Midnight exploit
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
The infinite massages trick in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum allows the player to receive an unlimited amount of massages from the Massage Girl in Veilstone City. This can be used to make Pokémon happy much faster, which in turn makes friendship evolutions easier.
Procedure
- Set the Nintendo DS clock back 1 minute before midnight.
- Save the clock data and shut the Nintendo DS off.
- Start the game, wait until midnight (this can be checked with the Digital Watch Pokétch app) and go to the Massage Girl in Veilstone City.
- Get a massage from the girl for any Pokémon. Then save and turn off the DS.
- Repeat steps one through four and the girl in Veilstone will continue to give massages.
Simply setting the date backwards or forward will not work, neither will waiting for the clock to turn midnight on the DS system after changing the time.
Sources
Systems tested: EU white Nintendo DS Lite, EU Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS (Ver. 7.1.0-16E), EU Pikachu Yellow Nintendo 3DS XL (Ver. 7.2.0-17E).
Games tested: JP Pokémon Diamond, EU Pokémon Pearl, EU Pokémon Platinum.