More details regarding PokeWalker

A few new details regarding the new peripheral for Heart Gold/Soul Silver, the “PokeWalker”.

– You take a Pokemon out of your game and transfer it into your PokeWalker.
– You choose a course for your Pokemon to walk.
– Some courses are unlocked later on in the game.
– You earn watts with every real-life step you take.
– You can exchange those watts for experience, items, and the ability to catch new wild Pokemon.

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