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{{Infobox_game | colorscheme=blue|bordercolorscheme=blue
{{Infobox game | colorscheme=blue|bordercolorscheme=blue
|name=<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Pocket Monsters Blue</span>
|name=<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Pokémon Blue Version</span>
|jname=<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">ポケットモンスター 青</span>
|jname=<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">ポケットモンスター青</span>
|boxart=Blue JP boxart.jpg
|boxart=Blue JP boxart.png
|caption=Boxart of Pocket Monsters Blue, [[version mascot|depicting]] {{p|Blastoise}}
|caption=Box art of Pokémon Blue Version, [[Version mascot|depicting]] {{p|Blastoise}}.
|platform=[[Game Boy]]{{tt|*|Enhanced for the Super Game Boy}}
|platform=[[Game Boy]] <small>(enhanced for the [[Super Game Boy]] and [[Super Game Boy 2]])</small>
|category=RPG
|category=RPG
|players=2 players simultaneous
|players=2 players simultaneous
|link_method=[[Link cable]]
|link_method=[[Game Link Cable]]
|developer=[[Game Freak]]
|developer=[[Game Freak]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|gen_series=[[Generation I]] [[version|main series]]
|gen_series=[[Generation I]] [[core series]]
|cero=N/A
|cero=Not applicable<ref group=note>CERO did not exist at the time of release; therefore they have not rated the game.</ref>
|release_date_ja=October 10, 1996<ref>[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-blue/ Pokémon.co.jp]</ref>
|esrb=Not applicable
|release_date_na=September 30, 1998{{tt|*|Red and Blue}}
|acb=Not applicable
|release_date_au=November 1, 1998{{tt|*|Red and Blue}}
|oflc=Not applicable
|release_date_eu=October 8, 1999{{tt|*|Red and Blue}}
|pegi=Not applicable
|grb=Not applicable
|release_date_ja=October 15, 1996 <small>({{wp|CoroCoro Comic}})</small><ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" /><br>October 10, 1999 <small>({{wp|retail}})</small><ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" />
|release_date_na=September 30, 1998<br>(as {{2v2|Red|Blue}})
|release_date_au=November 1, 1998<br>(as {{2v2|Red|Blue}})
|release_date_eu=October 8, 1999<br>(as {{2v2|Red|Blue}})
|release_date_kr=Unreleased
|website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-blue/ Pokémon.co.jp]<br>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apej/ Nintendo.co.jp]
|website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-blue/ Pokémon.co.jp]<br>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apej/ Nintendo.co.jp]
}}
}}


'''Pocket Monsters: Blue''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ポケットモンスター 青|Poketto Monsutā Ao}}''') is the third [[Version|main series]] [[Pokémon games|Pokémon game]] for [[Game Boy]], released in Japan on October 10, 1996 as a minor revision of {{game|Red and Green|s|Pocket Monsters: Red & Green}} (Japanese: {{tt|ポケットモンスター 赤・緑|Poketto Monsutā Aka Midori}}), which were released earlier that year. It was thus the first [[Versions|third version]] in the main series Pokémon games, and was initially sold exclusively to subscribers of {{wp|CoroCoro Comic}}.
'''Pokémon Blue Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター{{tt|青|あお}}''' ''Pocket Monsters: Blue'') is the third [[core series]] [[Pokémon games|Pokémon game]] for [[Game Boy]], released in Japan on October 15, 1996 exclusively to subscribers of {{wp|CoroCoro Comic}}<ref name="TPC">[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-blue/ ポケットモンスター 青 | ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト]</ref><ref name="NoJ">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apej/ ポケットモンスター青]</ref> and on October 10, 1999 to general {{wp|retail}}<ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" /> as a minor revision of [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions]] (Japanese: ポケットモンスター{{tt||あか}}{{tt||みどり}} ''Pocket Monsters: Red & Green''), which were released earlier that year. It was thus the first [[core series|solitary version]] in the core series Pokémon games.


