Why did Mew kidnap Pikachu?

Mew kidnapped Pikachu in Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew simply because it wanted to play with him, seeing Pikachu as a fun companion, which kicked off the movie's plot as Ash and friends searched for him. It wasn't for nefarious reasons like Team Rocket's attempts, but rather a display of Mew's playful, childlike nature, often transforming to interact and have fun with other Pokémon, including Pikachu.
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Why does Team Rocket try to steal Pikachu?

Team Rocket obsesses over Ash's Pikachu because they believe it's an exceptionally powerful and rare "Super Pikachu," a misconception stemming from its massive electrical explosion in the first episode caused by a bicycle, making them think it's special enough to impress their boss, Giovanni, despite its inconsistent power levels and tendency to disobey them. They are also motivated by a desire for glory, a vendetta from repeated failures, and proving their worth to Giovanni, leading to their persistent, often comical, attempts to capture it.
 
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What's the story behind Mew's discovery?

Origins of Mew the Pokemon

According to early games, Mew was first discovered in the jungles of South America. Scientists who discovered it were astonished by its unique DNA, theorizing that it could be the “origin Pokémon” from which all others evolved.
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Why did they pick Pikachu?

The reason Pikachu was chosen to be the mascot, was because of its popularity. It was a brilliant marketing scheme, by taking advantage of the popularity of Pikachu from the games, and incorporating it into the anime and merchandise, sales had soared.
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Was the Mew glitch intentional?

Though it was not intended by the developers to be obtainable, due to a glitch, players were able to encounter it.
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Pikachu almost caught Meowth

Why did Mewtwo hate Mew?

Mewtwo's initial hatred for Mew stems from jealousy and a deep identity crisis, seeing Mew as the perfect, natural original from which it was artificially created, leading it to despise its own cloned existence and view Mew as a symbol of everything it's not, fueled by its traumatic creation and abuse by humans. In the Japanese version of Pokémon: The First Movie, this antagonism is amplified, with Mew attacking Mewtwo, viewing clones as inferior abominations, while Mewtwo fights to prove its own worth.
 
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Does catching MissingNo ruin your game?

Catching Missingno. in the original Pokémon Red and Blue doesn't usually "ruin" your game permanently but causes significant glitches, primarily duplicating items in your sixth bag slot and scrambling some graphics, but it can permanently corrupt your Hall of Fame data. While often harmless otherwise and even useful for item duplication, there's a small risk of more severe data corruption, so it's generally advised to avoid it if you're worried about your save file.
 
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What is Ash's rarest Pokémon?

Ash's rarest Pokémon often cited are his Shiny Noctowl, his unique Dusk Form Lycanroc, the Mythical Melmetal, the Ultra Beast Naganadel, and his special Ash-Greninja, with Melmetal often considered the absolute rarest due to its origin as a mass of unique Meltan, though Pikachu's Gigantamax form also adds rarity.
 
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Why was episode 38 of Pokémon banned?

On 16th December 1997, more than 700 Japanese people have seizures and hospitalized after they watched Pokémon anime episode 38 called "Denno Senshi Porygon" which is that banned episode of pokemon in worldwide after the episode aired once in Japan and it caused seizures and photosensitive epilepsy.
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Who is replacing Ash Ketchum?

Ash Ketchum was replaced by dual protagonists Liko and Roy in the Pokémon anime series Pokémon Horizons, which launched in 2023, marking a new era after Ash's long run concluded with him becoming a Pokémon World Champion. Liko, a girl with a mysterious pendant, and Roy, a boy with a special Poké Ball, lead this new adventure, focusing on different stories and goals while carrying on the spirit of Pokémon training.
 
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Is Mewtwo a femboy?

Mewtwo is created genderless so he can either have a male or female voice. Plus the 1st version looks so much better.
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Is Mew evil or good?

Mew is generally considered good or neutral, leaning heroic, portrayed as playful, curious, and protective of nature and friends, intervening to stop conflict (like with Mewtwo), but the original Japanese version of the first movie hinted at a more complex, potentially "superiority-driven" stance against clones, though this was heavily softened in the English dub, making Mew a force for balance and peace in most depictions. 
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How rare is 100% Mew?

