Imagine you have a Mew in your copy of Pokémon Red (through the immensely famous Mew Glitch on Route 25) and really want to get it to your copy of Pokémon Sapphire to complete your Pokédex. I have heard a lot about how you can't do this, and I am desperate to get it over. Is there any way possible, glitch, exploit, or anything to get a Pokemon over?
Ny way, at all in any possible situation, to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Red or Blue to Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald
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After you got me interested, I did some research.
Apparently, it was distributed through a machine called the Mew Machine (Celebi in Generation II):
A person has posted on a forum about this machine, and his speculations are as follows:
I got a feeling that there are 2 Super Famicom's inside aswell as 2 Super Game Boy 2's that are linked with eachother.. but I'm not quite sure about the rest. Besides the monitor...
I'm afraid I can't find any concrete/official sources on this, but it seems like you were right about how it was controlled!
Additionally, I've found some sources stating that the Mew was simply traded (as I originally seemed to remember) in some regions. This was done using a "special" gameboy and game version, loaded with several level 5 Mews. It appears to be a regular gameboy with Pokémon Blue, though somehow modified or loaded with the Mews.
There seems to be a legitimate way of catching Mew that doesn't involve breaking the game and it's hex codes. Legitimate is a loose term here, as it's still a glitch that requires some good timing and patience.
Link is here, outline detailed below:
Preconditions
- Have a Pokemon that knows Fly.
If you have fought the following trainers, the glitch will not be able to be performed.
Route 25 (Road to Bill's House) - Youngster w/ Slowpoke. He is the fourth trainer you come across after crossing Nugget Bridge, standing above a female trainer and looking North.
Route 8 (Road between Lavender Town and Saffron City) - Gambler w/ two Poliwags and a Poliwhirl. He is standing just east of Saffron City, facing North towards the Underground Path.
Steps
On Route 8, stand in front of the door to the Underground Path. Save your game.
Walk down one step, and immediately press Start. If you succeed, the menu will pop up before the Gambler "sees" you. Go to the Pokemon that knows Fly, and fly to Cerulean. The Gambler will see you just before you fly away.
(A note - Your start button will no longer function until the completion of the next step)
Go North across Nugget Bridge, and find the Youngster trainer. The game will freeze up if you walk directly into him, so stay a few tiles away and wait for him to see you.
Battle him and defeat the Slowpoke. Your Start button will work again.
Fly to Lavender Town.
Head West onto Route 8. As soon as you enter the narrow path, a menu will pop up. Press B to exit, and a battle with Mew will begin.
I have not completed this glitch myself, and have only made a more clear and concise post from the linked source above. There's no guarantee that it will actually work.
Best Answer
First and second generation games are completely incompatible with third generation and later games. There is no way to transfer a Pokémon from the original releases of Red and Blue to Sapphire and Emerald.