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Appearantly raising a Tauros - or Jiand as they’re known in this game - to level 34 crashes the game. At least it did for me, I don’t know if there’s something wrong with this specific Jiand or if it all Elfs of this species will make this happen.
But yeah, thought I’d share this. c:
Thanks for the heads up! If it does crash every time, it may have something to do with the hex code, like the deal with battling Seel and Dewgong.
Another crash!
I was trying to dump a bunch of my items in my PC. It turns out that whenever you attempt to deposit the item selected in the screenshot, the game will crash. In fact, when you try to do anything with this item, the game will crash! So be on the lookout, and don’t ever forget to save scum!
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Entering the Pokemon Center in Goldenrod ruined my file. As soon as I stepped in I was greeted with a text box saying “LET YOU WAIT FOR A LONG TIME / IT SEEMS THAT MANY ELFS HAVE BEEN FOUND / THIS IS YOUR NEW FRIEND / LOVE IT MORE
PRESENT AGAIN!”
The same dialogue comes up over and over, only about a split second between them, and I also seem to be frozen to the spot so there’s no escape. :c
Another wonderful game-crashing NPC!
This is another weird situational game-crashing NPC, a Skier (with Dewgong) in Mahogany Gym. They don’t seem to like my Quilava very much, as it crashed when I used Flame Wheel before switching out to another Pokemon. It crashed in the same way as the girl with the Seel near Whirl Islands. I think maybe Fire-type moves mess up the hex code? According to another player, it’s Seel/Dewgong’s fault.
EDIT: With all the bugs I’m finding, I’m adding a link to look at all the bug tags so new players can know what to look for.
So, I encountered another game-crashing NPC! This one is a female Swimmer near the Whirl Islands, her only Pokemon is Seel. The game only crashed when I let my Quilava (Madam) attack her Pokemon with Ember. Strangely, it didn’t crash if I used any other attack on it.
Lesson learned? Savestate as often as you can before talking to NPCs.
I felt this was too important to wait for the queue to post so I’m publishing it now!
BIG WARNING TO PEOPLE PLAYING THIS ROM! Talking to this NPC in Goldenrod Park crashed my emulator! Second picture includes the error code VBA gave me. Remember to save state often if you ever play, because this isn’t the only NPC I’ve encountered so far that’s crashed the game!
