so many years and i only found out today

Feb 2, 2018 10:20 PM

Uh wow

not much of a help, but god damn how did i miss that?

Wow..... I've never noticed that before.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Duh you simple walnuts!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You could do that in Red/Blue/Yellow too.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

My whole life is a lie

8 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 1

I knew that! i used to do it if there was like 1 tiny bit of grass between me and where I wanted to go.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Excuse me, but, what?!?

8 years ago | Likes 332 Dislikes 7

Today imgur made me feel like a genius

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

People didn't know about this?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I remember finding this out when I was still a kid. MY MIND WAS BLOWN!

8 years ago | Likes 30 Dislikes 0

I'm literally sitting on my couch yelling at my husband about this. I'm so pissed. I had no idea this was a thing.

8 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

WHAT????

8 years ago | Likes 38 Dislikes 4

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8 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Fucking WHAT?!? WHAT?!?!

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

WHAT?!

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

O M G

8 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 2

8 years ago | Likes 287 Dislikes 2

They removed this feature eventually. Dicks.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Can you find stuff by doing that? Or is it just to avoid Pokemon?

8 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

I think in later versions they introduced finding items in cut grass, but not in the version shown here.

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Pretty sure it’s just to avoid wild Pokémon

8 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

Now i can live my legend of zelda/pokemon crossover

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

"Link, use Cut!" "HYEEEEEEH!"

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Now you can't do that.

8 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Yet I still try with every new release. One day, dammit.

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Me too. Lol

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What happens to the Pokemon that were in the grass?!

8 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

The grass will grow back when you leave the area and return

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

8 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 0

VGCats by the way. That's what I get for using a pre-posted image: stripped credits.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

https://imgur.com/OUasDw6

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

how you get pokemon "candy"

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Wtf? I never new.

8 years ago | Likes 152 Dislikes 14

Don’t you mean, you never mee?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 5

Mew*

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

Knew

8 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

Did you old then?

8 years ago | Likes 75 Dislikes 2

yes

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

8 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 1

Never knew. What does that accomplish?

8 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 1

Removes grass so you don’t get random encounters with Pokemon

8 years ago | Likes 27 Dislikes 0

Much less efficiently than just using a Repel.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Except for not costing any Pokedollars

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's Pokemon. After the first two gyms, you are flush with cash.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Also IIRC it grows back afterwards, so you don't need to worry about somehow destroying encounter areas

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Thank you! :)

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I remember doing this as a kid with my last pokemon on 1 hp and not wanting to black out..

8 years ago | Likes 921 Dislikes 3

I remember my last dieing to poison steps away from the center, no antidotes or revives. But could have used a rarecandy on a dead to revive

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Stop drinking

8 years ago | Likes 44 Dislikes 1

Underrated comment of the day

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

This comment made me remember that as a kid playing Pokemon red I did the same thing!

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I just found the family's old Gameboy color. I've been playing pokemon red these past few days. :)

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Its a shame this has been removed in recent games

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I wish i knew that! Running doesnt always work.

8 years ago | Likes 116 Dislikes 0

Back then we didn't have running.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I think running attracts more Pokemon, but I could be wrong

8 years ago | Likes 27 Dislikes 0

It doesn't. What it does do, however, is speed the frequency of the rolls done for an encounter. It -seems- higher, but only because 1/2

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

you're encountering the exact same amount of pokemon, only faster.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Think he means running away from the Pokemon while in battle. Fight Bag Pkmn >Run

8 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

Yes

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You still ran a 10% risk of a Pokemon appearing

8 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 4

Not in Red/Blue/Yellow. 0% chance. Maybe in the later games.

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

I feel like I got something in RBY but yeah the 10% was GS

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

never happened when i did this, tbh. i’m either really lucky or really lucky.

8 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

I was once lied to about that being the easiest way to catch a shiny. I did get a Scyther with it though during the park competition.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

This isn't common knowledge?? Cmon people. You gotta know this stuff if you wanna be the very best

8 years ago | Likes 918 Dislikes 22

This is exactly right what the fuck

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

I remember doing this in Ruby...

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well it only worked in certain early generations. Kids growing up on the newer gens wouldn't know.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I wasn't allowed on the Internet in 1997 I was in junior high. D: that was 21 years ago.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If you use strength on the truck behind the S.S. Anne then you get a Mew!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Hit up a Pokemon Go community near you. The amount of casual in them is staggering.

8 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 4

SorrynosorrywecantdedicateourlivestoPokemonGO

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

Have fun not being the very best there ever was.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

????

