Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 1.1.2 update: Duplicate glitch, more

Isaac McIntyre
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The latest Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl update, 1.1.2, is now available to download on all Nintendo Switch consoles. If you’re looking for patch notes, you’ve come to the right place: here’s everything we know about the latest changes to the popular Diamond & Pearl remakes.

The patch was first announced on Wednesday, December 2, and was shipped live onto all Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl versions soon after.

While Nintendo’s official notes are rather barebones, Dexerto has been able to confirm the 1.1.2 update has removed the popular Diamond & Pearl duplication glitch that players have been eagerly using these past few days.

Trainers have been able to copy batches of Pokemon — and therefore rare items — thanks to the bug. This could be done in batches of up to 32 ‘mons, so trainers were quickly filling out their Master Balls and Rare Candies.

Nintendo has now moved to stamp out that specific copy-paste exploit.

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Crafty Pokemon trainers have been duplicating Master Balls with the glitch.

That isn’t the only change Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl’s latest update has added to the game, however. Nintendo has also fixed the notorious stuck-glitch, where players would be “unable to progress the game under circumstances,” and therefore soft-locked from progressing.

To update your Pokemon games, press + on the application then check for a Software Update. If you want to keep duplicating, pause the update!

Some players are avoiding the 1.1.2 update to keep their glitches alive.
Some players are avoiding the 1.1.2 update to keep their glitches alive.

Nintendo has yet to provide any major details on the patch notes, but Dexerto is piecing together changes in-game. Additional news on updates & bug fixes are courtesy of Game8.co and Serebii.net, who are also digging for clues.

The official patch notes — as simple as they are — come courtesy of Nintendo.

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 1.1.2 patch notes

  • Fixed some issues that would prevent the game from progressing under certain circumstances.
  • Some issues have also been fixed for more pleasant gameplay.

These patch notes are being updated!


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About The Author

Isaac was formerly the Australian Managing Editor at Dexerto. Isaac began his writing career as a sports journalist at Fairfax Media, before falling in love with all things esports and gaming. Since then he's covered Oceanic and global League of Legends for Upcomer, Hotspawn, and Snowball Esports.