Pokemon Cute Charm Glitch Activation Mail-In Service for Pokemon Diamond, Pokemon Pearl, Pokemon Platinum, Pokemon HeartGold and Pokemon SoulSilver (Please Read Description!)
THIS IS NOT A LISTING TO PURCHASE ANY PHYSICAL GAMES, CARTRIDGES, DISCS, GAME SYSTEMS, PHYSICAL MEDIA, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT. THIS IS A MAIL-IN SERVICE WHERE YOU MAIL YOUR POKEMON DIAMOND, POKEMON PEARL, POKEMON PLATINUM, POKEMON HEARTGOLD AND/OR POKEMON SOULSILVER CARTRIDGE(S) TO ME WHERE I WILL MODIFY YOUR SAVE DATA TO ACTIVATE THE CUTE CHARM GLITCH.
Hello, thank you for visiting this listing. This listing is for a mail-in service listing which involves you mailing your copy of Pokemon Diamond, Pokemon Pearl, Pokemon Platinum, Pokemon HeartGold, and/or Pokemon SoulSilver to me, where I will then modify your cartridge’s/cartridges’ save data to activate the cute Charm Glitch.
In the Generation 4 Pokemon games (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver), there exists a very beneficial and popular glitch which has simply been dubbed “the Cute Charm glitch.” For those who are unaware, the Cute Charm overworld ability has a strong likelihood to force wild Pokemon you encounter to be of the opposing gender to the Pokemon that has the Cute Charm ability. However, due to the way Pokemon generation works in these games, the Cute Charm ability forcing Pokemon with specific Personality IDs (the attributes that make up a Pokemon’s stats, including gender and shininess) to spawn in combination with very specific Trainer ID and Secret ID combinations (which also affect Pokemon generation) can result in a glitch occurring where the games will generate Pokemon with substantially higher chances of having a Personality ID that results in a Pokemon being shiny. This glitch changes the shiny odds for the average wild Pokemon that can be affected by this glitch from a 1 in 8192 chance to as low as a 1 in 5 chance! This service makes a great gift for those looking to relive the generation four games with rare Pokemon, those looking to collect various shiny Pokemon, those looking to bring something new to their old Pokemon games, among many other things.
(This listing contains bonuses alongside the Cute Charm glitch activation, including free bonuses, so continue reading for further information.)
General Information:
Upon purchase, messaging me or showing interest, I will go ahead and run through all of the requirements your game(s) need to meet in order to receive the service(s) of interest. There are typically other questions I ask as well, usually in regards to customer specifics and the like, but assuming all of your answers demonstrate a clear ability for your game(s) to partake in the service(s), I’d then give the okay for you to purchase (assuming you hadn’t done so already), and once you have done so, I will send you my address to move things along. I highly recommend you message me before placing an order, as in the event that for whatever reason you cannot receive the given service(s), it makes it so I don’t have to cancel any orders, as well as making sure you don’t get your hopes up. Regardless of the end result, I encourage you to reach out - please message me if you have any questions, concerns, interests, requests, etc.
(The price of) shipping is all on you; please try finding the most cost effective way to both make sure you aren’t paying large costs to ship your game(s) out, and also make sure your game(s) remain safe. When your package arrives, I will let you know as soon as possible and work on the services whenever I have the opportunity.
During the service process, I will message you frequently to share updates on how work is progressing. I will always include photos of the important parts of any given service in said updates, so if there is anything specific you would like to make sure I share, please let me know and I will do what I can.
When the mail-in service(s) is/are complete and I’ve gotten confirmation from you that all of the work I’ve done on your game(s) looks correct and as you want it, I will mail your game(s) back to you as soon as I can and you’ll be free to begin catching shiny Pokemon once your package makes a safe return.
Despite the shiny Pokemon which come from the Cute Charm glitch being the result of, well, a glitch, all of the shinies you can encounter and catch are all 100% authentic and can be transferred to Pokemon Bank and Home. For the record, this is a glitch that can actually happen completely legitimately, as the trainer IDs required can be obtained naturally, though is most commonly received via RNG manipulation.
