Arbitrary Code Execution in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Through a combination of the void glitch, the RETIRE trick and 2 years of hard work, Arbitrary Code Execution has been achieved in the generation 4 games of Pokémon.
Major credit to FlederKiari, MAP and Martmists, who worked with me on achieving this goal.
RETIRE:
Twitter: / retireglitch
Voidmatrix discord:
/ discord
Glitch City Laboratories discord:
/ discord
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[@omegahaxors9-11]

When you're in a pokemon speedrun contest and your opponent shows up with nothing but a bike, a pedometer and a calculator

[@Martmists]

Y'all can thank RETIRE for staying up until 4 AM multiple nights in a row to get this out within the BDSP deadline

[@0x19]

Up to 6am :O

[@MrCheeze]

Just like the BDSP devs FeelsBadMan

[@DatBisa]

This is absolutely incredible. As someone who was among the pioneers of the void glitch all the way back in the back in the, I've already had an itch this was possible, but we'd probably never get there. Today, a decade from when I left, I cannot express how proud this makes me feel of this incredible community. So, so many thanks to everyone involved in this project, this is indeed the Holy Grail. ACE is here, sky's the limit!

[@MatRazer]

its actually insane what you guys do, i remember the time when arceus was pretty much unobtainable and the darkrai and shaymin glitch took hours to perform

[@tabbender1232]

ikr

[@Crystalmourne]

From a race condition to understanding the mysteries of the infinite Voids, to executing certain scripts to full arbitrary code execution... Thank you everyone who has been involved in all of this, in any shape or form. It is truly amazing to see how far we've come!

[@0x19]

Huge congrats to all the team

[@steveluvscows2490]

And then they turned themselves into a Giratina. Funniest shit I've ever seen.

[@paifu.]

This is gaming history right there.

[@0x19]

TRUE

[@tabbender1232]

This

[@volcanhacks]

The Max% Glitched Pokedex Run looks real good rn

[@pixelmike54]

as a person who loves glitches and start with gen 4, thank you all so much for your efforts!

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

Absolutely incredible!!!!!!! There's so much to say here, and the sky really seems like the limit now. Fantastic work both on all of the work to discover this and presenting it in such a digestible and well-explained way. I'll be watching this so many times to really wrap my head around all of this

[@RETIREglitch]

Thank you Matt, I am glad you enjoyed the video! I told you it wouldn't dissapoint ;)

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

and here I was thinking the calculator app was just cool because of Pokemon cries... insane!

[@exefs]

true, this is groundbreaking

[@oracle3484]

Thank you for all the time and effort you guys put it to making ACE possible. Let's go!

[@bassoonplatoon3146]

I was able to get Shaymin and Darkrai because of you guys's efforts years back man! Super fun to do.

[@MAP233224]

TIMBERS: SHIVERING

[@FartingSpider12]

This is amazing, I cant believe I'm just now seeing this, 2 to 3 years after it was uploaded. This deserves way more attentino and you all should be proud! Great job!

[@kendrickpalmore4128]

Wow is all of this possible without action replay? The void glitch is absolutely incredible. 👏

[@flitterbee]

bruh why tf did i get jumpscared by the trainer sprite swap to giratina lmao

[@sirswagabadha4896]

Imagine going back in time to 2008 and posting a detailed guide on how to do this on your forum of choice, just for people to call you a troll and tell you to go back to finding mew under the truck

[@WannabeMarysue]

People knew how to catch Mew in 2008. The trainer-fly mew glitch was known about. Go back in time and tell people that surfing through that Elite Four door isn't a game-ruiner, and that void out there is gonna get wild.

[@soni182]

Thats amazing you could say you cracked the game open at this point Give yourself a pat on the back You deserve it and congrats.

[@SoldiesBC]

No wonder it's called the final holy grail. Cheers!

[@nestor5316]

This is fantastic! If you use this to make actual routes for pokemon like manaphy or any unubtainable pokemon i will love you forever! Thanks to you and the others who pure their minds together to achieve this!!!

[@FighBat]

Now this is the kind of thing I will never fully understand, but can't stop watching. Incredible work :)

[@PretzelBS]

YOOO YOU’RE TELLING ME THE HOLY GRAIL OF GLITCHES HAS BEEN FOUND FOR DP

[@robo3522]

I'm speechless, just thank you for making this wonderful work and explained it this well.

[@Zackattackplayspokemon]

Finally! Love watching all of these and great to see you succeed! (Geez, now that gen 1-4 has been broke, gen 5 is next but I kinda have doubts on that one lol)

[@arjemy]

Absolute wizardry. Came here after etchy at GDQ and the glitch exhibition. Tremendous work. Made me giddy at seeing this

[@Hereson]

A PHD in Pokemon Science, well researched & thoroughly explained. Cheers!

[@duck_corp]

Retire, the things you do are incredible. Thank you so much for what you provide to this community!

[@yugibuttplug9107]

gotta say your content has always been great, but this is a step above that, loving it dude.

