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Every Pokémon has a "Pokédex byte" that tells the game whether it has been seen or caught. A value of 0 means the Pokémon hasn't been seen or caught, 128 means it's been seen, and 255 means it's been caught. | Every Pokémon has a "Pokédex byte" that tells the game whether it has been seen or caught. A value of 0 means the Pokémon hasn't been seen or caught, 128 means it's been seen, and 255 means it's been caught. | ||
Missingno.'s [[Pokédex]] byte is in the same location as the byte that stores how many of the 6th item is in the bag. This is why, when Missingno. is encountered, the sixth item slot is set to 128 (or 255 if it is captured). The glitchy box symbol is a result of the game attempting to display a number greater than | Missingno.'s [[Pokédex]] byte is in the same location as the byte that stores how many of the 6th item is in the bag. This is why, when Missingno. is encountered, the sixth item slot is set to 128 (or 255 if it is captured). The glitchy box symbol is a result of the game attempting to display a number greater than 99. | ||
[[Category:Glitches]] | [[Category:Glitches]] | ||