___ _ _ ( _`\ ( ) // | |_) ) _ | |/') __ ___ ___ _ ___ | ,__/'/'_`\ | , < /'__`\/' _ ` _ `\ /'_`\ /' _ `\ | | ( (_) )| |\`\ ( ___/| ( ) ( ) |( (_) )| ( ) | (_) `\___/'(_) (_)`\____)(_) (_) (_)`\___/'(_) (_) ___ _ _ ( _`\ (_ ) ( ) | (_(_) ___ ___ __ _ __ _ _ | | _| | | _)_ /' _ ` _ `\ /'__`\( '__)/'_` ) | | /'_` | | (_( )| ( ) ( ) |( ___/| | ( (_| | | | ( (_| | (____/'(_) (_) (_)`\____)(_) `\__,_)(___)`\__,_) Pokemon Emerald Cloning Guide By: Matthew Parkinson (marter) E-mail:mparkinson (at) shaw.ca ---------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction [Intro1] 2. Before You Can Clone [uWait1] 3. How To Clone Pokemon [Clone1] 4. How to Clone Items Efficiently [Clone2] 5. Why This Glitch Works [Answr1] 6. Potential Issues When Cloning [Trubl1] 6.01 Missing Pokemon/Items [NoPok1] 6.02 Corrupted Data [Crupt1] 7. Frequently Asked Questions [uFAQs1] 7.01 Redoing Legendaries/Move Tutors? [uRedo1] 7.02 Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire? [RbSpr1] 7.03 Cloned vs. Regular? [Dfrnc1] 7.04 Wireless Connecting? [Wrles1] 7.05 Using a DS? [UseDS1] 7.06 Legendary Pokemon? [Legnd1] 7.07 Which Items? [Items1] 8. Conclusion/Credits/Copyright [C/C/C1] 9. Version History [Vsion1] ---------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction [Intro1] ---------------------------------------------------- This guide will help inform you as to how you go about cloning Pokemon and items in Pokemon Emerald Version. This will work for any Pokemon or item, and is fairly safe, as long as you follow this guide. *DISCLAIMER* If you lose your Pokemon or have your data corrupted, I will not be held responsible. It is your own fault. If you follow the guide to clone your Pokemon, you will not have any consequences, and therefore should have no problem. If by chance you do happen to lose a Pokemon or save file, please let me know by e-mail, for two reasons. The first reason is so that I can inform you of what was done wrong, so that it will not happen again. The second reason is that if something happens even after following all steps, I can try to find out the cause, and find preventative measures. *END DISCLAIMER* ---------------------------------------------------- 2. Before You Can Clone [uWait1] ---------------------------------------------------- Here is what you need in order to be able to clone your Pokemon: 1) Access to the Battle Frontier 2) Two Pokemon Eligible to enter the Battle Frontier In order to clone your Pokemon or items in Pokemon Emerald, you will need to have access to the Battle Frontier in the game. To gain access to the Battle Frontier, you need to beat the Elite Four. After they are defeated, Scott will ask to speak to you on the SS. Tidal. Once you get there, Scott will tell you that you can now visit the Battle Frontier whenever you want when boarding the ferry. After leaving the ferry, talk to the lady you see, and tell her you'd like to go to the Frontier. You will want to head to the Battle Tower, so head straight from the entrance of the Battle Frontier. Once you are past the Battle Dome, turn right and you are there. This is the location you will want to be in so that you are able to clone. You will need to have two Pokemon in your party that are eligible to compete in the Battle Tower. The Pokemon that are not eligible are as follows: Mewtwo Mew Lugia Ho-oh Celebi Kyogre Groudon Rayquaza Jirachi Deoxys Egg All other Pokemon are allowed, and you need to have at least two of the allowed Pokemon with you in order to accomplish this glitch. ---------------------------------------------------- 3. How To Clone Pokemon [Clone1] ---------------------------------------------------- *DISCLAIMER* Only attempt to clone 5 Pokemon at a time maximum, otherwise one of them will be lost during cloning. *END DISCLAIMER* Cloning is actually quite easy, as long as you follow the steps below. If you do this, there is a pretty low risk, and you will not lose any of your Pokemon in the process. The important thing to remember, is that you should not turn of your game while it is saving. This is where people mess it up, and lose there Pokemon. People also sometimes mess up the order that you withdraw/deposit your Pokemon. Remeber this: deposit your Pokemon, then withdraw them. Don't worry, it'll make sense in a little bit. 1) Attach all items you wish to clone to the Pokemon you will be using to clone. You can use any of the five Pokemon in your party. All Pokemon you are planning to deposit will be cloned, so attach the items accordingly. 