Japanese Diamond Debug

This is a sub-page of Proto:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

How about a nice leek in this trying time?

'This page or section details content from theJuly 2020 Nintendo Leak (AKA: "Gigaleak").'''

To do:
Further documentation.

'...But what does it mean?'
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A Japanese Pokémon Diamond debug ROM, dated August 2006 (a month before the game's official release in Japan), was released in June 2019. It was originally released under the guise of originating from a dump of a debug cartridge and supposedly had the player's name changed in the ROM itself to the final game's default player name due to containing sensitive information. However, when the game's source code was leaked on July 24, 2020, this exact build was found lurking inside of it, containing the same default player name as the "dumped" ROM. While if the story behind the original release was fabricated due to information about the Zammis Clark leaks being kept private at the time or not is up to debate, it nevertheless is an interesting case of a prototype of dubious origin.

As the name of the ROM would indicate, the main attraction is the myriad of debug functions still accessible within it.

An English patch for the debug menus in the prototype ROM is available below. Huge thanks to Catstorm for translating the JP debug strings!

Title Debug Menu#

Press Select at the title screen. The options in this menu are, from top to bottom:

Japanese	Translation
デバッグかいし	Start Debug
つづきから	Continue
じんめいせんたく	Select Name
サウンドテスト	Sound Test
ポケモングラフィック	Pokémon Graphics
トレーナーグラフィック	Trainer Graphics
デバッグファイト	Debug Fight
セーブはかい	Save data corrupted (Bad translation, "Save Deletion" is more adapted)
ＲＴＣ　ちょうせい	Modify RTC
もどる	Return

The text in the white box shows the build date: ８がつ　７にち　２３じ　３０ふん　さくせい, or "Built on August 7th, 23:30" (11:30 pm).

Debug Start#

Starts the game in Jubilife City with the following effects:

The player's party consists of Infernape, Piplup, and Finneon. All three are at level 99.
The player's bag contains the following items:

Pocket	Items
Medicine	Potion x123 Awakening x456 Full Heal x18 Max Ether x18 Max Elixir x18 Antidote x18 Burn Heal x19 Ice Heal x20 Parlyz Heal x22 Revive x28 Full Restore x28 Ether x28 Elixir x28
Poké Balls	Master Ball x111 Poké Ball x222 Great Ball x333 Ultra Ball x444 Premier Ball x555 Dive Ball x666 Timer Ball x777 Repeat Ball x888 Nest Ball x999 Luxury Ball x100 Dusk Ball x13 Heal Ball x14 Quick Ball x15 Cherish Ball x16
Battle Items	Guard Spec. x54 Dire Hit x55 X Attack x56 X Defend x57 X Speed x58 X Accuracy x59 X Sp. Atk x60 X Sp. Def x61 Poké Doll x62 Fluffy Tail x63
Key Items	Town Map Explorer Kit Bicycle Pal Pad

All other pockets are empty.

Continue#

Loads an existing save. If no save data exists, this returns to the title screen.

Name Selection#

Loads a submenu which allows selection of the player's name and (indirectly) gender, then starts the game as with the first option in this menu.

Sound Test#

Opens a sound test:

Music, sound effects, and "Pokemon Voices" (cries) can be played simultaneously, but the latter option is limited to Bulbasaur and Ivysaur.

Pressing Up/Down while holding Select or Start allows changing respectively the pitch (KEY) and the speed (TMP) for music. The B (stop) button doesn't appear to work for music. The Y (init) button stops all sound and resets all options, while the X button soft resets the game after displaying a green screen for a couple of seconds.

Pokémon Graphics#

Opens a Pokémon sprite debug screen:

Use the D-Pad to navigate the menu, and A to select an item. Use the D-Pad to change the item while it is selected, with changes reflected immediately, and press A again to finish editing.

Press Start to play the animation, L to enable or disable the background and/or the options on the top screen. The B button cycles between displaying as configured, without shadow, or at a fixed position, in which case the 3rd through 5th fields of the second line are both disabled and ignored.

The items available on the first line are:

Pokémon selection by ID number, with their name displayed next to it. While editing this option:
- Press X to switch between normal and shiny forms.
- Press Y to switch between male and female forms, when available.
Gender
Shininess
Choice between two poses.

The items on the second line are:

Choosing a non-gender form, like for for Unown, Shellos, Wormadam, etc.
A display showing the maximum possible value of that option for the currently selected Pokémon; this can't be selected with the cursor.
Vertical position.
The shadow's horizontal position.
The shadow's size (choice of four, including none).
Unknown, ranges 0-31 like IVs.
As above.
As above.

Pressing Select while not editing a value moves the cursor to the bottom screen. Note that it may still be visible on the top one, often disappearing while using the bottom screen's controls:

While working on the bottom screen, Start only animates the front side, unless the cursor is on the 2nd to 4th row.
L and R change which Pokémon is displayed.
Y and X ask for confirmation to load and save, respectively, the current settings on the bottom screen. These hotkeys can also be used while the cursor is displayed on the top screen.

Trainer Graphics#

Opens a trainer sprite debug screen. Press Left/Right to cycle through the sprites:

Debug Fight#

This is an option for testing Pokémon battles.

The left column on the top screen shows the player's Pokémon, the right column shows the opposing Pokémon. Pressing A allows the editing of the selected Pokémon's stats on the bottom screen. Pressing Start will start a battle according to the current settings. Press L or R while editing a Pokémon to swap pages.

