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Gotta find 'em all! Join us as we reveal the most mind-blowing secrets hidden in the classic Pokemon games that even veteran trainers might have missed! Our countdown includes Mew under the truck, Missingno glitch, hidden developer rooms, secret Ditto transformations, and more! Which hidden Pokemon secret surprised you the most? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo and oh my word in heaven lord help me that doesn't say WatchMojo.
00:13That's right, I'm hijacking WatchMojo to let you guys know that if you like more in-depth
00:17video game lists, come over and check out Mojo Plays.
00:20I promise, not everyone's voices are as Australian as mine.
00:23For now, let's take a look at some hidden secrets in classic Pokemon games.
00:27Also, when I did the voiceover for this video, I was really sick.
00:29Okay, let's go.
00:30Masino.
00:40I'm ranking this one low because regardless of its iconic status, it's fairly well known.
00:45I will however be saving a lesser known Masino entry for later.
00:48Although not an intentional feature, the Masino glitch became one of the most famous secrets
00:52in the Pokemon series.
00:54This glitch occurs in the first generation games when players follow a specific sequence
00:58and encounter a wild Pokemon along the Cinnabar Island's coast.
01:02The game attempts to read an empty memory value reserved for Pokemon, resulting in a strange
01:06encounter.
01:07With 190 memory slots allocated for Pokemon, but only 151 species, 39 slots lack complete
01:13data.
01:13Accessing these creates a Pokemon with no number, hence the name MissingNo, MissingNumber, MissingNo.
01:20Here's a fun little entry that does the rounds on Pokemon subreddits every few years, so make
01:31sure to let us know in the comments if we taught you this.
01:33It didn't work in the first generation of games, so some players aren't aware Earthquake can
01:38hit a Pokemon during the semi-invulnerable turn of Dig, and if it does, it will have its
01:42power doubled for that Pokemon.
01:44Dig does not make you invulnerable, and it's a genuinely helpful skill to have Earthquake ready
01:49to ruin someone's day.
01:51Max Friendship
01:52In the Gold and Silver games, players must increase their friendship stat to evolve certain
02:05Pokemon.
02:05It's a neat feature that added another layer of depth to the game.
02:08A prototype of this mechanic appeared in Pokemon Yellow, but it was limited to just Pikachu.
02:13However, players could manipulate Pikachu's friendship stat by using a potion on a fully
02:18healthy Pikachu.
02:18Since a healthy Pikachu doesn't need a potion, it won't use it, but the potion still increases
02:23the friendship stat.
02:24I don't need to tell you all this, but you can quite easily max out your friendship before
02:27you even know each other's last names.
02:30Pikachu's a Svendalburg.
02:31Fun fact.
02:39Walk Through Walls
02:40One of the most fascinating glitches in Pokemon Red and Blue is the Walk Through Walls trick.
02:45Well, not the most, but at least in the top 20.
02:47To make this glitch happen, you've got a few options.
02:50My version involves the player tricking the game into thinking they're still in the Safari
02:54zone, even after leaving.
02:55One method, the ledge trick, begins with the player having a poisoned Pokemon with over
03:00124 HP.
03:01After entering the Safari zone and paying for the Pokemon Center, the player deposits all
03:06Pokemon except the poisoned one.
03:07When trying to leave, they must select No when asked.
03:10After saving, restarting, and following a series of complex steps, including jumping off a ledge,
03:15the glitch is activated, allowing the player to walk through walls and other obstacles.
03:19Ghostly.
03:21Faraway Island
03:22In Pokemon Emerald, there is a small island off the coast of the main area that is normally
03:26inaccessible through regular gameplay.
03:28To reach it, the game must either be hacked, or the player must have received a special map
03:32from Nintendo.
03:33The second option was only available during special events in Japan and Taiwan in the
03:37mid-2000s.
03:38The island itself is relatively unremarkable, being small with little to explore.
03:43Its main attraction is the incredibly rare Pokemon that can be found there.
03:47Faraway Island is the only place in the series where players can catch a wild new shiny Pokemon.
03:54Starting with the second generation of Pokemon, players had the rare opportunity to encounter
03:57Pokemon with alternate color patterns, known as shiny variants.
04:01The term shiny comes from the distinctive sound effects and animations that play when a
04:05player encounters one.
04:06In the first five generations, the odds of finding a wild shiny Pokemon were 1 in 8,192.
04:12Let me repeat that, 1 in 8,192.
04:16Less than one hundredth of 1%.
04:19This probability was increased to 1 in 4,096 in later generations.
04:23These Pokemon are identical to their original counterparts in terms of abilities and stats,
04:28with the only difference being their unique coloration.
04:31If you've encountered a shiny Pokemon accidentally as a casual player, I bet you're losing your
04:35mind right now.
04:36Encounter Rate Changes
04:37In Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, players may notice variations in the frequency of wild Pokemon
04:47encounters on certain days.
04:49While not immediately obvious, the game is designed to adjust encounter rates based on
04:53real-world historical dates.
