You'll NEVER Catch This Pokémon

Catching Mew in Pokémon Pinball is nearly impossible! Discover the extreme challenge of finding and capturing Mew, requiring 1024 hits within a 3-minute time limit, making it the ultimate test of dedication and skill.
#pokemon #mew #pokemoncommunity
CREDIT
- Footage Capturing Mew by: Th2Gavst2r | How to Catch Mew - Pokémon Pinball GBC (TAS)

[@BIayne]

It wouldn't be a Gen 1 game without making Mew impossible to get.

[@brendantw]

This comment makes zero sense because Gen 1 is the only gen broken enough to make getting Mew really easy.

[@1993rnicholson]

​@brendanthewolf2992 only if you cheat and the known glitches nowadays were mere rumor back when gen 1 was released

[@trainerrot6706]

​​​@@1993rnicholson ..​You dont have to cheat. You can easily catch mew in Gen 1. Back at that time the only thing you needed was creativity. In my childhood we used the link cable trick to get mew but there are other ways to get mew without cheats..​

[@1993rnicholson]

@@trainerrot6706 really i dont remember any "legitimate" methods for capturing Mew only glitches, cheats and exploits

[@kyledcunningham]

@@trainerrot6706glitching IS cheating my dude and also the only way to catch him as the events ended 20+ years ago

[@krisrk1]

I can’t believe this game was not released for 3DS eshop or currently on Nintendo Switch Online. This classic needs a rerelease.

[@d0ubleslap]

It is weird right? Not even like it takes away from the mainline titles

[@oaklex4948]

No, Nintendo needs to stop doing that. They sell you the same product over and over. Make new shit. Old stuff should be free.

[@MattDustyParker]

No :) bad opinion ​@@oaklex4948

[@acmiguens]

​@@oaklex4948As if you'd leave tens of millions of dollars on the table if the decision was up to you. Talk about hypocrisy

[@16bitNinja90]

I know right! Least we got the TCG game 😊

[@TalesOfGod]

I am stunned. Hitting any pokemon in that game is hard enough but hitting it 1024 times in 3 minutes is insanity.

[@Meta9871]

You werent actually meant to catch it

[@villiamanimelover]

Japanese and their godly gaming skills.

[@RadeticDaniel]

Bounce balancing... you get good at it after some practice. Sad thing is I didn't know mew was there when I used to play this 😢

[@axdambient]

My best friend did it after a month back in the day. If you fail you have to start over to even get back to that table. I managed to do it afterwards. It was absurd. It can definitely be done but one mistake and it's over

[@frownyclowny6955]

That’s ~341 times a minute. I’ve played the og cartridge version and I’ve barely gotten any evolved Pokémon, let alone Mew. That’s cruel

[@erosennin4444]

You only got 3 minutes?? That's harsh, Nintendo. 😮

[@d0ubleslap]

Yeaaaah it's basically impossible, for some reason this was just the method they chose in order to prevent you catching it

[@ovaiggy]

you only have 2 minutes. The same amount of time you have for all of the Pokemon. There is a TAS video where they perfectly juggle the Pokeball on top of the Mew. But even with that you don't have enough time so they hacked the timer.

[@MrVariant]

Bonesaw's gotcha for 3 minutes 😂

[@christopherochoa4145]

​@@MrVariant 3 minutes of 🖐PLAYTIME🤚

[@MrVariant]

@@christopherochoa4145 thanks lol Macho Man was great RIP

[@NamedNitrogen]

3 minutes ? 1024 times? That’s 6 times per second! No way that’s even possible

[@d0ubleslap]

Yeah this was their way of preventing it for some reason only a tas with frame perfect inputs could really achieve it making it practically impossible

[@glohbk6827]

So what's the point then?

[@trinketmage8145]

Emulation software with tool assistance has entered the chat.

[@RadeticDaniel]

​@@glohbk6827show it as a bonus, as it shows up on the pokedex despite the catch failing

[@erik19borgnia]

​@@glohbk6827the point is that you can't capture it. But it gets registered just by encountering it, in comparison with the other 150 that you must catch.

[@LaneBeScrolling]

1024 is the highest number expressible in 11-bit binary, so this is probably just the max value assignable to the hit count.

