Pokemon Crystal for GBA - Attacks won’t show, pokemon are inanimate - Why? What can I do?

Question

I recently received my old pokemon crystal game from a friend of mine, who had borrowed it for some years now, and as I started a new game, I noticed that none of the attacks had any graphics or sound, the enemy pokemon would just flash and loose HP, and the bottom text would state that I had used the attack.

Another thing is that I recall from playing this game many years ago(so I’m not sure if its right) that the pokemon would move as they made their cry at the beginning of a battle? My pokemon only move when I stat them.

I was wondering if this is the game being messed up, or if Pokemon Crystal has always been like this, and why this could have happened, and most importantly if there is any thing I can do about it.

I thank you so much for your help in advance, and please pardon my English, as it is my second language:)

Answer 1

That's probably because your frined desactivated the Battle Animation feature in the game options, just go Start and look for options.

BTW your english is really good.

Answer 2

You should go to the options of the game

Answer 3

Go to options and turn battle animation on. thats should solve your problem