04:55As a subtle detail, the developers program the game to reference its internal calendar,
04:59modifying encounter rates on specific holidays in both the US and internationally.
05:03Additionally, the game decreases encounter rates on dates associated with tragic historical
05:07events, such as the bombing of Hiroshima and 9-11, adding a thoughtful layer of reflection
05:11to the gameplay experience.
05:13The layer of reflection being, where the f*** are all the Pokemon?
05:16I go back to work on the 12th.
05:17Mewtwo
05:20Though not as enigmatic as the Pokemon it was created from, Mewtwo has earned a lasting
05:33legacy as one of the most famous post-game secrets in the series.
05:37Like Mew, Mewtwo is mentioned in the journals found in the Pokemon mansions.
05:41From these journals, players learn Mewtwo was a highly powerful and aggressive Pokemon,
05:45potentially responsible for the mansion's destruction.
05:48After becoming the Kanto Pokemon champion, players can explore a mysterious cave north of
05:53Cerulean City, home to many strong Pokemon.
05:56At the cave's end, players will find Mewtwo, easily the most powerful Pokemon in red, blue
06:00and yellow.
06:01Shockingly, many players still don't know Mewtwo is in the original series.
06:15The Safari Surf
06:18Players can encounter rare wild Pokemon in the Safari Zone while surfing along the East
06:29Coastline.
06:29To do this, first enter the Safari Zone, then exit and head through Route 19 to surf on the
06:34East Coastline near Seafoam Islands.
06:36While surfing, players will encounter wild Pokemon from the Safari Zone, which are typically not
06:41found in water.
06:42Rare Safari Zone Pokemon such as Chansey, Kangaskhan and Taurus can also be battled in court.
06:48This Safari Surf is similar to the Walkthrough Walls trick, as both involve the game mistakenly
06:53thinking the player is still within the Safari Zone.
06:55Level 100 Before the First Gym
06:57The XP Underflow Glitch, as it's commonly known, allows players to level any Pokemon to
07:02100 before even facing the first gym.
07:04This glitch from blue, red and yellow occurs due to programming flaws, much like Missingno or
07:10walking through walls.
07:11Pokemon in the medium-slow experience group starting at level 1 were mistakenly assigned
07:16a negative experience value exceeding 16 million.
07:19Because of this bug, the game interprets these negative experience points as an enormous positive
07:23value.
07:24As a result, when a level 1 Pokemon with negative experience doesn't accumulate enough points
07:28to reach a positive range, the game assigns it level 100.
07:31Boom.
07:32Easy.
07:33Fight with red.
07:40One of the biggest surprises in Pokemon Gold and Silver is the opportunity to battle the
07:46protagonist of the original games, Red.
07:48After collecting all the badges, players can head to Mount Silver and explore a cave beneath
07:52it.
07:52At the end of the cave, they'll encounter Red, who challenges them to a battle.
07:56This fight is one of the toughest in the entire Pokemon series, with Red's team of six
08:00Pokemon, all level 73 or higher.
08:02The battle is grueling for those unprepared, but defeating the original and most legendary trainer
08:07offers a tremendous sense of accomplishment.
08:10Beating yourself off has never been so hard.
08:12It's such a bad joke.
08:26Fight with Professor Oak.
08:32This situation is similar to the Messingno glitch.
08:35Shocking, right?
08:36Professor Oak is mostly a supportive and kind figure throughout the game.
08:40However, by manipulating the game in a specific sequence, players can trigger a battle with
08:44the Professor.
08:45Bet you didn't know you could do that.
08:47In this fight, Professor Oak has a full team of Pokemon.
08:50This suggests that it wasn't just a glitch or error, but rather a feature intentionally
08:54created by the developers.
08:56It remains unclear whether this was a scrap part of the game, or something designed purely
09:00for testing purposes.
09:01I like to imagine that it's AI gone mad.
09:06The Mew Glitch is one of the most famous glitches in the original generation, whilst being almost
09:13completely unknown to modern audiences.
09:15It appears in blue, red, and the earlier Japanese versions of the game, including green.
09:19Discovered by players in 2003, seven years after original release, the glitch allows players
09:24to encounter and catch Mew.
09:26The method for catching Pokemon via this glitch also works on the 3DS Virtual Console.
09:31One early spot to trigger the glitch is on Route 24, where a Junior Trainer appears west
09:35of Nugget Bridge.
09:37Players must catch an Abra, use teleport to escape the Junior Trainer, defeat the first
09:41swimmer in the Cerulean Gym, and then return to Route 24 to trigger the glitch.
09:45There you go, a little Mew just for you.
09:48Glitch City
09:49Technically, this is a variation of the Safari Zone Surf glitch, but this was a tough list,
09:58so let me split hairs a little.
09:59To trigger it in red and blue, the player enters the Safari Zone and then exits.
10:03When asked if they want to leave, they must choose No and return to the Safari Zone.
10:07After saving, quitting, and restarting the game, the player exits the Safari Zone again
10:11and walks 500 steps.
10:13However, the game still thinks they're in the Safari Zone, presenting the same scenery,
10:16natural features, and landmarks, although a little, let's say, odd-looking.
