Let's Talk About Missingno

Hades0918 · September 16

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if memory serves Missingno was a glitch in Pokémon Red/Blue when they first came out. People randomly started encountering it, rumors spread, and it became a huge thing. Nobody really mentions it now a days. Probably because we know it's a glitch now and not some rare Pokémon.

But what if Pokémon were to bring it back?

I have two ideas here.

One is Pokémon remakes the Red/Blue video games, but they don't fix the glitch that caused Missingno. That way, a devoted fan out there that remembers how to make Missingno happen can discover it. I feel like the people that were there for the original would find that nostalgic. Maybe they could actually make it a Pokémon that you can only find by activating the glitch, now battlable and maybe catchable.

My other idea involves Porygon. Porygon was made with computer programming and I'm pretty sure it can travel into the digital dimention. Well, that's where this game takes place; the Digital World. In here, there are even more Computer Pokémon, just none of them has been made into existence. Missingno is here, too, but it isn't welcome because it is a glitch. It would kind of be the legendary we have to stop in this game. We'd eventually catch it and let it live peacefully beside us.

Anyways, those are my ideas. What do y'all think? How would you put it into the games if you would?

Tacolaser · September 17

I'd love for Missingno to be a part of the games as a normal Pokemon. However, I doubt Nintendo will that. They don't want people exploiting glitches, even in very old games. In fact, the official advice for dealing with Missingno is to delete your savefile, which is not the correct thing to do.