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Cloning glitches are glitches in the Pokémon games that enable a histrion to brand an exact copy or "clone" of a Pokémon. While cloning glitches have been found in multiple generations, the methods to achieve cloning vary from game to game. Most of these methods involve exploiting the relatively long save times of the Pokémon games to interrupt the saving process when but a portion of data has been saved successfully. Similar most glitches, there are negative side furnishings, such as the potential loss of the Pokémon to be cloned or even corruption of the saved data.

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Generations I and II

There are ii dissimilar methods for cloning Pokémon in the games from Generations I and Two, one involving a Pokémon trade, and the other the use of the Storage System. Fifty-fifty though both are possible in all of the handheld games of these ii generations, the trading method is mostly associated with Generation I, and the storage arrangement method with Generation II.

Trading method

The cloning glitch nearly pop in Generation I involves the interruption of the trading process. Equally Game Link Cables for the Game Male child are unable to send and receive data simultaneously, one game cartridge first sends its traded Pokémon'southward information while the other receives it, and then vice versa for the 2d traded Pokémon. Interrupting the trade after ane Pokémon was sent and the other wasn't causes the first Pokémon to exist present on both games and the 2nd one not present on either, essentially making two of the same Pokémon while making the other disappear. The interruption tin be either accidental—because of dirty connectors or damaged Game Link Cables—or on purpose—by disconnecting the Game Link Cable or turning the Game Male child off.

In the Generation I games, this glitch is potentially very hazardous to the save file, because in the menstruation of time betwixt sending and receiving a Pokémon (or vice versa) the game saves the player'southward party. If the glitch is performed wrong and the game has non finished saving, the saved information will be corrupted. In Generation Ii this process was changed, and thus this method is not hazardous for the relieve file.

Box alter method

Another cloning method present in the early Pokémon games involved the exploit of the Pokémon Storage Organization and the fact that the game needed to save every time a Box was changed. During the saving that takes identify when switching the Box, first the Pokémon data on all the PC Boxes is saved, and and then the Pokémon information on the player'due south political party. In Pokémon Gold and Silver if some Pokémon are deposited in the PC before switching the Box, interrupting the saving process (turning the power off or reseting using the Virtual Console card) at the right moment (ideally, afterward the "Yeah/No" box disappears and before the "A" in "Saving" appears in the dialog Box, but afterwards the Box has appeared) causes said Pokémon to be present both in the Box and the player's political party. This method, unlike the trade method, allows the role player to clone upwards to five Pokémon at the aforementioned time, as well as in Generation 2, clone items by making the cloned Pokémon agree items before cloning it. In Pokémon Crystal instead the player must interrupt the saving presently subsequently the period in "Power" appears out in the dialog box, but before saving audio effect plays.

If the glitch is used with a game attached to Pokémon Stadium 2, at that place is a risk of getting foreign glitch Pokémon. If the histrion withdraws a Pokémon and continues the cloning glitch, if the game is turned off at the correct time, the cloned Pokémon will vanish and be replaced by a Pokémon with the same name, assault, and level as the Pokémon removed. Its sprite volition be identical to the cloned Pokémon, simply if sent into boxing, it volition appear every bit the withdrawn Pokémon. Its species name will be the same equally the cloned Pokémon's and it will be able to larn all the TMs/HMs as the cloned Pokémon. Withal, it volition evolve as the withdrawn Pokémon does.

This glitch may be used at the beginning of a game to obtain all three starter Pokémon.

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It is possible to get a bad clone if the Box used for cloning is not filled at any fourth dimension, as this will forestall bad clones from being created. Getting a bad clone is a case of luck and sometimes occurs during the act of cloning. The chance of getting a bad clone is at maximum if the Box has 15 to 18 Pokémon. Some other mode to increase the player's chances is past turning the game off subsequently they select YES, before any of the "SAVING... DON'T Plow OFF THE Ability." text appears. A bad clone has a proper noun that is blank or made of merely question marks, such as ?????. Its level volition be 0. Using an Egg for a bad clone results in another egg that hatches into ?????.

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Poké Transporter method

If this glitch is done on the Virtual Console, and and then the player uses Poké Transporter, the game will transfer Pokémon from the box the actor swapped to, merely the Pokémon will remain in the Virtual Console, essentially cloning them again. Still, this glitch will remove Pokémon from Box 1 equal to the amount that was transferred. If more Pokémon are transferred than exist in Box ane, so Poké Transporter will improperly format Box 1 and make it unusable for normal Pokémon storage. Using the deposit selection to place Pokémon inside Box ane will cause them to disappear, effectively removing them. Regardless, Poké Transporter will discover the box equally empty later this indicate and normal transferring of Pokémon will become hard; the only way to transfer Pokémon from this indicate onward is to either utilize the method again to clone the Pokémon and bypass Box 1, employ a method such as ACE to try to repair Box i, or utilize the method discussed in the side by side paragraph to move Pokémon. Additionally, the corruption in Box i can be used in an unintended manner as attempting to play the Lucky Number Evidence will cause the game to yet read data of some sort and can produce a prize despite no Pokémon existing in the box.

