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* [[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. | * [[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. | ||
* All Pokémon have new front sprites but retain the same back sprites from ''Red and Green''. Trainers and the [[Ghost (literal)|literal Ghost]] have the same sprites from ''Red and Green''. | |||
* [[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. | ||
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| Pokémon Blue Version ポケットモンスター 青 | |
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 Box art of Pokémon Blue Version, depicting Blastoise. | |
Basic info
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Japanese: | Pokémon.co.jp Nintendo.co.jp |
| English: | N/A |
Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese: ポケットモンスター 青 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, 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
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.
- All Pokémon have new front sprites but retain the same back sprites from Red and Green. Trainers and the literal Ghost have the same sprites from Red and Green.
- 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]
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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.
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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)
Flyers
Retail
Dated September 30, 1999 (source)
Front
Back
Trivia
- Because the script for Pokémon Blue, rather than that of Pokémon Red and Green, was used for the translation of the Japanese trio into Pokémon Red and Blue, translation errors were made for two of the in-game trades.
- The old man who trades the player an Electrode on Cinnabar Island claims that the 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, it makes sense as the player trades away a Kadabra, which evolves through trade, for a Graveler.
- The old man that trades the player a Jynx in Cerulean City claims that the Poliwhirl he received "went and evolved". While Poliwhirl does evolve, it does not evolve by trade in Generation I but rather through the use of a Water Stone. In the context of Pokémon Blue, the old man trades away a Haunter for a Machoke, which does evolve through trade.
Notes
- ↑ CERO did not exist at the time of release; therefore they have not rated the game.
References
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