Detailed Information:
The most important requirement for this service is that you need to be mailing in (an) AUTHENTIC Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and/or SoulSilver cartridge(s) - reproduction cartridges will NOT work! This is due to reproduction cartridges storing their saves via flash memory as opposed to the dedicated save sector of genuine cartridges, and as such, it means I am unable to reach the save to modify the trainer information, and thus unable to activate the Cute Charm glitch. In order to partake in this service, I will require you to send me clear photos of the front and back of your cartridge(s) so I can make sure your cartridge(s) is/are guaranteed to be authentic.
Much of the process has been discussed above, so to not repeat myself too much and to make sure you know the complete process, I’ll keep it brief. When you mail in your game, I will change your Trainer ID and Secret ID to IDs that activate the Cute Charm glitch when you have a Pokemon with Cute Charm in the first slot of your party. As long as you are encountering Pokémon of the opposite gender, which already has a boosted chance due to the Cute Charm overworld ability, the shiny odds go down from 1 in 8192 to as low as around 1 in 5, resulting in substantially more frequent shinies.
There are a wide variety of ways this service can be done, as there are many variations of Trainer IDs and Secret ID combinations I can set to activate this glitch, and these different combinations can result in different effects. Specifically, due to the way the Cute Charm (glitch) works, the glitch will result in the shinies usually being of one or two set natures. If there are any specific natures you’d like the glitch to generate more frequently, please let me know and I’ll see what I can do.
Since this service/process does result in your Trainer ID and Secret ID changing, that does mean that any Pokemon caught prior will still be registered under the original trainer information. In the event that you want me to change this for some or all of your caught Pokemon, please let me know. Depending on the amount of Pokemon you have that you want me to alter to have the same trainer information (I can do some rather than all if need be), I admittedly may charge extra for this part.
As a thanks for partaking in this service, I will automatically give you a Clefable with the Cute Charm ability which will be placed into your party so you can immediately begin finding shiny Pokémon.
It is important to note this glitch does not work for Pokemon that are genderless (such as Magnemite), gift Pokemon (like the Goldenrod City Eevee) or for Pokemon that will always be a set gender (such as Latios). Also, if you do not meet the requirements mentioned above to partake in the service but send in your cartridge(s) believing you do meet them, I will unfortunately refund you and send your cartridge(s) back, though I cannot refund shipping. Please try to avoid this outcome at all costs; I assure you it’s not fun for either party.
Bonuses:
POKEMON TRAINER INFO UPDATE - As stated prior, this service changes the Trainer ID and Secret ID of your player character, thus resulting in the trainer info no longer being one to one with all prior Pokemon caught on the save. If this is something you especially care about, please let me know so I can change the information on your Pokemon. However, depending on how many Pokemon you want me to change, I may end up charging extra if it turns out to be an especially large amount of Pokemon I need to adjust.
FREE CUTE CHARM CLEFABLE - As also stated prior, I will automatically be adding a Clefable with the Cute Charm ability to your party so you can immediately begin searching for frequent shinies (and also so I can make sure the service process worked upon making the save modifications).
MULTIPLE GAMES/CUTE CHARM GLITCH ACTIVATIONS - If you have multiple Generation 4 games and wish to activate the Cute Charm glitch on more of them/all of them, feel free to send in more than one game copy. This service’s listed price is on a per Cute Charm glitch activation basis. Prices will lessen the more games you send as shown below. Keep in mind this list isn’t set in stone seeing as I have best offers enabled, so this list is more of a point of reference. This holds especially true, as frankly the price for how much a service like this should cost is very subjective, so be sure to let me know what you think.
1 Cute Charm Activation - $30 per ($30 total)
2 Cute Charm Activations - $29 per ($58 total, saving $2)
3 Cute Charm Activations - $28 per ($84 total, saving $6)
4 Cute Charm Activations - $26 per ($104 total, saving $16)
5 Cute Charm Activations - $24 per ($120 total, saving $30)
6 or more Cute Charm Activations - $22 per (If 6 activations, $132 total and saving $48, if 10 activations, $220 total and saving $80, etc)
DISCOUNTS - For customers who are already sending in their cartridges or customers who have sent in their cartridges in the past will be offered discounts on any distribution services going forward. The discount will vary from service to service, but if you are/were interested in multiple services, this can act as a great incentive to purchase them. And before you ask, yes, this DOES stack on top of the already existing discounts given from purchasing multiple of the given Pokemon/service.
