Berry glitch: Difference between revisions

The '''Berry glitch''' is a glitch only found in the coding of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} which seems to stop the game's day counter. The reason for its name is that the first thing the player will notice is usually 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 either game, or to games that have been played over 100 hours.

The glitch results in problems very similar to what happens when the game cartridge's {{wp|List_of_battery_sizes#Lithium_cells|CR1616 internal battery}} runs down, which stops the game's clock.  However, in games afflicted by a dead battery, there is a message just after the title screen: "The internal battery has run dry. The game can be played. However, clock-based events will no longer occur." In contrast, games being affected by the glitch will ''not'' have that message.

As the Berry glitch affects the game's day counter and timer, other areas of the game are affected by the glitch. These can also be signs that the game has contracted the Berry glitch.

* [[Lilycove Dept. Store]] never has any sales

* Lilycove Dept. Store stops allowing the player to [[Pokémon Lottery Corner|draw a Lotto Ticket]]

* The [[Mauville Game Corner]] never has any service days

* The [[Energy Guru]] never sells vitamins cheap

* The tide in [[Shoal Cave]] never changes

* The man who gives out {{TM|27|Return}} and {{TM|21|Frustration}} in [[Pacifidlog Town]] stops giving out [[TM]]s

* Those that hand out free Berries stop handing them out

* [[Mirage Island]]'s random number is the same

* {{p|Eevee}} will only be able to evolve into one of {{p|Espeon}} or {{p|Umbreon}}

* {{rt|119|Hoenn}} and {{rt|123|Hoenn}} are stuck with the same weather condition