Pokemon Silver Rom Cheats For Visual Boy Advance Do You Have To Use A Gameshark To Put Cheats On Pokemon Roms?

Do you have to use a gameshark to put cheats on pokemon roms? - pokemon silver rom cheats for visual boy advance

I have the gameshark code as a "prize" Silver Pokemon code and click OK, then he said gameshark error code error what the f ***
I need help can someone tell me how to use the correct codes are
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