3rd Gen Is cheating THIS bad? [question]

[Richard Lynch]

Back when I had my gameshark, I used to use my Emerald version as a sort of experiment. I'd just have fun with, catch myself a Deoxys or Mew, get him to level 100 in a night, and totally destroy the Elite 4. But after a while of using gameshark, I noticed that all of my berries were gone. None of them were growing... nearly every patch of soil was completely bare. Then I traded between that version of Emerald, and my Ruby version... and after a few trades, I realized that there were no berries in Ruby either! The same thing that happened in Emerald happened to my Ruby. (and it wasn't this Berry Glitch I've been hearing about, I patched it with Emerald on both Ruby and Sapphire... not to mention I haven't even had the game for half a year at the time).

I'm just wondering if this is a common side affect of using a gameshark, or other cheatring device? Because it was really quite annoying... I lost some rare berries. Of course, I just bought them again with my gameshark! haha

Anyways, I have since restarted my Emerald version with a clean slate (no cheating for me), and want to trade some of the rare pokemon from my "tainted" and rather berry-less Ruby, but I don't want the glitch to spread to my new game of Emerald. I'm just curious if anyone knows what happened, if it was the gameshark, if it'll spread if I trade?

 

[Cresselia]

I did hear about a glitch in the gameshark that would stop your berries from growing. I also heard a glitch about how it would lock up your TM/HM case, so you couldn't use them. When you restarted you Emerald, did you do a Factory Reset? (A Factory Reset is where you push a bunch of random buttons at the title screen-I forget which ones, and then it resets your game like as if you had never played it) If you didn't do a Factory Reset, some of the Gameshark codes could still be in your Emerald. Well, if it spread like it did the first time, I personally wouldn't risk it. It could spread the glitch, or you could luck out and be just fine. Try to be more careful in the future. (:

 

[Red1530]

I have used the Action Replay without this problem in Emerald. Maybe it is just a Gameshark problem?

 

[Richard Lynch]

I did hear about a glitch in the gameshark that would stop your berries from growing. I also heard a glitch about how it would lock up your TM/HM case, so you couldn't use them. When you restarted you Emerald, did you do a Factory Reset? (A Factory Reset is where you push a bunch of random buttons at the title screen-I forget which ones, and then it resets your game like as if you had never played it) If you didn't do a Factory Reset, some of the Gameshark codes could still be in your Emerald. Well, if it spread like it did the first time, I personally wouldn't risk it. It could spread the glitch, or you could luck out and be just fine. Try to be more careful in the future. (:

I did do a factory reset (up+b+select, I think), so I doubt I'll have a problem. If I do... well, I took the risk, I'd just buy a new game. And the TM/HM thing didn't turn up on my game. But I don't mind too much... I often do that with these games: start over and just play the game again, even though I build the same team each time (because honestly, it does get a trifle boring after you beat the Elit 4 and whathaveyou).

I'll be honest in saying that all the sites I've checked, this is the first case I've heard of this happening. Maybe I'm just lucky. lol ;-)

 

[Kraka-chan]

I have used an AR cheat once to get all the berries (including the enigma), but eventually the game froze whenever I was in the TM section of my Trainer Bag. (I did post this once)

I would only resort to cheating in order to get Deoxys and Mew, since I can't attend any of the Pokemon events.

 

[boo836]

I use tyranitar, sceptile and wailord, dragonite or garados. ( I think)

 

[Ahegil]

using the gameshark/action repay has many radom and very harmfull effects i have had many differant things happen to my games using the gameshark I(this is not advertising) would recmend the ction replay becuase its much safer and glitch dont happen that ofthen and the not near as sever.

 

[Eruption]

I use tyranitar, sceptile and wailord, dragonite or garados. ( I think)

What has that got to do with this?

Anyway, Berries gone?
well I suppose it is what you get for cheating.

 

[Scales]

Yeah it does sometimes stop berries from growing

But dont make this slow you down. I would just buy new berries

 

[Richard Lynch]

What has that got to do with this?

