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Talk:Cilan (anime)

2012-09-26T01:38:33Z

Alex128: /* Dent's name pronunciation */ new section

==Dent?????==

I thought his name was Dento????[[User:1rkhachatryan|RBK]] 21:38, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
:The revelation of Pod and Corn confirmed that their names are based on a type of corn called ''Dent Corn'', so the article was moved accordingly. [[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]] [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 22:04, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Oh really I guess I didn't see that revelation but dent? that sounds weird Dento was better.[[User:1rkhachatryan|RBK]] 22:56, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
::take this to the forums....[[User:Ataro|Ataro]] 23:03, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
What I just made a comment it's not like I'm starting a discussion or anything but fine whatever, my question was answered.[[User:1rkhachatryan|RBK]] 00:50, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Ok just curious but in the anime preview the man called him Dento, doesn't that mean that his name is Dento??[[User:1rkhachatryan|RBK]] 00:48, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
:Dento is how it is pronounced in Japanese. Dent is the closest thing we have so far to an official romanisation, <s>many</s> most of which don't match up exactly to the Japanese pronounciation. [[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]] [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 01:10, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

==Included in the "characters who are twins" catergory?==

Should Dent, along with Pod and Corn be included in this catergory? They aren't really twins so much as triplets... or even identical... [[User:PDL|PDL]] 04:50, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

== Dent's English name ==
http://i.cartoonnetwork.com/v5cache/CARTOON/site/Images/i16/pok_cilan_card_490x260.jpg --[[User:Bye|Bye]] 23:09, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
:Just to be safe, why don't we just move this article to Cilan (anime) and move the game one later? [[User:J-J-M|'''J''']]'''-'''[[User talk:J-J-M|'''J''']]'''-'''[[Special:Contributions/J-J-M|'''M''']] 12:59, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
That sounds good. It's from Cartoon Network and they're reliable, but it's better safe than sorry --[[User:Chiramii|Chiramii]] 15:19, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
::Why have we treated Iris' name confirmation as fully confirmed but not this? We need to be consistent. Either change this to Cilan or remove all reference to Iris being her English name. --[[User:Jda95|jda95]] 09:47, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
:::Because ''[[BW002|Enter Iris and Axew!]]'' officially announced Iris's English name, that's why. I will not repeat myself again. He stays "Dent" until his "Cilan" is '''officially''' announced. Do not post anymore about this subject. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 10:02, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

== ''[[League Unleashed!]]'' in Cilan's Trivia ==

* Basically, I noticed in Cilan's trivia that it said DP183. I changed it to the Dub Title, someone changed it to DP183, I changed it to the Dub Title and someone changed it AGAIN. We have known about the dub title for months so I don't know why someone keeps on changing it. [[User:Torpoleon|Torpoleon]] 15:55, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
::Cilan's silhouette was seen only in the '''Japanese''' version, that's why we use [[epicode]] instead of '''dub''' title.----'''''無限の知性''''' ◎ [[User:Dennou Zenshi|ＤＥＮＮＯＵ]]'''[[Special:Random|◆]]'''[[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|ＺＥＮＳＨＩ]] 16:01, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
:::Oh, sorry. Didn't know that. [[User:Torpoleon|Torpoleon]] 16:36, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

==Catchphrase==
Should we change it to reflect the English version "its time to serve this battle"? Or am I completely wrong on this? Sidenote: Lol at the fact y'all hinted at his "fabulousness" in the trivia.

==Lillipup==
Is it worth saying in the trivia that in the games, he has a Lillipup but in the anime he dosen't [[User:Iml908|Iml908]] 16:32, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
:No. This happens to almost every Gym Leader. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] 16:35, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

== Basculin ==

I still don't feel that all that junk about Team Rocket being frauds or the people battling Team Rocket really has much to do with Basculin itself. Yes it ''leads into'' Basculin being released, but if we're going to do leads, then we might as well just write a synopsis for the whole episode in the box. I feel all that really needs to be said is that Basculin battled, it was caught, then it hung out in a box for the rest of the episode until a Frillish released it. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 16:29, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

==Pokémon Team Summary==

Alright, why is Cilan unable to have a description of his general team and his training methods? No real reason has actually been stated and nearly all the other main characters (Ash, Misty, Brock, Tracey, May, Max and Dawn) have one (barring Iris, although I do plan on adding one later on). Are we supposed to wait until he's left the show or what? Not trying to be disrespectful, but having it deleted with no explanation isn't helpful at all. [[User:PDL|PDL]] 01:12, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
:Like you said, it seems too early for that. '''''[[Shadow Sneak (move)|Sneaking]] from page to page... It's the page-editing purple ghost... [[User:Gengarzilla|Gengar]][[User talk:Gengarzilla|zilla!]]''''' 12:37, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

== hair ==

In one episode he gets shocked, and it seems like his hair is over a foot long. -- [[User:Pringles|Pringles]] 04:12, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
:And? [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 04:30, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
::I dunno. Sorry. -- [[User:Pringles|Pringles]] 04:39, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

==Trivia==
Should we note that Cilan battled all [[Ash Ketchum]]'s rivals in the [[Unova]] region? He battled Stephan, Bianca and Trip. --[[User:Station7|Station7]] ([[User talk:Station7|talk]]) 19:23, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
:This could be potentially untrue since it's pretty clear that Kotetsu is one of Ash's rivals. And Cilan did not battle him. No use in putting down something that will have to be removed later on when Kotetsu's rival status is confirmed. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 21:01, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

== Dent's name pronunciation ==

I read here that Dent's English name "Cilan" was based on the word "cilantro." However, in the anime Ash and friends pronounce his name "CY-lan". Shouldn't it be pronounced "cee-LAN" since "cilantro" is pronounced "cee-LAN-tro?"
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] ([[User talk:Alex128|talk]]) 01:38, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Mistralton City

2011-12-11T22:21:51Z

Alex128:

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'''Mistralton City''' (Japanese '''フキヨセシティ''' ''Fukiyose City'') is located in western [[Unova]]. It lies directly north of [[Chargestone Cave]], and is geographically positioned between three mountain ranges. North of Mistralton City is {{rt|7|Unova}} and [[Celestial Tower]], a prominent place of burial and morning for deceased Pokémon in Unova. The city is famous for its airport which imports and exports cargo around the Unova region and beyond. The city is home to [[Skyla]], a pilot, and the Mistralton City [[Gym Leader]].

As with most of the western side of Unova, Mistralton City has a cool climate and is subject to [[Weather conditions#Rain|rainy conditions]] during the spring, summer, and autumn seasons. [[Weather conditions#Snow|Snow]] or [[Weather conditions#Hail|hail]] will sometimes fall during the winter season.

==Places of interest==
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[[File:Mistralton City {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=W|1=B}}.png|256px|thumb|right|Mistralton City in Pokémon {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=White|1=Black}}]]

===Mistralton Cargo Service===
The Mistralton Cargo Service handles and maintains packages that are sent or received by the cargo planes. Their slogan is "Quick and Safe!" which is reinforced by their staff who offer quick and efficient cargo delivery. The Cargo Service building is also a control tower which allows planes to fly safely in the sky where there are no roads. The Cargo Service building seems to be more than just a cargo delivery system, as many members of the community gather on the ground floor to convene and share item.

A singing woman inside standing near the TV will exchange 10 [[Sweet Heart]]s for a {{DL|Exchangable item|Heart Scale}}. There is also a woman who welcomes the player into the city and gives away a [[Sharp Beak]] as a commemoration gift. Other residence will offer advice and information about planes and {{m|fly}}ing.

===Runway===
Mistralton City is dominated by a large runway as a result of the transportation services to the region. The concrete, skid-marked landing strip alone takes up almost two thirds of the area, making it an extrusive part of the city, one that many residence pride themselves upon. The runway holds two small cargo planes — one positioned ready for takeoff, while the other parked in a small storage area to the side of the main runway.
Airplanes only fly once per day to deliver cargo around the region; any other time after that the runway is free for public access. Fresh vegetables are grown around the boundaries of the runway so they can be picked and sent to faraway regions quickly. The method of which these vegetables are grown varies depending on the game being played; players of Pokémon Black find that the vegetables are grown within greenhouses in a systematic fashion, while players of Pokémon White find that the vegetables are grown naturally in vegetable patches which are a subject to benefiting from the changing weather.

There are many hidden items which can be found around the growing vegetables, including a [[Parlyz Heal]], a [[Max Ether]], a [[Elixir]], and a [[Repel]]. A [[Youngster]] also hides {{TM|40|Aerial Ace}} which can be found after the player defeats Skyla and agrees to find his treasure. {{TM|58|Sky Drop}} can also be found located under the wing of the parked cargo plane on the eastern side of the runway.

===Move Family's House===
The Move Family reside in a house just east of the [[Pokémon Center]], which contains both the [[Move relearner#Generation V|reminder girl]] and the [[move deleter]] as members of the family. The reminder girl allows any Pokémon to relearn any move that they were able to learn from a previous level-up in exchange for a [[Heart Scale]]. One limitation is the reminder girl is restricted to the particular moveset associated with the Pokémon's species. Many Pokémon, especially those that evolve by way of evolutionary stone, have access to moves that their evolutions do not, such as with Eevee, who can learn Take Down by level though none of its evolutions can.

The move deleter opposite the reminder girl will make a Pokémon forget a move it knows. This is the only way for a Pokémon to forget [[HM]] moves such as {{m|Cut}} or {{m|Fly}}. In order to delete an HM move, one must first have another Pokémon with that same move in order for it to be deleted. This is done so that a player will not get stuck in an area where an HM move is required to continue. In addition, a Pokémon's move will not be forgotten if it is the only move it knows.

===Hidden Power===
A man next to the [[Pokémon Center Nurse]] will tell the player the type of their Pokémon's {{m|Hidden Power}}. Hidden Power is a {{type2|Normal}} move when the type is displayed, such as in battle and on status screens. However, the actual type of Hidden Power is determined by the Pokémon's [[individual values]], and through calculation, can be set as one of the sixteen other natural types and with a power between 30 and 70. Using this method to obtain a Pokémon's Hidden Power is much quicker and easier.

===Mistralton City Gym===
{{main|Mistralton Gym}}
The Mistralton Gym is the official [[gym]] of Mistralton City. The gym is a converted cargo plane hanger which is located north of the runway. It is based on {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Skyla. Mistralton Gym is designed like a military hangar. The inside is full of cannons which the player must use to make their way to Skyla. Most of these cannons help the player to progress to Skyla; however, some will blast the player back to a Trainer. Trainers who defeat her receive the {{badge|Jet}}, as well as {{TM|62|Acrobatics}} as a reward.

==Demographics==
Mistralton City has a population of 37 making it a fairly small city. This makes it the second smallest city in the Unova region, just above [[Icirrus City]] with 34 residences. Most of the population work or are involved in maintaining the Mistralton Cargo Service which is the most significant aspect of the town.

==Poké Mart==
{{shop|Lower cashier}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700}}}}
{{shopfooter|multiple=yes}}
{{shop|Technical Machine department}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|TM07|50000|PD||TM Ice|Hail}}|{{shopitem|TM11|50000|PD||TM Fire|Sunny Day}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|TM18|50000|PD||TM Water|Rain Dance}}|{{shopitem|TM37|50000|PD||TM Rock|Sandstorm}}}}
{{shopfooter}}

==Items==
{{Itlisth|town}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Flying|Near southern plane|BW|display={{TM|58|Sky Drop}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Max Ether|Among the greenhouses{{sup|Bl}}/vegetable patches{{sup|W}} at the southern end of the runway ''(hidden)''|BW|display={{DL|Ether|Max Ether}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Repel|Among the greenhouses at the southern end of the runway ''(hidden)''|Bl|display={{DL|Repel|Repel}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Elixir|Among the vegetable patches at the southern end of the runway ''(hidden)''|W|display={{DL|Ether|Elixir}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Parlyz Heal|Among the greenhouses{{sup|Bl}}/vegetable patches{{sup|W}} at the southern end of the runway ''(hidden)''|BW|display={{DL|Status ailment healing item|Parlyz Heal}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Sharp Beak|From a woman in the Cargo Service building|BW|display={{DL|Type-enhancing item|Sharp Beak}}}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Flying|South end of the runway, after talking to a {{tc|Youngster}} in the house north of the Pokémon Center after defeating Skyla|BW|display={{TM|40|Aerial Ace}}}}
{{Itlistfoot|town}}

==Trivia==
*Mistralton's Japanese motto is {{tt|風が花を集める街|The city where the winds gather the flowers}}.
*Mistralton's background music, if listened to carefully, resembles the Star Trek main theme.

==Name origin==
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|- align=center
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| フキヨセシティ ''Fukiyose City''
| 吹き寄せ ''fukiyose'', a ''{{wp|mon}}'' that resembles a medley of flowers and leaves drifting on the wind. It also literally translates to "blow and gather".
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Mistralton City
| From ''{{wp|Mistral (wind)|mistral wind}}'', ''{{wp|mist}}'', ''alto'' (high), a common prefix for cloud names, and ''-ton'', a common suffix used in cities.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| French
| Parsemille
| From ''parsemer'' (scatter).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| German
| Panaero City
| From the Greek ''pan'' (all) and ''aero'' (air).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Italian
| Ponentopoli
| From ''Ponente'', Italian word for {{wp|Poniente}}.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Spanish
| Ciudad Loza
| From ''loza'', {{wp|dishware}}.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 궐수시티 ''Gweolsu City''
|
|- style="background:#FFF;"

|}
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{{Unova}} 
{{Project Cities and Towns notice}}

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[[Category:Cities]]

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[[ja:フキヨセシティ]]

Talk:MissingNo.

2011-07-22T16:04:46Z

Alex128: /* Not all Glitch Pokémon are MissingNo. */ new section

{{Forme info|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=Missingno RB|1=Spr 1b 141 f|2=Spr 1b 142 f|3=Ghost I|4=Missingno Y}}.png|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=Normal|Bird}}|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=999|Normal}}|Missingno.'s forms|Missingno. as though it {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=has an index number of 1F, 20, 32, 34, 38, 3D, 3E, 43, 44, 45, 4F, 50, 51, 56, 57, 5E, 5F, 73, 79, 7A, 7F, 86, 87, 89, 8C, 92, 9C, 9F, A0, A1, A2, AC, AE, AF or B5 and is in Red or Blue version|1=has an index number of B6 and is in Red or Blue version|2=has an index number of B7 and is in Red or Blue version|3=has an index number of B8 and is in Red or Blue version|4=is in Yellow Version}}, therefore being a {{T|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=Normal|Bird}}}}/{{Type2|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=999|Normal}}}} Pokémon, in its {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=Normal|1=Kabutops fossil|2=Aerodactyl fossil|3=Ghost|4=Yellow}} form|the sprite shown in the infobox, the type showed in the infobox, the type-themed color displays, the base stats entry which is unhidden, the type effectiveness entry which is unhidden, the learnset entries which are unhidden, and the evolution (form change) which is unhidden|day}}

==Previous discussion==
[[Talk:Missingno./Archive 1|Archive 1]] (2 October 2005 - 25 October 2009)

==Split==
Missingno. (Red/Blue) and Missingno. (Yellow) are very different from each other. They should be separate pages. Compare [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_mn.html] and [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_yellow.html]. Also compare [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/RB:115] and [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/Y:115]. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 11:17, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Is there a tag for this? Because I can't find one. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 05:58, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:No. It's still the same glitch, it just manifests different effects in different games. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 06:16, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
::It's really as different as {{p|'M}} and {{p|3TrainerPoké}}, other than the fact that they have the same name. The stats are completely different, Yellow's types are Normal/Glitch whereas RB's types are Bird/Normal, Yellow's Starting moves are Water Gun, Bind, Pay Day whereas RB's starting moves are Water Gun, Water Gun, Sky Attack.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 07:12, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:::We count Missingno.'s Yellow version counterpart as an alternate form here. It's the same species. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 14:00, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
::::But that would make {{p|3TrainerPoké}} an alternate form of {{p|'M}}. The only difference between the relationship of those two, and the relationship of the two Missingno.s is that the Missingno.s have the same name. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]] 06:07, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
:::::And that difference makes all the difference. They're the same species, just as Sandy Cloak and Trash Cloak Wormadam are the same species, or Normal and Defense Deoxys. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 12:12, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
::::::OK fine, but is there any way to have both Bird/Normal and Normal/999 in the top box? [[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]

==More rumours==
Not mentioned on the rumours page is a theory about missingo's origin and why cubone and marowak seem so similar to kangaskhan. The theory is easy to believe even if it comes from a 4chan post. see [http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs043.snc3/13067_211106843303_637453303_3035423_5482389_n.jpg] for a screencap of the argument. --[[User:Iain7|Iain7]] 23:45, 17 December 2009 (GMT)
:There are quite a few problems with that theory, the first being that its speculation and does not belong on the article. Secondly, I don't think it is that complex or time consuming to delete an evolution. Also, Missingno. is completely unrelated to both Kangaskhan and Cubone. Also, if you look at [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation I)|the Hex list]], you'll see that Missingno. has multiple index numbers.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]. Help [[User:SnorlaxMonster/GlitchEvobox|here]] 00:21, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

== Can Yellow Missingno. replicate 128 of an item? ==

I read somewhere that Missingno. in Yellow can replicate 128 of an item, but elsewhere that it cannot. Which is true? [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 17:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
:First another question, can Missingno. (in either game) replicate items when encountered using the [[Mew glitch]]? If no, then it cannot. If yes it might be able to. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
::Never mind, found the answer here: http://forums.glitchcity.info/index.php/topic,5904.0.html. When encountered through the Mew glitch in any of RBY, it will still duplicate items. However, it will only do so in Yellow if the game doesn't freeze. Apparently it will ''always'' freeze in an emulator since it can't detect the glitchy game code properly, unlike a cartridge which has a small chance of not freezing. [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 03:38, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

== Name Capitalization ==

Just wondering, why is MissingNo. spelled with a lowercase N in the article? It doesn't make sense. The "No." is obviously meant to be a separate word from "Missing", so it should be capitalized, just like what has been done to many names of moves and items in Generation IV. Now, before you say ''"But it's never been officially spelled like that!"'', it's ''also'' never been officially spelled with ''any'' lowercase letters, just in all capitals, so the current capitalization that you're using can't be considered officially correct, either. "MissingNo." with a capital N is the most logical capitalization, so why not use it? Also, using the current article's capitalization is just encouraging the common mispronunciation ''"Missing-No"'' instead of ''"Missing-Number"'', how it ''should'' be pronounced.
—[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 07:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:Based on what you just said, your version of the capitalization is no more correct or incorrect than this one. This one just looks better. And based on the fact that nobody's changed it back in the months since I moved the page to this name indicates that the vast majority of Bulbapedia would agree with me. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:14, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::Perhaps even MISSINGNO. would be a better location. But for now, this location is fine. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:24, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::But although the game refers to the 30 odd variations of these glitches as just "MISSINGNO." that doesn't mean we need to change the article names of Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Mewtwo to PIKACHU, BULBASAUR and MEWTWO either. We are a Pokémon encyclopaedia, not a Pokémon mechanics encyclopaedia. I can confirm though that Nintendo does refer to these glitches as "MissingNO" here [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp] --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:31, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::::We don't capitalize the Pokémon names because that's not the right way to spell them. They're in all capitals in the main games, but that's just because that's always how been. I'm sure they would have changed the capitalization format for Pokémon names in Generation IV if it weren't the Generation III compatibility (because that would look extremely weird if all the Pokémon you caught in your DS game had proper capitalization, while any Pokémon you migrated from your GBA games would be in all caps). We've seen Pokémon names spelled with correct capitalization in official places outside of the main games themselves, so it's safe to assume that the correct spelling of Pokémon names isn't in all caps. And you could take Nintendo's quotes as evidence, but they contradict themselves in the spelling. First they call it "MissngNO" with a capital "NO" and no period, and then they call "MissingNo", with the O being lowercase and still no period. Obviously, there's supposed to be a period in its name, so Nintendo's spellings of the name in that particular instance can't be correct. But even if it's not 100% correct, it does provide evidence that "Missing" is separate from "No." and should be capitalized to show that. Think of how some items and moves are spelled in Generation IV that were previously in all caps. SquirtBottle, SolarBeam, DynamicPunch, etc. It's just the most logical way to spell the name. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 15:59, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Yes, a lot of things do use the camelcase to separate two words, but then [[Pokéwalker]] and [[Pokédex]] come up (there are other examples, but that's off the top of my head). Anyway, we won't be calling it MissingNO., but the rule here is that allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun. But when we're quoting the game we keep the original case (as seen in the Pokédex entries). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:07, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::Pokéwalker and Pokédex are made up words, though. They're not two separate words fused together, like Missing and Number. "Missingno." just looks plain weird. It just looks better when written as "MissingNo.", and it implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno". —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 05:19, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Pokéwalker is more two words than Pokédex, but you also have [[Pokégear]]. Anyway, allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun unless otherwise specified. And to me, MissingNo. looks much weirder than Missingno., plus saying that a word looks funny is no excuse. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:28, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
(resetting indent) But the "Poké" in those words isn't a ''real'' word. Typically, words that being with "Poké" just flow together as a brand new word, without any capitalization other than the "P", like ''Pokémon'', ''Pokédex'', etc. Either that, or the "Poké" is a separate word and is followed by a space, in the case of ''Poké Ball'', etc. But anyway, yes, I know that we can't change the spelling based on opinion, which is why I gave another reason; spelling it "MissingNo." implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno", as many people think it is. That, and the fact that Nintendo has spelled it "MissingNO" and "MissingNo", in both cases capitalizing the "No." part. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 14:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:The Nintendo part does however seem unreliable due to the inconsistencies as well as lack of period after MissingNO and MissingNo. This discussion will not be enough to move a page on such a well known topic, especially a featured article, but since an official source decided to separate the two with camelcase, it should be moved. I suggest you take it to the editorial board to see what they think about it. But I do agree with you that "MISSING" and "NO." are separate and that "NO." clearly stands for number, it may not be appropriate to assume that it should be separated by camelcase. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 00:06, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe we could have some sort of community poll? —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 01:23, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:::Bulbapedia is not a democracy. It's a policy somewhere. Anyway, you can make a poll and have people say why they think so, then the EB will review it and decide from their. I have made one below --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

==Moving==
Sign and say why you think it should be moved, kept here. If you vote "move it somewhere else" say where you want it moved to.
===Keep it at [[Missingno.]]===
*Nintendo hates Missingno., so their capitalization of it can hardly be called official. Besides, I think they just spell it "MissingNO." to emphasize the word "no" to subconsciously deter us from abusing the glitch. Plus, it'd look really weird that way. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 19:31, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
*Yeah, I agree, Nintendo can't be trusted in this case. [[User:CuboneKing|Cu]][[User talk:CuboneKing|bo]][[Special:Contributions/CuboneKing|ne]][[Cubone (Pokémon)|King]] 23:48, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
*Me too. - ''unsigned comment from {{u|TORTERRA}} ([[User talk:TORTERRA|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/TORTERRA|contribs]]) ''
*I agree. Nintendo didn't intend for it to be there, so it isn't really an official source. It just wants to get rid of it. Also, I've seen Missingno. used way more. Another thing, please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.[[User:Turtwig A|Turt]][[wig]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 14:51, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
*the no stands for number[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
*Agreed --[[User:Veggieman|veggieman]] [[User talk:Veggieman|(leave a message after the click?)]] 22:51, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
*I think MissingNo or MissingNO or whatever looks weird. I say keep it.--'''[[User:Trickyb|Tricky]][[User Talk:Trickyb|B]] 19:12, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

===Move it to [[MissingNo.]]===
[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC) - Nintendo has officially referred to it with a capital "n" in every case, despite other inconsistencies, also stands for Missing Number.

I agree with what many others have said: MissingNo. is a reference to "Missing Number." To have it written in the current format of Missingno. suggests that it is a word of its own or a single word, rather than a contraction of the two words, "Missing Number." Also, Nintendo has officially referred to it as MissingNO. Besides, it's a matter of basic English more than anything else; considering the fact that Nintendo doesn't really consider this an official Pokemon, we can't really go to them for the way it should be written, nor can we competently search for sources on the matter.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 07:42, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 22:41, 10 April 2010 (UTC) - I'm all for the move, as I have stated [[Talk:Missingno.#Name_Capitalization|here]].

I agree with Aureol. What else is No. supposed to be? --[[User:Valorum27|Valorum27]] 22:00, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
:But Missingno. IS a word of its own- the name of a Pokémon. Beedrill is made up of the words bee and drill, and yet we don't spell it BeeDrill. Besides, how do we do this with anything else? We spell it with just the first letter capitalized until OFFICIAL AND RELIABLE sources contradict this! The garbage source SnorlaxMonster gives us means nothing, as it also says that capturing Missingno. is harmful to your game and to fix the graphic scrambling, you have to release Missingno., and if that doesn't work, to restart your game! Bull****! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 22:46, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
::Beedrill is a name that is always spelt Beedrill by official sources (or BEEDRILL on other occasions). Some Pokémon like Ho-Oh are capitalised mid-name, because that's what their names are. All official sources use a capital N; there are NO official sources that use "Missingno.", or anything that is closer to "Missingno." than to "MissingNo.". Regardless of reliability, it is all we have, so it's what we use. If Nintendo/Game Freak/The Pokémon Company International came out and spelled MISSINGNO. differently, we would use that.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 14:35, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
I agree it should be moved to MissingNo. based on spellings from official sources.--[[User:Nintenfreak|Nintenfreak]] 02:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:Have you not been paying attention? There IS no official source. Closest thing we have is one page where it's capitalized 2 different ways! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 10:54, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe you haven't been paying attention. It's OFFICIAL, but not overly RELIABLE; however, more reliable than nothing at all (which is the official sources for its current location).--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:30, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:::"Not overly reliable" is an understatement. It has two different capitalizations on the same friggin' page! And which of those are you considering for this page, anyway? MissingNo or MissingNO? They don't even add the period at the end, which is undeniably part of the name, in either instance. They don't even spell the name correctly, and you want to use one of their two contradiction capitalizations as Missingno.'s official name? I don't think so. And SnorlaxMonster, why are you all of a sudden so for the move? In the section above, you spoke ''against'' the move. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:27, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::::I was against the move before, but I changed my mind and saw that it was more reasonable to go by official sources than to assume. Sure they don't use the period at the end of the name, but I'm not suggesting we move it. I suggesting that we go by the ONLY official source there is. There is no reason to leave it at Missingno. when we have a source (and Wikipedia) spelling it MissingNo. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:38, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::We're going by a source that contradicts itself by using two different capitalizations.... and Wikipedia? The same Wikipedia that decided that not all Pokémon were notable enough for their own articles? The same Wikipedia that some bum off the street can edit? The same Wikipedia that once claimed that Woodrow Wilson invented dental floss, for several consecutive months? ''THAT'' Wikipedia??? Not to mention, your source also claims that the only way to fix the glitched graphics Missingno. sometimes causes is to release it, and if that fails, to restart the game. Says absolutely nothing about looking at another Pokémon's stats. So let's see... Your basis for moving the page is, number one, a source that offers two different capitalizations of the name, which are, for all intents and purposes, misspelled in every instance, and gives false information on how to fix the glitched graphics, and number two, an online encyclopedia that any old bum off the street can come in and edit. When I was in high school, they NEVER allowed us to use Wikipedia as a source for reports. They were always very specific about that. And that source? It's like trusting a small-time fansite that's "revealing" a trick to obtain Pikablu or some PokéGod. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 11:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
:Per nom [[User:Missingno000|欠]][[User talk:Missingno000|番]] 14:28, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree that "Missingno." should be moved to "MissingNo.". A lot of things about this issue were talked, in addition to those things I'd like to add this: some people would said it should be better to move it to "Missing No." because the name doesn't has separation because of the 10 chars space... But... Nintendo wrote MissingNo and MissingNO without the dot, what gave them the chance to write it with the space between Missing and No, but they choose not to do this, that is clearly a way to show us there's no such space separation. They predicted we would discuss MissingNo. name right now and left a hidden message to us: "there's no separation, look here, even with the space left of the dot we haven't wrote it separated!" ;) AND MORE: one time they wrote it MissingNo and just after it they wrote it MissingNO, which was a mental pulse of the writer, a way to mask us that Nintendo doesn't cares about MissingNo.: by leaving the last character of what they wrote one time uppercase and in the other time lowercase they meant "we don't really care about MissingNo. we just write it like we don't care if the o turned out uppercase or lowercase". The uppercase N doesn't changes in the two writings. And my conclusion is that's why it should be called "MissingNo." and no other thing. ^^ From someone who doesn't cares about this discussion but UnderstaND --[[User:Rafaelluik|Rafaelluik]] 06:44, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree. Or they should call it Missing#!--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:46, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

I think it should be moved to MissingNo. because that's how I've always thought of it. In fact, before coming to the Missingno. page today I had ''never'' seen it written any way except "MissingNo." [[User:ILOVETOGETIC|I♥Togetic]] 05:33, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Since Nintendo only refers to it as "MissingNO" and "MissingNo" i think it should be moved to either one of these (though i would prefer to use "MissingNo"). I mean, keeping it at "Missigno" is retarded since no official source mentions it. (If "www.Nintendo.com/support.Nintendo.com" isn't considered as an "official source" then i don't really know what is).
(Yes, i know this topic is kinda old, but i don't really give a crap and if you really read what i wrote, you will understand why) -.- [[User:MasterZeroFlash|MasterZeroFlash]] 18:27, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

===Move it somewhere else===
Obviously it should be moved to MISSI░░N░▒▒FU▒▒▓▓▓▓ [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 01:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:No, it shouldn't be MissingNo, that's too depressing. MissingYes, however, is definitely better, don't you all agree? {{u|LocoforLudicolo}} 22:11, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
:The 'no.' in MissingNo. means 'number'. Missingno. should be moved to MissingNo..--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|TepigROX!]] ''([[User talk:Ethan brendan lucas|The Tepig can TALK!]])'' 12:02, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
:The official source that admits the existence of this Pokémon spells it MissingNO, so that should at least be considered. It's suspect, though, because it forgets the dot at the end of the name. [[User:Callforjudgement|callforjudgement]] 02:14, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
::The thing about that source is that it spells it "MissingNO" and "MissingNo". While both omit the dot (which we will not remove from the name), they both capitalize the 'N'. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:38, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

===While we're at it===
Let's move [[Ash's Pikachu]] to Ash's PIKACHU. After all, all instances of species names are in all-caps. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 01:50, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:I have official merchandise which refers to them as Proper nouns rather than allcaps. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:10, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

===Don't move this page===

What is the point of it? It's just one letter turned to caps, isn't it? Why don't we just make the 8th letter in every article capital? [[User:Breawycker|Breawycker]] 17:14, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
:Because MISSING and NO. are separate words. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 07:38, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
::Unless official sources that care back you up on this, no they're not, not in this case. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:02, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
:::[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp#missingno This] is the official source that specifically separates the two words. Also, while not an official source, Wikipedia is generally tough on accuracy and verifiability and look at their article on {{wp|MissingNo.}}.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 09:53, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

:::Also, why is this a special case assuming there is no source? If there is no source, shouldn't we go to the format that clearly states its meaning as "Missing Number," rather than go to a name that suggests it means something else entirely? According to the way we write, MissingNo. = Missing Number, while Missingno. = some other abbreviation, where "Missingno" is a part of that abbreviation. While, if we wanted to be perfectly correct, we would go and write it out as "Missing No." or "Missing Number," but MissingNo. is far more correct than Missingno., and MissingNo. is recognizable enough. While most of us would see Missingno. as the glitch we're discussing, someone who wasn't aware of Missingno. would look at the name and might not be able to find what it means, while it'd be much easier to deduce that MissingNo. is actually two words instead of one.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 22:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
::::It's name is one word, if only due to the 10char limit for names. Same reason {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} aren't spelled "Feraligator" or "Victreebell" anywhere, least of all here. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 20:31, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Exactly. Its name is Missing + Number, as confirmed by the Japanese name. MissingNo. is the two words forced together to fit the 10 character limit. Nintendo illustrated this fact by capitalizing the N in No. every time that they referred to it. For the same reason, we should too. {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} are spelt like that everywhere, and Nintendo has always referred to them as such (anime, manga, games, TCG, TFG). MissingNo. has only ever been referred to with a capital N. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 11:58, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::But there's a difference. Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno., so they wouldn't care about how they spelled it, would they? Besides, they spell it "MissingNO.", which I think is their not-so-subtle way of trying to dissuade people from going after it. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 18:59, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::That is some terrible speculation. Capitalizing NO is MISSINGNO. does not mean that they are trying to say "No" subliminally to discourage the use of the glitch (if that's what you're trying to say, without ever actually saying it). As for "Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno.", if they did not care about it then they would never have mentioned it. And even if they did not care about it, that would not impact on whether or not they choose to capitalize it in a certain way. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:06, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Well, as it turns out, your "official source" is unreliable, so why should we trust it? First paragraph spells it "MissingNO", second paragraph spells it "MissingNo". Neither one adds the period at the end of Missingno.'s name. Unless we get something consistant and different from a '''''reliable''''' source, the article should stay as is. And as if that weren't enough, this same so-called "reliable" source also says that restarting the game is the only way to fix the scrambled graphics Missingno. causes sometimes. And that the flashing screen happens with burns and freezing as well as poison. Yeah, I don't think so. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 23:04, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::While it is true that it inconsistent, does not use a period and is not very reliable, it is much more reliable that assuming. The "O" changes, but there is always a capital "N". Unless we find a reliable source that uses something other than a capital "N" in "NO.", then the article should stay at the more accurate, logical and official location. Nintendo most likely didn't bother doing a large amount of research into solving the glitch (due to the age of the game), and simply told people to do the obvious approach. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:03, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::Just leave it here, that is the easiest thing to do. Besides it is just a letter.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 16:41, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
We don't work on ease, we work on accuracy. It would be easier to just read Bulbapedia, but we choose to edit. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:16, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
:Yes I agree, we should move it if it's needed, but is it really needed?If something else is more accurate than Missingno,move it, otherwise leave it.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 20:03, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::::::::yeah, TMS is right. one letter doesn't make a difference.but i don't want to get sucked into this fanwar, so i'll leave it at this: if a featured article loses its featured article award after it's moved, don't move it. it's just one letter and it wouldn't be a featured article anymore. but if it would stay as a featured article after moving it, go and move it.----[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|TepigROX!]] ''([[User talk:Ethan brendan lucas|The Tepig can TALK!]])'' 12:19, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
No, moving does not affect featured status. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:31, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

== The article tends to focus too much on one index number of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow ==

Although variations of glitch Pokémon which use the name "Missingno." do indeed exist in Pokémon Yellow, this does not mean that there is just one [[index number]] of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow. Different Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow commonly use different sprites, different base stats, different cries and have completely different movesets. Not all "yellow Missingno." are of the 999 type either, I think this article needs rewording to address that problem, its not as if there are 5 distinctive forms of Missingno. there are in fact (39*2) in Red/Blue and Yellow alone, not including different language games. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:33, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
:You raise a valid point. However, new comments go at the bottom of talk pages. That said, you are right. We do need information on the other Yellow Missingno. formes... - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:15, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::OK thanks. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 13:24, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

i dont know how to make a new section but when used a gameshark code to make it appear in the wild i caught it then it turned into a rhydon why??[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:23, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
:Its the internal error trap (as Rhydon has an index number of 01) for when the game brings up a new Pokédex entry for an invalid Pokémon. Try capturing it again, so that the "New Pokédex entry" interface doesn't pop up again. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 14:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

== Some possibly helpful questions ==

1. It seems the list of characters in a player's name that can trigger Missingno.'s various forms is not exhaustive. Does anyone know what Pokemon would appear when one of those characters is used in the appropriate spot? It might be useful to have this information in the article, even if it's just a simple "having other characters in these positions will not produce Missingno. but, instead, some other Pokemon to appear".

