“The rules are different now, kid,” Brock said. “My ‘Rock-types’ are gone. But this Suicune showed up yesterday and won’t leave. Beat it, you get the Boulder Badge.”
Blue ambushed him outside the forest. “Let’s see what garbage you caught.”
The screen asked:
“You! The boy with the Scyther!” she yelled. “I’m Celio’s sister, Cera. I caused this. I was trying to install a ‘variety patch’ to make Kanto more exciting. But I tripped over a Joltik and typed a random seed: .”
“YOU. HAVE. BROUGHT. CHAOS. TO. ORDER. NOW. BRING. ORDER. TO. CHAOS.” Pokemon Rojo Fuego Randomizado
The world flickered. The MissingNo. smiled, then shattered into pixels. Light returned to normal. When Red opened his eyes, his Scyther was… a Charmander. His Kingdra was a Squirtle. His Metang was a Bulbasaur. And Blue’s Mewtwo was a disgruntled Pikachu.
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A massive, green, blade-armed mantis materialized, fluttering its wings, eyes gleaming with predatory focus. It wasn't cute or cuddly. It was a level 5 Scyther with a nasty temperament.
Years later, he’d sit on the dock in Pallet Town and smile, remembering the week when a Scyther used Thunder Punch on a Suicune, and a Horsea out-cried a god. “The rules are different now, kid,” Brock said
Blue stared at his Pikachu. “I… hate you.”