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MissingNo.

MissingNo. is a Pokémon species found in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue. Standing for "Missing Number", MissingNo. Pokémon are used as error handlers by game developer Game Freak; they appear when the game attempts to access data for a nonexistent Pokémon species. Due to the programming of three in-game events, players can encounter MissingNo. via a glitch. The species was first documented by Nintendo in the May 1999 issue of Nintendo Power. Encountering MissingNo. causes graphical errors and the mass replication of the sixth item in the player's item menu; the latter effect resulted in the glitch's coverage by strategy guides and game magazines. IGN has noted MissingNo.'s appearance in Pokémon Red and Blue as one of the most famous video game glitches. Fans of the series have attempted to rationalize MissingNo. as canon, which has sparked discussion in sociological studies about the impact of video games upon society. (Full article...)

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Promoted: September 15, 2009
Reasons for nomination: 25th anniversary of Pokémon Red (the game it was from)'s original release. (This is my first TFA nom, tell me if I did anything wrong)
Support as nominator. Poydoo can talk and edit 15:06, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Does IGN (which needs to be italicized) really that important of mentioning that it takes up prose? I bet multiple critics have similar things to say, not just IGN. P anini ^🥪 15:35, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Coordinator note February has already been scheduled. Poydoo, do you want to withdraw this and wait for another date of significance to re-nominate or do you want to convert this into a non-specific date nomination and we'll fit it in when and if we can?--Wehwalt (talk) 11:37, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Wehwalt, I'll withdraw it for now and write a better blurb. Poydoo can talk and edit 14:27, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]