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[[File:Gold Silver Ethan Time Capsule.png|thumb|200px|[[Ken Sugimori]] artwork of the Time Capsule from {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}]]
The '''Time Capsule''' (Japanese: '''タイムカプセル''' ''Time Capsule'') is a mechanic in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} that allows {{player}}s to [[trade]] {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} [[Time travel|back in time]] to {{game4|Red|Green|Blue|Yellow}}. It is not present in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.

==In the games==
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal (Japanese and Western versions)===
In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, the Time Capsule is located on the second floor of each [[Pokémon Center]]. However, it will be under repair and unavailable until the {{player}} has met [[Bill]] in [[Ecruteak City]]. Even then, the player has to wait for another 24 hours in the game's internal clock before being able to use the Time Capsule.

After this point, it is possible to [[trade]] with the [[core series]] [[Generation I]] games; however, there are still some restrictions:
* The player cannot have any {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} or {{pkmn|Egg}}s in their [[party]].
* The player cannot have any Pokémon holding [[Mail]] in their party.
* None of the {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}} that are in the party can know any {{cat|Generation II moves|moves introduced in Generation II}}. This does not prevent players from trading in Pokémon that know {{cat|Generation I moves|moves that existed in Generation I}} they can only learn in Generation II (e.g. {{p|Alakazam}} with {{m|Fire Punch}}).
 
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 Pokémon traded from the Generation I game changes its type during the trade (unless it’s a {{p|Magnemite}} or {{p|Magneton}}), the trade is immediately cancelled.

[[Held item]]s of Pokémon traded from a Generation I game are determined by [[List of Pokémon by catch rate|that Pokémon's catch rate]] in said game. This is why {{p|Pikachu}} hold a [[Light Ball]] or why {{p|Kadabra}} hold a [[Twisted Spoon]] if traded from {{game|Yellow}} but not from {{game2|Red|Green|Blue}}. For more information on this subject and a complete list of the items, see [[List of Pokémon by wild held item (Generation II)]].

====Limitations and their consequences====
Because of the restriction that moves introduced in Generation II cannot be traded back to Generation I, a [[Move Deleter]] in [[Blackthorn City]] will delete moves that are incompatible with earlier games. While trades with previous [[generation]]s were not supported in any games after {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, the concept of a Move Deleter was retained as part of gameplay, as otherwise it would be impossible to make a Pokémon forget an [[HM]] move, other than putting it in the [[Pokémon Day Care]] and having it level up so it only retains the last 3 moves, and the new move.

A Pokémon holding an [[Everstone]] won't evolve when traded to the Generation II games. However, a Pokémon which can evolve and is holding an Everstone will evolve when traded to the Generation I games.

[[Poliwhirl]], [[Slowpoke]], [[Scyther]], [[Onix]] and [[Porygon]] won't evolve when traded to the Generation II games from a Generation I game, even if they're holding the correct item.

====Glitches====
The Time Capsule's limitation that prevents Generation II {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from entering can be bypassed with the [[Time Capsule exploit]], though Generation II Pokémon brought in this way must still only know {{cat|Generation I moves}}. When traded to a Generation I game, they will become [[glitch Pokémon]]. The four Pokémon that evolve by trade in Generation I ({{p|Haunter}}, {{p|Kadabra}}, {{p|Machoke}}, and {{p|Graveler}}), if traded from a Generation I game to a Generation II game at the correct level, will learn a Generation II move after [[Evolution|evolving]], but can be traded back to Generation I immediately after. This gives access to [[glitch move]]s in the Generation I game.

===Pokémon Gold and Silver (Korean version)===
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Although no Generation I games were released in South Korea, the Time Capsule is still present in the Korean versions of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. The Time Capsule is officially unsupported, but it is enabled by linking with a [[Generation I]] game using the regular trading room of the [[Generation II]] games. The attempt to trade will be cancelled and [[Bill]] will appear as soon as the player attempts to leave the [[Pokémon Center]] in [[Ecruteak City]].

