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{{bp|Mew}} is considered to be the Pokémon that started the PokéGods craze. Before official Nintendo distributions of it began, many people discovered it hidden away in the coding of the Generation I {{bp|core series}} titles. There was no legitimate way to obtain it in the games, and it was not needed to have a complete {{bp|PokéDex}} by {{bp|Professor Oak}}'s definition, but it was soon discovered as a result of {{bp|glitches}} in the games as well as through the use of {{bp|cheating}}. | {{bp|Mew}} is considered to be the Pokémon that started the PokéGods craze. Before official Nintendo distributions of it began, many people discovered it hidden away in the coding of the Generation I {{bp|core series}} titles. There was no legitimate way to obtain it in the games, and it was not needed to have a complete {{bp|PokéDex}} by {{bp|Professor Oak}}'s definition, but it was soon discovered as a result of {{bp|glitches}} in the games as well as through the use of {{bp|cheating}}. | ||
At this point, very few people knew of Mew, and of those that did very few knew how to obtain it, so many took to the internet to find out how to get their hands on the elusive Pokémon. Now, this might have been very early in the history of Pokémon, but the internet was not much older | At this point, very few people knew of Mew, and of those that did very few knew how to obtain it, so many took to the internet to find out how to get their hands on the elusive Pokémon. Now, this might have been very early in the history of Pokémon, but the internet was not much older. Considering that both Pokémon and the internet were very young, there were very few reliable sources on the internet when it came to Pokémon. Because of this, rumors would spread that many people would take seriously but were very seldom true. Mew was no exception; many rumors spread that there were hidden methods to obtain it. The most popular ones were that one would have to defeat the {{bp|Elite Four}} an absurdly high number of times, or that it was hidden under the truck in {{bp|Vermillion City|Vermillion Harbor}} and one would be able to fight Mew by using {{bp|Strength}} on it. [[Mew definitely under the truck, says kid in your class|Even Bulbagarden participated in this rumor on April Fool's Day of 1998.]] | ||
These rumors about Mew lead to the concept of PokéGods because of how mysterious it was. It was common knowledge that the game had 150 Pokémon, starting at {{bp|Bulbasaur}} and ending at {{bp|Mewtwo}}, but then this mysterious creature is discovered, causing players to question if they really had caught 'em all. If there is one elusive Pokémon hidden in the game, why would there not be more? Players began to wonder if there was a whole smorgasbord of Pokémon in the games' coding, completely undiscovered. The popular glitch Pokémon {{bp|Missingno.}} also fuels this belief because it lead players to believe that there were going to be other Pokémon in the game that were taken out, which turned out years later to be true; 39 Pokémon were pulled out of the coding for {{bp|Pokémon Red and Green Versions}}, and added in {{bp|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions}}. | These rumors about Mew lead to the concept of PokéGods because of how mysterious it was. It was common knowledge that the game had 150 Pokémon, starting at {{bp|Bulbasaur}} and ending at {{bp|Mewtwo}}, but then this mysterious creature is discovered, causing players to question if they really had caught 'em all. If there is one elusive Pokémon hidden in the game, why would there not be more? Players began to wonder if there was a whole smorgasbord of Pokémon in the games' coding, completely undiscovered. The popular glitch Pokémon {{bp|Missingno.}} also fuels this belief because it lead players to believe that there were going to be other Pokémon in the game that were taken out, which turned out years later to be true; 39 Pokémon were pulled out of the coding for {{bp|Pokémon Red and Green Versions}}, and added in {{bp|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions}}. | ||
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A website named [http://pokefactory.pokemology.com Pokémon Factory] was founded for the purpose of creating an entire new section of the PokéDex with PokéGods. It was created more for artistic purposes than for spreading rumors. It went on to create expanded PokéDexes for {{bp|Johto}}, {{bp|Hoenn}}, and {{bp|Sinnoh}} as well. | A website named [http://pokefactory.pokemology.com Pokémon Factory] was founded for the purpose of creating an entire new section of the PokéDex with PokéGods. It was created more for artistic purposes than for spreading rumors. It went on to create expanded PokéDexes for {{bp|Johto}}, {{bp|Hoenn}}, and {{bp|Sinnoh}} as well. | ||
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The announcement of sequels to the Generation I core series titles breathed new life into the PokéGods fandom as new games meant that more species of Pokémon would be added. This lead to speculation as to what Pokémon are to be expected in the new games, and as official artwork was released, the hype increased. | The announcement of sequels to the Generation I core series titles breathed new life into the PokéGods fandom as new games meant that more species of Pokémon would be added. This lead to speculation as to what Pokémon are to be expected in the new games, and as official artwork was released, the hype increased. | ||