2. The next one is more of a general programming question regarding this comment: ''Due to the limited space in the Game Boy memory, the programmers decided to use the space where data for wild Pokémon found in the grass is stored (which is completely blank in Viridian City; only Surfing and Fishing data is used) to save the player's name temporarily.'' Are there any other circumstances where a player's name has to be stored into this space? [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] 17:06, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
:1. This page should actually list less of that. That is the [[old man glitch]]. Missingno. is one possible result, so most of this info should be moved there and this to link there as a main article. In addition, Missingno. can be found via the [[Mew glitch]], but this section only explains how it works via the old man glitch. I will fix this after replying.
:2. No, not in Generation I. If there was, that would have been exploited a long time ago. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:52, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
::2. Regarding surfing on land strips, there is another process which could be exploited legitimately, although it is less practical than entering an Old Man battle. It is possible to make a trade within Cinnibar's Lab (as name data is stored within the RAM and recalled after trading) and then surf along any 'coast'. There are several other processes, but realistically unless messing with the RAM itself (e.g. save corruption, select bugs) they would require an external device, e.g. Professor Oak's battle mode used for catching the starter Pikachu and then surfing along a coast without encountering another Pokémon. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 16:31, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

== Missingno.'s exp. group? ==

For such a well-known glitch, I'd think that there would be some sort of investigation on this. Is there such a levelling formula? [[User:Ztobor|Ztobor]] 03:35, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
:It's not a topic of focus when discussion glitches, but from screenshots that I've seen, it appears to be the formula that yields 1000000 at level 100 (like with most Pokémon). [[User:Ultraflame|Ultraflame]] 04:00, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

== Name ==

This page should be moved to its redirect page. {{unsigned|Ethan brendan lucas}}
:We've been discussing it [[Talk:Missingno.#Moving|here]]. --[[User:Zesty Cactus|'''Zesty''']][[User talk:Zesty Cactus|'''Cactus''']] 15:16, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

== Make a verdict already! ==

Okay. If you want to move it, put your name on 11.1. if you don't, add your name on 11.2. I'll count up the votes and see if we should move it. Finally.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 23:59, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
:Umm... that's not how it works. Regular users can't just put an article's future status up to a vote. It'd need to be staff if the vote is to have any real authority. --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 01:12, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
::oh.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:10, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
======Move======
Ethan brendan lucas
MasterZeroFlash (i'll put my name here anyway) [[User:MasterZeroFlash|MasterZeroFlash]] 18:19, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

======Don't Move======

== Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. ==

When I caught this version in Yellow, it has Normal/Flying type. Tried Thunder at another Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. and it was super effective. Caugh another one and... wtf it was Grass/Poison O.o Another one and... Rock/Water (lol). Too bad that I took picture of only Grass/Poison [http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4414/yellow01.png version] [[User:Marked +-+-+|Marked +-+-+]] 17:52, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
:IIRC the non-000 dex [[hybrid glitch Pokémon#family|family]] MISSINGNO. will derive their types and base stats depending on what was the last Pokémon loaded in memory, though its a ''very'' long time since I've messed with them. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 22:53, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

== Alternate sprite ==

While playing on Pokémon Blue, I ran into Missingno. using the old man glitch. When the battle started it appeared flipped around (facing the other way and to the left) after I attacked it flipped back around like a normal Missingno. but I noticed that this one looked different. I have a picture if it and was wanting to know if it was worth doing anything with it, or giving it to some one. It had the same shape as a normal Missingno. but has a different glitchy pattern.[[User:SchattenMajora|SchattenMajora]] 05:22, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
:This sounds contrived; surely ''somebody'' would have noticed this by now... '''[[User:Hexagon Theory|«hexagon]][[User_talk:Hexagon Theory|THEORY»]]''' 05:25, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
::The Mew glitch went unproven for years. There's no real reason this ''can't'' be true...—[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 01:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

== MissingNo ==

I ink this article and Missingno are the same thing
[[User:4Jmaster|4Jmaster]] 21:35, 24 November 2010 (UTC) 4Jmaster
:They are. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:10, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

== Why don't we move it? ==

I mean, MissingNo.'s in-game name really means "Missing Number," it's as if the game's trying to tell you that the Pokémon you're encountering is missing, and it's index number is 0.
All a Pokémon name is is a permanently nicknamed number, for example, [[Mew]]'s index equivalent is 21. The game thinks "21 used (index number of a move)! It's super effective!" but the game translates it to "[[Mew]] used [[Psychic]]! It's super effective!" To recap what I have just said, as you are probably thinking "What is this kid getting at?" what I mean is, MissingNo.'s name is an abbreviated message, not an actual name.
Cheers!
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 18:47, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
:Wouldn't that be like moving Mew's page to 21 then? →'''[[User:Axxonn|ΑΧΧΟΝΝ]][[User talk:Axxonn|fi]][[Special:Contributions/Axxonn|re]]''' 18:54, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
@Axxonn: Not really. It's like the game knows 21=[[Mew]], or 000=[[Missingno.]] (Or in this case, MissingNo.)
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 01:36, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
:Missingno. is not index number 000, that is [['M]]. Missingno. has a Pokédex number of 000 ('M does too), but has a large number of different index numbers (see the infobox). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:42, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
@SnorlaxMonster: Enlighten me. Why does MissingNo. revert to Rhydon when certain forms are caught? If Rhydon's index number is 001, MissingNo. has to revert to the next valid index number, 001. That means MissingNo. has to be 000. It's Pokédex number is also 000. 'M could possibly share index 000 with MissingNo. [[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 00:27, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
::Its only if a glitch Pokémon displays its Pokédex entry upon capture and has an invalid Pokédex number that it reverts to {{p|Rhydon}} (see new [[Rhydon glitch]] article). This is not specific to Yellow Missingno. as many glitch Pokémon have high Pokédex numbers and revert back to Rhydon after their Pokédex entry is registered. Its not possible to have more than one Pokémon with the same index number in the same game. You can have multiple glitch Pokémon with the same Pokédex number or 'family', but not index number. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 02:44, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
::::(conflicted)It is impossible for two Pokémon to be at the same index number in the same game (Pokédex numbers are different). All non-[[hybrid glitch Pokémon]] revert to Rhydon when their Pokédex entry is viewed after being caught, because it has the first valid index number. [[p T]] would also revert to Rhydon, despite clearly not being 00 in any aspect. It's called the [[Rhydon glitch]]. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:49, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
Okay, I'll admit I'm wrong. I had forgotten that MissingNo. takes up multiple index numbers, and one of them was Index 000. I apologize for my mistake, but let it be known that I support its movement. Go MissingNo.! [[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 17:48, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

== GBA Missingno ==

I've seen videos on youtube demonstrating how to catch missingno in the GBA Pokemon games.
 
 
Here's one of them just to clarify.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZTvJWlpfV3s
 [[User:Pgj1997|Pgj1997]]
:We know about them but refer to them here as [[glitch Pokémon]] rather than Missingno. here please. The name "Missingno." is the error handler used for placeholder/formatted species and only 39 instances used this in the GB/C games (with the other 107 being generic invalid Pokémon). [[? (glitch Pokémon)|?]] is the closest approximation to its function (25 empty spaces), though we still call it ? because that's what the game calls it. [[??????????]] and others are essentially invalid Pokémon (like the past 107 generic glitch Pokémon) but improved error handling techniques dummy out their names. Thanks. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 16:56, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

== Trivia And More! ==

For the trivia, couldn't it be stated that Missing No. is the first pokemon to have alternate forms?

Also, should Missing No.'s alternate forms be added to the Form Change page? [[User:Super Glitch-Missing No.|Super Glitch-Missing No.]] 22:42, 15 April 2011 (UTC)Super Glitch-Missing No.
:Possibly, but as long as it is only mentioned on this page
:Absolutely not. The [[form differences]] page is only for true Pokémon. Missingno. would get no more than a trivia mention there. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 10:44, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

So I can add the Forme Differences onto Missing No.'s trivia, but not on the page? And technically, Missing No. is a real pokemon, but not obtained by normal means with some side effects. It is still a pokemon.--[[User:Super Glitch-Missing No.]]
:No, Missingno. is NOT a Pokémon. It's a glitch encountered when a wild Pokémon is encountered in an area where wild Pokémon are not meant to appear. Therefore Missingno. appears because the numerical data (no.) for which Pokémon should appear are missing. Thus the "name" isn't even a name so much as an error message. This argument has been had a number of times on this wiki, and the conclusion has always been that "Glitch Pokémon" are not technically real Pokémon. --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] [[User talk:AndyPKMN|(talk)]] 23:29, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
::If it is encountered in Tall Grass, isn't it a Pokémon?--[[User:Higejolly|higejolly]] 20:05, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
:::Did you not read what was above your post? "Glitch Pokémon" Are not real Pokémon. It appears when you encounter a wild pokemon. [[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]] 20:39, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

== What is This? Missingno in IV Generation? ==

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAvip8ptQEM

[[User:Alysson-A|Alysson-A]] 20:12, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
:Yes there are more [[glitch Pokémon]] in [[Generation IV]] exclusive to {{game|Platinum}} and IIRC {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} which normally freeze the game in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, for example see [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f459/d-p-pl-new-glitch-pokemon-50566/#post1274581] but Bulbapedia only have articles about [[-----]], [[Generation IV hybrids]], [[Bad Egg]] and I suppose by that logic we should have Generation IV glitch Egg. I don't know if the staff here would consider anything else notable, seeing as you technically have 64,546 identifiers to experiment with taking into the account the glitch Pokémon and valid Pokémon already accepted. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 20:57, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

== Not all Glitch Pokémon are MissingNo. ==

I hear people talk about "MissingNo. from Ruby/Sapphire, MissingNo. from Diamond and Pearl, they should all be moved to [[Missingno.]]" The truth is that MissingNo. is a placeholding Glitch Pokémon, and therefore isn't meant to be found. So I don't think that other Glitch Pokémon should be moved to MissingNo.'s page. Cheers! [[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 16:04, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

User:Alex128

2011-07-22T14:39:45Z

Alex128: /* Intro */

Hi!
I'm Alex128
And I love to hunt for glitches.
o3o

Mistralton City

2011-07-22T14:34:56Z

Alex128: /* Trivia */

{{incomplete}}
{{Town infobox
|name=Mistralton City
|jpname=フキヨセシティ
|jptrans=Fukiyose City
|image=Mistralton City.png
|size=256
|region=Unova
|generation=5
|slogan=Strewn with Windblown Leaves
|mapdesc=Vegetables are grown by the runway and transported by cargo plane.
|north=Route 7
|regionnorth=Unova
|south=Chargestone Cave
|gym=Mistralton Gym
|gymno=6
|leader=Skyla
|leadersprite=VSSkyla.png
|badge=Jet
|gymtype=Flying
|colordark=6D5E9C
|colormed=A890F0
|colorlight=C6B7F5
|map=Unova Mistralton City Map.png
}}

'''Mistralton City''' (Japanese '''フキヨセシティ''' ''Fukiyose City'') is located in the western part of [[Unova]]. This city is unique as it is the only city in any of the Pokémon games to feature an airport, which is used for the transportation of cargo.

The city has two possible entrances on foot: from [[Chargestone Cave]], and from {{rt|7|Unova}}.

==Places of interest==
===Cargo Service===
The Cargo Service is a single room with two counters. A woman inside standing near the TV will exchange 10 [[Sweet Heart]]s for a {{DL|Exchangable item|Heart Scale}}. In Black, the airport is surrounded by greenhouses, while in White, it is surrounded by vegetable patches.

===Runways===
The runways contain the [[Mistralton Gym]], and also house two airplanes.

===Move Family's House===
Both the [[Move relearner]] and [[Move deleter]] are located in a house next to the [[Pokémon Center]].

===Hidden Power===
A man next to the [[Pokémon Center Nurse]] will tell the player the type of their Pokémon's {{m|Hidden Power}}.

===Mistralton City Gym===
{{main|Mistralton Gym}}
The [[Mistralton Gym]] is the official [[gym]] of Mistralton City. The Gym doubles as an airplane hangar. It is based on {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon. The Gym Leader is [[Skyla]]. Trainers who defeat her receive the {{badge|Jet}}.

==Demographics==
Mistralton City has a population of 37.

==Poké Mart==
{{shop|Lower cashier}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500|PD|After earning 7 badges}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700}}}}
{{shopfooter|multiple=yes}}
{{shop|Technical Machine department}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|TM07|50000|PD||TM Ice|Hail}}|{{shopitem|TM11|50000|PD||TM Fire|Sunny Day}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|TM18|50000|PD||TM Water|Rain Dance}}|{{shopitem|TM37|50000|PD||TM Rock|Sandstorm}}}}
{{shopfooter}}

==Items==
{{Itlisth|town}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Flying|Near southern plane|BW|display={{TM|58|Sky Drop}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Max Ether|Among the greenhouses{{sup|Bl}}/vegetable patches{{sup|W}} at the southern end of the runway ''(hidden)''|BW|display={{DL|Ether|Max Ether}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Elixir|Among the greenhouses at the southern end of the runway ''(hidden)''|Bl|display={{DL|Ether|Elixir}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Repel|Among the vegetable patches at the southern end of the runway ''(hidden)''|W|display={{DL|Repel|Repel}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Parlyz Heal|Among the greenhouses{{sup|Bl}}/vegetable patches{{sup|W}} at the southern end of the runway ''(hidden)''|BW|display={{DL|Status ailment healing item|Parlyz Heal}}}}
{{Itlistbod|Sharp Beak|From a woman in the Cargo Service bulding|BW|display={{DL|Type-enhancing item|Sharp Beak}}}}
{{Itlistbod|TM Flying|South end of the runway, after talking to a {{tc|Youngster}} in the house north of the Pokémon Center after defeating Skyla|BW|display={{TM|40|Aerial Ace}}}}
{{Itlistfoot|town}}

==Trivia==
*Mistralton's Japanese motto is {{tt|風が花を集める街|The city where the winds gather the flowers}}.
*If one listens closely to the music in Black and White, it sounds strikingly similar to the Star Trek main theme.

==Name origin==
{| class="roundy" align="left" style="background: #A890F0; border: 3px solid #6D5E9C"
|- align=center
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| フキヨセシティ ''Fukiyose City''
| 吹き寄せ ''fukiyose'', a ''{{wp|mon}}'' that resembles a medley of flowers and leaves drifting on the wind. It also literally translates to "blow and gather".
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Mistralton City
| From ''{{wp|Mistral (wind)|mistral wind}}'', "{{wp|mist}}", and ''alto'' (high), a common prefix for cloud names.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| French
| Parsemille
| From ''parsemer'' (scatter).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| German
| Panaero City
| From the Greek ''pan'' (all) and ''aero'' (air).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Italian
| Ponentopoli
| From ''Ponente'', Italian word for {{wp|Poniente}}.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Spanish
| Ciudad Loza
| From ''loza'', {{wp|dishware}}.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 궐수시티 ''Gweolsu City''
|
|- style="background:#FFF;"

|}
{{-}}
{{Unova}} 
{{Project Cities and Towns notice}}

[[Category:Black and White locations]]
[[Category:Cities]]

[[de:Panaero City]]
[[fr:Parsemille]]
[[ja:フキヨセシティ]]

Mother

2010-12-24T18:30:21Z

Alex128: /* Mom buys lots of random stuff */

{{move|Mother}}
{{CharInfobox|
color={{normal color}} |
corecolor={{normal color light}} |
bordercolor={{normal color dark}} |
name=Mom |
jname=おかあさん |
tmname=Mom |
slogan=no |
image=Mom GSC.png |
size=150px |
caption=Art from {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} |
gender=Female |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]], [[New Bark Town]], [[Littleroot Town]], [[Twinleaf Town]], [[Kanoko Town]], [[Chicole Village]], [[Pokémon HQ Lab]]|
region=[[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], [[Unova]], [[Almia]], [[Orre]] |
relatives=All [[player character]]s, [[Norman]] (husband){{sup|RSE}}, [[Jovi]] (daughter), husband (I, IV), daughter ([[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia|Ranger 2]]) |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, {{Gen|V}} |
games={{game3|Red and Blue|Red, Blue|s}}, {{v2|Yellow}}, {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold, Silver|s}}, {{v2|Crystal}}, {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby, Sapphire|s}}, {{v2|Emerald}}, {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed, LeafGreen|s}}, {{game3|Diamond and Pearl|Diamond, Pearl|s}}, {{v2|Platinum}}, {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold, SoulSilver|s}}, {{game3|Black and White|Black, White|s}}, [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]] |
leader=no |
anime=counterpart |
animecounterpart=[[Delia Ketchum]], [[Caroline]], [[Johanna]] |
epnum=EP001|
epname=Pokémon - I Choose You!|
}}

The {{player}}'s '''mother''' (Japanese: '''おかあさん''' ''mother'') is a character in every [[version|main series]] {{pkmn|games|Pokémon game}}. Although different each time, she will always be the one to see her child off on his or her journey with his or her [[starter Pokémon]].

==In the games==
In the games, when players speaks to their mother, she will heal the [[party]], as there is no [[Pokémon Center]] in the town; except in Johto, in which [[Professor Elm]]'s office has a healing machine and the player's mother will not heal the party. The player's mother may also do several other things specific to the game.

===[[Kanto]]===
This mother is the mother of {{ga|Red}} or {{ga|Leaf}}. In [[Generation I]] and {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, the player's mom will not do much; however, at beginning of the games she will inform the player that [[Professor Oak]] wants to see the player. This mother also appears in Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver, telling the player how worried she is about {{ga|Red}}, her son, but also how proud she is of him.

===[[Johto]]===
This mother is the mother of {{ga|Ethan}}, {{ga|Kris}} or {{ga|Lyra}}. In [[Generation II]] and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the player's mother informs them that the [[Pokégear]] has returned from the repair shop. In Generation II, she then helps set the [[days of the week|day of the week]]. She will save the player's money, so that a quarter of the money won from each battle is automatically sent to her, and money can be deposited and withdrawn from her. She occasionally buys decorations{{sup|GSC}}, or {{cat|Damage-reducing berries}}{{sup|HGSS}} or other items (listed below) with the player money, then apologizes for spending the money she is saving. Her cooking specialty is the Cinnabar Volcano Burger.

====Items purchased====
=====Once only=====
The players mother will buy these items when savings reach a certain amount. These items can only be obtained once, except the Super Potion which can be obtained twice.
{{itlisth|Building}}
{{itlistbod|Super Potion|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Potion|Super Potion}}}}
{{itlistbod|Super Potion|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Potion|Super Potion}}}}
{{itlistbod|Repel|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Repel|Repel}}}}
{{itlistbod|Moon Stone|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Evolutionary stone|Moon Stone}}}}
{{itlistbod|Silk Scarf|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Type-enhancing item|Silk Scarf}}}}
{{itlistbod|Hyper Potion|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Potion|Hyper Potion}}}}
{{itlistbod|Choice Scarf|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|In-battle effect item|Choice Scarf}}}}
{{itlistbod|Focus Sash|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|In-battle effect item|Focus Sash}}}}
{{itlistbod|Muscle Band|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|In-battle effect item|Muscle Band}}}}
{{itlistfoot|building}}

=====Unlimited times=====
These items are bought in groups of 5 as the savings increase. These items can be obtained an unlimited number of times.
{{itlisth|Building}}
{{itlistbod|Occa Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Passho Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Wacan Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Rindo Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Chople Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Yache Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Shuca Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Kebia Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Coba Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Payapa Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Tanga Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Charti Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Haban Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Kasib Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Babiri Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Colbur Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Chilan Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS|display={{gdis|Chilan Berry|IV}}}}
{{itlistfoot|building}}

===[[Hoenn]]===
This mother is the mother of {{ga|Brendan}} or {{ga|May}}. In [[Generation III]], the player's mother helps the player move in, and instructs them to set the [[time]] on the clock upstairs. When the player defeats [[Norman]], she will give them an {{DL|In-battle effect item|Amulet Coin}}. After the player has entered the [[Hall of Fame]], a news report will be on TV. It will announce that a Pokémon is roaming the Hoenn region, which will be either {{p|Latias}}{{sup|Sa}}, {{p|Latios}}{{sup|Ru}}, or it will not distinguish which of the [[eon duo]] is the roaming{{sup|E}}. In {{v|Emerald}}, the player's mother will ask if the news report was either about a red creature (Latias) or a blue creature (Latios). The one chosen will then roam Hoenn.

[[File:Gen5mom.png|frame|The mother from [[Generation V]] as she appears on the [[Live Caster]].]]
===[[Sinnoh]]===
{{main|Johanna}}
Johanna is the mother of {{ga|Lucas}} or {{ga|Dawn}}. In [[Generation IV]], the player's mother takes on an active lifestyle, competing in [[Pokémon Super Contest]]s in [[Hearthome City]] at times. She gives the player a tuxedo or a dress when they meet at the [[Super Contest]] Hall. She also gives the player a [[Journal]] at the beginning of the game.

===[[Unova]]===
This mother is the mother of {{ga|Touya}} or {{ga|Touko}}. She lives in [[Kanoko Town]].

==In side games==
===[[Orre]]===
In Pokémon XD, [[Michael]]'s mom is a researcher at the Pokémon Lab. Her name is {{OBP|Lily|XD}} and she has a daughter named [[Jovi]]. She takes a supportive role throughout the game by working alongside [[Professor Krane]].

===[[Almia]]===
In Almia, the mother of [[Kellyn]] or {{ra|Kate}} exchanges letters with their family as they attend [[Ranger School]]. The family later moves to [[Chicole Village]] to be closer to Kellyn or Kate. She also bought the books on the bookshelf. The mother doesn't do much besides look after her youngest child and take care of the player's inactive [[partner Pokémon]]. She later has the player perform a [[Ranger Quest|Quest]] where she asks the player to read a recipe off the fridge for her while she cooks.

==In the anime==
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, each of the main characters which have a player character [[cross-canon counterparts|counterpart]] have had their mother introduced except for {{Jo|Jimmy}} and {{Jo|Marina}}. Unlike the moms in the games, however, all of them lead a moderately more active lifestyle.

{{Delia}}, {{Ash}}'s mom, is shown to travel to most of the [[Pokémon League]] competitions that her son takes part in. She also has her own Pokémon, a [[Mimey|Mr. Mime]], which cleans the house for her.

[[Lola]], {{an|Brock}}'s mom, was, for a time, running the [[Pewter City]] [[Gym]] while Brock was traveling with Ash on his journey. She is an adept Trainer, however her insistence on using {{type2|Water}} Pokémon—including attempting to shift [[Pewter City]]'s [[Gym]]'s traditional type from {{t|Rock}} to {{t|Water}}—is something she and Brock have butted heads over.

[[Caroline]], {{an|May}}'s mom, is also shown to travel a bit to watch her daughter's competitions in the [[Grand Festival]]s. Unlike her game counterpart, however, she lives in [[Petalburg City]]. She also seems to have Pokémon; however, they are never shown.

[[Johanna]], {{an|Dawn}}'s mom, apparently lives life very similarly to her own game counterpart. She has a {{TP|Johanna|Glameow}} and an {{p|Umbreon}}, and was formerly a winner of [[Sinnoh Grand Festival|Sinnoh's Grand Festival]].

==In the manga==
===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
{{Ash}}'s mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], makes an appearance in the chapter ''[[ET01|Pikachu, I See You!]]''.

===In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga===
[[Hazel]]'s mother and father are mentioned, but are never shown.

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
{{adv|Gold}}'s mother makes an appearance in the beginning of the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}. She often nags him about his messy hairstyle, calling it "explosive". She is based on the mother from [[Generation II]].

{{adv|Crystal}}'s mother makes her first appearance in ''[[PS133|Catch That Azumarill]]'' where she smacks Crystal out of her depression after failing to capture {{p|Suicune}}. She reappears in the {{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} where she gives Crystal a new set of clothes (against her will) based on the outfit that {{ga|Lyra}} wears.

{{adv|Ruby}}'s mother appears in the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}} where she can be seen worrying about her son and her [[Norman|husband]].

{{adv|Green}}'s parents appear in the {{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}} where they are kidnapped by a {{adv|Deoxys}}; they are eventually rescued.

{{adv|Emerald}}'s mother and father have been stated to be deceased, making him an orphan.

{{adv|Diamond}}'s mother is [[Johanna]], a former Coordinator. She is the one to give him his winter clothing.

==Trivia==
* {{OBP|Lily|XD}} and [[Johanna]] are the only in-game mothers to have their name revealed.
* If the {{player}} has {{PDollar}}999,999 on hand in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, no additional money earned in battle will be sent to the player's mother, contrary to what the end-of-battle dialogue claims.

{{NPC|normal|kanto=yes|johto=yes|hoenn=yes|unova=yes}}
{{Project CharacterDex notice}}

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[[Category:Emerald characters]]
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[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters]]
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[[de:Mutter]]
[[fr:Mère]]
[[ja:おかあさん]]

Mother

2010-12-24T18:28:17Z

Alex128: /* Mom buys lots of random stuff */ new section

{{move|Mother}}
{{CharInfobox|
color={{normal color}} |
corecolor={{normal color light}} |
bordercolor={{normal color dark}} |
name=Mom |
jname=おかあさん |
tmname=Mom |
slogan=no |
image=Mom GSC.png |
size=150px |
caption=Art from {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} |
gender=Female |
hometown=[[Pallet Town]], [[New Bark Town]], [[Littleroot Town]], [[Twinleaf Town]], [[Kanoko Town]], [[Chicole Village]], [[Pokémon HQ Lab]]|
region=[[Kanto]], [[Johto]], [[Hoenn]], [[Sinnoh]], [[Unova]], [[Almia]], [[Orre]] |
relatives=All [[player character]]s, [[Norman]] (husband){{sup|RSE}}, [[Jovi]] (daughter), husband (I, IV), daughter ([[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia|Ranger 2]]) |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, {{Gen|V}} |
games={{game3|Red and Blue|Red, Blue|s}}, {{v2|Yellow}}, {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold, Silver|s}}, {{v2|Crystal}}, {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby, Sapphire|s}}, {{v2|Emerald}}, {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed, LeafGreen|s}}, {{game3|Diamond and Pearl|Diamond, Pearl|s}}, {{v2|Platinum}}, {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold, SoulSilver|s}}, {{game3|Black and White|Black, White|s}}, [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]] |
leader=no |
anime=counterpart |
animecounterpart=[[Delia Ketchum]], [[Caroline]], [[Johanna]] |
epnum=EP001|
epname=Pokémon - I Choose You!|
}}

The {{player}}'s '''mother''' (Japanese: '''おかあさん''' ''mother'') is a character in every [[version|main series]] {{pkmn|games|Pokémon game}}. Although different each time, she will always be the one to see her child off on his or her journey with his or her [[starter Pokémon]].

==In the games==
In the games, when players speaks to their mother, she will heal the [[party]], as there is no [[Pokémon Center]] in the town; except in Johto, in which [[Professor Elm]]'s office has a healing machine and the player's mother will not heal the party. The player's mother may also do several other things specific to the game.

===[[Kanto]]===
This mother is the mother of {{ga|Red}} or {{ga|Leaf}}. In [[Generation I]] and {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, the player's mom will not do much; however, at beginning of the games she will inform the player that [[Professor Oak]] wants to see the player. This mother also appears in Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver, telling the player how worried she is about {{ga|Red}}, her son, but also how proud she is of him.

===[[Johto]]===
This mother is the mother of {{ga|Ethan}}, {{ga|Kris}} or {{ga|Lyra}}. In [[Generation II]] and {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the player's mother informs them that the [[Pokégear]] has returned from the repair shop. In Generation II, she then helps set the [[days of the week|day of the week]]. She will save the player's money, so that a quarter of the money won from each battle is automatically sent to her, and money can be deposited and withdrawn from her. She occasionally buys decorations{{sup|GSC}}, or {{cat|Damage-reducing berries}}{{sup|HGSS}} or other items (listed below) with the player money, then apologizes for spending the money she is saving. Her cooking specialty is the Cinnabar Volcano Burger.

====Items purchased====
=====Once only=====
The players mother will buy these items when savings reach a certain amount. These items can only be obtained once, except the Super Potion which can be obtained twice.
{{itlisth|Building}}
{{itlistbod|Super Potion|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Potion|Super Potion}}}}
{{itlistbod|Super Potion|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Potion|Super Potion}}}}
{{itlistbod|Repel|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Repel|Repel}}}}
{{itlistbod|Moon Stone|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Evolutionary stone|Moon Stone}}}}
{{itlistbod|Silk Scarf|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Type-enhancing item|Silk Scarf}}}}
{{itlistbod|Hyper Potion|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|Potion|Hyper Potion}}}}
{{itlistbod|Choice Scarf|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|In-battle effect item|Choice Scarf}}}}
{{itlistbod|Focus Sash|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|In-battle effect item|Focus Sash}}}}
{{itlistbod|Muscle Band|Bought by the player's mother after savings reach a certain amount|HGSS|display={{DL|In-battle effect item|Muscle Band}}}}
{{itlistfoot|building}}

=====Unlimited times=====
These items are bought in groups of 5 as the savings increase. These items can be obtained an unlimited number of times.
{{itlisth|Building}}
{{itlistbod|Occa Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Passho Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Wacan Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Rindo Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Chople Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Yache Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Shuca Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Kebia Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Coba Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Payapa Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Tanga Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Charti Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Haban Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Kasib Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Babiri Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Colbur Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS}}
{{itlistbod|Chilan Berry|Bought by the player's mother as the savings increase|HGSS|display={{gdis|Chilan Berry|IV}}}}
{{itlistfoot|building}}

===[[Hoenn]]===
This mother is the mother of {{ga|Brendan}} or {{ga|May}}. In [[Generation III]], the player's mother helps the player move in, and instructs them to set the [[time]] on the clock upstairs. When the player defeats [[Norman]], she will give them an {{DL|In-battle effect item|Amulet Coin}}. After the player has entered the [[Hall of Fame]], a news report will be on TV. It will announce that a Pokémon is roaming the Hoenn region, which will be either {{p|Latias}}{{sup|Sa}}, {{p|Latios}}{{sup|Ru}}, or it will not distinguish which of the [[eon duo]] is the roaming{{sup|E}}. In {{v|Emerald}}, the player's mother will ask if the news report was either about a red creature (Latias) or a blue creature (Latios). The one chosen will then roam Hoenn.

[[File:Gen5mom.png|frame|The mother from [[Generation V]] as she appears on the [[Live Caster]].]]
===[[Sinnoh]]===
{{main|Johanna}}
Johanna is the mother of {{ga|Lucas}} or {{ga|Dawn}}. In [[Generation IV]], the player's mother takes on an active lifestyle, competing in [[Pokémon Super Contest]]s in [[Hearthome City]] at times. She gives the player a tuxedo or a dress when they meet at the [[Super Contest]] Hall. She also gives the player a [[Journal]] at the beginning of the game.

===[[Unova]]===
This mother is the mother of {{ga|Touya}} or {{ga|Touko}}. She lives in [[Kanoko Town]].

==In side games==
===[[Orre]]===
In Pokémon XD, [[Michael]]'s mom is a researcher at the Pokémon Lab. Her name is {{OBP|Lily|XD}} and she has a daughter named [[Jovi]]. She takes a supportive role throughout the game by working alongside [[Professor Krane]].

===[[Almia]]===
In Almia, the mother of [[Kellyn]] or {{ra|Kate}} exchanges letters with their family as they attend [[Ranger School]]. The family later moves to [[Chicole Village]] to be closer to Kellyn or Kate. She also bought the books on the bookshelf. The mother doesn't do much besides look after her youngest child and take care of the player's inactive [[partner Pokémon]]. She later has the player perform a [[Ranger Quest|Quest]] where she asks the player to read a recipe off the fridge for her while she cooks.

==In the anime==
In the {{pkmn|anime}}, each of the main characters which have a player character [[cross-canon counterparts|counterpart]] have had their mother introduced except for {{Jo|Jimmy}} and {{Jo|Marina}}. Unlike the moms in the games, however, all of them lead a moderately more active lifestyle.

{{Delia}}, {{Ash}}'s mom, is shown to travel to most of the [[Pokémon League]] competitions that her son takes part in. She also has her own Pokémon, a [[Mimey|Mr. Mime]], which cleans the house for her.

