'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 Johto guard glitch Pokémon N/A 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 exclusively in Pokémon Red and Blue. If 'M is traded to the Pokémon Yellow, 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.).

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. 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.

It cannot be obtained by the Mew glitch because when a Special of any multiple of 256 is used the game will only display a blank text box. 'M can be encountered via the old man glitch with any name other than a default name. This is because it is encountered due to the wild encounter data being read from past the end-name marker. 'M does not appear for a default name like 'RED' chosen directly from the new game interface because these are actually extended 7+ character names using multiple end name characters to hide additional data. The 'absolute name-space' is filled from one of these default names, so invalid symbol 0x00 is not withdrawn. 'M will only appear at level 0 if the player's name is six characters or shorter, but it can appear at level 80 if the player's name is seven characters long. This is because the game reads the end-name marker (which has an index number of 80) as the level.

Name

It is most commonly known as "'M", since these are the only typographical characters in its name—its real name is very difficult to produce with text, and some glitch blocks in its name are not constant. It is also called "'M Block" due to either the glitchy blocks next to its name or the Pokémon's boxy shape.

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.

Glitches caused

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 of that item (this is known as the item duplication glitch). 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.

Game data

Pokédex entry

'M's Pokédex entry.

Game locations

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation I Other generations: None
TM		Move	Type	Power	Accuracy	PP
	TM01	Mega Punch	Normal	80	85%	20
	TM02	Razor Wind	Normal	80	100%	10
	TM03	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—%	30
	TM05	Mega Kick	Normal	100	75%	5
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	—	85%	10
	TM09	Take Down	Normal	90	85%	20
	TM10	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100%	15
	TM11	BubbleBeam	Water	65	100%	20
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70%	5
	TM17	Submission	Fighting	80	80%	25
	TM19	Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100%	20
	TM20	Rage	Normal	20	100%	20
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	120	70%	10
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100%	10
	TM27	Fissure	Ground	—	30%	5
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100%	10
	TM30	Teleport	Psychic	—	—%	20
	TM43	Sky Attack	Flying	140	90%	5
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	—	—%	10
	TM45	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100%	20
	TM49	Tri Attack	Normal	80	100%	10
	HM01	Cut	Normal	50	95%	30
	HM02	Fly	Flying	70	95%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by 'M Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of 'M

Evolution

Unevolved 'M  Bird  Normal	Level 0 →	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-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 ^[1]

'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. ^[2] 'M can, however be traded to Gold and Silver after it is evolved into a Kangaskhan, Clefairy, or Clefable, even if it has moves that these Pokémon would not normally have (such as Water Gun that 'M originally has, or Fly that can be taught). For example, 'M could be taught Fly then evolved into a Kangaskhan, which could then be transferred to Gold and Silver.

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. ^[3]

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 has 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.
• 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 because of an experience underflow.
• In the party, 'M will appear as the glitched sprite of a person in the area where the player currently is.
• Before 'M is encountered, the black screen before the battle initiates is noticeably longer. This also happens with Missingno. because invalid Hall of Fame data is saved in the background, though notably not with other glitch Pokémon because they don't actually save this data. The overwritten save data is separate from where main game map/event data is saved, so a 'saved' message is only visible in Pokémon Stadium's GB Tower.
• 'M's cry is the cry of Zapdos, but it is slightly lower in pitch.

References

1. ↑ Pokémon Stadium Cheats Console Cheats URL Accessed July 23, 2006
2. ↑ Code Pok Prodigy.net URL Accessed July 23, 2006
3. ↑ Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow Fun Trivia URL Accessed July 23, 2006

External links

• At Glitch City Laboratories
• At TR Rose's Glitch Dex

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