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The Rage behaviour glitch, refers to a major glitch in the handheld Generation IV Pokémon games.

This glitch happens when the player uses the move Rage, whilst under the effects of Transform, Substitute, Infatuation, or Torment. Using the move Rage will cancel out the effects of one of these moves when the player recieves the "Rage is building..." message. This glitch is heavily exploited when the player uses it whilst under the effects of Transform. This part of the glitch (regarding Rage and Transform) is commonly referred to as the Mimic Transform Rage glitch or simply the Transform glitch. After performing this "sub-glitch" the player's Pokémon will have permanently copied the moveset of another Pokémon knowing the move Rage.

Method for performing the "Mimic Transform Rage glitch"

Requirements

1. A Pokémon with the move Transform
2. A second Pokémon with the move Rage.
3. Optional: A Pokémon knowing the move Mimic, to copy the move Transform.

Method (in a Double Battle)

1. The player should enter a battle with a Pokémon already knowing the move Transform, such as Ditto or Mew as the first Pokémon in the party.
2. The player's transforming Pokémon, should transform into the second Pokémon, so that it copies the move Rage and any other moves of that Pokémon.
3. The transforming Pokémon should use Rage until all of its PP is gone but not faint the other Pokémon, in this case the player will have to use the move Rage five times, the player must also recieve the "Rage is building.." message.
4. After all of Rage's PP is gone, the player's Pokémon which used the move transform should defeat the enemy Pokémon with a different move, he or she should not defeat the enemy Pokémon with the last PP for Rage.
5. At the end of the battle, the player's Transforming Pokémon will have permanently copied the moves of the Pokémon with Rage.

Extended Method (for any Pokémon knowing Mimic)

1. The player should enter a Double Battle with a Pokémon knowing the move Mimic as the first Pokémon and a Pokémon knowing the move Transform as the second Pokémon.
2. The second Pokémon should Transform and the first Pokémon should Mimic the move Transform, if the first Pokémon is faster an additional move such as Substitute can be used to end that turn.
3. The original transforming Pokémon should switch out to a Pokémon knowing the move Rage and on the same turn, the first Pokémon should Transform into that Pokémon.
4. The first Pokémon should use Rage until all of its PP is wasted. It should also recieve the "Rage is building..." message.
5. The first Pokémon should then defeat the enemy Pokémon and end the battle.
6. At the end of the battle, the first Pokémon which originally had Mimic will have permanently copied the moves of the Pokémon with Rage.

Explanation

The "Mimic Transform Rage glitch", in theory is caused when the game attempts to cancel out the effects of Transform but does not revert the moves or (temporary in-battle sprite) of that Pokémon back to the original moveset or sprite. The Rage behaviour glitch in theory instantly changes the Pokémon's battle state back to the 'normal/default state' without reverting any other important values. However, the exact cause of the Rage behaviour glitch is unknown, because it does not cancel out other effects such as those of Taunt, Embargo, Aqua Ring, Disable, Leech Seed, Ingrain, Magnet Rise or Drowziness (from the move Yawn).

External links

1. [1] A video of a player performing the Rage glitch.
2. [2] A video of a player performing the extended version of the Rage glitch, requiring Mimic.