"Ghost Bike" glitch - New Game method (Generation I)
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In Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow, if you save the game in the Cycling Road then reset and start a new game, D732 (D731 in Yellow) - a WRAM address that prevents you from getting off the bike or surfing with a Pokémon when its third bit is set is still set to 21h.
This means if you continue using this save file until you exchange the Bike Voucher for a Bicycle, the game will state that the player "can't get off here." when trying to use the Bicycle even though the player isn't on the Bicycle.
The glitch can be fixed by performing one of the following actions:
- Using Dig
- Using Teleport
- Using Fly
- Using Escape Rope
- Going in and out the Cycling Road
- Blacking out (both in battle and in overworld)
This glitch also prevents Surfing with a Pokémon (but not via the ?????, hex 07 item) when the player gets to use it providing one of the aforementioned actions haven't been done yet.
Thanks VAAMusicalMike and gnsquared for sharing this glitch, and theflyingpen on Supercheats for bringing up the problem.
Thanks TheZZAZZGlitch for the explanation and ways to fix the glitch.