The options below the Pokémon options represent the following:

Floor	Background	Weather
Battle Style	Battle Effects	Text Speed
Trainer	Time of Day	Battle Type
Load	Save	(Unknown)

The floor option changes the floor type in battle, with the following options:

Japanese	Translation
じゃり	Gravel
すなはま	Beach
しばふ	Lawn
みずたまり	Puddle
いわはだ	Rock
どうくつ	Cave
せつげん	Snow Field
すいじょう	Aquatic
ひょうじょう	Ice Surface
ゆか	Floor Tiles
ぬまち	Marshland

Background changes the battle's background:

Japanese	Translation
そうげん	Grasslands
うみ	Sea
まち	Town
しんりん	Forest
さんがく	Mountains
ゆきやま	Snowy Mountains
しつないＡ	Indoor A
しつないＢ	Indoor B
しつないＣ	Indoor C
どうくつＡ	Cave A
どうくつＢ	Cave B
どうくつＣ	Cave C

Weather changes the active weather effect:

Japanese	Translation
てんこうなし	No Weather
あめ	Rain
おおあめ１	Heavy Rain 1
おおあめ２	Heavy Rain 2
ゆき	Snow
ふぶき	Snowstorm
もうふぶき	Blizzard
すなあらし	Sandstorm
ふかいきり１	Thick Fog 1
ふかいきり２	Thick Fog 2

Battle Style switches between いれかえ (switch) and かちぬき (set). Battle Effects switches Battle Animations between エフェクトＯＮ and エフェクトＯＦＦ (on and off). Text Speed switches between おそい (slow), ふつう (medium) and はやい (fast).

Trainer selects the player's trainer sprite. To note, the first two entries in this list, representing the game's male and female protagonists, are named as サトシ (Satoshi), one of the names for the first generation's male protagonist, and ハルカ (Haruka), the third generation's female protagonist.

Time of Day switches between あさ (morning), ひる (day), ゆうがた (evening), よる (night) and しんや (late night).

Battle Type changes what type of battle:

Japanese	Translation	Notes
１ｖｓ１　やせい	1 vs. 1 Wild
１ｖｓ１　トレーナー	1 vs. 1 Trainer	Trainer classes are chosen randomly
２ｖｓ２　トレーナー	2 vs. 2 Trainer	Trainer classes are chosen randomly
１ｖｓ１　つうしん　おや	1 vs. 1 Link Parent	Freezes
１ｖｓ１　つうしん　こ	1 vs. 1 Link Child	Freezes
２ｖｓ２　つうしん　おや	2 vs. 2 Link Parent	Freezes
２ｖｓ２　つうしん　こ	2 vs. 2 Link Child	Freezes
つうしんマルチ　おや	Link Multi Parent	Freezes
つうしんマルチ　こ	Link Multi Child	Freezes
１ｖｓ１　Ｗｉｆｉ　おや	1 vs. 1 Wi-Fi Parent	Freezes
１ｖｓ１　Ｗｉｆｉ　こ	1 vs. 1 Wi-Fi Child	Freezes
サファリゾーン	Safari Zone
ポケパーク	Poké Park	Possibly early name for Pal Park
ほかくデモ	Catching Demo
やせい２ｖｓ２	Wild 2 vs. 2
ＡＩマルチ	AI Multi	Trainer classes are chosen randomly
タワーマルチ　おや	Tower Multi Parent	Freezes
タワーマルチ　こ	Tower Multi Child	Freezes

The music will always play the standard trainer battle theme, regardless of the battle type or trainer class.

Load will load previously saved battle settings, while Save will save the current settings. The final option's functionality, a number ranging from 0 to 9, is currently unknown.

The options on the first page of the bottom screen are as follows:

On the first row, しゅるい (kind) selects the species of Pokémon, from 001 to 493, with the name shown to the right. The last option determines if the Pokémon is shiny, possible settings are ノーマル (normal) and レア (rare, i.e. shiny).

The second row allows for changing the Pokémon's level (レベル) and experience (けいけんち) values. These options are linked, so changing the level will affect the experience, and vice versa.

The third row allows changing the Pokémon's gender (せいべつ) and nature (せいかく). The gender can't be changed if a Pokémon species lacks gender, like most legendary Pokémon; the option will show なし (None) instead of a gender symbol in this case.

The next six rows allow for changing the Pokémon's Individual Values and Effort Values, or IVs and EVs. The left column, suffixed -rnd, represents IVs from 0 to 31 per stat, the right column, -exp, EVs from 0 to 255. Interestingly, you can only set 512 EVs per Pokémon.

The Pokémon's final stats, calculating its nature, IVs and EVs, are reflected on bottom of the screen.

To do:
What are MPP and MPT in the Pokemon stats? Hidden Power power and type?

Page two's options are as follows:

The first four rows decide the Pokémon's moves, their current PP, and amount of used PP Ups, ranging from 0 to 3.

The fifth row is the Ability, although you can only set legal abilities or no ability.

The sixth row's function is currently unknown, with a number ranging from 0 to 123.

The seventh, eight, ninth, tenth and eleventh rows control the Held item, Friendship Value, current status condition, remaining HP, and the type of a Poké Ball it's assigned to.

Page three lets you change the Pokémon's form, restricted only to valid forms, and allows swapping between being an Egg.

Save Deletion#

Deletes any existing save data, then seems to hang the game.

RTC Adjustment#

Opens another submenu. Given that the name of this option has "RTC" (real time clock) in it, it likely has something to do with the game's internal clock.

Return#

Returns to the title screen.

Field Debug Menu#

Pressing R+X while on the overworld opens the Field Debug menu.

Holding R will enable a Walk Through Walls mode, allowing free travel through all objects, at a very fast speed. It'll also allow bypassing most events, including all random encounters, trainer battles, and most warps.

Pressing X+Y when as Assert Failure error event occurs will attempt to ignore it, though this typically crashes the game anyway.

