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(According to our news article, the contest took place in 2012, which is well after the start of Gen 5 and the start of the Legendary/Mythical split. Bulbapedia (and Bulbanews) just didn't notice the split until several years later.) |
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* Despite being a clone of Mew, {{p|Mewtwo}} appears before Mew in the Pokédex. | * Despite being a clone of Mew, {{p|Mewtwo}} appears before Mew in the Pokédex. | ||
* Mew was the only Pokémon of the first 151 to be left out of the original version of the [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]]. | * Mew was the only Pokémon of the first 151 to be left out of the original version of the [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]]. | ||
* In Generation I and II, due to technical limitations, ''New Species'' is labeled in game as ''NEW SPECIE''. (and in early versions, labeled as ''NEWSPECIES'') | |||
* Mew was a little-known secret when {{game|Red and Green|s}} were first released in Japan. Even Nintendo was not initially aware that [[Shigeki Morimoto]] had programmed it into the game.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_-_pokmon_heartgold_version__soulsilver_version_16288_16289.html</ref> | * Mew was a little-known secret when {{game|Red and Green|s}} were first released in Japan. Even Nintendo was not initially aware that [[Shigeki Morimoto]] had programmed it into the game.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_-_pokmon_heartgold_version__soulsilver_version_16288_16289.html</ref> | ||
** In an interview with [[Game Freak]] and [[Creatures, Inc.]] in [[Nintendo Power]] issue 134, [[Shigeki Morimoto]] revealed that he created Mew two weeks before game development was finished. | ** In an interview with [[Game Freak]] and [[Creatures, Inc.]] in [[Nintendo Power]] issue 134, [[Shigeki Morimoto]] revealed that he created Mew two weeks before game development was finished. | ||