Glitches

Glitches are mistakes in a game's programming, which cause various errors during gameplay. Some of these can be used to a player's advantage while other glitches may be problematic.

Missingno Glitch
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This glitch allows you to clone items to numbers higher than 99, Capture pokémon over the level of 100, see safari zone pokémon outside of the safari zone, and get to Glitch City.

Item Duplication/Higher Than 100

 * 1) Go to Viridian City and speak to the old man who complained about his back near the start of the game.
 * 2) Talk to him and say that you need help.
 * 3) Fly to Cinnabar island, and place the item you wish to clone in the sixth place of you inventory.
 * 4) Surf on the east coast, but always right next to the land, do not surf out to sea, or too far south.
 * 5) While surfing you will encounter:
 * Standard sea pokémon. (e.g. Tentacool)
 * Strange pokémon that do not belong here. (e.g. Pidgey)
 * Pokémon higher than level 100.
 * Missingno.


 * 1) After defeating or capturing Missingno., the item in sixth place will be multiplied to numbers higher than 99. You can carry on seeing Missingno.s which will continue to duplicate the sixth item. You can also switch the item you want to duplicate without going through the whole process over again
 * 2) You can also carry on fighting or capturing level 100+ pokémon.

Safari Pokémon Outside the Safari Zone

 * 1) Go to Fuchsia City.
 * 2) Enter the safari zone, but as soon as you've entered, leave again.
 * 3) Fly to Cinnibar Island, and surf on the east coast, but always right next to the land, do not surf out to sea, or too far south.
 * 4) While surfing you will encounter safari zone Pokémon (e.g. Chansey).

Notes: This is a good way to capture the rarer Pokémon of the Safari zone:
 * Chansey
 * Kangaskhan
 * Tauros

Notes:
 * After capturing a level 100+ Pokémon it will only level-up effectively with Rare Candies. If it levels up in a battle it will go back to level 100.
 * If you level up a level 255 pokemon, it will level up to lv. 0, the HP bar will be messed up, and the full HP will be an improper fraction (e.g. 67/32)

Tree Glitch
This is a simple, minor glitch. First go somewhere and cut down a random tree using the HM Cut. Stand where the tree once was, save, and turn the game off. When you turn the game on again you will be standing on top of the tree. This glitch does not work in any of the Generation IV games.

Glitch City

 * 1) First go to Fuchsia City, then to the Safari Zone.
 * 2) Exit the Safari Zone, and the guy will ask if you want to leave. Say "No". You will go back inside. Save and quit then try to exit again. This time, he will not ask you if you want to leave. He will insted say what he says when you're entering the Safari Zone. Go back outside. Then Fly to Cinnabar Island. Surf around the island. After a while there will be a box at the bottom of the screen. It will say "Ding-dong. Your Safari Game is over.". You will then be transported back to the Safari Zone counters. When exiting the player will be inside "Glitch City".But if it doesn't work, then you can say that you are out of luck.


 * It is not recommended that a player go into the cave, as this will cause all movements to freeze.
 * This glitch can potentially damage your game if you save inside and don't have a pokemon that knows fly or teleport.
 * You can fly to some other areas/routes and get a different Glitch City.

The Mew Glitch
The Mew Glitch is a name given to several glitches that allow a player to obtain a Mew without the aid of a cheating device.

To properly perform this glitch a player must have had acquired the HM containing Fly or have a pokemon that knows Teleport, and must have avoided the Youngster on Route 25 and the Gambler near the underground path, right of Saffron City, until ready to perform the glitch. First, a player must stand above the Gambler so that he is no longer visible. Next they must take a step down at him and quickly press start to open the menu (Note: If the Gambler spots the player the glitch will fail). While the menu is open, Fly to Cerulean City. If this step is performed correctly, the Gambler will spot the player, but the player will fly away right before the Gambler approaches him. Once the player arrives in Cerulean City, they are unable to talk or use the menu. Next, the player must battle the Youngster on Route 24 that was avoided earlier (Note: When going to battle the Youngster, the player must be a few steps away from him so that he walks to the player. Standing right in front of him will crash the game.). After defeating him, Fly to Lavender Town and walk onto Route 8, this will cause the start menu will pop up. Press 'B' to exit the menu and the player will be put into a battle with a Lv. 7 Mew. Further insight into this glitch can be seen here.

You can perform the glitch at Cerulean City as well, with the Youngster instead of the Gambler. Here you won't have to fly/teleport to Saffron or Lavender.

