Pokémon/Pokédex/Missingno.

The iconic MissingNo. sprite.

Description

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Missingno. is not an official Pokémon. However, it can be found in some early games via glitches. It's appearance may vary, but is typically incoherent.

Basic Statistics

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  HP Attack Defense Speed Special Attack Special Defense
Base Stats (RB/Y) 33 136 0 29 6
Base Stats (GS/C) - - - - - -
Base Stats (RS/FL/E) - - - - - -
Base Stats (DP/PT/HGSS)
Base Stats (BW/B2W2)
Base Stats (XY/ORAS)
Base Stats (SM/USUM)
Base Stats (Sword/Shield/BDSP)
Max Stats (RB/Y) - - - - -
Max Stats (GS/C) - - - - - -
Max Stats (RS/FL/E) - - - - - -
Max Stats (DP/PT/HGSS)
Max Stats (B/W/B2W2)
Max Stats (X/Y/ORAS)
Max Stats (SM/USUM)
Max Stats (Sword/Shield/BDSP)
Effort Points (Sword/Shield/BDSP)

Type Matching

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Bird-Normal. This is not a typo - the Bird type was removed from implemented Pokémon in the final game in favor of the flying type, with old data left intact.

Moveset

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Level Red / Blue Yellow
Start Water Gun
Water Gun
Sky Attack
Water Gun
Water Gun
Sky Attack

TM/HM

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An encounter with Missingno.
  • RB/Y: Cut, Fly, Mega Punch, Razor Wind, Swords Dance, Mega Kick, Toxic, Take Down, Double-Edge, Bubblebeam, Submission, Seismic Toss, Thunder, Fissure, Teleport, Rest, Thunder Wave, Tri-Attack

Variants

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Chart of different graphics used by MissingNo. in various games.

Trading Cards

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  • None

Etymology

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Missingno. is simply a shortened form of the words Missing Number. Unlike other Pokémon, there isn't meant to be a particular meaning behind it beyond being an error message.