[[Lola]], {{an|Brock}}'s mom, was, for a time, running the [[Pewter City]] [[Gym]] while Brock was traveling with Ash on his journey. She is an adept Trainer, however her insistence on using {{type2|Water}} Pokémon—including attempting to shift [[Pewter City]]'s [[Gym]]'s traditional type from {{t|Rock}} to {{t|Water}}—is something she and Brock have butted heads over.

[[Caroline]], {{an|May}}'s mom, is also shown to travel a bit to watch her daughter's competitions in the [[Grand Festival]]s. Unlike her game counterpart, however, she lives in [[Petalburg City]]. She also seems to have Pokémon; however, they are never shown.

[[Johanna]], {{an|Dawn}}'s mom, apparently lives life very similarly to her own game counterpart. She has a {{TP|Johanna|Glameow}} and an {{p|Umbreon}}, and was formerly a winner of [[Sinnoh Grand Festival|Sinnoh's Grand Festival]].

==In the manga==
===In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
{{Ash}}'s mother, [[Delia Ketchum]], makes an appearance in the chapter ''[[ET01|Pikachu, I See You!]]''.

===In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga===
[[Hazel]]'s mother and father are mentioned, but are never shown.

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
{{adv|Gold}}'s mother makes an appearance in the beginning of the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}. She often nags him about his messy hairstyle, calling it "explosive". She is based on the mother from [[Generation II]].

{{adv|Crystal}}'s mother makes her first appearance in ''[[PS133|Catch That Azumarill]]'' where she smacks Crystal out of her depression after failing to capture {{p|Suicune}}. She reappears in the {{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} where she gives Crystal a new set of clothes (against her will) based on the outfit that {{ga|Lyra}} wears.

{{adv|Ruby}}'s mother appears in the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}} where she can be seen worrying about her son and her [[Norman|husband]].

{{adv|Green}}'s parents appear in the {{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}} where they are kidnapped by a {{adv|Deoxys}}; they are eventually rescued.

{{adv|Emerald}}'s mother and father have been stated to be deceased, making him an orphan.

{{adv|Diamond}}'s mother is [[Johanna]], a former Coordinator. She is the one to give him his winter clothing.

==Trivia==
* {{OBP|Lily|XD}} and [[Johanna]] are the only in-game mothers to have their name revealed.
* If the {{player}} has {{PDollar}}999,999 on hand in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, no additional money earned in battle will be sent to the player's mother, contrary to what the end-of-battle dialogue claims.

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== Mom buys lots of random stuff ==

Kinda unrelated, but the player's mom does buy a lot of random stuff in G/S/C/HG/SS... What really annoys me is that you can't stop her from buying stuff with YOUR money. If you stop sending money to her, I think she keeps the money safe, but if you lose a battle, you lose quite a bit of money... [[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 18:28, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Talk:MissingNo.

2010-12-24T17:48:41Z

Alex128: /* Why don't we move it? */

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==Previous discussion==
[[Talk:Missingno./Archive 1|Archive 1]] (2 October 2005 - 25 October 2009)

==Split==
Missingno. (Red/Blue) and Missingno. (Yellow) are very different from each other. They should be separate pages. Compare [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_mn.html] and [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_yellow.html]. Also compare [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/RB:115] and [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/Y:115]. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 11:17, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Is there a tag for this? Because I can't find one. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 05:58, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:No. It's still the same glitch, it just manifests different effects in different games. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 06:16, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
::It's really as different as {{p|'M}} and {{p|3TrainerPoké}}, other than the fact that they have the same name. The stats are completely different, Yellow's types are Normal/Glitch whereas RB's types are Bird/Normal, Yellow's Starting moves are Water Gun, Bind, Pay Day whereas RB's starting moves are Water Gun, Water Gun, Sky Attack.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 07:12, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:::We count Missingno.'s Yellow version counterpart as an alternate form here. It's the same species. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 14:00, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
::::But that would make {{p|3TrainerPoké}} an alternate form of {{p|'M}}. The only difference between the relationship of those two, and the relationship of the two Missingno.s is that the Missingno.s have the same name. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]] 06:07, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
:::::And that difference makes all the difference. They're the same species, just as Sandy Cloak and Trash Cloak Wormadam are the same species, or Normal and Defense Deoxys. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 12:12, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
::::::OK fine, but is there any way to have both Bird/Normal and Normal/999 in the top box? [[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]

==More rumours==
Not mentioned on the rumours page is a theory about missingo's origin and why cubone and marowak seem so similar to kangaskhan. The theory is easy to believe even if it comes from a 4chan post. see [http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs043.snc3/13067_211106843303_637453303_3035423_5482389_n.jpg] for a screencap of the argument. --[[User:Iain7|Iain7]] 23:45, 17 December 2009 (GMT)
:There are quite a few problems with that theory, the first being that its speculation and does not belong on the article. Secondly, I don't think it is that complex or time consuming to delete an evolution. Also, Missingno. is completely unrelated to both Kangaskhan and Cubone. Also, if you look at [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation I)|the Hex list]], you'll see that Missingno. has multiple index numbers.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]. Help [[User:SnorlaxMonster/GlitchEvobox|here]] 00:21, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

== Can Yellow Missingno. replicate 128 of an item? ==

I read somewhere that Missingno. in Yellow can replicate 128 of an item, but elsewhere that it cannot. Which is true? [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 17:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
:First another question, can Missingno. (in either game) replicate items when encountered using the [[Mew glitch]]? If no, then it cannot. If yes it might be able to. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
::Never mind, found the answer here: http://forums.glitchcity.info/index.php/topic,5904.0.html. When encountered through the Mew glitch in any of RBY, it will still duplicate items. However, it will only do so in Yellow if the game doesn't freeze. Apparently it will ''always'' freeze in an emulator since it can't detect the glitchy game code properly, unlike a cartridge which has a small chance of not freezing. [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 03:38, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

== Name Capitalization ==

Just wondering, why is MissingNo. spelled with a lowercase N in the article? It doesn't make sense. The "No." is obviously meant to be a separate word from "Missing", so it should be capitalized, just like what has been done to many names of moves and items in Generation IV. Now, before you say ''"But it's never been officially spelled like that!"'', it's ''also'' never been officially spelled with ''any'' lowercase letters, just in all capitals, so the current capitalization that you're using can't be considered officially correct, either. "MissingNo." with a capital N is the most logical capitalization, so why not use it? Also, using the current article's capitalization is just encouraging the common mispronunciation ''"Missing-No"'' instead of ''"Missing-Number"'', how it ''should'' be pronounced.
—[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 07:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:Based on what you just said, your version of the capitalization is no more correct or incorrect than this one. This one just looks better. And based on the fact that nobody's changed it back in the months since I moved the page to this name indicates that the vast majority of Bulbapedia would agree with me. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:14, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::Perhaps even MISSINGNO. would be a better location. But for now, this location is fine. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:24, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::But although the game refers to the 30 odd variations of these glitches as just "MISSINGNO." that doesn't mean we need to change the article names of Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Mewtwo to PIKACHU, BULBASAUR and MEWTWO either. We are a Pokémon encyclopaedia, not a Pokémon mechanics encyclopaedia. I can confirm though that Nintendo does refer to these glitches as "MissingNO" here [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp] --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:31, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::::We don't capitalize the Pokémon names because that's not the right way to spell them. They're in all capitals in the main games, but that's just because that's always how been. I'm sure they would have changed the capitalization format for Pokémon names in Generation IV if it weren't the Generation III compatibility (because that would look extremely weird if all the Pokémon you caught in your DS game had proper capitalization, while any Pokémon you migrated from your GBA games would be in all caps). We've seen Pokémon names spelled with correct capitalization in official places outside of the main games themselves, so it's safe to assume that the correct spelling of Pokémon names isn't in all caps. And you could take Nintendo's quotes as evidence, but they contradict themselves in the spelling. First they call it "MissngNO" with a capital "NO" and no period, and then they call "MissingNo", with the O being lowercase and still no period. Obviously, there's supposed to be a period in its name, so Nintendo's spellings of the name in that particular instance can't be correct. But even if it's not 100% correct, it does provide evidence that "Missing" is separate from "No." and should be capitalized to show that. Think of how some items and moves are spelled in Generation IV that were previously in all caps. SquirtBottle, SolarBeam, DynamicPunch, etc. It's just the most logical way to spell the name. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 15:59, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Yes, a lot of things do use the camelcase to separate two words, but then [[Pokéwalker]] and [[Pokédex]] come up (there are other examples, but that's off the top of my head). Anyway, we won't be calling it MissingNO., but the rule here is that allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun. But when we're quoting the game we keep the original case (as seen in the Pokédex entries). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:07, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::Pokéwalker and Pokédex are made up words, though. They're not two separate words fused together, like Missing and Number. "Missingno." just looks plain weird. It just looks better when written as "MissingNo.", and it implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno". —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 05:19, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Pokéwalker is more two words than Pokédex, but you also have [[Pokégear]]. Anyway, allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun unless otherwise specified. And to me, MissingNo. looks much weirder than Missingno., plus saying that a word looks funny is no excuse. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:28, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
(resetting indent) But the "Poké" in those words isn't a ''real'' word. Typically, words that being with "Poké" just flow together as a brand new word, without any capitalization other than the "P", like ''Pokémon'', ''Pokédex'', etc. Either that, or the "Poké" is a separate word and is followed by a space, in the case of ''Poké Ball'', etc. But anyway, yes, I know that we can't change the spelling based on opinion, which is why I gave another reason; spelling it "MissingNo." implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno", as many people think it is. That, and the fact that Nintendo has spelled it "MissingNO" and "MissingNo", in both cases capitalizing the "No." part. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 14:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:The Nintendo part does however seem unreliable due to the inconsistencies as well as lack of period after MissingNO and MissingNo. This discussion will not be enough to move a page on such a well known topic, especially a featured article, but since an official source decided to separate the two with camelcase, it should be moved. I suggest you take it to the editorial board to see what they think about it. But I do agree with you that "MISSING" and "NO." are separate and that "NO." clearly stands for number, it may not be appropriate to assume that it should be separated by camelcase. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 00:06, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe we could have some sort of community poll? —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 01:23, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:::Bulbapedia is not a democracy. It's a policy somewhere. Anyway, you can make a poll and have people say why they think so, then the EB will review it and decide from their. I have made one below --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

==Moving==
Sign and say why you think it should be moved, kept here. If you vote "move it somewhere else" say where you want it moved to.
===Keep it at [[Missingno.]]===
*Nintendo hates Missingno., so their capitalization of it can hardly be called official. Besides, I think they just spell it "MissingNO." to emphasize the word "no" to subconsciously deter us from abusing the glitch. Plus, it'd look really weird that way. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 19:31, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
*Yeah, I agree, Nintendo can't be trusted in this case. [[User:CuboneKing|Cu]][[User talk:CuboneKing|bo]][[Special:Contributions/CuboneKing|ne]][[Cubone (Pokémon)|King]] 23:48, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
*Me too. - ''unsigned comment from {{u|TORTERRA}} ([[User talk:TORTERRA|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/TORTERRA|contribs]]) ''
*I agree. Nintendo didn't intend for it to be there, so it isn't really an official source. It just wants to get rid of it. Also, I've seen Missingno. used way more. Another thing, please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.[[User:Turtwig A|Turt]][[wig]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 14:51, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
*the no stands for number[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
*Agreed --[[User:Veggieman|veggieman]] [[User talk:Veggieman|(leave a message after the click?)]] 22:51, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

===Move it to [[MissingNo.]]===
[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC) - Nintendo has officially referred to it with a capital "n" in every case, despite other inconsistencies, also stands for Missing Number.

I agree with what many others have said: MissingNo. is a reference to "Missing Number." To have it written in the current format of Missingno. suggests that it is a word of its own or a single word, rather than a contraction of the two words, "Missing Number." Also, Nintendo has officially referred to it as MissingNO. Besides, it's a matter of basic English more than anything else; considering the fact that Nintendo doesn't really consider this an official Pokemon, we can't really go to them for the way it should be written, nor can we competently search for sources on the matter.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 07:42, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 22:41, 10 April 2010 (UTC) - I'm all for the move, as I have stated [[Talk:Missingno.#Name_Capitalization|here]].

I agree with Aureol. What else is No. supposed to be? --[[User:Valorum27|Valorum27]] 22:00, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
:But Missingno. IS a word of its own- the name of a Pokémon. Beedrill is made up of the words bee and drill, and yet we don't spell it BeeDrill. Besides, how do we do this with anything else? We spell it with just the first letter capitalized until OFFICIAL AND RELIABLE sources contradict this! The garbage source SnorlaxMonster gives us means nothing, as it also says that capturing Missingno. is harmful to your game and to fix the graphic scrambling, you have to release Missingno., and if that doesn't work, to restart your game! Bull****! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 22:46, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
::Beedrill is a name that is always spelt Beedrill by official sources (or BEEDRILL on other occasions). Some Pokémon like Ho-Oh are capitalised mid-name, because that's what their names are. All official sources use a capital N; there are NO official sources that use "Missingno.", or anything that is closer to "Missingno." than to "MissingNo.". Regardless of reliability, it is all we have, so it's what we use. If Nintendo/Game Freak/The Pokémon Company International came out and spelled MISSINGNO. differently, we would use that.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 14:35, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
I agree it should be moved to MissingNo. based on spellings from official sources.--[[User:Nintenfreak|Nintenfreak]] 02:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:Have you not been paying attention? There IS no official source. Closest thing we have is one page where it's capitalized 2 different ways! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 10:54, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe you haven't been paying attention. It's OFFICIAL, but not overly RELIABLE; however, more reliable than nothing at all (which is the official sources for its current location).--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:30, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:::"Not overly reliable" is an understatement. It has two different capitalizations on the same friggin' page! And which of those are you considering for this page, anyway? MissingNo or MissingNO? They don't even add the period at the end, which is undeniably part of the name, in either instance. They don't even spell the name correctly, and you want to use one of their two contradiction capitalizations as Missingno.'s official name? I don't think so. And SnorlaxMonster, why are you all of a sudden so for the move? In the section above, you spoke ''against'' the move. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:27, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::::I was against the move before, but I changed my mind and saw that it was more reasonable to go by official sources than to assume. Sure they don't use the period at the end of the name, but I'm not suggesting we move it. I suggesting that we go by the ONLY official source there is. There is no reason to leave it at Missingno. when we have a source (and Wikipedia) spelling it MissingNo. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:38, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::We're going by a source that contradicts itself by using two different capitalizations.... and Wikipedia? The same Wikipedia that decided that not all Pokémon were notable enough for their own articles? The same Wikipedia that some bum off the street can edit? The same Wikipedia that once claimed that Woodrow Wilson invented dental floss, for several consecutive months? ''THAT'' Wikipedia??? Not to mention, your source also claims that the only way to fix the glitched graphics Missingno. sometimes causes is to release it, and if that fails, to restart the game. Says absolutely nothing about looking at another Pokémon's stats. So let's see... Your basis for moving the page is, number one, a source that offers two different capitalizations of the name, which are, for all intents and purposes, misspelled in every instance, and gives false information on how to fix the glitched graphics, and number two, an online encyclopedia that any old bum off the street can come in and edit. When I was in high school, they NEVER allowed us to use Wikipedia as a source for reports. They were always very specific about that. And that source? It's like trusting a small-time fansite that's "revealing" a trick to obtain Pikablu or some PokéGod. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 11:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
:Per nom [[User:Missingno000|欠]][[User talk:Missingno000|番]] 14:28, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree that "Missingno." should be moved to "MissingNo.". A lot of things about this issue were talked, in addition to those things I'd like to add this: some people would said it should be better to move it to "Missing No." because the name doesn't has separation because of the 10 chars space... But... Nintendo wrote MissingNo and MissingNO without the dot, what gave them the chance to write it with the space between Missing and No, but they choose not to do this, that is clearly a way to show us there's no such space separation. They predicted we would discuss MissingNo. name right now and left a hidden message to us: "there's no separation, look here, even with the space left of the dot we haven't wrote it separated!" ;) AND MORE: one time they wrote it MissingNo and just after it they wrote it MissingNO, which was a mental pulse of the writer, a way to mask us that Nintendo doesn't cares about MissingNo.: by leaving the last character of what they wrote one time uppercase and in the other time lowercase they meant "we don't really care about MissingNo. we just write it like we don't care if the o turned out uppercase or lowercase". The uppercase N doesn't changes in the two writings. And my conclusion is that's why it should be called "MissingNo." and no other thing. ^^ From someone who doesn't cares about this discussion but UnderstaND --[[User:Rafaelluik|Rafaelluik]] 06:44, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree. Or they should call it Missing#!--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:46, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

===Move it somewhere else===
Obviously it should be moved to MISSI░░N░▒▒FU▒▒▓▓▓▓ [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 01:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:No, it shouldn't be MissingNo, that's too depressing. MissingYes, however, is definitely better, don't you all agree? {{u|LocoforLudicolo}} 22:11, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
:The 'no.' in MissingNo. means 'number'. Missingno. should be moved to MissingNo..

===While we're at it===
Let's move [[Ash's Pikachu]] to Ash's PIKACHU. After all, all instances of species names are in all-caps. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 01:50, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:I have official merchandise which refers to them as Proper nouns rather than allcaps. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:10, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

===Don't move this page===

What is the point of it? It's just one letter turned to caps, isn't it? Why don't we just make the 8th letter in every article capital? [[User:Breawycker|Breawycker]] 17:14, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
:Because MISSING and NO. are separate words. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 07:38, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
::Unless official sources that care back you up on this, no they're not, not in this case. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:02, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
:::[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp#missingno This] is the official source that specifically separates the two words. Also, while not an official source, Wikipedia is generally tough on accuracy and verifiability and look at their article on {{wp|MissingNo.}}.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 09:53, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

:::Also, why is this a special case assuming there is no source? If there is no source, shouldn't we go to the format that clearly states its meaning as "Missing Number," rather than go to a name that suggests it means something else entirely? According to the way we write, MissingNo. = Missing Number, while Missingno. = some other abbreviation, where "Missingno" is a part of that abbreviation. While, if we wanted to be perfectly correct, we would go and write it out as "Missing No." or "Missing Number," but MissingNo. is far more correct than Missingno., and MissingNo. is recognizable enough. While most of us would see Missingno. as the glitch we're discussing, someone who wasn't aware of Missingno. would look at the name and might not be able to find what it means, while it'd be much easier to deduce that MissingNo. is actually two words instead of one.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 22:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
::::It's name is one word, if only due to the 10char limit for names. Same reason {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} aren't spelled "Feraligator" or "Victreebell" anywhere, least of all here. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 20:31, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Exactly. Its name is Missing + Number, as confirmed by the Japanese name. MissingNo. is the two words forced together to fit the 10 character limit. Nintendo illustrated this fact by capitalizing the N in No. every time that they referred to it. For the same reason, we should too. {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} are spelt like that everywhere, and Nintendo has always referred to them as such (anime, manga, games, TCG, TFG). MissingNo. has only ever been referred to with a capital N. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 11:58, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::But there's a difference. Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno., so they wouldn't care about how they spelled it, would they? Besides, they spell it "MissingNO.", which I think is their not-so-subtle way of trying to dissuade people from going after it. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 18:59, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::That is some terrible speculation. Capitalizing NO is MISSINGNO. does not mean that they are trying to say "No" subliminally to discourage the use of the glitch (if that's what you're trying to say, without ever actually saying it). As for "Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno.", if they did not care about it then they would never have mentioned it. And even if they did not care about it, that would not impact on whether or not they choose to capitalize it in a certain way. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:06, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Well, as it turns out, your "official source" is unreliable, so why should we trust it? First paragraph spells it "MissingNO", second paragraph spells it "MissingNo". Neither one adds the period at the end of Missingno.'s name. Unless we get something consistant and different from a '''''reliable''''' source, the article should stay as is. And as if that weren't enough, this same so-called "reliable" source also says that restarting the game is the only way to fix the scrambled graphics Missingno. causes sometimes. And that the flashing screen happens with burns and freezing as well as poison. Yeah, I don't think so. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 23:04, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::While it is true that it inconsistent, does not use a period and is not very reliable, it is much more reliable that assuming. The "O" changes, but there is always a capital "N". Unless we find a reliable source that uses something other than a capital "N" in "NO.", then the article should stay at the more accurate, logical and official location. Nintendo most likely didn't bother doing a large amount of research into solving the glitch (due to the age of the game), and simply told people to do the obvious approach. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:03, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::Just leave it here, that is the easiest thing to do. Besides it is just a letter.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 16:41, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
We don't work on ease, we work on accuracy. It would be easier to just read Bulbapedia, but we choose to edit. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:16, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
:Yes I agree, we should move it if it's needed, but is it really needed?If something else is more accurate than Missingno,move it, otherwise leave it.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 20:03, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

== The article tends to focus too much on one index number of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow ==

Although variations of glitch Pokémon which use the name "Missingno." do indeed exist in Pokémon Yellow, this does not mean that there is just one [[index number]] of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow. Different Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow commonly use different sprites, different base stats, different cries and have completely different movesets. Not all "yellow Missingno." are of the 999 type either, I think this article needs rewording to address that problem, its not as if there are 5 distinctive forms of Missingno. there are in fact (39*2) in Red/Blue and Yellow alone, not including different language games. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:33, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
:You raise a valid point. However, new comments go at the bottom of talk pages. That said, you are right. We do need information on the other Yellow Missingno. formes... - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:15, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::OK thanks. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 13:24, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

i dont know how to make a new section but when used a gameshark code to make it appear in the wild i caught it then it turned into a rhydon why??[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:23, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
:Its the internal error trap (as Rhydon has an index number of 01) for when the game brings up a new Pokédex entry for an invalid Pokémon. Try capturing it again, so that the "New Pokédex entry" interface doesn't pop up again. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 14:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

== Some possibly helpful questions ==

1. It seems the list of characters in a player's name that can trigger Missingno.'s various forms is not exhaustive. Does anyone know what Pokemon would appear when one of those characters is used in the appropriate spot? It might be useful to have this information in the article, even if it's just a simple "having other characters in these positions will not produce Missingno. but, instead, some other Pokemon to appear".

2. The next one is more of a general programming question regarding this comment: ''Due to the limited space in the Game Boy memory, the programmers decided to use the space where data for wild Pokémon found in the grass is stored (which is completely blank in Viridian City; only Surfing and Fishing data is used) to save the player's name temporarily.'' Are there any other circumstances where a player's name has to be stored into this space? [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] 17:06, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
:1. This page should actually list less of that. That is the [[old man glitch]]. Missingno. is one possible result, so most of this info should be moved there and this to link there as a main article. In addition, Missingno. can be found via the [[Mew glitch]], but this section only explains how it works via the old man glitch. I will fix this after replying.
:2. No, not in Generation I. If there was, that would have been exploited a long time ago. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:52, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
::2. Regarding surfing on land strips, there is another process which could be exploited legitimately, although it is less practical than entering an Old Man battle. It is possible to make a trade within Cinnibar's Lab (as name data is stored within the RAM and recalled after trading) and then surf along any 'coast'. There are several other processes, but realistically unless messing with the RAM itself (e.g. save corruption, select bugs) they would require an external device, e.g. Professor Oak's battle mode used for catching the starter Pikachu and then surfing along a coast without encountering another Pokémon. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 16:31, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

== Missingno.'s exp. group? ==

For such a well-known glitch, I'd think that there would be some sort of investigation on this. Is there such a levelling formula? [[User:Ztobor|Ztobor]] 03:35, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
:It's not a topic of focus when discussion glitches, but from screenshots that I've seen, it appears to be the formula that yields 1000000 at level 100 (like with most Pokémon). [[User:Ultraflame|Ultraflame]] 04:00, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

== Name ==

This page should be moved to its redirect page. {{unsigned|Ethan brendan lucas}}
:We've been discussing it [[Talk:Missingno.#Moving|here]]. --[[User:Zesty Cactus|'''Zesty''']][[User talk:Zesty Cactus|'''Cactus''']] 15:16, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

== Make a verdict already! ==

Okay. If you want to move it, put your name on 11.1. if you don't, add your name on 11.2. I'll count up the votes and see if we should move it. Finally.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 23:59, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
:Umm... that's not how it works. Regular users can't just put an article's future status up to a vote. It'd need to be staff if the vote is to have any real authority. --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 01:12, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
::oh.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:10, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
======Move======
Ethan brendan lucas
======Don't Move======

== Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. ==

When I caught this version in Yellow, it has Normal/Flying type. Tried Thunder at another Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. and it was super effective. Caugh another one and... wtf it was Grass/Poison O.o Another one and... Rock/Water (lol). Too bad that I took picture of only Grass/Poison [http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4414/yellow01.png version] [[User:Marked +-+-+|Marked +-+-+]] 17:52, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
:IIRC the non-000 dex [[hybrid glitch Pokémon#family|family]] MISSINGNO. will derive their types and base stats depending on what was the last Pokémon loaded in memory, though its a ''very'' long time since I've messed with them. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 22:53, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

== Alternate sprite ==

While playing on Pokémon Blue, I ran into Missingno. using the old man glitch. When the battle started it appeared flipped around (facing the other way and to the left) after I attacked it flipped back around like a normal Missingno. but I noticed that this one looked different. I have a picture if it and was wanting to know if it was worth doing anything with it, or giving it to some one. It had the same shape as a normal Missingno. but has a different glitchy pattern.[[User:SchattenMajora|SchattenMajora]] 05:22, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
:This sounds contrived; surely ''somebody'' would have noticed this by now... '''[[User:Hexagon Theory|«hexagon]][[User_talk:Hexagon Theory|THEORY»]]''' 05:25, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
::The Mew glitch went unproven for years. There's no real reason this ''can't'' be true...—[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 01:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

== MissingNo ==

I ink this article and Missingno are the same thing
[[User:4Jmaster|4Jmaster]] 21:35, 24 November 2010 (UTC) 4Jmaster
:They are. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:10, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

== Why don't we move it? ==

I mean, MissingNo.'s in-game name really means "Missing Number," it's as if the game's trying to tell you that the Pokémon you're encountering is missing, and it's index number is 0.
All a Pokémon name is is a permanently nicknamed number, for example, [[Mew]]'s index equivalent is 21. The game thinks "21 used (index number of a move)! It's super effective!" but the game translates it to "[[Mew]] used [[Psychic]]! It's super effective!" To recap what I have just said, as you are probably thinking "What is this kid getting at?" what I mean is, MissingNo.'s name is an abbreviated message, not an actual name.
Cheers!
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 18:47, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
:Wouldn't that be like moving Mew's page to 21 then? →'''[[User:Axxonn|ΑΧΧΟΝΝ]][[User talk:Axxonn|fi]][[Special:Contributions/Axxonn|re]]''' 18:54, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
@Axxonn: Not really. It's like the game knows 21=[[Mew]], or 000=[[Missingno.]] (Or in this case, MissingNo.)
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 01:36, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
:Missingno. is not index number 000, that is [['M]]. Missingno. has a Pokédex number of 000 ('M does too), but has a large number of different index numbers (see the infobox). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:42, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
@SnorlaxMonster: Enlighten me. Why does MissingNo. revert to Rhydon when certain forms are caught? If Rhydon's index number is 001, MissingNo. has to revert to the next valid index number, 001. That means MissingNo. has to be 000. It's Pokédex number is also 000. 'M could possibly share index 000 with MissingNo. [[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 00:27, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
::Its only if a glitch Pokémon displays its Pokédex entry upon capture and has an invalid Pokédex number that it reverts to {{p|Rhydon}} (see new [[Rhydon glitch]] article). This is not specific to Yellow Missingno. as many glitch Pokémon have high Pokédex numbers and revert back to Rhydon after their Pokédex entry is registered. Its not possible to have more than one Pokémon with the same index number in the same game. You can have multiple glitch Pokémon with the same Pokédex number or 'family', but not index number. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 02:44, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
::::(conflicted)It is impossible for two Pokémon to be at the same index number in the same game (Pokédex numbers are different). All non-[[hybrid glitch Pokémon]] revert to Rhydon when their Pokédex entry is viewed after being caught, because it has the first valid index number. [[p T]] would also revert to Rhydon, despite clearly not being 00 in any aspect. It's called the [[Rhydon glitch]]. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:49, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
Okay, I'll admit I'm wrong. I had forgotten that MissingNo. takes up multiple index numbers, and one of them was Index 000. I apologize for my mistake, but let it be known that I support its movement. Go MissingNo.! [[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 17:48, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

In-game trade

2010-12-21T01:00:55Z

Alex128: /* Trivia */

An '''in-game trade''' is a [[trade]] made with a [[non-player character]] within the course of a [[main series]] Pokémon game. They are usually for Pokémon that are difficult or impossible to obtain through other means, or for Pokémon unavailable at that point of the game. In later games, the traded Pokémon often has special moves, like [[egg move]]s.

The Trainer conducting the in-game trade will—in every case but one—specify a Pokémon they want to trade for. The Pokémon the player receives in the trade will have fixed [[Original Trainer|OT]] and [[Trainer ID|ID]] numbers; in later games the [[held item]]s, [[natures]], and [[IVs]] are fixed as well. Each Pokémon, likewise, has a [[nickname]], and will be at the same level as the Pokémon given by the player (except in {{Pokémon XD}}).

Like Pokémon traded externally, the traded Pokémon will be treated as an "{{pkmn2|outsider}}", and gain a boosted amount of [[experience|experience points]] in battle.

The following is a list of all in-game trades in all generations.

