Mew in the original Pokemon Red and Green?

[Swamperon]

In the grand days of Pokemon red/blue, I remember hearing that Mew was originally available in the Japanese versions of Red/Green and it was given to you by the Game Freak developers in Celadon City when you collected all 150. However I later repeatedly heard that it was just a myth and the promo tour was the only way to obtain Mew and came to believe exactly that.

However in the latest 'Iwata Asks' It's stated that Mew was in the original games, but due to a bug it did not appear in every version. Is this true? I guess the bug would explain why there was so much confusion/disinformation about the subject.

Link to the article: http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2009/09/05/iwata_asks_pokemon/

[Nionel]

The glitch they are refering to can be used to battle any Pokemon, including Mew, without the use of a cheat device. I used the glitch myself to obtain Mew on my old game cart, but I don't remember exactly how to do it anymore. I beleve this glitch only worked on the first four versions of the game and was removed from Gold and Silver.

[RasterKnows]

mew is under the truck.

[chicnstu]

A few years ago I read that Mew was in the U.S. versions of Pokemon Red/Blue. It was a lot of steps you had to go through (something like "Fly to this City" walk to this area, do something, blah blah). Most people figured that it was a developer that leaked the information.

EDIT: Maybe this (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~jdonald/pokemon/mewglitch.html) is it?

[Swamperon]

The glitch they are refering to can be used to battle any Pokemon, including Mew, without the use of a cheat device. I used the glitch myself to obtain Mew on my old game cart, but I don't remember exactly how to do it anymore. I beleve this glitch only worked on the first four versions of the game and was removed from Gold and Silver.

No no, I know about that glitch. I did it myself. In the article they are talking about Mew being actually in the game and being able to obtained in a legal, non-buggy way. But due to a different bug, Mew did not appear in all Japanese versions, hence the tour.

[11killer11]

A few years ago I read that Mew was in the U.S. versions of Pokemon Red/Blue. It was a lot of steps you had to go through (something like "Fly to this City" walk to this area, do something, blah blah). Most people figured that it was a developer that leaked the information.

EDIT: Maybe this (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~jdonald/pokemon/mewglitch.html) is it?

I think you're reffering to the Missingno. Glitch Pokemon that i was obsessed over for a few years ago!

I've heard a lot of rumors about Mew being under the truck in the Port and you could move the truck with a Gameshark but i don't think that's true.

[Nionel]

Yeah, the truck thing was the only other way I heard about but I tried it in Red, Blue and the Japanese Green and you can't do anything with it.

[Swamperon]

It wasn't the truck either I think, unfortunately they don't elaborate on it in the interview. I was hoping someone here might have imported a launch copy of Red/Green and found out or had Japanese contacts etc.

[SaturnFan]

My memory is telling me I had Mew. I was a huge pokemon dorkwad in middleschool and remember hearing how to do it. It was annoying and required doing a lot of things to get him but I do believe I got Mew. I think you could catch him but not fight with him....not sure though, it's been like 13 years....

[Nionel]

It wasn't the truck either I think, unfortunately they don't elaborate on it in the interview. I was hoping someone here might have imported a launch copy of Red/Green and found out or had Japanese contacts etc.

Well, I still have a copy of Green CIB, but the battery is long dead and I'm pretty sure mine isn't a launch copy since I didn't get it until late '98 or early '99. I never was able to get Mew in the game with a cheat device though, since I didn't know about the previously Mew trick until long after I stopped playing this game.

[WhatsMyUsername]

This probably isn't of any relevance, but I have a mew on my Pokemon yellow cart that i got from a promotion tour at a mall. If I remember correctly you could get it on either red, blue, or yellow. But again I am probably way of topic and confused haha.

[eskobar]

A few years ago I read that Mew was in the U.S. versions of Pokemon Red/Blue. It was a lot of steps you had to go through (something like "Fly to this City" walk to this area, do something, blah blah). Most people figured that it was a developer that leaked the information.

EDIT: Maybe this (http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~jdonald/pokemon/mewglitch.html) is it?

The link seem legit ... i should try it on the blue cart to confirm :D

[kupomogli]

Red/Blue was the only Pokemon I completed 100%. Got all the Pokemon, loved the game. Then got bored as crap afterwards.

I had a chance to go and get Mew transfered to me, but this was when I wasn't into the games anymore. Instead I looked on a Pokemon website which stated that Mew's regular stats were 220 on all of them. Worthless Pokemon that doesn't have much potential because it's so average.

[dbiersdorf]

It wasn't the truck either I think, unfortunately they don't elaborate on it in the interview. I was hoping someone here might have imported a launch copy of Red/Green and found out or had Japanese contacts etc.

No, that's not what they are saying in the article. There is a glitch that you can manipulate within the game that uses the hex codes which can randomly allow for you to run into Mew. They are simply elaborating on the basis that because the game was so popular due to word of mouth, it wasn't shocking that the glitch from Mew also caught on fast where people started wild rumors about how to obtain him (hence the truck being the biggest of them all). This glitch method is more random then actually controlling and due to the game being in the middle of the internet becoming mainstream it made it difficult for there to be concrete information on why or how it was happening.

Outside of that, the link posted earlier is legit, and is the only controlling way of getting Mew and was discovered probably 2 to 3 years ago.

The only legit "hidden" Pokemon in the history of the series that is obtainable WITHIN the game (whether that be US version, Japanese version or European version) was Celebi within the Japanese Crystal version which required the cell-phone connectivity. Otherwise all of these Pokemon (Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Manaphy, etc.) have only been obtainable through promotions.

[SaturnFan]

So after you caught Mew was he able to be transfered to any other game in the series? Like pokemon stadium and the other GB releases?

