The Gen 4 Pokémon Bug That Secretly Wasted Time

After almost 20 years we finally have an answer to one of the weirdest phenomenons in Gen 4!

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TheMasterZelda found a bug in Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum that causes the seemingly random delay on Honey or Berry Trees that people have experienced. In this video, I explain what the bug is and how to deal with it!

All footage captured on my Nintendo DS with authentic Pokemon cartridges.

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0:00 Intro
0:27 Context
3:34 How the Game Tracks Time
4:36 What Wasn't Known / The Problem
7:31 Experiment #1: 10m Delay
9:14 Experiment #2: Berries and 5m Delay
10:22 Does the Bug Exist in HGSS?
11:44 The Twist You Expected
12:29 How to Beat the System
13:48 Conclusion

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