Is there a Mew in X?

Question

I saw many videos on YT showing how to get shiny mew. I followed them correctly but... nope. Just want to complete the pokedex.

Comments

Why did you go on YouTube instead of look up the location on a fansite?

Answer 1

No, there is no way to catch Mew in generation 6 outside of an official Nintendo event.

Source: Experince (over 500 hours on my copy of X)

Comments

The database is also wrong. There is a Mew glitch all the way back in 1998, where you need an Abra. So :P

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What do you mean "Mew would have not existed"? Have you heard of event Pokemon?

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Well it needs to obtainable somehow...

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Have you heard of event Pokemon? You still haven't answered that question.

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The database is not incorrect for excluding encounters that only occur through glitches.
Worth mentioning here: Mew was completely inaccessible in the original Ruby and Sapphire until it was distributed in a event, almost three years after the games originally released. So in a way, yes you're right, Mew didn't exist. It's not a prerequisite that you can encounter Mew in every game. That rings true for X as well.

Answer 2

Hello CharivoirAndCamertwo,

The 1998 Mew glitch is not legit on the Pokemon Yellow version in 3DS since it will flag that Mew a problematic Pokemon and it will not transfer using the PokeTransporter.....unless you utilize the very tedious way of getting it by manipulating Pokemon Red/Blue and making that Mew look legit and transferable to the PokeBank.

Comments

This doesn't answer the question though. Draw a link between the glitch in Gen 1 and getting Mew in Pokemon X.

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Since no one can take a hint to do more research on their own, here it is:
https://www.polygon.com/2017/1/26/14400184/pokemon-bank-mew-glitch

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I am commenting because the asker evidently does not know as much as you do, and so might struggle to make the connection I described. By expecting them to 'do more research', you are simply being unhelpful.