==[[Generation I]]==
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|-
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! colspan="2" | {{color|{{green color dark}}|Player's Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{green color dark}}|Traded Pokémon}}
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! {{color|{{green color dark}}|ID}}
! {{color|{{green color dark}}|IVs}}
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| {{rt|2|Kanto}}
| {{MS|063|Abra (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Abra}}
| {{MS|122|Mr. Mime (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Mr. Mime}}
| MARCEL
| TRAINER
| Random
| Random
|- align="center"
| {{rt|5|Kanto}}
| {{MS|032|Nidoran♂ (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidoran♂}}
| {{MS|029|Nidoran♀ (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidoran♀}}
| SPOT
| TRAINER
| Random
| Random
|- align="center"
| {{rt|11|Kanto}}
| {{MS|033|Nidorino (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidorino}}
| {{MS|030|Nidorina (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidorina}}
| TERRY
| TRAINER
| Random
| Random
|- align="center"
| {{rt|18|Kanto}}
| {{MS|080|Slowbro (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Slowbro}}
| {{MS|108|Lickitung (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Lickitung}}
| MARC
| TRAINER
| Random
| Random
|- align="center"
| [[Cerulean City]]
| {{MS|061|Poliwhirl (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Poliwhirl}}
| {{MS|124|Jynx (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Jynx}}
| LOLA
| TRAINER
| Random
| Random
|- align="center"
| [[Vermilion City]]
| {{MS|021|Spearow (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Spearow}}
| {{MS|083|Farfetch'd (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Farfetch'd}}
| DUX
| TRAINER
| Random
| Random
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|026|Raichu (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Raichu}}
| {{MS|101|Electrode (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Electrode}}
| DORIS
| TRAINER
| Random
| Random
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|048|Venonat (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Venonat}}
| {{MS|114|Tangela (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Tangela}}
| CRINKLES
| TRAINER
| Random
| Random
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|077|Ponyta (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Ponyta}}
| {{MS|086|Seel (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Seel}}
| SAILOR
| TRAINER
| Random
| Random
|}
|}
{{-}}
{| align="center" style="background: #{{blue color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{blue color light}};"
|-
! {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese)|Blue (Japan)}}
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{blue color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{blue color light}};"
! {{color|{{blue color}}|Location}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{blue color}}|Player's Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{blue color}}|Traded Pokémon}}
! {{color|{{blue color}}|Nickname}}
! {{color|{{blue color}}|OT}}
|- align="center"
| {{rt|2|Kanto}}
| {{MS|039|Jigglypuff (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Jigglypuff}}
| {{MS|122|Mr. Mime (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Mr. Mime}}
| まさる
| トレーナー
|- align="center"
| {{rt|5|Kanto}}
| {{MS|019|Rattata (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Rattata}}
| {{MS|060|Poliwag (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Poliwag}}
| ロモたん
| トレーナー
|- align="center"
| {{rt|11|Kanto}}
| {{MS|112|Rhydon (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Rhydon}}
| {{MS|115|Kangaskhan (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Kangaskhan}}
| ロダン
| トレーナー
|- align="center"
| {{rt|18|Kanto}}
| {{MS|053|Persian (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Persian}}
| {{MS|128|Tauros (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Tauros}}
| ぎゅうた
| トレーナー
|- align="center"
| [[Cerulean City]]
| {{MS|067|Machoke (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Machoke}}
| {{MS|093|Haunter (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Haunter}}
| ゴーすけ
| トレーナー
|- align="center"
| [[Vermilion City]]
| {{MS|016|Pidgey (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Pidgey}}
| {{MS|083|Farfetch'd (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Farfetch'd}}
| アッカ
| トレーナー
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|064|Kadabra (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Kadabra}}
| {{MS|075|Graveler (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Graveler}}
| さぶろう
| トレーナー
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|086|Seel (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Seel}}
| {{MS|079|Slowpoke (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Slowpoke}}
| オスカル
| トレーナー
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|058|Growlithe (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Growlithe}}
| {{MS|098|Krabby (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Krabby}}
| どうらく
| トレーナー
|}
|}
{{-}}
{| align="center" style="background: #{{yellow color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{yellow color light}};"
|-
! {{color2|{{yellow color dark}}|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{yellow color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{yellow color light}};"
! {{color|{{yellow color dark}}|Location}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{yellow color dark}}|Player's Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{yellow color dark}}|Traded Pokémon}}
! {{color|{{yellow color dark}}|Nickname}}
! {{color|{{yellow color dark}}|OT}}
! {{color|{{yellow color dark}}|ID}}
|- align="center"
| {{rt|2|Kanto}}
| {{MS|035|Clefairy (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Clefairy}}
| {{MS|122|Mr. Mime (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Mr. Mime}}
| MILES
| TRAINER
| Random
|- align="center"
| {{rt|5|Kanto}}
| {{MS|104|Cubone (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Cubone}}
| {{MS|067|Machoke (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Machoke}}
| RICKY
| TRAINER
| Random
|- align="center"
| {{rt|11|Kanto}}
| {{MS|108|Lickitung (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Lickitung}}
| {{MS|051|Dugtrio (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Dugtrio}}
| GURIO
| TRAINER
| Random
|- align="center"
| {{rt|18|Kanto}}
| {{MS|114|Tangela (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Tangela}}
| {{MS|047|Parasect (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Parasect}}
| SPIKE
| TRAINER
| Random
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|055|Golduck (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Golduck}}
| {{MS|112|Rhydon (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Rhydon}}
| BUFFY
| TRAINER
| Random
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|058|Growlithe (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Growlithe}}
| {{MS|087|Dewgong (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Dewgong}}
| CEZANNE
| TRAINER
| Random
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|115|Kangaskhan (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Kangaskhan}}
| {{MS|089|Muk (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Muk}}
| STICKY
| TRAINER
| Random
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Generation II]]==
{| align="center" style="background: #{{gold color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{silver color}};"
|-
! {{color2|{{gold color dark}}|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold and Silver}}
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{gold color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{silver color}};"
! {{color|{{silver color dark}}|Location}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{silver color dark}}|Player's Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{silver color dark}}|Traded Pokémon}}
! {{color|{{silver color dark}}|Nickname}}
! {{color|{{silver color dark}}|Item}}
! {{color|{{silver color dark}}|OT}}
! {{color|{{silver color dark}}|ID}}
|- align="center"
| [[Violet City]]
| {{MS|069|Bellsprout (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Bellsprout}}
| {{MS|095|Onix (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Onix}}
| ROCKY
| [[Bitter Berry]]
| KYLE
| 48926
|- align="center"
| [[Goldenrod City]]
| {{MS|096|Drowzee (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Drowzee}}
| {{MS|066|Machop (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Machop}}
| MUSCLE
| [[Gold Berry]]
| MIKE
| 37460
|- align="center"
| [[Olivine City]]
| {{MS|098|Krabby (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Krabby}}
| {{MS|100|Voltorb (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Voltorb}}
| VOLTY
| [[PRZCureBerry]]
| TIM
| 29189
|- align="center"
| [[Blackthorn City]]
| {{MS|148|Dragonair (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Dragonair}}♀
| {{MS|112|Rhydon (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Rhydon}}
| DON
| [[Bitter Berry]]
| EMY
| 00283
|- align="center"
| {{rt|14|Kanto}}
| {{MS|113|Chansey (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Chansey}}
| {{MS|142|Aerodactyl (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Aerodactyl}}
| AEROY
| [[Gold Berry]]
| KIM
| 26491
|- align="center"
| [[Pewter City]]
| {{MS|044|Gloom (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Gloom}}
| {{MS|078|Rapidash (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Rapidash}}
| RUNNY
| [[Burnt Berry]]
| CHRIS
| 15616
|}
|}
{{-}}
{| align="center" style="background: #{{crystal color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{crystal color light}};"
|-
! {{color2|{{crystal color dark}}|Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal}}
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{crystal color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{crystal color light}};"
! {{color|{{crystal color dark}}|Location}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{crystal color dark}}|Player's Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{crystal color dark}}|Traded Pokémon}}
! {{color|{{crystal color dark}}|Nickname}}
! {{color|{{crystal color dark}}|Item}}
! {{color|{{crystal color dark}}|OT}}
! {{color|{{crystal color dark}}|ID}}
! {{tt|{{color|{{crystal color dark}}|IVs}}|Attack/Defense/Speed/Special}}
|- align="center"
| [[Violet City]]
| {{MS|069|Bellsprout (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Bellsprout}}
| {{MS|095|Onix (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Onix}}
| ROCKY
| [[Bitter Berry]]
| KYLE
| 48926
| 9/6/6/6
|- align="center"
| [[Goldenrod City]]
| {{MS|063|Abra (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Abra}}
| {{MS|066|Machop (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Machop}}
| MUSCLE
| [[Gold Berry]]
| MIKE
| 37460
| 3/7/6/6
|- align="center"
| [[Olivine City]]
| {{MS|098|Krabby (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Krabby}}
| {{MS|100|Voltorb (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Voltorb}}
| VOLTY
| [[PRZCureBerry]]
| TIM
| 29189
| 9/8/8/8
|- align="center"
| [[Blackthorn City]]
| {{MS|148|Dragonair (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Dragonair}}♀
| {{MS|085|Dodrio (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Dodrio}}
| DORIS
| [[Smoke Ball]]
| EMY
| 00283
| 7/7/6/6
|- align="center"
| {{rt|14|Kanto}}
| {{MS|113|Chansey (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Chansey}}
| {{MS|142|Aerodactyl (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Aerodactyl}}
| AEROY
| [[Gold Berry]]
| KIM
| 26491
| 9/6/6/6
|- align="center"
| [[Pewter City]]
| {{MS|093|Haunter (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Haunter}}
| {{MS|178|Xatu (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Xatu}}
| PAUL
| [[MysteryBerry]]
| CHRIS
| 15616
| 9/6/8/6
|- align="center"
| [[Power Plant]]
| {{MS|051|Dugtrio (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Dugtrio}}
| {{MS|082|Magneton (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Magneton}}
| MAGGIE
| [[Metal Coat]]
| FOREST
| 50082
| 9/6/6/6
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Generation III]]==
{| align="center" style="background: #{{ruby color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{sapphire color}};"
|-
! {{color2|{{ruby color dark}}|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions|Ruby and Sapphire}}
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{ruby color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{sapphire color light}};"
! {{color|{{sapphire color dark}}|Location}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{sapphire color dark}}|Player's Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{sapphire color dark}}|Traded Pokémon}}
! {{color|{{sapphire color dark}}|Nickname}}
! {{color|{{sapphire color dark}}|Item}}
! {{color|{{sapphire color dark}}|Nature}}
! {{color|{{sapphire color dark}}|OT}}
! {{color|{{sapphire color dark}}|ID}}
! {{color|{{sapphire color dark}}|Contest stat enhanced}}
|- align="center"
| [[Rustboro City]]
| {{MS|287|Slakoth (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Slakoth}}
| {{MS|296|Makuhita (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Makuhita}} {{male}}
| MAKIT
| [[X Attack]]
| Hardy
| ELYSSA
| 49562
{{Contesttable|Tough}}
|- align="center"
| [[Fortree City]]
| {{MS|025|Pikachu (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Pikachu}}
| {{MS|300|Skitty (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Skitty}} {{female}}
| SKITIT
| [[Glitter Mail]]
| Timid
| DARRELL
| 02259
{{Contesttable|Cute}}
|- align="center"
| [[Pacifidlog Town]]
| {{MS|182|Bellossom (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Bellossom}}
| {{MS|222|Corsola (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Corsola}} {{female}}
| COROSO
| [[Tropic Mail]]
| Calm
| LANE
| 50183
{{Contesttable|Beauty}}
|}
|}
{{-}}
{| align="center" style="background: #{{firered color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{leafgreen color}};"
|-
! {{color2|{{firered color dark}}|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{firered color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{leafgreen color}};"
! {{color|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Location}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Player's Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Traded Pokémon}}
! {{color|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Nickname}}
! {{color|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Item}}
! {{color|{{leafgreen color dark}}|Nature}}
! {{color|{{leafgreen color dark}}|OT}}
! {{color|{{leafgreen color dark}}|ID}}
! {{tt|{{color|{{leafgreen color dark}}|IVs}}|HP/Attack/Defense/Speed/Sp. Atk/Sp. Def}}
|- align="center"
| {{rt|2|Kanto}}
| {{MS|063|Abra (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Abra}}
| {{MS|122|Mr. Mime (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Mr. Mime}} {{male}}
| MIMIEN
|
| Timid
| REYLEY
| 01985
| 20/15/17/24/23/22
|- align="center" style="background:#{{firered color light}}"
| {{rt|5|Kanto}}
| {{MS|032|Nidoran♂ (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidoran♂}}
| {{MS|029|Nidoran♀ (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidoran♀}}
| MS.NIDO
| [[TinyMushroom]]
| Bold
| SAIGE
| 63184
| 26/10/15/12/11/12
|- align="center" style="background:#{{leafgreen color light}}"
| {{rt|5|Kanto}}
| {{MS|029|Nidoran♀ (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidoran♀}}
| {{MS|032|Nidoran♂ (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidoran♂}}
| MR.NIDO
| [[TinyMushroom]]
| Lonely
| SAIGE
| 63184
| 19/25/18/22/22/15
|- align="center" style="background:#{{firered color light}}"
| {{rt|11|Kanto}}
| {{MS|033|Nidorino (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidorino}}
| {{MS|030|Nidorina (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidorina}} {{female}}
| NINA
|
| Lonely
| TURNER
| 13637
| 22/25/18/19/22/15
|- align="center" style="background:#{{leafgreen color light}}"
| {{rt|11|Kanto}}
| {{MS|030|Nidorina (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidorina}}
| {{MS|033|Nidorino (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Nidorino}} {{male}}
| NINO
|
| Bold
| TURNER
| 13637
| 19/18/25/22/15/22
|- align="center" style="background:#{{firered color light}}"
| {{rt|18|Kanto}}
| {{MS|055|Golduck (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Golduck}}
| {{MS|108|Lickitung (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Lickitung}} {{male}}
| MARC
|
| Relaxed
| HADEN
| 50999
| ???
|- align="center" style="background:#{{leafgreen color light}}"
| {{rt|18|Kanto}}
| {{MS|080|Slowbro (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Slowbro}}
| {{MS|108|Lickitung (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Lickitung}} {{male}}
| MARC
|
| Relaxed
| HADEN
| 50999
| 24/19/21/15/23/21
|- align="center"
| [[Cerulean City]]
| {{MS|061|Poliwhirl (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Poliwhirl}}
| {{MS|124|Jynx (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Jynx}} {{female}}
| ZYNX
| [[Fab Mail]]
| Mild
| DONTAE
| 36728
| 18/17/18/22/25/21
|- align="center"
| [[Vermilion City]]
| {{MS|021|Spearow (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Spearow}}
| {{MS|083|Farfetch'd (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Farfetch'd}} {{male}}
| CH'DING
| [[Stick]]
| Adamant
| ELYSSA
| 08810
| 20/25/21/24/15/20
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|026|Raichu (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Raichu}}
| {{MS|101|Electrode (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Electrode}}
| ESPHERE
|
| Hasty
| CLIFTON
| 50298
| ???
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|048|Venonat (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Venonat}}
| {{MS|114|Tangela (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Tangela}} {{male}}
| TANGENY
| [[Stardust]]
| Sassy
| NORMA
| 60042
| 22/17/25/16/23/20
|- align="center"
| [[Cinnabar Island]]
| {{MS|077|Ponyta (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Ponyta}}
| {{MS|086|Seel (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Seel}} {{male}}
| SEELOR
|
| Bold
| GARETT
| 09853
| 24/15/22/16/23/22
|}
|}
{{-}}
{| align="center" style="background: #{{emerald color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{emerald color light}};"
|-
! {{color2|{{emerald color dark}}|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}}
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{emerald color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{emerald color light}};"
! {{color|{{emerald color}}|Location}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{emerald color}}|Player's Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{emerald color}}|Traded Pokémon}}
! {{color|{{emerald color}}|Nickname}}
! {{color|{{emerald color}}|Item}}
! {{color|{{emerald color}}|Nature}}
! {{color|{{emerald color}}|OT}}
! {{color|{{emerald color}}|ID}}
! {{color|{{emerald color}}|Contest stat enhanced}}
|- align="center"
| [[Rustboro City]]
| {{MS|280|Ralts (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Ralts}}
| {{MS|273|Seedot (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Seedot}} {{male}}
| DOTS
| [[Chesto Berry]]
| Relaxed
| KOBE {{male}}
| 38726
{{Contesttable|Cool}}
|- align="center"
| [[Fortree City]]
| {{MS|313|Volbeat (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Volbeat}}
| {{MS|311|Plusle (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Plusle}} {{female}}
| PLUSES
| {{DL|Mail|Wood Mail}}
| Hasty
| ROMAN {{male}}
| 08460
{{Contesttable|Cute}}
|- align="center"
| [[Pacifidlog Town]]
| {{MS|371|Bagon (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Bagon}}
| {{MS|116|Horsea (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Horsea}} {{male}}
| SEASOR
| [[Wave Mail]]
| Brave
| SKYLAR {{male}}
| 46285
{{Contesttable|Tough}}
|- align="center"
| {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}
| {{MS|300|Skitty (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Skitty}}
| {{MS|052|Meowth (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Meowth}} {{male}}
| MEOWOW
| [[Retro Mail]]
| Naive
| ISIS {{female}}
| 25945
{{Contesttable|Smart}}
|}
|}
{{-}}
{| align="center" style="background: #{{xd color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{xd color light}};"
|-
! {{color2|{{xd color dark}}|Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|XD}}
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{xd color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{xd color light}};"
! {{color|{{xd color dark}}|Location}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{xd color dark}}|Player's Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{xd color dark}}|Traded Pokémon}}
! {{color|{{xd color dark}}|Nickname}}
! {{color|{{xd color dark}}|OT}}
! {{color|{{xd color dark}}|ID}}
|- align="center"
| [[Outskirt Stand]]
| {{MS|175|Togepi (Pokémon)}}
| Purified {{p|Togepi}}
| {{MS|239|Elekid (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Elekid}}{{tt|*|Cross Chop, Fire Punch, Ice Punch and ThunderPunch}}
| ZAPRONG
| [[Hordel|HORDEL]]
| 41400
|- align="center"
| [[Outskirt Stand]]
| {{MS|176|Togetic (Pokémon)}}
| Purified {{p|Togetic}}
| {{MS|239|Elekid (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Elekid}}{{tt|*|Normal level-up moves}}
| ZAPRONG
| [[Hordel|HORDEL]]
| 41400
|- align="center"
| [[Pyrite Town]]
| {{MS|328|Trapinch (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Trapinch}}
| {{MS|307|Meditite (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Meditite}}
| MEDITITE
| [[Duking|DUKING]]
| 37149
|- align="center"
| [[Pyrite Town]]
| {{MS|283|Surskit (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Surskit}}
| {{MS|213|Shuckle (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Shuckle}}
| SHUCKLE
| [[Duking|DUKING]]
| 37149
|- align="center"
| [[Pyrite Town]]
| {{MS|194|Wooper (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Wooper}}
| {{MS|246|Larvitar (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Larvitar}}
| LARVITAR
| [[Duking|DUKING]]
| 37149
|}
|}
{{-}}

==[[Generation IV]]==
{| align="center" style="background: #{{diamond color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{platinum color}};"
|-
! {{color2|{{diamond color dark}}|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Diamond, Pearl}} {{color2|{{diamond color dark}}|Pokémon Platinum Version|and Platinum}}
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{diamond color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
|- align="center" style="background:#{{pearl color}};"
! {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|Location}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|Player's Pokémon}}
! colspan="2" | {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|Traded Pokémon}}
! {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|Nickname}}
! {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|Item}}
! {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|Nature}}
! {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|OT}}
! {{color|{{pearl color dark}}|ID}}
|- align="center"
| [[Oreburgh City]]
| {{MS|066|Machop (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Machop}}
| {{MS|063|Abra (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Abra}}
| Kazza
| [[Oran Berry]]
| Quiet
| Hilary
| 25643
|- align="center"
| [[Eterna City]]
| {{MS|418|Buizel (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Buizel}}
| {{MS|441|Chatot (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Chatot}}
| Charap
| [[Leppa Berry]]
| Lonely
| Norton
| 44142
|- align="center"
| [[Snowpoint City]]
| {{MS|308|Medicham (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Medicham}}
| {{MS|093|Haunter (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Haunter}}
| Gaspar
| {{evostone|Everstone}}
| Hasty
| Mindy
| 19248
|- align="center"
| {{rt|226|Sinnoh}}
| {{MS|456|Finneon (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Finneon}}
| {{MS|129|Magikarp (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Magikarp}}
| Foppa{{tt|*|German in origin}}
| [[Lum Berry]]
| Mild
| [[Meister]]
| 53277
|}
|}
{{-}}

{| align="center" style="background: #{{heartgold color}}; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 3px solid #{{soulsilver color}};"
|-
! {{color2|{{heartgold color dark}}|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|- align="center"
|
{| border="1" style="border: 1px solid #{{heartgold color}}; border-collapse: collapse; background: white; margin: auto;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2"
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! colspan="2" | {{color|{{soulsilver color dark}}|Traded Pokémon}}
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! {{color|{{soulsilver color dark}}|Nature}}
! {{color|{{soulsilver color dark}}|OT}}
! {{color|{{soulsilver color dark}}|ID}}
|- align="center"
| [[Violet City]]
| {{MS|069|Bellsprout (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Bellsprout}}
| {{MS|095|Onix (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Onix}}
| Rocky {{male}}
| [[Persim Berry]]
| Hasty
| Rudy
| 48926
|- align="center"
| [[Goldenrod City]]
| {{MS|096|Drowzee (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Drowzee}}
| {{MS|066|Machop (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Machop}}
| Muscle {{female}}
| [[Macho Brace]]
| Lonely
| Jose
| 37460
|- align="center"
| [[Olivine City]]
| {{MS|098|Krabby (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Krabby}}
| {{MS|100|Voltorb (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Voltorb}}
| Billy
| [[Cheri Berry]]
| Hardy
| Richard
| 29189
|- align="center"
| [[Blackthorn City]]
| {{MS|148|Dragonair (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Dragonair}}♀
| {{MS|085|Dodrio (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Dodrio}}
| Doris
| [[Smoke Ball]]
| Impish
| Ayana
| 00283
|- align="center"
| [[Power Plant]]
| {{MS|051|Dugtrio (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Dugtrio}}
| {{MS|082|Magneton (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Magneton}}
| Maggie
| [[Metal Coat]]
| Impish
| Lorenzo
| 50082
|- align="center"
| [[Pewter City]]
| {{MS|093|Haunter (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Haunter}}
| {{MS|178|Xatu (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Xatu}}
| Paul {{male}}
| [[Wacan Berry]]
| Modest
| Mondo
| 15616
|- align="center"
| [[Saffron City]]
| {{MS|025|Pikachu (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Pikachu}}
| {{MS|025|Pikachu (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Pikachu}}{{tt|*|French in origin in English releases. English in origin in Japanese.}}
| Volty
| [[Yellow Shard]]
| Jolly
| [[Lt. Surge]]
| 33038
|- align="center"
| [[Silph Co.]]
| {{MS|205|Forretress (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Forretress}}
| {{MS|374|Beldum (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Beldum}}
| Iron
| {{evostone|Dawn Stone}}
| Brave
| [[Steven Stone|Steven]]
| 23478
|- align="center"
| [[Diglett's Cave]]
| {{MS|438|Bonsly (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Bonsly}}
| {{MS|111|Rhyhorn (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Rhyhorn}}{{tt|*|Knows Thunder Fang}}
| Hornlette
| [[Passho Berry]]
| Relaxed
| [[Brock]]
| 06845
|- align="center"
| [[Olivine City]]
| {{MS|000|}}
| Any Pokémon
| {{MS|208|Steelix (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Steelix}}
| Rusty
| {{DL|Held item|Soothe Bell}}
| Brave
| [[Jasmine]]
| 26491
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==[[Generation V]]==
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| [[Shippou City]]
| {{MS|546|Monmen (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Monmen}}
| {{MS|548|Churine (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Churine}}
| チュりん {{female}}
| [[Cheri Berry]]
| Modest
| 15
| アヤ
| 39922
| 20/20/20/31/20/20
|- align="center" style="background:#{{white color light}}"
| [[Shippou City]]
| {{MS|548|Churine (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Churine}}
| {{MS|546|Monmen (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Monmen}}
| モンモン {{female}}
| [[Cheri Berry]]
| Modest
| 15
| アヤ
| 39922
| 20/20/20/31/20/20
|- align="center" style="background:#{{black color light}}"
| [[Hodomoe City]]
| {{MS|572|Chillarmy (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Chillarmy}}
| {{MS|550|Basslao (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Basslao}}{{tt|*|Has Reckless as Ability}}
| アカメ {{male}}
| [[Sitrus Berry]]
| Adamant
| 25
| ナオキ
| 27646
| 20/31/20/20/20/20
|- align="center" style="background:#{{white color light}}"
| [[Hodomoe City]]
| {{MS|572|Chillarmy (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Chillarmy}}
| {{MS|550B|Basslao (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Basslao}}{{tt|*|Has Rock Head as Ability}}
| アオメ {{male}}
| [[Sitrus Berry]]
| Adamant
| 25
| ナオキ
| 27646
| 20/31/20/20/20/20
|- align="center"
| [[Unova Route 7|Route 7]]
| {{MS|525|Gantoru (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Gantoru}}
| {{MS|587|Emonga (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Emonga}}
| トビマル {{male}}
| [[Lum Berry]]
| Lax
| 30
| ゲンゾウ
| 11195
| 20/20/31/20/20/20
|- align="center"
| {{rt|15|Unova}}
| {{MS|132|Ditto (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Ditto}}
| {{MS|479|Rotom (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Rotom}}
| ドッキー
| [[Max Elixir]]
| Gentle
| 60
| ユイ
| 54673
| 20/20/20/20/31/20
|- align="center"
| [[Sazanami Town]]{{tt|*|Summer only}}
| {{MS|573|Chillaccino (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Chillaccino}}
| {{MS|446|Munchlax (Pokémon)}}
| {{p|Munchlax}}
| まんぷく {{male}}
| [[Leftovers]]
| Serious
| 60
| フトシ
| 40217
| 31/20/20/20/20/20
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==Trivia==
* Since the Pokémon received in an in-game trade is the same level as the one traded, it's sometimes possible to receive a Pokémon at a lower level than normally possible.
** {{p|Electrode}} does not evolve from {{p|Voltorb}} until level 30, but can be obtained by trading a level 3 {{p|Raichu}} which has been caught in [[Viridian Forest]] and evolved by {{evostone|Thunderstone}}. This trade can be made in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} and Red and Blue (Red and Green in Japan).
** {{p|Machop}} evolves into {{p|Machoke}} at level 28 (though can be found as low as level 15 in [[Generation II]]'s [[Rock Tunnel]]) and then {{p|Machamp}} by trading. By breeding a Cubone in Generation II and trading it to Yellow, Machamp can be obtained at level 5.
** {{p|Dragonair}} evolves from {{p|Dratini}} at level 30, and in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} can be traded for a {{p|Rhydon}} which does not normally evolve from {{p|Rhyhorn}} until level 42. In {{game|Crystal}} and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the same trade is for a {{p|Dodrio}}, which does not normally evolve until level 31. Dragonair can also be fished at a level as low as 10 on {{rt|45|Johto}}, but only in [[Generation II]].
*** A Level 15 {{p|Rhydon}} can be found on [[Pokemon Yellow]] by [[Surf]]ing on [[Kanto Route 6|Route 6]] for a Level 15 {{p|Golduck}} and trade with a Trainer on [[Cinnabar Island]].
** {{p|Gloom}} evolves at level 21, but can be traded for a {{p|Rapidash}} which does not normally evolve until level 40. This occurs only in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. In {{game|Crystal}} and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} the trade is replaced by a {{p|Haunter}} for a {{p|Xatu}} (which in turn can be traded for a level 19 Haunter found on {{rt|8}}, given that neither evolve until level 25).
** {{p|Dugtrio}} evolves at level 26, but can be traded for a {{p|Magneton}} (which does not normally evolve until level 30) in {{game|Crystal}} and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}.
* Before [[Generation IV]], Pokémon eggs hatched at level 5, but some could be caught in the wild as low as level 2. In-game trades allow these to be traded for Pokémon which normally cannot be found below level 5. In Pokémon Blue (Japan), a level 2 {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Rattata}} and level 3 {{p|Jigglypuff}} can be traded for {{p|Farfetch'd}}, {{p|Poliwag}} and {{p|Mr.Mime}}, respectively. In {{game|Ruby and Sapphire}}, a level 3 {{p|Pikachu}} obtained from {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} can be traded for a level 3 {{p|Skitty}}, which in turn can be traded in {{game|Emerald}} for a level 3 {{p|Meowth}}.
* HeartGold and SoulSilver were the first games to feature in-game trades with [[Gym Leader]]s; [[Lt. Surge]], [[Brock]], and [[Jasmine]].

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Talk:MissingNo.

2010-12-21T00:27:21Z

Alex128: /* Why don't we move it? */

{{Forme info|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=Missingno RB|1=Spr 1b 141 f|2=Spr 1b 142 f|3=Ghost I|4=Missingno Y}}.png|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=Normal|Bird}}|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=999|Normal}}|Missingno.'s forms|Missingno. as though it {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=has an index number of 1F, 20, 32, 34, 38, 3D, 3E, 43, 44, 45, 4F, 50, 51, 56, 57, 5E, 5F, 73, 79, 7A, 7F, 86, 87, 89, 8C, 92, 9C, 9F, A0, A1, A2, AC, AE, AF or B5 and is in Red or Blue version|1=has an index number of B6 and is in Red or Blue version|2=has an index number of B7 and is in Red or Blue version|3=has an index number of B8 and is in Red or Blue version|4=is in Yellow Version}}, therefore being a {{T|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=Normal|Bird}}}}/{{Type2|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=999|Normal}}}} Pokémon, in its {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=Normal|1=Kabutops fossil|2=Aerodactyl fossil|3=Ghost|4=Yellow}} form|the sprite shown in the infobox, the type showed in the infobox, the type-themed color displays, the base stats entry which is unhidden, the type effectiveness entry which is unhidden, the learnset entries which are unhidden, and the evolution (form change) which is unhidden|day}}

==Previous discussion==
[[Talk:Missingno./Archive 1|Archive 1]] (2 October 2005 - 25 October 2009)

==Split==
Missingno. (Red/Blue) and Missingno. (Yellow) are very different from each other. They should be separate pages. Compare [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_mn.html] and [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_yellow.html]. Also compare [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/RB:115] and [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/Y:115]. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 11:17, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Is there a tag for this? Because I can't find one. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 05:58, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:No. It's still the same glitch, it just manifests different effects in different games. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 06:16, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
::It's really as different as {{p|'M}} and {{p|3TrainerPoké}}, other than the fact that they have the same name. The stats are completely different, Yellow's types are Normal/Glitch whereas RB's types are Bird/Normal, Yellow's Starting moves are Water Gun, Bind, Pay Day whereas RB's starting moves are Water Gun, Water Gun, Sky Attack.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 07:12, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:::We count Missingno.'s Yellow version counterpart as an alternate form here. It's the same species. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 14:00, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
::::But that would make {{p|3TrainerPoké}} an alternate form of {{p|'M}}. The only difference between the relationship of those two, and the relationship of the two Missingno.s is that the Missingno.s have the same name. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]] 06:07, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
:::::And that difference makes all the difference. They're the same species, just as Sandy Cloak and Trash Cloak Wormadam are the same species, or Normal and Defense Deoxys. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 12:12, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
::::::OK fine, but is there any way to have both Bird/Normal and Normal/999 in the top box? [[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]

==More rumours==
Not mentioned on the rumours page is a theory about missingo's origin and why cubone and marowak seem so similar to kangaskhan. The theory is easy to believe even if it comes from a 4chan post. see [http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs043.snc3/13067_211106843303_637453303_3035423_5482389_n.jpg] for a screencap of the argument. --[[User:Iain7|Iain7]] 23:45, 17 December 2009 (GMT)
:There are quite a few problems with that theory, the first being that its speculation and does not belong on the article. Secondly, I don't think it is that complex or time consuming to delete an evolution. Also, Missingno. is completely unrelated to both Kangaskhan and Cubone. Also, if you look at [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation I)|the Hex list]], you'll see that Missingno. has multiple index numbers.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]. Help [[User:SnorlaxMonster/GlitchEvobox|here]] 00:21, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

== Can Yellow Missingno. replicate 128 of an item? ==

I read somewhere that Missingno. in Yellow can replicate 128 of an item, but elsewhere that it cannot. Which is true? [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 17:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
:First another question, can Missingno. (in either game) replicate items when encountered using the [[Mew glitch]]? If no, then it cannot. If yes it might be able to. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
::Never mind, found the answer here: http://forums.glitchcity.info/index.php/topic,5904.0.html. When encountered through the Mew glitch in any of RBY, it will still duplicate items. However, it will only do so in Yellow if the game doesn't freeze. Apparently it will ''always'' freeze in an emulator since it can't detect the glitchy game code properly, unlike a cartridge which has a small chance of not freezing. [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 03:38, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

== Name Capitalization ==

Just wondering, why is MissingNo. spelled with a lowercase N in the article? It doesn't make sense. The "No." is obviously meant to be a separate word from "Missing", so it should be capitalized, just like what has been done to many names of moves and items in Generation IV. Now, before you say ''"But it's never been officially spelled like that!"'', it's ''also'' never been officially spelled with ''any'' lowercase letters, just in all capitals, so the current capitalization that you're using can't be considered officially correct, either. "MissingNo." with a capital N is the most logical capitalization, so why not use it? Also, using the current article's capitalization is just encouraging the common mispronunciation ''"Missing-No"'' instead of ''"Missing-Number"'', how it ''should'' be pronounced.
—[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 07:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:Based on what you just said, your version of the capitalization is no more correct or incorrect than this one. This one just looks better. And based on the fact that nobody's changed it back in the months since I moved the page to this name indicates that the vast majority of Bulbapedia would agree with me. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:14, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::Perhaps even MISSINGNO. would be a better location. But for now, this location is fine. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:24, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::But although the game refers to the 30 odd variations of these glitches as just "MISSINGNO." that doesn't mean we need to change the article names of Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Mewtwo to PIKACHU, BULBASAUR and MEWTWO either. We are a Pokémon encyclopaedia, not a Pokémon mechanics encyclopaedia. I can confirm though that Nintendo does refer to these glitches as "MissingNO" here [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp] --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:31, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::::We don't capitalize the Pokémon names because that's not the right way to spell them. They're in all capitals in the main games, but that's just because that's always how been. I'm sure they would have changed the capitalization format for Pokémon names in Generation IV if it weren't the Generation III compatibility (because that would look extremely weird if all the Pokémon you caught in your DS game had proper capitalization, while any Pokémon you migrated from your GBA games would be in all caps). We've seen Pokémon names spelled with correct capitalization in official places outside of the main games themselves, so it's safe to assume that the correct spelling of Pokémon names isn't in all caps. And you could take Nintendo's quotes as evidence, but they contradict themselves in the spelling. First they call it "MissngNO" with a capital "NO" and no period, and then they call "MissingNo", with the O being lowercase and still no period. Obviously, there's supposed to be a period in its name, so Nintendo's spellings of the name in that particular instance can't be correct. But even if it's not 100% correct, it does provide evidence that "Missing" is separate from "No." and should be capitalized to show that. Think of how some items and moves are spelled in Generation IV that were previously in all caps. SquirtBottle, SolarBeam, DynamicPunch, etc. It's just the most logical way to spell the name. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 15:59, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Yes, a lot of things do use the camelcase to separate two words, but then [[Pokéwalker]] and [[Pokédex]] come up (there are other examples, but that's off the top of my head). Anyway, we won't be calling it MissingNO., but the rule here is that allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun. But when we're quoting the game we keep the original case (as seen in the Pokédex entries). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:07, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::Pokéwalker and Pokédex are made up words, though. They're not two separate words fused together, like Missing and Number. "Missingno." just looks plain weird. It just looks better when written as "MissingNo.", and it implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno". —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 05:19, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Pokéwalker is more two words than Pokédex, but you also have [[Pokégear]]. Anyway, allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun unless otherwise specified. And to me, MissingNo. looks much weirder than Missingno., plus saying that a word looks funny is no excuse. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:28, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
(resetting indent) But the "Poké" in those words isn't a ''real'' word. Typically, words that being with "Poké" just flow together as a brand new word, without any capitalization other than the "P", like ''Pokémon'', ''Pokédex'', etc. Either that, or the "Poké" is a separate word and is followed by a space, in the case of ''Poké Ball'', etc. But anyway, yes, I know that we can't change the spelling based on opinion, which is why I gave another reason; spelling it "MissingNo." implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno", as many people think it is. That, and the fact that Nintendo has spelled it "MissingNO" and "MissingNo", in both cases capitalizing the "No." part. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 14:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:The Nintendo part does however seem unreliable due to the inconsistencies as well as lack of period after MissingNO and MissingNo. This discussion will not be enough to move a page on such a well known topic, especially a featured article, but since an official source decided to separate the two with camelcase, it should be moved. I suggest you take it to the editorial board to see what they think about it. But I do agree with you that "MISSING" and "NO." are separate and that "NO." clearly stands for number, it may not be appropriate to assume that it should be separated by camelcase. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 00:06, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe we could have some sort of community poll? —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 01:23, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:::Bulbapedia is not a democracy. It's a policy somewhere. Anyway, you can make a poll and have people say why they think so, then the EB will review it and decide from their. I have made one below --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

==Moving==
Sign and say why you think it should be moved, kept here. If you vote "move it somewhere else" say where you want it moved to.
===Keep it at [[Missingno.]]===
*Nintendo hates Missingno., so their capitalization of it can hardly be called official. Besides, I think they just spell it "MissingNO." to emphasize the word "no" to subconsciously deter us from abusing the glitch. Plus, it'd look really weird that way. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 19:31, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
*Yeah, I agree, Nintendo can't be trusted in this case. [[User:CuboneKing|Cu]][[User talk:CuboneKing|bo]][[Special:Contributions/CuboneKing|ne]][[Cubone (Pokémon)|King]] 23:48, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
*Me too. - ''unsigned comment from {{u|TORTERRA}} ([[User talk:TORTERRA|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/TORTERRA|contribs]]) ''
*I agree. Nintendo didn't intend for it to be there, so it isn't really an official source. It just wants to get rid of it. Also, I've seen Missingno. used way more. Another thing, please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.[[User:Turtwig A|Turt]][[wig]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 14:51, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
*the no stands for number[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
*Agreed --[[User:Veggieman|veggieman]] [[User talk:Veggieman|(leave a message after the click?)]] 22:51, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

===Move it to [[MissingNo.]]===
[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC) - Nintendo has officially referred to it with a capital "n" in every case, despite other inconsistencies, also stands for Missing Number.

