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"Too bad! The trade was canceled!" effect (Pokémon Red and Blue)

3,492 views · Published 31 August 2018 · 6:08 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Evie (ChickasaurusGL) 🌺 · 2018 · Gaming

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An effect in Pokémon Red and Blue, not to be confused with the glitch item of the same name
(see https://glitchcity.info/wiki/Too_bad!_The_trade_was_canceled! ) 

Using various glitches, we can unexpectedly bring up a trade menu without a link cable. Attempting to select a Pokémon may bring up the "Too bad! The trade was canceled!" message, hence the name).
Even when you attach a link cable, it still seems that sadly you cannot interact, but with arbitrary code execution there is likely a way.

These are the triggers I've found:

1. https://glitchcity.info/wiki/TrainerDex/RB:051 (known as "R 4") - randomly causes the glitch
2. Other Trainers but which can only be found with Game Genie or theoretically arbitrary code execution
(e.g. https://glitchcity.info/wiki/TrainerDex/RB:076 and https://glitchcity.info/wiki/TrainerDex/RB:090 )
3. Playing a sound effect from sound bank 0x01 (possible by changing item 32 (D35C) in the expanded items pack and then going on and off the Bicycle)
4. It's not exactly the same, but Route 10 meta-map script 0x07 can cause an effect like the above
https://glitchcity.info/wiki/MetascriptDex/RB:D605_(Route_10)
5. Cause it to appear with arbitrary code execution directly (not included in the video)

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