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- If you were looking for the game paired with Pokémon Red Version, see Pokémon Red and Blue Versions.
- If you were looking for the Japanese Blue Version, see Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese).
- If you were looking for the character known as Blue in Japanese, see Green (game).
Blue Oak (Japanese: オーキド・グリーン Green Ōkido) is the rival of the player and the Champion in the Generation I games, as well as in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, their Generation III remakes.
In the player's story as seen in the Japanese game manuals from Generation I, the rival's name depends on the current game: GreenR, RedGB, or BlueY (Japanese: グリーン, レッド, or ブルー). In the English game manuals from this generation, the rival's name is absent from the story but appears as RedRB or GaryY in screenshots. Blue's definitive name was introduced when he appeared as a non-player character in Generation II games.
Sometime during the three years between the plotline of the Generation I games, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, and the events of the Generation II games and their remakes, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, as well as during the events of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Blue takes the place of Giovanni as the Viridian City Gym Leader, as Giovanni had disappeared after he disbanded Team Rocket. Blue does not specialize in a particular type of Pokémon and, like Giovanni before him, he gives anyone who defeats him an Earth Badge.
In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, he is one of the leaders of Alola's Battle Tree, the other being Red.
In the core series games
He is a very cocky and somewhat unfriendly young man, typically bidding people farewell with "Smell ya later!" (Japanese: バイビー! Baibii!), and his primary motivation throughout the game is to become the greatest Trainer. Aside from that main goal, he also seems to take satisfaction from always being one step ahead of the player character. He eventually accomplishes his goal, defeating the Kanto Elite Four and becoming the Pokémon Champion, but is quickly defeated by the player, losing the position.
In Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Blue is the player's rival. He used to be a good childhood friend of Red but became mean as they grew older. He believes that Red is his rival because they are of the same age and height. He will meet up with the player as they journey across the Kanto region, challenging them every once in a while to test their skills. Like the player, he receives a starter Pokémon from Professor Oak, his grandfather: the one he chooses will be of the type which weakens the type of the player's choice. In Yellow, he will take the Eevee Professor Oak had intended for the player.
Eventually, Blue becomes the Champion at Indigo Plateau, though he is defeated by the player before Professor Oak arrives to congratulate him. Once Professor Oak arrives, he deems Blue to have not realized how to care for Pokémon, which he commends the player for. Frustrated, Blue journeys to the Sevii Islands at Professor Oak's request, obtaining new Pokémon to use in his matches against the player at the Indigo Plateau (as all in-game Champions return to their position on the player's return to their hometown).
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, however, it is revealed that, after he was defeated at the Indigo Plateau by Red (Leaf does not appear and is not mentioned in the remake games, and did not exist at the time of Generation II), Blue returned to Pallet Town. As Viridian Gym's Leader, Giovanni, had abandoned it on his defeat at the hands of Red, Blue took the position, now handing out the Earth Badge to Trainers who bested him. In Generation IV, he also distributes TM92 (Trick Room) to those who win the Earth Badge, but does not give a TM out in Generation II. He has not lost his nature as a traveling Trainer, however, and frequently leaves his Gym, creating problems for Trainers who wish to challenge him. When they do find him wherever he is, he points them in the direction of Viridian Gym for an official league battle. Blue will not battle the player until they have the other seven Kanto Badges in the remakes. However, in the originals he can be challenged as early as after the meeting on Cinnabar Island.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver only, the player can face Blue in a rematch at the Fighting Dojo. The method of obtaining his number is slightly different from the other Gym Leaders. The player must have their Pokémon at maximum friendship and have it massaged by Daisy Oak seven times. After the seventh time, she will give the player Blue's phone number when spoken to. He can be called for a rematch on Sunday night.
In Black 2 and White 2, the player can challenge Blue in the Pokémon World Tournament. He participates in the Champions Tournament, with Giovanni filling in his space as a Kanto Gym Leader.
While he does not appear in X and Y, Blue is mentioned by a woman in the Magenta Plaza Pokémon Center in Lumiose City, who says that Blue traveled to the Kalos region to study abroad.
