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The '''Berry glitch''' is a [[glitch]] only found in {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} which stops the game's internal clock. The name of the glitch comes from the fact that the first thing a player will usually notice is that all [[Berry|Berries]] that have been planted but have not been harvested have ceased growing. The glitch typically occurs after about a year of owning the game, or to games that have been played for over 100 hours, but the exact mechanics of its cause are currently unknown. | |||
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As the game's internal clock has been frozen, any time-based events in the game in addition to Berries are also affected by the glitch: | |||
* [[Lilycove Dept. Store]] will never have any sales. | |||
* Lilycove Dept. Store will stop allowing the player to [[Pokémon Lottery Corner|draw a Lotto Ticket]] once per day. | |||
* The [[Mauville Game Corner]] will never have any service days. | |||
* The [[Energy Guru]] will never sell vitamins cheap. | |||
* The tide in [[Shoal Cave]] will not change every six hours, also preventing players from obtaining any more [[Shell Bell]]s. | |||
* The man who gives out {{TM|27|Return}} and {{TM|21|Frustration}} in [[Pacifidlog Town]] will stop giving out [[TM]]s. | |||
* NPCs that hand out free Berries once per day will stop handing them out. | |||
* [[Mirage Island]]'s random number will never change. | |||
* {{p|Eevee}} will only be able to evolve into one of {{p|Espeon}} or {{p|Umbreon}} and not the other. | |||
* {{rt|119|Hoenn}} and {{rt|123|Hoenn}} will be stuck with the same weather condition. | |||
{{ | ==Similar effects with dead battery== | ||
{{Project | When the game cartridge's {{wp|List_of_battery_sizes#Lithium_cells|CR1616 internal battery}} runs dry, the in-game clock will also stop, resulting in very similar symptoms to the above. However, cartridges that have a dead battery will display a message after the title screen warning of the dry battery and the fact that clock-based events will no longer occur. In contrast, games being affected by the Berry glitch will not display this message. | ||
Cartridges that report a dead battery may or may not be also afflicted with the berry glitch; in this case, methods to fix one problem will not fix the other problem, which can make it look as if the fix has not worked. It can also cause the illusion that an Emerald cartridge is affected by the glitch. In order to fix a dead-battery issue, the battery must be physically replaced. | |||
==Similar effects after replacing a dead battery== | |||
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Cartridges that had their battery replaced may experience similar problems. This is because the timestamps that correspond to when clock-based events occur (which are counted in real time even when the game is turned off, thanks to the battery) depend on the battery constantly keeping it running. As soon as the battery runs dry, the counter cannot continue and automatically resets to its initial, lowest value. Unfortunately, even after the battery is replaced and the counter works again, it will start counting from this initial value rather than where it left off. This means that it would take years with a new battery for the timestamp to catch up to the previous value and for berries to grow again, and other "countdown"-based events to trigger. This may cause the illusion that a cartridge is affected by the glitch when it is not. It is simply waiting for the counter to reach a value much higher than it is. | |||
Fortunately, a replaced battery experiencing this effect will still permit AM/PM effects, meaning [[Espeon]] and [[Umbreon]] will both once more become viable evolutions. The clock in the player's room will also function correctly. | |||
[[Shoal Cave]] is a special case as it includes both dependencies: the tide will change (dependent on "real time") but Shoal Salts and Shoal Shells will not be refilled (dependent on a "countdown" relative to the previously saved timestamp). | |||
These issues can be fixed by creating a new save file (and therefore resetting the "last-saved"-field), so all countdowns will be relative to a new timestamp. Using additional hardware, it may be possible to set the RTC value to what it was before the battery died, or edit the "last-saved" field in a savegame. | |||
==Fixing the glitch== | |||
The glitch can be fixed with the Berry Program Update from {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Emerald}}, a patch from {{g|Colosseum}}, {{Pokémon XD}}, {{g|Channel}}, {{g|Box Ruby & Sapphire}}, the [[e-Reader]], or a specific interactive demo disc, as well as by sending the affected game to [[Nintendo]]. | |||
===Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen/Emerald patch=== | |||
{{Main|Berry Program Update}} | |||
# Load FireRed, LeafGreen, or Emerald until the title screen is displayed. | |||
# Press the Select and B buttons. After the new screen loads, press A. | |||
# Insert the Link Cable so that the system that the FireRed, LeafGreen or Emerald game is connected to the Player 1 cable port and the Ruby or Sapphire game is connected to the Player 2 port. Once this is done, press A. | |||
# Turn on the device with Ruby or Sapphire while holding the Start and Select buttons. | |||
# Refer to the FireRed, LeafGreen or Emerald game display for further instructions. The patch should be transferred at this time. | |||
===Pokémon Colosseum and XD patch=== | |||
Linking an affected game to {{pkmn|Colosseum}} or {{Pokémon XD}} for trading or battling will automatically download the patch. In addition, the [[Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Disc|Bonus Disc]] that came with pre-orders of Colosseum can be used to download {{p|Jirachi}} into a game; when this happens, the patch is downloaded as well. | |||
===Pokémon Channel patch=== | |||
Downloading {{p|Jirachi}} from a {{wp|PAL}} version of [[Pokémon Channel]] will automatically download the patch. | |||
===Pokémon Box patch=== | |||
Linking an affected game to {{g|Box Ruby & Sapphire}}, accessing the Go To Adventure mode<!--Does this happen when using the storage part of box too?-->, and then saving the game whilst playing will also automatically fix this glitch, with the message "The Berry Program was updated" appearing with the save confirmation. (This option is not available for Japanese versions.) | |||
===e-Reader patch=== | |||
For Japanese versions, a special set of [[e-Reader]] cards (ID# 16-A001 & 16-A002) were distributed with Pokémon Scoop's Winter 2004 issue to allow players to fix this glitch by using e-Readers. | |||
===Interactive demo patch=== | |||
Specially-marked demo discs <!--Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc version 14, 16 and Monthly Nintendo, Dec. 2003 - Mar. 2004-->were released to select stores across U.S. and Japan, so players can visit these stores and download the patch from the disc. In addition, players will also receive a {{shiny}} {{p|Zigzagoon}} holding a [[Liechi Berry]] as a bonus. However, since the demo disc program does not block fixed games, players can receive multiple Zigzagoon by downloading to the same cartridge again. | |||
===Sending cartridge to Nintendo=== | |||
If the player had no opportunity to download the patch, the game could be sent to Nintendo to have it fixed. However, as of August 2012, Nintendo stopped offering to patch the Berry glitch. | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/berryfaq.jsp Nintendo.com] | |||
* [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/axvp/kinomi/index.html Nintendo.co.jp] | |||
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