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(Clarified the consequence of this glitch. Also, double checked that the English versions' code skips checking for full box for the old man battle, and it indeed fixes the glitch in the game.)
 
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{{Japan only}}
{{Japan only}}
{{Factcheck}}<!--Due to differences in maximum number of Pokémon per box, it is possible this glitch was mistakenly 'found' to not work in English Red/Blue.-->
[[File:Old man full box glitch.gif|frame|right|The old man failing to catch a Weedle due to the player having a full box.]]
[[File:Old man full box glitch.gif|frame|right|The old man failing to catch a Weedle due to the player having a full box.]]
The '''old man full box glitch''', not to be confused with the [[old man trick]] is a [[natural glitch]] in {{RGB}}.
The '''old man full box glitch''', not to be confused with the [[old man trick]] is a [[natural glitch]] in {{RGB}}.


If the player has a full party and a full box of Pokémon and watches the old man's catching demonstration, he will be unable to catch the Weedle because the box is full. This glitch was fixed in the {{RB}}, {{JY}} and {{Y}}.
If the player has a full party and a full box of Pokémon and watches the old man's catching demonstration, he will be unable to catch the Weedle because the box is full. This causes a soft-lock as the old man will keep automatically selecting the Poké Ball and keep being unable to use it, with the player unable to do anything.

This glitch was fixed in the {{RB}}, {{JY}} and {{Y}}.
<!--Description taken from ChickasaurusGL's video, who is the original author of this article-->
<!--Description taken from ChickasaurusGL's video, who is the original author of this article-->
==Youtube Video==
==Youtube Video==

Latest revision as of 22:17, 23 February 2019

Please note that this glitch only exists in the Japanese versions of the game, or is otherwise a glitch
from a Pokémon game which was only released in Japan.
The old man failing to catch a Weedle due to the player having a full box.

The old man full box glitch, not to be confused with the old man trick is a natural glitch in Pokémon Red, Green, and Pokémon Blue (Japanese).

If the player has a full party and a full box of Pokémon and watches the old man's catching demonstration, he will be unable to catch the Weedle because the box is full. This causes a soft-lock as the old man will keep automatically selecting the Poké Ball and keep being unable to use it, with the player unable to do anything.

This glitch was fixed in the Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Yellow (Japanese) and Pokémon Yellow.

Youtube Video

YouTube video by ChickasaurusGL

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