Gold & Silver

[RichterB]

So, is it just my luck or has anyone elses Gold or Silver versions just erase for no reason? I own the U.S. version of Silver which erased for an unknown reason and wont save any new games and the Japanese version of Gold which also erased for an unknown reason. Is this a flaw in the cartridges or is it just my luck? I was pretty mad since their my fav. versions of the whole series :(

[Uiariamu_Shibu]

yea..my silver was erased by itself for no reason at all as well..but then again...I think it was because I haven't played it in a while....when was the last time you played yours?..

[Alistair]

Ya, that happened with my Silver too. But this belongs in the Metal/Color Generation thread.

[RichterB]

oops, my b i didnt see the other thread, but yeah i actually played it alot last july and it was working fine, then one day i just turned it on and said new game without a continue, my heart dropped because a few days earlier i completed my pokedex :\

[~Patrick~]

So, is it just my luck or has anyone elses Gold or Silver versions just erase for no reason?
Wow dude...same exact thing happened to me. I fired up my Silver to find no File there at all. Probably because I haven't played in about 2-3 years...but I'm still upset because I had like 10 lv 91 Articunos...and a lv 80+ Umbreon I hand trained which took me forever..to get it to evolve at the right time. :disappoin

[Ninja Monkey]

I haven't played mine in a couple of years and fired it up yesterday... I still had my save file.

[RichterB]

I haven't played mine in a couple of years and fired it up yesterday... I still had my save file.

lol then your very lucky but dont jynx yourself XD! i was thinking about buying a used one cause i seen a few around but im afraid either its just going to die on me again or their already dead and ppl traded them in anyway. why do my fav games out of the whole series have to be the ones with the problems?! :[

[Exokriz]

I wonder if there is a way to fix this problem....

(No wonder people havent been answering my thread, they've all been answering yours =P)

[Green Bulbasaur]

After you play a Pokemon game for a certain amount of hours, you're internal battery dies. It seems as if yours died also. There's no way to get it fixed either, I think, so you're just gonna have to go buy yourself a new copy. =/

[Exokriz]

After you play a Pokemon game for a certain amount of hours, you're internal battery dies. It seems as if yours died also. There's no way to get it fixed either, I think, so you're just gonna have to go buy yourself a new copy. =/

.......what are you talking about? Game Cartridges don't have batteries.....

[dnt-worry-im-from-the-net]

yeh i agree with green bulbasaur the most likely answer is your internal battery has died, you can send it to nintendo and they will replace the battery for free, but you must pay for shipping etc. or the connectors in your cartridge or game boy could be dirty and you could fix it with a cleaning kit, or if they are very dirty you could send it to nintendo and they could clean it for you.

[Red1530]

This happned to me because of dirt in on the cartrige.

[Aust77]

Does Nintendo still clean and fix cartridges??Same thing happened with my gold version.Sadly,I had Raikou,Umbreon,Espeon,Feraligatr and many other good Pokemon.Also my brother has had Red version about 6-7 years and it still works and i've had gold only 2-3 years.....I hope this won't happen to the blue version i'm getting next Thursday.

[Ninja Monkey]

.......what are you talking about? Game Cartridges don't have batteries.....
Yes they do. The internal battery is what holds all your savegame data. If that dies, then so do your savegames.

[Tikal Kid]

Yes they do. The internal battery is what holds all your savegame data. If that dies, then so do your savegames.

I think the save's saved as a seperate file on the cartredge, I'm pretty sure on that, the battery in G/S just keeps the clock running like a PC's battery does, but yah, my gold erased once randomly, I had like 3 level 100's, a lugia, typhlosion... and... something else... it was like 4 years ago so I don't remember exactly, but I started up a new game after and it's been going fine sence.

[Pokemon Master 4ever]

I usually leave my games in the car,on my dresser or even in the DEN,most time my saved game is ereased.I look in the part that goes into the GB and see crums or dust and blow it out.
Hint:Don't leave the game cartiges in your pants or shorts you may not even remember it was there until it gets washed and the saved file is gone for good.

I had a level 100 Typhosion,Meganium,Feraligatr,Lugia,Ho-Oh,Entei,Raikou,Suicune.

[RichterB]

well good news, my friend was searching through his games the other day and found his silver and knowing that mine died he just gave me his! :shocked: i fired it up and found that yes indeed the save feature still works :D

[~Patrick~]

Hmm I wonder if I sped up the death the Internal battery, from the number of times I abruptly turned off the game while saving while using the cloning trick...

I abused that cheat alot..must've done it about 100 times.

You think that might've contributed to the death of my internal battery?

[RichterB]

yeah maybe, at this point im guessing its a problem with only the GSC versions because mine and everyone elses RBY still work fine and thier even older cartridges. i hope this problem wasnt continued though with RSE and even future games :nervous:

[oni flygon]

The internal battery keeps the time of the game. So when the battery dies, the game is unable to keep time, thus it says that there is no time set and that the file is corrupted. Sadly, my Gold version of six years died... I'm sure my brother's Silver version is to follow and I'm replaying my Crystal just to get as much fun from it while it lasts. Sad, because I believe that the Gold/Silver/Crystal generation was the pinnacle of Pokemon gaming.

