This thread is not to be confused with the glitch Pokemon thread.
Generation 1 is well known for being full of glitches. Generation 1 glitches range from minor text glitches to insane exploits that can even reprogram the game. This is due to the excessively minimum amount of error handlers in place.
Today, I have a few simple glitches to share, along with instructions. I'll update this list as I see fit. Contributions are more than welcome (see the NOTE at the end).*
And now lastly, the infamous Mew Glitch.
Contributions to the list are listed below.
From the user Random Passerby:
From the user Lyse:
From the user Youngster Joey44:
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Leave a comment below.
NOTE: leave instructions if you're going to contribute to the list!
*Glitch City will not be listed because it's already well-known.
Generation 1 is well known for being full of glitches. Generation 1 glitches range from minor text glitches to insane exploits that can even reprogram the game. This is due to the excessively minimum amount of error handlers in place.
Today, I have a few simple glitches to share, along with instructions. I'll update this list as I see fit. Contributions are more than welcome (see the NOTE at the end).*
This one is extremely simple. Cut down a tree. Save your game where the tree was. Reload your game, and you're standing on top of a tree.
In certain circumstances, you'll notice an NPC randomly moves for a moment. One such instance occurs at the entrance to Cinnabar Gym. All you have to do is approach the door from the right while you don't have the gym key.
When in the hotel found in Celadon city, if you walk to the far east of the room (up against the wall), face up, and press A, you'll access an invisible PC.
When attempting to enter cycling road without a bicycle, a guard will stop you and dialogue opens. Hold left while the dialogue box is still open, and finish the conversation. You should be able to walk to the left after the conversation ends.
Focus energy quarters the crit ratio in generation 1 games instead of increasing it. This was fixed in Pokemon Stadium.
This glitch requires the move transform to occur. Having Ditto, Mew, or glitch Pokemon A transform, the player must switch the position of the first attack (post-transformation) with the last attack. The battle must then be ended. Now, Ditto, Mew, or A will have no moves, with -- as the only option. -- has no PP and cannot be used without cheating.
Pokemon that only evolve using evolutionary stones can instead evolve via level up under certain conditions. Finishing a battle using specific Pokemon will apply the effect of an evolutionary stone to any Pokemon that leveled up during the battle. Exeggutor corresponds to moon stone, Psyduck corresponds to leaf stone, Growlithe corresponds to thunderstone, and Onix corresponds to water stone.
If a level 1 Pokemon in the medium-slow growth group receives experience points, it instantly jumps to level 100. The Mew Glitch can be used to acquire Pokemon at level 1.
Using a Pokedoll against the ghost Marowak in Lavender Town's tower ends the battle and removes the ghost Marowak.
While in the first stage of fly or dig, if the Pokemon hurts itself from confusion or cannot move from paralysis, it will completely ignore damage from the opposing Pokemon. This effect remains until the battle ends, the Pokemon is switched out, or Pokemon finishes a "charging" attack.
If a badly poisoned Pokemon is also afflicted with leech seed, leech seed will deal the same damage as the toxic damage.
And now lastly, the infamous Mew Glitch.
This glitch requires a little setup. This is the easiest method, and also the extended version. First and foremost, you must still be able to battle the trainer sitting in the grass to the left of nugget bridge (nugget bridge is to the North of Cerulean City). Next, you must still be able to battle trainers on route 15. Lastly, you need a Pokemon with fly, and a Pokemon with a specific special stat.
Approach the nugget bridge trainer from the north, remaining out of eye contact. Align yourself so when you take one step down, you'll be seen by the trainer. As you step down, open the menu simultaneously and fly to Fuchsia City. Walk to route 15 (you'll notice you can no longer open your menu), and battle any trainer. Leave at least a step of space between yourself and the route 15 trainer. Afterwards, head to the grass and walk around until a wild Ditto appears. Switch in your Pokemon with the specific special stat, having Ditto transform into it. Defeat the transformed Ditto with any Pokemon.
Now you should fly back to Cerulean City and head back to nugget bridge. As soon as you step onto the route, your menu will open. Press B, and a wild Pokemon battle should begin.
Some fun special stats for this glitch can be found here.
Approach the nugget bridge trainer from the north, remaining out of eye contact. Align yourself so when you take one step down, you'll be seen by the trainer. As you step down, open the menu simultaneously and fly to Fuchsia City. Walk to route 15 (you'll notice you can no longer open your menu), and battle any trainer. Leave at least a step of space between yourself and the route 15 trainer. Afterwards, head to the grass and walk around until a wild Ditto appears. Switch in your Pokemon with the specific special stat, having Ditto transform into it. Defeat the transformed Ditto with any Pokemon.