Jump#

Japanese	Translation	Description
そらをとぶ	Fly	Opens Sinnoh map and allows you to fly to any area in Sinnoh, even routes.
ＧＴＳ	GTS	Warps you to the GTS building in Jubilife City.
バトルタワ－	Battle Tower	Warps you to the Battle Tower entrance.
ジムジャンプ	Gym Jump	Displays a list of gyms you can warp to.
リストジャンプ	List Jump	Displays a list of named areas to warp to (1/6).
リストジャンプ２	List Jump 2	Displays a list of named areas to warp to (2/6).
リストジャンプ３	List Jump 3	Displays a list of named areas to warp to (3/6).
リストジャンプ４	List Jump 4	Displays a list of named areas to warp to (4/6).
リストジャンプ５	List Jump 5	Displays a list of named areas to warp to (5/6).
リストジャンプ６	List Jump 6	Displays a list of named areas to warp to (6/6).
ANジャンプ	AN Jump	Displays a list of UNOWN Dungeon, or Solaceon Ruins, areas to warp to.
どこでもジャンプ	Anywhere Jump	Displays all map code names that can be legally warped to.
マップそのた	Map Etc.	Lists miscellaneous map-related debug functions.

Map Etc.#

Japanese	Translation	Description
じょうげ	Underground	Warps you to the Underground.
ZXしてい	Specify ZX	Allows you to specify overworld Z/X block coordinates to warp to.
ユニオン	Union	Warps you to the Union Room.
ジャンプT01	Jump Town 01	Warps you to Twinleaf Town.
ジャンプジム01	Jump Gym 01	Warps you to Pastoria Gym.
タイトルへもどる	Return to Title	Returns you to the Title Screen.

Info Display#

Japanese	Translation	Description
ふかチェック	Stress Check	Displays a text overlay tracking multiple areas of VRAM and other info.
いちチェック	Position Check	Displays a text overlay tracking the player's current overworld position.
アトリビュ－ト	Attribute (Block Check)	Displays information about the current tile and surrounding tiles.
ユニオンビ－コン	Union Beacon	Shows wireless information and current Union Room participants.

Force Save#

Japanese	Translation	Description
ＢＯＸセ－ブ	Box Save	Saves the game; identical to My Save, but sets a specific byte to 01 beforehand.
ＭＹセ－ブ	My Save	Saves the game, likely some other stuff too.

System#

To do:
Document what はいたついん (Delivery Person) does.

Japanese	Translation	Description
じかん	Time	Displays a list of debug options related to time functionality.
3Dせってい	3D Settings	Displays a list of debug options related to 3D functionality.
♂♀いれかえ	Gender Change	Swaps the player's gender.
ゲ－ムフラグ	Game Flag	Displays a list of debug options related to game flags.
エンカウント	Encounter	Enables or disables wild encounters.
はいたついん	Delivery Person	Unknown.
テレビきりかえ	TV Swap	Displays a list of options related to TV functionality.
ＢＧＭそうさ	BGM Operation	Enables or disables the background music.
SCRIPTそうさ	Script Operation	Allows debugging of certain scripts.
ＷｉＦｉふしぎ	Wifi Mystery Gift	Enables the Mystery Gift option in the Main Menu.

Time#

Japanese	Translation	Description
じかんそうさ	Time Operation
DSじかん	DS Time	Sets time to the DS's current time.
08:00	08:00	Sets time to 08:00.
12:00	12:00	Sets time to 12:00.
18:00	18:00	Sets time to 18:00.
22:00	22:00	Sets time to 22:00.
02:00	02:00	Sets time to 02:00.
じかん６０ばい	Time x60	Speeds up time by a factor of 60 (1 minute per second).
じかん６００ばい	Time x600	Speeds up time by a factor of 600 (10 minutes per second).
ＲＴＣそうさ	RTC Operation	Jumps to the RTC Operation menu.

3D Settings#

Japanese	Translation	Description
EDGE ON	EDGE ON	Shows the outlines of 3D objects.
EDGE OFF	EDGE OFF	Hides the outlines of 3D objects.
ANTIALIAS ON	ANTIALIAS ON	Enables antialiasing.
ANTIALIAS OFF	ANTIALIAS OFF	Disables antialiasing.
EDGE COLOR 1	EDGE COLOR 1	Changes the edge color to black.
EDGE COLOR 2	EDGE COLOR 2	Changes the edge color to dark grey.
EDGE COLOR 3	EDGE COLOR 3	Changes the edge color to light grey.
EDGE COLOR 4	EDGE COLOR 4	Changes the edge color to white.

Game Flag#

Japanese	Translation	Description
バッグ ON	Bag ON	Enables the "Bag" option to show up in the Start menu.
ゲ－ムクリア ON	Game Clear ON	Marks the game as having been cleared.
ぼうけんノ－トON	Adventure Notes ON	Enables the display of Adventure Notes when the save is loaded.
ぼうけんノ－トOFF	Adventure Notes OFF	Disables the display of Adventure Notes when the save is loaded.
とくしゅセ－ブON	Special Save ON	TODO: Document what setting this flag affects
とくしゅセ－ブOFF	Special Save OFF	TODO: Document what clearing this flag affects
かいりき ON	Strength ON	Enables movement of boulders.
かいりき OFF	Strength OFF	Disables movement of boulders.
サファリ ON	Safari ON	Enables Great Marsh Start menu.
サファリ OFF	Safari OFF	Disables Great Marsh Start menu.
ダッシュ	Dash	Toggles the ability to hold B to run faster.
D15だす	D15 Show	Enables Fullmoon Island being shown on the map.
D15かくす	D15 Hide	Disables Fullmoon Island being shown on the map.
D30だす	D30 Show	Enables Newmoon Island being shown on the map.
D30かくす	D30 Hide	Disables Newmoon Island being shown on the map.
L04だす	L04 Show	Enables Sendoff Spring being shown on the map.
L04かくす	L04 Hide	Disables Sendoff Spring being shown on the map.
D18だす	D18 Show	Enables Seabreak Path being shown on the map.
D18かくす	D18 Hide	Disables Seabreak Path being shown on the map.
はいふ１きょか	Distribution 1 Permitted	TODO: Document what setting this flag affects
はいふ１きんし	Distribution 1 Forbidden	TODO: Document what clearing this flag affects
はいふ２きょか	Distribution 2 Permitted	TODO: Document what setting this flag affects
はいふ２きんし	Distribution 2 Forbidden	TODO: Document what clearing this flag affects
はいふ３きょか	Distribution 3 Permitted	TODO: Document what setting this flag affects
はいふ３きんし	Distribution 3 Forbidden	TODO: Document what clearing this flag affects

Numeric Input#

Japanese	Translation	Description
バトルタワ－	Battle Tower	Allows editing of Battle Tower records.
SysFlag	SysFlag	Displays a list of debug options related to system flags.
レコ－ド	Record	Allows editing of miscellaneous records.

