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A game's '''save data''' is data that re-appears after the game is powered off and back on again, such as SRAM data (an abbreviation for "static RAM", also known in this case as "cartridge RAM") on a Game Boy cartridge. The entire save data is referred to as a '''save file''' (it is officially called this in Generation II), and emulators may create a save file to store on something such as a computer's hard drive.

Usually, if the save file is deleted, all of the player's progress on the game will be lost. This can occasionally happen with glitches, though not as often as some saypeople may believe (for instanceexample, the [[Oldglitch ManPokémon]] cannot erase a save file unless a [[Super TrickGlitch]] canmove notis eraseviewed with bad cached screen data, which would have a chance of corrupting the save file). A save file can also occasionally be wiped while using codes from a [[cheating device]].

Save file corruption or deletion will eventually happen in a Generation II handheld Pokémon game. The internal battery is used up for the internal clock data as well as progress save data, and the internal clock keeps running even when the game is powered off. This drains on the battery.{{fact}}

Pokémon games from Generation III and onward such as Pokémon Diamond and Pearl{{DP}} save a '''backup save file'''; so if the player's current save file has been corrupted the game will try to load the last valid game save.

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