Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Today, we’re covering glitches in Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal. These generation 2 games are probably the most broken games I’ve looked at so far. Including duplicating any Pokemon and items, receiving a shiny legal Celebi and shiny Mew, getting all three starters within the first 15 mins, instantly winning every battle for the rest of the game, turning non-shiny dittos shiny allowing you to have 1/64 shiny odds, leveling up from 1 to 100 in a single battle, turning blue, and arbitrary code execution, or ACE, allowing us to do anything we want, like obtaining any Pokemon, turning any Pokemon shiny, and even creating your own version of a game shark where you can activate cheats like walking through walls and running. Enjoy!
Note: All of these glitches will work on the original versions of the game, as well as the virtual console releases on 3DS. At the time of this video, these games have not been released on the Nintendo Switch yet, so I'm not sure if all of these will still work.
Play my PokeDoku Puzzle: pokedoku.com/puzzle/2026-07-18
List of Glitches:
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Duplicate Pokemon and Items
5:30 - Play my PokeDoku Puzzle
6:39 - Bad Clones from Duplication Glitch
9:12 - Changing Character's Clothes / Color Pallet
11:40 - Get All 3 Starters in One Save
17:14 - Turning Non-Shiny Pokemon Shiny
20:32 - Instantly Win Every Pokemon Battle
26:16 - Day Care EXP Loss
28:37 - Status Conditions Do NOT Improve Catch Rate
30:03 - Fast Ball Catch Rate Glitch
30:58 - Love Ball Catch Rate Glitch
32:01 - Moon Ball Catch Rate Glitch
32:58 - Heavy Ball Catch Rate Glitch [C]
34:26 - Park Balls Outside of Catching Contest
35:52 - Dragon Fang / Dragon Scale Mistake
36:32 - Belly Drum Attack Boost when Failed
38:17 - HP Bar Slow Animation
39:51 - Fish Inside the Cerulean Gym [GS]
41:02 - Lock-On / Mind Reader Still Misses
42:01 - Too High of Stats Rollover
44:32 - Present Extra Damage
46:52 - Present Text Overflow [GS]
48:47 - Pursuit Revive With Status Condition
50:53 - Level 1 to 100 Instantly
53:59 - The Dude Full PC Crash
59:34 - 2 TM24 DragonBreath TMs [C]
1:03:56 - Teleport Location Overwrite
1:04:48 - Pokegear Map S.S. Aqua Mistake
1:05:39 - Teleport Location Overwrite Part 2
1:06:52 - Unlock Scrolling on All Menus
1:10:17 - Pokedex Entei Cry Distorted
1:11:57 - Champion Lance Illegal Pokemon
1:13:19 - Rival Lower IVs/DVs
1:14:46 - Counter One Hit KO After Missed Attack
1:15:51 - Coin Case / Mail Writer / ACE Intro
1:18:03 - Coin Case / Mail Writer / ACE Gold / Silver
1:33:29 - Coin Case / Mail Writer / ACE Crystal
1:44:14 - Outro
Working Glitch Key:
[GS] = Gold and Silver Only
[C] = Crystal Only
Nothing = Works in Gold, Silver, and Crystal
ACE / Mail Writer Links:
- Gold/Silver Coin Case ACE GlitchCityWiki Article: https://glitchcity.wiki/wiki/Guides:Coin_Case_ACE
- Crystal Coin Case ACE GlitchCityWiki Article: https://glitchcity.wiki/wiki/Guides:Fast_0x1500_ACE
- Other Languages Coin Case ACE Article: https://glitchcity.wiki/wiki/Guides:TimoVM%27s_gen_2_ACE_setups
- All Mail Writer Codes: https://glitchcity.wiki/wiki/Guides:Mail_Writer_Codes
- TimoVM's Mail Writer Code Converter: timovm.github.io/MailConverter
Videos / Guides Used:
- Crystal_'s HP bar animation delay glitch: youtube.com/watch?v=SE-BfsFgZVM
- Franzboy's Spikes + Sandstorm Glitch: youtube.com/watch?v=u-2e7Rrn3HQ
- TimoVM's Gold/Silver ACE Video: youtube.com/watch?v=63LN2N2usbg
- TimoVM's Crystal ACE Video: youtube.com/watch?v=iJRb3PwUrkg
Credit:
- Evie (ChickasaurusGL): @ChickasaurusGL
- TimoVM's ACE Guides: @TimoVM_Guides
- Crystal_: @Crystal_2
- Franzboy: @Franzboy25
- SM14239: @sm14239
- LunarRay: @Dukstless
- TTEchidna: @TTEchidna
Sources:
- Bulbapedia: bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
- Glitch City Wiki: https://glitchcity.wiki/
- Pokemon3D (Thumbnail): pokemon3d.net
Twitter - twitter.com/cwillyhd
Outro: B-Smit - soundcloud.com/brian-smith-387
#glitches
#pokemongoldandsilver
#pokemonglitch
Today, we’re covering glitches in Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal. These generation 2 games are probably the most broken games I’ve looked at so far. Including duplicating any Pokemon and items, receiving a shiny legal Celebi and shiny Mew, getting all three starters within the first 15 mins, instantly winning every battle for the rest of the game, turning non-shiny dittos shiny allowing you to have 1/64 shiny odds, leveling up from 1 to 100 in a single battle, turning blue, and arbitrary code execution, or ACE, allowing us to do anything we want, like obtaining any Pokemon, turning any Pokemon shiny, and even creating your own version of a game shark where you can activate cheats like walking through walls and running. Enjoy!
