Why can't I grow berries in Emerald even after replacing the battery?

Hi,

So I changed out my battery in my Pokemon Emerald because it died and now all the time based events work except berry growth. Shoal cave, match call, and my clock all function normally and I can’t find anything about it. Please help.

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This problem happens when your save file’s timestamp is later than the timestamp reported by the cartridge’s real-time clock (RTC).

When you replace the battery, the RTC is “reset” to zero, but your save file’s timestamp stays where it was before the battery was replaced. The game will only update your save file’s time if it is lower than the time reported by the RTC, which means you’re stuck with a save file timestamp likely years ahead of the RTC’s current timestamp.

Since date-based events only work when the RTC is countingaheadof the save file’s timestamp, date-based events like berries will never work until the RTC reaches the time on your save file again. Of course, that’s a problem, because a) you have to wait and b) that’s likely around the time your original battery died. Any guesses when the new one will die?

As statedhere, you have three ways to fix this problem: