pokemon gold and silver had dialogue waiting for you if you tried to cheat clair. in 1999, gold and silver introduced johto's final gym leader, a dragon type specialist who refused to give you her badge even after you beat her. to prove yourself, you had to enter dragon's den behind the blackthorn gym and retrieve a dragon fang. only then would she accept your victory. but there was an obvious shortcut. the dragon fang was a held item. you could trade over a pokemon holding one, take it off, and return to clair without completing her errand. except the developers had a response waiting. show up in her gym with a dragon fang in your bag, and she'd tell you: “you did not get that at dragon's den. trying to cheat like that… i'm disappointed in you.” no badge. the clever part was how it worked. the game didn't need to track where your fang came from. collecting the one inside dragon's den triggered a scene where clair appeared and gave you the badge on the spot. there was no reason to bring it back to her gym. this detail was specific to gold and silver. crystal replaced the dragon fang errand with a quiz at the dragon shrine. it was a rare moment where a pokemon game broke the fourth wall, letting you know the developers knew exactly what you were trying to do.