Dress up Hiker glitch

Miscellaneous glitches of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon Platinum, and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Exclusive to Diamond and Pearl:
Battle Barry every day | Broken escalator glitch (Japanese only) | Choice Banded Pursuit glitch (Japanese only) | Choice Banded U-Turn glitch (Japanese only) | Dress up Hiker glitch | Egg determination glitch | Fake Tower Tycoon glitch | Honey/Sweet Scent shop glitch | Mute Route 214 glitch | Mute Sendoff Spring glitch | Protect oversight

Exclusive to Platinum:
Ace Trainer battle loop (Japanese only) | Giratina Origin Forme glitch | Trapping Ability flee glitch

Exclusive to HeartGold and SoulSilver:
Boulder push glitch | Water stream glitch | Floating walking Pokémon glitch (poison variation, menu variation) | Sequence breaking

In various or all entries:
Acid Rain glitch (Platinum/HeartGold/SoulSilver) | Grass glitch (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum) | Global Trade System glitches | Incorrect sprite for the Defog HM (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum) | Pal Park daily limit oversight | Pal Park nickname glitch | Route 224 tile oversight (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum) | VS Recorder audio glitch

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The dress up Hiker glitch, is a glitch which only exists in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. When exploited, it allows the player to change the direction that their character is facing on the game screen, just prior to entering the dress-up room on the second floor of the Jubilife TV building.

Different directions give different results. The player is likely to either walk through a wall or the Hiker himself.

The glitch was fixed in Pokémon Platinum, where the "Ooh, I wonder which Pokémon you'll dress up?" message cannot be exited by pressing a button on the directional pad (d-pad).

Requirements

1. The player requires access to at least Jubilife City.
2. At least one Pokémon in the player's party.
3. A Fashion Case is needed.

Method

1. The player must travel to the second floor of the Jubilife TV building.
2. Proceed into the room with a Hiker whom allows the player to dress up a Pokémon.
3. Talk to the Hiker from any direction and choose YES at his question "I will snap a photo when you're done. You will do this, won't you?"
4. The player can either choose YES or NO at the next question "Should I explain to you how to dress up your Pokémon", it will be a quicker process if the player chooses NO however.
5. When the Hiker says "Ooh, choose which Pokémon you want to dress up.", instead of exiting the dialogue box via the A, B or X button, choose any button on the directional pad and the player's direction will change. This will also close the dialogue box and the game will proceed to the party interface.
6. Choose any Pokémon, and the game will force the player character to move in a path depending on the position that he/she is facing.

Results

The path that the player takes depends on the direction they were facing.

Direction	Output
North	Travel two steps north, activate the dress up menu interface, (if closed by the player, travel two steps south).
East	Travel one step right, travel one step north, activate the dress up menu interface (if closed by the player, travel two steps south)
West	Travel one step left, travel one step north, activate the dress up menu interface (if closed by the player, travel two steps south)
South	Do not walk or open the dress-up interface; it is as if the player never began the dress-up procedure.