Generate a Generation I Pokemon on your computer and transfer it to a GameBoy using an Arduino as Game Link relay.
Cut and strip a Game Link Cable open. Solder the inner wires onto jumper cables that you can connect to your Arduino.
___________
| 6 * 2 |
\_5__3__*_/ (at cable)
| Cable Pin | Name | Color | Arduino Pin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Serial Out | Orange | 6 |
| 3 | Serial In | Red | 3 |
| 5 | Serial Clock | Green | 2 |
| 6 | GND | Blue | GND |
Note that the Out and In wires are crossed from one end to the other, so it's recommended to completely open one socket and follow the color scheme there.
Clone the repository, upload SerialGameLinkProxy.ino to the Arduino
and install pyserial:
$ pip3 install pyserial
You can use the pokecreator.py to generate a PokemonDataStructure that can be piped into pokeduino.py and transferred to the GameBoy. Any Pokemon received during that trade will be likewise outputted to stdout and can be later restored.
$ ./pokecreator.py --species Mew --level 7 --moves Pound PayDay | ./pokeduino.py > received_pokemon.dat
See --help for a comprehensive list of specifiable fields and trade options.
Nicknames and species names are a mess.
When you use a non-English game, you'll need to set the Pokemon's nickname to match your uppercase native species translation. Otherwise the Pokemon will stick with its English species name as nickname.
Specify the nickname (and also possible original trainer info) at pokeduino.py, since they are not integral part of the Pokemon data structure itself.
# German Example
$ ./pokecreator.py -s Bulbasaur | ./pokeduino.py -n BISASAM > received_pokemon.dat
- Adan Scotney's pokemon trade protocol specification and implementation
- Bulbapedia's great list of in-game data structures
- Esteban Fuentealba's trade spoofer running on Arduino