How I Made the Impossible Trade Between GEN2 and GEN3

Need a revamped “Longest journey a Pokemon can take” video. This is simply amazing, you actually bridged the gap

The Transfer Chain from 1998 to 2022 (Gen 1-9) is finally known how to be possible! (1996-2022 in Japan)

This means hypothetically you could bring MissingNo. On the trip of a lifetime, I’m sure he gets changed into another Pokémon as an error handler but it’s the thought that counts!

Bro, is so insane that someone cared enough to make a way to legitemately trade Pokémon between gens where the written pen rule was that it wasn't possible. This shows how much love ppl have for old Pokémon games. Props to you dude, a true legend.

I get sad every time I think about my gen 1 and gen 2 cartridges and that their batteries are probably dead. I had 2 event Mews from Nintendo, with matching paper certificates

Finally no one should suffer the nightmares of losing your hard earn Gen2 Pokemon in the transition to Gen3... I wish this existed way back in the olden days . This brings me tears of joy...

It’s a glorious thought imagining your very first starter in Red/Blue being transferrable to the latest games now.

History was made here... Btw, my suggestion when it comes to the Nature is to make them based on the highest and lowest stat: for example, if the pokémon lowest stat is the Sp. Atk and highest is the Atk, then it should be an Adamant pokémon, so atleast the player who receives the pokémon benefits from it. Tho the Pokébanka had its own official way to apply a nature, I think depending on the last two digits of the exp... The ability maybe should random, so at least if you don't get the desirable ability, just trade back to the old games and then trade back to the newer ones for a new roll of the value. Excelent video regardless

This is one of the best things I've seen in ages!!!!! So cool to see this happening on real hardware with a real trade rather than the simple porting of Pokemon data through save editing I've seen in previous "solutions" to this. Very impressive to see all the meticulous work you put into this, including all of the consideration you put into every aspect of the data structure of the Pokemon. Fantastic job

It's crazy how trading between foreign games (ex: Japanese and PAL games) can corrupt the game, but this works. Absolutely incredible.

I'm definitely not as into Pokemon as I was back in Gen 3, but this is an incredible milestone that I never imagined could be reached. Out here making history, my dude!

Your knowledge is fascinating. To be able to create a microchip that can allow this communication is amazing. You are like a superhero. Massive respect

May your event Celebi rest in peace knowing that no more gen 2 mon will need to endure his fate. Seriously, I loved the step by step explanation. This was such a cool project!

I would totally buy a completed transfer tool from you. 💜

Wow dude… There’s a time you and your invention woulda been the heroes we needed and deserved. Cheers to you mate!

This is so incredible. It would be cool if transferring them all the way to gen 7 gave them a hidden ability and the virtual console versions' game boy mark, but I imagine that's not possible.

This was something I always fantasized about as a kid. I knew it must've been possible with some programming magic. Amazing job!

I'd love to see this bringing up a Gen 1 'mon to Gen 8. It won't have the GB mark in Gen 8 of course, but it'll be a lot more impressive than the VC method.

You made possible what we all hoped for as children, a huge gift for all of us, thank you so much