Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Clip Shows Weird Pathing Glitch

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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl have been available for some time now. Another game, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, has also become the talk of the Pokemon community since. Yet new details are seemingly discovered in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl each day, as players delve further into the untread corners of the world. Unfortunately, that means that sometimes new glitches are found, too. One recently found glitch may have some Pokemon players believing they're stuck.

A video shared by a Reddit user in the Pokemon community captures the glitch in action. The player is wandering around Amity Square, specifically going to pick up an item hidden away in a corner of the village. This specific reward is around the corner of a stone house down a single-tile path. After the player picks up the item, a Spooky Plate, they turn, only to find theirPokemon blocking the way back out. They appear to be stuck.

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In Amity Square, specifically, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl players are allowed to have their full team of Pokemon out and follow them around. It doesn't work with every Pokemon, but there are enough to make it an enjoyable endeavor, plus it helps with cooking Poffins. The problem appears to be that Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's interaction physics doesn't work quite right.

There are several odd issues visible in this short clip. For one, the Torterra glitches out, perhaps due to falling too far being the player, and despawns. Then, when it respawns, it's on top of the Happiny. This causes both Pokemon to glitch out in an odd way, forcing them to overlap and prevent the player from backing