After unlocking it, the player can use Time Capsule with Western versions of the Generation I games. However, like when trading between Korean and Western Generation II games, because the Western games do not support [[Korean character encoding (Generation II)|Korean characters]], Pokémon names and Original Trainers will not display properly in the Western games; if a Korean character corresponds to a control character in the Western games, this can have other unexpected effects.

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===Pokémon Stadium 2===
In [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], the trade machine at the {{OBP|Pokémon Lab|Stadium}} can be used to trade Pokémon between [[Generation I]] and/or [[Generation II]] games.

Much like in the Time Capsule, if a Pokémon was introduced in Generation II, or it has a [[move]] introduced in Generation II, it may not be traded to a Generation I game.

===Comparison with other games===
The Time Capsule is the only facility in the [[core series]] which allows direct inter-generational trades. Starting with {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} in [[Generation III]], this is no longer possible in the games, although it is possible to migrate Pokémon forward a generation through use of [[Pal Park]] (from Generation III to [[Generation IV]]), the [[Poké Transfer]] (from Generation IV to [[Generation V]]) and the [[Poké Transporter]] (from Generation V to [[Generation VI]]). Pokémon can no longer be "sent back in time", i.e., they can no longer be directly traded back to a previous generation game.

==In the manga==
[[File:Time Capsule Golden Boys.png|thumb|150px|Time Capsule in [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]]]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
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While the Time Capsule has not appeared in [[Pokémon Adventures]], it was hinted at in ''[[PS180|The Last Battle XIV]]'', where {{adv|Bill}}, after learning about the [[Masked Man]]'s attempt to {{adv|Celebi|control time}}, began researching [[time travel]] in order to improve the [[Pokémon Storage System]].

===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
The Time Capsule was first mentioned by [[Professor Oak]] in ''[[GB03|The Legendary Pokémon Appears!]]'', when a time tunnel appeared above the [[Violet Gym]] during {{OBP|Gold|Golden Boys}}'s Gym battle with [[Falkner]]. Out of the time tunnel came a {{TP|Gold|Pikachu}}, which joined Gold's team. In ''[[GB22|Farewell To Pikachu?!]]'', [[Eusine]] revealed how he and [[Bill]] had used Bill's Time Capsule to send Pikachu back in time in order to help it lead him to a [[Legendary Pokémon]] he was looking for.

===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
The Time Capsule appeared in ''[[PM088|Find the Legendary Pokémon!!]]'', where Bill demonstrated it to {{PPM|Red}}. {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} became interested in it, and Bill agreed to send Red and his Pokémon back in time.
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==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the Time Capsule in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].

{{cardlist/header|Time Capsule|Trainer|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Neo Genesis|Time Capsule|90}}|type=Trainer|enset=Neo Genesis|enrarity=Rare|ennum=090/111|jpset=Gold, Silver, to a New World...|jprarity=Rare}}
{{cardlist/footer|Trainer}}

==In other languages==
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|zh_yue=時光膠囊 ''{{tt|Sìhgwōng Gāaunòhng|Time Capsule}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>時間囊 ''{{tt|Sìhgāan Nòhng|Time Capsule}}'' {{tt|*|Pokémon Adventures}}
|zh_cmn=時光膠囊 / 时光胶囊 ''{{tt|Shíguāng Jiāonáng|Time Capsule}}'' {{tt|*|Games}}<br>時間囊 ''{{tt|Shíjiān Náng|Time Capsule}}'' {{tt|*|Pokémon Adventures}}
|fr=Bloc Temporel
|de=Zeitkapsel
|it=Tempocapsula
|ko=타임캡슐 ''Time Capsule''
|ru=Капсула времени ''Kapsula vremeni''
|es=Cápsula del Tiempo
}}

==See also==
* [[Trade]]
* [[Pal Park]]
* [[Poké Transfer]]
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