SysFlag#

Japanese	Translation	Description
arrive-cload	arrive-cload	Toggles flying to the Pokémon League.
arrive-c10	arrive-c10	Toggles flying to the Pokémon Center below the Pokémon League.
モミクリア	Momi Clear	Toggles whether Cheryl's event was cleared.
ミルクリア	Miru Clear	Toggles whether Mira's event was cleared.
ゲンクリア	Gen Clear	Toggles whether Riley's event was cleared.
マイクリア	Mai Clear	Toggles whether Marley's event was cleared.
バククリア	Baku Clear	Toggles whether Buck's event was cleared.

Out of Range#

Japanese	Translation	Description
きりかえ	Switch	TODO: Document what this does

Make Data#

Japanese	Translation	Description
ポケモンさくせい	Create Pokémon	Shows the Pokémon creation menu and allows adding Pokémon to the party or box.
ポケモンかきかえ	Switch Pokémon	Shows the Pokémon creation menu so you can edit the first Pokémon in the party.
ダメタマゴ	Bad Egg	Makes the Pokémon at the front of the party to be a Bad Egg.
アイテムさくせい	Create Item	Allows the user to add any number of any item to their Bag.

For Staff Use#

Japanese	Translation	Description
わたなべ	Watanabe	Shows the GeoNet interface.
たまだ	Tamada	Displays a list of various debug options.
そがべ	Sogabe	TODO: Document what this does
もり	Mori	Displays a list of various debug options.
ともみち	Tomomichi	TODO: Document what this does
まつだ	Matsuda	Displays a list of debug options related to the Super Contest.
かがや	Kagaya	Displays a list of various debug options.
なかむら	Nakamura	Displays a list of various debug options.
のはら	Nohara	Displays a list of various debug options.
たや	Taya	Displays a list of various debug options.
いわさわ	Iwasawa	Displays a list of various debug options.
さいとう	Saito	Displays a list of various debug options.
ごとう	Goto	Displays a list of various debug options.
ともや	Tomoya	Displays a list of various debug options.
おおの	Ono	Displays a list of various debug options.

Tamada#

Japanese	Translation	Description
たまだメニュ－	Egg Menu
こやし	Fertilizer	Gives the player a single mulch in incrementing item index order.
きのみ	Berry	Gives the player a single berry in incrementing item index order.
じょうろ	Watering Can	Gives the player the Sprayduck Key Item.
テスト１	Test1	Poisons the first Pokémon in the party, and sets their HP to 4.
テスト２	Test2	Warps the player to Spear Pillar.
テスト３	Test3	TODO: Document what this does
ポケパ－クデ－タ１	Poképark Data 1	Sets 6 Pokémon to be caught in Pal Park: Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle, Caterpie, Sandshrew, and Tentacool.
ポケパ－クデ－タ２	Poképark Data 2	Sets 6 Pokémon to be caught in Pal Park: Bulbasaur, Beedrill, Clefairy, Sandshrew, Tauros, and Dragonair.
ペナルティ	Penalty	TODO: Document what this does
ほくべいグル－プ	N. America Group	TODO: Document what this does

Mori#

To do:
Wifi Tower Down: The player isn't warped to a fight setup, but can these trainers be fought somehow?
World Trade and Wifi Tower Down's menus seem to sometimes cause errors (is it their scripts activating in unintended places?)

Japanese	Translation	Description
コネクトリスト	Connect List	TODO: Document what this does
ロングネ－ム	Long Name	Changes the name of the first Pokémon in the party to "TestNameAB".
ユニオンともだち	Erase Union Friends	TODO: Document what this does
マイク	Mic	TODO: Document what this does
なまえ	Name	Shows the Player Name dialog; allows renaming of player.
サインさくせい	Signature	Shows the Signature interface.
せかいこうかん	World Trade (GTS)	Attempts a connection to the GTS. Will properly communicate with specialized servers, and returns the player to their original location when complete. Does not save beforehand.
WIFIタワ－ダウン	WiFi Tower Down	Attempts to download trainer data from the Battle Tower of the player's current rank. Does not save beforehand, nor send the player to the tower after.
そだてや１０００ぽ	Daycare 1,000 Steps	Decrease the amount of steps needed for Pokémon to produce an egg by 1,000.
そだてや１００００ぽ	Daycare 10,000 Steps	Decrease the amount of steps needed for Pokémon to produce an egg by 10,000.
タマゴセット	Egg Set	Make the Pokémon in the Daycare instantly produce an egg if possible.
タマゴうまれ	Egg Hatch	Set all eggs in the party as ready to hatch.