Note: All of these glitches will work on the original versions of the game, as well as the virtual console releases on 3DS. At the time of this video, these games have not been released on the Nintendo Switch yet, so I'm not sure if all of these will still work.
Play my PokeDoku Puzzle: pokedoku.com/puzzle/2026-07-18
List of Glitches:
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Duplicate Pokemon and Items
5:30 - Play my PokeDoku Puzzle
6:39 - Bad Clones from Duplication Glitch
9:12 - Changing Character's Clothes / Color Pallet
11:40 - Get All 3 Starters in One Save
17:14 - Turning Non-Shiny Pokemon Shiny
20:32 - Instantly Win Every Pokemon Battle
26:16 - Day Care EXP Loss
28:37 - Status Conditions Do NOT Improve Catch Rate
30:03 - Fast Ball Catch Rate Glitch
30:58 - Love Ball Catch Rate Glitch
32:01 - Moon Ball Catch Rate Glitch
32:58 - Heavy Ball Catch Rate Glitch [C]
34:26 - Park Balls Outside of Catching Contest
35:52 - Dragon Fang / Dragon Scale Mistake
36:32 - Belly Drum Attack Boost when Failed
38:17 - HP Bar Slow Animation
39:51 - Fish Inside the Cerulean Gym [GS]
41:02 - Lock-On / Mind Reader Still Misses
42:01 - Too High of Stats Rollover
44:32 - Present Extra Damage
46:52 - Present Text Overflow [GS]
48:47 - Pursuit Revive With Status Condition
50:53 - Level 1 to 100 Instantly
53:59 - The Dude Full PC Crash
59:34 - 2 TM24 DragonBreath TMs [C]
1:03:56 - Teleport Location Overwrite
1:04:48 - Pokegear Map S.S. Aqua Mistake
1:05:39 - Teleport Location Overwrite Part 2
1:06:52 - Unlock Scrolling on All Menus
1:10:17 - Pokedex Entei Cry Distorted
1:11:57 - Champion Lance Illegal Pokemon
1:13:19 - Rival Lower IVs/DVs
1:14:46 - Counter One Hit KO After Missed Attack
1:15:51 - Coin Case / Mail Writer / ACE Intro
1:18:03 - Coin Case / Mail Writer / ACE Gold / Silver
1:33:29 - Coin Case / Mail Writer / ACE Crystal
1:44:14 - Outro
Working Glitch Key:
[GS] = Gold and Silver Only
[C] = Crystal Only
Nothing = Works in Gold, Silver, and Crystal
ACE / Mail Writer Links:
- Gold/Silver Coin Case ACE GlitchCityWiki Article: https://glitchcity.wiki/wiki/Guides:Coin_Case_ACE
- Crystal Coin Case ACE GlitchCityWiki Article: https://glitchcity.wiki/wiki/Guides:Fast_0x1500_ACE
- Other Languages Coin Case ACE Article: https://glitchcity.wiki/wiki/Guides:TimoVM%27s_gen_2_ACE_setups
- All Mail Writer Codes: https://glitchcity.wiki/wiki/Guides:Mail_Writer_Codes
- TimoVM's Mail Writer Code Converter: timovm.github.io/MailConverter
Videos / Guides Used:
- Crystal_'s HP bar animation delay glitch: youtube.com/watch?v=SE-BfsFgZVM
- Franzboy's Spikes + Sandstorm Glitch: youtube.com/watch?v=u-2e7Rrn3HQ
- TimoVM's Gold/Silver ACE Video: youtube.com/watch?v=63LN2N2usbg
- TimoVM's Crystal ACE Video: youtube.com/watch?v=iJRb3PwUrkg
Credit:
- Evie (ChickasaurusGL): @ChickasaurusGL
- TimoVM's ACE Guides: @TimoVM_Guides
- Crystal_: @Crystal_2
- Franzboy: @Franzboy25
- SM14239: @sm14239
- LunarRay: @Dukstless
- TTEchidna: @TTEchidna
Sources:
- Bulbapedia: bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net
- Glitch City Wiki: https://glitchcity.wiki/
- Pokemon3D (Thumbnail): pokemon3d.net
Twitter - twitter.com/cwillyhd
Outro: B-Smit - soundcloud.com/brian-smith-387
#glitches
#pokemongoldandsilver
#pokemonglitch
