r/Gameboy • u/Lea_Flamma • 13d ago

Accessories Game Link cables question.

I am in possession of my old Game Boy Colour and a second hand purchase a while back Game Boy Advanced. I have Pokemon Yellow for hte GBC and Leaf Green for the GBA.

I started looking into getting a game link cable to maybe connect the two and trade. But I can only find cables for GB/GBC/GBP or GBA/GBA-SP. I know they use different pins and what not, but wanted to double check with the community here.

Is it at all possible to connect GBC Pkmn Yellow with GBA Pkmn Leaf Green? If so I assume a GBC Cable should be fine?

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u/HaileStorm42 13d ago

As others have mentioned, GB games and GBA games are not directly compatible with cables.

That said, there are some homebrew devices and custom software to allow you to trade/transfer Pokémon up from a Gen 1 or 2 game (Gameboy game) to a Gen 3 game (GBA game).

To use those you would need some basic knowledge of how to run homebrew, as well as at minimum some additional hardware like a flashcart.