This article was updated by Andrea Trama on March 25, 2026, in reference to a new message from Nintendo, including a possible Band-Aid fix for the problem. It was first published on March 24.
recent Nintendo Switch 2 Re-release of Pokemon XD: Storm of Darkness Nintendo Switch Online has been reported to suffer from crashes, but Nintendo recently confirmed that it is aware of the issue and is looking into it. The Pokemon spin-off First released in 2005 for the Nintendo GameCube, and released on March 18, 2026 on the Nintendo Switch 2 on Nintendo Classics Online. Its predecessor, Pokemon ColosseumIt is also confirmed to come into service at a later date.
Pokemon XD: Storm of Darkness is a spin-off of Mainline Pokemon Series developed by Genius Sonority. The player controls a young boy with the default name of Michael, who lives in the Ore region as he goes on a journey to retrieve corrupted “shadow Pokémon” from the evil Cypher so that he can “purify” them. like Colosseum, Pokemon XD Uniquely uses the double battle format by default instead of the single battle format used by the main games, and most Pokémon are caught using the “snag machine” to take shadow Pokémon from other trainers.
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Nintendo Responds to Crash Reports in Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
The players have given information Pokemon XD: Storm of Darkness Have been experiencing crashes and save data issues. Even if the player uses the in-game save function multiple times, if the game closes due to an error, the entire save file may be deleted. As spotted by Amiibofan101 on Reddit, Nintendo confirmed on Twitter that it has heard complaints about this. Pokemon XD An accident has occurred and is under investigation. The company didn't give a timeline for a fix, asking players for patience and advising them to use the “quick save” function in the Nintendo Classics pause menu to minimize saving data.
Nintendo released a new statement on its website, advising players to:
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While playing Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, open the Suspend menu.
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Select an available save slot to store your game progress.
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Once saved, the selected slot will display the timestamp of when the suspend point was created.
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If all four save slots are taken, you can save your new game progress at an existing suspend point. Keep in mind that once save data is overwritten, it cannot be recovered.
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Rearrange the covers into the correct US release order.
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Rearrange the covers into the correct US release order.
Easy (5) Medium (7) Hard (10)
main story of Pokemon XD Lasts about 30 hours, so losing so much progress has discouraged many from continuing the game. Losing just an hour of game time due to a crash is bad enough, but deleting save data is a shocking mistake to see in a game that was not only a problem when it first came out, but was also originally published by Nintendo. Pokemon Games always have flaws, but not all are as bad as the ones found in them Pokemon XD: Storm of Darkness. Hopefully, this means that they will also be able to catch the same problems Colosseum Before its own Nintendo Classics re-release.
Pokemon XD It received moderate reviews when it first came out, criticizing its recycled content from Colosseum and gameplay pacing. Yet it holds a special place in the hearts of many Pokemon Fans, and its re-release was also a chance for potential new players to evaluate it with fresh eyes. This and Colosseum was the first Pokemon Console games are really battle simulators or use completely different gameplay to try to capture the “Pokemon Adventure” experience of handheld titles by focusing more on story progression. Players are waiting for this issue to be fixed, and hopefully, it won't be a problem for any future Pokemon Re-release. But until then, it might be better to wait to play it Pokemon XD: Storm of Darkness.
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October 3, 2005
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Everyone / Cartoon violence
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Genius sonority
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Nintendo
- Multiplayer
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Local multiplayer