Anyway, Berries gone?
well I suppose it is what you get for cheating.

Well there is one good thing about making mistakes: you never make them again.

I don't ever plan to use Gameshark on my Emerald, now that I got Pokerus and have formulated my ultimate Steel Pokemon team. I even intend to go all the way to New York to go to the Pokemon Centre there and get the Legendaries. (I think they can give them away there? I hope so. Even though I refrain from using Legendaries in battle, they're still neat to flaunt around.)

 

[Scales]

Well there is one good thing about making mistakes: you never make them again.

I don't ever plan to use Gameshark on my Emerald, now that I got Pokerus and have formulated my ultimate Steel Pokemon team. I even intend to go all the way to New York to go to the Pokemon Centre there and get the Legendaries. (I think they can give them away there? I hope so. Even though I refrain from using Legendaries in battle, they're still neat to flaunt around.)

Pokerus is the best side effect about using gameshark

I knew someone who actualy got pokerus and didnt use gameshark. This is possible but it is almost one in 189537.472 to 1

But the berry glitch happens to me a lot of the time. But I rarely use berries I just use potions and antidotes

 

[Richard Lynch]

Pokerus is the best side effect about using gameshark

I knew someone who actualy got pokerus and didnt use gameshark. This is possible but it is almost one in 189537.472 to 1

But the berry glitch happens to me a lot of the time. But I rarely use berries I just use potions and antidotes

No, no, no, I didnt get Pokerus because of Gameshark! I got Pokerus randomly in game without cheating. 5minutes into the game, to be precise. So I'm considering that to me by lucky game, and don't want to fudge it up with Gameshark glitches. Besides, it's much more fun training yourself, and knowing you worked hard rather than to get a Beldum to Level 100 in a single night. Ya know?

 

[Scales]

No, no, no, I didnt get Pokerus because of Gameshark! I got Pokerus randomly in game without cheating. 5minutes into the game, to be precise. So I'm considering that to me by lucky game, and don't want to fudge it up with Gameshark glitches. Besides, it's much more fun training yourself, and knowing you worked hard rather than to get a Beldum to Level 100 in a single night. Ya know?

Oh i see. I always got it by using game shark but about 50% of my saves got bad eggs and I needed to restart. But anyway good job and I wouldnt make another save for a long time

 

[Ahegil]

you can trade the pokerus.....

 

[Scales]

you can trade the pokerus.....

YOU CAN? Whoa I did not know that. I am so glad you just told me that. Now I can have pokerus on all my saves.

 

[Richard Lynch]

YOU CAN? Whoa I did not know that. I am so glad you just told me that. Now I can have pokerus on all my saves.

But if you're trading between a game where you used Gameshark, be careful! I learned the hard way that the glitches from one game can transfer to another. I'm sure it won't happen ALL the time, but there's always that risk. Such as Bad Eggs... they can be transferred unwillingly, if I'm correct.

 

[Scales]

But if you're trading between a game where you used Gameshark, be careful! I learned the hard way that the glitches from one game can transfer to another. I'm sure it won't happen ALL the time, but there's always that risk. Such as Bad Eggs... they can be transferred unwillingly, if I'm correct.

Bad eggs are the worst glitch on the planet. But I barely gameshark my gba. I just gameshark on emulator

But anyway back to the berry thing

The glitch does exist but usualy it doesnt. But anyway what berries do people find problems with?

 

[Mrbadboy3]

its's weird when i borrowed my friends emerald i traded my Firered pokes and I got Pokerus just from battling the E4 one time on all the pokes i traded o.o And his poke NEVER had pokerus so i'm freaked out that mine got it from HIS game

 

[J]

Well, using GS to get PokeRus is just... weird. o_O
If you want to get more EXP or EVs, just modify them, hm? (not that I use AR/GS)
But, anyways, I highly discourage cheating. :(

 

[Masterpoke]

Whats fun is trading a pokerus pokemon to fr/lg since theres no time feature your pokemon will have pokerus untill you trade them to a game with a time feature.