Game Boy Pokémon Cartridge Battery Replacement Service | Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal

Is your Pokémon game no longer saving, or do you want to replace the original battery before it fails? This mail-in service is designed for classic Pokémon Game Boy cartridges that need a fresh internal save battery. Many original Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges use an internal save battery. Over time, this battery can run dry, causing the game to lose save data or stop saving altogether. This mail-in battery replacement service is suitable for classic Pokémon cartridges including Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Silver, Gold & Crystal. What’s Included Internal cartridge battery replacement Where selected and supported, we will attempt to back up your current game save before replacing the battery and restore it to your cartridge afterwards, provided the save is readable and recoverable. Light cartridge clean where selected, including housing wipe-down, PCB inspection and contact cleaning. Contact check and basic testing Tracked return postage included Save Backup and Restore For supported cartridges, we can attempt to back up your existing save file before replacing the battery. After the new battery has been installed, the save can then be restored to the cartridge where possible. Please note that save preservation cannot be guaranteed. If the battery has already died, the save is corrupted, or the cartridge has other faults, the original save may not be recoverable. We use suitable new 3V tabbed lithium save batteries matched to the cartridge during service. Most supported Pokémon Game Boy cartridges use a CR2025 tabbed battery, although some revisions may differ. For example, some European Pokémon Yellow cartridges use a CR1616 battery. Supported Pokémon Games Battery Replacement with save backup/restore available where selected: Pokémon Red Pokémon Blue Pokémon Yellow Battery replacement only - no save or clock preservation: Pokémon Gold Pokémon Silver Pokémon Crystal Important for Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal: these cartridges use the internal battery for both save data and the real-time clock. This service is currently offered for Gold, Silver and Crystal as battery replacement only. Save backup, save restoration, clock backup and clock syncing are not included. How It Works Choose your service options and place your order. After checkout, you will receive send-in instructions via email. Send your cartridge to us using a tracked postage service. We replace the internal battery and attempt save backup/restore where selected and supported. Light cartridge clean where selected, including housing wipe-down, PCB inspection and contact cleaning. All cartridges are then tested and returned to your provided shipping address using tracked postage. Turnaround time is usually 5-7 working days from the date your cartridge is received. Important Information This is a mail-in repair service for your own cartridge. You are responsible for sending your cartridge to us using tracked postage. Return tracked postage is included in the service price. This is an independent repair service and is not affiliated with Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc. or The Pokémon Company.