Statistically, 1 in 216 people will have a 100% Mew if they've completed the quest. Its IV floor is 10, just like any other research Pokémon.
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Is Team Rocket LGBTQ?

The LGBT community largely embraced Team Rocket's queercoding, interpreting them as bisexual drag artists.
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Why is Ash's Pikachu so rare?

Ash's Pikachu is considered rare in the Pokémon world because of its immense, almost legendary power, its unique ability to Gigantamax (a rare form), its refusal to evolve, its special connection with Ash (often staying outside its ball), and being a target for Team Rocket due to these exceptional traits, making it a "Super Pikachu" unlike any other.
 
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Who did Jessie marry in Pokémon?

In the manga adaptation of Pokémon, Jessie and James are portrayed as a married couple raising a child together, a relationship that was not explored in the anime.
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What is episode 69 of Pokémon?

The Pi-Kahuna. S1, E69: When Ash wipes out during a surfing attempt, Victor rescues him and tells him about Humungadunga, a giant wave that sweeps through every 20 years; Ash and Pikachu try to give Victor the confidence he needs to catch the giant wave.
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What does "Pokémon" mean?

Pokémon means “Pocket Monsters”

“Pokémon” is a Japanese portmanteau of ポケット (Poketto) and モンスター (Monsutā), borrowed from English “pocket” and “monster” and transliterated to fit Japanese phonotactics, or the rules of how sounds can be combined.
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Why is Pokémon not for Christians?

Pokémon advocates for practices identical to those used by sorcerers, necromancers, mediums, psychics, spirit/ghost hunters, and shamans. These practices are clearly prohibited across the Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments, and across church history.
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Which Pokémon is 999?

The Pokémon with the Pokédex number #999 is Gimmighoul (Chest Form), a Ghost-type Pokémon from Generation IX (Scarlet & Violet) known for evolving into #1000 Gholdengo after collecting 999 Gimmighoul Coins. Gimmighoul has two forms, the Chest Form (number 999) and the Roaming Form, and its evolution into Gholdengo requires a specific collection of coins, symbolizing a thousand coins. 
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Who kissed Ash first?

Ash's first kiss in the Pokémon anime was from a disguised Jessie, who planted a kiss on his cheek in the episode "Abra And The Catcher" (Season 1) to trick the group, though many fans debate other kisses, like Latias/Bianca or Serena's romantic lip kiss. The earliest notable cheek kisses also came from Melody in Pokémon the Movie 2: The Power of One, and later by a disguised Alakazam in Pokémon the Movie 5: Hero (often mistaken as Bianca/Latias). 
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What Pokémon card costs $1,000,000?

The most famous "million dollar" Pokémon card is the Pikachu Illustrator, with Logan Paul owning a PSA 10 graded version that set a Guinness World Record for a private sale at $5.275 million in 2022, with Paul now planning to auction it. This extremely rare card, from a 1998 illustration contest, is considered the holy grail for collectors due to its scarcity (only 39 believed to exist) and connection to Pikachu's creator, Atsuko Nishida.
 
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Is MissingNo an Easter egg?

Despite it not being an intentional part of the game, in 2009, IGN included MissingNo. in its list of the top video game Easter eggs, citing its usefulness in replicating the game's rarer items and in a later article, calling it an "unforgettable" glitch that helped push the original games to "gaming super stardom".
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Can I trick Pokemon Go into thinking I'm walking?

Yes, you can trick Pokémon Go into thinking you're walking using methods like GPS spoofing apps (iAnyGo, AnyTo) with virtual joysticks or by shaking your phone in a sock, which plays on GPS/Adventure Sync inaccuracies, but these can violate terms of service; official methods focus on using Adventure Sync for real steps, while non-walking tricks use location manipulation or device shaking for buddy candy and egg hatching. 
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What is the 1 256 glitch in Pokemon Red and Blue?

1/256 Miss Bug

Rather infamously, any move in the game, including those that have 100% accuracy, may miss at a rate of 1/256. This happens due to a quirk in how the game determines whether a move should miss or hit.
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