Trivia

• MissingNo. was officially acknowledged in English versions of Red and Blue on the May 1999 issue of Nintendo Power and on a Nintendo.com support page starting in 2000 where it was classified as dangerous even though it is actually a very benign glitch. The page in question remained available until October 9th, 2022, having not been updated since November 11th, 2006.

• With the entire code for Red, Blue, and Yellow disassembled, it is now certain that pressing buttons to make capturing Pokémon more likely was always just a rumor. However, it's one that even Nintendo fell for; back in 2000, their Code Bank for Pokémon Yellow suggested to press and release B "just as the ball explodes".

CODES FOR POKEMON YELLOW VERSION: SPECIAL PIKACHU EDITION

CATCH POKEMON EASILY - ALSO WORKS FOR RED AND BLUE

This trick allows you to fight and catch the Pokemon easily with any kind of ball.

1.Get into a battle with any Pokemon.

2.Use a ball on them. Any kind of ball will work. If you have difficulty using normal Poke balls, try more powerful ones to increase your chances even more.

3.As soon as you see the ball explode, press and hold the B Button. The timing for this is very important. You must press B just as the ball explodes, which can be difficult.

4.After the ball wobbles for the second time, release the B Button and you have them.

Note:This trick will not work every time, but it will increase your chances of catching them. It is not necessary to do any damage to them, but some Pokemon, like Mewtwo and Zapdos, will have to be put to sleep before the ball will hit them.