MissingNo: The Legendary Pokémon Glitch Everyone Remembers

MissingNo is Pokémon’s most legendary glitch and one of the strangest moments in gaming history. This episode of Hidden Saves revisits the infamous MissingNo glitch from Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue and explores why so many of us still remember it. Early Pokémon had a kind of mystery that’s hard to recreate today. The games felt unpredictable and strange, full of secrets, rumors, and discoveries passed around on the playground. MissingNo wasn’t just a glitch. It was something kids stumbled into, warned each other about, and debated endlessly. A moment where the game didn’t behave the way it was supposed to, and no one really knew why. So I went back to Pokémon Gen 1 to retrace how MissingNo was discovered, how it spread long before walkthroughs and YouTube, what it actually did to your save file, and why it became such a lasting part of Pokémon history. 👉 Watch my video on Mew and the S.S. Anne truck here:    • Pokémon’s Biggest Urban Legend: Mew and Th...   🔍 Playground myths 🎮 Glitch Pokémon 🔒 A Hidden Save Unlocking memories through old games, lost saves, dusty consoles, forgotten worlds. 🎶 Music Credit: Pokemon Lofi Music by @FantasyLofi → https://ffm.bio/bitsandhits “A Fool’s Theme” by Brian Bolger “Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast Remix)” by Ricky Rombo   / stickerbush-symphony-bramble-blast-rickyro...   🎞 Footage Credits: Pokémon Red and Blue © Nintendo / Game Freak Pokémon the Series: Indigo League (1997) © Nintendo / Game Freak / OLM / TV Tokyo #Pokemon #MissingNo #PokemonRed #PokemonBlue #PokemonGlitch #HiddenSaves #RetroGaming #Nintendo #NostalgiaGaming #gaminghistory 0:00 Intro 2:00 The Magic of Early Pokémon 3:34 Where Did MissingNo Come From? 5:36 MissingNo in Print 6:50 The Origin 7:38 How It Spread 8:12 MissingNo Weirdness 9:29 Technical Overview 10:49 Impact on the Game 12:00 Wrap Up 13:39 Outro