NintendoAge http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner Batteries in Pokemon Gold and Silver http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=188228 2019-08-08T22:11:41 -05.00 TheFinder 10 Originally posted by: MuNKeY

Here is a trick if you have some skill

http://www.sega-16.com/forum/show...
That would be sweet. Unfortunately, my save is wiped. Just totally gone.

I also haven't ever soldered before. I have a soldering iron, but I’ve not used it.
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http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?25174-Replacing-a-Gameboy-Cart-Battery-without-losing-the-Save-Data ]]> Batteries in Pokemon Gold and Silver http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=188228 2019-08-08T20:39:18 -05.00 TheFinder 10 Batteries in Pokemon Gold and Silver http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=188228 2019-08-08T17:21:29 -05.00 TheFinder 10 Batteries in Pokemon Gold and Silver http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=188228 2019-08-08T17:15:17 -05.00 TheFinder 10 Batteries in Pokemon Gold and Silver http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=188228 2019-08-08T16:58:10 -05.00 TheFinder 10 Originally posted by: SNESNESCUBE64

If you are replacing the battery, don't use a CR2025, use a CR2032, it will still fit in the cartridge and you will get longer battery life. Although, if I am not mistaken, these were known to have batteries that died quick.
Thanks for the tip!

Yeah. The day/night cycle is tied to the same battery that holds the saves. It just frustrating that they didn’t have a better way to do it, since the clock is always running, draining the battery.
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There is no hardware workaround for this problem. You have to keep replacing the batteries, and if you want to keep a file, you need to dump the save before replacing them. ]]> Batteries in Pokemon Gold and Silver http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=188228 2019-08-07T14:20:26 -05.00 TheFinder 10 Fast forward to today. I had been working on a Nuzlocke on Silver, and fired it up today to no saved game. The only options are "New Game" and "Options." So, obviously, my battery is dead. I checked on Red, Blue, and Gold, and they all still have their saves, though Gold asked me to reset the clock.

I know that Gold and Silver use the battery to maintain the internal clock, which is what makes their batteries drain faster than an average game. I don't understand why Silver's is shot when Gold's still works, though. And even Red, which has a used battery in it from before I bought it, is still kicking.

Anyway, I have two main questions:
1. Is it normal for a Pokemon Silver battery to die after 4 years? (And will my Gold die soon since it asked me to reset the clock?)
2. Is there a mod someone has figured out to get the clock or the saves off of the battery (similar to what R/S/E did)?

I'm just trying to figure out what to do. I'm pretty bummed my save is gone. I had quite and eclectic team that I had really enjoyed building up. ]]>