Glitch dimension

This article is about the graphical glitches which can occur in the Pokémon games.

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 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

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 Version, 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; she will explain that it requires a Game Boy Color.

External links

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

Sprite glitch

The sprite glitch is a glitch that alters the appearance of the sprites in Generation I, making the sprites appear to be cut into pieces or even unrecognizable in some instances.

In Generation I, many glitch Pokémon will distort battle sprites upon their encounter; however, this can be fixed by viewing the stats of a non-glitched Pokémon. There are other methods to the glitch, some of which involve using a Pokémon Center to heal the player's Pokémon when in a glitched area, visiting Glitch City, or catching certain glitch Pokémon.

In other generations, it may occur when a cheating device is used.

Honey shop glitch

This glitch is only present in Diamond and Pearl Versions. This is caused by the player using Sweet Scent or Honey in a Poké Mart. When the player talks to the shopkeeper and selects "buy", no names or descriptions for any of the items in stock will be displayed.

3D problems

In HeartGold, SoulSilver, and Platinum Versions, standing in certain places in areas such as the Great Marsh, Ribbon Syndicate, or the Fight Area may cause the foliage or walls to bend and merge into other graphics near them. This is most likely because they run on a 3D game engine.

Invisible grass

This glitch occurs in HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions. Three tiles on Route 44 appear to be empty at first glance, but when the player (or his or her partner Pokémon) walks over the tiles, tall grass will appear underfoot. At most two of the three tiles will be grassy, allowing for comparisons to be made between the tiles.

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