Now you should fly back to Cerulean City and head back to nugget bridge. As soon as you step onto the route, your menu will open. Press B, and a wild Pokemon battle should begin.
Some fun special stats for this glitch can be found here.
Contributions to the list are listed below.
From the user Random Passerby:
If you deposit healthy Pokemon into your PC but leave only fainted Pokemon in your party, you can walk around a few steps before blacking out. After looking it up, I discovered you can save your game and reset the game to reset the step count before blackout, allowing you to possibly enter a trainer battle with fainted Pokemon.
If you defeat your rival on route 22 and still do not have any Pokemon registered as caught aside from your starter, you can return to Oak's laboratory and receive more free Pokeballs from Oak. You must not have any Pokeballs in your inventory for this to work, so I suggest depositing them into your PC. Oak's text will glitch.
To perform this glitch, you must stand one tile above and to the left of the sailor guarding the harbor, take a step right and hit the Start button at the same time, save and reset. After verifying that the player is facing right and without moving, use Surf. This will somehow trick the game into thinking the Sailor is a Surf-able tile and you can get past him and get to another screen. There, you can return to the ship or Surf right to find the infamous truck.
If the player lures an NPC onto the path that Professor Oak takes to bring the player to the laboratory, Professor Oak and the player will walk right over and through her.
From the user Lyse:
First use agility, then use wrap. (I haven't personally tested this one)
If hyper beam KOs the opponent, there will not be a recharge turn.
Because critical hits were determined by speed, you have a 100% chance to critical hit with moves such as slash and bubblebeam from Pokemon such as Persian.
From the user Youngster Joey44:
1. Have only 1 Pokemon in your party.
2. Get yourself poisoned (Route 6 has Oddish w/PoisonPowder in Red).
3. Go in the Safari Zone.
4. Immediately exit.
5. When the guy asks if you want to leave, say "No."
6. Save and reset.
7. Go out of the Safari Zone. No one will say anything to you. Go outside the building to Fuchsia City.
8. You have 500 steps to walk until the PA calls you. Make sure your poisoned Pokemon doesn't faint!
9. Go to anywhere with a ledge.
10. On your 500th step, be jumping over the ledge. Saving and resetting frequently help with knowing when you'll run out of steps.
11. You will end up in the Safari Zone building, able to walk on anything in there. Do NOT go into the black outside the house. The game will crash.
12. Walk around until your poisoned Pokemon faints.
13. You will black out and return outside a Pokecenter.
14. You can now walk through walls!
Going in doors or cave entrances, fighting Trainers (Wild battles are OK), or flying places cancels the glitch.
WARNING: Walking too far out of bounds of the map crashes the game.
Fun things to do:
Walk past the Route 22 gate to Route 23 and watch the glitchiness unfold.
Reboard the S.S. Anne (Although there is a waaaaayyyy easier way to do that).
Go in little secret places you otherwise couldn't (Bill's garden?).
2. Get yourself poisoned (Route 6 has Oddish w/PoisonPowder in Red).
3. Go in the Safari Zone.
4. Immediately exit.
5. When the guy asks if you want to leave, say "No."
6. Save and reset.
7. Go out of the Safari Zone. No one will say anything to you. Go outside the building to Fuchsia City.
8. You have 500 steps to walk until the PA calls you. Make sure your poisoned Pokemon doesn't faint!
9. Go to anywhere with a ledge.
10. On your 500th step, be jumping over the ledge. Saving and resetting frequently help with knowing when you'll run out of steps.
11. You will end up in the Safari Zone building, able to walk on anything in there. Do NOT go into the black outside the house. The game will crash.
12. Walk around until your poisoned Pokemon faints.
13. You will black out and return outside a Pokecenter.
14. You can now walk through walls!
Going in doors or cave entrances, fighting Trainers (Wild battles are OK), or flying places cancels the glitch.
WARNING: Walking too far out of bounds of the map crashes the game.
Fun things to do:
Walk past the Route 22 gate to Route 23 and watch the glitchiness unfold.
Reboard the S.S. Anne (Although there is a waaaaayyyy easier way to do that).
Go in little secret places you otherwise couldn't (Bill's garden?).
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Leave a comment below.
NOTE: leave instructions if you're going to contribute to the list!
*Glitch City will not be listed because it's already well-known.
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