[@TNTMusic5757]

I was on your discord for a long time. I’ve not been able to access my acct in years… this is an amazing undertaking by you guys! Good glitch finding!

[@kepler69c32]

Huge milestone achieved for the glitch community. Congrats!

[@Tsukimi727]

これは待ちきれない.....！

[@BlazeStorm]

And here it is. So exciting! I played Pokémon Ranger on an emulator just for Manaphy and my god is it hard. I hope this can help others complete their dex

[@NatetheNintendofan]

Wiimmfi

[@kitsuneprincess4637]

Met at Lv. 69, huh? Nice work!

[@KaiCyreus]

34:55 "1" most threatening aura i've ever seen

[@coaldustmarauder2071]

33:24 Every kid's hacking fantasy of pressing random keys on something to hack it. Except it works in this case. There may be a ton of prerequisite steps and the actual keys pressed aren't actually random but I still think the comparison is cool.

[@freekvanderlinde1889]

damn due that was crazy! I just tried and succeded the darkrai, shaymin and arceus thing yesterday, and that was probably the most fun thing in pokemon I've done in years. Hope to see more cool stuff like this and thanks from the Netherlands!

[@Engage_lol]

GG. Honestly, I didn't expect to see this so soon. Congrats !!

[@Tsukimi727]

4世代でもついに任意コード実行が...

[@0x19]

Yes!

[@TheHayesClips]

The quality of this content is on a whole other level. Fantastic job guys!!

[@nbmudkip]

saved this to watch while soft resetting for a shiny chimchar in brilliant diamond and i’m so glad i did, what a captivating video! i’ve been following research and developments with glitches in dp for 7 or 8 years now and i can’t believe how far things have come just while i’ve been around to watch. i remember almost crying the day the method to catch arceus via the void glitch and retire trick was discovered, and look at how far things have come just since then! i can’t begin to thank you and everyone involved enough for all the time and effort and dedication you put into making this possible. seeing this come together bit by bit over the years with the discovery of the retire glitch, alt retire, ledge canceling, etc has been so exciting and simply amazing to watch. thank you again so much for your dedication, and here’s to figuring out both ASE and ACE in diamond and pearl after all these years!

[@itchystepbro]

this shit like a movie trailer fr got me hyped

[@volcanhacks]

Congratulations man you have opened up the game to anything

[@malfruemulo]

I am ridiculously hyped for this

[@cppbear6115]

Yo this some real shit, thanks for the work. I wish you a lovely weekend

[@RETIREglitch]

Thanks for the kind words, and the same to you :)

[@inactivechristine]

been a sub for over two years now, your content never fails to disappoint. you’re the GOAT 🐐

[@thecarrieshot6411]

34:06 That beat is fire

[@MintyCodes]

This is just incredible. Really clear explanation, too!

[@strangeanimations2518]

My mind is blown, you’re an absolute genius.

[@strangeanimations2518]

All of you.

[@Ducktherealone]

:D

[@strangeanimations2518]

:D

[@riantwoninety]

man i'm just remembering watching alll those livestreams leading up to this video...... again amazing job this was sick

[@KamonXV]

I dont know how or why but getting jump scared by Giratina at the end there is the most shocking part of the whole video LOL

[@thecommondude]

Fantastic find! This is really good!

[@salamense6788]

cool dark void manaphy you got there well done on finding ace

[@ZilRockbottom]

AAAAAHHH I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS!!!

[@pielovervi]

AAAAAAA SAME!

[@kattnip500]

So you're telling me that the entire first half of Pokemon has ACE now

[@RETIREglitch]

Yes :)

[@ArbitraryCodeExecution]

now all main line games from gens 1-4 also do!

[@REM27]

Can't wait to see this to better understand!

[@Mystixor]

Amazing work!

[@qwertilicious2574]

Wow! I didn’t understand like any of this but I am amazed

[@danielwielewski4848]

Thanks for everything. I think it's time to find my lost games and play again, with glitches of course

[@JH-jk3nm]

this is it

[@natalyahasdied]

sick stuff! thank you for all of your hard work

[@Waikai54]

That work through years is huge, I don't even know what to say ! But congrats !

[@anthonylacoste387]

better news than the remakes for sure

[@The_Mister_E]

With how much code you were entering at the end, I thought we were about to start playing Pokémon Red version!

[@ArbitraryCodeExecution]

ITS BEEN 2 YEARS???????

[@RETIREglitch]

With some luck next year new videos will come :)

[@ArbitraryCodeExecution]

@@RETIREglitch 👀

[@quinnderp]

i wish i was smart enough to understand any of this.

[@luizcosta8122]

Absolutely astounding these things are discovered 10 years after the games original release. I am flabbergasted by yalls dedication.

[@abarette_]

Hahahaha this looks like crazy. Let's see what we can us all do with this !!

[@decoolman6210]

I have no idea how people find this kind of stuff... But it is absolutly insane!!! really cool!!!

[@eksmad]

I knew this video would be amazing before watching but I have to say it really is .. amazing.

[@thebaker9005]

A release date special 😍

[@tefdujrtdfjt]

Thanks for the content. I love your work!