[@Dukstless]

it's because there are 4 steps in catching the Pokemon, so they just made each of them take 256 instead of like 1.

[@indominusrex2859]

Just look under the truck and you will find it

[@16bitNinja90]

As hard as it was, it's still my favourite spin off game haha

[@hassoulbengochea2998]

Pokemon trading card games was neat too !

[@Max-zv8hm]

@@hassoulbengochea2998super good game, wish they released the sequel in english and not Japan-only.

[@yt-mazra726]

I still play this on my phone 😂 got half of the Pokémon.

[@lordkek5817]

​@@Max-zv8hmbut I thought Pokemon pinball Ruby and Sapphire had us and EU releases

[@Max-zv8hm]

@@lordkek5817 i refer to card game 2, so to speak and not pinball 2

[@maj-solidsnake1808]

Golden age of Pokémon a lot of quality crisp pixel art and chiptunes music

[@manuelnovella39]

The pinball series are very underrated. I remember playing Pinball Ruby and Sapphire and spending afternoons full of joy

[@saskatoonguy]

Ruby and Sapphire Pinball was designed to elicit joy, that checks out. The original game, however, was designed to inflict pain. Seriously, the difficulty level is off the charts compared to it's sequel.

[@servantbyday]

That’s… insane

[@deogiblue640]

we need a modern switch release where each new pinball machine is a different generation with full national dex

[@GameGodZERO]

a new Pokemon pinball game with all the pokemon would be amazing ngl; im sure the right dev team could make some really cool boards for alola and paldea

[@VincentCastaneda96]

Dude this needs to happen. I still love playing both pinball games because they’re still so fun and hold up really well.

[@TheRealDaveyB]

That would be soo dope!

[@venomh4616]

I still have the game, it has the option to share the top scores from one game to another with the infrared signal from the game boy color.

[@shikabaneconga]

your accent really came out there buddy, i love it

[@d0ubleslap]

MEW 🤙

[@Soulintent95]

Never realized how in depth this game was. Now i wish i had it as a kid.

[@1unar_chaos]

for some reason, my mom was a pro at pokemon pinball when she was younger! she got most of the pokedex!

[@chupa3851]

Damn bro you a baby then . Your mom must be like 34 years max

[@1unar_chaos]

@@chupa3851 nah, my mom is nearly 39, but my auntie is like 35 and got my mom into it my mom had me kinda young, so im 16 rn

[@willm127]

These video edits are so good! Keep up the great work!

[@AndresD.deLeon]

That Pokémon card game OST in the background hits so good

[@loopiloop]

I know the Pokémon tcg ost is fire, but this would have been a prime opportunity to give the Pinball ost some much needed love.

[@nathanwilson3507]

yup came here to say this. the Blue level is so good!

[@lukeclay4286]

I’m amazing at pinball and I had this game and I remember nobody at school believed me when I said mew was in this.

[@brainyinsaniac3568]

Should've shown them the dex :p

[@glohbk6827]

I remember as a kid i couldn't stop playing this. My batteries died so quick

[@Angel_m7]

Okay, I just want to say, I love this KZbin page! Love the videos! Thank you

[@blgmonster1631]

I bought a copy of this on whatnot turned on the game and I could not believe it when I saw mew was caught at the bottom

[@thedualitysystem]

Pokemon Pinball was actually so good. I would love a new one on the switch or my phone.

[@dyreckta23]

You dont know how many batteries I've wasted on this game as a kid

[@bwittykatt]

I LOVE POKÉMON PINBALL! Recently downloaded an emulator so I could play it again. I love having the quick save feature mid game. Kinda cheating LOL but this game is challenging at times, which I love! They make most Pokémon games too easy these days 😒

[@DukeDarkshadow]

I absolutely LOVED this game. It was so unique and addicting. Completing the Pokedex was not an easy task but it was so fun.

[@FairyPhantasia]

I love this channel 😊 teaching me new facts instead of regurgitating everyone else

[@alaeriia01]

Pokémon pinball is not the only game with a rumble pack for the Game Boy. There is another game called Ariel's Pinball Adventure that features a rumble pack as well.

