Pokémon glitches have been around since Red and Blue launched in 1998, but an alleged Pokémon Sun and Moon glitch really has players freaking out. Thankfully, it turns out the 'save glitch' is only affecting cheaters, so if you're just playing the regular game as intended you should be fine.
Lunala (Psychic/Ghost type): The Legendary of Pokemon Moon is a massive bat with guillotine-like wings. It is the opposite of Pokemon Sun's Solgaleo, and absorbs dark energy into its body instead of light. The Full Moon form changes the colors of Lunala so it more closely resembles a complete moon. There is a graphics glitch in resolution cave. If you use a ride pokemon, like Tauros, and go up the ramp in the area you encounter Zygarde, the ride pokemon's shadow will glitch out. While going down the ramp, the pokemon's shadow does not glitch though.
Still worried about the Pokémon Sun and Moon glitch? Here's everything you need to know to avoid it.
Pokémon Sun and Moon glitch: What is it?
The glitch in question kicks in when players save the game while inside a Pokémon Center or in some parts of the Battle Tree — that's why players call it the 'save glitch.' If you get affected, you may be forced to restart the game entirely.
Here's an example of the Pokémon Sun and Moon save glitch in action:
When the game is reloaded, the player's character is gone, essentially making it impossible to continue. That's a pretty frustrating glitch, but there's an easy way to avoid it.
Pokémon Sun and Moon glitch: Why does it happen?
It turns out that the 'save glitch' isn't a glitch at all. Instead, it's a nasty side effect of using PKHex, an unofficial save editing tool that lets you trick the game to find better Pokémon. The program's creator even confirmed the issue on Twitter, calling out players who complained about the Pokémon Sun and Moon glitch.
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In a follow-up tweet to Kotaku, PKHex creator Kaphotics confirmed that the 'save glitch' was a known issue with the program. An update on Nov. 18 actually fixed the problem, so if you're running the latest version of PKHex you should be safe.
Anyone using the save-editing cheat can also simply revert to a point in the game before the Pokémon Sun and Moon glitch occurred. So there's really nothing to worry about, but if you're feeling paranoid the best solution is to simply avoid PKHex — and any other cheats — entirely.
Pokémon Sun and Moon: Everything you need to know
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Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is getting a patch to fix several minor issues with the game.
Game Freak announced that a patch will be released later this month to fix some bugs and glitches in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. The patch will mainly fix some glitches associated with specific moves, but it will also fix at least one problem that has caused a lot of complaints among the Pokemon fanbase.
Notably, the upcoming patch will fix a glitch that causes a Pokemon that knows less than four moves to automatically lose its first move when at the Move Tutor. If a Pokemon knows less than four moves, than the Move Tutor should stick the new move in an empty slot instead of erasing a move. This glitch caused plenty of headaches for Pokemon players, especially those that were using the Move Tutor to prepare their Pokemon for competitive play.
Another issue being fixed is Wide Guard protecting against Z-Moves. In Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, players discovered that the move Wide Guard (which typically protects a team of Pokemon from taking damage due to a direct attack for a turn) also reduced damage from Z-Moves by 75%. While players assumed this was a new feature that would come in handy during competitve play, it turns out it was just a bug that wasn't supposed to exist.
Other bugs being fixed includes a fix to the move Ion Deluge, which didn't work in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and correcting a bug in which the game would freeze if a player selected Litten as their starter.
The patch will be available for free on the Nintendo eShop later this month.