FAQ:
I often get asked a lot of similar messages and questions about my services, so I’ve decided to list many of them along with their answers to prevent as much confusion as possible, as well as a few other important things I feel customers should know. Of course, if you don’t see a question you have in this section, feel free to send me a message so I can help out. This section is frequently updated with new questions and improved/more detailed answers.
“Do my GBA Pokemon game’s internal clock battery being dead matter for this service?:”
No - your Pokemon game’s internal battery does not affect my ability to perform this service for you in any way regardless of if it is still functional or currently dead.
“Do you offer a service to replace a GB/GBC/GBA Pokemon game’s dead (internal clock) battery?”
Unfortunately not as of this moment, though I want to in the future. Once I feel comfortable enough with the soldering process (and of course have spare batteries), I will consider it further.
“Can I purchase a cartridge with the events already on them, rather than mailing my own game in?”
No - I only have one of each Pokemon game, and they are my own personal cartridges. This will very likely never be something I offer, unless I happen to stumble upon spare copies through some means. Please do not bank on the small chance of this happening.
“Is this service done via cheating (GameShark, Action Replay, etc)?”
Typically, none of my services involve cheating in any way and are all done to be as authentically as possible. Any that may be considered cheating or not legitimate are explicitly stated as such within their respective descriptions. Feel free to ask about the specific ones if you so wish.
“Do you take requests for special and/or custom orders?”
I cannot guarantee that I’ll be able to help with specific and custom requests, but it never hurts to ask. Feel free to send a message my way and I’ll tell you if I’ll be able to help out. Every custom request I’ve received (assuming it’s not about mailing you a cartridge with events loaded on them) I have succeeded in fulfilling as of typing this, so hopefully I can keep that streak going.
“Do you offer your services internationally? Can I mail my game in despite being outside of the US?”
Yes, all of my services are currently set up for national shipping. Just to say, please be aware of the high costs that come from partaking from outside of the US since you are paying for both shipping to and from. If purchasing multiple services from me and shipping does not automatically combine, which it seems to not do if buying overseas, please let me know so I can refund you the $25 back.
“Do these services work on non-English cartridges?”
Yes, a vast majority of my services will work on non-english cartridges. Naturally some of them require a bit of a different process, such as if you want the Oak’s Letter distribution service performed on a Japanese copy of Platinum, I would instead distribute the authentic Japanese Wonder Card instead of the English one since it wouldn’t work properly, but the end result would still be the same ans result in you receiving an authentic Oak’s Letter.
“Do I have to send in my system along with the game?”
In regards to cartridges being played on GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS, no - those cartridges’ save files are stored within the cartridges themselves, rather than something like the Nintendo Switch save files, which are stored on the system itself regardless of if playing a game physically or digitally. For non-cartridge/digital games however, most of which in this case refer to the 3DS (eShop, Virtual Console), then yes, you would need to send in your entire system.
“Is there any way we can communicate outside of eBay messaging?”
Yes - you are free to send me a friend request and message me on Discord via my ID of Mvw#0426 - this is very likely the best way to message me, as I’m very active on there (though before friending me, please send a message on eBay letting me know of you sending a friend request so I know who sent it and whether or not to accept said friend request or not.). For the record, I do want to say that the account used is still my personal Discord - I don’t have a separate business account or anything, so do with that as you will.
“Can you transfer this Pokemon up to a different generation and trade/transfer it from there?”
All events shown are technically compatible with all future generations unless they’re a Ticket/Item distribution service like the Eon Ticket or are specifically mentioned to not transfer up (to Bank and Home), so if you want a Generation 3 WishMaker Jirachi in Pokemon Black 2 for example, let me know and we can discuss this. I’m aware that many will want me to transfer these up into Bank and Home for trading purposes, and yes, I can go ahead and do that too if you so wish. With that said, please be aware it may take a bit of time to transfer everything upwards.