Pokémon can exist successfully moved to Box 1 using the "Movement ^P _K ^Grand _N W/O MAIL" option, though any Pokémon left in the Box volition disappear should the Player close out of the Pokémon Storage System. Initially moving a Pokémon into Box one will change its nickname and delete the OT. The new nickname will be based either on the prior OT or based on the role player'southward name on the relieve file. Regardless, the name will be an exact copy of the source, but without the first character in the name. Each additional Pokémon moved will cause the nickname of that Pokémon to be replaced with an boosted character missing. For example, in the example of the OT ETHAN, the get-go Pokémon deposited into the box will receive the proper noun THAN. The second Pokémon volition be named HAN, the third AN, so on. If a Pokémon that has been modified in this manner is move out of Box 1 and back into it, then it will exist treated as before and its nickname volition be rewritten with the advisable number of characters missing. If no letters would remain, then the Pokémon volition exist given an improperly terminated nickname that will appear to have a blank proper name in nearly situations and that may show up every bit a long string of question marks in other situations. A Pokémon with an improperly terminated name can exist used to set up other glitches. In addition, the music is likely to become corrupted by this betoken and the player will need to change maps to prepare the issue or soft reset the game.

Information technology is not fully known how hazardous using a decadent Box 1 is to the save file of the game, if at all.

Storage system move method

The player tin also exploit the move office within a box to clone a Pokémon. The box must non be total or it will cause the Pokémon to disappear. The role player should select the Pokémon they wish to clone, select "move" and move it to somewhere else within the box. During the time that information technology is saving, the thespian should count three to five seconds then disconnect the power. This will result in a clone.

Generation 3

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Due to improvements of the games and hardware such every bit the capability of the Game Boy Accelerate Game Link Cable to send and receive data at the same fourth dimension, the auto-canceling of trades if something goes wrong, the lack of demand to relieve while irresolute PC Boxes and new data corruption protection, both methods exploited in the first two generations to clone Pokémon were essentially removed for the tertiary. While Pokémon cloning was completely absent-minded on most games of this generation, the glitch returned in a different form in Pokémon Emerald, where the Link-Battle mode of the Battle Tower saved just the party, the Handbag of the role player and miscellaneous data, fifty-fifty if they chose "no" when the game asks to; this was due to the game'south demand to save a massive amount of data and check connections. Past resetting the game without saving at this bespeak, the game will resume in front end of the NPC with the party equally information technology was when the NPC saved the game and the PC as it was when the player manually saved the game. While up to six Pokémon tin can be cloned at one time, it requires the player to lose the Pokémon that was moved from the party to the PC. If the role player is unwilling to lose a Pokémon, and then the maximum number of Pokémon that can be cloned at once is 5. Information technology is also possible to clone numerous items at once by removing items held past Pokémon in the PC before talking to the NPC.

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Generation IV

GTS

In Generation 4, a cloning method reminiscent of the methods from the first two generations appeared, involving the use of the GTS. If the Pokémon is deposited in the GTS and the connexion were to be interrupted at the right time, the Pokémon in question would exist both in the actor's party or PC Box and in the GTS, requiring the player only to withdraw the Pokémon from the GTS to obtain the clone. In Pokémon Platinum Version, however, the glitch of cloning via GTS was removed; if attempted, the game simply reported a communication error and returned the actor back to the chief desk.

Due to the Wi-Fi shutdown, this method is no longer possible without using unofficial servers.

Trading

In Generation IV, if a player is trading Pokémon and ane of the Nintendo DS systems is turned off at a sure time, the Pokémon that was traded to the game that was not turned off volition appear in both actor'southward parties. However, this glitch is very difficult to perform and quite commonly corrupts save data. There are reports that this method is effective in the Generation V games, but such reports are unconfirmed.

Corrupted save file

Sometimes, when a game's relieve file gets corrupted, the Pokémon in that save file are kept. When this happens, the game can even so be saved, merely the salvage file will be unable to be loaded. With the assistance of another Nintendo DS and Generation IV game, the Pokémon can be traded from the corrupted game. Afterward the trade is completed, if the game is reset, the Pokémon traded from the corrupted game will exist in both games, merely the other traded Pokémon will exist lost.

