How to Get Unlimited Master Balls in Pokémon Gold/Silver

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Last Updated: April 2, 2020

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Here's how to get unlimited Master Balls in Pokémon Gold/Silver. Note that this may not work in Pokémon Crystal.

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   Obtain the Master Ball from Professor Elm in New Bark Town after defeating the Johto Gyms.
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   Give any Pokémon (preferably a useless one) your Master Ball (keep in mind that if you do this incorrectly, you'll lose that Pokémon).
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   Go to Bill's PC and deposit the Pokémon in a new box that is empty.
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   Swap the box for another.
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   Once it says "Saving...Do not" shut the game off.

   • What happens is that it saved the Pokémon in the box, but you turned it off before it took it out of your party.
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   Turn the game back on and voilà! You have another Master Ball and a clone of the Pokémon, one in your party and one in the PC.
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Tips

• When you have the desired amount of Master Balls, deposit one of them into your item PC so that if you accidentally use them all, there's always another one to duplicate.
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• Do it with one Pokémon the first time, then with two, then with four, and then 5. Then you can only keep doing it with 5 at a time maximum.
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Warnings

• If done wrong, you may lose both the Pokémon and the Master ball.
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Things You'll Need

• Master Ball
• A Pokémon to clone