Matsuda#

Japanese	Translation	Description
えんぎ	Performance	Starts the Acting Competition part of a Super Contest.
ビジュアル	Visual	Starts the Visual Competition part of a Super Contest.
クリップ－ビジュアル	Clip visual	Starts the Dress-Up part of a Super Contest, then goes to Visual Competition.
ダンス	Dance	Starts the Dance Competition part of a Super Contest.
ダンス＋せいげんなし	Dance + No restrictions	TODO: Document differences between this and the normal Dance Competition
ダンス＋ロ－テあり	Dance + Rotation	TODO: Document differences between this and the normal Dance Competition
ダンス＋ロ－テなし	Dance + No Rotation	Starts the Dance Competition part of a Super Contest without rotation; softlocks at the end.
つうしん	Communication	TODO: Document what this does
けっかはっぴょう	Results announcement	Shows the Results announcement at the end of a Super Contest.
パ－ティクル	Particle	TODO: Document what this does
オ－バ－レイ	Overlay	TODO: Document what this does
かっこよさマスタ－ＯＮ	Cool Master ON	TODO: Document what this does
かっこよさマスタ－ＯＦＦ	Cool Master OFF	TODO: Document what this does
うつくしさマスタ－ＯＮ	Beauty Master ON	TODO: Document what this does
うつくしさマスタ－ＯＦＦ	Beauty Master OFF	TODO: Document what this does
かわいさマスタ－ＯＮ	Cute Master ON	TODO: Document what this does
かわいさマスタ－ＯＦＦ	Cute Master OFF	TODO: Document what this does
かしこさマスタ－ＯＮ	Smart Master ON	TODO: Document what this does
かしこさマスタ－ＯＦＦ	Smart Master OFF	TODO: Document what this does
たくましさマスタ－ＯＮ	Tough Master ON	TODO: Document what this does
たくましさマスタ－ＯＦＦ	Tough Master OFF	TODO: Document what this does

Kagaya#

Japanese	Translation	Description
あにめてすと	Animation Test	Causes an exclamation mark emote to briefly appear above the player.
うつりこみ	Reflection	Forces a reflection to be displayed in water; this effect can stack.
じゆういどう	Free movement	Allows the player to walk through anything until B is pressed; ignores vertical movement changes.
なみのり	Surf	Starts Surfing on the tile in front of the player.
カットイン	Cut-in	Displays the Pokémon cut-in animation that is shown when using an HM.
ゆきだま	Snowball	Spawns a snowball in front of the player.
じてんしゃ	Bicycle	Mounts or dismounts the bicycle.
かべのぼり	Rock Climb	TODO: Document what this does. Usually softlocks
つれあるき	Follow	Spawns an NPC that will follow behind the player.
みずやり	Berry Watering	Toggles the berry watering animation.
たきのぼり	Waterfall	Shows the Waterfall animation if used in front of a waterfall.
さいくりんぐ	Cycling	Allows the player to dismount their bicycle on Cycling Road and disables the downward-slope effect.
ダッシュフラグ	Dash Flag	Enables the ability for the player to hold B to run faster.
コンテストじき	Contest Time	Changes the player into their Super Contest attire.
そらをとぶ	Fly	TODO: Document what this does. Seems to do the same thing as Cut-in
つり	Fishing	Casts a fishing rod, except it can be used on any tile.
あなぬけ	Escape Rope	Functions as if the player had used an Escape Rope.
あなほり	Dig	Functions as if the player had used Dig outside of battle.
テレポ－ト	Teleport	Functions as if the player had used Teleport outside of battle.
スロット	Slot	Shows the slot machine interface.

Nakamura#

Japanese	Translation	Description
きのみＭＡＸ	Berry MAX	Gives the player 999 of every berry.
わざマシンＭＡＸ	TM MAX	Gives the player 99 of every TM.
テストがめん	Test Screen	Shows 4 test dialogs with different colorized screen icons.
ポケモンアイコン	Pokémon Icon	Shows the icons for all Pokémon.
アイテムアイコン	Item Icon	Shows the icons for all items.
リボンセット	Ribbon Set	Gives 80 Ribbons to the first Pokémon in the party.
ぼうけんノ－ト	Adventure Notes
Ｆノ－トＡＤＤ	F Note Add	Adds a new Note for the current day.
Ｆノ－トクリア	F Note Clear	Clears all Notes before the current day's.

Nohara#

Japanese	Translation	Description
バトルサ－チャ－	Battle Searcher	Displays a list of debug functions related to the Vs. Seeker.
ぎゃくさいせい	Reverse play	Chooses a Pokémon's cry to play normally and then backwards.
リバ－ブ	Reverb	Sets the reverb for all in-game sounds.
FLDBGMVOL	FLDBGMVOL	Sets the volume of the field background music.
なきごえパタ－ン	Cry Pattern	Displays a list of varying cry types to test.
しゅつりょくＥＦＦ	Output EFF	Allows the user to choose between Stereo, Mono, Surround, or Headphones.
ペラップ	Chatot	Displays a list of debug functions related to Chatot recording functionality.
ＦＬＤＢＧＭテンポ	FLDBGM Tempo	Sets the tempo of the field background music.
デバックスクリプト	Debug Script	Allows debugging of certain scripts.
サウンドＥＦＦ	Sound EFF	TODO: Document what this does
はけいテスト	Waveform Test	Chooses a Pokémon's cry to play normally.
バッジフラグセット	Badge Flag Set	Gives the player all 8 badges.
かくしアイテム	Hidden Item	TODO: Document what this does
キャプチャチェック	Capture Check	TODO: Document what this does
ギネス	Record (Guinness)	TODO: Document what this does. Shows a window with weird mechanics
ジャンプ	Jump	Jumps to a series of predefined locations based on the number selected.
ポケッチはけい	Pokétch Waveform	Pressing the D-Pad in any direction plays a different test waveform.

