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Sharking Attacks

Overview

Using the GameShark, it is possible to set any attack to any of the four attack slots on each Pokémon. You can overwrite HMs, and even give multiple copies of the same move to a monster.

While giving a Pokémon an attack it could not normally learn will disqualify it from tournament play, it will never result in an error from the game system, as the animations produced by a move (both on the Game Boy and in Stadium) are either independent of the actual creature (Game Boy) or dependent solely on the type of move (Stadium).

The Game Boy games will let you use illegal attacks normally, without complaint. During battles, Stadium will highlight illegal moves in purplish-red, but will still let you use them. It will also turn the Player Designator (eg, "1P", "COM") this color during move selection, to show that the current monster knows attacks that it shouldn't.

If, however, you have sharked something onto your Pokémon that isn't an actual attack (ie, you used some hex number that isn't in the table below), you will not be able to enter that monster into a Stadium battle. The attack itself will be listed as "??????" and will be highlighted in yellow, if you inspect the Pokémon.

Using such a "non-attack" in R/B/Y will produce an unpredictable result. The attack might do nothing, inflict an enormous or insignificant amount of damage, crash your game, etc. The Azure Heights staff has decided not to cover glitch attacks.

These codes should be activated in a similar fashion to most codes: the GS switch should be off until the monster to be modified is placed in the top position, at which point it should be turned on, then back off. Then the status of the monster should be checked: if it at all disagrees with the predicted value, do not save, as it is possible that another section of memory was overwritten by a slightly improperly entered code.

NOTE: All codes affect the first monster in the party.

The codes for modifying the moves in the four attack slots are as follows:

Slot		Red/Blue		Yellow
1st		01XX73D1		01XX72D1
2nd		01XX74D1		01XX73D1
3rd		01XX75D1		01XX74D1
4th		01XX76D1		01XX75D1

The XX should be replaced with the hex number of the attack you want to put into the respective slot. These numbers are listed in the table below.

Attack Listing
00 = Nothing	10 = Gust	0A = Scratch
47 = Absorb	6A = Harden	67 = Screech
33 = Acid	72 = Haze	45 = Seismic Toss
97 = Acid Armor	1D = Head Butt	78 = Selfdestruct
61 = Agility	88 = Hi Jump Kick	9F = Sharpen
85 = Amnesia	1E = Horn Attack	2F = Sing
3E = Aurora Beam	20 = Horn Drill	82 = Skull Bash
8C = Barrage	38 = Hydro Pump	8F = Sky Attack
70 = Barrier	3F = Hyper Beam	15 = Slam
75 = Bide	9E = Hyper Fang	A3 = Slash
14 = Bind	5F = Hypnosis	4F = Sleep Powder
2C = Bite	3A = Ice Beam	7C = Sludge
3B = Blizzard	08 = Ice Punch	7B = Smog
22 = Body Slam	1A = Jump Kick	6C = Smokescreen
7D = Bone Club	02 = Karate Chop	87 = Softboiled
9B = Bonemerang	86 = Kinesis	4C = Solarbeam
91 = Bubble	8D = Leech Life	31 = Sonicboom
3D = Bubblebeam	49 = Leech Seed	83 = Spike Cannon
80 = Clamp	2B = Leer	96 = Splash
04 = Comet Punch	7A = Lick	93 = Spore
6D = Confuse Ray	71 = Light Screen	17 = Stomp
5D = Confusion	8E = Lovely Kiss	46 = Strength
84 = Constrict	43 = Low Kick	51 = String Shot
A0 = Conversion	60 = Meditate	A5 = Struggle
44 = Counter	48 = Mega Drain	4E = Stun Spore
98 = Crabhammer	19 = Mega Kick	42 = Submission
0F = Cut	05 = Mega Punch	A4 = Substitute
6F = Defense Curl	76 = Metronome	A2 = Super Fang
5B = Dig	66 = Mimic	30 = Supersonic
32 = Disable	6B = Minimize	39 = Surf
92 = Dizzy Punch	77 = Mirror Move	81 = Swift
26 = Double-Edge	36 = Mist	0E = Swords Dance
18 = Double Kick	65 = Night Shade	21 = Tackle
03 = Double Slap	06 = Pay Day	27 = Tail Whip
68 = Double Team	40 = Peck	24 = Take Down
52 = Dragon Rage	50 = Petal Dance	64 = Teleport
8A = Dream Eater	2A = Pin Missile	25 = Thrash
41 = Drill Peck	8B = Poison Gas	57 = Thunder
59 = Earthquake	28 = Poison Sting	55 = Thunderbolt
79 = Egg Bomb	4D = Poisonpowder	09 = Thunderpunch
34 = Ember	01 = Pound	54 = Thundershock
99 = Explosion	3C = Psybeam	56 = Thunder Wave
7E = Fire Blast	5E = Psychic	5C = Toxic
07 = Fire Punch	95 = Psywave	90 = Transform
53 = Fire Spin	62 = Quick Attack	A1 = Tri Attack
5A = Fissure	63 = Rage	29 = Twineedle
35 = Flamethrower	4B = Razor Leaf	0B = Vicegrip
94 = Flash	0D = Razor Wind	16 = Vine Whip
13 = Fly	69 = Recover	37 = Water Gun
74 = Focus Energy	73 = Reflect	7F = Waterfall
1F = Fury Attack	9C = Rest	12 = Whirlwind
9A = Fury Swipes	2E = Roar	11 = Wing Attack
89 = Glare	9D = Rock Slide	6E = Withdraw
2D = Growl	58 = Rock Throw	23 = Wrap
4A = Growth	1B = Rolling Kick
0C = Guillotine	1C = Sand-Attack

