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First Edition Chansey Glitch: The Broken Stat That Broke the Game?
Old game news is fresh again thanks to speedrun uploads. Players are revisiting early Pokémon glitches and their impact on competitive play.
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First Edition Chansey Glitch: The Broken Stat That Broke the Game? is a stat miscalculation. It turns Chansey into an unstoppable tank with massive, broken defense. This glitch creates instant victory conditions.
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This happens when games read negative stats incorrectly. Research shows data errors can flip defense into near zero values. With almost no defense, attacks become one-hit knockouts.
A broken stat formula tricks the game into treating defense as a huge number. This makes Chansey survive every hit, breaking every match.
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Speedrunners use this to finish battles instantly and break records. Players call it the Broken Stat that Broke the Game for a reason.
Q: What causes the Chansey glitch?
A: It triggers from a memory address reading negative defense values.
Q: Is this glitch patched in modern games?
A: Most official patches fixed it, but old copies still show it.
