the Mew glitch

[Reno]

Yes, there is actually a way to catch Mew in Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow WITHOUT using a GameShark. Despite all the false rumors of ways to get Mew (to say nothing of all those other made up pokemon like Pikablu, etc.), this one way that supposedly actually works wasn't discovered until years later (after Gold, Silver and Crystal had been out for several years). There's even a wikipedia article about it.

So here's how you supposedly do it. The catch is that you have to start over a new file in red/blue/yellow.


1. Defeat all the trainers on Nugget Bridge, but do NOT fight the trainer in the grass to the left of the bridge, or the first trainer in Misty's Gym. (Don't beat Misty either)

2. Catch an Abra in the grass to the left, and place this in your party. (Yellow owners will need to see Bill first to catch an Abra in the grass around the Day-Care!) Go to directly above the trainer in the grass, making sure he's off screen. Save now as you won't be able to risk saving until after you get the first Mew.

3. Step towards the trainer, and the instant he appears, press start. Teleport back to Cerulean City. Time it right and the exclamation mark won't appear until the Teleport animation kicks in.

4. Your buttons won't work, so go to Misty's Gym and fight the first trainer, letting him swim to you. After the battle heal up (if required) and get ready to catch a level 7 Mew. {NOTE : It's been brought to my attention that talking to anyone after the battle has a very small chance of causing the game to exit the "Mew Glitch Mode", so do take care.)

5. Head back towards Nugget Bridge again. Your menu will come up by itself. Simply press B to fight your first Mew. Save after catching it if you want.

6. Now clear a way to the youngster with a Slowpoke facing up the way (He's also the first trainer facing up the way). He's your next target for another Mew. Do NOT fight him yet. (Yellow owners will have already been this way, and should have went below him.)

7. Go to do the teleport thing again with the trainer in the grass to the left, but this time make your way to the youngster. IMPORTANT - he MUST walk to you, so go to the top before going in front of him.

8. Head back to Cerulean City after the battle, and in the same spot as before the second Mew will appear. Catch him to be the proud owner of 2 Mews. Use them as you like.


Since I recently started playing Gold again in order to master Pokemon Stadium 2, I'm considering restarting my Yellow version to see if this works, but I'll probably end up being too lazy to do it.

[Rude]

hehe, i may try this

[Reno]

Which versions of yours still have working save batteries?

Also, do you have Pokemon Stadium 1? Or was that someone else?

[Rude]

i do not have stadium 1. i don't know if the batteries still work in red. they work in blue and yellow.

[Reno]

I found out that the reason the save batteries die in Gold/Silver/Crystal much faster than Red/Blue/Yellow is because of the internal clock. That's a huge drain on the battery apparently.

However, you can replace the battery. On GameFAQs they explain how to do it yourself, though they take no responsibility if you screw up and ruin your game. Also, I think there's a place you can send it in to get the battery replaced (although your old save file is unfortunately gone forever).

[Reno]

So this really does work.

[Rude]

yup, i have some fun pokemon now. :-)

[Reno]

Yeah. Who'd have thought you could catch OTHER stuff with this trick too, especially at such a low level?