Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl players will no doubt dread Candice’s gym challenge in Snowpoint City. While the battle itself isn’t too grueling, the puzzle leading up to it certainly is. You have to traverse across the icy terrain, with one step leading to a battle with a high-powered trainer. However, players on Reddit have found a way a Candice gym bug that lets you skip this difficult puzzle.
How to skip Candice gym puzzle in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Yes, thanks to user u/NotWillll, there’s a bug letting you skip the Candice gym puzzle. If you consistently run up the icy mounds separating layers of the gym, there’s a small chance you’ll get lucky and glitch upwards. If successful, you’ll end up on the next level of the gym. That will mean you don’t have to battle each of the four trainers strewn around it.
Of course, this won’t always work and will require plenty of trial and error. If you get your movement slightly wrong, you either won’t traverse upwards, or you’ll go flying across the ice, into the path of a trainer. However, thanks to the joystick movement in these new Pokemon games, you can be more precise than with a D-pad.
Equally, there is a risk that doing this could cause you to get stuck in an autosaving loop. If you get stuck on the terrain and find yourself unable to move, restarting your game won’t help you. Therefore, if you’re planning to use this glitch, it’s a good idea to turn off autosave first, to avoid getting trapped.
Nonetheless, it’s a useful glitch that lets you skip the game’s most punishing puzzle with ease. It’ll likely get patched in the near future, so if the Snowpoint City gym is on your horizon, you might want to do it soon.
Another similar Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl glitch is trapping players behind their companion Pokemon. We’ve also got a handy guide on how you can catch Ralts.
