Pokemon Leaf Green cheats and hints (GBA guide)

Pokemon LeafGreen TitleScreen Artwork
Looking for Pokemon LeafGreen cheats? How do you catch Mew in Pokemon Green Leaf? This guide helps you find out all that and more for this Game Boy Advance update of the Pokemon classic that started it all!

How to Trade With Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
To trade Pokemon with someone who has Pokemon Ruby or Sapphire, you must fix the Network Machine on Island 1. To do this you must get both the Sapphire and Ruby in-game items. Once you have found them, bring them to the machine. You will now be able to trade Pokemon with Ruby or Sapphire!

Here is a Video Guide on How to get the Sapphire Gem (thx to maglpe)

Here is a Video Guide on How to get the Ruby Gem (thx to jared285q)

How to Catch Mew
You CANNOT catch Mew in Pokemon LeafGreen or FireRed without using a cheat device like an Action Replay (all the tips you see online for how to catch him or false). However there is a way to get a Mew. The only way, outside of recieving him at a Nintendo event, is to trade with someone who has caught Mew in Pokemon Emerald version, where he is legally obtainable at Faraway Island.

Action Replay Codes for Catching Mew & Mewtwo (note: there is always a risk when using cheat devices/hacks. We are not responsible if something goes wrong. Use at your own discretion)
* MEW
17543C48 E65E0B97
B751BDF4 95CEF4CC

* MEWTWO
17543C48 E65E0B97
4C77BA3F CA4EDCB6

GameShark Codes to Catch Rare Pokemon (thx to XboxLIVEfanatic5) [note: there is always a risk when using cheat devices/hacks. We are not responsible if something goes wrong. Use at your own discretion]

Where To Find Legendary Pokemon Video Guide (thx to AirChairRico)

How to Catch the Three “Dog” Pokemon – Entei, Raikou and Suicune
Here is how to catch the three dog Pokemon in FireRed or LeafGreen. Which one you can catch will depend on the Pokemon you started off with. Here are the Steps:

1: Beat the Elite Four
2: Randomly in the wild, you can get 1 of the 3 dogs depending on your starter pokemon.
* Catch Entei in the wild – Your starter must of been Bulbasaur.
* Catch Raikou in the wild – Your starter must of been Squirtle.
* Catch Suicune in the wild – Your starter must have been Charmander.

Where to Get the Secret Trainer Card Stickers
Here is how to get the Secret Trainer Card Stickers. First you must go to Island 4. Then go to the lowest house and talk to the man inside. Now do following to get the corresponding sticker:

1. Egg Hatching Sticker #1 – Hatch One Egg
2. Egg Hatching Sticker #2 – Hatch One Hundred Eggs
3. Egg Hatching Sticker #3 – Hatch Two Hundred Eggs
4. Egg Hatching Sticker #4 – Hatch Three Hundred Eggs
5. Hall of Fame Sticker #1 – Beat The Elite Four One Time
6. Hall of Fame Sticker #2 – Beat The Elite Four Fourty Times
7. Hall of Fame Sticker #3 – Beat The Elite Four One Hundred Times
8. Hall of Fame Sticker #4 – Beat The Elite Four Two Hundred Times
9. Winning A Link Battle Sticker #1 – Win One Link Battle
10. Winning A Link Battle Sticker #2 – Win Twenty Link Battles
11. Winning A Link Battle Sticker #3 – Win Fifty Link Battles
12. Winning A Link Battle Sticker #4 – Win One Hundred Link Battles

Trainer Card Upgrades
You can upgrade your Trainer Cards a total of four times by accomplishing certain tasks. The upgrades go from the intital blue to green, bronze, silver, and gold. These can be obtained in any order. Each time you upgrade one star will be added to your Trainer Card, which also upgrades in color to reflect your new rank.

Star #1 – Defeat the Elite Four
Star #2 – Complete the Kanto Dex (Pokemon 1-150)
Star #3 – Complete the National Dex (Except Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys)
Star #4 РScore 200 jumps in Pok̩mon Jump and 200 berries in Dodrio Berry Picking

ItemFinder Secrets List
You can find super secret special items by using the ItemFinder to scan the EXACT spot where VIP (Very Important People/Pokemon) once stood. These very rare items cannot be found in any other manner! Here’s the list:

1. Leftovers – Use Itemfinder where Snorlax was near Cycling Road and Silence Bridge.
2. Macho Brace – Use Itemfinder where Giovanni was in Viridian Gym.
3. Sacred Ash – Use Itemfinder where Ho-Oh was in Navel Rock.
4. Soothe Bell – Use Itemfinder where Mr. Fuji was in the Pokemon Tower.

How to Unlock Items at the The Pokemart on Two Island
The Pokemart on Two Island starts out very limited in the items for sale. However as you complete certain tasks, more items will be added. Here is the list and how to add the following items.

1. Lava Cookie – Complete the Network Machine.
2. Lemonade – Obtain the National Pokedex.
3. MooMoo Milk – Obtain the National Pokedex.
4. Repeat Ball – Complete the Network Machine.
5. Soda Pop – Rescue Lostella.
6. Timer Ball – Complete the Network Machine.
7. Ultra Ball – Rescue Lostella.