Taya#

Japanese	Translation	Description
ボックスせいり	Organize Box	Shows the Organize Box screen.
ボックスアイテム	Box Items	Shows the Organize Box screen, highlighting only Pokémon with items.
ボックスつよさ	Box Strength	Shows the Compare Pokémon screen.
こうかんデモ	Trade Demo	Shows the trade animation.
でんどうデモ	Hall of Fame Demo	Shows the Hall of Fame animation.
でんどうパソ	Hall of Fame PC	Shows the Hall of Fame PC screen.
ENDING	ENDING	Plays the ending credit sequence.
ポケッチゲット	Pokétch Get	Gives the player the Pokétch.
かいわ１	Conversation 1	Shows the easy chat system with 1 selectable phrase.
かいわ２	Conversation 2	Shows the easy chat system with 2 selectable phrases.
かいわぶん	Conversation Sentence	Shows the easy chat system with a fill-in-the-blank sentence.
カレントまんたん	Current Full	Fills the current box with Lv.50 Slowpoke.
ボックスまんたん	Box Full	Fills all boxes with Lv.50 Slowbro.
たんごぜんぶＯＮ	All words ON	Enables all trendy phrases, etc. to be used in the easy chat system.

Iwasawa#

Japanese	Translation	Description
バトルタワ－	Battle Tower
ランダムどうき	Random Sync	TODO: Document what this does
ル－ムＦクリア	Room F Clear	TODO: Document what this does
ギネスいっぱい	Record Mix Full	TODO: Document what this does
wifiダミ－デ－タ	WiFi Dummy Data	TODO: Document what this does
BP500	BP500	Gives the player an additional 500 BP.
タウンマップ	Town Map
TMapNrm	TMapNrm	Shows the Town Map screen.
TMapJump	TMapJump	Shows the Town Map screen and allows the player to warp to any major location.
TMapBG	TMapBG	Shows the Town Map screen without the subscreen.
メ－ル	Mail
みる	View	View mail that you've created.
さくせい	Create	View mail that you've created and create mail in specific slots.
ポルト	Poffin
ポルトケ－ス	Poffin Case	Opens the player's Poffin Case. (does not give the Poffin Case Key Item)
ポルトまんたん	Poffin Full	Gives the player all poffins.
ポルトからっぽ	Poffin Empty	Removes all of the player's poffins.
まぜまぜ	Mix
ひとりミキサ－	Mixer (Solo)	Starts the Poffin cooking minigame.
スクリプト	Script	TODO: Document what this does
とじる	Close	Closes the Field Debug menu.
みれません	Can't see

Saito#

Japanese	Translation	Description
カメラセット	Camera Set	Allows the player to manipulate the camera.
ゆれくさ	Shaking Grass	Displays a list of debug functions related to chaining.
たかさチェックB	Height Check B	TODO: Document what this does. Takes a long time to complete
たかさチェックG	Height Check G	TODO: Document what this does
カメラ	Camera	Shows camera info or allows the player to choose from multiple camera presets.
たかさへんこう	Change Height	Allows the player to modify their current height in sub-pixel increments.
つり	Fishing	Displays a list of debug functions related to fishing.
いどうポケモン	Move Pokémon	Displays a list of debug functions related to Roaming Pokémon. Includes Mesprit, Cresselia, and an unused Roaming Darkrai. This menu uses their early names-- アイ, ムーバス, and ダーク.
たいりょうはっせい	Mass generate	Allows checking and enabling or disabling Pokémon outbreak functionality.
サファリ	Safari	Displays information related to each of the Pokémon in the Great Marsh areas.
AGB	AGB	Emulates inserting a specific cartridge in the AGB slot of the DS.

Camera Controls

DS Controls	Camera Action
D-Pad	Zoom In/Out
A + D-Pad	Change Perspective
B + D-Pad	Camera Angle
X + D-Pad	Pan Camera
Y + D-Pad	Rotate Camera
Select	Switch PER <=> ORT
B + X	Reset Camera View
L	Quit

Goto#

Japanese	Translation	Description
カスタムカプセル PC	Custom Capsule PC	Shows the Ball Capsule screen.
カスタムカプセルちょっと	Custom Capsule Few	Gives the player a few seals.
カスタムカプセルフル	Custom Capsule Full	Gives the player all seals.
たまごデモノ－マル	Egg Demo Normal	Shows the egg hatch animation.
たまごデモマナフィ	Egg Demo Manaphy	Shows the Manaphy egg hatch animation.

Tomoya#

Japanese	Translation	Description
ずかんコントロ－ル	Pokédex Control	Shows the Pokédex control menu and allows free manipulation of the Pokédex.
ぜんこくずかんフラグセット	Set National Pokédex Flag	Upgrades the player's Sinnoh Pokédex to the National Pokédex.
ゼンコクずかんセット	National Pokédex Caught	Mark all Pokémon as being caught.
シンオウずかんセット	Sinnoh Pokédex Caught	Mark only all Sinnoh-exclusive Pokémon as being caught.
ゼンコクみた	National Pokédex Seen	Mark all Pokémon as being seen.
シンオウみた	Sinnoh Pokédex Seen	Mark only all Sinnoh-exclusive Pokémon as being seen.
デオキシスセ－ブデ－タ	Deoxys Save Data	TODO: Document what this does
ワイプ	Wipe	Plays a series of screen wipe animations.
イメ－ジ	Image	Debug version of the Dress-Up minigame.
イメ－ジ	Image	Debug version of the Dress-Up minigame, but with a timer.
イメ－ジ	Image	Allows the player to view saved photos from the Jubilife TV Fitting Room.
イメ－ジレコ－ド	Image Record	Saves an image of a Pokémon with random accessories to the Fitting Room gallery.
ずかん	Pokédex	Enables National Pokédex, marks all Pokémon as caught, and opens the Pokédex.
ポケモン	Pokémon	Shows the starter selection screen.
どく	Poison	Shows the poison overworld animation.
あまいかおり	Sweet Scent	Shows the Sweet Scent overworld animation.
テスト	Test	Adds three Lv.15 Burmy to the player's party.
まぜまぜチ－ム	Mix Team	TODO: Document what this does. Usually shows a window with "000"
クライマックス	Climax	If used in Spear Pillar, attempts to play Dialga's spawning animation, but crashes a few seconds before 'timestreams' would spread out from his body.
クライマックス	Climax	If used in Spear Pillar, attempts to set up the timestream background in the sky and sets the camera at the first dynamic position used in the cutscene normally.
クライマックス	Climax	Same as above, but for the 2nd dynamic camera position.
クライマックス	Climax	Third dynamic camera position. Note that using these one at a time has a chance of crashing the game, while using them anywhere else likely will crash the game.
アクセサリ－こうかん	Accessory Trade	Shows the Accessory Trade menu.
ヒデン00	Hidden Machine 00	Plays the overworld effect when Cut is used.
ヒデン01	Hidden Machine 01	Plays the overworld effect when Rock Smash is used.
ヒデン02	Hidden Machine 02	Plays the overworld effect when Waterfall is used.
マテリアル	Material	Allows the player to heavily manipulate overworld lighting.
FOG	Fog	Allows the player to heavily manipulate overworld fog.
おてんき	Weather	Lists different weather effects to apply to the current map.
エンカウント	Encounter	Lists different encounter transitions for various battle types.
とじる	Close	Closes the menu.

