Get all three starters (Generation II)

Miscellaneous glitches of Pokémon Gold and Silver and Pokémon Crystal

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This glitch allows the player to obtain all of the three starter Pokémon in Pokémon G/S/C.

Requirements

• A Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal game with no save file. (or one that the player doesn't mind deleting)

Procedure

1. Start a new game.
2. When the player has gotten through the generic "This is the world of Pokémon" opening, he or she should go outside and save before obtaining his or her Starter Pokémon.
3. The player should continue through the game normally until he or she gets to a point where Pokémon can be caught. Note: Do NOT save the game at anytime during this step.
4. Catch a Pokemon and then go to the Pokemon Center in Cherrygrove City.
5. Perform the Cloning Glitch and then clone the Starter Pokemon. Note:The player should NOT save in front of the PC.
6. If the clone was successful, the player will be in the location where he or she last saved, which should be before he or she got a Starter Pokémon.
7. Go into Prof. Elm's Lab and pick a different starter with the starter the player just chose in his or her party.
8. Go to the Pokemon Center in Cherrygrove and the original Starter Pokémon will be in the PC.
9. To get the last starter, start at Step Three and repeat up to Step Eight.

Video Demonstration

1. A Youtube video of this glitch, by Zach the Glitch Buster