I agree with what many others have said: MissingNo. is a reference to "Missing Number." To have it written in the current format of Missingno. suggests that it is a word of its own or a single word, rather than a contraction of the two words, "Missing Number." Also, Nintendo has officially referred to it as MissingNO. Besides, it's a matter of basic English more than anything else; considering the fact that Nintendo doesn't really consider this an official Pokemon, we can't really go to them for the way it should be written, nor can we competently search for sources on the matter.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 07:42, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 22:41, 10 April 2010 (UTC) - I'm all for the move, as I have stated [[Talk:Missingno.#Name_Capitalization|here]].

I agree with Aureol. What else is No. supposed to be? --[[User:Valorum27|Valorum27]] 22:00, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
:But Missingno. IS a word of its own- the name of a Pokémon. Beedrill is made up of the words bee and drill, and yet we don't spell it BeeDrill. Besides, how do we do this with anything else? We spell it with just the first letter capitalized until OFFICIAL AND RELIABLE sources contradict this! The garbage source SnorlaxMonster gives us means nothing, as it also says that capturing Missingno. is harmful to your game and to fix the graphic scrambling, you have to release Missingno., and if that doesn't work, to restart your game! Bull****! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 22:46, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
::Beedrill is a name that is always spelt Beedrill by official sources (or BEEDRILL on other occasions). Some Pokémon like Ho-Oh are capitalised mid-name, because that's what their names are. All official sources use a capital N; there are NO official sources that use "Missingno.", or anything that is closer to "Missingno." than to "MissingNo.". Regardless of reliability, it is all we have, so it's what we use. If Nintendo/Game Freak/The Pokémon Company International came out and spelled MISSINGNO. differently, we would use that.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 14:35, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
I agree it should be moved to MissingNo. based on spellings from official sources.--[[User:Nintenfreak|Nintenfreak]] 02:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:Have you not been paying attention? There IS no official source. Closest thing we have is one page where it's capitalized 2 different ways! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 10:54, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe you haven't been paying attention. It's OFFICIAL, but not overly RELIABLE; however, more reliable than nothing at all (which is the official sources for its current location).--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:30, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:::"Not overly reliable" is an understatement. It has two different capitalizations on the same friggin' page! And which of those are you considering for this page, anyway? MissingNo or MissingNO? They don't even add the period at the end, which is undeniably part of the name, in either instance. They don't even spell the name correctly, and you want to use one of their two contradiction capitalizations as Missingno.'s official name? I don't think so. And SnorlaxMonster, why are you all of a sudden so for the move? In the section above, you spoke ''against'' the move. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:27, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::::I was against the move before, but I changed my mind and saw that it was more reasonable to go by official sources than to assume. Sure they don't use the period at the end of the name, but I'm not suggesting we move it. I suggesting that we go by the ONLY official source there is. There is no reason to leave it at Missingno. when we have a source (and Wikipedia) spelling it MissingNo. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:38, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::We're going by a source that contradicts itself by using two different capitalizations.... and Wikipedia? The same Wikipedia that decided that not all Pokémon were notable enough for their own articles? The same Wikipedia that some bum off the street can edit? The same Wikipedia that once claimed that Woodrow Wilson invented dental floss, for several consecutive months? ''THAT'' Wikipedia??? Not to mention, your source also claims that the only way to fix the glitched graphics Missingno. sometimes causes is to release it, and if that fails, to restart the game. Says absolutely nothing about looking at another Pokémon's stats. So let's see... Your basis for moving the page is, number one, a source that offers two different capitalizations of the name, which are, for all intents and purposes, misspelled in every instance, and gives false information on how to fix the glitched graphics, and number two, an online encyclopedia that any old bum off the street can come in and edit. When I was in high school, they NEVER allowed us to use Wikipedia as a source for reports. They were always very specific about that. And that source? It's like trusting a small-time fansite that's "revealing" a trick to obtain Pikablu or some PokéGod. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 11:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
:Per nom [[User:Missingno000|欠]][[User talk:Missingno000|番]] 14:28, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree that "Missingno." should be moved to "MissingNo.". A lot of things about this issue were talked, in addition to those things I'd like to add this: some people would said it should be better to move it to "Missing No." because the name doesn't has separation because of the 10 chars space... But... Nintendo wrote MissingNo and MissingNO without the dot, what gave them the chance to write it with the space between Missing and No, but they choose not to do this, that is clearly a way to show us there's no such space separation. They predicted we would discuss MissingNo. name right now and left a hidden message to us: "there's no separation, look here, even with the space left of the dot we haven't wrote it separated!" ;) AND MORE: one time they wrote it MissingNo and just after it they wrote it MissingNO, which was a mental pulse of the writer, a way to mask us that Nintendo doesn't cares about MissingNo.: by leaving the last character of what they wrote one time uppercase and in the other time lowercase they meant "we don't really care about MissingNo. we just write it like we don't care if the o turned out uppercase or lowercase". The uppercase N doesn't changes in the two writings. And my conclusion is that's why it should be called "MissingNo." and no other thing. ^^ From someone who doesn't cares about this discussion but UnderstaND --[[User:Rafaelluik|Rafaelluik]] 06:44, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree. Or they should call it Missing#!--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:46, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

===Move it somewhere else===
Obviously it should be moved to MISSI░░N░▒▒FU▒▒▓▓▓▓ [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 01:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:No, it shouldn't be MissingNo, that's too depressing. MissingYes, however, is definitely better, don't you all agree? {{u|LocoforLudicolo}} 22:11, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
:The 'no.' in MissingNo. means 'number'. Missingno. should be moved to MissingNo..

===While we're at it===
Let's move [[Ash's Pikachu]] to Ash's PIKACHU. After all, all instances of species names are in all-caps. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 01:50, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:I have official merchandise which refers to them as Proper nouns rather than allcaps. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:10, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

===Don't move this page===

What is the point of it? It's just one letter turned to caps, isn't it? Why don't we just make the 8th letter in every article capital? [[User:Breawycker|Breawycker]] 17:14, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
:Because MISSING and NO. are separate words. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 07:38, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
::Unless official sources that care back you up on this, no they're not, not in this case. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:02, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
:::[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp#missingno This] is the official source that specifically separates the two words. Also, while not an official source, Wikipedia is generally tough on accuracy and verifiability and look at their article on {{wp|MissingNo.}}.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 09:53, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

:::Also, why is this a special case assuming there is no source? If there is no source, shouldn't we go to the format that clearly states its meaning as "Missing Number," rather than go to a name that suggests it means something else entirely? According to the way we write, MissingNo. = Missing Number, while Missingno. = some other abbreviation, where "Missingno" is a part of that abbreviation. While, if we wanted to be perfectly correct, we would go and write it out as "Missing No." or "Missing Number," but MissingNo. is far more correct than Missingno., and MissingNo. is recognizable enough. While most of us would see Missingno. as the glitch we're discussing, someone who wasn't aware of Missingno. would look at the name and might not be able to find what it means, while it'd be much easier to deduce that MissingNo. is actually two words instead of one.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 22:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
::::It's name is one word, if only due to the 10char limit for names. Same reason {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} aren't spelled "Feraligator" or "Victreebell" anywhere, least of all here. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 20:31, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Exactly. Its name is Missing + Number, as confirmed by the Japanese name. MissingNo. is the two words forced together to fit the 10 character limit. Nintendo illustrated this fact by capitalizing the N in No. every time that they referred to it. For the same reason, we should too. {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} are spelt like that everywhere, and Nintendo has always referred to them as such (anime, manga, games, TCG, TFG). MissingNo. has only ever been referred to with a capital N. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 11:58, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::But there's a difference. Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno., so they wouldn't care about how they spelled it, would they? Besides, they spell it "MissingNO.", which I think is their not-so-subtle way of trying to dissuade people from going after it. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 18:59, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::That is some terrible speculation. Capitalizing NO is MISSINGNO. does not mean that they are trying to say "No" subliminally to discourage the use of the glitch (if that's what you're trying to say, without ever actually saying it). As for "Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno.", if they did not care about it then they would never have mentioned it. And even if they did not care about it, that would not impact on whether or not they choose to capitalize it in a certain way. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:06, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Well, as it turns out, your "official source" is unreliable, so why should we trust it? First paragraph spells it "MissingNO", second paragraph spells it "MissingNo". Neither one adds the period at the end of Missingno.'s name. Unless we get something consistant and different from a '''''reliable''''' source, the article should stay as is. And as if that weren't enough, this same so-called "reliable" source also says that restarting the game is the only way to fix the scrambled graphics Missingno. causes sometimes. And that the flashing screen happens with burns and freezing as well as poison. Yeah, I don't think so. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 23:04, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::While it is true that it inconsistent, does not use a period and is not very reliable, it is much more reliable that assuming. The "O" changes, but there is always a capital "N". Unless we find a reliable source that uses something other than a capital "N" in "NO.", then the article should stay at the more accurate, logical and official location. Nintendo most likely didn't bother doing a large amount of research into solving the glitch (due to the age of the game), and simply told people to do the obvious approach. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:03, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::Just leave it here, that is the easiest thing to do. Besides it is just a letter.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 16:41, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
We don't work on ease, we work on accuracy. It would be easier to just read Bulbapedia, but we choose to edit. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:16, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
:Yes I agree, we should move it if it's needed, but is it really needed?If something else is more accurate than Missingno,move it, otherwise leave it.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 20:03, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

== The article tends to focus too much on one index number of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow ==

Although variations of glitch Pokémon which use the name "Missingno." do indeed exist in Pokémon Yellow, this does not mean that there is just one [[index number]] of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow. Different Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow commonly use different sprites, different base stats, different cries and have completely different movesets. Not all "yellow Missingno." are of the 999 type either, I think this article needs rewording to address that problem, its not as if there are 5 distinctive forms of Missingno. there are in fact (39*2) in Red/Blue and Yellow alone, not including different language games. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:33, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
:You raise a valid point. However, new comments go at the bottom of talk pages. That said, you are right. We do need information on the other Yellow Missingno. formes... - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:15, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::OK thanks. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 13:24, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

i dont know how to make a new section but when used a gameshark code to make it appear in the wild i caught it then it turned into a rhydon why??[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:23, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
:Its the internal error trap (as Rhydon has an index number of 01) for when the game brings up a new Pokédex entry for an invalid Pokémon. Try capturing it again, so that the "New Pokédex entry" interface doesn't pop up again. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 14:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

== Some possibly helpful questions ==

1. It seems the list of characters in a player's name that can trigger Missingno.'s various forms is not exhaustive. Does anyone know what Pokemon would appear when one of those characters is used in the appropriate spot? It might be useful to have this information in the article, even if it's just a simple "having other characters in these positions will not produce Missingno. but, instead, some other Pokemon to appear".

2. The next one is more of a general programming question regarding this comment: ''Due to the limited space in the Game Boy memory, the programmers decided to use the space where data for wild Pokémon found in the grass is stored (which is completely blank in Viridian City; only Surfing and Fishing data is used) to save the player's name temporarily.'' Are there any other circumstances where a player's name has to be stored into this space? [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] 17:06, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
:1. This page should actually list less of that. That is the [[old man glitch]]. Missingno. is one possible result, so most of this info should be moved there and this to link there as a main article. In addition, Missingno. can be found via the [[Mew glitch]], but this section only explains how it works via the old man glitch. I will fix this after replying.
:2. No, not in Generation I. If there was, that would have been exploited a long time ago. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:52, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
::2. Regarding surfing on land strips, there is another process which could be exploited legitimately, although it is less practical than entering an Old Man battle. It is possible to make a trade within Cinnibar's Lab (as name data is stored within the RAM and recalled after trading) and then surf along any 'coast'. There are several other processes, but realistically unless messing with the RAM itself (e.g. save corruption, select bugs) they would require an external device, e.g. Professor Oak's battle mode used for catching the starter Pikachu and then surfing along a coast without encountering another Pokémon. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 16:31, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

== Missingno.'s exp. group? ==

For such a well-known glitch, I'd think that there would be some sort of investigation on this. Is there such a levelling formula? [[User:Ztobor|Ztobor]] 03:35, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
:It's not a topic of focus when discussion glitches, but from screenshots that I've seen, it appears to be the formula that yields 1000000 at level 100 (like with most Pokémon). [[User:Ultraflame|Ultraflame]] 04:00, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

== Name ==

This page should be moved to its redirect page. {{unsigned|Ethan brendan lucas}}
:We've been discussing it [[Talk:Missingno.#Moving|here]]. --[[User:Zesty Cactus|'''Zesty''']][[User talk:Zesty Cactus|'''Cactus''']] 15:16, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

== Make a verdict already! ==

Okay. If you want to move it, put your name on 11.1. if you don't, add your name on 11.2. I'll count up the votes and see if we should move it. Finally.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 23:59, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
:Umm... that's not how it works. Regular users can't just put an article's future status up to a vote. It'd need to be staff if the vote is to have any real authority. --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 01:12, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
::oh.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:10, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
======Move======
Ethan brendan lucas
======Don't Move======

== Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. ==

When I caught this version in Yellow, it has Normal/Flying type. Tried Thunder at another Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. and it was super effective. Caugh another one and... wtf it was Grass/Poison O.o Another one and... Rock/Water (lol). Too bad that I took picture of only Grass/Poison [http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4414/yellow01.png version] [[User:Marked +-+-+|Marked +-+-+]] 17:52, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
:IIRC the non-000 dex [[hybrid glitch Pokémon#family|family]] MISSINGNO. will derive their types and base stats depending on what was the last Pokémon loaded in memory, though its a ''very'' long time since I've messed with them. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 22:53, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

== Alternate sprite ==

While playing on Pokémon Blue, I ran into Missingno. using the old man glitch. When the battle started it appeared flipped around (facing the other way and to the left) after I attacked it flipped back around like a normal Missingno. but I noticed that this one looked different. I have a picture if it and was wanting to know if it was worth doing anything with it, or giving it to some one. It had the same shape as a normal Missingno. but has a different glitchy pattern.[[User:SchattenMajora|SchattenMajora]] 05:22, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
:This sounds contrived; surely ''somebody'' would have noticed this by now... '''[[User:Hexagon Theory|«hexagon]][[User_talk:Hexagon Theory|THEORY»]]''' 05:25, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
::The Mew glitch went unproven for years. There's no real reason this ''can't'' be true...—[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 01:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

== MissingNo ==

I ink this article and Missingno are the same thing
[[User:4Jmaster|4Jmaster]] 21:35, 24 November 2010 (UTC) 4Jmaster
:They are. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:10, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

== Why don't we move it? ==

I mean, MissingNo.'s in-game name really means "Missing Number," it's as if the game's trying to tell you that the Pokémon you're encountering is missing, and it's index number is 0.
All a Pokémon name is is a permanently nicknamed number, for example, [[Mew]]'s index equivalent is 21. The game thinks "21 used (index number of a move)! It's super effective!" but the game translates it to "[[Mew]] used [[Psychic]]! It's super effective!" To recap what I have just said, as you are probably thinking "What is this kid getting at?" what I mean is, MissingNo.'s name is an abbreviated message, not an actual name.
Cheers!
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 18:47, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
:Wouldn't that be like moving Mew's page to 21 then? →'''[[User:Axxonn|ΑΧΧΟΝΝ]][[User talk:Axxonn|fi]][[Special:Contributions/Axxonn|re]]''' 18:54, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
@Axxonn: Not really. It's like the game knows 21=[[Mew]], or 000=[[Missingno.]] (Or in this case, MissingNo.)
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 01:36, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
:Missingno. is not index number 000, that is [['M]]. Missingno. has a Pokédex number of 000 ('M does too), but has a large number of different index numbers (see the infobox). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:42, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
@SnorlaxMonster: Enlighten me. Why does MissingNo. revert to Rhydon when certain forms are caught? If Rhydon's index number is 001, MissingNo. has to revert to the next valid index number, 001. That means MissingNo. has to be 000. It's Pokédex number is also 000. 'M could possibly share index 000 with MissingNo. [[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 00:27, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Talk:MissingNo.

2010-12-21T00:26:57Z

Alex128: /* Why don't we move it? */

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==Previous discussion==
[[Talk:Missingno./Archive 1|Archive 1]] (2 October 2005 - 25 October 2009)

==Split==
Missingno. (Red/Blue) and Missingno. (Yellow) are very different from each other. They should be separate pages. Compare [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_mn.html] and [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_yellow.html]. Also compare [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/RB:115] and [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/Y:115]. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 11:17, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Is there a tag for this? Because I can't find one. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 05:58, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:No. It's still the same glitch, it just manifests different effects in different games. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 06:16, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
::It's really as different as {{p|'M}} and {{p|3TrainerPoké}}, other than the fact that they have the same name. The stats are completely different, Yellow's types are Normal/Glitch whereas RB's types are Bird/Normal, Yellow's Starting moves are Water Gun, Bind, Pay Day whereas RB's starting moves are Water Gun, Water Gun, Sky Attack.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 07:12, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:::We count Missingno.'s Yellow version counterpart as an alternate form here. It's the same species. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 14:00, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
::::But that would make {{p|3TrainerPoké}} an alternate form of {{p|'M}}. The only difference between the relationship of those two, and the relationship of the two Missingno.s is that the Missingno.s have the same name. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]] 06:07, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
:::::And that difference makes all the difference. They're the same species, just as Sandy Cloak and Trash Cloak Wormadam are the same species, or Normal and Defense Deoxys. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 12:12, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
::::::OK fine, but is there any way to have both Bird/Normal and Normal/999 in the top box? [[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]

==More rumours==
Not mentioned on the rumours page is a theory about missingo's origin and why cubone and marowak seem so similar to kangaskhan. The theory is easy to believe even if it comes from a 4chan post. see [http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs043.snc3/13067_211106843303_637453303_3035423_5482389_n.jpg] for a screencap of the argument. --[[User:Iain7|Iain7]] 23:45, 17 December 2009 (GMT)
:There are quite a few problems with that theory, the first being that its speculation and does not belong on the article. Secondly, I don't think it is that complex or time consuming to delete an evolution. Also, Missingno. is completely unrelated to both Kangaskhan and Cubone. Also, if you look at [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation I)|the Hex list]], you'll see that Missingno. has multiple index numbers.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]. Help [[User:SnorlaxMonster/GlitchEvobox|here]] 00:21, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

== Can Yellow Missingno. replicate 128 of an item? ==

I read somewhere that Missingno. in Yellow can replicate 128 of an item, but elsewhere that it cannot. Which is true? [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 17:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
:First another question, can Missingno. (in either game) replicate items when encountered using the [[Mew glitch]]? If no, then it cannot. If yes it might be able to. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
::Never mind, found the answer here: http://forums.glitchcity.info/index.php/topic,5904.0.html. When encountered through the Mew glitch in any of RBY, it will still duplicate items. However, it will only do so in Yellow if the game doesn't freeze. Apparently it will ''always'' freeze in an emulator since it can't detect the glitchy game code properly, unlike a cartridge which has a small chance of not freezing. [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 03:38, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

== Name Capitalization ==

Just wondering, why is MissingNo. spelled with a lowercase N in the article? It doesn't make sense. The "No." is obviously meant to be a separate word from "Missing", so it should be capitalized, just like what has been done to many names of moves and items in Generation IV. Now, before you say ''"But it's never been officially spelled like that!"'', it's ''also'' never been officially spelled with ''any'' lowercase letters, just in all capitals, so the current capitalization that you're using can't be considered officially correct, either. "MissingNo." with a capital N is the most logical capitalization, so why not use it? Also, using the current article's capitalization is just encouraging the common mispronunciation ''"Missing-No"'' instead of ''"Missing-Number"'', how it ''should'' be pronounced.
—[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 07:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:Based on what you just said, your version of the capitalization is no more correct or incorrect than this one. This one just looks better. And based on the fact that nobody's changed it back in the months since I moved the page to this name indicates that the vast majority of Bulbapedia would agree with me. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:14, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::Perhaps even MISSINGNO. would be a better location. But for now, this location is fine. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:24, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::But although the game refers to the 30 odd variations of these glitches as just "MISSINGNO." that doesn't mean we need to change the article names of Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Mewtwo to PIKACHU, BULBASAUR and MEWTWO either. We are a Pokémon encyclopaedia, not a Pokémon mechanics encyclopaedia. I can confirm though that Nintendo does refer to these glitches as "MissingNO" here [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp] --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:31, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::::We don't capitalize the Pokémon names because that's not the right way to spell them. They're in all capitals in the main games, but that's just because that's always how been. I'm sure they would have changed the capitalization format for Pokémon names in Generation IV if it weren't the Generation III compatibility (because that would look extremely weird if all the Pokémon you caught in your DS game had proper capitalization, while any Pokémon you migrated from your GBA games would be in all caps). We've seen Pokémon names spelled with correct capitalization in official places outside of the main games themselves, so it's safe to assume that the correct spelling of Pokémon names isn't in all caps. And you could take Nintendo's quotes as evidence, but they contradict themselves in the spelling. First they call it "MissngNO" with a capital "NO" and no period, and then they call "MissingNo", with the O being lowercase and still no period. Obviously, there's supposed to be a period in its name, so Nintendo's spellings of the name in that particular instance can't be correct. But even if it's not 100% correct, it does provide evidence that "Missing" is separate from "No." and should be capitalized to show that. Think of how some items and moves are spelled in Generation IV that were previously in all caps. SquirtBottle, SolarBeam, DynamicPunch, etc. It's just the most logical way to spell the name. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 15:59, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Yes, a lot of things do use the camelcase to separate two words, but then [[Pokéwalker]] and [[Pokédex]] come up (there are other examples, but that's off the top of my head). Anyway, we won't be calling it MissingNO., but the rule here is that allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun. But when we're quoting the game we keep the original case (as seen in the Pokédex entries). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:07, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::Pokéwalker and Pokédex are made up words, though. They're not two separate words fused together, like Missing and Number. "Missingno." just looks plain weird. It just looks better when written as "MissingNo.", and it implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno". —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 05:19, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Pokéwalker is more two words than Pokédex, but you also have [[Pokégear]]. Anyway, allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun unless otherwise specified. And to me, MissingNo. looks much weirder than Missingno., plus saying that a word looks funny is no excuse. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:28, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
(resetting indent) But the "Poké" in those words isn't a ''real'' word. Typically, words that being with "Poké" just flow together as a brand new word, without any capitalization other than the "P", like ''Pokémon'', ''Pokédex'', etc. Either that, or the "Poké" is a separate word and is followed by a space, in the case of ''Poké Ball'', etc. But anyway, yes, I know that we can't change the spelling based on opinion, which is why I gave another reason; spelling it "MissingNo." implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno", as many people think it is. That, and the fact that Nintendo has spelled it "MissingNO" and "MissingNo", in both cases capitalizing the "No." part. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 14:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:The Nintendo part does however seem unreliable due to the inconsistencies as well as lack of period after MissingNO and MissingNo. This discussion will not be enough to move a page on such a well known topic, especially a featured article, but since an official source decided to separate the two with camelcase, it should be moved. I suggest you take it to the editorial board to see what they think about it. But I do agree with you that "MISSING" and "NO." are separate and that "NO." clearly stands for number, it may not be appropriate to assume that it should be separated by camelcase. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 00:06, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe we could have some sort of community poll? —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 01:23, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:::Bulbapedia is not a democracy. It's a policy somewhere. Anyway, you can make a poll and have people say why they think so, then the EB will review it and decide from their. I have made one below --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

==Moving==
Sign and say why you think it should be moved, kept here. If you vote "move it somewhere else" say where you want it moved to.
===Keep it at [[Missingno.]]===
*Nintendo hates Missingno., so their capitalization of it can hardly be called official. Besides, I think they just spell it "MissingNO." to emphasize the word "no" to subconsciously deter us from abusing the glitch. Plus, it'd look really weird that way. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 19:31, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
*Yeah, I agree, Nintendo can't be trusted in this case. [[User:CuboneKing|Cu]][[User talk:CuboneKing|bo]][[Special:Contributions/CuboneKing|ne]][[Cubone (Pokémon)|King]] 23:48, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
*Me too. - ''unsigned comment from {{u|TORTERRA}} ([[User talk:TORTERRA|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/TORTERRA|contribs]]) ''
*I agree. Nintendo didn't intend for it to be there, so it isn't really an official source. It just wants to get rid of it. Also, I've seen Missingno. used way more. Another thing, please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.[[User:Turtwig A|Turt]][[wig]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 14:51, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
*the no stands for number[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
*Agreed --[[User:Veggieman|veggieman]] [[User talk:Veggieman|(leave a message after the click?)]] 22:51, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

===Move it to [[MissingNo.]]===
[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC) - Nintendo has officially referred to it with a capital "n" in every case, despite other inconsistencies, also stands for Missing Number.

I agree with what many others have said: MissingNo. is a reference to "Missing Number." To have it written in the current format of Missingno. suggests that it is a word of its own or a single word, rather than a contraction of the two words, "Missing Number." Also, Nintendo has officially referred to it as MissingNO. Besides, it's a matter of basic English more than anything else; considering the fact that Nintendo doesn't really consider this an official Pokemon, we can't really go to them for the way it should be written, nor can we competently search for sources on the matter.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 07:42, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 22:41, 10 April 2010 (UTC) - I'm all for the move, as I have stated [[Talk:Missingno.#Name_Capitalization|here]].

I agree with Aureol. What else is No. supposed to be? --[[User:Valorum27|Valorum27]] 22:00, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
:But Missingno. IS a word of its own- the name of a Pokémon. Beedrill is made up of the words bee and drill, and yet we don't spell it BeeDrill. Besides, how do we do this with anything else? We spell it with just the first letter capitalized until OFFICIAL AND RELIABLE sources contradict this! The garbage source SnorlaxMonster gives us means nothing, as it also says that capturing Missingno. is harmful to your game and to fix the graphic scrambling, you have to release Missingno., and if that doesn't work, to restart your game! Bull****! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 22:46, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
::Beedrill is a name that is always spelt Beedrill by official sources (or BEEDRILL on other occasions). Some Pokémon like Ho-Oh are capitalised mid-name, because that's what their names are. All official sources use a capital N; there are NO official sources that use "Missingno.", or anything that is closer to "Missingno." than to "MissingNo.". Regardless of reliability, it is all we have, so it's what we use. If Nintendo/Game Freak/The Pokémon Company International came out and spelled MISSINGNO. differently, we would use that.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 14:35, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
I agree it should be moved to MissingNo. based on spellings from official sources.--[[User:Nintenfreak|Nintenfreak]] 02:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:Have you not been paying attention? There IS no official source. Closest thing we have is one page where it's capitalized 2 different ways! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 10:54, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe you haven't been paying attention. It's OFFICIAL, but not overly RELIABLE; however, more reliable than nothing at all (which is the official sources for its current location).--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:30, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:::"Not overly reliable" is an understatement. It has two different capitalizations on the same friggin' page! And which of those are you considering for this page, anyway? MissingNo or MissingNO? They don't even add the period at the end, which is undeniably part of the name, in either instance. They don't even spell the name correctly, and you want to use one of their two contradiction capitalizations as Missingno.'s official name? I don't think so. And SnorlaxMonster, why are you all of a sudden so for the move? In the section above, you spoke ''against'' the move. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:27, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::::I was against the move before, but I changed my mind and saw that it was more reasonable to go by official sources than to assume. Sure they don't use the period at the end of the name, but I'm not suggesting we move it. I suggesting that we go by the ONLY official source there is. There is no reason to leave it at Missingno. when we have a source (and Wikipedia) spelling it MissingNo. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:38, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::We're going by a source that contradicts itself by using two different capitalizations.... and Wikipedia? The same Wikipedia that decided that not all Pokémon were notable enough for their own articles? The same Wikipedia that some bum off the street can edit? The same Wikipedia that once claimed that Woodrow Wilson invented dental floss, for several consecutive months? ''THAT'' Wikipedia??? Not to mention, your source also claims that the only way to fix the glitched graphics Missingno. sometimes causes is to release it, and if that fails, to restart the game. Says absolutely nothing about looking at another Pokémon's stats. So let's see... Your basis for moving the page is, number one, a source that offers two different capitalizations of the name, which are, for all intents and purposes, misspelled in every instance, and gives false information on how to fix the glitched graphics, and number two, an online encyclopedia that any old bum off the street can come in and edit. When I was in high school, they NEVER allowed us to use Wikipedia as a source for reports. They were always very specific about that. And that source? It's like trusting a small-time fansite that's "revealing" a trick to obtain Pikablu or some PokéGod. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 11:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
:Per nom [[User:Missingno000|欠]][[User talk:Missingno000|番]] 14:28, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree that "Missingno." should be moved to "MissingNo.". A lot of things about this issue were talked, in addition to those things I'd like to add this: some people would said it should be better to move it to "Missing No." because the name doesn't has separation because of the 10 chars space... But... Nintendo wrote MissingNo and MissingNO without the dot, what gave them the chance to write it with the space between Missing and No, but they choose not to do this, that is clearly a way to show us there's no such space separation. They predicted we would discuss MissingNo. name right now and left a hidden message to us: "there's no separation, look here, even with the space left of the dot we haven't wrote it separated!" ;) AND MORE: one time they wrote it MissingNo and just after it they wrote it MissingNO, which was a mental pulse of the writer, a way to mask us that Nintendo doesn't cares about MissingNo.: by leaving the last character of what they wrote one time uppercase and in the other time lowercase they meant "we don't really care about MissingNo. we just write it like we don't care if the o turned out uppercase or lowercase". The uppercase N doesn't changes in the two writings. And my conclusion is that's why it should be called "MissingNo." and no other thing. ^^ From someone who doesn't cares about this discussion but UnderstaND --[[User:Rafaelluik|Rafaelluik]] 06:44, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree. Or they should call it Missing#!--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:46, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

===Move it somewhere else===
Obviously it should be moved to MISSI░░N░▒▒FU▒▒▓▓▓▓ [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 01:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:No, it shouldn't be MissingNo, that's too depressing. MissingYes, however, is definitely better, don't you all agree? {{u|LocoforLudicolo}} 22:11, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
:The 'no.' in MissingNo. means 'number'. Missingno. should be moved to MissingNo..

===While we're at it===
Let's move [[Ash's Pikachu]] to Ash's PIKACHU. After all, all instances of species names are in all-caps. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 01:50, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:I have official merchandise which refers to them as Proper nouns rather than allcaps. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:10, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

===Don't move this page===

What is the point of it? It's just one letter turned to caps, isn't it? Why don't we just make the 8th letter in every article capital? [[User:Breawycker|Breawycker]] 17:14, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
:Because MISSING and NO. are separate words. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 07:38, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
::Unless official sources that care back you up on this, no they're not, not in this case. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:02, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
:::[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp#missingno This] is the official source that specifically separates the two words. Also, while not an official source, Wikipedia is generally tough on accuracy and verifiability and look at their article on {{wp|MissingNo.}}.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 09:53, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

:::Also, why is this a special case assuming there is no source? If there is no source, shouldn't we go to the format that clearly states its meaning as "Missing Number," rather than go to a name that suggests it means something else entirely? According to the way we write, MissingNo. = Missing Number, while Missingno. = some other abbreviation, where "Missingno" is a part of that abbreviation. While, if we wanted to be perfectly correct, we would go and write it out as "Missing No." or "Missing Number," but MissingNo. is far more correct than Missingno., and MissingNo. is recognizable enough. While most of us would see Missingno. as the glitch we're discussing, someone who wasn't aware of Missingno. would look at the name and might not be able to find what it means, while it'd be much easier to deduce that MissingNo. is actually two words instead of one.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 22:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
::::It's name is one word, if only due to the 10char limit for names. Same reason {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} aren't spelled "Feraligator" or "Victreebell" anywhere, least of all here. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 20:31, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Exactly. Its name is Missing + Number, as confirmed by the Japanese name. MissingNo. is the two words forced together to fit the 10 character limit. Nintendo illustrated this fact by capitalizing the N in No. every time that they referred to it. For the same reason, we should too. {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} are spelt like that everywhere, and Nintendo has always referred to them as such (anime, manga, games, TCG, TFG). MissingNo. has only ever been referred to with a capital N. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 11:58, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::But there's a difference. Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno., so they wouldn't care about how they spelled it, would they? Besides, they spell it "MissingNO.", which I think is their not-so-subtle way of trying to dissuade people from going after it. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 18:59, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::That is some terrible speculation. Capitalizing NO is MISSINGNO. does not mean that they are trying to say "No" subliminally to discourage the use of the glitch (if that's what you're trying to say, without ever actually saying it). As for "Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno.", if they did not care about it then they would never have mentioned it. And even if they did not care about it, that would not impact on whether or not they choose to capitalize it in a certain way. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:06, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Well, as it turns out, your "official source" is unreliable, so why should we trust it? First paragraph spells it "MissingNO", second paragraph spells it "MissingNo". Neither one adds the period at the end of Missingno.'s name. Unless we get something consistant and different from a '''''reliable''''' source, the article should stay as is. And as if that weren't enough, this same so-called "reliable" source also says that restarting the game is the only way to fix the scrambled graphics Missingno. causes sometimes. And that the flashing screen happens with burns and freezing as well as poison. Yeah, I don't think so. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 23:04, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::While it is true that it inconsistent, does not use a period and is not very reliable, it is much more reliable that assuming. The "O" changes, but there is always a capital "N". Unless we find a reliable source that uses something other than a capital "N" in "NO.", then the article should stay at the more accurate, logical and official location. Nintendo most likely didn't bother doing a large amount of research into solving the glitch (due to the age of the game), and simply told people to do the obvious approach. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:03, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::Just leave it here, that is the easiest thing to do. Besides it is just a letter.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 16:41, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
We don't work on ease, we work on accuracy. It would be easier to just read Bulbapedia, but we choose to edit. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:16, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
:Yes I agree, we should move it if it's needed, but is it really needed?If something else is more accurate than Missingno,move it, otherwise leave it.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 20:03, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

== The article tends to focus too much on one index number of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow ==

Although variations of glitch Pokémon which use the name "Missingno." do indeed exist in Pokémon Yellow, this does not mean that there is just one [[index number]] of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow. Different Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow commonly use different sprites, different base stats, different cries and have completely different movesets. Not all "yellow Missingno." are of the 999 type either, I think this article needs rewording to address that problem, its not as if there are 5 distinctive forms of Missingno. there are in fact (39*2) in Red/Blue and Yellow alone, not including different language games. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:33, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
:You raise a valid point. However, new comments go at the bottom of talk pages. That said, you are right. We do need information on the other Yellow Missingno. formes... - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:15, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::OK thanks. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 13:24, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

i dont know how to make a new section but when used a gameshark code to make it appear in the wild i caught it then it turned into a rhydon why??[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:23, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
:Its the internal error trap (as Rhydon has an index number of 01) for when the game brings up a new Pokédex entry for an invalid Pokémon. Try capturing it again, so that the "New Pokédex entry" interface doesn't pop up again. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 14:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

== Some possibly helpful questions ==

1. It seems the list of characters in a player's name that can trigger Missingno.'s various forms is not exhaustive. Does anyone know what Pokemon would appear when one of those characters is used in the appropriate spot? It might be useful to have this information in the article, even if it's just a simple "having other characters in these positions will not produce Missingno. but, instead, some other Pokemon to appear".