[@acmiguens]

Perfect Dark also used it. As well as at least 10 more games

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

There were a total of 19 games with rumble for the GBC. However, Pokemon Pinball was the only first-party Nintendo IP to incorporate it - all others were third party titles.

[@stv0036]

Star Wars Pod Racer too

[@Prince_Eva_Huepow]

Including a racing game I had ​@@OtakuUnitedStudio

[@the1fuzzy]

Maybe one of a kind for Pokemon, but Star Wars Racer and Test drive Off-road all had rumble packs with the battery like Pinball did.

[@calereliya]

came here to say that too. perfect dark, as well. one of a kind, as long as you ignore all the other ones that were exactly the same.

[@Roinaeh]

Had the game as a child, didn't know that, I'll keep that knowledge now.

[@pattmahiney]

Pokemon pinball at 5 years old in 1999 is actually why I grew up to be an addict, js......

[@FrankieJKuna]

The spin off title that needs to come back

[@Thebigskullman]

I vaguely remember this as a kid, at least the “I think it’s glitched cause it’s not letting me catch it” part. But that’s why I had gamesharks for every system I owned in the 90’s.

[@kylemcw8301]

Yeah as a kid. This was so hard! But it was extremely fun!

[@heroshotlgn]

Youre telling me theres more to this game than just playing pinball?? Gonna have to give it another go

[@Rose-yx6jq]

It sounds like a fun game but fuck that built-in rumble pack.

[@chrisgiles40]

The 5-6 year old me got no where with that game, and have only just remembered it by seeing the cartridge 😂

[@thend4427]

I wish the ruby and sapphire pinball was on the 3ds I loved it

[@angeloparente8196]

It's more than 5,6 hits per second, they basically said "go ahead and find a bug for him this time too"

[@cloudxz92]

You have to Hit it 1024 Times. Some Japanese Dude for the 3th Time in a Day:

[@Rocherz]

I want to see Noctowl and Rowlet in that pixelart retro style.

[@d0ubleslap]

That would be a hoot

[@remschroder6654]

Nice content! (Ziet er goed uit groeten uit nederland)

[@d0ubleslap]

Thanks bro 🇳🇱🙌🏼

[@UnknownSoul0089]

I loved Pokemon Pinball, I remember Mew popping up in there

[@serenitynow85]

That Machamp sprite goes hard

[@bradleylong1727]

I’ve been playing Pokémon pinball for 20 years and I’m just learning this now

[@Lethean616]

This game is the reason my GBC has a big dent in the screen 😅

[@d0ubleslap]

I don't know how anyone could do this, it took me like 2-3 hours just to encounter mew EVEN when using save states 😂

[@Lethean616]

@@d0ubleslap I only managed to reach that stage a couple of times, the stress was just too much for me 😂 never caught it

[@SuperGamerCatholic]

I love pokemon pinball!

[@rodrigovbdrumond]

Incredibly beautiful sprites.

[@Deadflower019]

That comes out to roughly 6 hits per second. Good luck out there guys!

[@TheRedOGRE]

Had this game as a kid! Lol my mom was hooked on this game and would grind it when i was at school.

[@desroin]

Perfect Dark for GBC had the game cartridge ^^

[@roidnerd2501]

Good thing i own every pokemon game made

[@thedisappointedoptimist6916]

I got one of these from those old pokemon sweepstakes

[@FoxLightstep]

My brother and I put SO MANY hours into this game and we got only about half of the dex completed. It was so addictive and hard but it kept us sucked in. I'm truly sad that it never got a remake.

[@jakobxr]

Pokémon pinball: ruby and sapphire is one of my first video games ever and one of my favorites. Only replaying it as an adult have I realized how hard it really is

[@Suupabot]

I never finished pokemon pinball and now that I know this I can die in peace

[@Mizuki312]

And yet Pinball Ruby & Sapphire was even better.

[@CrocGamer69]

The girl has a dutch accent😂

[@Panguz]

You are 100% British and your girl is 1000% Dutch 😂 (I'm Dutch so I recognize the accent lol)

[@d0ubleslap]

You got it 🌝

[@furrysunny1300]

Well, thanks for the info in advance. Got the game on Ebay a while ago.

