How to Trade Pokemon with John GBA Lite

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This wikiHow teaches you how to use your Android to move a Pokémon from the John GBA emulator to the MyBoy emulator. Unfortunately, you cannot trade Pokémon with other emulator users; however, you can trade with yourself in order to port Pokémon between the two emulators.

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  1. In order to trade Pokémon between John GBA and MyBoy, you must meet the following criteria:
    • Have both John GBA and MyBoy installed on your Android
    • Have two different supported Pokémon games (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Fire Red, and Leaf Green are supported)
    • Have at least one save file for both John GBA and MyBoy
    • Have at least two Pokémon captured on both emulators
  2. This file manager allows you to interact with hidden files, which is necessary in order to move the John GBA save file. To install it, open the
    Android Google Play
    Google Play Store, then do the following:
    • Tap the search bar.
    • Type in astro file manager
    • Tap File Browser by Astro (File Manager) in the resulting drop-down menu.
    • Tap INSTALL
    • Tap ACCEPT when prompted.
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  3. Tap OPEN when available in the Google Play Store, or tap the Astro File Manager app icon in your Android's App Drawer.
  4. This will both unhide the file and make the file easy to find when searching for it via MyBoy.
    • Scroll down and tap Primary
    • Tap the Johnemulators folder.
    • Tap the GBA folder.
    • Tap the save folder.
    • Tap and hold the most recent save file.
    • Tap ⋮ , then tap Copy
    • Tap ☰ , then tap Home
    • Tap Primary , then tap the Download folder.
    • Tap PASTE at the bottom of the screen.
  5. Tap the MyBoy app icon in your Android's App Drawer to do so.
  6. Go to the MyBoy game file location and select the save you want to use.
    • Remember, this must be a different Pokémon game than you were playing on John GBA.
  7. It's in the top-left corner of the screen. A pop-up menu will appear.
  8. This option is in the middle of the pop-up menu.
  9. It's in the bottom-right corner of the prompt.
  10. Go to the Download folder and tap the John GBA save file that you copied.
  11. Tap ☰ in the top-left corner of the screen, tap Switch game at the top of the resulting pop-up menu, and tap the first game's name.
  12. There's a Pokémon Center in most major cities; the Pokémon Center resembles a building with an red roof and a white Pokéball icon on its front.
  13. Go upstairs and find the lady standing on the far-right side of the room behind a partition, then do the following: [1]
    • Tap A to initiate a conversation.
    • Select the TRADE CENTER option when prompted, then tap A .
    • Tap A when asked if you want to save your game.
    • Select YES and tap A .
  14. Tap ☰ in the top-left corner of the screen, tap Switch game at the top of the resulting pop-up menu, and tap the second game's name.
  15. You'll do this in the same way in which you spoke to the Pokémon Center lady on the other game.
  16. Doing this will allow you to enter the Trade Center after a moment.
    • You may have to select Confirm twice.
  17. Once the Trade Center door opens, walk forward to enter the room.
  18. Walk up to the computer on the left side, then press A to sit down at the computer. You should see a "Communication Standby" message appear, at which point you can proceed to the next step.
  19. Switch to the first game, tap Confirm if prompted, enter the Trade Center, and sit at the other computer by walking over to it and tapping A .
  20. Now that both of your accounts are sitting at the Trade Center computers, you can trade Pokémon between them:
    • Switch back to the second game.
    • Tap the Pokémon you want to trade.
    • Tap A , then select TRADE and tap A .
    • Switch back to the first game.
    • Tap a Pokémon, tap A , select TRADE , and tap A .
    • Confirm the trade by tapping A , selecting YES , and tapping A again.
    • Switch to the other game and confirm the trade.
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    Can I trade this to an actual GBA?
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    No, as the apps for Android use technology that is not supported by an actual GBA and vice versa.
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    What do I do if Myboy won't read my John GBA files?
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    Go to the location of your save files of John GBA and copy them to that of Myboy. If the problem still persists, you can look for a save game file of Myboy and change the file extension accordingly.
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    If I have obtained the national dex in Platinum, do I have to get in Ruby also to trade?
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      • You can't trade between Fire Red/Leaf Green and Ruby/Emerald/Sapphire until you have obtained the National Dex in the former. In the latter, the PokeDex upgrades to the National Dex once you have traded with Fire Red/Leaf Green.
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      • Pokémon that have been traded from another game gain 1.5x the amount of EXP than regular non-traded Pokémon. If you trade back, they will gain the regular amount (Pokémon traded from a game in a different language gain 1.7x).
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      1. Install and open Astro File Manager.
      2. Move the John GBA save to the Download folder.
      3. Open MyBoy and select the Pokemon game file.
      4. Tap the menu and select Link local .
      5. Tap ANOTHER GAME and select your save.
      6. Switch back to the first game.
      7. Go to the Pokemon Center and talk to the rightmost lady.
      8. Switch to the second game and do the same.
      9. Confirm and go to the Trade Center.
      10. Sit down and trade Pokemon.

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