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===Pokémon meeting level glitch=== | ===Pokémon meeting level glitch=== | ||
In {{game|Crystal}} | In {{game|Crystal}}, the level and time of day when a Pokémon was caught or received is stored in the game data and can be verified by visiting the [[Poké Seer]]. However, this only works correctly for Pokémon caught up to level 63. | ||
This Pokémon meeting data is condensed into a single byte, the upper two bits represent the time it was met, and the lower six bits represent the level it was met. For example, a level 70 Pokémon met in the morning will be reported as a level 6 Pokémon met in the day by the Poké Seer. | This Pokémon meeting data is condensed into a single byte, the upper two bits represent the time it was met, and the lower six bits represent the level it was met. For example, a level 70 Pokémon met in the morning will be reported as a level 6 Pokémon met in the day by the Poké Seer. | ||
This glitch does not | This glitch does not usually affect the gameplay for these reasons: | ||
* In Pokémon Crystal, Pokémon obtained from [[in-game trade]]s do not record any Pokémon meeting data. | * In Pokémon Crystal, there are no Pokémon available over level 60 (other than Pokémon from [[in-game trade]]s). The [[List of wild Pokémon from in-game events#Generation II|in-game event]] {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}} both found at this level, even though they had been available at level 40 or 70 in earlier games. | ||
* Even though a Pokémon could be traded from the | * Pokémon obtained from [[in-game trade]]s do not record any Pokémon meeting data. | ||
* Even though a Pokémon could be traded from {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} or the [[Generation I]] games, they did not record the meeting data of any Pokémon. | |||
In Pokémon Crystal, the Pokémon obtained with a high enough level from [[event Pokémon|event distributions]] had their meeting data incorrectly recorded because of this glitch. In particular, this affected the level 70 {{DL|List of PCNY event Pokémon distributions (Generation II)|Shiny Mewtwo}} received from [[Pokémon Center (store)|New York Pokémon Center]]. | |||
==Stadium 2== | ==Stadium 2== |