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 3

What if I just want to be the mediocre-ist like some people occasionally are?

8 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

In the words of the great T.I. "Bad bitches only, ain't no mediocre, don't want no mediocre"

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Doesn't it tell you this in the game somewhere? I thought I saw it. Maybe it was in a guide

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

I don't remember seeing it mentioned at all in the games. It being in a guide sounds like the best bet.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The games only tell you cut can be used on the trees, never mentions the grass bit.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Oh damn. I didn't realized they did that on that show... That's mean to ask the T-Rexes out there who go through that on a daily basis.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This was my first thought too... figured everybody knew

8 years ago | Likes 34 Dislikes 1

NOBODY KNEW! NOBODY!

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

I guess I mostly played alone so I never figured this out. Wow. All those years. I'm pretty shocked. Dumbfounded. Almost appalled.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

LIKE NO ONE EVER WAS

8 years ago | Likes 166 Dislikes 1

TO CUT GRASS IS MY REAL TEST

8 years ago | Likes 90 Dislikes 1

To catch them is my real test

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 9

TO SPRAY WEEDS IS MY CAUSE

8 years ago | Likes 75 Dislikes 0

I WILL TRAVEL ACROSS THE PLAIN, SPRAYING FAR AND WIDE

8 years ago | Likes 62 Dislikes 0

EACH POKEMON EQUIPPED WITH CUT TO GET ME THROUGH THE GRASS!

8 years ago | Likes 58 Dislikes 0

Okayyyy, ya know... ok... I've been playing Pokemon since I got red version when it came out in 4th grade and I never knew this

8 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 4

it's never shown in the game, I knew this but forgot. fuck knows when or how I learned though

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

There are lots of games I played as a kid where I play them now and have no idea how I figured stuff out.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Same here, I still dont see any point in cutting the tall grass tho

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

In Gen III you could do it to turn really tall grass into normal tall grass so you could bike through it.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Once you've caught& catalogued everything in an area, cutting the grass means you won't be hassled by randoms when you come back through

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Just don't accidentally leave the area and make it all reset...

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not fighting random pokemon when yours are dead or low hp.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

have you never heard of a potion? pokemon is not a difficult game. try playing Final Fantasy, no long grass, just fights everywhere.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 3

Sure the Pokemon story isn't the most difficult, but catching every mon and competitive are very difficult. Also, every FF has potions.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I was giving you an explanation. If you don t want one, don t write this kind of statement. Btw, i have finished FF7 to 9 plus some others.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

wait WHAT

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8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Fucking 17 years of my life have gone by since I first played Pokémon’s gold and never know this

8 years ago | Likes 27 Dislikes 1

Also if you cut tall grass it becomes short grass.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

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8 years ago (deleted Jul 9, 2025 5:43 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

We have been LIED TO, I'm suing the pokémart company

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I concur my good Sir. What? I've played since Launch...I fucking preordered Yellow. My life is a lie.

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

My exact reaction

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I literally said the same thing

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I was super confused. The Gif didn't Gif and I had no idea what I was supposed to be seeing.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

An infinite amount of Pokémon were in that grass D:

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

oh the pokémanity D-:

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I have put an embarrassing amount of time into these games since 1997ish... still diddnt know this

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Excuse me i have to test this.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

report back. your country needs you.

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

WHAT HAPPENED?! TELL US

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

How is this not common knowledge?! This was literally the first thing I tried when I first got cut.

8 years ago | Likes 35 Dislikes 9

Well excuse us Mr Einstein

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

We obviously didn't go to Harvard like you!

8 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 1

did people not know this?

8 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 2

No, but to be fair I mainly only played red and blue and this wasn't possible then.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Yes it was. I only played Blue and Yellow, and you could definitely do this in both.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

For one who never played pokemon games, which of them is the best to play nowadays?

8 years ago | Likes 30 Dislikes 0

Pokemon Red is waaaay better than Pokemon Blue.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 3

All of them.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Play platinum. Reaaally easy ... the champion isnt even a pain in the ass to beat... that garchomp still scares me

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

The best ones are probably Platinum and Sun and Moon, but you'll want a new 3ds for sm. Black and white are also good in story.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

soul silver; alpha sapphire. i personally love diamond but it gets a lot of dislike

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

I'd say Black/White. Beautiful game and amazing pacing. Best in the series imo.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Pokemon Puce is my favorite

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

Emerald for starters.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Heart gold & Soul silver, your first/top Pokemons sprite follows you. Plus it's a great revitalization of og gen 2.

