Celebi Egg glitch: Difference between revisions

The '''Celebi Egg glitch''' is a glitch that allows the user to obtain {{p|Celebi}} in {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}.{{p|Celebi}} is an [[Event Pokémon]] and therefore is not intended to be possible in normal gameplay.

This glitch was first documented at [[Glitch City Laboratories]] by user Paco81. It was initially known only as the "Celebi glitch" or "Celebi trick" due to not involving an {{pkmn|Egg}}. However, the Celebi obtained through that glitch would have a nickname and [[Original Trainer]] composed of glitch characters and would be stuck at [[level]] 100. A variation that allows the Celebi to be hatched from an Egg and therefore largely behave normally in terms of game mechanics was discovered shortly thereafter.

* '''A bad clone''' - The player must get a ''bad clone'', a clone with a name made of only question marks (or, in some cases, blank), its level will be 0 (The glitch will not work if the clone is at any other level, including a more common level 255 clone) and its gender will be different than the prototype's. If that Pokémon doesn't fulfill all those requirements, then it cannot be used for the glitch. This can be done by [[Cloning glitches|Pokémon cloning]]. The Box used for cloning must not be filled at any time as this will prevent bad clones from being created. Getting a bad clone is a case of luck and occurs sometimes during the act of cloning. The chance of getting a bad clone is at maximum if the Box has 15 to 18 Pokémon. Another way to increase the player's chances is by turning the game off after he/she selects YES, before any of the "SAVING... DON'T TURN OFF THE POWER." text appears.

If the Pokémon used for breeding has no third attack, the Pokémon that will come out from the Egg (after the glitch) will be a "bad clone" of the [[glitch Pokémon]] #000 [[Five question marks|?????]]. This Pokémon, like other "bad clones" cannot be seen by the [[Pokémon Storage System|PC]], and hence cannot be deposited in the player's PC or released. There are only 3 known ways to release a "bad clone". One way is to trade it to a [[Generation I]] game. Upon arrival, it will become a Generation I original or glitch Pokémon, which may be released normally. The other is to use the PC in the lab on {{pkmn|Stadium 2}} where the "bad clones" will show up as {{p|Ditto}} or, sometimes, another Pokémon, allowing the player to release it. Recently, a third way has been discovered that doesn't require trading or Stadium 2. The player has to take both the bad clone(s) of [[Five question marks|????? (255)]] and at least one normal, unglitched Pokémon to the [[Bug Catching Contest]] on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday. The unglitched Pokémon should be in first position in the player's party. When entering the contest, the player will be asked to use the first Pokémon in their party and leave the others (i.e. the bad clone(s)) with the contest helper. After the contest has ended the bad clone(s) will be gone, together with Pokémon behind it, even though the contest helper still mentions giving the player their remaining Pokémon back.

If a wild {{p|Ditto}} transforms into the hatched [[Five question marks|?????]], the wild Ditto is no longer catchable by any kind of [[Poké Ball]]. Even a Master Ball will fail to capture it. If a Ditto is bred with the "bad clone" of ?????, the offspring will be another "bad clone", knowing only {{m|Transform}}.

The "bad clone" of ????? may evolve<!--, at a random level,--> to a {{p|Nidoran♂}}. Possible levels for evolution are 37 and 62.

The hatched Pokémon will hold an item depending on the fourth attack of the Pokémon used for the breeding. Both the item and the fourth attack share the same [[index number]]. For example, if the two Pokémon used for the breeding have the move {{m|Reflect}} as their fourth move, the hatched Pokémon will hold a [[GS Ball]] (or [[Teru-sama]] in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}). This is because both the [[GS Ball]] and {{m|Reflect}} have the same [[index number]]: 115. If the Pokémon used for the breeding have the move {{m|Whirlpool}} as their fourth attack or {{m|Beat Up}}, the hatched Pokémon will hold the glitch items HM08 or HM09 respectively. Neither of these [[HM]]s can be obtained in normal gameplay: they are filler items, and have no corresponding moves. If the Pokémon used for the breeding have no fourth attack, the hatched Pokémon will hold nothing. This is also a way to get infinite [[Master Ball]]s, which you can do simply by making the fourth move Pound.

Some of the Pokémon that are deposited in step 6 and step 8 may have their names, gender, level, or attacks changed. Some of them may become "bad clones" and some may remain normal Pokémon. Some of them may also have [[Pokérus]].

When done incorrectly, the Celebi Egg glitch may also result in a lot of code read errors and Pokémon/character data becoming scrambled. Players may end up with numerous bad clones. Going to the <sc>Pokémon</sc> screen and looking at the move option will bring up all Pokémon in your party, as usual. However, selecting a Pokémon and going to the <sc>Move</sc> option will reveal that a ????? is hiding at least 50-80 glitch Pokémon. All of these glitch Pokémon represent the game's code and cause multiple bugs. Therefore, by switching their moves, the game's data, such as music and Pokédex entries, can be altered. The names of these Pokémon vary from ? to random characters and their levels range from 0 to 255. The player's name will also change to a random glitch name. Similarly, the player's ID number will change. The player's original name might be given to Pokémon with many ? in its name, or the names of old player files and Pokémon, and is usually tossed around with junk data (example: ???????GOLD?).

The moves of the glitch Pokémon take data from other parts of the game code. As a result, they usually turn into jargon (example: TYPE/ A9_9[9990979599999999DBB999? ×4 or Waterfall, Waterfall Waterfall, Waterfall or Pay Day, Horn Attack, SonicBoom, Mud-Slap) or just {{m|-}}, and the move's PP will become more than possible or corrupt (ex.: 56/15, 1/35, 86/1). By switching moves around, it is possible to change any data in the game. Since the hidden list of Pokémon is occupying so much space, the game won't be able to load sprite data and the player won't be able to move. While changing moves around, it is easy to access the [[glitch dimension]], or even delete all of the player's {{tt|Pokémon|however, this causes the game to crash}}.