The Berry Glitch and How to Cure it

Now that the game has been out for a full year, cases of the Berry Glitch will become quite widespread. As a result, here's the full info on the glitch and how to fix it.

Q: What is the Berry Glitch?
A: The Berry Glitch is the nickname for a glitch in the coding of Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire that basically stops the game's day counter moving. This stops time-based events such as berries growing, the Lilycove Dept Store's sale, and trainer re-battles from happening (for a full list of events affected by the glitch see the section later in the post). It can be fixed relatively easily, but unfixed it can seriously hinder your enjoyment of the game. It usually only appears on a cartridge that is exactly one year old, but it has been known to appear on newer cartridges for some reason.

Q: What events are affected by the glitch?
A: The following are all signs that your cart has cotnracted the berry glitch:

Trainers stop wanting to re-battle

Berries stop growing

Lilycove Dept Store never has any sales

Game Corner never has any service days

The Energy Guru never sells vitamins cheap

The tide in Shoal Cave never changes

The Return/Frustration man in Pacifidlog stops giving out TMs

Q: How do I fix the glitch?
A: All of the recent Pokemon titles have the glitch fix installed into them. There are several different methods of fixing the glitch, depending on the game you intend to fix the glitch with.

If you are fixing the glitch with Pokemon Colloseum, Pokemon Box, or Pokemon Channel (all for Nintendo GameCube) then connect your GBA (containing the glitched cart) to the GC with a GBA/GCN link cable. Go to one of the pokemon uploading options and turn your GBA on. When the GC registers the GBA as being there it will automatically fix the berry glitch.

If you are fixing the glitch with Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (due out September 2004) link one GBA with a Fr/Lg cartridge to another with your infected Ru/Sa cart. Ensure the RuSa GBA is not turned on. Turn on FrLg and at the title screen, press Select and B. Also ensure that the FrLg GBA has the player one end of the link cable (the purple end of an official cable). Then press A to confirm the action. When the RuSa GBA reaches the Game Boy screen, press Start and Select straight away. The FrLg cart will detect this and begin fixing the glitch.

It is also worth noting that some games stores (notably the US Target chain) will fix your cartridge for free. All you have to do is take in your GBA and hand it over to someone working there and they will fix it for you.

quote Nintendo Europe

Send it in
Just send your Pokémon Ruby or Sapphire Game Pak to the following address, and we will upgrade your Game Pak:

Nintendo Service Centre
Codestorm House
Walton Road
Farlington
Hampshire
PO6 1TR

Telephone: 0870 6060 247 (Calls are charged at the National Rate to the caller)

Our technicians will upgrade the game for you free of charge, and you'll also get a special surprise gift! To get your gift, your game must be set up properly. Here are the requirements:

1. Make sure that your active team has five or less Pokémon in it.
2. You must have saved the game at least once after obtaining Torchic, Treecko or Mudkip from Professor Birch.

If you meet these requirements, you'll receive a very special gift!

Q: Will this fix the glitch forever?
A: Yes. The glitch is then permanently fixed, and nothing will bring it back.

If you think I've missed anything from the guide, or got anything wrong, feel free to point it out in this thread.

This message was edited by Anilones(moderator) on Jun 16 2004.

*belms*

Read the first post, it tells you how to remove it.

I do not know. Go there and see.