[Aggron-x-Ryder]

Ok
Im new 2 this Forum thing and yer...
this is off the question but,
My friend told me that u can get celebi...
by throwing a masterball in the shire in the forest....
and wen u do, u look around in the grass and celebi appears....
can that be trusted? i mean i hav billions of master balls thx 2 that cheat with the computer....
but i dunno... is it worth trying?
and one more thing, are those trainer cards made by yourself or do u do it on a website?
Cyaz
Maddy

[Red1530]

The only way to get Celebi in the GSC generation is to use a gameshark. The codes for Gold and Silver can be got here (http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sharkgoldsilver.html). The codes for Crystal can be got here (http://www.serebii.net/crystal/celebi.shtml).

[Aggron-x-Ryder]

hmmm.... ok
i dnt hav game shark... lol tho i was gonna getr Celebi on one of those Westfield things where they hav those machines.... oh well, thanks anyways

[lucifer_666]

That happened to my Gold verson once, but i'm pretty sure that was because I dropped my game boy down the stairs whilst playing it :/ lol

[Claire Bennet]

SAME THING MAN im so peeved coz ity was a really good game
YAY 100th POST!!!!!!!!!!

[Ichaste Pekoni]

This never happened to me...

...Well, what about Pokemon Stadium 1 & 2? Are they susceptible to this problem?

[californiajk2]

yeah happeneed to my gold version yesterday i thought it was cuz i tried to use a gba gameshark on it when its a gbc game... but maybe it has something to do with the battery but doesnt matter to me cuz i play my crystal alot more =)

[Aggron-x-Ryder]

my brothers gold enternal battery died the other day...
is there any way to reset it?

[Kenji~]

Omg, I'm like totally scared now. I think I'll trade a copy of my dewgong to my yellow version to keep it safe...but I dont know what to do about my Typhlosion...

Can the battery be recharged?

[Oz Ranger]

I had my Red version since mid-1999 and the internal clock hasn't died yet. Same with my Yellow, except late-1999. I have had my Silver and Gold since since late 2000. Not yet has my Silver nor Gold ran out. Although, it is possible to run out if things like dirt or something else damages it.

[what?]

Can the battery be recharged?

unfortunately you have to manually remove it and replace it and do all this complicated stuff i read on wikipedia.

[willypiggy]

:( I just bourght a GBC off ebay so I could play my red and gold... don't tell me they aint gonna work :(

[~*!*~Queen Boo~*!*~]

I think the reasoning for this is because the cartridge is old and got alot of dust in it.

:t093:~*!*~Queen Boo~*!*~

[Akitochi]

My silver erased when I did something stupid with my N64(It was in the Transfer Pack). My yellow erased itself when I hadn't played it in a few years. x)

[[[.x___matt]]]

AW... Unlucky to you guys. My R/B/Y and my G/S are all working perfectly fine! And I got all those the day they came out.

[Lordpenguin]

It seems there is no specific lifetime for batteries, especially comparing GSC to RBY, which seem to last longer. And you can replace the battery yourself, if you can break open the casing, and solder in the correct new battery. (hardest part is finding one: your best bet is actually to buy a bargain bin GBC game with save and nick it out of that.)
And then glue the case back together so it slots in, which is easier if you use your GBA, of course.

EDIT: This will not restore corrupted old games, I think, just allow you to save new ones again.

[Auron]

unfortunately you have to manually remove it and replace it and do all this complicated stuff i read on wikipedia.

What article is it ?? But do you lose your game save ??

The internal battery keeps the time of the game. So when the battery dies, the game is unable to keep time, thus it says that there is no time set and that the file is corrupted.

That's right. It happened to me in Sapphire (The Emulator was an old version). It said that the battery ran dry, and there won't be any time event.

[willypiggy]

It seems there is no specific lifetime for batteries, especially comparing GSC to RBY, which seem to last longer. And you can replace the battery yourself, if you can break open the casing, and solder in the correct new battery. (hardest part is finding one: your best bet is actually to buy a bargain bin GBC game with save and nick it out of that.)
And then glue the case back together so it slots in, which is easier if you use your GBA, of course.

EDIT: This will not restore corrupted old games, I think, just allow you to save new ones again.

Is it really that easy? If my Gold doesnt work then I may try it and take pics and amke a tutorial for everyone :)

[Lordpenguin]

Hehehe, no, it's not as easy as it sounds. The connections on the circuit board of the cartridge are very small, and and difficult to connect accurately by all accounts. And you need to be careful to isolate the battery until it is connected properly, to make sure of not putting power into any part of the circuit while working. I haven't done it successfully (I can't solder), but a friend of mine has, though he does work in electronics...

[Ash&pikachuarethebest]

Well i hope my gold doesn't go funnie like that because i have my lugia and Ho-oh and all my good pokemon on it

[willypiggy]

Grrr, well I suppose i'm an ok solderer, A link to a tutorial? :)