Various fixes in the game include a graphics and sound upgrade, as well as the removal of several known glitches that had been found in the original pair. Like its paired predecessors, it was never ''truly'' released outside of Japan, however, while Red and Green provided the [[wild Pokémon]] and [[version-exclusive Pokémon]] lists for the rest of the world's {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, with Blue provided the graphics, game engine, and script for translation.
Various fixes in the game include a graphics and sound upgrade, as well as the removal of several known glitches that had been found in the original pair. Like its paired predecessors, it was never ''truly'' released outside of Japan; however, while Red and Green provided the [[wild Pokémon]] and [[version-exclusive Pokémon]] lists for the rest of the world's {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, Blue provided the graphics, game engine, and script for translation.


==Plot==
==Plot==
{{spoilers}}
{{spoilers}}
Much as would become standard for third versions, players followed the plot of the previous two games. Like in Red and Green, they started in [[Pallet Town]] in the [[Kanto|Kanto region]], receiving a [[starter Pokémon]] from [[Professor Oak]]. As before, the choices are {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}, and the {{ga|Blue|rival}} chooses the starter that is super-effective against the player's starter.
Much as would become standard for solitary versions, {{player}}s follow the plot of the previous two games. Like in Red and Green, the player starts in [[Pallet Town]] in the [[Kanto|Kanto region]], receiving a [[starter Pokémon]] from [[Professor Oak]]. As before, the choices are {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}, and the {{ga|Blue|rival}} chooses the starter that is super-effective against the player's starter.
 
Once more, the eight [[Gym Leaders]] of Kanto are [[Brock]], [[Misty]], [[Lt. Surge]], [[Erika]], [[Koga]], [[Sabrina]], [[Blaine]], and [[Giovanni]], while the [[Elite Four]] are [[Lorelei]], [[Bruno]], [[Agatha]], and [[Lance]], with {{ga|Blue|the rival}} still in the {{pkmn|Champion}}'s place.


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Like before, the eight [[Gym Leaders]] of Kanto are [[Brock]], [[Misty]], [[Lt. Surge]], [[Erika]], [[Koga]], [[Sabrina]], [[Blaine]], and [[Giovanni]], while the [[Elite Four]] are [[Lorelei]], [[Bruno]], [[Agatha]], and [[Lance]], with {{ga|Blue|the rival}} still in the {{pkmn|Champion}}'s place.
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Again, the evil [[Team Rocket]] is causing chaos across the region, and it is up to the player to defeat them.
Again, the evil [[Team Rocket]] is causing chaos across the region, and it is up to the player to defeat them.