In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, Blue appears at Alola's Battle Tree, having been invited to be a leader of the facility alongside Red. When the player first enters the facility area, Red and Blue will appear to greet the player and congratulate them on becoming the Champion of Alola, after which the player gets to battle against one of them.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Blue is first encountered in Pewter City after the player has defeated Brock. He mentions how he also left on a journey from Pallet Town sometime earlier than the player, and, as Professor Oak hadn't made a Pokédex by the time he left for his journey, had had to resort to scribbling down on a map what Pokémon he encountered and where. He's later briefly met again aboard the S.S. Anne, where he will give the player a Shalour Sable and warn them and Trace about Team Rocket. If talked to aboard the ship, Trace can reveal that Blue actually defeated the Elite Four several years ago. When Team Rocket later takes over Silph Co., Blue is met again at the first floor of the company's office building in Saffron City. He talks about going to the Pokémon League to ask the Elite Four's help in taking down Team Rocket, but wishes to battle the player and Trace first before doing so. After the player has defeated Blue, Trace battles him next while the player starts climbing the building.
After the player has earned seven Badges, Blue appears in Professor Oak's Laboratory in Pallet Town, where he congratulates the player and Trace from defeating Team Rocket at Silph Co., rewarding them with a Key Stone each and also giving the player all the Kanto starter Pokémon Mega Stones. Once the player has defeated Giovanni at the Viridian Gym, Blue meets the player in front of it and reveals that he had been asked multiple times to take over the Gym, and now that Giovanni has left it, he decides to finally accept the request and become the new Viridian Gym Leader. During the post-game, the player can rematch Blue at the Gym once per day.
Pokémon
Pokémon Red and Blue
- For all of Blue's teams in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green, see here
Champion battle
For each of his Pokémon, Blue has a Full Restore that he uses 12.5% of the time if the HP falls below 20%.
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Pokémon Yellow
- For all of Blue's teams in Pokémon Yellow, see here
Champion battle
For each of his Pokémon, Blue has a Full Restore that he uses 12.5% of the time if the HP falls below 20%.
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Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
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Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
- For all of Blue's teams in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, see here
Champion battle
If the player chose Bulbasaur:
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If the player chose Charmander:
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Rematch
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Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gym battle
Rematch
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Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Blue uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles.
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Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
First possible battle
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Battle Tree
Blue uses four of these Pokémon in Double Battles and two in Multi Battles.
Double Battle (on 20th consecutive battle)
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Super Double Battle (on 50th consecutive battle)
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Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
First battle
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Rematch
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Mentioned
The following has been mentioned to have been caught by Blue in Generations I and III but was never seen on any of his teams.
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In the side series games
Pokémon Stadium
Blue, simply referred to as "Rival", appears in Pokémon Stadium as the final opponent in the Gym Leader Castle challenge. His team alters depending on the game inserted and what his starter's final form is in the inserted game.
Pokémon
- For all of Blue's possible teams in Pokémon Stadium, see here
Round 1
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Pokémon Stadium 2
Blue returns in Pokémon Stadium 2 as part of the Kanto Gym Leader Castle. Uniquely, he is the only Gym Leader in the game to maintain his core series team completely unaltered in terms of the Pokémon used.
During the game's end credits, Blue is seen having a battle with Red at Mt. Silver, using his Eevee against Red's Pikachu.
Pokémon
Round 1
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Round 2
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In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Blue (Masters)
Blue forms a sync pair with his Pidgeot, Blastoise, Aerodactyl, Arcanine, or Exeggutor in Pokémon Masters EX. Of these five, the first three are capable of Mega Evolving.
Quotes
- Main article: Blue (game)/Quotes
Optional names
Game | Japanese | English | French | German | Italian | Spanish |
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Red | グリーン Green シゲル Shigeru ジョン John |
Blue Gary John |
Blue Regis Jean |
Blau Gary John |
Blu Gary Pippo |
Azul Gary Juan |
Green (Japan) Blue (international) |
レッド Red サトシ Satoshi ジャック Jack |
Red Ash Jack |
Red Sacha Paul |
Rot Ash Jack |
Rosso Ash Gigi |
Rojo Ash Jaime |
Blue (Japan) | レッド Red グリーン Green ヒロシ Hiroshi |
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Yellow | ブルー Blue シゲル Shigeru ジョン John |
Blue Gary John |
Blue Regis Jean |
Blau Gary John |
Blu Gary Pippo |
Azul Gary Juan |
FireRed | グリーン Green シゲル Shigeru ツネカズ Tsunekazu サトル Satoru |
Green Gary Kaz Toru |
Green Yan Mael Davy |
Grün Gary Hugo Michael |
Verde Gary Damiano Fabio |
Verte Bosco Floren Silvio |
LeafGreen | レッド Red サトシ Satoshi ケン Ken シゲキ Shigeki |
Red Ash Kene Geki |
Red Danny Gurvan Gontran |
Rot Sven Gerd Hans |
Rosso Ash Dimitri Attilio |
Joro Furio Llamín Candel |
Counterparts
In the anime
Main series
- Main article: Gary Oak
Blue receives an anime counterpart in Gary Oak, Ash Ketchum's rival. Much like Blue, Gary was initially very arrogant, but mellowed out after he was defeated by his rival during the Silver Conference. Unlike Blue, however, Gary has not been shown to have taken over the Viridian Gym. Instead, he has decided to become a Pokémon researcher like his grandfather, and is currently a part of Project Mew.
