Replace the Battery in your Game Cartridge! **56k warning**

[Lady Vulpix]

if i can not rip the game save to my comp for use with an emulator and send it back to the cartridge i want nothing to do with it. personally I would call anyone who says there's still holds a save a liar if they failed to prove it with a video since the cartridges are 9-10 years old.

No one has anything to prove to you. If you're not interested, then don't do it. Don't bash those who do.

[Bunni1337]

if i can not rip the game save to my comp for use with an emulator and send it back to the cartridge i want nothing to do with it. personally I would call anyone who says there's still holds a save a liar if they failed to prove it with a video since the cartridges are 9-10 years old.

Lol. Well I can tell you My Origonal Red, Blue and Yellow All work fine, non dead battrey yett. and my Gold silver and crystal are all internally dead and require new battries. The GBC Mega memory card saves it to the device only and can reload the save to your cartrige one you replace the battrey. It is soley for backing up files not storing to pc. The GB Transferrer II is for storing to pc, however I read many sites and feedback, no one seems to happy with how it saves and backs up pokemon data specifically. Many have reported crashes non saves and erasing of the entire cartrige due to the overjolt of power it gives the cartrige. Sadly no fully efficent way to get GBC to pc is redily avail. And once u played a save on a emmulator it can NEVER go back to the cartrige anyway. Evidently it does something to the save you can only find deep in the code, the cartrige will always reject it for some rzn, me and my cousin tried. I refuse to buy the thing. Mega memory works fine.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you find these games on ebay for like, $2 these days?

hahahah no. No you cannot. If you want to find oue that is working fine or already properly had the battrey replace you have to check each individual decription being sold either "new" or "used" on amazon. buying these games BRAND NEW unopened is upwards of 250$ dollars (and most times internal battery is already dead in factory sealed!). lol Most expensive being new yellow @ 450$...... lol 2$ hahhahahahahahahah Older items get = rarer = $$$$$$$$
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...=pokemon%20GBC

K, well THANKS for all the help this thread has provided me, I hope i helped a bit too.


<3 <3 <3

[ORCACommander]

sorry didn't mean to come of as bashing. just wishing to help avoid learning a harsh lesson the hard way.

[Xander]

I used your methods, (Master Kirby) and they succeeded every time. I restored two Gold Versions and two Silver versions. Thank you for the advice!

[fplum]

I also registered so that I can thank you for this post. I resurrected my Pokemon Blue cartridge. I solved the tab problem using Desoldering Braid RS CAT 64-2090. Now my partner and I can exchange Pokemon.

[Blademaster]

I can't help but marvel at how after all this time people are STILL replying to this thread.

Kirby, you've done a Hell of a service for the Internet. Cheers.

[Bear]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you find these games on ebay for like, $2 these days?

[Mr.E]

You mean games which are likely to having failing batteries too? Ayup... The better solution would be to purchase the remakes and get with the times but hey, some people probably aren't that invested in the franchise or just want to relive childhood memories with the original.

[Nokota]

Hey there Master Kirby! I am one of many who signed up for this forum simply to thank you for your information and to make an addition.

I have a Crystal Version that is extremely old; I use my GBA for the sole purpose of playing this game - I have found it helps me sleep and often fall asleep with it on (In battle tower ) It is the same age as my gold version and yet my gold version died years ago. People have asked why this is and someone blamed the manufacturer for putting batteries of different ages into the cartridges: this is not the case.

I forget where I read this, but I do know exactly why it happens.

The reason that a game that is played a lot lasts longer than a Pokemon game that is not played very much is that while it is plugged into the gameboy the game clock actually uses the gameboy's power, not the cartridge's power. While these batteries cannot be charged, the power can come from the gameboy advance instead (This doesn't work with the gameboy color at all unless you buy the charger... My friend had one) However if the gameboy is turned off the power source stops unless it is plugged into the wall and charging. My way of keeping my Crystal version alive for as long as it has been is to keep it in my GBA and keep it plugged in. The game is now roughly eight years old and has almost 1000 hours clocked on it (from falling asleep with the game on!) And as you have stated, the battery life is only about six years. And I am faced with another dilemma: I have them all, and yet I know that the game's save file will be deleted if it reaches 1000 hours of gameplay.