Cloning Pokémon and Items
Go to a PC anywhere in the game. Go into Bill's PC and change the box to an EMPTY box. Now switch off the computer and save the game in front of it. Now turn the computer back on and go into Bill's PC. Deposit the Pokémon you wish to clone into the currently empty box. Now, with the Pokemon deposited, change the box to another EMPTY box. When prompted to save, select yes to save game and then yes to overwrite, but when it says "SAVING DO NOT TURN OFF THE POWER" do the most ironic thing and turn off the game (switch off the console). When you go back on, the pokémon will be in your party, and in the box on the computer in front of you. Note: Test this until you get it right with a Pokemon you do not like/want, in case you accidently lose your prized Pokemon. To clone an item simply make the Pokemon you are duplicating hold the item before attempting to clone it. Both Pokemon will be holding the item. (Note: This is very useful for Master Balls and the like).

Cloning Pokémon
Go to a PC with the Pokémon you want to duplicate. Switch boxes to an empty box. Deposit the Pokémon you want to duplicate. Then switch boxes to a different empty box and when it says 'SAVING, DO NOT TURN OF THE POWER.' turn your system off. You'll find that you still have that Pokémon in your party and in the empty box. If this doesn't work try again. Keep trying.

Berry Glitch
The Berry Glitch is a bug in the Ruby and Sapphire pokémon games. This glitch makes time related events, such as growing berries, stop from working. This starts becoming a problem after around 1 year of use. Some Pokémon, such as Jirachi automatically fix the Berry Glitch when you get them. You can get Jirachi by trading it from the Colosseum US bonus disc.

Clone a Pokémon
This glitch allows you to clone up to five Pokémon at a time, and six if you don't mind losing one. You may also clone items using a simular technique.
 * 1) Go to the Battle Frontier.
 * 2) Go to the Battle Tower.
 * 3) Use the PC right of the desks, then:

-Make sure the pokemon you wish to clone are deposited in the box. If you want to clone items give whatever item(s) you want to clone to pokemon in the box. Exit the pokemon box, and save the game. After saving, withdraw whatever it was that you deposited, be it items or pokemon.
 * 1) At this stage you should now have five good Pokémon, and one other one, or whatever items you want to clone.
 * 2) Go to the desk at the very right and talk to the receptionist.
 * 3) Say that you wish to enter a battle, and register two Pokémon.
 * 4) Accept that you wish to save the game, but when it says, "Saving the game will cause you to overwrite your previous game file. Save the game?", turn your game off.
 * 5) You are standing at the counter. The glitch has succeeded.
 * 6) When you turn your game on go to the pokemon box. You should have two copies of all the pokemon you wanted to clone, and if you deposited items you will have them in your box along with being held by the pokemon in the PC.

Void Glitch
Used to capture Pokémon such as Darkrai and Shaymin. You can use this glitch in pokemon diamond and pearl. Ride your bike around in a circle next to the lamp near the top part of jubilife city. If the glitch turns out right, the music will stop a few times. Keep doing it then when the right half of the city will be black. You may need tm 70 Flash. This glitch may freeze the game during the bike part. If this happens, turn off the game. Save before using this glitch.

Explore Pokemon League Glitch
This is a very difficult glitch to have happen mostly because of the requirements. First off you must have comepleted the 1st pokemon gym at least once or your game will freeze. Beat the elite four and head down the hallway to cynthia's room. Be sure to have an egg that is not valuable to you and a pokemon that knows Fly. Do not save at all during any part of this glitch. Make sure you only have to take 1 more step for the egg to hatch while standing in front of the doorway. Enter several possible outcomes could happen. Your Pokemon could hatch on the walk toward Cynthia. Your pokemon could hatch right after the battle with Cynthia. Your pokemon might hatch the second you start up the game when your in your house, or your pokemon might not hatch at all and you will be stuck with a pokemon called Bad Egg. If the first one occurs you will stop the walk and have the freedom to walk around Cynthia's battle room. Caution: going through the door will show the next part of the video, AKA Rowan coming in and talking with you. Talking to Cynthia will start the battle and her pokemon will be Missingno. Now you may catch any pokemon Cynthia has after beating it 496 times. That will freeze the game. If the next two happen the game will continue normally. And if the last happens Bad Egg appears in the place of your pokemon egg.

Poké Ball Glitch
This glitch allows you to use any kind of Pokéball in your inventory without reducing the amount of Pokéballs you have in a double battle. It requires you to have at least two different kinds of Pokéballs in your bag. On the first Pokémon's turn, use the Pokéball you wish to duplicate on the Pokémon you wish to catch. Then, on the second Pokémon's turn, move that same kind of Pokéball to another location via the Y button. It doesn't matter what else you do in that Pokémon's turn, as long as you do not move the Pokéball back to its original spot. Your character will throw the Pokéball, but the Pokéball's stock in your inventory will not change. If you do this wrong your game will freeze and a Kadabra will appear.