Pokémon Origins
- Main article: Blue (Origins)
Blue also had a direct counterpart that appeared in the Pokémon Origins mini-series. This counterpart shared Blue's name, in-game role, and design.
Pokémon Generations
Blue prominently appeared in The Challenger. At the beginning of the episode, he was the subject of the Elite Four's latest conversation, where they described him as a very strong Trainer who was the first in a long time to have collected eight Gym Badges. He was subsequently shown challenging the Elite Four at the Indigo Plateau and defeating each member with relative ease, thus claiming the title of Champion. Shortly after this, he was seen welcoming Red and accepting his challenge.
Pokémon
Debut | The Challenger |
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Debut | The Challenger |
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Pidgeot is one of Blue's known Pokémon. It was seen fighting Bruno's Machamp, where it eventually won.
Pidgeot's only known move is Wing Attack.
Debut | The Challenger |
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Debut | The Challenger |
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Blastoise is one of Blue's known Pokémon, and most likely his starter Pokémon. It was seen fighting Lance's Dragonite. The outcome of this battle is unknown, but Blue later defeated Lance and became Champion.
Blastoise's known moves are Hydro Pump and Skull Bash.
Voice actors
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Achievements
Badges obtained
This listing is of the Badges Blue has obtained in the Kanto region:
- At least eight Badges (prior to The Challenger)
Pokémon competitions
- Indigo League - Champion (The Challenger)
GOTCHA!
Blue briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, with his Team being based on the player picking Squirtle as their Starter Pokémon.
Pokémon Evolutions
Blue briefly appeared in The Discovery as the Viridian City Gym Leader.
Pokémon
Debut | The Discovery |
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Venusaur is Blue's only known Pokémon.
None of Venusaur's moves are known.
In the manga
How I Became a Pokémon Card
Blue appeared in PW10.
Pokémon
Venusaur |
Arcanine |
Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure
Blue debuted as a silhouette in JBA5. He then physically debuted in JBA6 as the final Gym Leader in Kanto that Jō faced. After the battle, Blue informed him of a Trainer at Mt. Silver who could be battled.
Pokémon
Pidgeot is Blue's only known Pokémon. It battled with Jō's Feraligatr and lost.
Pidgeot's only known move is Twister*.
In other manga
Blue, like many in-game characters, has several counterparts in the many different manga series based on Pokémon. While these manga counterparts are distinct from Blue and each other, they generally share his appearance and personality traits.
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
- Main article: Gary Oak → The Electric Tale of Pikachu
Blue's anime counterpart, Gary Oak, also appears in The Electric Tale of Pikachu. In the manga, he has a sister (unseen in the anime) named May.
Pokémon 4Koma
- Main article: Rival (4Koma)
In Pokémon 4Koma, Blue has a counterpart simply named Rival.
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Blue (Adventures)
Blue has a direct counterpart in a similarly named character of Pokémon Adventures.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
- Main article: Green (Pocket Monsters)
Blue has a counterpart in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga named Green, sharing his Japanese name. Green is Red's rival and, like Blue, is Professor Oak's grandson.
