Why am I unable to go to Kanto after beating the Elite Four in Gold?

Question

Playing Pokémon Gold, and I have beaten the elite four/champion but when the game restarts I'm not in my room. So I still can't get to Kanto. Do I have to complete a certain amount of the Pokedex or another task, or is my game broken?

Comments

Open up the cartridge and take a look at the motherboard.  There should be a Nintendo emblem in gold lettering.  You can look up videos on youtube on how to authenticate it.  There is a code on the sticker of the cartridge too.  I am not sure on what other ways to tell are.

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Does this count as not responding to a clarifying question?

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Which question did they not respond to?

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Is the cartridge fake?

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It is reasonable to give an answer with an explanation for both cases, so I don't think this question should be closed on those grounds.
With that said, the answer to this question is almost certainly "the cartridge is fake and saves corrupt data at that point in the game". We already know that this is not expected behaviour of an authentic cartridge.

Answer 1

There is no reference to a glitch of this caliber under Bulbapedia's list of glitches, and this behaviour has never been reported on an authentic cartridge. It is thus safe to assume this is a poorly made fake cartridge that simply can't allow you to go to Kanto. Sorry for the bad news.