Glitch Pokémon
A glitch Pokémon is a Pokémon that exists in a game due to a programming or level design oversight or for beta testing, and as it was not intentionally placed inside the game by Nintendo or Game Freak, it might be hazardous to saved data. They were originally supposed to be place-holders for unused Hex-addresses in the game. Glitch Pokémon are supposedly to be avoided due to the risks they may pose to a player's save file. In reality, most, if not all of them, are absolutely harmless.
In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
This is a chart of all 24 known glitch Pokémon that can be found in the wild in the Red, Blue and Yellow versions without using a cheating device[1]:
| No. (Red/Blue) | No. (Yellow) | Mew glitch special required | Red/Blue version's equivalent | Yellow version's equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #000 | #000 | Many | Missingno. | Missingno. (Yellow) |
| #000 | #176 | N/A | 'M | 3TrainerPoké |
| #061 | #080 | 192 | a | 44Hy |
| #250 | #250 | 191 | A | 4 4 |
| #062 | #079 | 198 | LM4 | 7g |
| #094 | #015 | 195 | h POKé | Z4 |
| #205 | #205 | 193 | Chiisai-u | ♀ |
| #205 | #203 | 196 | PokéWTrainer | X - x |
| #205 | #006 | 199 | p T | Glitchy Charizard |
| #234 | #230 | 194 | .4 | pPkMnp |
| #250 | #055 | 197 | PkMn | 4. . |
| #000 | #121 | N/A | Charizard 'M | Q |
Sources:
Until the discovery of the Mew glitch, the only glitch Pokémon which could be caught in the Red, Blue and Yellow versions without the use of a cheating device were Missingno., Missingno. (Yellow), 'M and 3TrainerPoké. The Mew glitch allowed an additional 20 glitch Pokémon to be found in those versions.
(Note: a 25th glitch Pokémon, ...... (six periods), has been documented, but its ability to be caught is unverifiable, and there is not enough information that would allow players to encounter it.)
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
The following glitch Pokémon can be found in the Gold and Silver Versions, but require GameShark to complete them. (Note: after capturing these Pokémon, the game's graphics have been known to screw up, and the player will find themselves in a Glitch City-like area.)[2][3]
| No. (Gold/Silver) | GameShark code required | Gold/Silver equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| #000 | 0100EDD0 | ????? (000) |
| #252 | 01FCEDD0 | ????? (252) |
| #253 | 01FDEDD0 | Glitch egg |
| #254 | 01FEEDD0 | ????? (254) |
| #255 | 01FFEDD0 | ????? (255) |
In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen
- #000 ??????????
- #000 ???????????
- #000 ????????????
- #390 ?
- #?87 ??????????
- #??? Bad egg
- #??? B óË ÁN
- #252 -
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
- #??? Invisible Shiny Bulbasaur
- #??? DPbox
- #??? Bad egg
- #??? _______
Pictures
- Missingno.jpg
- LM4found.PNG
- Alowercase.jpg
- XxGlitch.jpg
The X - x glitch Pokémon
- Hpoke.jpg
H POKé, a difficult-to-catch glitch Pokémon
- 000MissingnoGSC.png
"Five question marks", a glitch Pokémon which accounts for the hexadecimal slots 000, 252, 254 and 255 in the Gold/Silver versions
Glitch egg, which accounts for the hexadecimal slot 253 in the Gold/Silver versions
- MissingnoYellow.jpg
Missingno. found in the Yellow Version (by using the Mew glitch)
- 7 g.png
7g being encountered in the Yellow version
- Catching a Pokemon in Glitch City Youtube Version 009 1 0001.jpg
...... in a player's party
- Wild Prof. Oak.JPG
Wild Prof. Oak
Pokémon with glitchy characteristics
- Deoxys, given its viral nature, and it being found on a southern island, is similar to the glitch Pokémon Missingno. and 'M, as well as the best-known method of obtaining them.
- Porygon-Z is supposedly a glitched version of Porygon2, given that the item that is used for evolving Porygon2, the Dubious Disc, appears to be unlicensed software of a dubious origin, and that Porygon-Z appears to exhibit erratic behavior.
Notes
- Missingno.'s special stats for the Mew trick vary (see here).
- The Yellow version Missingno. is different from the Red/Blue Missingno., but both share the same name. For the Yellow version Missingno., using a Pokémon in Method #3 of the Mew glitch with a special stat of 31, 32, 61, 62 , 63, 67, 68, or 69 would make it appear([1]). Missingno will revert to level 0 if leveled up to over level 255 with Rare Candies or to level 100 if it fights in battle and wins.
- The Pokémon 'M, 3TrainerPoké, Charizard 'M and Q are the only known catchable glitch Pokémon that cannot be directly caught using the Mew glitch. Other glitches can be obtained by messing with the game link cable during a trade. 'M and 3TrainerPoke cannot be caught using the Mew glitch because the special stat required for method #3 of the Mew glitch is 0, a number which no Pokémon has. Charizard 'M and Q cannot because Q can only be found by evolving a 44Hy, and Charizard 'M can only be found by trading a Q. The special stat numbers which would cause Charizard 'M and Q to appear in a Mew glitch-type battle freeze the game.
- The glitch known as ".4" can corrupt saved data if it uses a certain glitch move, making it impossible to continue and forcing the player to start a new game.
- The 24 catchable glitch Pokémon, plus the original 151 Pokémon, brings the total number of catchable Pokémon in the Red/Blue/Yellow versions to 175.
- The characteristics of one glitch Pokémon usually do not apply to its Red/Blue or Yellow equivalent. For example, LM4 will evolve into Clefairy and then immediately into Nidoking, whereas its Yellow version equivalent, 7g, has no evolutions.
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