LittleLizard: Ok, so a couple of days ago, i found my old & beloved pokemon ruby cartridge with my gameboy AND my savegame still intact. :D. however everytime i start the game it says that the battery has dryed & while the game can be played, time events wont happen (and they dont). So, i know that the battery can be replaced & where to get one. What i dont know is that if my party will be savegame will be lost after i change the battery nor i could find where. So, anyone has any idaes on this?

Lou: According to this - any save that still loads will be ruined by changing the battery. Sorry.

OmegaX: That may not apply anymore. During the original Gameboy and Gameboy Color era batteries were used to power up both the cartridge clock and internal memory for save data. AFAIK during the Gameboy Advance era most cartridges used flash memory for storing save data so they don't need a battery anymore. I think the pokemon games on the GBA use the battery to power up the clock only so changing the battery shouldn't delete for save game.

LittleLizard: That explains why, even with the dead battery as it is, it still works. So, i'll try, and if i lost them, well. You cant have a cake and eat it too

OmegaX: AFAIK during the Gameboy Advance era most cartridges used flash memory for storing save data so they don't need a battery anymore. I think the pokemon games on the GBA use the battery to power up the clock only so changing the battery shouldn't delete for save game.

LittleLizard: That explains why, even with the dead battery as it is, it still works. So, i'll try, and if i lost them, well. You cant have a cake and eat it too