Booted up X (North American) the other day to do some chain fishing, was poking around in my boxes when my game crashed as I was moving over an Alakazam. After resetting the game, I went back to the PC and tried to hover on Alakazam again. The game crashed. This really freaked, (and continues to freak), me out. Through Pokemon Bank I released the Alakazam, (who did have a different OT but had no criteria that would fit a presumably hacked Pokemon). I haven't tried looking at it on the Pokedex in fear of crashing again, and I haven't noticed it with other models. I have never used a cheating device and this cartridge is old; it's the first Pokemon game I ever bought, back in 2016.
After searching around on the internet, I found this two-year-old Gamefaqs article about someone whose legit copy is crashing immediately after entering the 4th Gym. More importantly, I found this Reddit post from 2024 where someone has the exact same situation as I do, (and even shares a video). What intrigues me is that his copy of the game is digital, which probably rules out the possibility of it being a cartridge issue. Due to the time frame of all of these situations, it seems to be something that's started happening somewhat recently.
I am concerned about multiple things. 1: I really don't want to lose this save file; not only is it my first, but it has a 100% complete National Pokedex and Shiny Charm, and I've caught over a dozen shinies on it. I would absolutely hate if it corrupted. 2: Does this have anything to do with the infinite-free-trial of Pokemon Bank? The number on the screen reflecting how many days are left has always been glitched, (for everyone), and I wonder if there are other glitchy aspects of the server/code now that are somehow affecting the games it connects to.
I understand this may be a 3DS hardware issue, but I find this to be extremely relevant to a certain crowd in the Pokemon community, and answers/solutions would be nice. As a side note, are these cartridges meant to last? Like, in all likelihood, will these X/Y/USUM cartridges still work 30 years from now?
Thanks for reading all that!