10:21Players can only escape this glitched city with a Pokemon that can fly or teleport.
10:25The glitch happens because the program fails to recognize that the player has left the
10:29Safari Zone.
10:30This also activates the Walk Through Walls glitch.
10:32Alright, fine, I'm really splitting hairs here.
10:35Exploit the Battle AI
10:36In Pokemon Red and Blue, power points limit your ability to attack enemy Pokemon, while
10:49the enemy Pokemon have unlimited PP but are restricted to using type-effective moves.
10:53This restriction on the enemy's moves can be exploited by the player.
10:57The Battle AI determines the enemy's moves and item usage.
11:00For example, Giovanni, the Viridian City Gym Leader, faces a significant disadvantage because
11:05his ground-type Pokemon are vulnerable to water- or grass-type moves.
11:09Similarly, a level 36 Venomoth can defeat a level 62 Dragonite as the Battle AI forces the
11:14Dragonite to use only defensive moves like Barrier.
11:17It's a simple math problem with all the answers online.
11:19Sony Nintendo
11:25In the international versions of Red and Blue, the debug menu contains a reference to Nintendo's
11:30rivalry with Sony.
11:32Sega had been Nintendo's main competitor in the console market until it exited due to
11:36poor business decisions, allowing Sony to enter the industry.
11:39I love Sega.
11:40I'm just being factual.
11:41The rivalry between the original PlayStation and the Nintendo 64 seems to have influenced
11:46Game Freak's developers when setting default values for the player and rival
11:49The developers assigned the hidden values Ninten to the player and Sony to the rival.
11:56These names are not normally visible as players must choose their own or use preset names which
12:00don't include the hidden values.
12:01Thanks to hackers, we get to see just how bitchy Nintendo actually is.
12:05Hidden Safari Zone
12:06As we've discussed ad nauseum, the Safari Zone in Red and Blue is a wellspring of fascinating
12:11glitches and bugs.
12:12It's also a prime location for hunting rare Pokemon not found anywhere else in the game.
12:16However, players were disappointed to learn that the Safari Zone was not included in Gold
12:21and Silver, even though it appears in later versions.
12:23It's clear that the Safari Zone was originally planned for Gold and Silver, but the completed
12:27area was never added to the final game.
12:30Despite this, the unfinished code for the Safari Zone remains in the game, and players have been
12:34able to access the hidden area using a GameShark.
12:36The Grumpy Old Man in Viridian City is linked to a glitch in Red and Blue.
12:49Another Red and Blue entry.
12:51This game was a mess.
12:52A beautiful mess.
12:53Now remember when I said at the start of this video that I'd have a lesser-known Missingno
12:56glitch?
12:57Well, this Grumpy Old Man can be used to summon the infamous glitch Pokemon.
13:00This Old Man glitch occurs when the player uses the fly move to reach Cinnabar Islands
13:05right after the Old Man teaches the player how to catch a Pokemon.
13:08While surfing on the eastern coastline of the island, wild Pokemon encountered are tied
13:12to the player's name, specifically the index numbers of the characters in it.
13:15This means that by selecting a specific name with specific letters, players can encounter
13:20Missingno.
13:21It's borderline genius.
13:23That's why I'm going to name my firstborn child $10 million and heaps of cake.
13:30Clone a Pokemon
13:34To perform the clone glitch, you'll need two Game Boys, two copies of Gold and Silver,
13:38two Firstborn Suns, and a linking cable.
13:41Actually, don't worry about the Suns.
13:42Begin by selecting the Pokemon you want to clone on one Game Boy and the Pokemon to be
13:46sacrificed on the other.
13:47After linking the Game Boys, head to a Pokemon Center and enter the Cable Club.
13:51From there, go to the Trade Center and trade the Pokemon you want to clone on one Game
13:55Boy and a Sacrificial Pokemon on the next.
13:56Next, reset the Game Boy containing the Pokemon to be cloned, making sure not to save.
14:02If done correctly, the cloned Pokemon will appear on the other Game Boy Boom Eugenics.
14:07I think.
14:08I'm quite dumb.
14:10Rareest Pokemon
14:10In Red and Blue, rare Pokemon like Genghis Khan and Chansey can only be found in the Safari
14:16Zone.
14:17However, Rapidash and Fearow that can use Payday, Meowth's Move, are considered the rarest Pokemon
14:21in these games.
14:22Gold and Silver introduced another rare Pokemon, Dunsparce.
14:26Red and Blue also introduced trade evolutions, which allowed players to encounter unique
14:29forms of Pokemon that can only be obtained through training.
14:32For example, Alakazam, the final evolution of Abra, evolves from a Kadabra when traded,
14:36and Machamp, the final form of Machop, evolves into Machoke through trading.
14:41In Gold and Silver, players can obtain Politoed, one of the final forms of Poliwag, by trading
14:45a Poliwhirl holding a King's Rock.
14:47If you didn't know any of these, legally you have to like the video.
14:50Consider yourself learnt up.
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