“Do you plan to offer services for other Pokemon games (XY, SM, USUM, LGPE, SWSH, BDSP, PLA, SV, Home, etc)?”
I definitely have plans for services for other Pokemon titles in the future, though I don’t have much more concrete information to give at present time. Making these services is a lot more work on my end than it may seem, since I have to write up the description (which as I’m sure you can tell, I always make as thorough and detailed as possible), make the thumbnail, take the best pictures possible, update previous descriptions to include the new listing as a service I offer, update the Q&A if required, and so on. Regardless, this does tie into the special requests and custom orders section too - if you’d like me to perform a service on any of these games, feel free to ask and I’ll see what I can do here as well.
“Do your services run for a limited time only? Do the listings end once the quantity reaches zero? Should I purchase now to avoid missing out?
Don’t worry - I plan to go ahead and keep these services going for as long as I can, though there will likely be times in the future where I temporarily stop working on them for a bit, likely due to school or vacations and such. Outside of that, no, I do not plan to stop my services anytime soon. Additionally, I always increase the quantity of each service when it gets low, so you will always be able to purchase in the future. With that all said, I advise you to please not purchase unless you feel you are ready to mail your game out, as admittedly due to the way eBay is set up, they do expect me to purchase a shipping label for use within the coming days after a purchase is made, so to avoid that, it is best to wait until you feel ready to proceed with the service.
“Why are your shipping times so long? Do I really have to wait that long to receive my game back?”
Don’t worry - the shipping times and estimated delivery dates shown are not correct whatsoever. The estimated shipping and delivery times only show as such a long time purely so I can give the customer as long of a time period as I possibly can to mail their game out. As mentioned in the previous question’s response, eBay expects me to purchase and prepare a shipping label after a certain period of time, so I have the maximum shipping time set to give as much time as possible for the customer to get their package ready and the like. Keep in mind that I naturally only want to purchase a shipping label when I’m ready to actually ship, so purchasing one and then having it expire is definitely not something I’d like to have happen.
“How do I know this service is legit? How do I know you will mail my game back?”
Easily my most commonly asked question, and one I naturally fully understand. Sending your game to someone you don’t know can be very intimidating and concerning, so I hope the reasons I give share can be understood and go beyond “that’s morally wrong!” To start, please keep in mind that in order for me to actually receive your game, I have to send you my address, so if I ever were to not send your game back, you now have my address, proof of a valid purchase, a listing linked to said purchase, and an account you can report to eBay. I also can give out my full name when giving my address if anyone needs it for their package, so you would have even more information on me as an individual you could report if need be. I hope that these reasons give you a good idea of why such wouldn't be feasible on my end, and ultimately an incredibly poor idea. Finally, I always urge those concerned about such to check the reviews left from previous customers who I have worked with in the past. As always, if you have any other concerns over this, feel free to message me about it.
“Anything else I should know?”
It goes without saying, but just to have it on here and to make sure it has been properly disclosed with anyone considering partaking in my services, please mail out your games at your own risk and only if you are fully comfortable with doing so. As can happen with any piece of mail being sent out, packages can get lost during the shipping process and may not arrive on time, or unfortunately, may get lost with mailing services being unable to find, locate or recover your package, resulting in the package and game(s) remaining forever missing. As of typing this, I have yet to ever fail at recovering a lost package (including one that was genuinely lost for over three months), but I cannot guarantee the safety of all packages, as packages getting lost can and probably will happen in the future. By partaking in this service or any service I offer now or in the future, you are aware of and acknowledge the possibility of such occurring, no matter how small of a chance it may be. In the unfortunate event of such happening and we both feel we have done everything we can to recover your package to no avail, the most I can do is give you a full refund for your purchased services (shipping may or may not be refunded as well depending on if it got lost when you mailed it to me or when I mailed your game(s) back to you, but anything beyond that I can not and will not help you with.
Thank you for reaching the bottom of this description. If you have any questions, concerns or interests, please don’t be afraid to ask. As mentioned above, if you would prefer to message me on other platforms such as Discord, follow the instructions as given, and we can discuss from there. Finally, please note that I am just an average person and may not be able to respond right away, so I do hope you can be patient. Be on the lookout for future distribution services/listings from me in the future for many other generations’ worth of Pokemon events. For now, seeing as you’ve reached the bottom of the description and likely have an interest in Pokemon events and distributions, below you will find the services I currently have available, along with ones I plan to have available in the future. Thank you again for your interest in my services and supporting a college student’s little business, and I hope you have a great day!
