Pokémon Glitches

Glitches in Pokémon games, both major and minor, have been a mainstay throughout the existence of the games. Glitches are reproducible errors in programs that can be either harmful or helpful. Each generation brings new glitches, and removes old ones.

Rare Candy
Also known as the "Master Ball Glitch", this glitch duplicates the items in your 6th item slot, giving you a maximum of 128, whenever you encounter Missingno. To perform this glitch, talk to the Old Man in Veridian City, who shows you how to catch Pokémon. After he shows you, fly to Cinnabar Island and surf along the East coast, on the boundary between land and water. You will encounter Missingno, a glitch in the form of a Pokémon. You do not have to catch him.

Note that this will destroy your Hall of Fame data (it shouldn't damage your saved game, though).

Man Walking on Roof
Use the move surf on the east coas ot Cinnabar island, then land directly in front of Blane's Gym, the man wandering in the street will appear in the roof of the gym and then go down when you make a move.

Standing on a Bush
Cut down a bush with Cut and move to the spot where it was standing. Save the game and turn it off. When you turn it back on, your character's sprite will be directly on top of the bush.

"Glitch City"
Enter the Safari Zone, and then immediately try to leave. When asked if you want to retire early, say no. When you re-enter the Safari Zone, save your game and turn it off. Turn it back on, and try to leave again. You will be asked if you want to purchase time in the Zone. Say no, and leave the building. Fly to any town, and walk for 500 steps. You will hear a "Ding-dong!" and be back in the Safari Zone entrance. When you leave the building again, you will be in "Glitch City."

Make sure that you do not save the game, or make sure that you have a Pokémon that knows Fly. Otherwise, you will not be able to leave Glitch City.