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The '''Berry glitch''' is a glitch only found in | {{split|Dead battery quirks (Generation III)}} | ||
The '''Berry glitch''' is a [[glitch]] only found in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} which stops the game's internal clock. The name of the glitch comes from the fact that the first thing a player will usually notice is that all [[Berry|Berries]] that have been planted but have not been harvested have ceased growing. The glitch typically occurs after about a year of owning the game, or to games that have been played for over 100 hours, but the exact mechanics of its cause are currently unknown. | |||
The | ==Other affected areas== | ||
As the game's internal clock has been frozen, any time-based events in the game in addition to Berries are also affected by the glitch: | |||
* [[Lilycove Dept. Store]] will never have any sales. | |||
* Lilycove Dept. Store will stop allowing the player to [[Pokémon Lottery Corner|draw a Lotto Ticket]] once per day. | |||
* The [[Mauville Game Corner]] will never have any service days. | |||
* The [[Energy Guru]] will never sell vitamins cheap. | |||
* The tide in [[Shoal Cave]] will not change every six hours, also preventing players from obtaining any more [[Shell Bell]]s. | |||
* The man who gives out {{TM|27|Return}} and {{TM|21|Frustration}} in [[Pacifidlog Town]] will stop giving out [[TM]]s. | |||
* NPCs that hand out free Berries once per day will stop handing them out. | |||
* [[Mirage Island]]'s random number will never change. | |||
* {{p|Eevee}} will only be able to evolve into one of {{p|Espeon}} or {{p|Umbreon}} and not the other. | |||
* {{rt|119|Hoenn}} and {{rt|123|Hoenn}} will be stuck with the same weather condition. | |||
==Similar effects with a dead or replaced battery== | |||
===Dead battery=== | |||
When the game cartridge's {{wp|List_of_battery_sizes#Lithium_cells|CR1616 internal battery}} runs dry, the in-game clock will also stop, resulting in very similar symptoms to the above. However, cartridges that have a dead battery will display a message after the title screen warning of the dry battery and the fact that clock-based events will no longer occur. In contrast, games being affected by the Berry glitch will not display this message. | |||
The only way to fix this issue is to replace the battery. It is also possible for a game with a dead battery to be affected by the Berry glitch, however, meaning replacing the battery will not fix time-based events. To further complicate matters, replacing the battery may also cause issues of its own, as explained below. | |||
===Replaced battery=== | |||
Cartridges that have had their battery replaced may also experience similar problems. When the supply of power from the battery is interrupted, the cartridge's "real-time" timestamp (which is normally always updating, even when the game is not being played) reverts to zero. Many of the game's time-based events will only function properly if the cartridge's timestamp is greater than the timestamp that is recorded in the current save data. This means that, if a game was saved before the battery was replaced, loading that save file will load the old, high timestamp and prevent many time-based events from working. By contrast, when a new game is started, there is no such previous time stamp (until the game is first saved), so all time-based events will work as expected in new games. | |||
The time-based effects that will reliably work after a battery is replaced include: the clock in the player's room, AM/PM recognition for time-based evolutions like {{p|Espeon}} and {{p|Umbreon}}, and the tide in [[Shoal Cave]]. The proper functioning of these events distinguishes this issue from the Berry glitch. | |||
If the cartridge has a saved game from before the battery was replaced, short of starting a new game, there are a few possible solutions to restore time-based events.<ref>[http://furlocks-forest.net/wiki/?page=Pokemon_Ruby/Sapphire_New_Battery_Glitch Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire New Battery Glitch at Furlock's Forest]</ref> | |||
* Wait for the cartridge's timestamp to catch up to the saved timestamp. This, of course, may take a very long time, depending on when in the previous battery's life the game was saved. | |||
* Manually alter the timestamp in the save file (so it is less than the cartridge's timestamp). | |||
* Manually alter the timestamp on the cartridge (so it is greater than the save file's timestamp). | |||
* | Either of the last two options will require some sort of additional hardware. | ||
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==Fixing the glitch== | ==Fixing the glitch== | ||
