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==Process==

The saving process in the [[Generation I]] games is performed in a single step.

If the {{player}} attempts to save after starting a new game with a save file already present, a prompt with the text "''The older file will be erased to save. Okay?''" (Japanese: まえに　かかれた　レポートが　きえて　しまいますが　うえから　かいても　いいですか？) will be displayed. Awkwardly, this message also appears in the Japanese Red and Green even if no save file is available.

In the [[Generation II]] games, the saving process is always executed in two steps, with the exception of the {{player}}'s very first save.

The first step is to confirm the save and the second step is to confirm the overwriting of the current save file, if one is already present. Additionally, during the process, the game warns the player to not turn off the power.

In the [[Generation III]] games, attempts to better secure the process were performed with the addition of backups, which are loaded if the primary save file becomes corrupted.

The regular saving prompts remain the same; however, if the save file about to be written is different from the one already stored on the cartridge, a more detailed prompt is displayed: "''There is a different game file that is already saved. Is it okay to overwrite it?''"{{sup/3|RS}} or "''WARNING! There is a different game file that is already saved. If you save now, the other file's adventure, including items and <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>, will be entirely lost. Are you sure you want to save now and overwrite the other save file?''"{{sup/3|FRLG}}{{sup/3|E}}

In the [[Generation IV]] games, the saving process is similar to that of [[Generation III]].

If the player decides to delete the previous save file by pressing Up + <sc>Select</sc> + B on the title screen, they will first be asked to confirm the deletion and be warned of the consequences, plus the text will be printed at the lowest speed and cannot be skipped: "''Once data has been deleted, there is no way to recover it.''" Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver display an additional message: "''Furthermore, Pokéwalker registered data will also be erased.''" The player is then asked to confirm the deletion once more before the save file is finally deleted.

In the [[Generation V]] games, the saving process is similar to that of [[Generation IV]], but with two differences. First, there is now only one step again, like in [[Generation I]]. Second, while saving, there is a progress bar at the bottom of the screen.

The long saving periods of Generation IV have been rectified by giving the {{player}} only eight Boxes in the [[Pokémon Storage System]] until each one of the eight has at least one {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in it, avoiding the need to encrypt empty Box data. If major changes are made to the Pokémon Storage System after all the Boxes are available, the "''Saving a lot of data...''" message appears, and the saving will take significantly longer like in Generation IV.

{{Incomplete|section|Does the "Saving a lot of data..." message appear in Generation VI?}}

In the [[Generation VI]] games, the saving process is similar to that of [[Generation V]] but the progress bar is removed. Saving takes a significantly shorter amount of time (especially when saving via the save option) compared to earlier [[generation]]s.

In version 1.0 of {{g|X and Y}}, there is a [[Lumiose City save glitch|glitch]] in areas of [[Lumiose City]] that will cause the game to not respond to user input when the save is loaded. [[Nintendo]] acknowledged the existence of this [[glitch]] and subsequently released a patch to fix it.

==List of activities==

===Generation I===

In the [[Generation I]] and {{gen|II}} games as well as in {{game|Emerald}}, there are cloning [[glitch]]es which exploit the use of saving.

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