Mew glitch

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A wild Mew being found using the Mew glitch

The Mew Glitch is a software bug in the Generation I Game Boy Games. This glitch is famous because it allows you to get catch any Pokémon in the game, most notably Mew, without a GameShark or other hacking device -- and method #3 allows you to catch ANY Pokémon in the game (even rare, previously unknown glitchy Pokémon such as LM4 and X - x.)Below are the methods on acquiring Mew in the Generation I Game Boy Games.

Method #1

To acquire Mew at the earliest point possible in the game, one must not have defeated the Youngster with the Lv. 17 Slowpoke on Route 25 or the Junior Trainer (the one who says "I saw your feat from the grass" when you begin a battle with him) on Route 24 in the grass. It is prudent to save before doing this. Defeat Nugget Bridge as per the usual, battling your way to the Youngster but do not engage a battle with him.

Return to Route 24 and catch or trade over an Abra. Place the Abra in your party if it isn't, then return to Route 24 if you were not there already. Stand in front the Junior Trainer, but out of range of his sight. Move down until he sees you, but when he does, immediately press START. Then use Teleport with your new Abra. If done correctly, the trainer should get the indicative exclamation mark as you Teleport.

Notice your menu will not work. Head North to the Youngster and battle him. Do not battle anything or anyone else or talk to anyone before you do. This includes the Youngster. You must engage in battle by him seeing you, not by walking towards him. This will cause a lock-up.

After defeating the Youngster, Teleport to Cerulean City. Prepare yourself with Poké Balls and go North to the Nugget Bridge. Once you reach the bridge, your start menu should appear. Press the B button and you should begin a battle against a Lv. 7 Mew, which is not difficult to catch.

Method #2

Go to the gambler just east of Saffron City, in front of the Underground Tunnel entrance. Go north of him so that he is just off screen, and then as you walk south one step, just before he sees you, press start immediately. If he saw you, try over again. If it worked, the menu will appear and you will be able to Fly, Dig, or Teleport (flying is easiest). Fly to Cerulean City and while you are flying the exclamation point that usually appears ontop of a trainer will appear. Go to route 24 and defeat the trainer with one Slowpoke. Make sure he walks up to you, or the game will freeze. Defeat his Slowpoke, then fly to Lavender Town and walk west. Mew will appear.

Method #3

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LM4 is just one of hundreds of normal and glitched Pokémon that can be found using method #3

Go to the Gambler just east of Saffron City, OR go to either the biker in western route 14 or the one just below him (there are two of them together). Have the trainer off screen, walk up to him and immidiately press start before the trainer can see you. Then fly to Fucshia City. Go east to route 15 and make sure a Pokémon with a special stat of 21 is with you. Have that Pokémon first in your party. Battle a trainer (ANY trainer in the game) and then run into a wild Ditto, and make sure it transforms into your Pokémon with the 21 special stat. Then defeat the ditto. After this, do not run into any other wild Pokémon and do not battle any other trainers. Go back to the route where the trainer you originally evaded is located (for the gambler, east of Saffron, for the bikers, route 14). Press B and Mew will appear. Method #3 can be used to catch any Pokémon in the game, even Missingno. in the Yellow version. For example, in the Red/Blue versions, if a Pokémon with a special stat of 198 is used, a glitch called "LM4" will appear instead of Mew. (See [1])

(Important note: in the Red/Blue versions, Ditto will be found in Route 15. In the Yellow version, Ditto will be found in the Cinnabar Island Mansion's basement. Due to this, players in the Yellow version should NOT go to Route 15, but instead go to the Cinnabar Island Mansion's basement. It is recommened to bring an escape rope or repel to use immidiately after seeing Ditto, so that the player won't mess up the glitch by seeing the wrong Pokémon.)

Overview

The glitch in fact works as follows: Any trainer can be used for the first section (Junior Trainer), as long as the trainer can be engaged with by them getting an exclamation point above their heads. Any movement move (Teleport, Dig, Fly) can be used to trigger the glitch. For the Youngster, any Pokémon will do as long as it can be fought without walking up to a trainer. To finish off the glitch, you must return to the route of the trainer you "evaded". The Pokémon that you will find wild is dependent on the Special stat of the Pokémon you last faced (wild or from the trainer), and so using a Pokémon with the Special you need and finding a Ditto that transforms will produce an identical effect. For the record, the required Special stat for Mew is 21 (This is based on hexadecimal numbers, so you can get the appropriate number for a different Pokémon from a hacking device code list, then translate it to decimal).

External Links

• Video of Method #2 on Google Video