2. The next one is more of a general programming question regarding this comment: ''Due to the limited space in the Game Boy memory, the programmers decided to use the space where data for wild Pokémon found in the grass is stored (which is completely blank in Viridian City; only Surfing and Fishing data is used) to save the player's name temporarily.'' Are there any other circumstances where a player's name has to be stored into this space? [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] 17:06, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
:1. This page should actually list less of that. That is the [[old man glitch]]. Missingno. is one possible result, so most of this info should be moved there and this to link there as a main article. In addition, Missingno. can be found via the [[Mew glitch]], but this section only explains how it works via the old man glitch. I will fix this after replying.
:2. No, not in Generation I. If there was, that would have been exploited a long time ago. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:52, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
::2. Regarding surfing on land strips, there is another process which could be exploited legitimately, although it is less practical than entering an Old Man battle. It is possible to make a trade within Cinnibar's Lab (as name data is stored within the RAM and recalled after trading) and then surf along any 'coast'. There are several other processes, but realistically unless messing with the RAM itself (e.g. save corruption, select bugs) they would require an external device, e.g. Professor Oak's battle mode used for catching the starter Pikachu and then surfing along a coast without encountering another Pokémon. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 16:31, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

== Missingno.'s exp. group? ==

For such a well-known glitch, I'd think that there would be some sort of investigation on this. Is there such a levelling formula? [[User:Ztobor|Ztobor]] 03:35, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
:It's not a topic of focus when discussion glitches, but from screenshots that I've seen, it appears to be the formula that yields 1000000 at level 100 (like with most Pokémon). [[User:Ultraflame|Ultraflame]] 04:00, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

== Name ==

This page should be moved to its redirect page. {{unsigned|Ethan brendan lucas}}
:We've been discussing it [[Talk:Missingno.#Moving|here]]. --[[User:Zesty Cactus|'''Zesty''']][[User talk:Zesty Cactus|'''Cactus''']] 15:16, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

== Make a verdict already! ==

Okay. If you want to move it, put your name on 11.1. if you don't, add your name on 11.2. I'll count up the votes and see if we should move it. Finally.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 23:59, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
:Umm... that's not how it works. Regular users can't just put an article's future status up to a vote. It'd need to be staff if the vote is to have any real authority. --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 01:12, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
::oh.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:10, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
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== Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. ==

When I caught this version in Yellow, it has Normal/Flying type. Tried Thunder at another Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. and it was super effective. Caugh another one and... wtf it was Grass/Poison O.o Another one and... Rock/Water (lol). Too bad that I took picture of only Grass/Poison [http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4414/yellow01.png version] [[User:Marked +-+-+|Marked +-+-+]] 17:52, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
:IIRC the non-000 dex [[hybrid glitch Pokémon#family|family]] MISSINGNO. will derive their types and base stats depending on what was the last Pokémon loaded in memory, though its a ''very'' long time since I've messed with them. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 22:53, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

== Alternate sprite ==

While playing on Pokémon Blue, I ran into Missingno. using the old man glitch. When the battle started it appeared flipped around (facing the other way and to the left) after I attacked it flipped back around like a normal Missingno. but I noticed that this one looked different. I have a picture if it and was wanting to know if it was worth doing anything with it, or giving it to some one. It had the same shape as a normal Missingno. but has a different glitchy pattern.[[User:SchattenMajora|SchattenMajora]] 05:22, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
:This sounds contrived; surely ''somebody'' would have noticed this by now... '''[[User:Hexagon Theory|«hexagon]][[User_talk:Hexagon Theory|THEORY»]]''' 05:25, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
::The Mew glitch went unproven for years. There's no real reason this ''can't'' be true...—[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 01:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

== MissingNo ==

I ink this article and Missingno are the same thing
[[User:4Jmaster|4Jmaster]] 21:35, 24 November 2010 (UTC) 4Jmaster
:They are. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:10, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

== Why don't we move it? ==

I mean, MissingNo.'s in-game name really means "Missing Number," it's as if the game's trying to tell you that the Pokémon you're encountering is missing, and it's index number is 0.
All a Pokémon name is is a permanently nicknamed number, for example, [[Mew]]'s index equivalent is 21. The game thinks "21 used (index number of a move)! It's super effective!" but the game translates it to "[[Mew]] used [[Psychic]]! It's super effective!" To recap what I have just said, as you are probably thinking "What is this kid getting at?" what I mean is, MissingNo.'s name is an abbreviated message, not an actual name.
Cheers!
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 18:47, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
:Wouldn't that be like moving Mew's page to 21 then? →'''[[User:Axxonn|ΑΧΧΟΝΝ]][[User talk:Axxonn|fi]][[Special:Contributions/Axxonn|re]]''' 18:54, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
@Axxonn: Not really. It's like the game knows 21=[[Mew]], or 000=[[Missingno.]] (Or in this case, MissingNo.)
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 01:36, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
:Missingno. is not index number 000, that is [['M]]. Missingno. has a Pokédex number of 000 ('M does too), but has a large number of different index numbers (see the infobox). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:42, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
@SnorlaxMonster: Enlighten me. Why does MissingNo. revert to Rhydon when certain forms are caught? If Rhydon's index number is 001, MissingNo. has to revert to the next valid index number, 001. That means MissingNo. has to be 000. It's Pokédex number is also 000. 'M could possibly share index 000 with MissingNo.

Old man glitch

2010-12-21T00:19:46Z

Alex128: /* Recommended Items to Duplicate */

The '''old man glitch''' (not to be confused with the [[item duplication glitch]]) is an infamous [[glitch]] in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}. It is one of the ways in which a Trainer can encounter [[Missingno.]] and [['M]]. Its name comes from the {{ka|old man}} in [[Viridian City]], whom is required to complete the glitch.

Through the development of {{game|Yellow}}, which occurred in the two years following the release of {{game|Red and Green|s}} in Japan, the old man glitch was disabled by blanking the data for wild Pokémon before overwriting it, and reprogramming shore tiles to not call any wild Pokémon. However, even before Yellow, this glitch was fixed in some European versions of Red and Blue, such as the {{pmin|Spain|Spanish}} and {{pmin|Italy|Italian}} versions, by making the shore tiles act as water tiles, but still remains in other European versions, such as the {{pmin|Germany|German}} version. In the {{pmin|France|French}} version, the glitch is present, but the game freezes every time a [[Missingno.]] or [['M]] appears.

==Performing the glitch==
To perform the glitch, the player must talk to the old man located in the north of [[Viridian City]] and allow him to demonstrate how to catch a Pokémon. After the demonstration, the player should immediately {{m|Fly}} to [[Cinnabar Island]]. Here, the player should surf up and down along the east coast of the island where the water is touching the land without leaving Cinnabar Island. [[Wild Pokémon]] will appear, based on the player's name.

==Effects==
The wild Pokémon that appear are based on the player's name. The third, fifth and seventh slots of the players name are the species of Pokémon that will appear (see table below). The second slot of the players name becomes the level of the Pokémon caused to appear by the third slot, the fourth slot for the fifth slot, and the sixth slot for the seventh slot. In addition, [['M]] will always appear when using this method.

==Table==
This table demonstrates what Pokémon specific characters in the player's name will cause to appear, or the level of the Pokémon that they will cause to appear.<ref>[http://www.trsrockin.com/missingno4.html MissingNo Mystery Solved?] (retrieved February 18, 2010)</ref><ref>[http://glitchcity.info/biglist.htm Glitch City Laboratories]</ref> Only characters possible to include in the player's name are included. [[Glitch Trainer]]s are in '''bold'''.

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|-
!
!
! Pokémon
! Level
|-
|{{tt|  |end of name marker}}
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|80
|-
|…
|{{MS|057|Primeape (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Primeape}}
|117
|-
|{{tt|  |space}}
|{{MS|127|Pinsir (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Pinsir}}
|127

|-
|A
|{{MS|055|Golduck (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Golduck}}
|128
|-
|B
|{{MS|097|Hypno (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Hypno}}
|129
|-
|C
|{{MS|042|Golbat (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Golbat}}
|130
|-
|D
|{{MS|150|Mewtwo (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Mewtwo}}
|131
|-
|E
|{{MS|143|Snorlax (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Snorlax}}
|132
|-
|F
|{{MS|129|Magikarp (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Magikarp}}
|133
|-
|G
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|134
|-
|H
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|135
|-
|I
|{{MS|089|Muk (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Muk}}
|136
|-
|J
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|137
|-
|K
|{{MS|099|Kingler (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Kingler}}
|138
|-
|L
|{{MS|091|Cloyster (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Cloyster}}
|139
|-
|M
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|140
|-
|N
|{{MS|101|Electrode (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Electrode}}
|141
|-
|O
|{{MS|036|Clefable (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Clefable}}
|142
|-
|P
|{{MS|110|Weezing (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Weezing}}
|143
|-
|Q
|{{MS|053|Persian (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Persian}}
|144
|-
|R
|{{MS|105|Marowak (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Marowak}}
|145
|-
|S
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|146
|-
|T
|{{MS|093|Haunter (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Haunter}}
|147
|-
|U
|{{MS|063|Abra (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Abra}}
|148
|-
|V
|{{MS|065|Alakazam (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Alakazam}}
|149
|-
|W
|{{MS|017|Pidgeotto (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Pidgeotto}}
|150
|-
|X
|{{MS|018|Pidgeot (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Pidgeot}}
|151
|-
|Y
|{{MS|121|Starmie (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Starmie}}
|152
|-
|Z
|{{MS|001|Bulbasaur (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Bulbasaur}}
|153
|-
|(
|{{MS|003|Venusaur (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Venusaur}}
|154
|-
|)
|{{MS|073|Tentacruel (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Tentacruel}}
|155
|-
|:
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|156
|-
|;
|{{MS|118|Goldeen (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Goldeen }}
|157
|-
|[
|{{MS|119|Seaking (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Seaking}}
|158
|-
|]
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|159
|-
|a
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|160
|-
|b
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|161
|-
|c
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|162
|-
|d
|{{MS|077|Ponyta (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Ponyta}}
|163
|-
|e
|{{MS|078|Rapidash (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Rapidash}}
|164
|-
|f
|{{MS|019|Rattata (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Rattata}}
|165
|-
|g
|{{MS|020|Raticate (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Raticate}}
|166
|-
|h
|{{MS|033|Nidorino (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Nidorino}}
|167
|-
|i
|{{MS|030|Nidorina (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Nidorina}}
|168
|-
|j
|{{MS|074|Geodude (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Geodude}}
|169
|-
|k
|{{MS|137|Porygon (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Porygon}}
|170
|-
|l
|{{MS|142|Aerodactyl (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Aerodactyl}}
|171
|-
|m
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|172
|-
|n
|{{MS|081|Magnemite (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Magnemite}}
|173
|-
|o
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|174
|-
|p
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|175
|-
|q
|{{MS|004|Charmander (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Charmander}}
|176
|-
|r
|{{MS|007|Squirtle (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Squirtle}}
|177
|-
|s
|{{MS|005|Charmeleon (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Charmeleon}}
|178
|-
|t
|{{MS|008|Wartortle (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Wartortle}}
|179
|-
|u
|{{MS|006|Charizard (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Charizard}}
|180
|-
|v
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.]]
|181
|-
|w
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.#Kabutops fossil form|Missingno. (Kabutops fossil form)]]
|182
|-
|x
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.#Aerodactyl fossil form|Missingno. (Aerodactyl fossil form)]]
|183
|-
|y
|<center>[[File:000.gif]]</center>
|[[Missingno.#Ghost form|Missingno. (Ghost form)]]
|184
|-
|z
|{{MS|043|Oddish (Pokémon)}}
|{{p|Oddish}}
|185
|-
|'
|
|'''{{tc|Black Belt}}'''
|224
|-
|PK
|
|'''[[Rival]] {{ga|Blue}}'''
|225
|-
|MN
|
|'''[[Pokémon Prof.]]'''
|226
|-
|<nowiki>–</nowiki>
|
|'''[[Chief]]'''
|227
|-
|?
|
|'''[[Rocket]]'''
|230
|-
|!
|
|'''{{tc|Ace Trainer|Cooltrainer♂}}'''
|231
|-
|♂
|
|'''[[Blaine]]'''
|239
|-
|×
|
|'''{{tc|Gentleman}}'''
|240
|-
|.
|
|'''[[Rival]] {{ga|Blue}}'''
|242
|-
|<nowiki>/</nowiki>
|
|'''{{pkmn|Champion}} {{ga|Blue}}'''
|243
|-
|,
|
|'''[[Lorelei]]'''
|244
|-
|♀
|
|'''{{tc|Channeler}}'''
|245
|}
|}

==Cause==
When the game sets up the battle between the {{ka|old man}} and a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Weedle}}, it needs to temporarily change the player's name to "OLD MAN" so that it will display that name, rather than the player's entered name, during the battle.

The programmers decided to use the space where data for [[wild Pokémon]] found in the grass is stored (which is completely blank in Viridian City, as only {{m|Surf}}ing and [[Fishing]] data is used) to save the player's name temporarily. Normally, this would cause no abnormal activity, as this data is overwritten when the player moves to a different area.

In all cities, however, this data remains blank, and so the data is never overwritten (as there is nothing new to overwrite it with), and thus, the data that was last entered (be it the player's name or the wild Pokémon data from another area) remains in place. This itself still causes no harm; however, an oversight in the programming of the tiles used to denote the shore of [[Cinnabar Island]] marks them as equivalent to grass. As all [[water routes]] have no real grass on them, likewise, the data is not overwritten, and so whatever data is in the slots for wild Pokémon found in the grass is used, be it the player's name or wild Pokémon found elsewhere, such as the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]].

The name of the player has six hexadecimal values in it. The game needs only three "slots" of wild Pokémon data to store this.

The species of wild Pokémon the player encounters along the coast are determined by the third, fifth, and seventh characters of the player's name, while their levels are determined by the second, fourth, and sixth characters, respectively. By knowing which letters and symbols correspond to which species and levels, through the use of [http://glitchcity.info/misc/namegen2 certain calculators] and [[#Table|charts]], it is possible to set the name of the player at the start of the game to find specific Pokémon at specific levels.

==Other coast related exploits==
Due to the fact that [[Cinnabar Island]] has no wild Pokémon data but the potential for wild Pokémon to appear, and that wild Pokémon data is not formatted when entering a new area, any location that can be {{m|Fly|flown}} from can have its wild Pokémon available on the coast. This includes the [[Kanto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]], so players can encounter Safari Pokémon under normal battling circumstances.

==Trivia==
* Although less practical, players can make a [[trade]] and then surf on a coast to find the same Pokémon that they would have found otherwise via the old man glitch. This is because name data is stored in the RAM and recalled after performing a trade.

==References==
<references/>

{{Glitches}}
{{Project Glitchdex notice|no}}

[[Category:Glitches]]

[[fr:Bug de la rive droite de Cramois'île]]

Old man glitch

2010-12-21T00:18:42Z

Alex128: /* Recommended Items to Duplicate */ new section

Talk:MissingNo.

2010-12-19T01:36:57Z

Alex128: /* Why don't we move it? */

{{Forme info|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=Missingno RB|1=Spr 1b 141 f|2=Spr 1b 142 f|3=Ghost I|4=Missingno Y}}.png|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=Normal|Bird}}|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=999|Normal}}|Missingno.'s forms|Missingno. as though it {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=has an index number of 1F, 20, 32, 34, 38, 3D, 3E, 43, 44, 45, 4F, 50, 51, 56, 57, 5E, 5F, 73, 79, 7A, 7F, 86, 87, 89, 8C, 92, 9C, 9F, A0, A1, A2, AC, AE, AF or B5 and is in Red or Blue version|1=has an index number of B6 and is in Red or Blue version|2=has an index number of B7 and is in Red or Blue version|3=has an index number of B8 and is in Red or Blue version|4=is in Yellow Version}}, therefore being a {{T|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=Normal|Bird}}}}/{{Type2|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=999|Normal}}}} Pokémon, in its {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=Normal|1=Kabutops fossil|2=Aerodactyl fossil|3=Ghost|4=Yellow}} form|the sprite shown in the infobox, the type showed in the infobox, the type-themed color displays, the base stats entry which is unhidden, the type effectiveness entry which is unhidden, the learnset entries which are unhidden, and the evolution (form change) which is unhidden|day}}

==Previous discussion==
[[Talk:Missingno./Archive 1|Archive 1]] (2 October 2005 - 25 October 2009)

==Split==
Missingno. (Red/Blue) and Missingno. (Yellow) are very different from each other. They should be separate pages. Compare [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_mn.html] and [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_yellow.html]. Also compare [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/RB:115] and [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/Y:115]. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 11:17, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Is there a tag for this? Because I can't find one. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 05:58, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:No. It's still the same glitch, it just manifests different effects in different games. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 06:16, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
::It's really as different as {{p|'M}} and {{p|3TrainerPoké}}, other than the fact that they have the same name. The stats are completely different, Yellow's types are Normal/Glitch whereas RB's types are Bird/Normal, Yellow's Starting moves are Water Gun, Bind, Pay Day whereas RB's starting moves are Water Gun, Water Gun, Sky Attack.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 07:12, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:::We count Missingno.'s Yellow version counterpart as an alternate form here. It's the same species. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 14:00, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
::::But that would make {{p|3TrainerPoké}} an alternate form of {{p|'M}}. The only difference between the relationship of those two, and the relationship of the two Missingno.s is that the Missingno.s have the same name. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]] 06:07, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
:::::And that difference makes all the difference. They're the same species, just as Sandy Cloak and Trash Cloak Wormadam are the same species, or Normal and Defense Deoxys. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 12:12, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
::::::OK fine, but is there any way to have both Bird/Normal and Normal/999 in the top box? [[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]

==More rumours==
Not mentioned on the rumours page is a theory about missingo's origin and why cubone and marowak seem so similar to kangaskhan. The theory is easy to believe even if it comes from a 4chan post. see [http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs043.snc3/13067_211106843303_637453303_3035423_5482389_n.jpg] for a screencap of the argument. --[[User:Iain7|Iain7]] 23:45, 17 December 2009 (GMT)
:There are quite a few problems with that theory, the first being that its speculation and does not belong on the article. Secondly, I don't think it is that complex or time consuming to delete an evolution. Also, Missingno. is completely unrelated to both Kangaskhan and Cubone. Also, if you look at [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation I)|the Hex list]], you'll see that Missingno. has multiple index numbers.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]. Help [[User:SnorlaxMonster/GlitchEvobox|here]] 00:21, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

== Can Yellow Missingno. replicate 128 of an item? ==

I read somewhere that Missingno. in Yellow can replicate 128 of an item, but elsewhere that it cannot. Which is true? [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 17:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
:First another question, can Missingno. (in either game) replicate items when encountered using the [[Mew glitch]]? If no, then it cannot. If yes it might be able to. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
::Never mind, found the answer here: http://forums.glitchcity.info/index.php/topic,5904.0.html. When encountered through the Mew glitch in any of RBY, it will still duplicate items. However, it will only do so in Yellow if the game doesn't freeze. Apparently it will ''always'' freeze in an emulator since it can't detect the glitchy game code properly, unlike a cartridge which has a small chance of not freezing. [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 03:38, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

== Name Capitalization ==

Just wondering, why is MissingNo. spelled with a lowercase N in the article? It doesn't make sense. The "No." is obviously meant to be a separate word from "Missing", so it should be capitalized, just like what has been done to many names of moves and items in Generation IV. Now, before you say ''"But it's never been officially spelled like that!"'', it's ''also'' never been officially spelled with ''any'' lowercase letters, just in all capitals, so the current capitalization that you're using can't be considered officially correct, either. "MissingNo." with a capital N is the most logical capitalization, so why not use it? Also, using the current article's capitalization is just encouraging the common mispronunciation ''"Missing-No"'' instead of ''"Missing-Number"'', how it ''should'' be pronounced.
—[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 07:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:Based on what you just said, your version of the capitalization is no more correct or incorrect than this one. This one just looks better. And based on the fact that nobody's changed it back in the months since I moved the page to this name indicates that the vast majority of Bulbapedia would agree with me. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:14, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::Perhaps even MISSINGNO. would be a better location. But for now, this location is fine. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:24, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::But although the game refers to the 30 odd variations of these glitches as just "MISSINGNO." that doesn't mean we need to change the article names of Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Mewtwo to PIKACHU, BULBASAUR and MEWTWO either. We are a Pokémon encyclopaedia, not a Pokémon mechanics encyclopaedia. I can confirm though that Nintendo does refer to these glitches as "MissingNO" here [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp] --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:31, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::::We don't capitalize the Pokémon names because that's not the right way to spell them. They're in all capitals in the main games, but that's just because that's always how been. I'm sure they would have changed the capitalization format for Pokémon names in Generation IV if it weren't the Generation III compatibility (because that would look extremely weird if all the Pokémon you caught in your DS game had proper capitalization, while any Pokémon you migrated from your GBA games would be in all caps). We've seen Pokémon names spelled with correct capitalization in official places outside of the main games themselves, so it's safe to assume that the correct spelling of Pokémon names isn't in all caps. And you could take Nintendo's quotes as evidence, but they contradict themselves in the spelling. First they call it "MissngNO" with a capital "NO" and no period, and then they call "MissingNo", with the O being lowercase and still no period. Obviously, there's supposed to be a period in its name, so Nintendo's spellings of the name in that particular instance can't be correct. But even if it's not 100% correct, it does provide evidence that "Missing" is separate from "No." and should be capitalized to show that. Think of how some items and moves are spelled in Generation IV that were previously in all caps. SquirtBottle, SolarBeam, DynamicPunch, etc. It's just the most logical way to spell the name. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 15:59, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Yes, a lot of things do use the camelcase to separate two words, but then [[Pokéwalker]] and [[Pokédex]] come up (there are other examples, but that's off the top of my head). Anyway, we won't be calling it MissingNO., but the rule here is that allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun. But when we're quoting the game we keep the original case (as seen in the Pokédex entries). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:07, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::Pokéwalker and Pokédex are made up words, though. They're not two separate words fused together, like Missing and Number. "Missingno." just looks plain weird. It just looks better when written as "MissingNo.", and it implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno". —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 05:19, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Pokéwalker is more two words than Pokédex, but you also have [[Pokégear]]. Anyway, allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun unless otherwise specified. And to me, MissingNo. looks much weirder than Missingno., plus saying that a word looks funny is no excuse. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:28, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
(resetting indent) But the "Poké" in those words isn't a ''real'' word. Typically, words that being with "Poké" just flow together as a brand new word, without any capitalization other than the "P", like ''Pokémon'', ''Pokédex'', etc. Either that, or the "Poké" is a separate word and is followed by a space, in the case of ''Poké Ball'', etc. But anyway, yes, I know that we can't change the spelling based on opinion, which is why I gave another reason; spelling it "MissingNo." implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno", as many people think it is. That, and the fact that Nintendo has spelled it "MissingNO" and "MissingNo", in both cases capitalizing the "No." part. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 14:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:The Nintendo part does however seem unreliable due to the inconsistencies as well as lack of period after MissingNO and MissingNo. This discussion will not be enough to move a page on such a well known topic, especially a featured article, but since an official source decided to separate the two with camelcase, it should be moved. I suggest you take it to the editorial board to see what they think about it. But I do agree with you that "MISSING" and "NO." are separate and that "NO." clearly stands for number, it may not be appropriate to assume that it should be separated by camelcase. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 00:06, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe we could have some sort of community poll? —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 01:23, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:::Bulbapedia is not a democracy. It's a policy somewhere. Anyway, you can make a poll and have people say why they think so, then the EB will review it and decide from their. I have made one below --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

==Moving==
Sign and say why you think it should be moved, kept here. If you vote "move it somewhere else" say where you want it moved to.
===Keep it at [[Missingno.]]===
*Nintendo hates Missingno., so their capitalization of it can hardly be called official. Besides, I think they just spell it "MissingNO." to emphasize the word "no" to subconsciously deter us from abusing the glitch. Plus, it'd look really weird that way. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 19:31, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
*Yeah, I agree, Nintendo can't be trusted in this case. [[User:CuboneKing|Cu]][[User talk:CuboneKing|bo]][[Special:Contributions/CuboneKing|ne]][[Cubone (Pokémon)|King]] 23:48, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
*Me too. - ''unsigned comment from {{u|TORTERRA}} ([[User talk:TORTERRA|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/TORTERRA|contribs]]) ''
*I agree. Nintendo didn't intend for it to be there, so it isn't really an official source. It just wants to get rid of it. Also, I've seen Missingno. used way more. Another thing, please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.[[User:Turtwig A|Turt]][[wig]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 14:51, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
*the no stands for number[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
*Agreed --[[User:Veggieman|veggieman]] [[User talk:Veggieman|(leave a message after the click?)]] 22:51, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

===Move it to [[MissingNo.]]===
[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC) - Nintendo has officially referred to it with a capital "n" in every case, despite other inconsistencies, also stands for Missing Number.

I agree with what many others have said: MissingNo. is a reference to "Missing Number." To have it written in the current format of Missingno. suggests that it is a word of its own or a single word, rather than a contraction of the two words, "Missing Number." Also, Nintendo has officially referred to it as MissingNO. Besides, it's a matter of basic English more than anything else; considering the fact that Nintendo doesn't really consider this an official Pokemon, we can't really go to them for the way it should be written, nor can we competently search for sources on the matter.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 07:42, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 22:41, 10 April 2010 (UTC) - I'm all for the move, as I have stated [[Talk:Missingno.#Name_Capitalization|here]].

I agree with Aureol. What else is No. supposed to be? --[[User:Valorum27|Valorum27]] 22:00, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
:But Missingno. IS a word of its own- the name of a Pokémon. Beedrill is made up of the words bee and drill, and yet we don't spell it BeeDrill. Besides, how do we do this with anything else? We spell it with just the first letter capitalized until OFFICIAL AND RELIABLE sources contradict this! The garbage source SnorlaxMonster gives us means nothing, as it also says that capturing Missingno. is harmful to your game and to fix the graphic scrambling, you have to release Missingno., and if that doesn't work, to restart your game! Bull****! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 22:46, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
::Beedrill is a name that is always spelt Beedrill by official sources (or BEEDRILL on other occasions). Some Pokémon like Ho-Oh are capitalised mid-name, because that's what their names are. All official sources use a capital N; there are NO official sources that use "Missingno.", or anything that is closer to "Missingno." than to "MissingNo.". Regardless of reliability, it is all we have, so it's what we use. If Nintendo/Game Freak/The Pokémon Company International came out and spelled MISSINGNO. differently, we would use that.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 14:35, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
I agree it should be moved to MissingNo. based on spellings from official sources.--[[User:Nintenfreak|Nintenfreak]] 02:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:Have you not been paying attention? There IS no official source. Closest thing we have is one page where it's capitalized 2 different ways! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 10:54, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe you haven't been paying attention. It's OFFICIAL, but not overly RELIABLE; however, more reliable than nothing at all (which is the official sources for its current location).--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:30, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:::"Not overly reliable" is an understatement. It has two different capitalizations on the same friggin' page! And which of those are you considering for this page, anyway? MissingNo or MissingNO? They don't even add the period at the end, which is undeniably part of the name, in either instance. They don't even spell the name correctly, and you want to use one of their two contradiction capitalizations as Missingno.'s official name? I don't think so. And SnorlaxMonster, why are you all of a sudden so for the move? In the section above, you spoke ''against'' the move. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:27, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::::I was against the move before, but I changed my mind and saw that it was more reasonable to go by official sources than to assume. Sure they don't use the period at the end of the name, but I'm not suggesting we move it. I suggesting that we go by the ONLY official source there is. There is no reason to leave it at Missingno. when we have a source (and Wikipedia) spelling it MissingNo. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:38, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::We're going by a source that contradicts itself by using two different capitalizations.... and Wikipedia? The same Wikipedia that decided that not all Pokémon were notable enough for their own articles? The same Wikipedia that some bum off the street can edit? The same Wikipedia that once claimed that Woodrow Wilson invented dental floss, for several consecutive months? ''THAT'' Wikipedia??? Not to mention, your source also claims that the only way to fix the glitched graphics Missingno. sometimes causes is to release it, and if that fails, to restart the game. Says absolutely nothing about looking at another Pokémon's stats. So let's see... Your basis for moving the page is, number one, a source that offers two different capitalizations of the name, which are, for all intents and purposes, misspelled in every instance, and gives false information on how to fix the glitched graphics, and number two, an online encyclopedia that any old bum off the street can come in and edit. When I was in high school, they NEVER allowed us to use Wikipedia as a source for reports. They were always very specific about that. And that source? It's like trusting a small-time fansite that's "revealing" a trick to obtain Pikablu or some PokéGod. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 11:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
:Per nom [[User:Missingno000|欠]][[User talk:Missingno000|番]] 14:28, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree that "Missingno." should be moved to "MissingNo.". A lot of things about this issue were talked, in addition to those things I'd like to add this: some people would said it should be better to move it to "Missing No." because the name doesn't has separation because of the 10 chars space... But... Nintendo wrote MissingNo and MissingNO without the dot, what gave them the chance to write it with the space between Missing and No, but they choose not to do this, that is clearly a way to show us there's no such space separation. They predicted we would discuss MissingNo. name right now and left a hidden message to us: "there's no separation, look here, even with the space left of the dot we haven't wrote it separated!" ;) AND MORE: one time they wrote it MissingNo and just after it they wrote it MissingNO, which was a mental pulse of the writer, a way to mask us that Nintendo doesn't cares about MissingNo.: by leaving the last character of what they wrote one time uppercase and in the other time lowercase they meant "we don't really care about MissingNo. we just write it like we don't care if the o turned out uppercase or lowercase". The uppercase N doesn't changes in the two writings. And my conclusion is that's why it should be called "MissingNo." and no other thing. ^^ From someone who doesn't cares about this discussion but UnderstaND --[[User:Rafaelluik|Rafaelluik]] 06:44, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree. Or they should call it Missing#!--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:46, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

===Move it somewhere else===
Obviously it should be moved to MISSI░░N░▒▒FU▒▒▓▓▓▓ [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 01:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:No, it shouldn't be MissingNo, that's too depressing. MissingYes, however, is definitely better, don't you all agree? {{u|LocoforLudicolo}} 22:11, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
:The 'no.' in MissingNo. means 'number'. Missingno. should be moved to MissingNo..

===While we're at it===
Let's move [[Ash's Pikachu]] to Ash's PIKACHU. After all, all instances of species names are in all-caps. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 01:50, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:I have official merchandise which refers to them as Proper nouns rather than allcaps. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:10, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

===Don't move this page===

What is the point of it? It's just one letter turned to caps, isn't it? Why don't we just make the 8th letter in every article capital? [[User:Breawycker|Breawycker]] 17:14, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
:Because MISSING and NO. are separate words. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 07:38, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
::Unless official sources that care back you up on this, no they're not, not in this case. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:02, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
:::[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp#missingno This] is the official source that specifically separates the two words. Also, while not an official source, Wikipedia is generally tough on accuracy and verifiability and look at their article on {{wp|MissingNo.}}.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 09:53, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

:::Also, why is this a special case assuming there is no source? If there is no source, shouldn't we go to the format that clearly states its meaning as "Missing Number," rather than go to a name that suggests it means something else entirely? According to the way we write, MissingNo. = Missing Number, while Missingno. = some other abbreviation, where "Missingno" is a part of that abbreviation. While, if we wanted to be perfectly correct, we would go and write it out as "Missing No." or "Missing Number," but MissingNo. is far more correct than Missingno., and MissingNo. is recognizable enough. While most of us would see Missingno. as the glitch we're discussing, someone who wasn't aware of Missingno. would look at the name and might not be able to find what it means, while it'd be much easier to deduce that MissingNo. is actually two words instead of one.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 22:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
::::It's name is one word, if only due to the 10char limit for names. Same reason {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} aren't spelled "Feraligator" or "Victreebell" anywhere, least of all here. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 20:31, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Exactly. Its name is Missing + Number, as confirmed by the Japanese name. MissingNo. is the two words forced together to fit the 10 character limit. Nintendo illustrated this fact by capitalizing the N in No. every time that they referred to it. For the same reason, we should too. {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} are spelt like that everywhere, and Nintendo has always referred to them as such (anime, manga, games, TCG, TFG). MissingNo. has only ever been referred to with a capital N. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 11:58, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::But there's a difference. Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno., so they wouldn't care about how they spelled it, would they? Besides, they spell it "MissingNO.", which I think is their not-so-subtle way of trying to dissuade people from going after it. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 18:59, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::That is some terrible speculation. Capitalizing NO is MISSINGNO. does not mean that they are trying to say "No" subliminally to discourage the use of the glitch (if that's what you're trying to say, without ever actually saying it). As for "Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno.", if they did not care about it then they would never have mentioned it. And even if they did not care about it, that would not impact on whether or not they choose to capitalize it in a certain way. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:06, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Well, as it turns out, your "official source" is unreliable, so why should we trust it? First paragraph spells it "MissingNO", second paragraph spells it "MissingNo". Neither one adds the period at the end of Missingno.'s name. Unless we get something consistant and different from a '''''reliable''''' source, the article should stay as is. And as if that weren't enough, this same so-called "reliable" source also says that restarting the game is the only way to fix the scrambled graphics Missingno. causes sometimes. And that the flashing screen happens with burns and freezing as well as poison. Yeah, I don't think so. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 23:04, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::While it is true that it inconsistent, does not use a period and is not very reliable, it is much more reliable that assuming. The "O" changes, but there is always a capital "N". Unless we find a reliable source that uses something other than a capital "N" in "NO.", then the article should stay at the more accurate, logical and official location. Nintendo most likely didn't bother doing a large amount of research into solving the glitch (due to the age of the game), and simply told people to do the obvious approach. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:03, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::Just leave it here, that is the easiest thing to do. Besides it is just a letter.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 16:41, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
We don't work on ease, we work on accuracy. It would be easier to just read Bulbapedia, but we choose to edit. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:16, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
:Yes I agree, we should move it if it's needed, but is it really needed?If something else is more accurate than Missingno,move it, otherwise leave it.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 20:03, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

== The article tends to focus too much on one index number of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow ==

Although variations of glitch Pokémon which use the name "Missingno." do indeed exist in Pokémon Yellow, this does not mean that there is just one [[index number]] of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow. Different Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow commonly use different sprites, different base stats, different cries and have completely different movesets. Not all "yellow Missingno." are of the 999 type either, I think this article needs rewording to address that problem, its not as if there are 5 distinctive forms of Missingno. there are in fact (39*2) in Red/Blue and Yellow alone, not including different language games. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:33, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
:You raise a valid point. However, new comments go at the bottom of talk pages. That said, you are right. We do need information on the other Yellow Missingno. formes... - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:15, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::OK thanks. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 13:24, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

i dont know how to make a new section but when used a gameshark code to make it appear in the wild i caught it then it turned into a rhydon why??[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:23, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
:Its the internal error trap (as Rhydon has an index number of 01) for when the game brings up a new Pokédex entry for an invalid Pokémon. Try capturing it again, so that the "New Pokédex entry" interface doesn't pop up again. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 14:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

== Some possibly helpful questions ==

1. It seems the list of characters in a player's name that can trigger Missingno.'s various forms is not exhaustive. Does anyone know what Pokemon would appear when one of those characters is used in the appropriate spot? It might be useful to have this information in the article, even if it's just a simple "having other characters in these positions will not produce Missingno. but, instead, some other Pokemon to appear".

