In the Pokémon video games, there are two primary ways to "clone" Pokémon, both of them involving exploiting in-game glitches without special hardware aside from the standard link cable. One method, effective in the Pokémon Red and Blue versions, involves trading Pokémon and turning off the game during the process. However, instead of duplication the trick may sometimes delete the Pokémon if improper timing is used. Pokémon (Japanese: ポケモン Pokemon, pronounced Poh-Kay-Mon) is a video game franchise, created by Satoshi Tajiri and published by Nintendo for several of their systems, most importantly the Game Boy. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Glitch City, a Pokémon programming error that creates a jumble of pixels A glitch is a short-lived fault in a system. ... Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue were the first Pokémon games released for the Game Boy in the United States. ... Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue were the first Pokémon games released for the Game Boy in the United States. ...

Another method, which works only in the Gold, Silver, and Crystal versions, can be used to clone both Pokémon and items. However, it does require more exact timing in the Crystal version than in the Gold/Silver versions. In the Game Boy video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, players must become Pokémon Trainers by exploring Johto, collecting the eight regional gym badges, and capturing Pokémon. ... In the Game Boy video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, players must become Pokémon Trainers by exploring Johto, collecting the eight regional gym badges, and capturing Pokémon. ... Pokémon Crystal is the third game in the Pokémon video game series incarnation for the Nintendo Game Boy Color. ...

Alternatively, use of cheat devices such as a GameShark, Action Replay, CodeBreaker, Xploder, or Monster Brain allows duplication to be quickly performed in all versions of the Pokémon games. This is typically done by applying a patch code which exploits in-game facilities, such as the daycare center, for the purpose of cloning. The GameShark is a tool for modifying the play of video games, by unlocking various game modes and objects, usually for the purpose of cheating. ... Action Replay is a series of devices created by Datel, primarily used for changing video games behavior. ...

Lastly, other safe techniques for cloning involve external storage devices. After transferring a Pokémon through some standard mechanism such as the link cable or transfer pak, the original saved game can be restored to effectively clone the transferred Pokémon. Such external storage devices include a Mega Memory Card, Monster Brain, GameShark (later versions which allow saved games to be copied and restored from a PC), or DexDrive (for the Stadium series). A variation on this method allows users of gameboy emulators that support link-cable emulation to copy their saved games, trading, and then restoring the saved game. The Transfer Pak is a device for the Nintendo 64 that allows the transfer of data between the system and a Game Boy cartridge. ...

See also

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• Glitch City