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Old January 17th, 2011 (9:20 AM).
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I left my pokewalker in my jeans the other day and forgot to take it out and put them in the washing machine - to my surprise when I took it out it still works absolutely fine! My donphan and all my watts were still there too and i'm sure the washing machine's spinning will have added a few more :P

Has this ever happened to anyone else?
(Note - don't do this deliberately, I [probably] got very, very lucky xD)
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Old January 17th, 2011 (9:26 AM).
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My brother did this before... not on purpose, of course. :p When he took it out, it was still full of water, and the left button didn't work. That fixed in a few days, though.

He also got something like 23000 steps. O: A lot, I know. Also, I wouldn't do it on purpose. Who knows, maybe it could break...?
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Old January 17th, 2011 (9:53 AM).
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A long time ago my Pokemon Gold got washed/dried and it still works to this day.
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Old January 17th, 2011 (10:08 AM).
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lol that happened at me too :O there was a shaymin in it :P
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Old January 17th, 2011 (10:11 AM).
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I went jogging the other day. When I got home, I threw my clothes in the washer, not realising my walker was still in there.

It didn't make it. ;_;
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Old January 17th, 2011 (10:54 AM).
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yup i've done that before. It survived but I have to replace the battery every few days. I have an Unown (F) on there named FAIL :P
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Old January 17th, 2011 (2:51 PM).
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Mine got washed too, and, luckily, it survived. It didn't work at first because it was so wet (and I was really mad about that), but, after letting it dry a day, it worked again. I also got a lot of steps from the wash, which got me a lot of the routes I still had to get.
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Old January 17th, 2011 (3:04 PM).
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Hasn't happened to me... yet, but there's been several cases when DS games have been left in my jeans pocket... D:
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Old January 17th, 2011 (3:04 PM).
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While I've never gotten my Pokewalker washed, I have gotten my SoulSilver sent through. xD Thankfully, it lived.
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Old January 17th, 2011 (3:15 PM).
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My PokéWalker went through once and survived. My Emerald has gone through and survived as well, but my brother's Sapphire came out with the clock feature not working. :/
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Old January 17th, 2011 (3:39 PM).
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My PokéWalker went through once and survived. My Emerald has gone through and survived as well, but my brother's Sapphire came out with the clock feature not working. :/
The internal battery of the Sapphire cartridge was probably broken there then as it affects the clock feature (well, time-based events) but nothing else.

Certainly from the stories I have heard they mad the Pokewalker pretty well.
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Old January 17th, 2011 (3:53 PM).
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going by this theory, what do you think would happen if you disconnected the water from your washing machine, threw the pokewalker in, well-bundled, and ran the machine? pretty good way to build up watts if you ask me...
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Old January 17th, 2011 (5:18 PM).
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Ever since I bought Heartgold I constantly check my pockets before I throw them in the washer. Sooo many times have I found the pokewalker in my jeans just in the nic of time. I dont want to have a repeat of Pokemon Gold -sniff- ;~;
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Old January 17th, 2011 (7:59 PM).
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I never left my PokeWalker in the washing machine, but I have a similar story: when I was hit by a big wave on a beach during spring break, I was carrying my PokeWalker. Luckily, it survived. But it was so wet that I had one of my cousins carry it for me for a while.
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Old January 17th, 2011 (8:41 PM).
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It happened once to me; I accidentally left my PokeWalker in my pocket. I suddenly realize it, but my walker is already in the machine. When I took it out, it worked perfectly. :/
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Old January 22nd, 2011 (2:51 AM).
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1) Attach PokeWalker to dog
2) Wait a day
3) Profit!
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Old January 22nd, 2011 (7:27 AM).
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My pokewalker did not survive the washing machine, thank god the game backed up my kingdra!!
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Old January 22nd, 2011 (11:15 AM).
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I leave mine on my sock while walking, runnig etc. This way I always know it's there. :)
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Old January 22nd, 2011 (11:21 AM).
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1) Attach PokeWalker to dog
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Exactly what I did.
Taped mine on the collar for extra sturdiness.
Let it run outside in my backyard for the whole day. :)

Came out to be 90,000+ steps in about 12hrs.
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Old January 22nd, 2011 (12:13 PM).
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I barely use my PokeWalker but these PokeWalkers are pretty resistant, since I have dropped mine a few times and it still works. But it has never gone on a trip to the washing machine, or surfing.
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Old January 23rd, 2011 (2:38 AM).
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I had mine on my belt, went into the bathroom, undid my belt and the Pokewalker fell off the belt and into the toilet :P
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Old January 23rd, 2011 (7:52 AM).
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My game cartridge went through the wash a while ago. 400+ hours of play, johtodex done, and dozens of hand-trained competitive pokemon.
Thankfully, it somehow survived.
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Old January 23rd, 2011 (2:08 PM).
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Man you got lucky because my Pokewalker didn't make it through the wash cylcle. I came in the laundry room one morning and saw it sitting on the dryer filled with water. It sucks because I had my make a wish Jirachi in it.
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Old January 28th, 2011 (9:11 AM).
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that never happend to me. i lost my pokewalker
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Old January 28th, 2011 (9:22 AM).
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I lost mine too. I was walking to school, when I got to the bottom of the hill and noticed it wasn't on my jeans. I walked back up and down the hill twice, tore up my room, but couldn't find it.

I plan on buying SoulSilver to take it's PokeWalker to link with my HeartGold, but I don't think it'll keep the events since I restarted HeartGold shortly after.
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