Pokémon Zensho
- Main article: Shigeru (Zensho)
Blue has a counterpart in the Pokémon Zensho manga named Shigeru, named after Blue's alternate name from the games and Gary's Japanese name.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Blue in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Blue's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Flareon | Brilliant Stars | TG01/TG30 | VMAX Climax | 188/184 | |||
Vaporeon | Brilliant Stars | TG02/TG30 | VMAX Climax | 189/184 | |||
Jolteon | Brilliant Stars | TG04/TG30 | VMAX Climax | 193/184 | |||
Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Blue's Tactics | Su | Unified Minds | 188/236 | Miracle Twin | 087/094 | ||
Unified Minds | 231/236 | Miracle Twin | 106/094 | ||||
Tag All Stars | 193/173 | ||||||
Red & Blue | Su | Cosmic Eclipse | 202/236 | Alter Genesis | 090/095 | ||
Cosmic Eclipse | 234/236 | Alter Genesis | 108/095 | ||||
Gallery
Artwork
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Official artwork from Red and Green |
Official artwork from Red and Blue |
Official artwork from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Official artwork from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Official artwork from Sun and Moon |
Blue and Eevee concept artwork for Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurines |
Early artwork with Red from 1995 |
Early artwork riding his Charizard from 1996 | Battling Red in Ken Sugimori artwork from the Bandai Carddass jumbo cards | Artwork of the starters | Raw artwork of the Blue's tactics full art from the Unified Minds by TOKIYA | |
Concept artwork from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
Concept artwork from Sun and Moon |
Artwork of the Green Nendoroid |
Sprites and models
In the core series
First sprite from Red and Blue |
Second sprite from Red and Blue |
Champion sprite from Red and Blue |
First sprite from Yellow |
Second sprite from Yellow |
Champion sprite from Yellow |
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First sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Second sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Champion sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Intro sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Credits sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
Sprite from Black 2 and White 2 |
Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
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High-poly model from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
VS sprite from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
Overworld model from Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon |
VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! |
In other games
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Portraits from Stadium and Stadium 2 |
Portrait from the credits in Stadium 2 |
Trivia
- In Generation I games, the rival appears with no Trainer class, for instance simply "<name> wants to fight!" However, in the game data, there are three separate Trainer classes used by the rival character: Rival1 (Japanese: ライバル1 Rival 1), Rival2 (Japanese: ライバル2 Rival 2), and Rival3 (Japanese: ライバル3 Rival 3). Each of these Trainer classes corresponds to a different sprite used in-game, and the Champion battle theme music plays when the player is battling the last one.
- Blue's starter Pokémon is Charmander by default in the data of Pokémon Red, Blue, FireRed, and LeafGreen. If the player were able to progress without receiving a starter Pokémon, then Blue's team in all battles would be the same as if the player had chosen Bulbasaur. This would be changed if the player gets their starter Pokémon later at any point, causing Blue to use the correct team based on the player's starter from this point onwards.
- Along with Red, Lance, and the Generation I and III Kanto Gym Leaders (excluding Koga and Giovanni), Blue has appeared in generations I-V of the Pokémon games. He is also the only rival with this feat.
- Blue is the only character that has been a Rival, Champion, and Gym Leader.
- His English name Blue Oak is the name of a species of oak tree. He shares this distinction with his anime counterpart, Gary Oak.
- Blue's level 60 Pidgeot in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is the highest level Pokémon used by a Gym Leader outside of rematches.
- Blue is the only Gym Leader who:
- Shares his name with his Gym's Badge, as the Earth Badge is called the "Green Badge" in Japanese, matching Blue's Japanese name.
- Uses a full party of six Pokémon in a Gym battle.
- Does not have a specialty type.
- Was a Champion before he became Gym Leader.
- Blue and Piers are the only Gym Leaders the player character battles for a badge that do not have a gym slogan.
- In the Round 2 battle of Pokémon Stadium 2, each of Blue's Pokémon is the signature Pokémon of a Trainer battled at the end of a stage at the Johto Gym Leader Castle: Scyther is the signature Pokémon of Bugsy, Miltank is the signature Pokémon of Whitney, Gengar is the signature Pokémon of Morty, Houndoom is the signature Pokémon of Archer, Piloswine is the signature Pokémon of Pryce, and Kingdra is the signature Pokémon of Clair.
- In Yellow, half of Blue's Pokémon team are evolved by using Evolution stones (or 2/3 of the team if Eevee evolved into Jolteon). This may be a nod to his starter, Eevee.
- In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, if the player chose Squirtle, none of Blue's Pokémon share a type in the Champion rematch, making him the first Champion with this trait.
- In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Blue's team is similar to Professor Oak's unused team from Generation I.
Names
- The Trainer's Guide released with each Generation I game tells a short story about the player character and his rival. However, they have different names in each Japanese manual:
- The rival is named Green (Japanese: グリーン Green), and the player is named Red, in the Japanese manual of Pokémon Red.
- The rival is named Red (Japanese: レッド Red), and the player is named Green, in the Japanese manual of Pokémon Green
- The rival is once again named Red, while the player is named Blue, in the Japanese manual of Pokémon Blue.