To give the first Pokémon in your party the equivalent of 3 PP UPs (the maximum allowable) for each of its 4 attacks, enter the following codes:

Red/Blue		Yellow
01C088D1		01C087D1
01C089D1		01C088D1
01C08AD1		01C089D1
01C08BD1		01C08AD1

We just set the the current number of PP to 0, for reasons explained below, so after you go to a PokéCenter to refresh your Pokémon's PP, you'll be good to go.

If you're interested in why this works, or you want to be more selective in Sharking your PP, please continue reading. If you don't give a damn, you're done with this page. Might I suggest that you read our fine Sharkery Overview, if you haven't already?

Both Current and Maximum PP scores can be modified with a GameShark.

The Current PP score can hold any value from 0 to 63, but the Maximum PP score can only hold four predefined values (ranging from 0 to 3), corresponding to the number of PP UPs used on the move. So, setting this value to 3 duplicates the effect of applying 3 PP UPs to the attack. Maximum PP is determined from a constant base value for each attack plus a set number for each PP UP.

The following codes set the Maximum PP scores for each of the 4 attack slots on the first Pokémon in your party:

Slot		Red/Blue		Yellow
1st		01XX88D1		01XX87D1
2nd		01XX89D1		01XX88D1
3rd		01XX8AD1		01XX89D1
4th		01XX8BD1		01XX8AD1

In the above codes, XX is a hex number equal to the number of PP UPs used, times 64, plus the number of Current PP. When we maxed out the Pokémon's PP in the example above, XX was set to C0, since:

3 * 64 + 0 = 192 = C0h

That's 3 PP UPs per attack, times 64, plus 0 Current PP.

To dispense with the complexity of adding in the proper number of Current PP, we suggest you just worry about the setting the number of "applied" PP UPs, and ignore the part of the equation that deals with Current PP. Because your Pokémon will now have 0 Current PP for any modified attacks, you must take a trip to a PokéCenter before giving your new PPs a test drive.

Using the equation above, we see that if you want to simulate "normal" PP for an attack (ie, zero PP UPs), your XX should be 00. For the equivalent of 1 PP UP, use 40. For 2, use 80.