Speaking of Red/Yellow and Blue. Did you know it's possible to catch Mew in those 3? And without the help of Gameshark or any other cheating devices. It's true, I have 1 and then again I have a MewTwo. I found these instructions a few years ago. And before these came out the only way to get a Mew was through special events by Nintendo or using Gameshark.....well I guess this is going to be a useless post for the day.
Here's how to do it. Click below to see
- Restart your game and play until you get HM02 Fly from the house west of Celadon City.
- DO NOT fight the following trainers:
- The Youngster with a Slowpoke (Level 17) on the road to Bill's house (Route 25). He is the fourth trainer after you cross Nugget Bridge, standing directly above a female trainer and facing north.
- The Gambler with two Poliwags and a Poliwhirl (all Level 22) between Lavender Town and Saffron City (Route 8). He is standing just east of the entrance to Saffron City, facing north toward the door of the Underground Path.
- Carefully follow the series of steps illustrated below.
Make sure you have a Pokémon that knows Fly. On Route 8, stand in front of the door of the Underground Path. Save your game, since saving after this point will disrupt the procedure.
Walk down one step and immediately press Start. If you succeed, the menu will pop up before the Gambler "sees" you. Go to the Pokémon list and fly to Cerulean City.
Your Start button will no longer function. Go north across Nugget Bridge and head east until you find the trainer in this picture (he's the Youngster described above).
If you walk right up to the Youngster, the game will lock up, so you'll have to let him see you and walk up to you. Defeat his Slowpoke (afterwards, your Start button will work again), then fly to Lavender Town.
Head west into Route 8.
As soon as you enter the narrow path, the menu will pop up by itself. Press B to exit... |
...and look who it is! Mew will be at Level 7 and its only attack will be Pound. Pokéball, go!
Once you've caught Mew, you can save your game without any ill-effects.
There are two alternative ways to enter Route 8 and trigger Mew after beating the Youngster. If you have access to Saffron City, you can fly there and go through the eastern city gate. Also, you can fly to Celadon City, head east to Route 7, enter the Underground Path, and emerge back in front of the Gambler.
Finally, the Route 8 Gambler isn't the only trainer that can initiate the trick. The Super Nerd just west of him can also do it, as can the second Fisherman you meet when heading south from Lavender on Route 12. There are numerous others; basically, any trainer who is scrolled onto the screen by the same step that puts you in their vision range will work. However, remember that the final battle with Mew will only be triggered by returning to whatever route that trainer is in, which is not necessarily Route 8.
You're never too old for Pokemon! Never-ever! :)
ReplyDeleteI looooove pokemon!
ReplyDeleteoh god... the nostalgia... i can't take it.... D: i do not believe it's sad. at all. pokemon is an epic game for all ages!
ReplyDeleteSay whut... Who even thinks of these things. I need to test this out now :O
ReplyDeleteAww man this sounds fun, you are one lucky guy.
ReplyDeleteI'll never get tired of pokemon. I used gameshark to get mew when I was a kid! lol.
ReplyDeleteGood now I don't feel as bad, @Warden CHEATER!!!!!!!
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supporting and following!
I was searching for my Gameboy and Pokemon Red game as I read this. I'm about to try it out now, hopefully I'll be able to transfer the mew to Pokemon Sapphire, then to my HeartGold game.
ReplyDelete@Luna - I don't see why you couldn't as I was able to transfer him to Silver. If you can transfer any Pokemon to any other version, (minus the New ones to the old versions) Then it should be possible.
ReplyDeletePokemon is for all ages, you enjoy it :)
ReplyDeletePokémon rox man, was part of my upbringing! =D
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ReplyDeleteI need to work from home
ReplyDelete@Quin - I don't do it all the time, as a matter of fact it's rare that I do, but it's nice when I do.
ReplyDeleteMan I can't stand Pokemon :/
ReplyDelete@njohn - Neither could I at first, then one of my friends said here try this.....
ReplyDeleteDammit! I'm going back into the past...
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pokemon is something you never grow out of. its a way of life.
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hahah nice blog
This is awesome, I literally have a friend playing this game right next to me.
ReplyDeletei'm totally gonna download this rom and start playing again. red/blue/yellow were the best.
ReplyDeleteIf I worked from home I would be playing Pokemon all day too!
ReplyDeletethere were all kinds of hacks and stuff in red yellow blue. its cool that the old guy plays the game lol. rock on old man!
ReplyDeleteno way that thing about mew! omfg
ReplyDelete> tries it right now on his ROM
Ill get back to u later
nice find and cool story!
MEW! That mofo was so damn elusive!
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with playing a little pokemon ;]
ReplyDeleteI think I might just dig through my closet now to find these amazing games =[
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell thats crazy.
ReplyDeleteNever too old to do something you like to do.
ReplyDeleteI do not think you're a loser or anything like that at all. Pokemon is an awesome game that can be universally appreciated... no matter what age =D
ReplyDeleteI have this game and don't even play wtf is wrong with me?
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