RED, BLUE, YELLOW, GOLD, SILVER, CRYSTAL;
Original Cartridge to Virtual Console (and Vise Versa) Save Transfer
Toys R’ Us Mew from Authentic Pokemon Red and Blue Toys R’ Us Mew Distribution Saves
GameFreak Mew from Authentic Virtual Console Mew Trading Application
CRYSTAL ONLY:
GS Ball/Celebi Encounter Event Activation for Original Cartridges
RUBY, SAPPHIRE, EMERALD, FIRERED, LEAFGREEN:
Pokemon Colosseum Bonus Disc WishMaker Jirachi + Meteor & Shiny Jirachi
Japanese Pokemon Colosseum Bonus Disc Agate Celebi + Colosseum Pikachu
Pokemon Colosseum 100% Completion Mt. Battle (Mattle) Ho-oh
Pokemon Colosseum Snagged & Purified Bayleef Quilava & Croconaw Set
Pokemon Colosseum Snagged & Purified Raikou Entei & Suicune Set
Pokemon Colosseum Bundle Pack (Colosseum’s Mattle Ho-oh, US Bonus Disc’s WishMaker Jirachi, JP Bonus Disc’s Agate/Ageto Celebi, Bayleef, Quilava, Croconaw, Raikou, Entei, Suicune)
Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness Purified Shadow Lugia
Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness Mt. Battle Chikorita, Cyndaquil & Totodile Set
Pokemon Channel Jirachi
Pokemon Box Swablu, Zigzagoon, Skitty and Surfing Pichu Eggs Set
GameCube Interactive Demo Disc 14 Berry Fix Shiny Zigzagoon
DOEL Deoxys
Aura Mew
Mystery Mew from Authentic FireRed Mystery Mew Distribution Cartridge Save
10th Anniversary Set (Pikachu, Charizard, Articuno, Latios, Latias, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia & Ho-oh)
Distribution Rom Bundle Pack (All 10th Anniversary Pokemon, Aura Mew and DOEL Deoxys)
Mythical Bundle Pack (Aura/Mystery/Faraway Island Mew, JP Colosseum Bonus Disc’s Agate/Ageto Celebi, US Colosseum Bonus Disc’s WishMaker/Pokemon Channel Jirachi, DOEL/Birth Island Deoxys)
RUBY, SAPPHIRE, EMERALD:
e-Reader Eon Ticket Scan/Record Mix
Mirage Island Activation/Travel
FIRERED, LEAFGREEN, EMERALD:
Aurora Ticket/Birth Island Deoxys Event
Mystic Ticket/Navel Rock Ho-oh & Lugia Event
FIRERED, LEAFGREEN:
Ticket/Island Bundle Pack (Aurora Ticket and Mystic Ticket)
Roaming Raikou, Entei and/or Suicune Reactivation
EMERALD ONLY:
Hoenn Dex Completion Johto Starters Chikorita, Cyndaquil & Totodile Set
Old Sea Map/Faraway Island Mew Event (US & JP)
Event Bundle Pack (Eon Ticket, Aurora Ticket, Mystic Ticket, Old Sea Map)
DIAMOND, PEARL, PLATINUM, HEARTGOLD, SOULSILVER:
Pokemon Ranger Manaphy Egg
Pokemon Ranger Shadows of Almia Set (Almia Darkrai, Kyle’s Riolu, Manaphy Egg)
Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs Set (Oblivia Deoxys [x4 for all forms], Oblivia Heatran, Oblivia Shaymin, Manaphy Egg)
My Pokemon Ranch Event Set (Hayley’s Mew & Phione + Hayley’s Pikachu, Vulpix, Ponyta, Lickitung, Tangela, Eevee, Aerodactyl, Yanma, Miltank, Shroomish, Wailmer, Wynaut, Staravia, Combee, Pachirisu, Shellos, Buneary, Croagunk, Finneon and Snover)
10th Anniversary / Fall 2010 Mew
