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'''Generation I''' (often referred to as the color generation) Pokémon games consist of [[Pokémon Red]], [[Pokémon Green]], [[Pokémon Blue]], [[Pokémon Yellow]] on Gameboy and two [[Pokémon Stadium series|Pokémon Stadium]] games on Nintendo 64. The Generation I games take place in the [[Kanto|Kanto region]]. Pokémon Red and Green versions were remade in [[Generation III]] as [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen]]. The games were first released on February 27, 1996 in Japan, September 1998 in North America, and in 1999 everywhere else.
'''Generation I''', also known as the '''color generation''', was the first set of Pokémon games to be released anywhere. The generation consists of [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Pokémon Red]], [[Pokémon Red and Green|Green]], [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Blue]], and [[Pokémon Yellow|Yellow]] on the [[Game Boy]] and two [[Pokémon Stadium series|Pokémon Stadium]] games for the [[Nintendo 64]].  


==Advances in gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The Generation I games set the precedent for future generations, with the first paired [[version]]s, Pokémon Red and Green, being released with complimentary [[version-exclusive Pokémon]], and later, a third version in the form of [[Pokémon Blue (Japanese)|Pokémon Blue]], released with Pokémon missing that appear in the other two. Pokémon Yellow was also released, however, it followed more closely to the [[Pokémon anime]]. In the world outside of Japan, only Red, Blue, and Yellow were released, also setting forth the three-version precedent that continues to be followed.


This generation started it all. There's not much that was advanced in this generation as Pokémon was just starting out. The games marked the first appearance of [[Professor Oak]], the Kanto gym leaders and the first 151 Pokémon. Some of the basic features included:
Gameplay elements that were introduced include
 
*[[Bill]]'s 12-box, 240-Pokémon [[Pokémon storage system|storage system]].
* [[Bill's PC|Pokémon Storage System]]
*A complex [[stat]]s system, including Attack, Defense, Speed, Special, and HP of each Pokémon.
* Complex Stats System
*165 unique [[move]]s, restricted to four per Pokémon.
* Move System restricting knowing only four moves at a time.
*15 unique [[type]]s, each with distinct [[Super effective|weaknesses]] and [[not very effective|resistances]] to each of the other types.
* [[Game Boy]] Link-up for trading and battling
*8 [[Pokémon Gym|Gyms]], each specializing in a different type, the [[Elite Four]], and [[Pokémon Champion]], making up the Kanto region's [[Pokémon League]].
 
*151 individual Pokémon species, many of which are related to each other by [[evolution]].
Those items set Pokémon apart from previous RPGs of its time.
*Trading and battling over Game Link cables between two [[Game Boy]] systems.


==Starters==
==Starters==
The system for starting out a Pokémon journey, with a [[starter Pokémon]], was also introduced in Generation I, with the {{t|Grass}}-{{t|Fire}}-{{t|Water}} trio of {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}. As would be repeated in later generations, the [[rival]] chooses the Pokémon whose type is super effective against the choice of the player. Choosing Bulbasaur makes it much easier for a player to pass the first few Gyms, while Squirtle fares quite well against them, and Charmander may have a difficult time.


The [[Starting Pokémon|starting Pokémon]] for this generation are {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. This started the Grass-Fire-Water (respectively) starter type trend that would last to the present as it is similar to the style of rock-paper-scissors games where each has an advantage and disadvantage against one of the others.  Choosing either the {{t|Water}} or especially {{t|Grass}}-type starters makes for an easier game; choosing the {{t|Fire}}-type starter proves more of a challenge.  The starter choice usually dictated how hard the first few gyms would be.  In the Yellow version, {{p|Pikachu}} is the starter, and the rival takes {{p|Eevee}}.
In Pokémon Yellow, however, the starter is always {{p|Pikachu}}, while the rival chooses {{p|Eevee}}.
 
== Gym Leaders ==
 
The first group of gym leaders started with [[Brock]] of [[Pewter City]] who trained Rock-type Pokémon. The gym leaders followed this order:


* [[Brock]]
==Gym Leaders==
* [[Misty]]
Each of the Pokémon Gyms in the region had their own [[Gym Leader]], which would specialize in a specific type of Pokémon.
* [[Lt. Surge]]
* [[Erika]]
* [[Koga]]
* [[Sabrina]]
* [[Blaine]]
* [[Giovanni]]


== Discussion of Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow ==
== Discussion of Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow ==

Revision as of 06:39, 26 July 2007

Generation I, also known as the color generation, was the first set of Pokémon games to be released anywhere. The generation consists of Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow on the Game Boy and two Pokémon Stadium games for the Nintendo 64.

Gameplay

The Generation I games set the precedent for future generations, with the first paired versions, Pokémon Red and Green, being released with complimentary version-exclusive Pokémon, and later, a third version in the form of Pokémon Blue, released with Pokémon missing that appear in the other two. Pokémon Yellow was also released, however, it followed more closely to the Pokémon anime. In the world outside of Japan, only Red, Blue, and Yellow were released, also setting forth the three-version precedent that continues to be followed.

Gameplay elements that were introduced include

Starters

The system for starting out a Pokémon journey, with a starter Pokémon, was also introduced in Generation I, with the Grass-Fire-Water trio of Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. As would be repeated in later generations, the rival chooses the Pokémon whose type is super effective against the choice of the player. Choosing Bulbasaur makes it much easier for a player to pass the first few Gyms, while Squirtle fares quite well against them, and Charmander may have a difficult time.

In Pokémon Yellow, however, the starter is always Pikachu, while the rival chooses Eevee.

Gym Leaders

Each of the Pokémon Gyms in the region had their own Gym Leader, which would specialize in a specific type of Pokémon.

Discussion of Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow

The games were revolutionary when they were released and set the mold for future generations to improve upon and by the present games. Pokémon itself evolved into a mainstay in the world of Nintendo.

Pokémon Yellow followed the Pokémon anime to the point where the main character started with Pikachu and ended up with Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle over the course of the game, much like the anime's central character, Ash Ketchum did over the first season. The nefarious Team Rocket, while present in the first games, included Jessie and James from the anime as well, complete with their Ekans, Koffing, and Meowth.

This generation started off the world of Pokémon with the Kanto region, introducing the first five HMs, all of which would maintain their HM status until Generation IV when Flash became TM70, and the fifty TM quota, which would also remain the norm until Generation IV, when the TMs listed up to 92. From both the errors made in their development as well as the successes, Pokémon has advanced to its current form while still maintaining the same feel among games.

Things that have their roots in the first generation of games include the Grass-Fire-Water starter Pokémon types, the regional professor's name referencing a tree of some kind, the eight-badge system, and the ever-present numbered routes connecting the cities and towns.


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