Pokémon Red and Blue Versions
| Pokémon Red and Blue Versions | |
|---|---|
| [[File:File:Pokemon red box.jpgFile:Pokemon blue box.jpg|250px]] Pokémon Red and Blue Versions' boxart, featuring Charizard and Blastoise. | |
Basic info
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| Platform: | {{{platform}}} |
| Category: | RPG |
| Players: | 2 players simultaneous |
| Connectivity: | None |
| Developer: | Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK Inc. |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Part of: | {{{gen_series}}} |
Ratings
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| CERO: | N/A |
| ESRB: | Everyone |
| ACB: | N/A |
| OFLC: | N/A |
| PEGI: | N/A |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| Japan: | Feb 27, 1996 (Red/Green) Oct 10, 1996 (Blue) |
| North America: | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Australia: | Nov 1, 1998 |
| Europe: | Oct 5, 1999 |
| South Korea: | N/A |
| Hong Kong: | N/A |
| Taiwan: | N/A |
Websites
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| Japanese: | ポケットモンスター赤 ポケットモンスター青 |
| English: | Games : Pokémon Red Games : Pokémon Blue |
Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue were the first Pokémon games to be released in the US, on September 1, 1998. The Japanese equivalents were Pokémon Red and Green, released on February 27, 1996. A sister game with minor gameplay changes was released later, Pokémon Yellow.
This game duo introduces the original Pokémon gameplay concepts. Players travel across the Kanto region and battle against Gym Leaders in eight Pokémon Gyms to win badges. Once eight badges are collected, the player may enter the Kanto region's Pokémon League.
Pokémon Trainers catch Pokémon and aspire to catch all 150 known Pokémon. The elusive 151st Pokémon, Mew, was given out at special events, but can also be caught through a game glitch known as the Mew glitch.
Pokémon Red and Blue are notorious for their several drastic glitches, among them Missingno., Glitch City, and the Mew glitch. Missingno. is well-known because it duplicates the player's sixth item (adding 128 of it). Method #3 of the Mew glitch can be used to catch any Pokémon in the game, including many hard-to-obtain glitched Pokémon.
The relationship between the English version of Pokémon Red and Blue with their Japanese counterparts Red and Green is a bit more complex than the relationships of later translations. Originally, only Red and Green were released in Japan in early 1996, with Blue being released later as a third version in the second half of the year. While most would imagine, because English-speaking gamers only got Red and Blue, that Pokémon Green had no release outside of Japan, this is actually only half true. The English and international releases of Red and Blue actually use only the graphics and engine of the Japanese Pokémon Blue, however, the availability of Pokémon, including the version-exclusive Pokémon, are exactly the same as that of Red and Green, with English Blue receiving Japanese Green's Pokémon.
Another flaw in these 2 games are how the Pokémon look, or their sprites. In Red and Blue, many Pokémon did not look like they did in the anime or in the future video games in the series. This problem was not overlooked in Pokémon Yellow.
Version Exclusive Pokémon
| Red Version | Blue Version |
|---|---|
| Ekans/Arbok | Sandshrew/Sandslash |
| Growlithe/Arcanine | Vulpix/Ninetales |
| Oddish/Gloom/Vileplume | Bellsprout/Weepinbell/Victreebel |
| Mankey/Primeape | Meowth/Persian |
| Scyther | Pinsir |
| Electabuzz | Magmar |