- The rival is named Blue (Japanese: ブルー Blue), and the player is named Yellow, in the Japanese manual of Pokémon Yellow.
- The names of the player character and the rival are not mentioned in the English manuals.
- In the Pokémon: Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Nintendo Power, 1998), Red and Blue are named "Ash" and "Gary", their counterparts from the anime.
- Hidden data in the Generation I games reveals placeholder names for Blue and Red:
- The unused default name for Blue in the English Generation I games is Sony while Red's is Ninten. While it is impossible to view these names during regular gameplay, changing a few memory addresses in RAM can allow for these names to appear as shown here. This references the fact that in the years surrounding the releases of the Generation I games, Sony was Nintendo's main competition. Ninten is also the default name of the main protagonist of Mother, a game developed by Creatures, Inc., which has worked on the Pokémon games since the start.
- In the Japanese Generation I games, the unused default names for Blue and Red differ between Pokémon Red and Green and Pokémon Blue and then between the latter and Pokémon Yellow[8]:
- In Pokémon Red and Green, Blue's unused default name is いしはら Ishihara while Red's is やまぐち Yamaguchi. Ishihara refers to Tsunekazu Ishihara, the current president and CEO of The Pokémon Company and who was the games' producer at the time, while Yamaguchi refers to Wataru Yamaguchi, an art director that worked on the original games.
- In Pokémon Blue, the unused default names for Blue and Red are, respectively, クリチャ Kuricha, a reference to Creatures, Inc. and ゲーフリ Gēfuri, an abbreviation of Game Freak's name in Japanese (ゲームフリーク Gēmu Furīku).
- In Pokémon Yellow, Blue's unused default name remained unaltered while Red's was subtly altered by gaining an extra digit (ゲーフリ1).
- During the development stage of Pokémon Red and Green, Blue was initially named ギャラ夫 Gyarao, a reference to him being a Trainer of Gyarados.[9]
- In the game data of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Blue's default name is internally "Terry".
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | グリーン Green | From Pokémon Green |
English, French, Brazilian Portuguese |
Blue | From Pokémon Blue |
German | Blau | From Pokémon Blaue Edition (Pokémon Blue) |
Spanish | Azul | From Pokémon Edición Azul (Pokémon Blue) |
Italian | Blu | From Pokémon Versione Blu (Pokémon Blue) |
Korean | 그린 Green | Transcription of his Japanese name |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 青綠 / 青绿 Qīnglǜ | From 青 qīng (green, blue) and 綠 / 绿 lǜ / luhk (green) |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 青綠 Chēngluhk |
References
- ↑ Blue's Tactics (Unified Minds 188)
- ↑ Pokémon Blue Version manual, page 2: "He sees you as his rival because you are the same age and height."
- ↑ Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal take place 3 years after the Generation I core series games (see Core series → Timeline)
- ↑ Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 take place 8-18 years after the Generation I core series games (see Core series → Timeline)
- ↑ Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon take place 10-20 years after the Generation I core series games (see Core series → Timeline)
- ↑ Home - Billy Kametz
- ↑ Oricon News (Japanese)
- ↑ Default names
- ↑ Ken Sugimori's Twitter
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Core series | Blue • Lance • Red • Steven • Wallace • Cynthia • Alder • Iris • Diantha • Trace • Leon • Mustard • Peony • Nemona • Geeta • Kieran • Drayton • Most player characters |
Masters EX | Blue • Lance • Red • Steven • Cynthia • Alder • Iris • Diantha • Leon • Scottie • Bettie • Ash • Nemona • Geeta • Calem • Serena • Hop • Marnie • Bede • Leaf • Nate • Rosa • Silver • Cheren • Bianca |
Other spin-offs |
Ronald (TCG GB) • Mark (TCG GB) • Mint (TCG GB) • Glenn (Pokkén) • Master Rosé (Duel) |
Animated series | Lance • Cynthia • Wallace • Alder • Diantha • Steven • Ash Ketchum • Leon • Iris • Nemona • Geeta |
Other animation | Blue (Origins) • Red (Origins) • Calem (Generations) • Celestine (PttP) • Edgar Troy (PttP) • Ava (PttP) |
Adventures | Professor Oak • Red • Sidney • Phoebe • Glacia • Drake • Steven • Wallace • Cynthia • Alder • Iris • Diantha • Leon • Mustard • Peony • Nemona |
Other manga | Shigeru (Zensho) • Satoshi (Zensho) • Rald (Battle Frontier) |
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