Things you'll need to go from Generation 3 --> 6 (aside from games)
- Nintendo DS, or Nintendo DS Lite (contains both a GameBoy Advance game pak slot, and a Nintendo DS game card slot)
- A Second Nintendo DS to transfer Pokemon from generation 4 --> 5
- A Nintendo 3DS to transfer Pokemon from generation 5 --> 6. If you have a 3DS, you don't need the DS from the last step.
Generation 3 --> 4
Transfer up Pokemon using PalPark from Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, and/or Emerald to Diamond, Pearl, and/or Platinum. For this you need an original Nintendo DS or a Nintendo DS Lite as you need access to a Nintendo DS game card slot, and a GameBoy Advance game pak slot. Additionally, you can not transfer up eggs.
Gamecube Games --> Gen 3
You can also transfer up Pokemon from Pokemon Colosseum or Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness to a modern Pokemon game, you just need to transfer them via trade to a generation 3 game, and then transfer them up like normal Pokemon.
Generation 4 --> 5
At Route 15 in Black or White you'll have to transfer everything up from your generation 4 games. For this, you'll need 2 Nintendo DS systems, one following the instructions in Pokemon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, and another with the generation 4 game inserted running DS Download Play. You can transfer up Pokemon in this fashion, however there are a few stipulations:
- Held items will not be transferred up to generation 5 (they'll automatically be returned to the player's bag)
- The Pokemon being transferred can not know any HM moves.
- You can not transfer eggs.
- The Spikey-eared Pichu (a promotional exclusive) can not be transferred up.
Generation 5 --> 6
Starting December 27th 2013, download the 3DS application titled Pokemon Bank from the Nintendo eShop. This application can take Pokemon from a Generation 5 or 6 Game, and store them inside of the app. After this process is done, withdraw the Pokemon from Pokemon Bank in your generation 6 game.
Things to note when transferring Pokemon
- All Pokemon are forever lost from their past generation game - there is no way to transfer a Pokemon back to its previous generation.
- Game mechanics change between generations. While a team might be effective in one game, it might not prove to be useful in another. Notably moves are assigned
physical
or special
in generation 4 onwards; and generation 6 introduces new mechanics such as the fairy type, base stat changes, and move changes.
Best Answer
To test this, I went to some wild grass and both killed and caught the same type of pokemon
I caught a wild level 3 Pidgey with my level 6 Chespin and I was awarded 21 experience points.
I killed another level 3 Pidgey while my Chespin was still level 6 and I was awarded 21 experience points.
So yes, the experience is the same.