Ono#

Japanese	Translation	Description
つうしんりょう	Communication Traffic Volume	TODO: Document what this does
はいたつデバッグ	Delivery Debug	Makes the Delivery Man appear in the PokéMart and distribute all event items.
WIFIマッチ	WiFi Match	TODO: Document what this does. Usually crashes the game
ともだちとうろく	Register Friend	TODO: Document what this does
はたをとる（２にんひつよう）	Take Flag (requires 2 players)	Gives the player another player's flag.
はたＬＥＶＥＬ	Flag Level	Sets the player's flag level.
かせきうめ（ちか）	Buried Fossil (Underground)	TODO: Document what this does
BAGにワナついか	Add trap to bag	Gives the player all traps and spheres, plus a few items.
PCへアイテムついか	Add item to PC	Adds all Goods to the player's PC.
ＧＯＯＤＳぺなけし	Erase Goods Penalty	TODO: Document what this does
いしうめ９９	Stones bury 99	TODO: Document what this does
ほれるカクリツＵＰ	Charm Probability UP	TODO: Document what this does
チャンネルひょうじ	Channel Display	TODO: Document what this does
おやきになる	Become parent	TODO: Document what this does
こきになる	Become child	TODO: Document what this does
おやこきりかえにもどる	Switch parent/child back	TODO: Document what this does
ちか	Underground	TODO: Document what this does. Enters the Underground
ちか１	Underground 1	TODO: Document what this does. Enters the Underground
ちか２	Underground 2	Enters the Underground with debug information shown.

(Source: Ganix)

(Source: Helix Chamber)

"ASSERTION FAILED!" errors#

Example crash screen.

This type of error handler, caused by the game crashing, doesn't appear in the final game. It closely resembles the Windows Blue Screen of Death.

The error displays on the top screen, with the Pokétch frozen on the bottom.

Battle Debug Menu#

Press L + R during a battle.

This menu has three pages to it, you can tab through them with L and R.

Page one seems to control battle-related flags, such as secondary effects of moves.

Page two lets you adjust the Pokémon's temporary stat changes, ranging from 0 (-6) to 12 (+6), with the first option changing which Pokémon you're editing.

Page three cannot be edited, but displays Battle related data, like the Pokémon's moves.

Press Select to show your opponent's remaining and maximum HP, respectively. This is static and won't update automatically, and Select has to be pressed again on your turn to update it.

Press Start during move selection to show an animation test. Pressing X changes the target (either Opponent or Self in a single battle, or all possible combinations in doubles), Left and Right adjust the move index by 1, L and R adjust it by 10, Up and Down adjust it by 100. Pressing Y changes the third variable which ranges from 0 to 4, and Select changes the bottom option between 3 possible values; it's currently unknown what any of these do.

Hold R and select "Run" to run from any battle, though it counts as a victory.

(Source: Helix Chamber)

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Text Differences#

Script differences between the final Japanese release and the debug cartridge. Small additions and character changes are bolded.