The glitch can be fixed | The glitch can be fixed with the Berry Program Update from {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}, a patch from {{g|Colosseum}}, {{Pokémon XD}}, {{g|Channel}}, {{g|Box Ruby & Sapphire}}, the [[e-Reader]], or a specific interactive demo disc, as well as by sending the affected game to [[Nintendo]]. | ||
===Pokémon FireRed | ===Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen/Emerald patch=== | ||
{{Main|Berry Program Update}} | |||
# Load FireRed, LeafGreen, or Emerald until the title screen is displayed. | # Load FireRed, LeafGreen, or Emerald until the title screen is displayed. | ||
# Press the Select and B buttons. After the new screen loads, press A. | # Press the Select and B buttons. After the new screen loads, press A. | ||
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===Pokémon Box patch=== | ===Pokémon Box patch=== | ||
Linking an affected game to {{g|Box Ruby & Sapphire}}, accessing the Go To Adventure mode<!--Does this happen when using the storage part of box too?-->, and then saving the game whilst playing will also automatically fix this glitch, with the message "The Berry Program was updated" appearing with the save confirmation. ( | Linking an affected game to {{g|Box Ruby & Sapphire}}, accessing the Go To Adventure mode<!--Does this happen when using the storage part of box too?-->, and then saving the game whilst playing will also automatically fix this glitch, with the message "The Berry Program was updated" appearing with the save confirmation. (This option is not available for Japanese versions.) | ||
===e-Reader patch=== | ===e-Reader patch=== | ||
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===Interactive demo patch=== | ===Interactive demo patch=== | ||
Specially-marked demo discs <!--Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc version 14, 16 and Monthly Nintendo, Dec. 2003 - Mar. 2004-->were released to | Specially-marked demo discs <!--Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc version 14, 16 and Monthly Nintendo, Dec. 2003 - Mar. 2004-->were released to select stores across U.S. and Japan, so players can visit these stores and download the patch from the disc. In addition, players will also receive a {{shiny}} {{p|Zigzagoon}} holding a [[Liechi Berry]] as a bonus. However, since the demo disc program does not block fixed games, players can receive multiple Zigzagoon by downloading to the same cartridge again. | ||
===Sending cartridge to Nintendo=== | ===Sending cartridge to Nintendo=== | ||
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* [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/berryfaq.jsp Nintendo.com] | * [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/berryfaq.jsp Nintendo.com] | ||
* [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/axvp/kinomi/index.html Nintendo.co.jp] | * [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/axvp/kinomi/index.html Nintendo.co.jp] | ||
==References== | |||
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The Berry glitch is a glitch only found in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire which stops the game's internal clock. The name of the glitch comes from the fact that the first thing a player will usually notice is that all Berries that have been planted but have not been harvested have ceased growing. The glitch typically occurs after about a year of owning the game, or to games that have been played for over 100 hours, but the exact mechanics of its cause are currently unknown.
Other affected areas
As the game's internal clock has been frozen, any time-based events in the game in addition to Berries are also affected by the glitch:
- Lilycove Dept. Store will never have any sales.
- Lilycove Dept. Store will stop allowing the player to draw a Lotto Ticket once per day.
- The Mauville Game Corner will never have any service days.
- The Energy Guru will never sell vitamins cheap.
- The tide in Shoal Cave will not change every six hours, also preventing players from obtaining any more Shell Bells.
- The man who gives out TM27 (Return) and TM21 (Frustration) in Pacifidlog Town will stop giving out TMs.
- NPCs that hand out free Berries once per day will stop handing them out.
- Mirage Island's random number will never change.
- Eevee will only be able to evolve into one of Espeon or Umbreon and not the other.
- Route 119 and Route 123 will be stuck with the same weather condition.
Similar effects with a dead or replaced battery
Dead battery
When the game cartridge's CR1616 internal battery runs dry, the in-game clock will also stop, resulting in very similar symptoms to the above. However, cartridges that have a dead battery will display a message after the title screen warning of the dry battery and the fact that clock-based events will no longer occur. In contrast, games being affected by the Berry glitch will not display this message.
