Pokemon Fan Makes Unexpected Discovery in the Trash

One gamer discovered a Pokemon Crystal cartridge in the trash and decided to restore it, sharing the results for others to see. While their rescued copy of Pokemon Crystal was in rough shape, they managed to clean it up and get it working on their Game Boy Advance SP system.

The Pokemon franchise has had many iconic games over the years, with the Gen 2 installments being memorable for many nostalgic fans. Following the initial success of Pokemon Red and Blue, the Gen 2 games added significant features and introduced new pocket monsters for players to catch and train. While Pokemon Silver and Gold came first, Pokemon Crystal was released as the third game in the generation and included new features lacking from the first two titles. As a result, it has become a favorite for some fans.

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One of these Pokemon Crystal fans is General-Praline-6892 on Reddit, who shared an interesting story about the Gen 2 Pokemon game, revealing they found one of the Game Boy Color cartridges in the trash. While General-Praline-6892 was stunned that someone had thrown the game away, they stepped in and saved it. As seen in the images, the Reddit user took the cartridge apart and cleaned the components. Some wear and tear was evident, but they managed to get it working. They shared pictures of the cartridge running on their Game Boy Advance SP system, thanks to backwards compatibility.

Gamer Finds Pokemon Crystal Cartridge in the Trash

This Pokemon Crystal discovery has caught the attention of Reddit users, with the post gaining more than 4.4K upvotes. In the comments, some users wondered why someone would throw the cartridge in the trash and were glad that General-Praline-6892 saved this particular one. Other gamers recounted unfortunate stories of their copies of the game being discarded, revealing it can happen occasionally. According to General-Praline-6892, specific tools and significant time were required to properly restore the cartridge. However, they said it was worth the effort instead of leaving it in the trash.

As pointed out in the Reddit comments of General-Praline-6892’s post, Pokemon games and accessories can sometimes make their way into the trash and other unexpected places. While this is doubtlessly disappointing for those who unintentionally discard and misplace them, it can make for some surprising discoveries by other gaming enthusiasts. For example, another person recently found Pokemon: The First Movie-themed booster packs in a storage building, which were considered rare in 2025.

It will be interesting to see what other Pokemon-related discoveries are made in the coming days. Hopefully, more gamers will be able to save games from the trash and restore them for others to play.

Pokémon Crystal

Systems

Released

December 14, 2000

ESRB

e

Publisher(s)

Nintendo

Multiplayer

Local Multiplayer

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