==Changes from Red and Green==
==Changes from Red and Green==
* [[Kanto]] is slightly redesigned, with the design of doors, signposts and other elements changed. [[Cerulean Cave]], the game's final dungeon, receives the most significant overhaul, sporting a different layout. These designs would later be reused for the international {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.
* [[Kanto]] is aesthetically redesigned, with the design of doors, signposts and other tilesets redesigned. [[Cerulean Cave]], the game's final dungeon, receives the most significant overhaul, sporting a completely different layout. These designs would later be reused for the international {{game|Red and Blue|s}}. [[Indigo Plateau]] remains unaltered.
** Interestingly, [[Indigo Plateau]] was the only place in Kanto during [[Generation I]] that remained the same in all four games.
* [[List of in-game trades|In-game trades]] are changed to different Pokémon.
* [[List of in-game trades|In-game trades]] are changed to different Pokémon.
* [[Rocket Game Corner|Game Corner]] prizes are different.
* [[Rocket Game Corner|Game Corner]] prizes are different.
* The introduction of the game features a battle between a [[Gengar (Pokémon)|Gengar]] and a [[Jigglypuff (Pokémon)|Jigglypuff]], as opposed to a [[Gengar (Pokémon)|Gengar]] and a [[Nidorino (Pokémon)|Nidorino]], as it was in [[Pokémon Red and Green]]. This change carried on into the localized version of Pokémon Blue, while the original appeared in the localized Pokémon Red.  
* The introduction of the game features a battle between a [[Gengar (Pokémon)|Gengar]] and a [[Jigglypuff (Pokémon)|Jigglypuff]], as opposed to a [[Gengar (Pokémon)|Gengar]] and a [[Nidorino (Pokémon)|Nidorino]], as it was in {{game|Red and Green|s}}. This change carried on into the localized version of Pokémon Blue, while the original appeared in the localized Pokémon Red.  
* Pokémon only available through an in-game trade in Red and Green are now found in the wild.
* Some Pokémon only available through in-game trades in ''Red and Green'' are now found in the wild.
* [[Missingno.]] was given the placeholder Pokédex entry 「{{tt|コメント さくせいちゅう|Komento sakusei-chū}}」 "''Comment to be written.''" and became the ??? species. This was not translated, resulting in a glitched Pokédex entry in the localized {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the corruption of Missingno.'s original height and weight ({{tt|1.0 m|3.3 ft}} and {{tt|10.0 kg|22.1 lb}} respectively), showing instead a height of {{tt|10.0 ft|3.1 m}} and a weight of {{tt|3507.2 lb|1590.8 kg}}.<ref>[http://iimarck.us/i/missing-number/ IIMarckus]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azoyziIrwIc YouTube]</ref>
* [[Missingno.]] was given the placeholder Pokédex entry コメント さくせいちゅう ''Comment to be written.'' and became the ??? species. This was not translated, resulting in a glitched Pokédex entry in the localized {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the corruption of Missingno.'s original height and weight (1.0&nbsp;m (3.3&nbsp;ft) and 10.0&nbsp;kg (22.1&nbsp;lb), respectively), showing instead a height of 10.0&nbsp;ft (3.1 m) and a weight of 3507.2&nbsp;lb (1590.8&nbsp;kg).<ref>[http://iimarck.us/i/missing-number/ Missing Number]</ref>
 
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==Features==
==Features==
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==[[Version-exclusive Pokémon|Missing Pokémon]]==
==[[Version-exclusive Pokémon|Missing Pokémon]]==
The following Pokémon are not obtainable in Pokémon Blue. In order to obtain any of the below Pokémon, they must be traded from one of the paired versions of [[Generation I]], or [[Generation II]], which has that Pokémon available, which will be indicated.
The following Pokémon are not obtainable in Pokémon Blue. In order to obtain any of the below Pokémon, they must be traded from one of the paired versions of [[Generation I]], or from [[Generation II]]. The table below indicates which paired Generation I game has that Pokémon available.
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==Development==
{{main|Pokémon Red and Green beta}}
An error made during development causes the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} depicted during [[Professor Oak]]'s introductory lecture to be a {{p|Nidorino}} but with the [[cry]] of a {{p|Nidorina}}. This was already the case in the Japanese {{2v2|Red|Green}} and it was not fixed in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}.
==Soundtrack==
{{main|Game Boy: Entire Pokémon Sounds Collection CD}}
The soundtrack release for {{game|Red and Green|s}} also applies to Pokémon Blue.
==Staff==
{{main|Staff of Pokémon Blue (JP)}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Because the script for Pokémon Blue, rather than that of {{game|Red and Green|s}}, was used for the translation of the Japanese trio into {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, an old man who trades the player an {{p|Electrode}} on [[Cinnabar Island]] claims that the {{p|Raichu}} he received "went and evolved". As Raichu does not have an evolved form, this makes no sense whatsoever. In the context of Pokémon Blue, however, it makes sense, as the player trades away a {{p|Kadabra}}, which evolves through trade, for a {{p|Graveler}} in this game.
* Because the script for Pokémon Blue, rather than that of {{game|Red and Green|s}}, was used for the translation of the Japanese trio into {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, translation errors were made for two of the [[List of in-game trades|in-game trades]].
* Pokémon Blue, as well as [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|its older, paired counterparts]], are the only [[Generation I]] games that don't provide a waiting message when the [[saving]] process is in course.
** The old man who trades the {{player}} an {{p|Electrode}} on [[Cinnabar Island]] claims that the {{p|Raichu}} he received "went and [[Evolution|evolved]]". As Raichu does not have an evolved form, this makes no sense whatsoever. In the context of Pokémon Blue, it makes sense as the player trades away a {{p|Kadabra}}, which evolves through trade, for a {{p|Graveler}}.
** Unlike {{2v2|Red|Green}}, however, it doesn't inform the player that the [[saving]] process will overwrite the previous save file, a situation that carried over into the [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|English versions]].
** The old man that trades the player a {{p|Jynx}} in [[Cerulean City]] claims that the {{p|Poliwhirl}} he received "went and evolved". While Poliwhirl does evolve, it does not evolve by [[trade]] {{p|Politoed|in Generation I}} but rather through the use of a {{evostone|Water Stone}}. In the context of Pokémon Blue, the old man trades away a {{p|Haunter}} for a {{p|Machoke}}, which does evolve through trade.
* The {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} depicted during [[Professor Oak]]'s introductory lecture is a {{p|Nidorino}}. However, the [[cry]] that plays belongs to {{p|Nidorina}}. This is actually a mistake that was carried over from {{2v2|Red|Green}}. The issue also remained in [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|the localizations]].
 
