User:Evie (Torchickens)/Transform buffer overflow glitch
The Transform buffer overflow glitch occurs in Pokémon Gold and Silver whenever a Pokémon transforms into a ?????. It is probably due to those glitch Pokémon's internal sprite dimensions like how they force a link battle when encountered in the wild (even though the sprite is restricted to the typical reasonably sized looking variant).
The effects aren't constant. Like CoolTrainer♀ it seems there is room for manipulation, but the specifics aren't known.
Unfortunately the forced Link Battle mode (causing a softlock on waiting...) or a Glitch Dimension may prevent this glitch from having any practical use (although it is another way of activating one, and it hasn't been checked if it causes any mailbox glitches/Trainer House corruptions yet).
The Pokémon that used Transform keeps its original sprite, yet a corruption occurs; i.e. the nickname of the user's Pokémon on the field, the opposing Ditto's HP becomes corrupted and burned etc.
Steps
- Get a ????? with any of the possible methods.
- Encounter Ditto on Route 34.
- Have it Transform into ?????