[@kjhgfdfghjkdrtyuiwewe]

I hope you keep making more content! I also hope we start to find more in black and white!

[@BMXrecords]

i don't understand what all of that code was supposed to do at the end.... give a pokemon and draw a... giratina?

[@riantwoninety]

ohhhhhhhhh my god

[@IIMentalismII]

So now that you've achieved the holy grail of pokemon exploits and spent multiple years working towards this, Retire exploiting BDSP video out when? 😂 In all seriousness, I've been watching you and the gang breaking down how DPP tick and bending the game to your will for many years now, and I'm glad to say that I saw a piece of gaming history unfold before my eyes. Congratulations, you all deserve much praise. Now go get some sleep you absolute madman, you've earned it.

[@justinhamilton8647]

This is INSANE. Massive congrats to all involved

[@suchalem6686]

ACE never looked so good. The door has been opened, let the glitches reign supreme!

[@racerking5901]

Wow this is so cool! Kind of sad that it's so much more complicated than gen 3 ACE but I guess that's expected.

[@radiocaf]

That was nothing short of incredible. It's going to take a lot of rewatching for me to fully wrap my head around, but the possibilities that this opens up are endless, and that's so exciting. I can't wait to see what more people do with this.

[@jonathancelestina6368]

Are u going to make a video on using the step counter and void to get Manaphy just like u did with Arceus? Also, does this mean u can get infinite of any Pokémon too? Lastly, does the final step count that you make in the void correspond to the Pokédex ID number of the Pokémon, thus being able to get Manaphy? Thanks!

[@Clownieo]

You seem to take this stuff seriously, so I was hoping you could replicate something for me. I used to mess around with the link cables for Gen 1. Basically, I'd get to the confirmation screen, turn off one game, set up a different trade with that game, get to the confirmation screen again, turn off game two again, and then facilitate a trade between games one and three. You could trade for an empty slot on another game doing this. I got a particularly strange glitch. It's hard to explain, but the game would become buggier with each step while you held this Pokemon in your party. I know Gen I is already a confirmed mess, but this was... different. I've encountered all of the normal glitch mons through Cinnabar and the Mew glitch (including the unique variants in Yellow), but this is different. Hope you get the chance to read this.

[@JyseppProductions]

Cant wait

[@darkestgreenmewtwo]

idk what any of this means besides this mans doing the equivalent of drinking a red bull, putting on boxing gloves (you know so he doesn't hurt the pokemon world's representation of god too badly), swimming in a dark void and giving pokegod a wack before putting a leash on it.

[@chyuame]

So excited to see this!

[@gonturan0585]

o-o the holy grail has been found

[@lior_haddad]

Man, that's insane, incredible job!

[@gadget8637]

Using a video game to program. Pog

[@DrPeeper]

"Go! Fly slave!" Had roll

[@penguinimptheinsane774]

Hot shit my guy, big props to everyone involved!

[@PrincessColumbidae]

Ahhhh the hype is real

[@chainswordcs]

incredible. great work from everyone

[@0x19]

NO WAY IT'S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chawa5594]

oh this video boutta be good

[@poachedegg12]

Just in time for BDSP

[@simonmeggeson6048]

35:20 he knows what u did and has come for ur soul

[@Lunascaped]

This is so cool!

[@magician4058]

with all the menu storage bugs in bdsp 1.1.1, surely we can get ace happening on the switch

[@agentink779]

Banger of a video as always, but is it possible to: A) Use this method to get mystery gift to work? B) Change the glitched wild pokémon into a shiny?

[@RETIREglitch]

Since it's ACE, you can do anything. There are no restrictions, you can even write your own minigames if you want :p

[@agentink779]

I’m not like an expert on RNG manipulation, could you show me a video on how to encounter a shiny charizard? If not, it’s alright, thought it’d be a little fun to ribbon master a shiny charizard

[@jflo4433]

This seems absolutely amazing and groundbreaking, even though I may not understand all of it haha. The only question I have then is, what does this all mean for casual players who play on ds??

[@2FORN2NITE]

You can manipulate the games code by "going bonkers," giving you any item or pokemon you could want. However, "going bonkers" is very intricate and complicated, so you must do it right in order to get what you want

[@arn0000]

NGL, HALF THE VID WAS HARD TO UNDERSTAND EVEN THO U TOOK UR TIME AND EXPLAINED in much detail (sry caps), i think ts just too technical for if i dont have such a background regardless though i have a few questions : is this only possible on the japanese game file then ? is this even humanly doable ? how long did it take the tas (i presume) shown at the end of the video ? either way this is dope and a work of much dedication y all have my uttermost respect !

[@RETIREglitch]

It is possible with human setups, yes. I have made several and been improving them, they're now in a spot where I may make a video on how to perform it when I find time.

[@arn0000]

well dope for finding / making this whole thing happen ngl, as a kid i was stoked when i found out i could get some more pokemns and there was a dope ass glitch to use.... but this is just on a whole nother lvl xD @@RETIREglitch