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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{{reflist}}


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[[de:Pocket Monsters Ao]]
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[[it:Pokémon Blu (Giappone)]]
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Revision as of 04:27, 7 May 2015

Pokémon Blue Version
ポケットモンスター青
Blue JP boxart.png
Box art of Pokémon Blue Version, depicting Blastoise.
Basic info
Platform: Game Boy (enhanced for the Super Game Boy and Super Game Boy 2)
Category: RPG
Players: 2 players simultaneous
Connectivity: Game Link Cable
Developer: Game Freak
Publisher: Nintendo
Part of: Generation I core series
Ratings
CERO: Not applicable[note 1]
ESRB: Not applicable
ACB: Not applicable
OFLC: Not applicable
PEGI: Not applicable
GRAC: Not applicable
GSRR: N/A
Release dates
Japan: October 15, 1996 (CoroCoro Comic)[1][2]
October 10, 1999 (retail)[1][2]
North America: September 30, 1998
(as Red and Blue)
Australia: November 1, 1998
(as Red and Blue)
Europe: October 8, 1999
(as Red and Blue)
South Korea: Unreleased
Hong Kong: N/A
Taiwan: N/A
Websites
Japanese: Pokémon.co.jp
Nintendo.co.jp
English: N/A

Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese: ポケットモンスター Pocket Monsters: Blue) is the third core series Pokémon game for Game Boy, released in Japan on October 15, 1996 exclusively to subscribers of CoroCoro Comic[1][2] and on October 10, 1999 to general retail[1][2] as a minor revision of Pokémon Red and Green Versions (Japanese: ポケットモンスター Pocket Monsters: Red & Green), which were released earlier that year. It was thus the first solitary version in the core series Pokémon games.

Various fixes in the game include a graphics and sound upgrade, as well as the removal of several known glitches that had been found in the original pair. Like its paired predecessors, it was never truly released outside of Japan; however, while Red and Green provided the wild Pokémon and version-exclusive Pokémon lists for the rest of the world's Pokémon Red and Blue, Blue provided the graphics, game engine, and script for translation.

Plot

201
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201

Much as would become standard for solitary versions, players follow the plot of the previous two games. Like in Red and Green, the player starts in Pallet Town in the Kanto region, receiving a starter Pokémon from Professor Oak. As before, the choices are Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, and the rival chooses the starter that is super-effective against the player's starter.

Once more, the eight Gym Leaders of Kanto are Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, Erika, Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, and Giovanni, while the Elite Four are Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, and Lance, with the rival still in the Champion's place.

Again, the evil Team Rocket is causing chaos across the region, and it is up to the player to defeat them.

