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As you enter the Pal Park, if you have already gotten the National Dex,
Professor Oak will be inside and will tell you that you can now transfer
Pokemon from Kanto or Hoenn into the Pal Park. He'll also give you the
Pokeradar Counter for your Poketch, which shows you a ranking of the top 3
Pokemon that you've seen the most of by using the Pokeradar. He also says
something about Eterna City, and then leaves.

Now, by transferring Pokemon from your GBA games, you are able to catch the
transferred Pokemon inside of the Pal Park. You can transfer up to 6 Pokemon
per GBA game every 24 hours into the Pal Park (and, for those of you who like
to time jump and set the Nintendo DS clock ahead, doing that will make you
wait another 24 hours).

To do this, insert a a copy of Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, or
LeafGreen into the GBA slot of your Nintendo DS. On the menu screen (Continue,
New Game, Settings...), there should be a new option (it's the third option)
for you to select. Select this option, and you will be able to choose 6
Pokemon from your GBA game by using the stylus to select them. The selected
Pokemon cannot have any HM moves learned, otherwise you will not be able to
transfer them, so be sure to make use of the version's Move Deleter before
attempting this.

After you have selected your 6 Pokemon, you will be asked if you want to
permanently transfer the Pokemon from the GBA game to your Diamond or Pearl
version. THE POKEMON WILL BE GONE FOREVER IN YOUR GBA GAME IF YOU DO THIS!
Upon answering yes via stylus, you will be asked one more time for
confirmation, and if you say yes again, the Pokemon will be transferred into
the Pal Park.

Now, load up your save, and talk to the technician at the gate of the Pal Park
and he'll ask if you want to try and catch the Pokemon that you transferred
over. Agree, and you'll be given 6 Park Balls to catch the Pokemon inside of
the Pal Park. If you are transferring any Water-type Pokemon, it is
recommended that you keep a Pokemon with Surf in your party.

The Pal Park is a pretty simple place; there are patches of grass scattered
about. The 6 Pokemon that you transferred will be hiding inside of the tall
grass and on the water, and your job is to track all of them down. You might
also only have a limited amount of time to do this (although I have yet to run
out of time, I have heard that there is a time limit). Certain Pokemon will
favor certain parts of the Pal Park and will be more likely to be found in
those areas. For instance, Rock-type Pokemon will be more commonly encountered
in the northeastern part of the Pal Park, in the rocky area, and Bug-type
Pokemon will be easier to find in the foresty northwestern area.

After catching all 6 transferred Pokemon, you will be escorted out of the Pal
Park and will be judged based on several factors, one of which being how
quickly you caught the Pokemon. Depending on how well you did, you will
receive an item (I always got berries). Answer Yes to the question, and your
newly-transferred Pokemon will be sent to your PC.

All Pokemon that you transfer retain all of their stats, moves, held items, OT
and ID No., gender, nickname, etc. Pretty much, exactly like they were in the
GBA game. (Actually, I'm not sure on this, but there is a chance that certain
Pokemon's abilities may change when transferred, due to the addition of new
abilities for certain Pokemon.)