How to Clone Pokémon on Pokémon Gold and Silver

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Have an extremely powerful Pokémon that you want two of? Cloning is just the way to do this. By abusing a glitch in the game, you can become the most unstoppable Trainer in the world! It's easy to make another copy of a Pokémon and its hold item without using Gameshark or ActionReplay.

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    Master Ball, Rare Candy, Nugget, etc.).
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    When the game asks you if you want to save, select "yes".
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    CAUTION: when it says do you want to save, select "yes", but keep an eye on the message at the bottom.
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    Right when the whole word "power" shows up on the screen, turn off the power immediately.
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    Check your party and your PC box. If it worked, you should have the Pokémon in both your party and your PC box.
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    I want to clone my master ball. How do I do that?
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    Click on your master ball and it will ask you if you want to toss, give, or use. Choose give and give in to your Pokémon and perform the glitch.
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    Can I do this in Gold?
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    Yes, it works in both Gold and Silver, however it does not work in Crystal.
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    In Crystal, the saving formula is different and has a higher chance of losing your Pokémon.
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      • Do you want to know how it works? When it saves the change in data, it first saves the data of the Pokémon in the box, then deletes the data of the Pokémon in your party. But if you turn off the Game Boy right between the save and the delete, you have both the Pokémon in your party and your PC box.
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      Things You'll Need

      • A Game Boy color, Game Boy Advance or Emulator.
      • A Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal game cartridge or ROM (beware, ROMs are illegal if you don't already own the game)
      • At least 2 empty boxes in your Pokémon PC.

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