Coin Case glitches: Difference between revisions

This article is about the glitches involving the Coin Case in Generation II.

Glitch dimension

The glitch dimension (as it is often referred to by fans) is a glitch in Pokémon Gold and Silver. Unlike some other glitches, this glitch is merely for altering the visuals of the game, and will not negatively affect or erase the saved file once it is executed.

Results

Several different things can happen upon activating this glitch, one being that the game freezes upon activating it. The other is that the screen turns white with a small purple rectangle in the top right-hand corner and the game restarts with different colors. When activated, it alters the colors of everything from the area the player walks around in to the wild and Trainer battles. Also, it slows the processing speed when trying to view the player's party Pokémon when not in battle. The "Poké" in Pokégear changes to randomly placed Japanese symbols. Interestingly, the Lugia and Ho-Oh on the title screens change from silhouettes to fully colored Pokémon.

Performing the glitch

Machop method

Either talk to the Machop in Vermilion City, the Machoke in the Goldenrod Department Store or view the Pokédex entry of Machop, Machoke or Machamp then use the Coin Case.

Ditto method

Trade a Ditto with the glitch move -- onto a Gold, Silver or Crystal Version.

Explanation

The glitch causes the game to reset unexpectedly. When this happens it repeats the process used at startup to determine what type of Game Boy it is running on. This process relies on the fact that different models leave different information in memory at startup. Since the game was already running, that information is no longer present, so the process fails and believes it is running on a classic Game Boy.

This can be confirmed by talking to the girl in the Goldenrod City Department Store who enables Mystery Gift; she will explain that it requires a Game Boy Color.

Dratini glitch

After the player listens to the cry of Dratini by interacting with one in Blackthorn City or viewing its Pokédex entry, and subsequently uses the Coin Case, the Coin Case's display will change what the coin case says from "Coins: ..." to "Which move?he pp of" permanently unless the game is reset without saving.

Others

Listening to the cry of any other Pokémon (most commonly by viewing its Pokédex entry) may cause glitchy effects when the player uses the Coin Case, depending on which Pokémon's cry is heard.

External links

• TR's Rockin's Glitch Dimension page
• Marriland The Glitch dimension (Gen. 2) Topic
• Glitch City Laboratories' page on the Glitch dimension

This glitch Pokémon article is part of Project GlitchDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on glitches in the Pokémon games.