2. The next one is more of a general programming question regarding this comment: ''Due to the limited space in the Game Boy memory, the programmers decided to use the space where data for wild Pokémon found in the grass is stored (which is completely blank in Viridian City; only Surfing and Fishing data is used) to save the player's name temporarily.'' Are there any other circumstances where a player's name has to be stored into this space? [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] 17:06, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
:1. This page should actually list less of that. That is the [[old man glitch]]. Missingno. is one possible result, so most of this info should be moved there and this to link there as a main article. In addition, Missingno. can be found via the [[Mew glitch]], but this section only explains how it works via the old man glitch. I will fix this after replying.
:2. No, not in Generation I. If there was, that would have been exploited a long time ago. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:52, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
::2. Regarding surfing on land strips, there is another process which could be exploited legitimately, although it is less practical than entering an Old Man battle. It is possible to make a trade within Cinnibar's Lab (as name data is stored within the RAM and recalled after trading) and then surf along any 'coast'. There are several other processes, but realistically unless messing with the RAM itself (e.g. save corruption, select bugs) they would require an external device, e.g. Professor Oak's battle mode used for catching the starter Pikachu and then surfing along a coast without encountering another Pokémon. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 16:31, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

== Missingno.'s exp. group? ==

For such a well-known glitch, I'd think that there would be some sort of investigation on this. Is there such a levelling formula? [[User:Ztobor|Ztobor]] 03:35, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
:It's not a topic of focus when discussion glitches, but from screenshots that I've seen, it appears to be the formula that yields 1000000 at level 100 (like with most Pokémon). [[User:Ultraflame|Ultraflame]] 04:00, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

== Name ==

This page should be moved to its redirect page. {{unsigned|Ethan brendan lucas}}
:We've been discussing it [[Talk:Missingno.#Moving|here]]. --[[User:Zesty Cactus|'''Zesty''']][[User talk:Zesty Cactus|'''Cactus''']] 15:16, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

== Make a verdict already! ==

Okay. If you want to move it, put your name on 11.1. if you don't, add your name on 11.2. I'll count up the votes and see if we should move it. Finally.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 23:59, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
:Umm... that's not how it works. Regular users can't just put an article's future status up to a vote. It'd need to be staff if the vote is to have any real authority. --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 01:12, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
::oh.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:10, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
======Move======
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== Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. ==

When I caught this version in Yellow, it has Normal/Flying type. Tried Thunder at another Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. and it was super effective. Caugh another one and... wtf it was Grass/Poison O.o Another one and... Rock/Water (lol). Too bad that I took picture of only Grass/Poison [http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4414/yellow01.png version] [[User:Marked +-+-+|Marked +-+-+]] 17:52, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
:IIRC the non-000 dex [[hybrid glitch Pokémon#family|family]] MISSINGNO. will derive their types and base stats depending on what was the last Pokémon loaded in memory, though its a ''very'' long time since I've messed with them. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 22:53, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

== Alternate sprite ==

While playing on Pokémon Blue, I ran into Missingno. using the old man glitch. When the battle started it appeared flipped around (facing the other way and to the left) after I attacked it flipped back around like a normal Missingno. but I noticed that this one looked different. I have a picture if it and was wanting to know if it was worth doing anything with it, or giving it to some one. It had the same shape as a normal Missingno. but has a different glitchy pattern.[[User:SchattenMajora|SchattenMajora]] 05:22, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
:This sounds contrived; surely ''somebody'' would have noticed this by now... '''[[User:Hexagon Theory|«hexagon]][[User_talk:Hexagon Theory|THEORY»]]''' 05:25, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
::The Mew glitch went unproven for years. There's no real reason this ''can't'' be true...—[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 01:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

== MissingNo ==

I ink this article and Missingno are the same thing
[[User:4Jmaster|4Jmaster]] 21:35, 24 November 2010 (UTC) 4Jmaster
:They are. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:10, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

== Why don't we move it? ==

I mean, MissingNo.'s in-game name really means "Missing Number," it's as if the game's trying to tell you that the Pokémon you're encountering is missing, and it's index number is 0.
All a Pokémon name is is a permanently nicknamed number, for example, [[Mew]]'s index equivalent is 21. The game thinks "21 used (index number of a move)! It's super effective!" but the game translates it to "[[Mew]] used [[Psychic]]! It's super effective!" To recap what I have just said, as you are probably thinking "What is this kid getting at?" what I mean is, MissingNo.'s name is an abbreviated message, not an actual name.
Cheers!
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 18:47, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
:Wouldn't that be like moving Mew's page to 21 then? →'''[[User:Axxonn|ΑΧΧΟΝΝ]][[User talk:Axxonn|fi]][[Special:Contributions/Axxonn|re]]''' 18:54, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
@Axxonn: Not really. It's like the game knows 21=[[Mew]], or 000=[[Missingno.]] (Or in this case, MissingNo.)
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 01:36, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

Talk:MissingNo.

2010-12-18T18:48:00Z

Alex128: /* Why don't we move it? */ new section

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==Previous discussion==
[[Talk:Missingno./Archive 1|Archive 1]] (2 October 2005 - 25 October 2009)

==Split==
Missingno. (Red/Blue) and Missingno. (Yellow) are very different from each other. They should be separate pages. Compare [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_mn.html] and [http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_yellow.html]. Also compare [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/RB:115] and [http://glitchcity.info/glitchdex/Y:115]. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 11:17, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Is there a tag for this? Because I can't find one. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 05:58, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:No. It's still the same glitch, it just manifests different effects in different games. —'''darklord[[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|trom]]''' 06:16, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
::It's really as different as {{p|'M}} and {{p|3TrainerPoké}}, other than the fact that they have the same name. The stats are completely different, Yellow's types are Normal/Glitch whereas RB's types are Bird/Normal, Yellow's Starting moves are Water Gun, Bind, Pay Day whereas RB's starting moves are Water Gun, Water Gun, Sky Attack.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|SnorlaxMonster]] 07:12, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
:::We count Missingno.'s Yellow version counterpart as an alternate form here. It's the same species. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 14:00, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
::::But that would make {{p|3TrainerPoké}} an alternate form of {{p|'M}}. The only difference between the relationship of those two, and the relationship of the two Missingno.s is that the Missingno.s have the same name. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]] 06:07, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
:::::And that difference makes all the difference. They're the same species, just as Sandy Cloak and Trash Cloak Wormadam are the same species, or Normal and Defense Deoxys. [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] wants YOU! [[User:Missingno. Master/The Order of the Glitch/Bulbapedia Branch|Join the Order of the Glitch!]] [[User talk: Missingno. Master|(my talk page)]] 12:12, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
::::::OK fine, but is there any way to have both Bird/Normal and Normal/999 in the top box? [[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]

==More rumours==
Not mentioned on the rumours page is a theory about missingo's origin and why cubone and marowak seem so similar to kangaskhan. The theory is easy to believe even if it comes from a 4chan post. see [http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs043.snc3/13067_211106843303_637453303_3035423_5482389_n.jpg] for a screencap of the argument. --[[User:Iain7|Iain7]] 23:45, 17 December 2009 (GMT)
:There are quite a few problems with that theory, the first being that its speculation and does not belong on the article. Secondly, I don't think it is that complex or time consuming to delete an evolution. Also, Missingno. is completely unrelated to both Kangaskhan and Cubone. Also, if you look at [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation I)|the Hex list]], you'll see that Missingno. has multiple index numbers.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|Snorlax]][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|Monster]]. Help [[User:SnorlaxMonster/GlitchEvobox|here]] 00:21, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

== Can Yellow Missingno. replicate 128 of an item? ==

I read somewhere that Missingno. in Yellow can replicate 128 of an item, but elsewhere that it cannot. Which is true? [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 17:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
:First another question, can Missingno. (in either game) replicate items when encountered using the [[Mew glitch]]? If no, then it cannot. If yes it might be able to. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:40, 22 February 2010 (UTC)
::Never mind, found the answer here: http://forums.glitchcity.info/index.php/topic,5904.0.html. When encountered through the Mew glitch in any of RBY, it will still duplicate items. However, it will only do so in Yellow if the game doesn't freeze. Apparently it will ''always'' freeze in an emulator since it can't detect the glitchy game code properly, unlike a cartridge which has a small chance of not freezing. [[User:Blueapple128|Blueapple128]] 03:38, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

== Name Capitalization ==

Just wondering, why is MissingNo. spelled with a lowercase N in the article? It doesn't make sense. The "No." is obviously meant to be a separate word from "Missing", so it should be capitalized, just like what has been done to many names of moves and items in Generation IV. Now, before you say ''"But it's never been officially spelled like that!"'', it's ''also'' never been officially spelled with ''any'' lowercase letters, just in all capitals, so the current capitalization that you're using can't be considered officially correct, either. "MissingNo." with a capital N is the most logical capitalization, so why not use it? Also, using the current article's capitalization is just encouraging the common mispronunciation ''"Missing-No"'' instead of ''"Missing-Number"'', how it ''should'' be pronounced.
—[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 07:36, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:Based on what you just said, your version of the capitalization is no more correct or incorrect than this one. This one just looks better. And based on the fact that nobody's changed it back in the months since I moved the page to this name indicates that the vast majority of Bulbapedia would agree with me. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:14, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::Perhaps even MISSINGNO. would be a better location. But for now, this location is fine. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:24, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::But although the game refers to the 30 odd variations of these glitches as just "MISSINGNO." that doesn't mean we need to change the article names of Pikachu, Bulbasaur and Mewtwo to PIKACHU, BULBASAUR and MEWTWO either. We are a Pokémon encyclopaedia, not a Pokémon mechanics encyclopaedia. I can confirm though that Nintendo does refer to these glitches as "MissingNO" here [http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp] --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:31, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
::::We don't capitalize the Pokémon names because that's not the right way to spell them. They're in all capitals in the main games, but that's just because that's always how been. I'm sure they would have changed the capitalization format for Pokémon names in Generation IV if it weren't the Generation III compatibility (because that would look extremely weird if all the Pokémon you caught in your DS game had proper capitalization, while any Pokémon you migrated from your GBA games would be in all caps). We've seen Pokémon names spelled with correct capitalization in official places outside of the main games themselves, so it's safe to assume that the correct spelling of Pokémon names isn't in all caps. And you could take Nintendo's quotes as evidence, but they contradict themselves in the spelling. First they call it "MissngNO" with a capital "NO" and no period, and then they call "MissingNo", with the O being lowercase and still no period. Obviously, there's supposed to be a period in its name, so Nintendo's spellings of the name in that particular instance can't be correct. But even if it's not 100% correct, it does provide evidence that "Missing" is separate from "No." and should be capitalized to show that. Think of how some items and moves are spelled in Generation IV that were previously in all caps. SquirtBottle, SolarBeam, DynamicPunch, etc. It's just the most logical way to spell the name. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 15:59, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Yes, a lot of things do use the camelcase to separate two words, but then [[Pokéwalker]] and [[Pokédex]] come up (there are other examples, but that's off the top of my head). Anyway, we won't be calling it MissingNO., but the rule here is that allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun. But when we're quoting the game we keep the original case (as seen in the Pokédex entries). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:07, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::Pokéwalker and Pokédex are made up words, though. They're not two separate words fused together, like Missing and Number. "Missingno." just looks plain weird. It just looks better when written as "MissingNo.", and it implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno". —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 05:19, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::Pokéwalker is more two words than Pokédex, but you also have [[Pokégear]]. Anyway, allcaps in the games goes to Proper noun unless otherwise specified. And to me, MissingNo. looks much weirder than Missingno., plus saying that a word looks funny is no excuse. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:28, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
(resetting indent) But the "Poké" in those words isn't a ''real'' word. Typically, words that being with "Poké" just flow together as a brand new word, without any capitalization other than the "P", like ''Pokémon'', ''Pokédex'', etc. Either that, or the "Poké" is a separate word and is followed by a space, in the case of ''Poké Ball'', etc. But anyway, yes, I know that we can't change the spelling based on opinion, which is why I gave another reason; spelling it "MissingNo." implies that it's "Missing Number", ''not'' "Missingno", as many people think it is. That, and the fact that Nintendo has spelled it "MissingNO" and "MissingNo", in both cases capitalizing the "No." part. —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 14:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
:The Nintendo part does however seem unreliable due to the inconsistencies as well as lack of period after MissingNO and MissingNo. This discussion will not be enough to move a page on such a well known topic, especially a featured article, but since an official source decided to separate the two with camelcase, it should be moved. I suggest you take it to the editorial board to see what they think about it. But I do agree with you that "MISSING" and "NO." are separate and that "NO." clearly stands for number, it may not be appropriate to assume that it should be separated by camelcase. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 00:06, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe we could have some sort of community poll? —[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 01:23, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:::Bulbapedia is not a democracy. It's a policy somewhere. Anyway, you can make a poll and have people say why they think so, then the EB will review it and decide from their. I have made one below --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

==Moving==
Sign and say why you think it should be moved, kept here. If you vote "move it somewhere else" say where you want it moved to.
===Keep it at [[Missingno.]]===
*Nintendo hates Missingno., so their capitalization of it can hardly be called official. Besides, I think they just spell it "MissingNO." to emphasize the word "no" to subconsciously deter us from abusing the glitch. Plus, it'd look really weird that way. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 19:31, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
*Yeah, I agree, Nintendo can't be trusted in this case. [[User:CuboneKing|Cu]][[User talk:CuboneKing|bo]][[Special:Contributions/CuboneKing|ne]][[Cubone (Pokémon)|King]] 23:48, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
*Me too. - ''unsigned comment from {{u|TORTERRA}} ([[User talk:TORTERRA|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/TORTERRA|contribs]]) ''
*I agree. Nintendo didn't intend for it to be there, so it isn't really an official source. It just wants to get rid of it. Also, I've seen Missingno. used way more. Another thing, please sign your comments with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.[[User:Turtwig A|Turt]][[wig]] [[Turtwig (Pokémon)|A]] ([[User talk:Turtwig A|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Turtwig A|contribs]]) 14:51, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
*the no stands for number[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
*Agreed --[[User:Veggieman|veggieman]] [[User talk:Veggieman|(leave a message after the click?)]] 22:51, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

===Move it to [[MissingNo.]]===
[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 01:46, 8 April 2010 (UTC) - Nintendo has officially referred to it with a capital "n" in every case, despite other inconsistencies, also stands for Missing Number.

I agree with what many others have said: MissingNo. is a reference to "Missing Number." To have it written in the current format of Missingno. suggests that it is a word of its own or a single word, rather than a contraction of the two words, "Missing Number." Also, Nintendo has officially referred to it as MissingNO. Besides, it's a matter of basic English more than anything else; considering the fact that Nintendo doesn't really consider this an official Pokemon, we can't really go to them for the way it should be written, nor can we competently search for sources on the matter.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 07:42, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

[[User:Tyeforce|Tyeforce]] 22:41, 10 April 2010 (UTC) - I'm all for the move, as I have stated [[Talk:Missingno.#Name_Capitalization|here]].

I agree with Aureol. What else is No. supposed to be? --[[User:Valorum27|Valorum27]] 22:00, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
:But Missingno. IS a word of its own- the name of a Pokémon. Beedrill is made up of the words bee and drill, and yet we don't spell it BeeDrill. Besides, how do we do this with anything else? We spell it with just the first letter capitalized until OFFICIAL AND RELIABLE sources contradict this! The garbage source SnorlaxMonster gives us means nothing, as it also says that capturing Missingno. is harmful to your game and to fix the graphic scrambling, you have to release Missingno., and if that doesn't work, to restart your game! Bull****! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 22:46, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
::Beedrill is a name that is always spelt Beedrill by official sources (or BEEDRILL on other occasions). Some Pokémon like Ho-Oh are capitalised mid-name, because that's what their names are. All official sources use a capital N; there are NO official sources that use "Missingno.", or anything that is closer to "Missingno." than to "MissingNo.". Regardless of reliability, it is all we have, so it's what we use. If Nintendo/Game Freak/The Pokémon Company International came out and spelled MISSINGNO. differently, we would use that.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 14:35, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
I agree it should be moved to MissingNo. based on spellings from official sources.--[[User:Nintenfreak|Nintenfreak]] 02:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:Have you not been paying attention? There IS no official source. Closest thing we have is one page where it's capitalized 2 different ways! - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 10:54, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
::Maybe you haven't been paying attention. It's OFFICIAL, but not overly RELIABLE; however, more reliable than nothing at all (which is the official sources for its current location).--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:30, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
:::"Not overly reliable" is an understatement. It has two different capitalizations on the same friggin' page! And which of those are you considering for this page, anyway? MissingNo or MissingNO? They don't even add the period at the end, which is undeniably part of the name, in either instance. They don't even spell the name correctly, and you want to use one of their two contradiction capitalizations as Missingno.'s official name? I don't think so. And SnorlaxMonster, why are you all of a sudden so for the move? In the section above, you spoke ''against'' the move. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:27, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::::I was against the move before, but I changed my mind and saw that it was more reasonable to go by official sources than to assume. Sure they don't use the period at the end of the name, but I'm not suggesting we move it. I suggesting that we go by the ONLY official source there is. There is no reason to leave it at Missingno. when we have a source (and Wikipedia) spelling it MissingNo. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:38, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
::::::We're going by a source that contradicts itself by using two different capitalizations.... and Wikipedia? The same Wikipedia that decided that not all Pokémon were notable enough for their own articles? The same Wikipedia that some bum off the street can edit? The same Wikipedia that once claimed that Woodrow Wilson invented dental floss, for several consecutive months? ''THAT'' Wikipedia??? Not to mention, your source also claims that the only way to fix the glitched graphics Missingno. sometimes causes is to release it, and if that fails, to restart the game. Says absolutely nothing about looking at another Pokémon's stats. So let's see... Your basis for moving the page is, number one, a source that offers two different capitalizations of the name, which are, for all intents and purposes, misspelled in every instance, and gives false information on how to fix the glitched graphics, and number two, an online encyclopedia that any old bum off the street can come in and edit. When I was in high school, they NEVER allowed us to use Wikipedia as a source for reports. They were always very specific about that. And that source? It's like trusting a small-time fansite that's "revealing" a trick to obtain Pikablu or some PokéGod. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 11:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
:Per nom [[User:Missingno000|欠]][[User talk:Missingno000|番]] 14:28, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree that "Missingno." should be moved to "MissingNo.". A lot of things about this issue were talked, in addition to those things I'd like to add this: some people would said it should be better to move it to "Missing No." because the name doesn't has separation because of the 10 chars space... But... Nintendo wrote MissingNo and MissingNO without the dot, what gave them the chance to write it with the space between Missing and No, but they choose not to do this, that is clearly a way to show us there's no such space separation. They predicted we would discuss MissingNo. name right now and left a hidden message to us: "there's no separation, look here, even with the space left of the dot we haven't wrote it separated!" ;) AND MORE: one time they wrote it MissingNo and just after it they wrote it MissingNO, which was a mental pulse of the writer, a way to mask us that Nintendo doesn't cares about MissingNo.: by leaving the last character of what they wrote one time uppercase and in the other time lowercase they meant "we don't really care about MissingNo. we just write it like we don't care if the o turned out uppercase or lowercase". The uppercase N doesn't changes in the two writings. And my conclusion is that's why it should be called "MissingNo." and no other thing. ^^ From someone who doesn't cares about this discussion but UnderstaND --[[User:Rafaelluik|Rafaelluik]] 06:44, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
:I agree. Or they should call it Missing#!--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:46, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

===Move it somewhere else===
Obviously it should be moved to MISSI░░N░▒▒FU▒▒▓▓▓▓ [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 01:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:No, it shouldn't be MissingNo, that's too depressing. MissingYes, however, is definitely better, don't you all agree? {{u|LocoforLudicolo}} 22:11, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
:The 'no.' in MissingNo. means 'number'. Missingno. should be moved to MissingNo..

===While we're at it===
Let's move [[Ash's Pikachu]] to Ash's PIKACHU. After all, all instances of species names are in all-caps. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 01:50, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
:I have official merchandise which refers to them as Proper nouns rather than allcaps. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:10, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

===Don't move this page===

What is the point of it? It's just one letter turned to caps, isn't it? Why don't we just make the 8th letter in every article capital? [[User:Breawycker|Breawycker]] 17:14, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
:Because MISSING and NO. are separate words. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 07:38, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
::Unless official sources that care back you up on this, no they're not, not in this case. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 12:02, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
:::[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp#missingno This] is the official source that specifically separates the two words. Also, while not an official source, Wikipedia is generally tough on accuracy and verifiability and look at their article on {{wp|MissingNo.}}.--[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 09:53, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

:::Also, why is this a special case assuming there is no source? If there is no source, shouldn't we go to the format that clearly states its meaning as "Missing Number," rather than go to a name that suggests it means something else entirely? According to the way we write, MissingNo. = Missing Number, while Missingno. = some other abbreviation, where "Missingno" is a part of that abbreviation. While, if we wanted to be perfectly correct, we would go and write it out as "Missing No." or "Missing Number," but MissingNo. is far more correct than Missingno., and MissingNo. is recognizable enough. While most of us would see Missingno. as the glitch we're discussing, someone who wasn't aware of Missingno. would look at the name and might not be able to find what it means, while it'd be much easier to deduce that MissingNo. is actually two words instead of one.--[[User:Aureol|Aureol]] 22:45, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
::::It's name is one word, if only due to the 10char limit for names. Same reason {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} aren't spelled "Feraligator" or "Victreebell" anywhere, least of all here. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 20:31, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::Exactly. Its name is Missing + Number, as confirmed by the Japanese name. MissingNo. is the two words forced together to fit the 10 character limit. Nintendo illustrated this fact by capitalizing the N in No. every time that they referred to it. For the same reason, we should too. {{p|Feraligatr}} and {{p|Victreebel}} are spelt like that everywhere, and Nintendo has always referred to them as such (anime, manga, games, TCG, TFG). MissingNo. has only ever been referred to with a capital N. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 11:58, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::But there's a difference. Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno., so they wouldn't care about how they spelled it, would they? Besides, they spell it "MissingNO.", which I think is their not-so-subtle way of trying to dissuade people from going after it. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 18:59, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::That is some terrible speculation. Capitalizing NO is MISSINGNO. does not mean that they are trying to say "No" subliminally to discourage the use of the glitch (if that's what you're trying to say, without ever actually saying it). As for "Nintendo doesn't care about Missingno.", if they did not care about it then they would never have mentioned it. And even if they did not care about it, that would not impact on whether or not they choose to capitalize it in a certain way. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:06, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
::::::::Well, as it turns out, your "official source" is unreliable, so why should we trust it? First paragraph spells it "MissingNO", second paragraph spells it "MissingNo". Neither one adds the period at the end of Missingno.'s name. Unless we get something consistant and different from a '''''reliable''''' source, the article should stay as is. And as if that weren't enough, this same so-called "reliable" source also says that restarting the game is the only way to fix the scrambled graphics Missingno. causes sometimes. And that the flashing screen happens with burns and freezing as well as poison. Yeah, I don't think so. - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 23:04, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
:::::::::While it is true that it inconsistent, does not use a period and is not very reliable, it is much more reliable that assuming. The "O" changes, but there is always a capital "N". Unless we find a reliable source that uses something other than a capital "N" in "NO.", then the article should stay at the more accurate, logical and official location. Nintendo most likely didn't bother doing a large amount of research into solving the glitch (due to the age of the game), and simply told people to do the obvious approach. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 02:03, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
::::::::::Just leave it here, that is the easiest thing to do. Besides it is just a letter.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 16:41, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
We don't work on ease, we work on accuracy. It would be easier to just read Bulbapedia, but we choose to edit. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:16, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
:Yes I agree, we should move it if it's needed, but is it really needed?If something else is more accurate than Missingno,move it, otherwise leave it.--[[User:Spysrg|theMEWTHREEspy]] 20:03, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

== The article tends to focus too much on one index number of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow ==

Although variations of glitch Pokémon which use the name "Missingno." do indeed exist in Pokémon Yellow, this does not mean that there is just one [[index number]] of Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow. Different Missingno. in Pokémon Yellow commonly use different sprites, different base stats, different cries and have completely different movesets. Not all "yellow Missingno." are of the 999 type either, I think this article needs rewording to address that problem, its not as if there are 5 distinctive forms of Missingno. there are in fact (39*2) in Red/Blue and Yellow alone, not including different language games. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 12:33, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
:You raise a valid point. However, new comments go at the bottom of talk pages. That said, you are right. We do need information on the other Yellow Missingno. formes... - ''unsigned comment from [[User:Missingno. Master|Missingno. Master]] ([[User talk:Missingno. Master|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Missingno._Master|contribs]])'' 13:15, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
::OK thanks. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 13:24, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

i dont know how to make a new section but when used a gameshark code to make it appear in the wild i caught it then it turned into a rhydon why??[[User:ArceusLX|arceusLX leveled up!]] 01:23, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
:Its the internal error trap (as Rhydon has an index number of 01) for when the game brings up a new Pokédex entry for an invalid Pokémon. Try capturing it again, so that the "New Pokédex entry" interface doesn't pop up again. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 14:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

== Some possibly helpful questions ==

1. It seems the list of characters in a player's name that can trigger Missingno.'s various forms is not exhaustive. Does anyone know what Pokemon would appear when one of those characters is used in the appropriate spot? It might be useful to have this information in the article, even if it's just a simple "having other characters in these positions will not produce Missingno. but, instead, some other Pokemon to appear".

2. The next one is more of a general programming question regarding this comment: ''Due to the limited space in the Game Boy memory, the programmers decided to use the space where data for wild Pokémon found in the grass is stored (which is completely blank in Viridian City; only Surfing and Fishing data is used) to save the player's name temporarily.'' Are there any other circumstances where a player's name has to be stored into this space? [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] 17:06, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
:1. This page should actually list less of that. That is the [[old man glitch]]. Missingno. is one possible result, so most of this info should be moved there and this to link there as a main article. In addition, Missingno. can be found via the [[Mew glitch]], but this section only explains how it works via the old man glitch. I will fix this after replying.
:2. No, not in Generation I. If there was, that would have been exploited a long time ago. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:52, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
::2. Regarding surfing on land strips, there is another process which could be exploited legitimately, although it is less practical than entering an Old Man battle. It is possible to make a trade within Cinnibar's Lab (as name data is stored within the RAM and recalled after trading) and then surf along any 'coast'. There are several other processes, but realistically unless messing with the RAM itself (e.g. save corruption, select bugs) they would require an external device, e.g. Professor Oak's battle mode used for catching the starter Pikachu and then surfing along a coast without encountering another Pokémon. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 16:31, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

== Missingno.'s exp. group? ==

For such a well-known glitch, I'd think that there would be some sort of investigation on this. Is there such a levelling formula? [[User:Ztobor|Ztobor]] 03:35, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
:It's not a topic of focus when discussion glitches, but from screenshots that I've seen, it appears to be the formula that yields 1000000 at level 100 (like with most Pokémon). [[User:Ultraflame|Ultraflame]] 04:00, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

== Name ==

This page should be moved to its redirect page. {{unsigned|Ethan brendan lucas}}
:We've been discussing it [[Talk:Missingno.#Moving|here]]. --[[User:Zesty Cactus|'''Zesty''']][[User talk:Zesty Cactus|'''Cactus''']] 15:16, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

== Make a verdict already! ==

Okay. If you want to move it, put your name on 11.1. if you don't, add your name on 11.2. I'll count up the votes and see if we should move it. Finally.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 23:59, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
:Umm... that's not how it works. Regular users can't just put an article's future status up to a vote. It'd need to be staff if the vote is to have any real authority. --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] 01:12, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
::oh.--[[User:Ethan brendan lucas|Ethan brendan lucas]] 19:10, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
======Move======
Ethan brendan lucas
======Don't Move======

== Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. ==

When I caught this version in Yellow, it has Normal/Flying type. Tried Thunder at another Aerodactyl fossil MissingNo. and it was super effective. Caugh another one and... wtf it was Grass/Poison O.o Another one and... Rock/Water (lol). Too bad that I took picture of only Grass/Poison [http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4414/yellow01.png version] [[User:Marked +-+-+|Marked +-+-+]] 17:52, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
:IIRC the non-000 dex [[hybrid glitch Pokémon#family|family]] MISSINGNO. will derive their types and base stats depending on what was the last Pokémon loaded in memory, though its a ''very'' long time since I've messed with them. --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 22:53, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

== Alternate sprite ==

While playing on Pokémon Blue, I ran into Missingno. using the old man glitch. When the battle started it appeared flipped around (facing the other way and to the left) after I attacked it flipped back around like a normal Missingno. but I noticed that this one looked different. I have a picture if it and was wanting to know if it was worth doing anything with it, or giving it to some one. It had the same shape as a normal Missingno. but has a different glitchy pattern.[[User:SchattenMajora|SchattenMajora]] 05:22, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
:This sounds contrived; surely ''somebody'' would have noticed this by now... '''[[User:Hexagon Theory|«hexagon]][[User_talk:Hexagon Theory|THEORY»]]''' 05:25, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
::The Mew glitch went unproven for years. There's no real reason this ''can't'' be true...—[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 01:21, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

== MissingNo ==

I ink this article and Missingno are the same thing
[[User:4Jmaster|4Jmaster]] 21:35, 24 November 2010 (UTC) 4Jmaster
:They are. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:10, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

== Why don't we move it? ==

I mean, MissingNo.'s in-game name really means "Missing Number," it's as if the game's trying to tell you that the Pokémon you're encountering is missing, and it's index number is 0.
All a Pokémon name is is a permanently nicknamed number, for example, [[Mew]]'s index equivalent is 21. The game thinks "21 used (index number of a move)! It's super effective!" but the game translates it to "[[Mew]] used [[Psychic]]! It's super effective!" To recap what I have just said, as you are probably thinking "What is this kid getting at?" what I mean is, MissingNo.'s name is an abbreviated message, not an actual name.
Cheers!
[[User:Alex128|Alex128]] 18:47, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

MissingNo.

2010-12-18T14:24:58Z

Alex128: /* Glitches caused */

{{Featured}}
{{move|MissingNo.}}
{{GlitchPkmnInfobox
| name=Missingno.
| jname=けつばん
| tmname=Ketsuban
| image={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=Missingno_RB|1=Spr 1b 141 f|2=Spr 1b 142 f|3=Ghost_I|4=Missingno_Y}}.png
| size=80
| caption=Missingno.'s {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=Normal|1={{p|Kabutops}} fossil|2={{p|Aerodactyl}} fossil|3=Ghost|4=Yellow}} form
| ndex=000
| typen=4
| type1=Bird
| type2=Normal
| type3=Normal
| type4=999
| disptype1=Unknown
| disptype4=Unknown
| form1=Red/Blue
| form2=Yellow
| species=???
| height-ftin=10'0"
| height-m=3.0
| weight-lbs=3507.2
| weight-kg=1590.8
| games={{3v2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}
| hex=1F, 20, 32, 34, 38, 3D, 3E, 43, 44, 45, 4F, 50, 51, 56, 57, 5E, 5F, 73, 79, 7A, 7F, 86, 87, 89, 8C, 92, 9C, 9F, A0, A1, A2, AC, AE, AF, B5, {{tt|B6|Kabutops fossil Missingno.}}, {{tt|B7|Aerodactyl fossil Missingno.}}, {{tt|B8|Ghost Missingno.}}
| mewspecial=31, 32, 50, 52, 56, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 79, 80, 81, 86, 87, 94, 95, 115, 121, 122, 127, 134, 135, 137, 140, 146, 156, 159, 160, 161, 162, 172, 174, 175, 181, {{tt|182|Kabutops fossil Missingno.}}, {{tt|183|Aerodactyl fossil Missingno.}}, {{tt|184|Ghost Missingno.}}
| oldmanchar=''(end of name marker)'', G, H, J, M, S, T, :, ], a, b, c, m, o, p, v, {{tt|w|Kabutops fossil Missingno.}}, {{tt|x|Aerodactyl fossil Missingno.}}, {{tt|y|Ghost Missingno.}}
| catchrate=3
| generation=1
| gen1equivexists=no
}}

'''Missingno.''' (Japanese: '''けつばん''' ''Ketsuban'') is a dual-type {{2t|Bird|Normal}} [[glitch Pokémon]] in {{v2|Red and Blue|s}}, and a dual-type {{2t|Normal|999}} [[glitch Pokémon]] in {{v|Yellow}}. Due to the ease of which it can be found, it is one of the best-known glitch Pokémon.

