Trainer-Surf
Trainer-Surf, also known as the surf glitch, is a glitch in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl that allows the player to surf on land. While surfing on land, the player's Z coordinate (altitude) does not change with the terrain, but may change if the player saves and reloads the game. This allows the player to bypass some obstacles on the overworld map and reach areas that are supposed to be inaccessible. Notably, this glitch allows the player to obtain Shaymin, a Mythical Pokémon.
Steps
- Walk to a position next to water that the player can surf on, and where a moving trainer can see and challenge the player.
- Face the water, and spam the A button right when the trainer is about to see the player.
- The trainer battle will start first. The player should beat the trainer.
- If the A press was timed correctly, after the battle is finished, the Surf popup will appear, even though the player is now facing the trainer instead of facing water.
- Select "Yes" to start surfing on land.
While surfing on land, if the player moves too fast, they will dismount and exit the glitched state. Therefore, while exploiting this glitch the player should move slowly to keep surfing.
Obtaining Shaymin
In order to obtain Shaymin with this glitch, the player should do this glitch on Route 224 with a Black Belt named Carl. Some other trainers further on that route should be beaten beforehand, to prevent them challenging the player while the glitch is active. After triggering the glitch, the player should surf to a flight of stairs, and save and load the game in certain positions to adjust their Z coordinate twice, so that the player is high enough to bypass obstacles and dismount in an area of shallow water that is normally inaccessible. From there, the player can go to the Seabreak Path and the Flower Paradise, and catch Shaymin normally.
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