[Blitzwing256]

So after you caught Mew was he able to be transfered to any other game in the series? Like pokemon stadium and the other GB releases?

yup, he funcitons just like any other pokemon you can train him teach him moves (he can learn EVERY SINGLE tm/hm) his stats aren't the greatest but he's very versatile. and he works in stadium 2 and 3 jap and us 1-2

[Cat333Pokemon]

I've got three tidbits I'd like to add to this conversation.

First, here are some rumors I compiled a while back regarding Mew:
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/pokemon_rumors.htm#mew

Here is the real way to get Mew:
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/mew.htm

Here is a video illustrating the above way to get Mew:
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/Mew.wmv

[calthaer]

In the old games, he was pretty worthless, but in the newer games he's great. They even included a special Move Tutor in Pokemon XD that would specifically train Mew with various moves.

I GameSharked my Mew on my old cartridge. I also remember transferring the save game from Red to Blue via a save game device - I had a hunch that the games were so similar that the saves from one would work on the other, and I was right. This let me go and catch all the version-specific guys without playing through the whole game.

And Celebi is not exactly the ONLY promo Pokemon in the history of the series that can be legitimately caught inside the game. In Emerald, Japanese players could get the promo Old Sea Chart and go to an island where they can catch Mew. In FireRed / LeafGreen / Emerald, the Aurora Ticket could be used to catch Deoxys. In fact, they just released the Member Card over WiFi for Platinum, which allows one to catch Darkrai. They also gave out Manaphy and Darkrai via connectivity with Pokemon Ranger / 2...

They regularly let you catch promo Pokemon...but you usually need a special item available via promo to do it. Unfortunately, before now with Wi-Fi access, they didn't always give those items out in the U.S.

[Cat333Pokemon]

I also remember transferring the save game from Red to Blue via a save game device - I had a hunch that the games were so similar that the saves from one would work on the other, and I was right.
This also works with Diamond/Pearl. I've also tested with a Japanese and English copy of Platinum with no hitches. It even lets me connect to Battle Revolution, complete with the Japanese OT, Pokémon, and box names.

[Haoie]

Still beats that darn Pikablu rumour!

[Nionel]

Yeah, I remember that. There was a couple of others too, something about a Nidogod and being able to get Togepi in Red/Blue, lots of crazy stuff and stupid kids like me had to try all of them. So much time wasted that I could've spent playing other games.

[Cat333Pokemon]

The first link I posted above has a little bit of information on Pikablu and some of the other weird rumors, like pressing multiple buttons while throwing Poké Balls to increase odds of catching something.

[Blitzwing256]

In the old games, he was pretty worthless, but in the newer games he's great. They even included a special Move Tutor in Pokemon XD that would specifically train Mew with various moves.

I GameSharked my Mew on my old cartridge. I also remember transferring the save game from Red to Blue via a save game device - I had a hunch that the games were so similar that the saves from one would work on the other, and I was right. This let me go and catch all the version-specific guys without playing through the whole game.

And Celebi is not exactly the ONLY promo Pokemon in the history of the series that can be legitimately caught inside the game. In Emerald, Japanese players could get the promo Old Sea Chart and go to an island where they can catch Mew. In FireRed / LeafGreen / Emerald, the Aurora Ticket could be used to catch Deoxys. In fact, they just released the Member Card over WiFi for Platinum, which allows one to catch Darkrai. They also gave out Manaphy and Darkrai via connectivity with Pokemon Ranger / 2...

They regularly let you catch promo Pokemon...but you usually need a special item available via promo to do it. Unfortunately, before now with Wi-Fi access, they didn't always give those items out in the U.S.

the only differnece in blue and red is a single byte of data, in fact with a simple one line game shark code you can turn blue into red or vice versa!

[dbiersdorf]

And Celebi is not exactly the ONLY promo Pokemon in the history of the series that can be legitimately caught inside the game. In Emerald, Japanese players could get the promo Old Sea Chart and go to an island where they can catch Mew. In FireRed / LeafGreen / Emerald, the Aurora Ticket could be used to catch Deoxys. In fact, they just released the Member Card over WiFi for Platinum, which allows one to catch Darkrai. They also gave out Manaphy and Darkrai via connectivity with Pokemon Ranger / 2...

I don't know, I still pretty much consider those instances "promotions" as you had to go about getting those tickets in order to catch them within the game. Celebi in Crystal was completely obtainable by your own actions (just needed an extra peripheral).

[Guru of Time and Space]

mew is under the truck.

WOW!!

-GoTaS

[Thrillo]

So what was the whole deal with the truck? It didn't unlock a single secret and it wasn't normally accessible, so is it something of an easter egg?

The first link I posted above has a little bit of information on Pikablu and some of the other weird rumors, like pressing multiple buttons while throwing Poké Balls to increase odds of catching something.
Pushing A+UP while using a Poke Ball did seem to increase the chances of catching a Pokemon. And now that I think about it, that critical moment after tossing a ball and waiting for it to close was very nerve-wracking, especially since officially you couldn't do anything about it. Pressing a "secret" sequence of buttons really helped calm the nerves...

[Cat333Pokemon]

The truck was probably leftover data that the programmers forgot to remove.

[Nirvana]

Boy, I had a ton of fun playing Pokemon Red. The game just seemed so deep when it came out, consider I believe I was like...9 or 10 or something when it came out. When it came to Mew though, I was another person who tried the truck trick. I was upset when it didn't work.

About 4 or 5 years ago I played through Pokemon Yellow again and I got Mew with the Fly method. I was happy because I never knew that you could actually get him without a Gameshark o_O