Pikachu-Colored Pichu (activates Spiky-Eared Pichu event in HGSS)
GameStop Jirachi (activates Night Sky's Edge PokeWalker stage in HGSS)
Toys R’ Us Arceus (activates Sinjoh Ruins event in HGSS)
Toys R’ Us Regigigas (activates Regirock, Registeel and Regice encounters in Platinum)
GameStop Deoxys
Alamos Darkrai
Movie11 Shaymin
Generation 1-3 Mythical Bundle (10th Anniv/Ranch Mew, Winter2011 Celebi, GameStop Jirachi, GameStop/Oblivia Deoxys)
Generation 4 Mythical Bundle (Ranger Manaphy Egg, Alamos/Almia/Member Card Darkrai, Movie11/Oblivia/Oak’s Letter Shaymin, Toys R’ Us/Azure Flute Arceus)
Complete Mythical Bundle (10th Anniv/Ranch Mew, Winter2011 Celebi, GameStop Jirachi, GameStop/Oblivia Deoxys, Ranger Manaphy Egg, Alamos/Almia/Member Card Darkrai, Movie11/Oblivia/Oak’s Letter Shaymin, Toys R’ Us/Azure Flute Arceus)
Cute Charm Glitch Activation/Save File Modification
DIAMOND, PEARL, PLATINUM:
Member Card / Newmoon Island Darkrai Event
Oak’s Letter / Flower Paradise Shaymin Event
Azure Flute / Hall of Origin Arceus Unused Event
Mythical Key Item Event Bundle Pack (Member Card, Oak’s Letter, Azure Flute)
PLATINUM ONLY:
Secret Key (Transforms Rotom into other forms)
HEARTGOLD, SOULSILVER:
Enigma Stone / Pewter City Latios/Latias Event
Post Game Kanto Starters Bulbasaur, Charmander & Squirtle Rewards Set
Post Game Hoenn Starters Treecko, Torchic & Mudkip Rewards Set
Sinjoh Ruins Dialga Palkia & Giratina Set
DIAMOND, PEARL, PLATINUM, HEARTGOLD, SOULSILVER, BLACK, WHITE, BLACK 2, WHITE 2:
Winter 2011 Celebi (Activates time travel HGSS event & BW Zorua unlock event)
GameStop Shiny Raikou, Entei and Suicune (BW Zoroark encounter event)
BLACK, WHITE: BLACK 2, WHITE 2:
Movie14 Victini
Summer 2012 Keldeo
Winter 2013 Keldeo
Spring 2013 Meloetta
Plasma Genesect
Movie16 Shiny Genesect
Tanabata Jirachi
Plasma Deoxys
Winter 2011 Darkrai
Gratitude Shaymin
Generations 1-4 Mythical Bundle Pack (Gen 4 Event Mew, Winter2011 Celebi, Tanabata Jirachi, Plasma Deoxys, Gen 4 Event Manaphy, Winter2011 Darkrai, Gratitude Shaymin, Gen 4 Event Arceus/Dream World Arceus)
Generation 5 Mythical Bundle Pack (Liberty Pass/Movie14 Victini, Summer2012/Winter2013 Keldeo, Spring2013 Meloetta, Plasma Genesect)
Complete Mythical Bundle Pack (Gen 4 Event Mew, Winter2011 Celebi, Tanabata Jirachi, Plasma Deoxys, Gen 4 Event Manaphy, Winter2011 Darkrai, Gratitude Shaymin, Gen 4 Event Arceus/Dream World [BW Only] Arceus, Liberty Pass/Movie14 Victini, Summer2012/Winter2013 Keldeo, Spring2013 Meloetta, Plasma Genesect)
Dream World Reactivation/Repopulation
BLACK, WHITE:
Liberty Pass/Liberty Garden Victini Event
Dream World Arceus & Rayquaza Encounter Activations
OMEGARUBY, ALPHASAPPHIRE:
Eon Ticket Unlock/Activation
BONUS SERVICES:
3DS Family of Systems Homebrew Modding/Installation
Nintendo Switch Homebrew Modding/Installation