8 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 0

2nd for x and y. They added a bunch of quality of life things that just make playing more enjoyable.

8 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

X and Y for sure.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

Holy shit didn't expect so much suggestions! Thanks yall i'll check all them out!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Pokémon X and Y are my all time favorite. Perfect balance of gameplay and advancement so you never feel like you have to grind.

8 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 3

I loved the follow-up ORAS too. The epilogue did a great job of tying the new generations in a neat little bow. Didn’t like sun/moon as much

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Yeah. Although the story was pretty cliché, I️ think the mega evolutions were the best addition to the series.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I’m sad they didn’t make more

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

As someone who didn't get a 3DS, what do you rank Diamond/Pearl, Black/White (is BW2 a true sequel?) X/Y, HG/SS, Alpha/Omega, Sun/Moon?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Sun/Moon is a refreshing departure from the standard for some. B/W was my least favourite: worst new roster but the story had “depth”.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Diamond/Pearl is my 2nd favorite. Vast game, good selection, extinction event that has to be averted. Good times ????

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

play the remakes of one of the originals. It's a good set of iconic pokemon. fire red or leaf green.

8 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 1

Question: is Missing no. in the remakes?

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

No sorry

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Heart and soul are stupid amazing. Alpha and Omega are pretty great too.

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Played to story's end on Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. Don't have it in me to go through it again in Alpha/Omega.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

i'd go for it. loved them even after clearing sapphire. plus, if you move a pokemon from the originals you get a certificate

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

From Advance to 3DS? How? And I would have SO many certificates.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You were first able to do this in pokemon crystal, not sure how many of the games after you could do it in

8 years ago | Likes 344 Dislikes 15

Ever been wrong before. Cuz that's what that feels like

8 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

In the newest game, they completely removed HMs and it's amazing

8 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

You could do it in every Gen 1 thru 3 game and I remember doing it in all of them. Not sure how I figured it out the first time, though.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

It worked in Red and Blue already!

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I did this in red/blue

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Pokemon Crystal was my FIRST POKEMON GAME! I never knew you could do this!!!!

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

All of them

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 4

Not Gen4 and beyond.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Sounds like they removed the cool, niche features rofl.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Kind of. They changed a lot of the way the overworld stuff worked, some for the better and some losing some of the old charm.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Wrong, you could do it from the beginning. In fact it tells you you can do it too.

8 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

wait WHAT ×2 COMBO

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Oh, so none of the games I played then

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I could do this in Red version

8 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 1

But it didn't stop the random encounters. *shudder*

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

really? damn

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

oh :<

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

all i remember was red blue and yellow

8 years ago | Likes 38 Dislikes 1

didn't work on that one, carry on

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

Same!

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

It's also possible in gen 3 games. Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Firered and Leafgreen.

8 years ago | Likes 51 Dislikes 0

HHHHWUT

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

BULLSHIT

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Are you kidding me ?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Fuck off WHAT

8 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 0

My first Pokemon game was Firered, and it wasn't until my third playthrough that I ACCIDENTALLY found this

8 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

HAHAHAHA. You could *always* do this. Starting from Red and Green.

8 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

No fucking way. I'm legitimately shocked. I've never felt so... Deceived....

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It stopped in... Gen4 I think.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That is coincidentally when my childhood stopped.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Gen3 for me, grew up on 1 and 2; I pretty much completely skipped 3, and came back to the series just before Gen5 came out.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Pretty sure it worked in Gold and Silver as well.

8 years ago | Likes 141 Dislikes 0

Thank you, I thought I was going insane.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yup, I remember it working in those as they were the last ones I played.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

it did in gold and silver.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Worked as early as red.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I just try on leaf green, and it works.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ok, so red, blue, and yellow was a no for original Gameboy, right? Would have helped...

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It should work for those

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

You can do it in RBY yes.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It won't let you cut the normal grass in recent games, but sometimes you can cut grass that's taller thsn that.

8 years ago | Likes 47 Dislikes 0

Probably because they abandoned the traditional grid based grass fields

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yeah, it seemed really inconsistent.

8 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

I vague remember being able to do it with my copy of red. I would go check it out but the battery is nearly dead and I'm worried if (1)

8 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 0

Just booted up Yellow in a ROM to make sure. You can definitely do it. I remember doing it in Red too.

8 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I boot it up my pokemon team will be gone and with no way to get them back. So I don't boot it up, that way they are always safe in (2)

8 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

My mind and I can't prove that they are not just happily skipping about waiting for me to play again, as opposed to being wiped from (3)

8 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0