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MissingNo.

MissingNo. (/ˈmɪsɪŋˈnoʊ/ ⓘ; Japanese: けつばん, Hepburn: Ketsuban) is a glitch and an unofficial Pokémon species found in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue. Due to the programming of certain in-game events, players can encounter MissingNo. via a glitch. Encountering MissingNo. causes graphical anomalies and changes gameplay by increasing the number of…

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Affected hardware
Game Boy
Affected software
Pokémon Red and Blue
Date discovered
May 1999 (first documented by Nintendo Power)

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Triples75
Avg. degree1.94
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related to history · 23
MissingNo. → America, Blue, Developed, Each Pokémon, European, Game Boy, Game Freak, Green, In, Japanese, May, MissingNo, Nintendo, Nintendo Power, North America, North American, Pokédex, Pokémon, Pokémon Red, The
related to Characteristics · 19
MissingNo. → Blue, Cinnabar Island, Due, During, Each, Fans, Finally, First, Fly, However, If, MissingNo, OLD MAN, Pokémon, Pokémon Red, Second, Surf, These, Viridian City
related to Reaction and reception · 17
MissingNo. → Ars Technica, Calling MissingNo, Certain, Despite, Despite Nintendo's, Easter, Greatest Video Game Characters, IGN, In, Mental Health, MissingNo, National Institute, Nintendo, Some, The, William Sims Bainbridge, Wilma Bainbridge
related to External links · 7
MissingNo. → Bulbapedia, Media, MissingNo, Nintendo, Pokémonwiki, Wikimedia CommonsMissingNo, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Affected hardware · 1
MissingNo. → Game Boy
Affected software · 1
MissingNo. → Pokémon Red and Blue
Date discovered · 1
MissingNo. → May 1999 (first documented by Nintendo Power)
Website · 1
MissingNo. → MissingNo. on Nintendo.com
causes · 1
MissingNo. → graphical anomalies and changes gameplay by increasing the number of items in the sixth entry of the player's inventory by 128

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missingno pokémon game glitch nintendo games player video players encounter red blue game's may encountering glitches data fans also in-game

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MissingNo.Affected hardwareGame Boy1.00infobox
MissingNo.Affected softwarePokémon Red and Blue1.00infobox
MissingNo.Date discoveredMay 1999 (first documented by Nintendo Power)1.00infobox
MissingNo.WebsiteMissingNo. on Nintendo.com1.00infobox
MissingNo.causesgraphical anomalies and changes gameplay by increasing the number of items in the sixth entry of the player's inventory by 1280.90text
moviesinstance ofNele Van De Mosselaer and Nathan Wildman argue that video game glitches such as MissingNo. are fundamentally different to errors in other forms of media0.80text
booksinstance ofNele Van De Mosselaer and Nathan Wildman argue that video game glitches such as MissingNo. are fundamentally different to errors in other forms of media0.80text
due to the interactive nature of video gamesinstance ofNele Van De Mosselaer and Nathan Wildman argue that video game glitches such as MissingNo. are fundamentally different to errors in other forms of media0.80text
which facilitates fans creating lore around them that is not seen with errors in other media.The game Vampire Survivors added a playable character namedinstance ofNele Van De Mosselaer and Nathan Wildman argue that video game glitches such as MissingNo. are fundamentally different to errors in other forms of media0.80text
MissingNo.related to CharacteristicsMissingNo0.60section
MissingNo.related to CharacteristicsPokémon Red0.60section
MissingNo.related to CharacteristicsBlue0.60section

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