Pokémon merge glitch: Difference between revisions

[[File:Charizard M Magikarp.png|frame|An [[unstable hybrid Pokémon]] with the recipient being [['M (FF)]] and the donor being {{p|Magikarp}}]]

The '''Pokémon merge glitch''', commonly known as the '''Q◣ glitch''', is a glitch enabled by the [[glitch Pokémon]] [[Q◣]] and [['M (FF)]]. It involves depositing Q◣ and other Pokémon into the [[Pokémon Storage System]] in a certain order, which then causes the Pokémon's [[move]]s and [[stats]] to be transferred between each other, creating an [[unstable hybrid Pokémon]].

First, the player must have a Q◣ or 'M (FF), at least one Pokémon above it and two Pokémon below it, all in the [[party]]. The Pokémon below the Q◣ or 'M (FF) will be the 'recipient' to the Pokémon below it; that Pokémon will then be the recipient to the Pokémon below it, etc. The Q◣ or 'M (FF) will appear in the top slot where the deposited Pokémon was, but also stay in its original spot and be the recipient to the Pokémon directly below it. Each Pokémon is now an 'unstable hybrid' of it and the Pokémon that was below it. An unstable hybrid cannot be traded to Pokémon Gold, Silver, or Crystal. An unstable hybrid displays the sprite and type of the 'recipient' Pokémon, and evolves in the same way as it; it has the level, stats ({{IV}}s, [[Effort values#Generation I|stat experience]], [[base stats]], and overall stats), color palette, effective typing, nickname, and moves of the 'donor' Pokémon.