Why won't the "Migrate from" option appear on my Heart Gold game?
Here are the steps I've made:
- Pokemon Heart Gold is completed, all 16 badges, have the National dex, reached Pal Park in Fuschia city, and had the guy explaining to me how to use it.
- Pokemon Emerald is also completed, the Elite 4 is beaten, National dex is obtained, and battle frontier is unlocked.
- I insert both into my DS Lite, the opening screen shows both.
- I enter HG and in the start menu, the Migrate From option won't appear. I've scrolled down.
Heart Gold is EU and Emerald is US, I've read that it shouldn't matter as long as they are both the same language (for example, here and here).
I can play Emerald just fine on the DS, as well as HG. Other games of the 3rd generation give the same symptoms (although, I haven't completed those).
What might cause this phenomenon? What have I missed?
Best Answer
Did you get all of the games from the same place? They may be fakes, which do not work in the Pal Park. Try looking at this guide to detect if it is a fake. Here's a summary:
- Check the Nintendo logo, Nintendo Seal of Quality, ESRB rating, and GBA logo.
- Make sure the game doesn't give a warning when trying to load the page.
- Make sure the label is metallic, not just glossy.
- Make sure the plastic is colored after the name of the game, and in the case of Pokemon Ruby, Pokemon Sapphire, and Pokemon Emerald is transparent.
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How do you migrate pokémon in HeartGold?
This is a ONE-WAY TRANSFER!Put your Pok\xe9mon FireRed cartridge into the GBA slot of the Nintendo DS. Put your Pok\xe9mon HeartGold cartridge into the DS game slot. Start your Pok\xe9mon HeartGold game and choose the "Migrate from Pok\xe9mon FireRed" option in the menu. When asked to migrate, say Yes.How do you unlock Pal Park in HeartGold?
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Pal Park is located in Fuchsia City, replacing the Safari Zone from Generations I and III. It holds almost exactly the same function as Sinnoh's Pal Park. It is available as soon as the player arrives in Fuchsia City, as the player already has the National Pok\xe9dex by then.How do you transfer pokémon from gold to HeartGold?
Sorry, but it's not possible to trade from Pok\xe9mon Gold to Pok\xe9mon HeartGold. That's because the Game Boy versions of Pok\xe9mon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, and Silver can only trade with each other, and not with later games.Why WON'T they REMOVE THIS!?!?!
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