Rare Candy

The Rare Candy appears in the majority of Pokemon games. It is used to increase the level of any Pokemon by 1, thus saving the trainer from having to battle to raise their Pokemon.

Each game carries a limited amount of Rare Candy. However, some players have used unorthodox methods to obtain as many as desired. This ranges from simple cheating (using an Action Replay or GameShark cheat device), to cloning. Although this is now not true, as in the 4th generation of games (Pearl and Diamond) rare candies can be bought from the battle tower but some people will still use the cheat to get Rare Candies even with being able to buy them.

Missingno Glitch
After carrying out the Missingno glitch in Pokemon Red/Blue, the item in slot 6 of your bag was increased to more than the game could handle. The number would change to a variety of symbols, numbers and pieces of the game's tiles set, indicating more than 99.



Upon the discovery of the glitch, a number of players had the bright idea of using Missingno to clone their Rare Candy. This gave them quick, easy access to the higher levels which would normally require hours of battling to reach. This was frowned upon by many: the whole point of the game was to raise Pokemon through battling and skill. Still, the glitch is now etched into every Pokemon player's mind.