How to Get the Diploma
In order to get the Diploma, you must catch all 386 Pokemon in the game to completely fill up your National Dex.

Mystery Gift Secret Option
There is a Mystery Gift System that allows you to take advantage of Nintendo held events for some really cool additions. To activate this, go to a Poke Mart and find the clipboard near the shopkeeper. Then type in these 4 words: “Link Together With All”. The Shopkeeper will notice this, giving you access to the “Mystery Gift” system. After this, save your game. Before starting next time, you’ll notice a new “Mystery Gift” option in the Main Menu. Here is what you can do with it:

1. Aurora Ticket/Deoxys – At Nintendo Events you will be able to download the Aurora Ticket. This enables you to visit Birth Island, where you can catch Deoxys.
2. Mystic Ticket/Lugia and Ho-Oh – At Nintendo Events you can download the Mystic Ticket. This lets you visit Navel Rock, where you can catch Lugia and Ho-Oh.

Here’s a Video of Ho-Oh Being Caught (thx to TheMasterInPokemon)

How to Unlock Mini-Games on Two Island
You can unlock mini-games on Two Island by saving the Game Corner’s daughter. Once this is done, you’ll be given a package. Once you give the package to the Game Corner guys, you now will have access to several mini-games that you and your friends can play at the Game Corner on Two Island.

Easy Breeding Using Ditto
Here is a trick to make breeding for the Pokemon you want a breeze. To do this trick, simply select the Pokemon of your choice and a Ditto in the DayCare Center. After waiting a bit, the old man will give you an egg that will hatch as whatever Pokemon you put in with Ditto! This makes it so that you don’t need to look around for a female and male Pokemon to breed. A major time savor.

Shiny Pokemon
You can encounter a different color of a normal Pokemon known as a “Shiny Pokemon”. However these are uber rare, and the odds of it happening are 1 out of 8,192! Good luck!

Here is an example of a shiny Entai (thx to AirChairRico)

How to Get to Sabrina in the Saffron City Gym Without Fighting Trainers!
Enter the Saffron City Gym, and step onto the Warp Panel. Now, go:
North, South, South, North, South, North, North, South, South, North, North, North, South, South. You will appear in Sabrina’s room, without having to fight any Trainer battles!

How Lorelei’s Doll Collection Works
Once out of every 24 times you enter the Hall of Fame, Lorelei will add a new doll to the collection in her house on Four Island. After a total of eight dolls have been added, the collection will be complete.

How to Create More Time in the Safari Zone
You only have so much time to catch Pokemon while in the Safari Zone. To make it easier on you, you can do this trick. When standing on any grassy area, simply tap left or right. This should cause you to turn in that direction, without actually moving in that direction. However even though you stood in place, you will still fight random Pokemon! What’s better, your time will not have decreased since you didn’t actually take a step!

Easy Money Tip #1
An easy way to get money and expensive items is on Island 5 at the Gorgeous Resort. It is here that you can face two wealthy Trainers named Lady Jacki and Lady Gillian. Beat Jacki to get $10,000 (which turns into $20,000 if you have the Amulet Coin) and Lady Gillian gives you $9,800 (which turns into $19,600 if you have the Amulet Coin). They’re Pokemon also carry expensive items. Gillian’s two Mareep carry Stardust while Gillian’s Flaafy carries a Nugget! In order to obtain these items use Thief or Covet.

Easy Money Tip #2
At the Game Corner in Celadon City, you can easily make 50 free coins by talking to the man at the far right of the Slots. Then talk to the man beside him. Each will give you 20 coins. Finally, talk to the the Fisherman-looking guy on the left side of the Game Corner. He’ll give you another 10 coins for a total of 50 free coins.

Easy Money Tip #3
A very easy way to make some quick money is to use the ItemFinder at a Game Corner. A number of spots will have hidden coins. Find them all to earn over $200 coins easily!

How to Find Out Whether a Pokemon Likes You or Not
There is an easy way to determine a Pokemon’s feelings towards you. To do this, use an item like a Potion when outside of battle. During the short intermission sequence, pay attention to the Pokemon’s movement. How far or close it moves to you, determines on whether it likes you or not. If it moves far away, it likes you less. If it does not move at all, it feels neutral towards you.

How to get the Three Unique Attacks
There are three completely unique attacks in Pokemon LeafGreen or FireRed that can only be learned by your starting Pokemon. To learn one of these moves, you must have already gone to the second island, and your Pokemon must have enough trust in you (see the tip above to figure out how much a Pokemon trusts you). Now one of your three starters (Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle) can learn one of the following moves: Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn or Hydro Cannon.

Where to Find the Nugget Item
After you have beaten the Elite Four, visit Three Island. There you will find a miner who is looking for gold in one of the caves. Return to him after being the Elite Four and he’ll give you a gold “Nugget” item. This Nugget can be sold for a very high price!