Blue (game)

Blue, previously referred to as Gary in early manuals (Japanese: Green), is the grandson of Professor Oak and is the main character's rival in the Generation I games. Blue becomes the Pokémon Champion but is quickly defeated by Red/Leaf, the player's character. In the Generation II games, he becomes the somber Gym Leader of Viridian City, notable for being the only Gym Leader in the games to not focus on one specific type.

Blue is differentiated from Red by Professor Oak's notion at the end of the Generation I games that Red cares for Pokémon better than Blue does. This is also evident as Blue leaves the Silph Co. building while it's still under Team Rocket's control, leaving Red to take out Giovanni.

He is notable for being cocky and arrogant whenever the player's character encounters him; after losing, his typical way to bid goodbye is "Smell ya later!"

Optional names for Blue

Pokémon

Generation I

If the player chooses Bulbasaur at the start:

• Pidgeot Lv 61: Whirlwind, Wing Attack, Sky Attack, Mirror Move
• Alakazam Lv 59: Psy Beam, Recover, Psychic, Reflect
• Rhydon Lv 61: Tail WHip, Fury Attack, Horn Drill, Leer
• Gyarados Lv 61: Dragon Rage, Leer, Hydropump, Hyper Beam
• Arcanine Lv 63: Roar, Ember, Leer, Take Down
• Venusaur Lv 65: Razor Leaf, Growth, Mega Drain, Solar Beam

If the player chooses Charmander at the start:

• Pidgeot Lv 61: Whirlwind, Wing Attack, Sky Attack, Mirror Move
• Alakazam Lv 59: Psy Beam, Recover, Psychic, Reflect
• Rhydon Lv 61: Tail WHip, Fury Attack, Horn Drill, Leer
• Exeggutor Lv 61: Barrage, Hypnosis, Stomp
• Gyarados Lv 61: Dragon Rage, Leer, Hydropump, Hyper Beam
• Charizard Lv 65: Rage, Slash, Fire Blast, Fire Spin

If the player chooses Squirtle at the start:

• Pidgeot Lv 61: Whirlwind, Wing Attack, Sky Attack, Mirror Move
• Alakazam Lv 59: Psy Beam, Recover, Psychic, Reflect
• Rhydon Lv 61: Tail WHip, Fury Attack, Horn Drill, Leer
• Arcanine Lv 63: Roar, Ember, Leer, Take Down
• Exeggutor Lv 61: Barrage, Hypnosis, Stomp
• Blastoise Lv 65: Bitte, Withdraw, Blizzard, Hydropump

Generation II

In Generation II, Blue was the most skilled Gym Leader in Johto or Kanto. His team is actually a leveled down version of his team from Generation I.

• Pidgeot Lv. 56 - Quick Attack, Whirlwind, Wing Attack, Mirror Move.
• Rhydon Lv. 56 - Fury Attack, Sandstorm, Rock Slide, Earthquake.
• Gyarados Lv. 58 - Twister, Hydropump, Rain Dance, Hyper Beam.
• Alakazam Lv. 54 - Disable, Recover, Psychic, Reflect.
• Exeggutor Lv. 58 - Sunny Day, Leech Seed, Egg Bomb, Solar Beam.
• Arcanine Lv. 58 - Roar, Swift, Flamethrower, Extremespeed.

Misc

Gary Oak from anime was designed after Blue. Furthermore, Gary's name comes from one of optional names for Blue. That caused many fans to mistake Blue with his anime counterpart. However, they are not the same characters and mixing them was always considered as a big error. There are also many fans that believe that rival from Pokémon Yellow game is Gary. That's not true! Yellow's rival is still Blue but slightly redesigned to look like anime's Gary.

In other languages

French: Blue German: Blau Italian: Blu Spanish: Azul Chinese: 小緑 Xiao Lou Korean: 그린 Geurin, Hangul phonetic of Green

Gym Leaders of the Kanto region
Pewter Gym Brock	Cerulean Gym Misty	Vermilion Gym Lt. Surge	Celadon Gym Erika
Fuchsia Gym Koga Janine	Saffron Gym Sabrina	Cinnabar Gym Blaine	Viridian Gym Giovanni Blue

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