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==Related items==
==Related items==
===Mist Stone===
===Mist Stone===
Also, there was a rumor about the Mist Stone, an item that was said to evolve every single Pokémon, and there were many different ways to obtain it.<!-- One rumor was that having six PokéGods in the [[party]] and buying 99 of each [[evolutionary stone]] will allow the player to obtain the Mist Stone. -->
Also, there was a rumor about the Mist Stone, an item that was said to evolve every single Pokémon, and there were many different ways to obtain it.<!-- One rumor was that having six PokéGods in the [[party]] and buying 99 of each [[evolutionary stone]] will allow the player to obtain the Mist Stone.
One of the ways that were reviewed was defeating The Games Elite Four 5x then talking to Prof.Oak to obtain it for a job well done
Another way is for Evolving 5 [[p|pikachu]] then talking to Prof.Oak
A way that could happen is to beat Red using a LV.50 [[p|pikachu]]-->


==External Links==
==External Links==

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PokéGods is a term used to refer to a certain group of fake Pokémon whose Pokédex numbers were greater than 150 and were supposedly obtainable in the Generation I games. The term was in popular use among fans in the late 1990s and into the new millennium, as the Gold and Silver versions were in development. The concept was very much discussed and disputed over on various forum websites at the time, and many edited screenshots were passed off as real to try to "prove" the case.

Most PokéGods were said to be near-invincible, while a few were only considered hidden, "bonus" Pokémon. Codes and cheats to obtain these Pokémon were widely distributed. The cheats usually involved doing odd tasks that could take hours at a time, such as beating the Pokémon League a predetermined number of times, usually with set Pokémon.

Origin

Rumors of the so-called "PokéGods" are thought to have originated with Mew, the mysterious Pokémon about whom very little was known at the time. The lack of information led to speculation and rumors on how to obtain Mew, including the infamous truck rumor.

Similar rumors circulated as new Generation II Pokémon began to be revealed (Marill in particular), resulting in fans declaring these new Pokémon to be PokéGods. Rumors spread of other PokéGods with no basis in fact as well; most were evolutions of already fully-evolved Pokémon, or different versions of existing Pokémon. Fake cheats and codes for obtaining these PokéGods in Red and Blue versions were widely distributed for years, even after the release of Gold and Silver.

List of PokéGods

Many different PokéGods surfaced among the rumors, from various different origins. A list of the most well-known ones can be found below.

Real Pokémon dubbed as PokéGods

Evolutions of previously-existing Pokémon

PokéGods with no canon basis

  • Millenium
  • Anthrax
  • Mysterio
  • Apocalypse
  • Ruin
  • Psybir
  • Psybird, evolution of Psybir
  • Doomsay
  • Doomsday, evolution of Doomsay
  • Tricket
  • Hifishi
  • Pokémaniac
  • Tyranticus
  • Primator
  • Psyke
  • Wizwar
  • The Unidentified Dragon

Other PokéGods

Some of these "PokéGods" were actually glitch Pokémon who were able to be encountered or otherwise obtained through cheating. Additionally, one other well-known "PokéGod" was Venustoise, which originally appeared in The Ghost of Maiden's Peak as a gag. Two other "PokéGods" originated as April Fools Day jokes—Yoshi (claimed to be the evolution of Dragonite by Expert Gamer magazine) and Luigi (claimed to be the evolution of Lickitung by the official Nintendo website).

Related items

Mist Stone

Also, there was a rumor about the Mist Stone, an item that was said to evolve every single Pokémon, and there were many different ways to obtain it.

External Links

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