Final	Debug
トバリは\x0001いしの\x0001まち\nなんたって\x0001いんせきが\x0001あるからな！\rところで\x0001ぜんぜん\x0001かんけいないが\nこの\x0001わざマシンを\x0001あげよう！\r	みつかったか！？\rとおもったが\x0001べつに\x0001わしを\nさがしていた\x0001わけではないか\rいきなりだが\x0001どうぐを\x0001つかえない\nこの\x0001こわさ\x0001わかるか？\x25BDわしには\x0001わからん\rまあいい\x0001これを\x0001あげるから\nわしが\x0001ここにいたことは\x25BDみんなに\x0001ないしょに\x0001してくれ！\r
さしおさえの\x0001わざを\x0001つかわれると\nしばらくの\x0001あいだ\x25BDどうぐは\x0001つかえなくなるのだ！\rまあ\x0001それはさておき\nいしのまち\x0001トバリを\x0001よろしくな"	その\x0001わざを\x0001つかわれると\nしばらくの\x0001あいだ\x25BDトレーナーは\x0001もちろん\x0001ポケモンも\x25BDどうぐを\x0001つかえなくなる\rさて\x0001ぜったいに\x0001かくれつづけるぞ！\nいいか\x0001わけは\x0001きくなよ
めざせ！\x0001１０レンチャン！！\r……１０レンチャン\x0001できた\x0001かたは\nうけつけまで\x0001きてくださいませ\x25BDきねんひんを\x0001プレゼントします！\rちなみに\x0001ただいまの\x0001さいこう\nレンチャンかいすう\x0001\v0134\x0001\x0000かい！	めざせ！\x0001１０レンチャン！！\r……１０レンチャン\x0001できた\x0001かたは\nうけつけまで\x0001きてくださいませ\x25BDきねんひんを\x0001プレゼントします！\rちなみに\x0001ただいまの\x0001さいこう\nレンチャンかいすう\x0001\v0133\x0001\x0000かい！
\v0108\x0001\x0000を\x0001いれる\nポケットが\x0001いっぱい\x0001ですよ\r	\v0108\x0001\x0000を\x0001いれる\nポケットが\x0001いっぱい\x0001ですよ
おっと\x0001ポケモントレーナー！\nポケモンずかんを\x0001もっているのか！\rその\x0001ずかんを\x0001きみに\x0001たくした\nひとは\x0001ぜんぶの\x0001ポケモンが\x25BDきろくされるのを\x0001まってるだろうな！	おっと\x0001ポケモントレーナー！\nここに\x0001きたら\x25BDとにかく\x0001バトルタワー\x0001だぜ！\rだけど\x0001けいけんちは\x0001もらえない\nポケモンずかんに\x0001きろくされない\rあくまでも\x0001たたかいかたを\nみがくための\x0001ばしょ\x0001だからな！
つうしんちゅう\x0001に\x0001エラーが\nはっせい\x0001しました（\v0136\x0001\x0000）\nでんげんを\x0001きって\nいれなおして\x0001ください\n\nなんども\nこのメッセージが\x0001でるときは\nサポートセンターに\nおといあわせ\x0001ください	つうしんちゅう\x0001に\x0001エラー\nはっせい\x0001しました（\v0136\x0001\x0000）\nでんげんを\x0001きって\nいれなおして\x0001ください\n\nなんども\nこのメッセージが\x0001でるときは\nサポートセンターに\nおといあわせ\x0001ください
つうしんちゅう\x0001に\x0001エラーが\nはっせい\x0001しました\nでんげんを\x0001きって\nいれなおして\x0001ください\n\nなんども\nこのメッセージが\x0001でるときは\nサポートセンターに\nおといあわせ\x0001ください"
トレーナーさん\n\v0103\x0001\x0000って\x0001なまえ\x0001なんだ\rあたし\x0001ミル\nこの\x0001なまえ\x0001おきにいり\x0001なんだよ！\r	トレーナーさん\n\v0103\x0001\x0000って\x0001なまえ\x0001なんだ\rあたし\x0001ミル\nこの\x0001なまえ\x0001おきにいり\x0001なんだよ！
ミル『あっ！\x0001\v0103\x0001\x0000さん\nずっと……\x0001まってたよ……\r	ミル『あっ！\x0001\v0103\x0001\x0000さん\nずっと……\x0001まってたよ……
カンストちょくぜん
でんどういり
テレビ
つうしんコンテスト
そのた
BP9998
Uはねる
レコードマックス
ともだちマックス
ふかふかのつちに\x0001まいて\x0001つかう。\nつちの\x0001かわきが\x0001はやくなるが\nきのみの\x0001そだちも\x0001はやくなる。	ふかふかのつちに\x0001まいて\x0001つかう。\nつちの\x0001かわきが\x0001はやくなるが\nきのみの\x0001そだちは\x0001はやくなる。
ふかふかのつちに\x0001まいて\x0001つかう。\nつちの\x0001かわきが\x0001おそくなるが\nきのみの\x0001そだちも\x0001おそくなる。	ふかふかのつちに\x0001まいて\x0001つかう。\nつちの\x0001かわきが\x0001おそくなるが\nきのみの\x0001そだちは\x0001おそくなる。
\v0137\x0001\x0000ひき	\v0137\x0001\x0000こ
ボールで\x0001つかまえた\nポケモンの\x0001かず	つかまえた\x0001ポケモンの\x0001かず
タマゴから\x0001うまれた\nポケモンの\x0001かず	ポケモンが\x0001うまれた\nタマゴの\x0001こすう
てもちの\x0001グッズが\nいっぱいです	てもちの\x0001どうぐが\nいっぱいです
グッズを\x0001あげたかいすう	どうぐを\x0001あげたかいすう
なにか\x0001かいてある\n……\rいままで\x0001ちかで\nグッズを\x0001あげたかいすう\x25BD\v0137\x0001ぅかい！	なにか\x0001かいてある\n……\rいままで\x0001ちかで\nどうぐを\x0001あげたかいすう\x25BD\v0137\x0001ぅかい！
なにか\x0001かいてある\n……\rいままで\x0001ちかで\nグッズを\x0001もらった\x0001かいすう\x25BD\v0137\x0001ぅかい！	なにか\x0001かいてある\n……\rいままで\x0001ちかで\nどうぐを\x0001もらった\x0001かいすう\x25BD\v0137\x0001ぅかい！
バトルタワーに\x0001いったかい？\rあそこでは\x0001どんな\x0001ポケモンが\nどんな\x0001わざで\x0001どう\x0001たたかうか\x25BDすてきなことが\x0001まなべるぜ！	ポケモンずかんを\x0001もっているのか！\rじゃあ\x0001オレからの\x0001アドバイス\nいろんな\x0001トレーナーと\x0001しょうぶしろ！\rみんな\x0001いろんな\x0001ポケモンを\nもっているから\x0001ずかんも\x0001うまるぞ！
そらを\x0001とぶことを\x0001ねがいつづけた\nけっか\x0001からだの\x0001さいぼうが\nへんかして\x0001つばさが\x0001はえてきた。	そらを\x0001とぶことを\x0001ねがいつづけた\nけっか\x0001\x0001からだの\x0001さいぼうが\nへんかして\x0001つばさが\x0001はえてきた。
MOUETTE	SEAGULL
FLANEUR	SLACKER
EPINE	THORN

(Source: Original TCRF research)