
After selecting exactly 6 Pokémon, the game will confirm with the player that they want to send those 6 Pokémon. Pokémon that know a move that is an HM in the origin game (called "hidden moves" by the game) cannot be migrated. On the transfer screen, the player can only view the Pokémon's minisprite, species, nickname, level, markings, and held item. When selecting the "Migrate" option, the player is presented with a stripped-down view of the Generation III game's PC on the Nintendo DS's touch screen. If the player has migrated Pokémon that have not yet been caught, they will not be able to use this option.

Once the player has visited Pal Park in the Generation IV game, if a Generation III core series Game Pak is inserted in the GBA slot of the same Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite system as the Generation IV game, an option will appear on the Generation IV game's main menu labelled "Migrate from ".

Once a Pokémon is migrated to a Generation IV game, it can never return to a Generation III game.įirst, Pokémon must be migrated from the Generation III game. Pal Park allows the player to permanently transfer Pokémon from a Generation III core series game to a Generation IV core series game. Transferring Pokémon over to Generation IV After the player visits Fuchsia City for the first time, the migrate option will appear on the menu screen whenever the player has a GBA game in the Nintendo DS's GBA slot, regardless of whether they have visited Pal Park. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, since Pal Park is located in Kanto, which the player must have the National Pokédex to visit properly, the player must have the National Pokédex to access Pal Park. Once the player has access to Pal Park, the "Migrate from " option will appear on the main menu screen when the game is loaded, provided a Generation III game is in the Nintendo DS's second slot.

Once they have it, Professor Oak will meet the player on Route 221 and invite the player inside the Pal Park building, where he briefly explains how the park works. In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Pal Park does not open until the player has obtained the National Pokédex.