2) Go to the PC in the Battle Tower, and deposit the Pokemon that you wish to clone into Lanette's PC. 3) Exit out of the PC and choose to save your progress. 4) Open the PC, and withdraw all the Pokemon you just deposited. 5) Talk with the Wireless Attendant on the far right of the Battle Tower. 6) Pick two Pokemon that are eligible to compete in the Battle Tower. 7) Select the option "Yes", when you are asked "Before entering a BATTLE ROOM, your progress must be saved. Is that okay?" 8) There will be a short pause after selecting "Yes". Wait until this pause is over. 9) She will now ask you "Would you like to save the game?" This is the point where you will turn off your game. 10) Restart your game. The cloned Pokemon will now be in both your PC and your party. ---------------------------------------------------- 4. How To Clone Items Efficiently [Clone2] ---------------------------------------------------- Cloning Pokemon is great, but cloning items is a slow process, if you follow the steps above. Luckily for you, there is a much faster way to clone items, that will allow you to clone a numerous amount of items. Here are the steps that allow you to mass clone your items. 1) Go to the PC in the Battle Tower. Move your Pokemon to Box 1 for easy access. 2) Select "Move Items" and move the items you wish to clone onto the Pokemon in Box 1. 3) Exit out of the PC and choose to save your progress. 4) Open the PC and select "Move Items". Take all of the items you wish to clone from the Pokemon holding them. 5) Talk with the Wireless Attendant on the far right of the Battle Tower. 6) Pick two Pokemon that are eligible to compete in the Battle Tower. 7) Select the option "Yes", when you are asked "Before entering a BATTLE ROOM, your progress must be saved. Is that okay?" 8) There will be a short pause after selecting "Yes". Wait until this pause is over. 9) She will now ask you "Would you like to save the game?" This is the point where you will turn off your game. 10) Restart your game. The cloned items will now be in both your bag and your PC. ---------------------------------------------------- 5. Why This Glitch Works [Answr1] ---------------------------------------------------- During that pause in step 8, the game creates a partial save of your game. This saves everything except the boxes in your PC. When you withdraw your Pokemon from the box and go to create this partial save, your party is saved, but the PC isn't. This means that turning off the game at this point means that the Pokemon in your party are saved, the items in your bag are saved, but the PC reverts back to when you last saved, (after depositing your Pokemon/items). This gives you duplicates of your Pokemon or items. Here is an illistrated example of how it works: Deposit Pokemon you wish to clone || \/ Save game (Creating a full save) || \/ Withdraw Pokemon you wish to clone || \/ Talk with wireless attendant || \/ Go through menus (Partial save is made) || \/ Turn off game || \/ Start game || \/ Partial save party is loaded, Full save PC is loaded || \/ Pokemon is cloned ---------------------------------------------------- 6. Potential Issues When Cloning [Trubl1] ---------------------------------------------------- There are two potential issues that can occur when doing the cloning glitch. The first issue is that you can lose your Pokemon after turning off your game. The second issue is corruption occuring to your save file. Detailed below are the ways to avoid both of these issues. ---------------------------------------------------- 6.01 Missing Pokemon/Items [NoPok1] ---------------------------------------------------- Problem: Pokemon or items attempted to clone are not there and original Pokemon/Item has disappeared How To Avoid: This is avoided by keeping the correct order while performing this glitch. You must deposit your Pokemon/items first, save, and then withdraw the Pokemon/items. If you deposit your Pokemon/items last, when the partial save is created and you turn off, you could