I asked for emerald for christmas from my mother since after eight years I was getting bored with Crystal anyway (Me being an adult, she gave me a funny look) and the (BRAND NEW IN PLASTIC) game that I received... Had no battery charge. The internal clock was completely dead and as such all clock based events would not occur, I couldn't grow berries, couldn't change the popular Dewford Town phrase... Well, I need to grow berries because I want Milotic! And so, after speculating on the idea of a new battery for a while and discovering I had a good friend who could easily do the work for me, I found your forum post. We're going to do it this weekend! The only problem was I could not find the battery you said was the one already in the cartridge - I did, however, find the 1620, which you said would last longer and MIGHT fit. If it does, I will let you all know.

I would like to add that while the descriptions are great, none of the pictures you posted (the links are fine, but...) of the process are viewable - possibly because they are old. My friend is very computer literate and likes to repair old Ipods, but we would both really appreciate those pictures back if you still have them somewhere!

Again thank you so much for this guide, Master Kirby!

[Nokota]

...The problem was not a dead battery; the battery was just fine. Just an inherent flaw in Emerald version that isn't supposed to occur for a year at least after it is first played... and when the game wasn't so outdated, Nintendo was willing to fix it for free, but not anymore.

If anyone knows of a third-party person willing and able to repair this kind of thing, please tell me...

[Jeff]

Wait, I thought that glitch only affected Ruby and Sapphire.

Anyway, if you have a GBA link cable on you and a FireRed or LeafGreen version, you can fix it by trading between the two.

[Master Kirby]

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to say that I have fixed my guide so the images should appear now. I had originally linked them from a "Google Pages" site, but it since then has been deleted, so I had to fix the links. I have also added a link on my first post, showing where I have a backup of the guide.

-Master Kirby

[darkbillie]

Do i need to solder it in the same place as it was or can i use a totally diffrent holder for it?
If so is it possible to use this one?

http://media.conrad.com/xl/6000_6999..._00_FB.EPS.jpg
http://media.conrad.com/xl/6000_6999..._00_FB.EPS.jpg

also for the solder job you need a 15Watt one...correct? atleast i think if you "slip out" you do allot less damage then with a 40Watt

[ORCACommander]

Hey Kirby i was wondering if you would mind if i turned this into a pdf?

[Nokota]

Hey guys

I would like to report to all that despite being in a sealed box and in a green transparent cartridge that my copy of Emerald is, in fact, a hack. Or a serious manufacturing error.

And Jeff? Emerald has restrictions that don't allow trading with Fire-Red and Leaf-Green until after the elite four.

After opening it up and discovering that the battery was JUST FINE I compared it to other pictures online of open Emerald games and found it was MISSING PIECES. Specifically the part of the circuit board that runs the clock. The game also CRASHES the instant the elite four is defeated, erasing the entire cartridge. I have confirmed this by beating it twice (one would think that the second time I would have opted out of getting Milotic, but alas, I am stubbornly in love with that Pokemon)


Who can I talk to about this? The game was a Christmas gift!

~Angrily stomps off~

[Drago]

Depends. Any idea where it came from?

[Nokota]

Not a clue! just that when I opened the present I had a hard time getting the plastic off - it was definitely brand new!

[Mr.E]

Well, all batteries will eventually lose power. The reason it dies so much faster in GS carts is because keeping track of time is a lot more draining than just holding the save game, I presume.

[Lonephoenix]

in pokemon sapphire is the battery soldered in place or taped to the tabs?

[Cammy White]

Just to put this here in case it's of use to anyone, but I used this guide to replace my battery very easily. Just uses tape like MCPhatman used, and I put in a 1 Yen coin I had spare from my trip to Japan to wedge it in properly.

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-...mon-goldsilve/

[Go Phins]

I followed all of the instructions on both my gold and crystal, and they initially held a save, but after 10 mins both games were gone. I tried new batteries on both and its still not working. I managed to solder the tabs on to the battery, yet it still does not work. I'm confused about these "tabs" especially pertaining to the part where you may have to reuse the old tabs because I no longer have them. It looks the same as it did before, can anyone help please? It would be greatly appreciated.