The only way to fix this issue is to replace the battery. It is also possible for a game with a dead battery to be affected by the Berry glitch, however, meaning replacing the battery will not fix time-based events. To further complicate matters, replacing the battery may also cause issues of its own, as explained below.
Replaced battery
Cartridges that have had their battery replaced may also experience similar problems. When the supply of power from the battery is interrupted, the cartridge's "real-time" timestamp (which is normally always updating, even when the game is not being played) reverts to zero. Many of the game's time-based events will only function properly if the cartridge's timestamp is greater than the timestamp that is recorded in the current save data. This means that, if a game was saved before the battery was replaced, loading that save file will load the old, high timestamp and prevent many time-based events from working. By contrast, when a new game is started, there is no such previous time stamp (until the game is first saved), so all time-based events will work as expected in new games.
The time-based effects that will reliably work after a battery is replaced include: the clock in the player's room, AM/PM recognition for time-based evolutions like Espeon and Umbreon, and the tide in Shoal Cave. The proper functioning of these events distinguishes this issue from the Berry glitch.
If the cartridge has a saved game from before the battery was replaced, short of starting a new game, there are a few possible solutions to restore time-based events.[1]
- Wait for the cartridge's timestamp to catch up to the saved timestamp. This, of course, may take a very long time, depending on when in the previous battery's life the game was saved.
- Manually alter the timestamp in the save file (so it is less than the cartridge's timestamp).
- Manually alter the timestamp on the cartridge (so it is greater than the save file's timestamp).
Either of the last two options will require some sort of additional hardware.
Fixing the glitch
The glitch can be fixed with the Berry Program Update from Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, a patch from Pokémon Colosseum, Pokémon XD, Pokémon Channel, Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire, the e-Reader, or a specific interactive demo disc, as well as by sending the affected game to Nintendo.
Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen/Emerald patch
- Main article: Berry Program Update
- Load FireRed, LeafGreen, or Emerald until the title screen is displayed.
- Press the Select and B buttons. After the new screen loads, press A.
- Insert the Link Cable so that the system that the FireRed, LeafGreen or Emerald game is connected to the Player 1 cable port and the Ruby or Sapphire game is connected to the Player 2 port. Once this is done, press A.
- Turn on the device with Ruby or Sapphire while holding the Start and Select buttons.
- Refer to the FireRed, LeafGreen or Emerald game display for further instructions. The patch should be transferred at this time.
Pokémon Colosseum and XD patch
Linking an affected game to Colosseum or Pokémon XD for trading or battling will automatically download the patch. In addition, the Bonus Disc that came with pre-orders of Colosseum can be used to download Jirachi into a game; when this happens, the patch is downloaded as well.
Pokémon Channel patch
Downloading Jirachi from a PAL version of Pokémon Channel will automatically download the patch.
Pokémon Box patch
Linking an affected game to Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire, accessing the Go To Adventure mode, and then saving the game whilst playing will also automatically fix this glitch, with the message "The Berry Program was updated" appearing with the save confirmation. (This option is not available for Japanese versions.)
e-Reader patch
For Japanese versions, a special set of e-Reader cards (ID# 16-A001 & 16-A002) were distributed with Pokémon Scoop's Winter 2004 issue to allow players to fix this glitch by using e-Readers.
Interactive demo patch
Specially-marked demo discs were released to select stores across U.S. and Japan, so players can visit these stores and download the patch from the disc. In addition, players will also receive a Shiny Zigzagoon holding a Liechi Berry as a bonus. However, since the demo disc program does not block fixed games, players can receive multiple Zigzagoon by downloading to the same cartridge again.
Sending cartridge to Nintendo
If the player had no opportunity to download the patch, the game could be sent to Nintendo to have it fixed. However, as of August 2012, Nintendo stopped offering to patch the Berry glitch.
External links
References
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