Here's a Handy Guide to Pokémon Services That'll Stop With Nintendo's Wi-Fi Shutdown

Sad times indeed.

Didn't like Game Sync. A horrible feature in a Pokémon game.

In before someone complains about the overused Pikachu image.

Oh wait, I think I just did!

I hope there comes a day when that Pikachu image is used for every single article on the site. Whether it's a happy article unrelated to Pokémon, I don't care. The age of Pikachu must begin.

Sad Pikachu attacks again... and again... and again...

Wow! Black & White, and Black 2 & White 2 are really new!

I just found it funny that we had 2 articles within an hour that both used the Pikachu image, except one was the happy Pikachu and one was the sad Pikachu! Perhaps NL is adopting a new picture system, where good news is depicted by a happy Pikachu and bad news is depicted by a sad Pikachu? There will certainly be a lot of sad Pikachu's when it comes to Wii U articles.

Just making sure about something here since the image with the list isn't loading for me, the Pokebank and Transporter will still work to move pokes from Gen 5 to 6? And the transporter in Black and White that allows you to import your Gen 4 mons?

@Knuckles The list doesn't say aything about PokéBank, so it must be still okay. For the Gen 4 -> Gen 5 transporter, it won't shut down, most likely because it is a local feature (offline).

@Knuckles Pokebank uses the new servers, so they will not be affected

@Olmectron Thanks, I thought that transporter used the internet for some reason.
Edit: Thank you as well Unca_Lz. I know the bank will still work, but was making siure that the PokeTransporter that moves Pokes from 5-6 would still work. I assumed it would still work, but we all know what happens when someone assumes something.

The only thing about this that makes me sad is that there are still people out there thinking Nintendo is doing this to try to force them to upgrade to 3DS/Wii U.

This is very sad indeed.

the only one on that list I still have is pokemon conquest so it wont effect me much.

Seems like a good place for this question -

Will Netflix, Youtube and Hulu Plus still work on the Wii? I'm putting a tv in my kids bedroom tomorrow but we don't have a way to hook it up to tv yet - we're outside digital signal range and I need to drill some holes for a cable box wire - so I told him he could get by w/ those online services.

@rjejr
Only games using the Wi-Fi function will be affected, but not the online services you mentioned, so you are correct. http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/vyWpoM6CBIe6FjW8NIY7bvzOrgBURhzw

Sad pikachu
Lol even with this sad message, the ongoing pikachu pic made me laugh

I loved GTS Negotiations.

@HADAA - Thanks. Was going to suck if Youtube went away, my kid is addicted to Minecraft mod vids and game walkthroughs.

LOL its sad but I'm not crying. We gotta move on.

A sad Pikachu image apears!!...again

Wait what?!?! you can donwload that shaymin mission? D:

I thought that mission GTFO'd a long time ago.... I'll have to find my copy ASAP when I get home and attempt to DL it...

@Uberchu It may have gone down. It never was given an end date, so I'm unsure. That's why I threw the * by it

SHAMELESS GTS PLUG!
In case anyone's wondering, I'm doing some very good trades with the Black & White GTS as long as I can still do them.
Look for Rayquaza, with a "from Italy" filter. You're in for a surprise: give away a good, level 70-and-up Pokémon, get a black, Master Ball-holding wyvern!

For goodness' sakes, guys, why must you remind me of the first time I cried in a theater?!

So depressing... I had a lot of good times online with diamond and pearl.

Many of the older Nintendo DS Pokémon games require a connection to an open router, or a router with WEP security. People who use a router with WPA security lost their online connections long ago, unless it is possible for them to change the security or they own a Wi-Fi USB Connector.

Getting a Wi-Fi USB Connector right now may be wasteful option though, and I certainly cannot change the router security protocol due to technical reasons. Good thing I no longer need to bother with online options in the older games.

wow pokemon black & white 2 only came out in 2012 and now no online

@timtimdaunholy Its very sad

If Gamefreak cared, they would release all Wifi pokemon events and the mystery gift pokemon from long ago for the last week of wifi..

NOOOOO!!!! NOT GTS!!!!!!!1

By the looks of that list, it looks like every Pokemon game that isn't from Gen 6 will have their services shut off(Pokedex 3D and Dream Radar don't count as they're from the eshop). It's a shame as I loved using those features, especially Gen 5 unless I am wrong and I didn't notice one or two features that aren't affected by the shutdown.

If the Pokemon Bank/Transporter will continue to work, will I still be able to transfer Pokemon from, for example, Platinum/HeartGold to Pokemon White so I can then transport them to Y?

Ooh, that image of Pikachu wrenches my gut every time.

Digital Spy? Don't you mean GameSpy?

@Squid
Yes, you will: Generation III (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, LeafGreen) to Generation IV (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver) and Generation IV to Generation V (Black, White, Black2, White2) transfers all require local play (dual slot gameplay in the first case, wireless play in the second), while Generation V to Generation VI (X, Y, OmegaRuby, AlphaSapphire) transfers, while using an internet connection and requiring DS games, happen via *3*DS apps such as the Pokémon Bank and the Pokétransporter. So you're on your own until Generation VI once the previous GTSes stop working, but you're still able to do all the transfers you could ever need to do.

@ThomasBW84
Was my first post on this thread spam? I need to know.

Battle Revolution Online would have been cool if they banned legendaries. Doesn;t matter because that Electivire can still take them all down in one hit.

Thank god for pirates and private servers.

good thing i finished using all those a few years ago, got a full dex in soulsilver trading growlithe's and vulpixes using the wii to tell me when the trade went through, good times

AWWWWW maannn im sad

I LOLed because I don't own any of those games. Never been a Pokéfan.

@HopeNForever Nintendo USB router won't work with 64bit Windows, so no loss there. And it will be completely useless after May 20th anyway.

Perhaps the sad Pikachu can be replaced with that melodramatic Krystal in tears running away image form Starfox command.

I guess the Jam with the Band downloads are a feature that will be missed (but that has a potentially limited shelf life anyway due to licenses). Also Wario Ware DIY since that literally is half the game.

@warvad Private servers are fully working? I thought it was only Mario kart and needed you to patch the game.

@AlexSora89: Thanks for the information! I figured the Gen III-to-IV/Gen IV-to-V transfers would be safe but I have too much at risk so I had to make sure. D: