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I’m what you could call a collector of bootleg Pokémon games. Pokémon Diamond & Jade, Chaos Black, etc. It’s amazing the frequency with which you can find them at pawnshops, Goodwill, flea markets, and such.

They’re generally fun; even if they are unplayable (which they often are), the mistranslations and poor quality make them unintentionally humorous.

I’ve been able to find most of the ones that I’ve played online, but there’s one that I haven’t seen any mention of. I bought it at a flea market about five years ago.

As I was busy with the school year and being poor at the time, I wasn't able to buy HeartGold on its launch date. After my school year ended, I ordered HeartGold on Amazon. However, it would take a week for it to arrive. I decided that during that time, I would replay my Blue version on my Gameboy Color.

However, I realized that long ago, i threw it away because the save went dead, and I was very upset about it then. i also threw away my Silver version, so all I have is my Gameboy Color. As such, I set out to Gamestop and bought a used red version, as it's the only Pokémon game left that they have for the GBC. Ten dollars – fairly cheap.

I went home and started it up for a nostalgia trip. However, that's where things started getting bizarre, and most likely the reason why you read this.
I looked at the cartridge's sticker on the way. Just a plain old Red Version, the sticker torn slightly across the Charizard's neck, but that was expected with such an old game. I had Blue Version as a kid, so I was a bit eager to see the, albeit minimal, differences Red Version had. I was rather disappointed by what I saw when the title screen showed up.

It had no trainer, no pokemon, NOTHING expect the logo.

As usual, i pressed A. I was automatically took to the save, instead of pressing continue, new game or option.

My trainer was in lavender town. His only pokemon was Escape, a Charmander.

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