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I made a bet with my friend that I could beat Pokémon Fire Red while only using normal items in trainer battles except Poke balls. Yes. No repels. Anyway I beat brock and went into Mt Moon. I went down to the floor where you can only find paras and, being the idiot I am, decided to hit one of them with a scratch from Mankey, which paralyzed it. Half my team was in bad shape so I went up to heal. I came back in to be greeted by a level 8, female zubat. The next step, I encountered the same one. Level 8, female. I kept taking steps, and on each one, I encountered the same, level 8, female, Zubat.(I guess this is what I get for not reviving the helix fossil in my last playthrough). Jokes aside, why am I encountering the same, level 8, female zubat every step I take in Mt moon?

Edit: Ok I've re-entered the cave and something very weird is happening. I'm trying to get to the Pokemon center and every step, instead of a zubat, its a weird question mark inside a black circle and a white circle (I think, I can't remember it fully from memory). Please tell me what happened and how to fix it. If it helps I am playing on GBA.

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if its still happening, catch them and let us know if they have the same nature and stats
Yeah cuz if they do,it could be a glitch.There is the small possibility that all the zubat you encounter are female and level 8,but its probably not.Every step is very weird also.
I caught two of them and they both are quirky nature and have the same stats
Is it an emulator?
What happens if you leave and renter the cave?, or save and power off?
Are you sure your game is legit and not a fake?
yes I am very sure. I've been playing this for years and have had no major problems like this until now
And you never used any cheats / hacks and nobody hacked your game?
I think your odds are just below 0.01% a very rare phenomenon or a glitch with your copy.
How old is your copy? Did you buy it on Ebay?

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instead of a zubat, its a weird question mark inside a black circle and a white circle

You mean this? This is practically the Missingno. of Gen 3. Your gamefile is probably corrupt; if you start a new game it should (hopefully) be fixed. I have no idea how to fix it other than starting a new save. Obviously, try turning off and on the gameboy first. Since you're just at Mt. Moon, thankfully you aren't that far in the game and can get back in a few hours. Good luck.

(Let me know if you want a different answer or a different solution and I can hide this, but I honestly think this is your best bet)

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Yes that's it. I just started a new file and nothing out of the ordinary is happening. I'll get to Mt. moon and select your answer if its fixed.