Glitch dimension

The glitch dimension (as it is often referred to by fans) is a glitch in Gold and Silver Versions. Unlike some other glitches, this glitch is merely for altering the visuals of the game, and will not negatively effect or delete 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. Pitch black places like Dark Cave will be illuminated without the use of the move Flash. The ^P_o^k_é in Pokégear changes to ど◀ when the player enters their Pokémon selection.

Interestingly, the Ho-Oh on the title screen of Gold Version changes from a silhouette to a fully colored Pokémon.

By Zachtheglitchbuster

Videos are currently unavailable on Bulbapedia; instead, you can watch the video on YouTube here.

Performing the glitch

Coin Case method

Main article: Coin Case glitches

Either talking to the Machop in Vermilion City, the Machoke in the Goldenrod Department Store or viewing the Pokédex entry of Machop, Machoke or Machamp then use the Coin Case will cause the game to enter the glitch dimension.

Ditto method

Trading a Pokémon with the glitch move -- onto a Gold, Silver or Crystal, then using -- in battle will cause the game to enter the glitch dimension.

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 Department Store who enables Mystery Gift, who will explain that it requires a Game Boy Color, and from the error message displayed after performing the glitch in Crystal.

Gallery

Ho-Oh showing its true colors, in a "clean" Glitch Dimension.

External links

• Marriland: The glitch dimension (Gen. 2) Topic (via Internet Archive, original page does not exist)
• Glitch City Laboratories' page on the Glitch dimension (via Internet Archive, original page does not exist)

Glitches in the Pokémon games Multiple generations: Cloning glitches • Glitch Pokémon • Glitch types Generation I: -- • 0 ERROR • Cut glitch • Cable Club escape glitch • Dokokashira door glitch Error codes • Experience underflow glitch • Glitch City • Glitch dimension Glitch moves • Glitch Trainers • Item duplication glitch • Johto guard glitch Mew glitch • Old man glitch • Pewter Gym skip glitch • Pokémon merge glitch Second type glitch • Rhydon glitch • Super Glitch • ZZAZZ glitch Generation II: Celebi Egg glitch • Coin Case glitches • Error codes • Experience underflow glitch • Glitch Egg Johto guard glitch • Sketch glitch • Teru-sama • Trainer House glitch Generation III: Berry glitch • Dive glitch • Pomeg glitch Generation IV: Acid rain • Global Terminal glitches • Mimic glitch Pomeg glitch • Rage glitch • Surf glitch • Tweaking Generation V: Sky Drop glitch Glitch effects: Game freeze • Glitch battle • Glitch dimension • Glitch screen Glitch song • Japanese text in English games • TMTRAINER effect Lists: Glitch moves • Glitch types Glitch Pokémon (Gen I • Gen II • Gen III • Gen IV • Gen V) Glitches (Gen I • Gen II • Gen III • Gen IV • Gen V • Spin-off)

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