List of glitches (Generation IX): Difference between revisions

If the player lures a [[Smeargle (Pokémon)|Smeargle]] very close to a tree in the [[Terarium]] in [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]], has the wild Smeargle use [[Sketch (move)|Sketch]] to sketch the move [[Transform (move)|Transform]], then has the wild Smeargle use Transform, if the player then runs away from the battle, the Smeargle will become a clone of the Pokémon it transformed into, and the player can then re-encounter the clone in a battle to capture it. The clone will disappear from the overworld if the game is saved and restarted if it is not caught.

Much like the curry cloning glitch, most aspects of the original Pokémon will stay the same (including its held item and any ribbons or marks), but info about where and how it was caught, and the info about who caught it will be overwritten. Furthermore, by having the wild Smeargle transform into certain battle-only forms, such as Terastal Form [[Terapagos (Pokémon)|Terapagos]] or Hero Form [[Palafin (Pokémon)|Palafin]], the clone will be able to sustain these forms outside of battle where they otherwise wouldn't be until the clone is placed in the PC or until the game is restarted.

Stellar Form Terapagos and [[Ogerpon (Pokémon)|Ogerpon]] in its Terastallized State cannot be cloned, as Transform fails against those targets. However, the player can still Terastallize clones of Ogerpon and Terapagos to use said forms.