Summary
OnePokemon Goldplayer recently acquired a “strange” item after talking to an NPC in Goldenrod City, something normally not found in-game, but they received thanks to some glitches.Pokemon Goldand its sister gameSilverare the sequels to the originalPokemon Red and Bluegames on the Game Boy, taking fans out of the Kanto region to the brand-new world of Johto.GoldandSilverare considered a step up from the original games, thanks to a wider selection of Pokemon and the new region’s features.
The second generation specifically had a number of new items for players to use.Pokemon Gold and Silverintroduced Held Items, which has been a staple mechanic of the franchise ever since. However, not everything inGold and Silveris spotless or glitch-free. LikeRed and Bluebefore it,Gold and Silverhave a number of oddities and programming quirks, which apply not only to the original Game Boy Color cartridges but also Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console releases. One fan recently encountered one of these glitches, specifically with a strange item they acquired in Goldenrod City
User NecessaryMastodon229 recently posted on the r/pokemon subreddit about how they were playingPokemon Goldto get a full living dex forPokemon Home. They went to the second floor of the Goldenrod Pokemon Center,trading betweenPokemon GoldandSilverwith their spouse when they saw an NPC behind the counter. Having never seen this NPC before, they talked to him, and received a generic message about how they were supposed to give them an item. After that, they ended up with a ? item in their bag, which had a quantity of one and couldn’t be used, but it could be registered to the select button.
The ? Item in Pokemon Gold and Silver Explained
More knowledgeable fans pointed out that this was a glitchedMystery Gift iteminPokemon Gold and Silver. Normally, that specific NPC is responsible for giving them to the player when they are eligible. Since the Mystery Gift’s data is saved in the save file, there are rare occasions when the game crashes, corrupting the Mystery Gift data so that it believes the player can pick up this item, assigning it to the item with ID 00. Item ID 00 is a glitched item that has no use in-game.
As such, this is a fairly harmlessPokemon Gold and Silverglitch. Players can can safely get rid of it by tossing it away or by giving it to a Pokemon as a held item, which makes it disappear. While glitches inPokemonare still prevalent, this is one of many that can occur inGold and Silverthat is fascinating to see in action.
Pokemon Gold
Enter a whole new world, with new Pokemon to capture, train and battle! Meet Professor Elm and get the all-new Poke Gear, including map, radio, cell phone and clock. Set the clock then watch as day turns to night and events take place in real-time - and be sure to keep an eye out for Pokemon that come out only at night!• Dozens of never-before-seen Pokemon! Find new evolutions for some familiar Pokemon and discover whole new species. Your Pokedex will reveal genders of some Pokemon.• A whole new world! Explore Johto, where there are new gym leaders to beat and eight new badges to earn.• Two new types! Introducing Dark and Steel-type Pokemon.• Trade with Silver, Red, Blue and Yellow versions to catch ‘em all