lose both potential versions. ---------------------------------------------------- 6.02 Corrupted Data [Crupt1] ---------------------------------------------------- Problem: Data is corrupted upon turning on game How To Avoid: This can occur if you turn off during the pause in step eight of this guide. Turning off while saving is rarely a good idea, and Pokemon is no exception. Turning off while it is in the partial save, has the possibility to corrupt the entire game save, so don't do it. That will prevent corruption. ---------------------------------------------------- 7. Frequently Asked Questions [uFAQs1] ---------------------------------------------------- Here are where the Frequently Asked Questions will be put. Please look here before e-mailing me a question. If your question if not listed here, feel free to e-mail me. ---------------------------------------------------- 7.01 Redoing Legendaries/Move Tutors? [uRedo1] ---------------------------------------------------- Q: Will this glitch allow me to redo events such as fighting legendaries more than once or use one time use move tutors again? A: No, the glitch only allows for duplication of Pokemon and items. The partial save will save EVERYTHING except for the PC. ---------------------------------------------------- 7.02 Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire? [RbSpr1] ---------------------------------------------------- Q: Does this work for Pokemon Sapphire/Ruby? A: No, as those versions do not have access to the Battle Frontier. The Battle Tower in these versions does not work for this glitch. ---------------------------------------------------- 7.03 Cloned vs. Regular? [Dfrnc1] ---------------------------------------------------- Q: Is there any way to differentiate a cloned Pokemon/Item from a normal Pokemon/Item? A: No, a cloned Pokemon/Item is exactly the same as the original. Think of it as copying and pasting text on your computer. There is no way to tell copied text from the original. ---------------------------------------------------- 7.04 Wireless Connecting? [Wrles1] ---------------------------------------------------- Q: Do I need someone to connect with when I get to the wireless attendant? A: No, you can do this glitch by yourself. ---------------------------------------------------- 7.05 Using a DS? [UseDS1] ---------------------------------------------------- Q: Can I clone my Pokemon while playing Emerald on a DS? A: Yes, there is no issue cloning while playing Pokemon Emerald on a DS. ---------------------------------------------------- 7.06 Legendary Pokemon? [Legnd1] ---------------------------------------------------- Q: Can you clone legendary Pokemon? A: Yes, legendary Pokemon work exactly the same as regular Pokemon do. ---------------------------------------------------- 7.07 Which Items? [Items1] ---------------------------------------------------- Q: Which items can I clone? A: Any items that are able to be held by a Pokemon. All items in the following pockets can be cloned: "ITEMS", "BALLS", "TMs & HMs", "BERRIES". The items in the pocket "KEY ITEMS" cannot be cloned. ---------------------------------------------------- 8. Conclusion/Contact/Copyright/Credits [C/C/C1] ---------------------------------------------------- I hope this guide has been beneficial to your enjoyment of Pokemon Emerald. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, suggestions or errors, don't be afraid to contact me at: mparkinson (at) shaw.ca This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. The following website has permission to host this guide: GameFAQs - http://www.gamefaqs.com If you see my guide on any other websites, please let me know so that I can get it removed as quickly as possible. Thanks to: Me - writing this guide You - using this guide GameFAQs Message Board - alerting me about the glitch http://www.network-science.de/ascii/ - for the ASCII ---------------------------------------------------- 9. Version History [Vsion1] ---------------------------------------------------- Version 1.00 - March 6, 2010.- Started Cloning Guide Version 1.00 - March 8, 2010 - Finished Cloning Guide Version 1.01 - March 9. 2010 - Added website advisory, fixed small error. Copyright 2010 Matthew Parkinson a.k.a marter