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Although the glitch prevents berries from growing, it does have two upsides: | Although the glitch prevents berries from growing, it does have two upsides: | ||
*[[Pokérus]] is supposed to disappear after a certain amount of time, but this glitch prevents it from going away. | *[[Pokérus]] is supposed to disappear after a certain amount of time, but this glitch prevents it from going away. | ||
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The berry glitch is the nickname for a glitch in the coding of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire which seems to stop the game's day counter and freezes the growth of any berries which have been planted but not harvested. The glitch typically occurs after about a year of owning either game. It also seems to happen to games that have been played over 100 hours.
Although the glitch prevents berries from growing, it does have two upsides:
- Pokérus is supposed to disappear after a certain amount of time, but this glitch prevents it from going away.
Other affected areas
As the Berry glitch affects the game's day counter and timer, other other areas of the game are affected by the glitch. These can also be signs that the game has contracted the berry glitch.
- Trainers stop wanting to re-battle
- Lilycove Dept. Store never has any sales
- The Game Corner never has any service days
- The Energy Guru never sells vitamins cheap
- The tide in Shoal Cave never changes
- The man who gives out TM27 (Return) and TM21 (Frustration) in Pacifidlog Town stops giving out TMs
- Those that hand out free berries stop handing them out
Fixing the glitch
The glitch can be fixed by downloading a patch from Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, Emerald, or Colosseum, or by sending the affected game to Nintendo.
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Patch
- 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 has FR/LG/E in it has the Player 1 cable port inserted and the one with R/S has 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 FR/LG/E display for further instructions. The patch should be transferred at this time.
Pokémon Colosseum Patch
Linking an affected gamt to Colosseum 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.
Other methods
A Template:Shiny2 Zigzagoon was given away in an event to help spread the patch. If the player had no opportunity to download the patch, he or she could always send the game in to Nintendo to have it fixed.
