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Perpetual spinning effect

The perpetual spinning effect, also known as the spinning glitch, is a side effect of the Safari Zone exit glitch in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow that happens when the player runs out of Safari Zone steps on a spinning tile.

Summary

If the player performs the Safari Zone exit glitch but makes their 500th step be on a spinning tile, the spinning effect will persist while walking normally until the player uses another spinning tile.



Sprite transformation trick

While this effect is active, it is possible to temporarily change the player's overworld sprite to a different one by using a PC, and holding a direction button while exiting the PC interface.

The sprite displayed depends on the location of the PC used. The correspondences below are for the English versions:

LocationType of sprite
Pallet TownProfessor Oak
Viridian CityProfessor Oak
Pewter CityGirl
Cerulean CityGirl
Lavender TownBoy
Vermilion CityGirl
Celadon CityPolice officer
Fuchsia CitySwimmer
Saffron CityBoy
Cinnabar IslandProfessor Oak
Indigo PlateauPolice officer
Other locationsGirl


YouTube video

[b]YouTube video by PLASMA GER[/b]


Attribution



  • Unknown, Paco81 - Discovery

  • LanceAndMissingNo. - Different NPC sprites (based on location) information

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