Travel to VIRIDIAN CITY, then travel up through it until you see an old man pacing backwards and forwards from left to right [the one who would not let you pass through at the beginning of your game]. So you know it is the right person, he will say that he has just had a coffee and he feels great .....

He will then ask you if you are in a hurry. First of all, say yes. Then talk to him again but this time say no, you are not in a hurry. He will then show you how to catch a Pokémon [WEEDLE]. Afterwards talk to him one more time and tell him that you are not in a hurry.

Then fly to CINNABAR ISLAND. Travel to the right side of the island and use a WATER Pokémon that has learned SURF. Keep going up and down the right side of the island next to what looks like a dark blue strip with crosses on. Keep doing this until you run into a Pokémon which looks like a fuzzed graphic. Sometimes it will be called MISSINGNO. But sometimes it will not have a name, it will just be blurred.

BEWARE! Do not catch this Pokémon because it can wipe your saved game. However if you do not catch it, everything will be okay. So just run away from this Pokémon. Once you have done this, whatever item you have on Item 6 of your item list will now be multiplied by a considerable amount, well over 100. This will be good for RARE CANDY for getting your Pokémon up levels, or you may wish to multiply the amount of your MASTER BALLS, which will catch Pokémon at any time. The way to tell whether you are running out of the item you have chosen to multiply is when the number you have left gets to 99, that is your last 99 so do not use the last one, i.e. you can do the cheat again.

Also, if you are finding it hard to catch SAFARI ZONE Pokémon, go to the SAFARI ZONE and find the Pokémon you wish to catch. If you are not able to catch this Pokémon in the SAFARI ZONE, then do the cheat as above and apart from getting MISSINGNO, the Pokémon you want should appear after a while.

You can turn an ULTRA BALL into a MASTER BALL by pushing down and B at the same time while in the air. If you push the buttons too late, then it will not work.

When you use the cheat to do the RARE CANDY trick [see Cheat No. 2001] you will run into GOLDUCK level 120-140 - you can catch it and use as many RARE CANDYs as you want on it.

How to get MEW .....

Go to the Pokémon Center near MOUNT MOON and buy a MAGIKARP. Take it to the Pokémon Daycare and leave it there until it gets to level 49 then feed it a RARE CANDY and it will evolve into a MEW!!! You can use this in Red, Blue, and Yellow.

Update: We've heard from No.1 WizardFan saying this cheat does not work. So far we have had one person (Cameron B.) write in saying that it does work, plus the person who gave us the cheat in the first place. However we've tried out the cheat here and it didn't work, and we've been advised by Tony B. that it didn't work for him either [see #2072]. Tip - save just before you get to Level 49, so that you can keep trying if we get any new information about this cheat - however, see our MEW page also.

Later: see also # 3017. From our own experiences, and from those of the many other people who wrote in, we have with some regret now had to put this cheat in the "RUBBISH" category. So don't waste your time trying it :) and our thanks to all visitors who helped rule this one out.

MASTER BALL cheat - throw any ball and press and hold down+b. It's not 100% foolproof.

For games red, yellow, blue - if you walk around the Game Corner while pressing A over and over again you will find coins that people have lost on the floor.

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: Invisible Walls in KOGA'S GYM: If you look at the floors in KOGA'S GYM you will notice it has lines. In some spots you will see little gaps in the lines. These "gapped lines" are the invisible walls.

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: Get MEWTWO - After you have gotten all eight of your badges you need to go beat the Pokémon league. The credits will roll and then the menu pops up again. DO NOT RESET THE GAME!!!! Go to CERULEAN CITY, go north to the bridge where you faced five trainers before the path to Bill's house. Turn left and there will be a large area of water. SURF until you get to a cave. You will find MEWTWO in that cave.

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: Catch a MAGIKARP that only knows SPLASH. I suggest buying it from the old man outside Mt. Moon. Put it first in your line. Run into a DITTO, and let it use TRANSFORM. That way, it can't hurt your Pokémon, thus making it easier to catch.

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: About the GOLDUCK Cheat [# 2003]. For each game pack, there are different Pokémon. For example, mine only allows me to encounter level 160 AERODACTYL. I've heard that other people found RAPIDASH or SNORLAX. All of them also contain MISSINGNO or 'M'.

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: Easy way to CINNABAR ISLAND. First get FLY and SURF. Then fly to Pallet Town. SURF on the water. You will be at CINNABAR ISLAND without going through Seafoam Islands!

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: TRADE a Pokémon to somebody, TRADE it to the red/blue. Do the MISSINGNO Cheat with that Pokémon and it will grow 100 levels, the highest it can go to is 251 or else it will go back to level 0. Keep up the good work on your website.

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: The Cheat # 2003, the one about the GOLDUCK, I think I have an answer. Try starting with a different starting Pokémon [BULBASAUR, SQUIRTLE, CHARMANDER].

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: I found out you don't need to talk to the old man three times, only once, and say no, I'm not in a hurry. I also found out your sixth item gets to nine million, it's not unlimited.

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: In CELADON CITY, in the hotel, there is a phantom PC, you need to go where the regular PC is at, and push A. You are then on the phantom PC. I have only tried this on the red version.

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: We all know that if you get the SILPH SCOPE, you can go save MR. FUJI to get the POKÉ FLUTE. But, if you buy a POKÉ DOLL, and then use it on MAROWAK, she will go to afterlife and you can save Mr. Fuji and get the POKÉ FLUTE without the SILPH SCOPE.

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: This is my shortcut for people who have chosen CHARMANDER for their first Pokémon. First when you go in to VIRIDIAN FOREST, try not to be seen by the bug catchers. Find and capture a CATERPIE and start training it up. Since it's a BUG Pokémon it grows fast: when you think it's ready for battle, fight the bug catchers that you went past. Once CATERPIE has evolved into METAPOD and then BUTTERFREE it should automatically learn CONFUSION. BUTTERFREE is very good against ROCK Pokémon with its CONFUSION and should easily defeat BROCK, even so you might want to train BUTTERFREE some more.

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: Catch MR. MIME in Red: Go to the guy who wants to TRADE for MR. MIME, talk to him and say no 100 times, then go to DIGLETT's cave, he should be standing where that guy usually is, talk to him, fight him, and catch him with a GREAT BALL only! No better, no worse!

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: Try to catch a PIKACHU in VIRIDIAN FOREST. It will be at L3. Also try to catch a CATERPIE. The CATERPIE will be used for BROCK. Evolve it into a BUTTERFREE and at L12-L14 it will learn CONFUSION. Use that attack on the ONIX. It will be super effective!! The PIKACHU will be used for MISTY. Its THUNDERSHOCK technique is super effective!!

Cheat/Tip/Shortcut: Get an EEVEE, JOLTEON, FLAREON, and a VAPOREON in your belt (or on your line up).Then go to Bill's House and he will say "Can I see your EEVEE, JOLTEON, FLAREON, and VAPOREON." After that he will let you in his back yard. I do not know if this cheat works. But it should work for Red, Blue, and Yellow.