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[[File:Bike Shop instant text glitch.gif|frame|right|Activating instant text by talking to the Bike Shop owner and exiting with B, and disabling it by opening the Start menu.]]
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The '''Bike Shop instant text glitch''' is considered to be a [[natural glitch]] in {{RB}}. It was fixed in at least the English version of {{Y}}. It was found by Swaph_.
The '''Bike Shop instant text glitch''' is considered to be a [[natural glitch]] in {{RB}}. It was fixed in at least the English version of {{Y}} and was found by Swaph_.


This trick generated debate by Pokémon speedrunners as to whether it would be considered a glitch. The glitch was allowed in any% glitchless, like the [[Go past the Marowak ghost without a Silph Scope|Marowak ghost skip]] but was later prohibited from the category.
This trick generated debate by Pokémon speedrunners as to whether it would be considered a glitch. The glitch was allowed in any% glitchless, like the [[Go past the Marowak ghost without a Silph Scope|Marowak ghost skip]] but was later prohibited from the category.

Revision as of 22:59, 9 September 2016

Activating instant text by talking to the Bike Shop owner and exiting with B, and disabling it by opening the Start menu.

The Bike Shop instant text glitch is considered to be a natural glitch in Pokémon Red and Blue. It was fixed in at least the English version of Pokémon Yellow and was found by Swaph_.

This trick generated debate by Pokémon speedrunners as to whether it would be considered a glitch. The glitch was allowed in any% glitchless, like the Marowak ghost skip but was later prohibited from the category.

If the player talks to the Bike Shop owner in Cerulean City while pressing B through the dialogue to bring, it will temporarily enable the normally inaccessible instant text.

The instant text will persist until:

  1. The player opens the start menu.
  2. The player heals their Pokémon at a Pokémon Center.
  3. The player loads a Yes/No box.
  4. The player speaks with the Bike Shop owner again.

Video

YouTube video by Shenanagans Smash

Cause

When the player activates the two message boxes with the price of the Bicycle (Bicycle 1000000) and the text "It's a cool BIKE! Do you want it?", the game sets bit $6 of memory address D730 in order to instantly display the text. Due to an oversight bit $6 remains after exiting the menus with B.

A more detailed description of this glitch and other events that enable instant text (but are unaffected by the glitch) by Decon082 may be found here.

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