Go to link, select link type as cable (not wireless) Open both VBAs up, do not load the game, just open them Make sure that the games actively run in the background first before any trading, so that you can have both Fire Red and Leaf Green active at not frozen if not selected.Īlways use a keyboard to control the VBA and not a Bluetooth controller - if you use a Bluetooth controller, it also controls the game in the background which is not what you want, so have the keyboard set up first. Install the right version for your system, I have installed the 64 bit.Ĭopy VBA - M in the Applications folder so that you have 2 VBAs, in there as shown in the video.
Here are the key steps in the video: Before trading I have lost a few saves and sometimes the namespacing can change on a filename, so I would advise you save your files and find out where your saves are stored too so if you need to re name them afterwards, you can do. I have managed to find a solution on how to trade pokemon.