A Spanish Nintendo creator's family discovered the preserved game from 2008 during an Andorra stay, leading

A French woman named Alix has been reunited with her Pokémon Diamond cartridge, lost in an Andorra hotel during a family trip between 2010 and 2011, after Spanish content creator Ronci GX launched a viral social media appeal.

Ronci's uncles found the cartridge while staying in Andorra for skiing at the time. They took it back to Spain and passed it to Ronci, who was 10 years old then. He preserved the save file intact rather than overwriting it, keeping the game untouched for 16 years.

The cartridge held a French-language save with 84 hours of playtime, begun on 1 July 2008. It featured four badges, high-level Pokémon for the progress, a trainer ID "Asceyúp"—Alix's brother's childhood username combining the One Piece character Ace and French dairy brand Yop—and a Mime Jr. nicknamed for her aunt, visited during the Andorran stay. The pedometer logged 10,760 steps from intensive bike riding, while her starter Chimchar had evolved to a level 52 Infernape in daycare.

On 30 July 2026, Ronci shared the story online, urging the French player Alix who lost it in Andorra around 2010-2011 to come forward. His uncles had found it in a hotel and handed it over; he had safeguarded it respectfully. The post exploded to 2.6 million views quickly, prompting widespread online sleuthing.

Within five hours, Alix reached out. She recalled the Andorra vacation to see her aunt, heavy gaming sessions, and trades with her brother under Asceyúp. He provided matching details to seal the identification.

Now a cherished relic, the cartridge will ship from Spain to France, with Ronci declining payment and agreeing only to share costs. Alix's brother described it to gaming outlets as recovering vital childhood memories from the trip. The saga has spanned Andorra, Spain, and France, reviving not just gameplay but personal history from the Principat stay.