DNS abuse

In Generations IV and V, by manually specifying the DNS address and then equally to connect to a server other than the GTS, it is possible to transfer Pokémon to and from that server, which may provide cloning functionality.

On some 3DS firmware versions, this method may exist possible in Generations VI and Seven as well due to an oversight in the SSL certificate verification process. This hasn't been done in exercise however, as past the fourth dimension this oversight was found, many amend ways already existed.

Generation Half-dozen

The cloning glitch in Generation VI works much the same equally the method in Generation I, by breaking off a trade betwixt two nearby Nintendo 3DS systems continued via infrared connexion. Depending on the timing, the first Pokémon may be cloned, the trade may consummate, or the Pokémon will be erased. However, the chance of a Pokémon beingness erased is small and this method is not known to pose any harm to the thespian's salve data. Most Pokémon will clone at nigh three seconds, although it has been observed that some held items impact the time taken to clone.

Generation 8

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Curry cloning glitch

If the player encounters a wild Pokémon in Pokémon Camp later on making a curry, there is a chance that the Pokémon near the role player staring at the wild Pokémon will deed like a wild Pokémon, and will be eligible to "re-bring together" the player. The Pokémon must have a long hitbox (like a tail, or a long body in full general) and have a floating idle animation to be eligible for the glitch. Upon re-joining the team, information technology will be cloned, with some alterations. The Pokémon's game of origin, OT, ID number, Poké Ball, engagement caught, level caught, and location caught will all be altered to match the player's current status, and information technology volition receive the Back-scratch Connoisseur mark, even if it already has some other mark or is not otherwise eligible to receive it. The Pokémon's held detail (if whatsoever) volition besides exist cloned, every bit long as the role player does not remove it before receiving the Pokémon.

If the player does re-accept the Pokémon into the party, the wild Pokémon volition start roaming the histrion's Pokémon Camp, notwithstanding with the ellipsis balloon over its head. Nevertheless, it will disappear once the thespian leaves Pokémon Campsite or makes some other back-scratch.

Some of the confirmed Pokémon to be eligible for this glitch are Weezing, Moltres, Steelix, Flygon, Salamence, Giratina, Noivern, and Corviknight.

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Glitches in the Pokémon games
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Multiple generations:	Transform glitches • Glitch Trainers • Cloning glitches • Error letters • Arbitrary code execution

Generation I:	-- • 0 ERROR • Broken subconscious items • Cable Club escape glitch • Experience underflow glitch Fight Safari Zone Pokémon trick • Glitch Urban center • Item duplication glitch • Item underflow • Mew glitch Erstwhile man glitch • Pewter Gym skip glitch • Pokémon merge glitch • Rhydon glitch Select glitches (dokokashira door glitch, second type glitch) • Super Glitch • Time Capsule exploit • ZZAZZ glitch

Generation 2:	Bug-Catching Competition glitch • Celebi Egg glitch • Coin Case glitches • Feel underflow glitch Glitch dimension • Glitch Egg • Teru-sama • Time Capsule exploit • Trainer Firm glitches • GS Ball mail glitch

Generation Three:	Berry glitch • Dive glitch • Pomeg glitch • Glitzer Popping

Generation IV:	Acid rain • GTS glitches • Pomeg glitch Surf glitch • Tweaking • Pal Park Retire glitch

Generation V:	Charge Beam additional outcome run a risk glitch • Charge move replacement glitch • Selection detail lock glitch Frozen Zoroark glitch • Sky Drop glitch

Generation VI:	Charge Beam additional effect take chances glitch • Charge move replacement glitch • Option item lock glitch Lumiose City relieve glitch • Symbiosis Eject Button glitch • Toxic sure-hitting glitch

Generation 7:	Charge Axle additional consequence chance glitch • Charge move replacement glitch • Choice item lock glitch Toxic sure-hitting glitch • Rollout storage glitch

Generation 8:	Charge Axle additional upshot adventure glitch • Charge motility replacement glitch • Choice item lock glitch Toxic certain-hit glitch • Rollout storage glitch • Political party detail offset glitch

Glitch effects:	Game freeze • Glitch battle • Glitch song Gen I only: Glitch screen • TMTRAINER result • Inverted sprites Gen II only: Glitch dimension

Lists:	Glitches (Gen I • Gen 2 • Gen III • Gen 4 • Gen Five • Gen VI • Gen VII • Gen Eight • Mystery Dungeon • GO • Spin-off) Glitch Pokémon (Gen I • Gen II • Gen III • Gen 4 • Gen Five • Gen VI • Gen VII • Gen VIII) Glitch moves (Gen I) • Glitch types (Gen I • Gen II)