokemon Stadium 2 exploit, you could get every shiny in the game legitimately, except the legendaries. Props to you!

[@Lucifronz]

2:08 And Red, Green, Blue and Yellow, of course. Gen 1 is no different from Gen 2 in terms of how save data is stored. The battery keeps the save data alive on both generations of cartridges. I was very relieved to learn that this was not a problem with Gen 3 many years back, because my Ruby battery had died after some time. FRLG don't even use the clock system, thankfully, so there isn't even a battery in them.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Not much into pokemon now, but this was a roller coaster!

[@signaIIy]

Such a cool video. Your pokemon crystal save file is extremely impressive

[@dantetakari8090]

Crystal being my favorite game this was a really awesome video! Thank you and you’ve earned a new subscriber today! :)

[@bigkevinm84]

This video is amazing! I really wish I had known about even the most basic thing like changing the battery. My original Silver playthrough is gone! I had every single Pokémon except for Suicine. And I was so close to getting him. Maybe I'll play through Silver on cartridge again someday knowing this is all possible.

[@Draikinator]

delightful. finally a childhood tragedy has been corrected. im free

[@KamiIo0]

This is what all of us need. Thank you Tamashii.

[@quickdraw9648]

I'm so jealous, My silver version wiped in 2012. much too soon, I wish it would have held on for awhile longer. I remember bawling for half an hour when I realized what had just happened. years worth of work just gone. I would give anything to be able to transfer that game today. Thanks for sharing, its really great to know this can even be done!

[@BunBunBunery]

I remember seeing this video for the first time and wanting to desperately do what you did with your crystal save, after some research on my end I came across a piece of hardware called the gbxcart and it helped me do just what you did here :D My reason for saying this is because I'm so thankful you made this video because it inspired me to complete my dex in pkmn blue and even go for the trophies for gen2 that you get in stadium 1, as well as getting the Dodrio speed up in stadium 1 too. It was not easy doing everything but I now have my precious journey in gen1 forever saved on my 3DS

[@riseoflugia]

Wish I had known about this while I still had my old cartridges, at least my friends will live on in my heart...

[@tricatmeows]

Bill: Hey I fixed the Time Capsule! Tama: Ha that's cute

[@Ham549]

Take game cartridge apart, then insert it into a Game Boy Advance SP and power it on. If you bump the circuit board and cause the game to glitch, don't worry it still has power at this point you can unsolder the battery and solder a new one and your save data will be intact because you did it while the cartridge had power in it.

[@tkdgamerdavid]

I'm gonna save that trick bro!!!

[@moondoor9031]

I seriously don't know a game were you require such a huge effort to play like the Pokemon games. For example, the event Pokemons are almost impossible to get these days, specially a shiny one. Imagine a shiny Celebi? Or to get a Mew? People don't like to trade these Pokemon for being so rare and etc... Let's not mention the trade evolutions because if you're not lucky to have a friend who play these games you have a chance of having your Pokemon stolen. Look at the amount of effort that Tama Hiroka made to play the old generation games, you deserve a gold medal for this tbh.

[@ozkifovxvypyvp3574]

So much more dedication to this game than anything I've ever done in my life. Amazing.

[@maximillionpegasus5160]

This is super rad, thanks for sharing! Glad you can further immortalise your amazing Crystal playthrough

[@vaporon2544]

You have been very dormant I’m glad your back!

[@thatdankguy5140]

I bought an N64 and stadium 2 because of your gen 2 vids. Hella excited to get the full gen 2 experience.

[@mycoinsyourpurse2244]

Saves backups have been a godsend for years.

[@grapes9h5]

Incredible!!!! It never occurred to me that this could be possible, even with things like cart dumpers and home brew.

[@bluemooncinco]

My friend group all revived our GSC games 10 years ago and held Stadium 2 tourneys consistently for a few years. A few of us still battle when we aren't spread across the country. Stadium 2 is a phenomenal game. With the help of an Everdrive, you can save RAM and reload it once you replace a battery, so we will never lose our saves and can still play on original hardware. But I like that people can figure out how to migrate it to a new console!

[@alexandreberthault9942]

Amazing, it will give a second life to my old cartridges! :D