[@MarthDragon]

Star Wars Pod Racing housed its own rumble pak too.

[@jonwalker8945]

I had this game when I was a kid. I never even knew you could do anything other than play pinball on it. 😅

[@sc76399]

That and sonic pinball were great in their day. Shame that was evil

[@2drad279]

You mean spinball for game gear/mega drive or pinball party for gba?

[@XenoThe]

this is so intresting

[@lanalvi5850]

I absolutely love this game, spent many hours to even get to mew 😅

[@hemang8901]

I always got my butt kicked in this game, I was like dammit another life lost!

[@deranged781]

Also to note the mew is obtainable by using a glitch in game to make the ball land on his head

[@renantemerin9248]

Wait that's almost to Terapagos! the 1024 Pokemon! Of the Pokedex!

[@danieldemayo6209]

Holy shit I forgot about this game. Still have it somewhere.

[@cameronhyne8432]

Blud said moo

[@d0ubleslap]

🐄

[@BlueForte]

Bruh, I still have my Pokemon pinball game

[@theradicalginger3060]

3 min for 1024 times thats almost kinda like pokemon ranger with the more serious pokemon like charizard stomping around you start wrapping circles around only for the chain to get broken 😂

[@Tom__714]

Mew is a 1/16 encounter on the rare encounter slots (3 arrows), also you need to swap boards 5 times to get to indigo plateau not travel across every board

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

...I miss my pinball catridge

[@aidialces]

I got the game almost 25 years ago and I still haven't completed the Pokédex. 😅

[@synthellaart1587]

I remember this game, it was a lot of fun

[@FrinchFrais]

You have to hit it the same amount of times as every pokemon in existence except for pecharunt..

[@calebcardinal3867]

Scream tail? Ohhh mew

[@DestructiveSpirit674]

I still have this game and it is my favorite to play in the gamecube's gameboy adapter

[@zeeer0rooo]

Even if Nintendo were to drop another one today, it would be plagued with so many locked features and potentially paid DLC for a gba sound option

[@camoveteran2219]

You only have to touch it six times per second

[@TrollDecker]

It wasn't one-of-a-kind, several other games had the same rumble, including Perfect Dark.

[@EflatunCadi]

✨gourmet cuisine ✨

[@gameplaycast]

it wouldnt be pokemon if they didnt screw you over somehow.

[@iedskillernumber2hahawowthisis]

Yo it predicted the moderb pokedex 1024

[@sky_pirate]

So I wonder if Mew has a persistent catch counter, similar to how the Burning Tower Trio keep persistent health through encounters.

[@TheRealDaveyB]

I still have my original copy of Pokémon Pinball 2 for the gameboy advance with all the Gen 2 Pokémon on it. But Man do I miss and wish I still had the original Pokémon Pinball! Because it was better than its predecessor in my opinion, even with the newer Gen 2 mons at the time.

[@chimyshark]

I like how the high score was always NIN at 500,000 because that's my name, I was so surprised they knew my name, and I don't know how I was awarded the top place. My friend later told me it was NIN for Nintendo.

[@avadoksorem2854]

Even back in Gen 1, Game Freak were dicks.

[@HIRO-gn6le]

I remember playing a 3rd gen pinball as one of my first poke game in myboy emulator It was alot of fun

[@lady_blut]

Mom caught mew over 20 times I could even get mewtwo, I couldn’t even get Gengar

[@derekm.melendez8100]

Since I have Pokémon Pinball, this catch will be impossible for me.

[@user-ZacBey]

I had this game i remember the built in rumble pack was so cool

[@jordanmurphy2032]

Man I couldn't even get pysduck on the original

[@c.jackson]

I had this game and loved it

[@ritapan1300]

Seriously? If goh hits mew with a pokeball that many times in 3 minutes, mew will faint from the impact of pokeballs hitting him if not a skull fracture

[@ethanmendiola3070]

It's weird facts like these that make me wonder whether a collector would find this game and similar ilk more valuable in mint condition or with the uber difficult and rare items/pokemon caught legitimately.

[@MercenaryX21]

Not only do I have this game I actually completed the decks and got Mew.

[@ruffarmy3564]

Mew jumpscare 💀