PokéGods

PokéGods is a term sometimes used to refer to fake Pokémon. The term appeared in Generation I and was very popular then. The concept was very much discussed and disputed over on various forum websites. Many videos that were hacks were passed off as real to try to "prove" the case, a search on YouTube will reveal quite a few. Some would claim that they are powerful, legendary Pokémon which can only be obtained by secret cheat codes. However, cheat codes to obtain the so-called 'Gods' are always fake, since the PokéGods themselves are fake. The cheats usually trick gullible players into wiping out their saved game or attempt to do odd cheats, which often involved beating the Pokémon League a predetermined number of times, usually with set Pokémon, or catching Missingno. and/or 'M.

Some Glitch Pokémon obtainable by variations on the Mew glitch or by GameShark are also sometimes referred to as "PokéGods". Particularly, any Pokémon that had a Pokédex number over 150 was considered to be a PokéGod - including Mew itself. After the release of the Gold and Silver versions, however, this term became largely obsolete.

Before information about Gold and Silver reached the US and UK, a picture of Marill was found by one Pokémon fan, and on forums they claimed it to be a PokéGod. They then produced in-game screenshots of the soon-to-be released (in Japan) games, featuring a battle with Marill, then made-up a number of fake cheats and ways to capture the PokéGod in the games Red and Blue. Once Gold and Silver were released in the US and UK though, the thought of Marill being in the original games was forgotten.

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