'M

For the Charizard hybrid of the same name, see Charizard 'M.

▄█ 'M ▓▒ ' '

▄█ 'M ▓▒

Types Species  Bird  Normal  ゥRpゥRh Pokémon Hexadecimal identifier Exp. at Lv. 100 00 Unknown Pokédex National #000 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #— Games found in Pokémon Red and Blue Special stat for Mew glitch Character for Old Man glitch 0 N/A Equivalent in Yellow 3TrainerPoké Height Weight 23'0" 880.6 lbs. Hybrid of Catch rate N/A 3 Gender ratio Unknown Egg groups Egg cycles Unknown Unknown EV yield HP ? Atk ? Def ? Sp.Atk ? Sp.Def ? Speed ? Exp. ?

'M is a dual-type Bird/Normal Glitch Pokémon.

'M is the "sister" glitch counterpart to Missingno., and is found in the Pokémon Red and Blue Game Boy games, much like its "brother", Missingno.. It is most commonly called "'M", since the apostrophe and capital letter M are the only typographical characters in its name - "▄█ 'M ▓▒" is very difficult to produce with a computer. It is also called "'M Block" due to either the glitchy blocks next to its name or the Pokémon's boxy shape. 'M and other glitch Pokémon appear in the games due to a programming oversight.

The encounter flag for Missingno. and 'M is the highest bit of the 6th item quantity; therefore, encountering Missingno. or 'M causes the player to get 128 more of the 6th item of their bag if they have less than 128 to start (this is known as the Rare Candy cheat). Also, if the player has Hall of Fame data, encountering 'M corrupts it. Aside from that, 'M does not have a real ability; in Pokémon Red and Blue abilities did not exist yet.

Although it seems at first glance to be like Missingno., they are actually different glitch Pokémon with many differences; for example, 'M can evolve into Kangaskhan while Missingno. cannot. (Its evolution is not random: 'M's identifier is 0 and Kangaskhan's is 2.)^[1] Missingno.'s cry differs between a shortened version of Nidoran♂'s cry, Ditto's cry, and Dragonair's cry, whereas 'M's cry is a slightly different version of Zapdos's cry. If 'M is traded to the Yellow Version, it will become a 3TrainerPoké, but when Missingno. is traded to the Yellow version, it stays as Missingno. (although it will behave differently than the Red/Blue Missingno.).

The blocks in 'M's name depend on which sprite is occupying the spot where the player's Pokémon appears. In battle, the block on the left of its name will copy part of the sprite in the bottom-left corner of the screen (the player's Pokémon), while the block on the right will copy part of the sprite in the upper-right corner of the screen (the opponent's Pokémon). Out of battle, the blocks in its name will change depending on the player's location.

Game data

Pokédex entry

'M's Pokédex data, seen using a cheating device

Game locations

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Evolution

Unevolved ▄█ 'M ▓▒  Bird  Normal	Level 1 →	First evolution Kangaskhan  Normal
	Level 128 →	First evolution Clefairy  Normal	Moon Stone →	Second evolution Clefable  Normal

In Pokémon Stadium

'M and Missingno. can be uploaded to Pokémon Stadium, and (if the game doesn't freeze) will look like Substitute dolls (small Rhydon or Kangaskhan-like figures that appear when a Pokémon uses Substitute). 'M's graphic is blue and Missingno.'s is purple. When viewed in the Pokémon Center, all of 'M's stats will be question marks (including the Pokédex species ID number, even though the Game Boy versions identify 'M and Missingno. as #000). However, 'M will not be allowed to battle, nor will it function correctly in the Gallery (in which players can take pictures of Pokémon). Photos of it will not develop if taken.

If 'M or any other glitch Pokémon is selected in the "see list", the game will freeze, playing the music without the bass track in the background. If a player tries to view 'M's stats, the game will also freeze on occasion ^[2]

'M can only be used in battle if it is given a nickname. Pokémon Stadium can also allow the player to transfer 'M to Pokémon Yellow, where it will become a 3TrainerPoké.

In Generation II

'M cannot be traded to Pokémon Gold and Silver because it supposedly does not exist in the second generation. In the trade center, 'M appears as a Slowpoke or Tyrogue. When the players try to trade 'M, a message appears stating "Your friend's ['M's name] appears to be abnormal." and the trade is canceled automatically. Less often, 'M can be traded, in which case it turns into the Pokémon it was displayed as. ^[3]

Similar problems present themselves when attempting to transfer 'M or Missingno. to Pokémon Stadium 2. If successfully transferred, 'M and Missingno. will become a Ditto. ^[4]

Trivia

• 'M's height is 23'0''. If it were compared to all other regular Pokémon in terms of height, it would be the 4th tallest Pokémon, tied with Rayquaza. 'M is more than twice Missingno.'s height.
• 'M's weight is 880.6 lbs. If it were compared to all other regular Pokémon in terms of weight, it would be the 10th heaviest Pokémon. 'M's weight is only about 25% of Missingno.'s.
• LM4 and Ké...... have the same height and weight as 'M.
• 'M's sprite, movepool, and stats are identical to Missingno.'s, but with two move differences: Missingno. cannot learn Pound, and 'M is incompatible with TM50 (Substitute).
• When the player captures an 'M, the battle will continue with no enemy sprite visible. Capturing "'M" again will result in capturing a level 0 or 80 Ditto; why this happens is unknown.
• 'M's cry is almost exactly identical to that of Zapdos.
• If a level 0 'M is captured and sent to the PC, the game will freeze if the player tries to withdraw it. This is probably the cause of the inaccurate rumors of 'M and other glitch Pokémon being horribly dangerous to the saved game file if captured. However, if the invisible Ditto was caught and sent to the PC, it will be able to be withdrawn. Once the Ditto is in the party, it will automatically become level 1.
• If a level 0 'M is given 0 exp from a battle with another Pokémon, it levels up to 100.
• The first block of a wild 'M's name changes to a section of the player's active Pokémon's sprite.
• In the party, 'M will appear as the glitched sprite of a person in the area where the player currently is.

References

1. ↑ R/B Hex List Team Rocket Fansite URL Accessed July 27, 2006
2. ↑ Pokémon Stadium Cheats Console Cheats URL Accessed July 23, 2006
3. ↑ Code Pok Prodigy.net URL Accessed July 23, 2006
4. ↑ Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow Fun Trivia URL Accessed July 23, 2006

External links

• Ghost/Skeleton type MissingNOs, mirrored from Pokémon Paranormal Research Lab/Glitch City
• GameFAQs FAQ, details inner workings of the glitch
• Tales from the Glitch at TR's Rockin!
• Glitch City, a site about such glitches
• Mew's Pokémon Information Zone -- info on Missingno.
• Missingno. and 'M at Professor Glitch's Laboratory
• Over 100 Items at Poké Glitch
• MissingNo Mystery Solved
• http://www.cheatsnetwork.com/cheats/2480.html
• http://www.edgecheats.com/cheats/2480.html
• http://www.gamerevolution.com/cheat/gameboy/pokemon_bluered
• http://www.dmwright.com/cheats/database/nintendo_game_boy/cheats/gb_pokemon_hints.htm
• http://www.console-cheats.com/nintendo64/PokemonStadium.shtml
• TR Rose's Glitch Dex 'M

This glitch Pokémon article is part of Project GlitchDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on glitches in the Pokémon games.