Game freeze: Difference between revisions

Incorrect codes on devices such as a [[Action Replay]] or [[GameShark]] can result in encountering [[glitch Pokémon]] and then the game freezing. In addition, a game may freeze if the player has used too many cheats on it, thus rendering the save file unplayable and the game permanently damaged. Game freezes are often accompanied by an odd buzzing sound; however, sometimes the normal music for wherever the player was before the game froze can be heard. Frequently, a loop or constant replay of whatever sound was being played prior to the freeze will be played. Sometimes, a freeze will play no sound, even if there was a sound being played before the freeze. Some game freezes are also accompanied by opcode errors when playing with an emulator, meaning that the game gives incorrect or impossible instructions to the hardware of the device, effectively crashing the game.

Occasionally, the game may freeze while playing any [[Generation III]] game when a player's Pokémon uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} or {{m|Thunder}}, or fleeing from a [[wild Pokémon]], though these cases are very rare. The Thunder/Thunderbolt problems can be rectified by turning off [[battle animation]]s.