In Pokemon, can I trade Gen 1 items to Gen 2?
I have Pokemon Red and I'm playing through it, but I plan to use the Master Balls (both from Red and Gold) on two of the three legendary dogs. Is this possible with just the two games or with both Pokemon Stadiums?
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This isn't going to work at all, as there is no way that I'm aware of to trade/transfer items in Gen 1 games, so your master ball from the Red run is stuck there. While I have heard there is some sort of item storage in Stadium 2, my understanding is that it is also tied to your trainer ID, meaning items stored in this way cannot be withdrawn by any savegame that did not deposit the item.
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Can you trade Pokémon with items in Gen 2?
Starting from Generation II, items can be held by Pok\xe9mon, allowing indirect trading of holdable items.What happens if you trade a Gen 2 Pokémon to Gen 1?
When linked up to a Generation I game, the trade will happen as it did in Generation I, and the Generation II game will act as if it is a Generation I game. If the Pok\xe9mon traded from the Generation I game changes its type during the trade (except Magnemite and Magneton), the trade is immediately cancelled.Can you trade Pokémon between different versions?
Yes, you can trade between family members with the Nintendo Switch version of Pok\xe9mon HOME. Please keep in mind that some Pok\xe9mon, once moved to Pok\xe9mon Sword or Pok\xe9mon Shield, can't be moved back to Pok\xe9mon: Let's Go, Pikachu! or Pok\xe9mon: Let's Go, Eevee!, even if the Pok\xe9mon was originally caught in those games.Can you transfer items between Pokémon games?
Open up your copy of the game you want to transfer them from, and fill the first box in your in-game PC with only the Pok\xe9mon you want to transfer. Open the Pok\xe9 Transporter app, and use it to transfer all of the Pok\xe9mon in the first box over to the Pok\xe9mon Bank's transfer box.How I Made the Impossible Trade Between GEN2 and GEN3
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Unfortunately, it is not possible to trade items up to Gen 2 from generation 1. The ability for Pokemon to hold items was not introduced until gen 2, so there is no way to give an item to a Pokemon in gen 1 and then trade it up (however, some Pokemon that you caught in gen 1 and trade up to gen 2 will be carrying items by default, such as a certain berry).
Also, if you have an item held by a Pokemon in gen 2 and then trade it down to gen 1, I believe the item will be lost (even if you trade the pokemon back up to gen 2).
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