[ORCACommander]

sounds like you got a cold solder joint. only thing you can do is desolder and try again

[Ryoto]

This really helped repair my Pokémon Blue version. Thanks a lot!

[ORCACommander]

Important note for user's of Yellow Version:

Yellow does not use a CR 2025. It instead uses a CR1616 and has a different tab orientation

[Blademaster]

It's crazy that this thread is 5 years old and still isn't dead.

[Poryhedron]

Do you suppose this thread has reached the point yet where it's outlasted batteries that were put into cartridges thanks to this thread?

[Rossymore]

All I know is that I use ROMs instead. Problem solved.

Although I do have a cartridge Crystal and Red game that have yet to gain any issues and I hope they won't for a while as I do have a rather large amount of Pokemon on both, but I don't use them very much. Eventually I'll complete them.

But if I do have any issues, I'll know where to turn!

[Blademaster]

Do you suppose this thread has reached the point yet where it's outlasted batteries that were put into cartridges thanks to this thread?

New batteries? I doubt it. They have a longer lifespan than a few years, I think.

Original batteries in the carts that hadn't died when this topic was first made, though... I could definitely see that.

[rodrigonewmetal]

Hey Guys, whats the code in crystal oscillator? I bought a game Pokemon Silver, but the former owner took the crystal... and the clock never pass... i need a new crystal now.. Thanks guys!

[DaisyRay_Charizard03]

Ok. I have the original Pokemon games: Yellow, Blue, Red, and then Silver, Gold, and Crystal. They have stopped saving. Before you proceed to tell me why, I already know why. The batteries need to be replaced in the cartridges. Got it. BUT, I have attempted this and the issue is, I can't get the solder to stick to the battery. So, I resolved to use electrical tape to hold the tabs to the battery. A good plan until they get jarred around a little and move, therefore, erasing my game, AGAIN. I'm over it, I'm sick of it, and I just want to play my damn games in peace. Even if you wouldn't mind, I will send you one at a time and PAY you to fix them for me if you have successfully done it before without harming the game. So please, all of you gorgeous fellow nerds and gameboy color fanatics out there, help me. The fate of my universe rests in your capable hands.

P.S. If I do send you my games, and you decide you would rather keep them for yourself rather than return them to me, know this: there is no place you can run, no place you can hide, that I will not find you. I will hunt you down and rip your spine from your body like our glorious friend Scorpion from Mortal Kombat does to his enemies. But if you do fix my games, and return them to me, you will have a forever loyal friend who will owe you one. So, let that simmer in your thoughts so you can weigh your options. Painful death by spine removal while you are still alive, or forever loyal friend who owes you big time. Your choice. Oh, and thanks again, ladies and gents. Please help me!

[Mr.E]

I cannot help you myself but I totally read your post and empathize with your plight. :[ Just in case you didn't think anyone actually saw it.

Apologies in advance if you see NEW POST and then are disappointed that the replier was unable to be of service.

[chanman996]

I have replaced several batteries and if you don't have any electric tape athletic tape will do.

[Lady Vulpix]

I would like to congratulate this thread for the award it has won! .

May it be Everlasting indeed.

[Mr.E]

Oh this is that thread...

[valdezv666]

I know this thread is old, and many years have passed...

But all the discussions here - helped me to restore a SHADOWGATE GBC cartridge to full saving working condition.

All the tips mentioned here are gold.

Thanks a lot to you fellas!

[Blademaster]

I don't even know if the people who made and popularized this thread still come here, but good for you, man.

[Mr.E]

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[Drago]

[MichaelXD001]

Where do I find soldering iron?

[feedtalenine]

I took the old battery out, and now I am trying a different approach to connect tabs to a new battery. I have made a kind of arc welder by taking apart a flash that you would put on top of a 35mm camera. I connected wires to the capaciter, so that when I touch both of them to the battery and tab, the electricity makes a flash, melting them together. Sometimes this works, sometimes this doesn't. I just need to find a place where I can get the tab to fuse firmly to the battery so I can put it in the game cartridge without losing a connection.