In later generations, other glitch Pokémon are referred to as "a Missingno.", despite there being little relation to the one found in {{v2|Red and Blue|s}} or {{v|Yellow}}.

Missingno.'s cry is the game's equivalent of a "blank" cry: a {{p|Nidoran♂}}'s voice with a pitch of 0 and no echo. However, a few Missingno. have different cries.

If Missingno.'s Pokédex data is viewed, it will consist of a very long string of glitchy sounds, much like [[.4]] or [[h POKé]]'s entries. However, unlike their entries, Missingno.'s does not lock up the game.

==Forms==
[[File:Missingno.png|thumb|right|220px|The five forms of Missingno. (clockwise from left: normal, Ghost, Aerodactyl, Yellow, Kabutops)]]

===Normal form===
Missingno. normal form has a sprite that is a strange block of glitched pixels in a backward-L shape. Due to the larger number of characters that can be used to make it appear, it is the most common form. Normal form is exclusive to {{2v|Red|Blue}}.
* This form appears through the [[old man glitch]] if the character in the third, fifth, or seventh slot of the player's name is the end of name marker, G, H, J, M, S, T, :, ], a, b, c, m, o, p, or v.
* This form appears through the [[Mew glitch]] with a {{stat|special}} stat of 31, 32, 50, 52, 56, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 79, 80, 81, 86, 87, 94, 95, 115, 121, 122, 127, 134, 135, 137, 140, 146, 156, 159, 160, 161, 162, 172, 174, 175 or 181.

==={{p|Kabutops}} [[fossil]] form===
Missingno. {{p|Kabutops}} fossil form uses the sprite of the {{p|Kabutops}} fossil found in the [[Pewter Museum of Science]].
* This form appears through the [[old man glitch]] if w is the character in the third, fifth, or seventh slot of the player's chosen name.
* This form appears through the [[Mew glitch]] with a {{stat|special}} stat of 182.

==={{p|Aerodactyl}} [[fossil]] form===
Missingno. {{p|Aerodactyl}} fossil form uses the sprite of the {{p|Aerodactyl}} fossil found in the [[Pewter Museum of Science]].
* This form appears through the [[old man glitch]] if x is the character in the third, fifth, or seventh slot of the player's chosen name.
* This form appears through the [[Mew glitch]] with a {{stat|special}} stat of 183.

===[[Literal ghost|Ghost]] form===
Missingno. Ghost form uses the sprite of the [[Literal ghost|Ghost]] found in [[Pokémon Tower]] if the player does not have the [[Silph Scope]].
* This form appears through the [[old man glitch]] if y is the character in the third, fifth, or seventh slot of the player's chosen name.
* This form appears through the [[Mew glitch]] with a {{stat|special}} stat of 184.

==={{v|Yellow}} form===
Missingno. {{v|Yellow}} form is {{2t|Normal|999}}, whereas Missingno. forms in {{2v|Red|Blue}} are {{2t|Bird|Normal}}. It uses the palette of {{p|Pikachu}}, and so appears as a yellow and red glitched box. It also causes glitches that Missingno. in {{2v|Red|Blue}} did not. If caught, it will cause graphical glitches, possibly rendering the player invisible and making duplicates of the player and all other on-screen characters walk in random locations on the screen. Yellow form is exclusive to {{v|Yellow}}.
* This form does not appear through the [[old man glitch]], as the old man glitch was removed in {{v|Yellow}}.
* This form appears through the [[Mew glitch]] with a {{stat|special}} stat of 31, 32, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69 or 86.

==Glitches caused==
[[Image:Halloffameglitches.png|thumb|right|160px|Examples of corrupted Hall of Fame entries.]]
Missingno.'s appearance in-battle allows the [[Item duplication glitch#Missingno. item duplication glitch|item duplication glitch]], which increases the number of items in the 6th bag slot by 255 if caught, or 128 if not caught.

Encountering Missingno. has been known to interfere with the save game data in various ways, such as adversely affecting the [[Hall of Fame]] saved data and (if its stats are viewed) messing with some graphics until the stats of a normal Pokémon are viewed. When a trainer battles with Missingno. in their [[party]], both the Trainer sprite and their Pokémon's sprites will be scrambled, and all other sprites will be reversed. However, to reverse these effects, a trainer must view the [[stats]] of a non-glitch [[Pokémon]].

==Trading Missingno.==
Missingno. can be traded from Red and Blue into {{game|Yellow}}, but cannot be traded forward through the [[Time Capsule]] into {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. In Yellow, Missingno. levels down to level 1 if it gains any experience, and cannot grow any higher. The only way to use a Missingno. at a different level in battle is to use a [[link cable]] to battle between two games.

In the trade center, Missingno., due to its [[index number]], appears as many different [[Generation II]] Pokémon from the perspective of {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, most commonly {{p|Tyrogue}} (due to the common name of ASH in Generation I). For a full list of the Generation II Pokémon Missingno. can appear as, see [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation I)]]. If the player tries to trade Missingno., a message will appear stating "''Your <name> appears abnormal''." and the trade will automatically be cancelled. Rarely, if a Missingno. is successfully traded, it will become the Pokémon it was said to be, and act normally (though it will retain any and all moves it had as a Missingno.). At this point, it only may be traded back into the Generation I game while the player is still in the Time Capsule (where it will again become a Missingno.), as if the player leaves, the Generation II game will detect it as a {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} and not allow the player to enter the Time Capsule.

==In {{Eng|Pokémon Stadium}}==
When viewed in {{Eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, Missingno. will appear as a {{m|substitute}} doll, while in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], Missingno. will show up as a {{p|Ditto}}, and if the game is saved via Stadium 2, will then become a Ditto permanently. Capturing Missingno. in the [[Game Boy Tower]] in Pokémon Stadium may cause the cartridge to become unable to be played with Pokémon Stadium.

==Nintendo on Missingno.==
Nintendo has an official description of Missingno. listed in their Customer Service troubleshooting section:

<blockquote>"MissingNO is a programming quirk, and not a real part of the game. When you get this, your game can perform strangely, and the [[#Glitches caused|graphics will often become scrambled]]. The MissingNO Pokémon is most often found after you perform the [[Old man glitch|Fight Safari Zone Pokémon trick]].

To fix the scrambled graphics, try releasing the MissingNo Pokémon. If the problem persists, the only solution is to re-start your game. This means erasing your current game and starting a brand new one." <ref name="NintendoTroubleshooting">[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp#missingno Nintendo - Consumer Service]</ref></blockquote>

Nintendo was incorrect on the method for fixing graphical issues; releasing Missingno. does not fix the graphics. The actual way to fix these issues is to view the Pokédex data or stat page of a [[Hybrid glitch Pokémon]] or official Pokémon.

==Game data==
===Pokédex entry===
[[Image:MissingnoPokedex3.PNG|thumb|center|Missingno.'s [[Pokédex]] data]]

===Game locations===
{{AvailabilityGlitch|
type={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=Normal|unknown}}|
type2={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=unknown|Normal}}|
gen=1 |
rbrarity=[[Glitch]] |
rbarea=[[Old man glitch]], [[Mew glitch]] |
yrarity=[[Glitch]] |
yarea=[[Mew glitch]]|
}}

{| width="100%" class="collapsible"
|
===Base stats===
|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=expandable|collapsible}}"
|
====In Red/Blue====
For the typical Bird/Normal type Missingno. associated with the end name marker with an [[index number]] of 80:

|-
|
{{stats/GenI |
HP=33 |
Attack=136 |
Defense=0 |
Special=6 |
Speed=29 |
type=unknown |
type2=normal }}

|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
====In Yellow====
|-
|
{{stats/GenI |
HP=178 |
Attack=19 |
Defense=11 |
Special=23 |
Speed=0 |
type=normal |
type2=unknown }}
|}

{| width="100%" class="collapsible"
|

===Type effectiveness===
|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=expandable|collapsible}}"
|
====In Red/Blue====
|-
|
{{RBY Type effectiveness|
type1=unknown|
type2=Normal|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting=200 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 0 |
Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
notes=yes|
glitch=primary}}

|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
====In Yellow====
|-
|
{{RBY Type effectiveness|
type1=Normal|
type2=unknown|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting=200 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 0 |
Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
notes=yes|
glitch=secondary}}
|}

===Learnset===
{| width="100%" class="collapsible"
|
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
=====Normal form=====
|-
|
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Missingno.|glitch|normal|1|5}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Water Gun|Water|40|100|25}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Water Gun|Water|40|100|25}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Sky Attack|Flying|140|90|5}}
{{learnlist/level1|136|Pound|Normal|40|100|35||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Missingno.|glitch|normal|1|5}}
|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|1=collapsible|2=collapsible|3=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
=====Kabutops fossil, Aerodactyl fossil and Ghost forms=====
|-
|
The leveling up learnset of the Kabutops fossil, Aerodactyl fossil and Ghost forms are the same as the Pokémon whose data was accessed last.
|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
=====Yellow form=====
|-
|
{{learnlist/levelh|Missigno.|Normal|unknown|1|5}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Pay Day|Normal|40|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Bind|Normal|15|75|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Water Gun|Water|40|100|25}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Missigno.|Normal|unknown|1|5}}
|}

{| width="100%" class="collapsible"
|
====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
=====Normal form=====
|-
|
{{learnlist/tmh|Missingno.|glitch|normal|1|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM01|Mega Punch|Normal|80|85|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM02|Razor Wind|Normal|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM03|Swords Dance|Normal|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM05|Mega Kick|Normal|100|75|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM06|Toxic|Poison|—|85|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM09|Take Down|Normal|90|85|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM10|Double-Edge|Normal|120|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM11|BubbleBeam|Water|65|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM13|Ice Beam|Ice|95|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM14|Blizzard|Ice|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM17|Submission|Fighting|80|80|25}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM19|Seismic Toss|Fighting|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM20|Rage|Normal|20|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM25|Thunder|Electric|120|70|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM26|Earthquake|Ground|100|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM27|Fissure|Ground|—|30|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM29|Psychic|Psychic|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM30|Teleport|Psychic|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM43|Sky Attack|Flying|140|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM44|Rest|Psychic|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM45|Thunder Wave|Electric|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM49|Tri Attack|Normal|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM50|Substitute|Normal|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|HM01|Cut|Normal|50|95|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|HM02|Fly|Flying|70|95|15}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Missingno.|glitch|normal|1|5}}
|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|1=collapsible|2=collapsible|3=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
=====Kabutops fossil, Aerodactyl fossil and Ghost forms=====
|-
|
The TM/HM learnset of the Kabutops fossil, Aerodactyl fossil and Ghost forms are the same as the Pokémon whose data was accessed last.
|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|4=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
=====Yellow form=====
|-
|
{{learnlist/tmh|Missingno.|normal|glitch|1|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1null}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Missingno.|normal|glitch|1|5}}
|}

{| width="100%" class="collapsible"
|

===Evolution===

|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|0=collapsible|4=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
|-
|
{{GlitchEvobox/Formes
|sprite1=Missingno_RB
|name1=Missingno.
|forme1=RGB
|loc1=Most index nos.
|type1-1=Bird
|type2-1=Normal
|disptype1-1=unknown
|sprite2=Missingno_Y
|forme2=Yellow
|loc2=Most index nos.
|type1-2=Normal
|type2-2=999
|disptype2-2=unknown}}

|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|3=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
|-
|
{{GlitchEvobox/Formes
|sprite1=Ghost_I
|name1=Missingno.
|forme1=Ghost
|loc1=182
|type1-1=Bird
|type2-1=Normal
|disptype1-1=unknown}}

|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|2=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
|-
|
{{GlitchEvobox/Formes
|sprite1=Spr 1b 142 f
|name1=Missingno.
|forme1=Aerodactyl fossil
|loc1=183
|type1-1=Bird
|type2-1=Normal
|disptype1-1=unknown}}

|- class="{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: z}} mod 5}}|1=collapsible|expandable}}"
|
|-
|
{{GlitchEvobox/Formes
|sprite1=Spr 1b 141 f
|name1=Missingno.
|forme1=Kabutops fossil
|loc1=184
|type1-1=Bird
|type2-1=Normal
|disptype1-1=unknown}}
|}

==Trivia==
* If counted among normal Pokémon, the typical 'normal form' Missingno. have the highest {{stat|Attack}} [[base stat]] of all valid Pokémon in {{v2|Red and Blue|s}}. This is the ninth highest of all Pokémon, not including other glitch Pokémon as of [[Generation IV]].
** Likewise, the 'normal form' Missingno. have the lowest {{stat|Defense}} base stat of any Pokémon, again not including other glitch Pokémon and the third lowest {{stat|Speed}} base stat in {{v2|Red and Blue|s}}.
*** The {{g|Yellow}} normal form Missingno. have 0 base speed. This ties with various [[Generation I]] glitch Pokémon for the lowest base Speed stat.
* Missingno. is much [[List of Pokémon by weight|heavier]] than any regular Pokémon. Missingno. is about four times heavier than [['M]]. Missingno. is about half the weight of [[h POKé]], the heaviest known Pokémon of any kind.
* Missingno.'s height is 10'0". [['M]] is more than twice as tall as Missingno. This makes Missingno. the [[List of Pokémon by height|19th tallest Pokémon]] when compared to non-glitch Pokémon.
* In its normal form, it has the same learnset as [['M]], except that 'M cannot learn {{m|Substitute}} via [[TM50]].
* In 2010, Missingno. was entered into GameFAQs' 8th annual Character Battle. It advanced to the third round by defeating {{wp|Crono}} and {{smw|Yoshi}}, but later lost to {{wp|Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)|Sephiroth}}.
* 'Normal form' Missingno.'s stats in {{v2|Red and Blue|s}} are actually determined by the [[Party|parties]] of several {{tc|Burglar}}s, read as base stats.

==Name origin==
Missingno.'s English and Japanese names are both derived from "missing number", a reference to its number as 000, the missing number before 001, {{p|Bulbasaur}}.

==External links==
* {{wp|MissingNo.|Article on Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.blue-reflections.net/ragecandybar/projects/missingno/ RAGECANDYBAR MissingNo. Project]

==References==
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{{GlitchPkmn}}
{{Project Glitchdex notice}}

[[Category:Glitch Pokémon]]
[[Category:Glitches]]

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:''For the {{p|Charizard}} [[Hybrid Glitch Pokémon|hybrid]] of the same name, see [[Charizard 'M]].''
----
{{GlitchPkmnInfobox
| name='M
| jname=
| tmname=
| image=Missingno RB.png
| size=80
| caption='M
| ndex=000
| species=ゥRpゥRh
| typen=2
| type1=Bird
| disptype1=unknown
| type2=Normal
| height-ftin=23'0"
| height-m=7.0
| weight-lbs=880.6
| weight-kg=399.4
| games={{game|Red and Blue|s}}
| hex=00
| mewspecial=N/A
| oldmanchar= Any<ref>[http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_m.html 'M on TR's Rockin]''Team Rocket Fansite'' URL Accessed Febuary 13, 2010</ref>
| generation=1
| gen1equivexists=yes
| gen1equivname=3TrainerPoké
| gen1equiv=Y
| hybridof=
| catchrate=3
}}

''''M''' is a dual-type {{2t|Bird|Normal}} [[Glitch Pokémon]].

'M is the "sister" glitch counterpart to [[Missingno.]], and is found in the [[Pokémon]] {{2v2|Red|Blue}} [[Game Boy]] {{pkmn|games}}, much like its "brother", [[Missingno.]]. This glitch Pokémon should not be confused with [[Missingno.]]. They are two different glitch Pokémon with different garbled Pokédex entries. It is most commonly called "'M", since the apostrophe and capital letter M are the only typographical characters in its name - its real name 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. 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.

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 [[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 {{game|Red and Blue|s}} 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 {{p|Kangaskhan}} while Missingno. cannot. (Its evolution is not random: 'M's identifier is 0 and Kangaskhan's is 2.)<ref>[http://www.trsrockin.com/hexlist.html R/B Hex List] ''Team Rocket Fansite'' URL Accessed July 27, 2006</ref> Missingno.'s cry differs between a shortened version of {{p|Nidoran♂}}'s cry, {{p|Ditto}}'s cry, and {{p|Dragonair}}'s cry, whereas 'M's cry is a slightly different version of {{p|Zapdos}}'s cry. If 'M is traded to the {{v|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.).

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===
[[File:ApostropheM.png|thumb|center|'M's [[Pokédex]] data, seen using a [[cheat|cheating device]]]]

===Game locations===
{{AvailabilityGlitch|
type=unknown |
type2=Normal |
gen=1 |
rbrarity=[[Glitch Pokémon|Glitch]] |
rbarea=[[Old man glitch]] |
yrarity=[[Glitch Pokémon|Glitch]] |
yarea=Trade from {{game3|Red and Blue|Red/Blue|s}} (becomes [[3TrainerPoké]])|
}}

===Base stats===
{{stats/GenI |
HP=33 |
Attack=137 |
Defense=0 |
Special=29 |
Speed=6 |
type=unknown |
type2=Normal }}

===Type effectiveness===
{{RBY Type effectiveness|
type1=unknown|
type2=Normal|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting=200 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 0 |
Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
notes=yes|
glitch=primary}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Water Gun|Water|40|100|25}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Water Gun|Water|40|100|25}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Sky Attack|Flying|140|90|5}}
{{learnlist/level1|136|Pound|Normal|40|100|35||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM01|Mega Punch|Normal|80|85|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM02|Razor Wind|Normal|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM03|Swords Dance|Normal|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM05|Mega Kick|Normal|100|75|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM06|Toxic|Poison|—|85|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM09|Take Down|Normal|90|85|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM10|Double-Edge|Normal|120|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM11|BubbleBeam|Water|65|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM13|Ice Beam|Ice|95|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM14|Blizzard|Ice|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM17|Submission|Fighting|80|80|25}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM19|Seismic Toss|Fighting|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM20|Rage|Normal|20|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM25|Thunder|Electric|120|70|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM26|Earthquake|Ground|100|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM27|Fissure|Ground|—|30|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM29|Psychic|Psychic|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM30|Teleport|Psychic|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM43|Sky Attack|Flying|140|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM44|Rest|Psychic|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM45|Thunder Wave|Electric|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM49|Tri Attack|Normal|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|HM01|Cut|Normal|50|95|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|HM02|Fly|Flying|70|95|15}}
{{learnlist/tmf|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}

==Evolution==

{{GlitchEvobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=Missingno RB
|name1='M
|type1-1=Bird
|type2-1=Normal
|evotype1=Level
|level1=0
|sprite2=115
|name2=Kangaskhan
|type1-2=Normal
|evotype1a=Level
|level1a=128
|sprite2a=035
|name2a=Clefairy
|type1-2a=Normal
|evotype2a=Stone
|evostone2a=Moon Stone
|sprite3a=036
|name3a=Clefable
|type1-3a=Normal}}


==In Pokémon Stadium==
'M and [[Missingno.]] can be uploaded to {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, and (if the game doesn't freeze) will look like Substitute dolls (small {{p|Rhydon}} or {{p|Kangaskhan}}-like figures that appear when a Pokémon uses {{m|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 <ref>[http://www.console-cheats.com/nintendo64/PokemonStadium.shtml Pokémon Stadium Cheats] ''Console Cheats'' URL Accessed July 23, 2006</ref>

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

==In Generation II==
'M cannot be traded to {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} because it supposedly does not exist in the second generation. In the trade center, 'M appears as a {{p|Slowpoke}} or {{p|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. <ref>[http://pages.prodigy.net/maryjorhodes/codespok.htm Code Pok] ''Prodigy.net'' URL Accessed July 23, 2006</ref> '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 {{p|Ditto}}. <ref>[http://www.funtrivia.com/en/VideoGames/Pokemon-RedBlueYellow*-13505.html Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow] ''Fun Trivia'' URL Accessed July 23, 2006</ref>

==Trivia==
* 'M's height is 23'0<nowiki>''</nowiki>. If it were compared to all other regular Pokémon in terms of height, it would be the [[List of Pokémon by height|4th tallest Pokémon]], tied with {{p|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 [[List of Pokémon by weight|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 {{m|Pound}}, and 'M is incompatible with {{TM|50|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 {{p|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.
* 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.
*Before 'M is encountered, the black screen before the battle initiates is noticably longer.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://glitchcity.info/wiki/index.php/GlitchDex/RB:000 At Glitch City Laboratories]
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_m.html At TR Rose's Glitch Dex]

{{GlitchPkmn}} 
{{Project Glitchdex notice}}

[[Category:Glitch Pokémon]]
[[Category:Glitches]]

[[fr:'M]]

'M (00)

2010-12-18T02:04:19Z

Alex128: /* Intro */

:''For the {{p|Charizard}} [[Hybrid Glitch Pokémon|hybrid]] of the same name, see [[Charizard 'M]].''
----
{{GlitchPkmnInfobox
| name='M
| jname=
| tmname=
| image=Missingno RB.png
| size=80
| caption='M
| ndex=000
| species=ゥRpゥRh
| typen=2
| type1=Bird
| disptype1=unknown
| type2=Normal
| height-ftin=23'0"
| height-m=7.0
| weight-lbs=880.6
| weight-kg=399.4
| games={{game|Red and Blue|s}}
| hex=00
| mewspecial=N/A
| oldmanchar= Any<ref>[http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_m.html 'M on TR's Rockin]''Team Rocket Fansite'' URL Accessed Febuary 13, 2010</ref>
| generation=1
| gen1equivexists=yes
| gen1equivname=3TrainerPoké
| gen1equiv=Y
| hybridof=
| catchrate=3
}}

''''M''' is a dual-type {{2t|Bird|Normal}} [[Glitch Pokémon]].

'M is the "sister" glitch counterpart to [[Missingno.]], and is found in the [[Pokémon]] {{2v2|Red|Blue}} [[Game Boy]] {{pkmn|games}}, much like its "brother", [[Missingno.]]. This glitch Pokémon should not be confused with [[Missingno.]]. They are two different glitch Pokémon with different garbled Pokédex entries? It is most commonly called "'M", since the apostrophe and capital letter M are the only typographical characters in its name - its real name 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. 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.

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 [[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 {{game|Red and Blue|s}} 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 {{p|Kangaskhan}} while Missingno. cannot. (Its evolution is not random: 'M's identifier is 0 and Kangaskhan's is 2.)<ref>[http://www.trsrockin.com/hexlist.html R/B Hex List] ''Team Rocket Fansite'' URL Accessed July 27, 2006</ref> Missingno.'s cry differs between a shortened version of {{p|Nidoran♂}}'s cry, {{p|Ditto}}'s cry, and {{p|Dragonair}}'s cry, whereas 'M's cry is a slightly different version of {{p|Zapdos}}'s cry. If 'M is traded to the {{v|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.).

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===
[[File:ApostropheM.png|thumb|center|'M's [[Pokédex]] data, seen using a [[cheat|cheating device]]]]

===Game locations===
{{AvailabilityGlitch|
type=unknown |
type2=Normal |
gen=1 |
rbrarity=[[Glitch Pokémon|Glitch]] |
rbarea=[[Old man glitch]] |
yrarity=[[Glitch Pokémon|Glitch]] |
yarea=Trade from {{game3|Red and Blue|Red/Blue|s}} (becomes [[3TrainerPoké]])|
}}

===Base stats===
{{stats/GenI |
HP=33 |
Attack=137 |
Defense=0 |
Special=29 |
Speed=6 |
type=unknown |
type2=Normal }}

===Type effectiveness===
{{RBY Type effectiveness|
type1=unknown|
type2=Normal|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting=200 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 0 |
Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
notes=yes|
glitch=primary}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Water Gun|Water|40|100|25}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Water Gun|Water|40|100|25}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Sky Attack|Flying|140|90|5}}
{{learnlist/level1|136|Pound|Normal|40|100|35||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM01|Mega Punch|Normal|80|85|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM02|Razor Wind|Normal|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM03|Swords Dance|Normal|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM05|Mega Kick|Normal|100|75|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM06|Toxic|Poison|—|85|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM09|Take Down|Normal|90|85|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM10|Double-Edge|Normal|120|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM11|BubbleBeam|Water|65|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM13|Ice Beam|Ice|95|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM14|Blizzard|Ice|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM17|Submission|Fighting|80|80|25}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM19|Seismic Toss|Fighting|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM20|Rage|Normal|20|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM25|Thunder|Electric|120|70|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM26|Earthquake|Ground|100|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM27|Fissure|Ground|—|30|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM29|Psychic|Psychic|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM30|Teleport|Psychic|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM43|Sky Attack|Flying|140|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM44|Rest|Psychic|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM45|Thunder Wave|Electric|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM49|Tri Attack|Normal|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|HM01|Cut|Normal|50|95|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|HM02|Fly|Flying|70|95|15}}
{{learnlist/tmf|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}

==Evolution==

{{GlitchEvobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=Missingno RB
|name1='M
|type1-1=Bird
|type2-1=Normal
|evotype1=Level
|level1=0
|sprite2=115
|name2=Kangaskhan
|type1-2=Normal
|evotype1a=Level
|level1a=128
|sprite2a=035
|name2a=Clefairy
|type1-2a=Normal
|evotype2a=Stone
|evostone2a=Moon Stone
|sprite3a=036
|name3a=Clefable
|type1-3a=Normal}}


==In Pokémon Stadium==
'M and [[Missingno.]] can be uploaded to {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, and (if the game doesn't freeze) will look like Substitute dolls (small {{p|Rhydon}} or {{p|Kangaskhan}}-like figures that appear when a Pokémon uses {{m|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 <ref>[http://www.console-cheats.com/nintendo64/PokemonStadium.shtml Pokémon Stadium Cheats] ''Console Cheats'' URL Accessed July 23, 2006</ref>

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

==In Generation II==
'M cannot be traded to {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} because it supposedly does not exist in the second generation. In the trade center, 'M appears as a {{p|Slowpoke}} or {{p|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. <ref>[http://pages.prodigy.net/maryjorhodes/codespok.htm Code Pok] ''Prodigy.net'' URL Accessed July 23, 2006</ref> '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 {{p|Ditto}}. <ref>[http://www.funtrivia.com/en/VideoGames/Pokemon-RedBlueYellow*-13505.html Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow] ''Fun Trivia'' URL Accessed July 23, 2006</ref>

==Trivia==
* 'M's height is 23'0<nowiki>''</nowiki>. If it were compared to all other regular Pokémon in terms of height, it would be the [[List of Pokémon by height|4th tallest Pokémon]], tied with {{p|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 [[List of Pokémon by weight|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 {{m|Pound}}, and 'M is incompatible with {{TM|50|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 {{p|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.
* 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.
*Before 'M is encountered, the black screen before the battle initiates is noticably longer.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://glitchcity.info/wiki/index.php/GlitchDex/RB:000 At Glitch City Laboratories]
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_m.html At TR Rose's Glitch Dex]

{{GlitchPkmn}} 
{{Project Glitchdex notice}}

[[Category:Glitch Pokémon]]
[[Category:Glitches]]

[[fr:'M]]

'M (00)

2010-12-18T02:03:30Z

Alex128: /* Intro */

:''For the {{p|Charizard}} [[Hybrid Glitch Pokémon|hybrid]] of the same name, see [[Charizard 'M]].''
----
{{GlitchPkmnInfobox
| name='M
| jname=
| tmname=
| image=Missingno RB.png
| size=80
| caption='M
| ndex=000
| species=ゥRpゥRh
| typen=2
| type1=Bird
| disptype1=unknown
| type2=Normal
| height-ftin=23'0"
| height-m=7.0
| weight-lbs=880.6
| weight-kg=399.4
| games={{game|Red and Blue|s}}
| hex=00
| mewspecial=N/A
| oldmanchar= Any<ref>[http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_m.html 'M on TR's Rockin]''Team Rocket Fansite'' URL Accessed Febuary 13, 2010</ref>
| generation=1
| gen1equivexists=yes
| gen1equivname=3TrainerPoké
| gen1equiv=Y
| hybridof=
| catchrate=3
}}

''''M''' is a dual-type {{2t|Bird|Normal}} [[Glitch Pokémon]].

'M is the "sister" glitch counterpart to [[Missingno.]], and is found in the [[Pokémon]] {{2v2|Red|Blue}} [[Game Boy]] {{pkmn|games}}, much like its "brother", [[Missingno.]]. This glitch Pokémon should not be confused with [[Missingno.]]. They are two different glitch Pokémon with different garbled Pokédex entries It is most commonly called "'M", since the apostrophe and capital letter M are the only typographical characters in its name - its real name 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. 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.

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 [[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 {{game|Red and Blue|s}} 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 {{p|Kangaskhan}} while Missingno. cannot. (Its evolution is not random: 'M's identifier is 0 and Kangaskhan's is 2.)<ref>[http://www.trsrockin.com/hexlist.html R/B Hex List] ''Team Rocket Fansite'' URL Accessed July 27, 2006</ref> Missingno.'s cry differs between a shortened version of {{p|Nidoran♂}}'s cry, {{p|Ditto}}'s cry, and {{p|Dragonair}}'s cry, whereas 'M's cry is a slightly different version of {{p|Zapdos}}'s cry. If 'M is traded to the {{v|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.).

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===
[[File:ApostropheM.png|thumb|center|'M's [[Pokédex]] data, seen using a [[cheat|cheating device]]]]

===Game locations===
{{AvailabilityGlitch|
type=unknown |
type2=Normal |
gen=1 |
rbrarity=[[Glitch Pokémon|Glitch]] |
rbarea=[[Old man glitch]] |
yrarity=[[Glitch Pokémon|Glitch]] |
yarea=Trade from {{game3|Red and Blue|Red/Blue|s}} (becomes [[3TrainerPoké]])|
}}

===Base stats===
{{stats/GenI |
HP=33 |
Attack=137 |
Defense=0 |
Special=29 |
Speed=6 |
type=unknown |
type2=Normal }}

===Type effectiveness===
{{RBY Type effectiveness|
type1=unknown|
type2=Normal|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting=200 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 0 |
Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
notes=yes|
glitch=primary}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Water Gun|Water|40|100|25}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Water Gun|Water|40|100|25}}
{{learnlist/level1|Start|Sky Attack|Flying|140|90|5}}
{{learnlist/level1|136|Pound|Normal|40|100|35||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM01|Mega Punch|Normal|80|85|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM02|Razor Wind|Normal|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM03|Swords Dance|Normal|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM05|Mega Kick|Normal|100|75|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM06|Toxic|Poison|—|85|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM09|Take Down|Normal|90|85|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM10|Double-Edge|Normal|120|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM11|BubbleBeam|Water|65|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM13|Ice Beam|Ice|95|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM14|Blizzard|Ice|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM17|Submission|Fighting|80|80|25}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM19|Seismic Toss|Fighting|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM20|Rage|Normal|20|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM25|Thunder|Electric|120|70|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM26|Earthquake|Ground|100|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM27|Fissure|Ground|—|30|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM29|Psychic|Psychic|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM30|Teleport|Psychic|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM43|Sky Attack|Flying|140|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM44|Rest|Psychic|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM45|Thunder Wave|Electric|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm1|TM49|Tri Attack|Normal|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|HM01|Cut|Normal|50|95|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm1|HM02|Fly|Flying|70|95|15}}
{{learnlist/tmf|'M|glitch|normal|1|5}}

==Evolution==

{{GlitchEvobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=Missingno RB
|name1='M
|type1-1=Bird
|type2-1=Normal
|evotype1=Level
|level1=0
|sprite2=115
|name2=Kangaskhan
|type1-2=Normal
|evotype1a=Level
|level1a=128
|sprite2a=035
|name2a=Clefairy
|type1-2a=Normal
|evotype2a=Stone
|evostone2a=Moon Stone
|sprite3a=036
|name3a=Clefable
|type1-3a=Normal}}


==In Pokémon Stadium==
'M and [[Missingno.]] can be uploaded to {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, and (if the game doesn't freeze) will look like Substitute dolls (small {{p|Rhydon}} or {{p|Kangaskhan}}-like figures that appear when a Pokémon uses {{m|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 <ref>[http://www.console-cheats.com/nintendo64/PokemonStadium.shtml Pokémon Stadium Cheats] ''Console Cheats'' URL Accessed July 23, 2006</ref>

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

==In Generation II==
'M cannot be traded to {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} because it supposedly does not exist in the second generation. In the trade center, 'M appears as a {{p|Slowpoke}} or {{p|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. <ref>[http://pages.prodigy.net/maryjorhodes/codespok.htm Code Pok] ''Prodigy.net'' URL Accessed July 23, 2006</ref> '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 {{p|Ditto}}. <ref>[http://www.funtrivia.com/en/VideoGames/Pokemon-RedBlueYellow*-13505.html Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow] ''Fun Trivia'' URL Accessed July 23, 2006</ref>

==Trivia==
* 'M's height is 23'0<nowiki>''</nowiki>. If it were compared to all other regular Pokémon in terms of height, it would be the [[List of Pokémon by height|4th tallest Pokémon]], tied with {{p|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 [[List of Pokémon by weight|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 {{m|Pound}}, and 'M is incompatible with {{TM|50|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 {{p|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.
* 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.
*Before 'M is encountered, the black screen before the battle initiates is noticably longer.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://glitchcity.info/wiki/index.php/GlitchDex/RB:000 At Glitch City Laboratories]
*[http://www.trsrockin.com/dex_m.html At TR Rose's Glitch Dex]

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