Some time ago, players discovered a cloning glitch in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl which allowed them to duplicate any Pokemon through a series of complicated steps, which has since been patched out as of the Version 1.1.2 update.

Undaunted, players have now discovered another way to clone Pokemon in Version 1.1.2, this time using a different series of complicated steps involving the Poketch. You can watch a video by PanFro Games on how to execute the glitch below, as well as a series of written steps posted by Kotaku:

1. To get ready, make sure that Fly is in the top right corner of Hidden Moves in your Pokétch. Also, make sure you have a box of Pokémon you want to clone. And save before you start!

2. Get in front of a Pokémon Center. Any Pokémon Center is fine.

3. With the Pokétch in the top right of the screen, hit R and A at the same time. It might be necessary to spam this a couple time, but once done correctly, it will take you to the Fly menu.

It’s a good idea to wear headphones while doing this, because even though you’re on the Fly menu, the glitch enables you to hear your Trainer going into the Pokémon Center.

4. Even though you are in the Fly menu, you need to head down the escalator off-screen in the Pokémon Center. To do this, press up two times on the D-pad and then go right six times.

5. Then, while still in the Fly menu, you are going to go back up the escalator. Press right once, left five times, and then down two. These movements are being down in the D-pad.

6. At this point, your Trainer is outside the Pokémon Center, but the screen is still the Fly menu. Then, using the right stick, select any city. This part can freeze your game, so make sure your timing is correct. Select a city, hit A, wait half a second, hit X, and then right after, hit A again. If your timing is wrong, you’ll have to do the whole process all over again.

7. Once in the city, enter a house.

8. In the house, you are ready to do the menu glitch. It’s a good idea to use your left analog stick, so you don’t accidentally move your Trainer. Also, stay away from NPCs.

9. Go into the box, pick a Pokémon, and press A. Then, hit X, which opens another Menu (the second layer of Menus).

10. From this Menu, go into your Pokémon, and hit R. Then, once the box window appears, hit Y twice and select the entire box. Press A to pick up the selected Pocket Monsters, and then toggle right or left to go to the box for the cloning, which probably should be an empty box. Then, move the cloned Pokémon to the empty box. After this, press B a couple of times to return to the first menu level. Select “Check Summary.” And there you go!

Given how quickly the original cloning glitch was patched after it received widespread attention, it seems likely that ILCA will be removing this glitch in the next update once it arrives. Players looking to exploit this bug may therefore wish to do so quickly before it is removed.

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Thanks Jason.