Changes from Red and Green

  • Kanto is aesthetically redesigned, with the design of doors, signposts and other tilesets redesigned. Cerulean Cave, the game's final dungeon, receives the most significant overhaul, sporting a completely different layout. These designs would later be reused for the international Pokémon Red and Blue. Indigo Plateau remains unaltered.
  • In-game trades are changed to different Pokémon.
  • Game Corner prizes are different.
  • The introduction of the game features a battle between a Gengar and a Jigglypuff, as opposed to a Gengar and a Nidorino, as it was in Pokémon Red and Green. This change carried on into the localized version of Pokémon Blue, while the original appeared in the localized Pokémon Red.
  • Some Pokémon only available through in-game trades in Red and Green are now found in the wild.
  • Missingno. was given the placeholder Pokédex entry コメント さくせいちゅう Comment to be written. and became the ??? species. This was not translated, resulting in a glitched Pokédex entry in the localized Pokémon Red and Blue and the corruption of Missingno.'s original height and weight (1.0 m (3.3 ft) and 10.0 kg (22.1 lb), respectively), showing instead a height of 10.0 ft (3.1 m) and a weight of 3507.2 lb (1590.8 kg).[3]
By ChickasaurusGL
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Features

Gyms

Much as in Red and Green, there are eight Pokémon Gyms in Kanto, each with their own type affiliation. The Gym Leaders are Brock (Rock), Misty (Water), Lt. Surge (Electric), Erika (Grass), Koga (Poison), Sabrina (Psychic), Blaine (Fire), and Giovanni (Ground).

Elite Four

The Elite Four at Indigo Plateau also remains unchanged, with Lorelei (Ice), Bruno (Fighting), Agatha (Ghost), and Lance (Dragon). The Champion is Blue, who has no type specialization.

Pokémon

Blue did not introduce any new Pokémon, and so the 151 present in Red and Green are the only ones obtainable. Like Red and Green, some Pokémon are missing from Blue and must be traded from another game to complete the Pokédex or evolved from less powerful forms.

Missing Pokémon

The following Pokémon are not obtainable in Pokémon Blue. In order to obtain any of the below Pokémon, they must be traded from one of the paired versions of Generation I, or from Generation II. The table below indicates which paired Generation I game has that Pokémon available.

Blue
0023 Ekans Ekans
Poison R
0024 Arbok Arbok
Poison R
0037 Vulpix Vulpix
Fire G
0038 Ninetales Ninetales
Fire G
0056 Mankey Mankey
Fighting R
0057 Primeape Primeape
Fighting R
0069 Bellsprout Bellsprout
Grass Poison G
0070 Weepinbell Weepinbell
Grass Poison G
0071 Victreebel Victreebel
Grass Poison G
0125 Electabuzz Electabuzz
Electric R
0126 Magmar Magmar
Fire G

Development

Main article: Pokémon Red and Green beta

An error made during development causes the Pokémon depicted during Professor Oak's introductory lecture to be a Nidorino but with the cry of a Nidorina. This was already the case in the Japanese Red and Green and it was not fixed in Red and Blue.

Soundtrack

Main article: Game Boy: Entire Pokémon Sounds Collection CD

The soundtrack release for Pokémon Red and Green also applies to Pokémon Blue.

Staff

Main article: Staff of Pokémon Blue (JP)

Trivia

Notes

  1. CERO did not exist at the time of release; therefore they have not rated the game.

References


Generation I: Red & GreenBlue (JP)Red & BlueYellow
Generation II: Gold & SilverCrystal
Generation III: Ruby & SapphireFireRed & LeafGreenEmerald
Generation IV: Diamond & PearlPlatinumHeartGold & SoulSilver
Generation V: Black & WhiteBlack 2 & White 2
Generation VI: X & YOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Generation VII: Sun & MoonUltra Sun & Ultra Moon
Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!‎
Generation VIII: Sword & Shield (The Isle of Armor / The Crown Tundra)
Brilliant Diamond & Shining PearlLegends: Arceus
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Legends: Z-A
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