View source for Pokémon Crystal now available for 3DS Virtual Console

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[[File:Crystal EU VC boxart.png|thumb|Pokémon Crystal EU VC Boxart]]
{{game|Crystal}} is now available on {{bp|Nintendo 3DS}} {{wp|Nintendo eShop|eShop}} for {{bp|Virtual Console}} in North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan. Pokémon Crystal is the definitive edition of the {{bp|Generation II}} {{bp|core series}} games. Pokémon Crystal was the first Pokémon game to offer a female protagonist, as well as the first game to have a {{bp|Battle Tower (Generation II)|Battle Tower}}.

The Virtual Console release supports communication via 3DS local wireless communications. It can trade and battle with other Virtual Console copies of {{bp|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Gold, Silver}}, and Crystal; it can also use the {{bp|Time Capsule}} function to communicate with Virtual Console versions of {{game2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}.

Using {{bp|Poké Transporter}}, Pokémon from the Virtual Console release of Pokémon Crystal can be sent to {{bp|Pokémon Bank}}, from where they can be moved to {{bp|Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon}}, {{bp|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon}}.

In this version of Pokémon Crystal, players can encounter the {{bp|Mythical Pokémon}} {{p|Celebi}} after entering the {{bp|Hall of Fame}}. After entering the {{bp|Hall of Fame}}, when the player enters the {{bp|Goldenrod City|Goldenrod}} {{bp|Pokémon Center}} ({{bp|Pokémon Communication Center}} in Japanese) they will be given the GS Ball, which is used in a series of events to encounter Celebi. In the original Japanese release of Pokémon Crystal, the player had to connect to the internet using the {{bp|Mobile Game Boy Adapter}} to obtain the GS Ball; it was unobtainable in the Western versions.