- For the games titled "Pokémon Blue Version", see Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese) and Pokémon Red and Blue Versions.
Blue グリーン Green
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Art from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
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Gender
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Male
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Eye color
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Brown
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Hair color
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Brown
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Hometown
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Pallet Town
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Region
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Kanto
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Relatives
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Professor Oak, Daisy
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Trainer class
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Gym Leader, former Champion, Rival
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Generation
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I, II, III, IV
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Games
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Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Stadium, Stadium 2
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Leader of
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Viridian Gym
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Badge
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Earth Badge
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Champion of
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Indigo Plateau
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Anime counterpart
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Gary Oak
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Counterpart debut
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Pokémon - I Choose You!
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Manga counterpart(s)
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Blue
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Blue Oak (Japanese: オーキド・グリーン Green Ōkido) is the rival of the player in the Generation I games as well as in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, their Generation III remakes. He is a very cocky and somewhat unfriendly young man, typically bidding Red/Leaf farewell with "Smell ya later!", and his primary motivation throughout the game is to become the greatest Trainer. He eventually accomplishes this, defeating the Kanto Elite Four and becoming the Champion, but is quickly defeated by the player, losing the position.
Three years later, during Generation II and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Generation IV remakes, he is the Gym Leader of Viridian City, having taken that position after Giovanni disbanded Team Rocket and went into solo training. In this position, he is notably the only Gym Leader to not focus on one specific type. 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.
Professor Oak, his grandfather, deems Blue to have not realized how to care for Pokémon, which he commends Red or Leaf for on their becoming Champion. This is evident in the state Blue leaves Silph Co. in, still under Team Rocket control, leaving Red or Leaf to take out Giovanni.
In the games
In Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, Pokémon Yellow, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Blue is the player's rival: he will meet up with the player as he or she journeys across the Kanto region, challenging him or her 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 Oak 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. Frustrated, he 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.
In Pokémon 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 his or her Pokémon at max happiness and have it massaged by Daisy Oak five times. After the fifth time, she will give the player Blue's phone number when spoken to. He can be called for a rematch on Sunday night.
Pokémon
In Red, Green, and Blue
Art of Blue from Pokémon Red, Green and Blue
- For all of Blue's teams in Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, see here
As Champion
If the player chose Bulbasaur:
If the player chose Charmander:
If the player chose Squirtle:
In Yellow
Art of Blue and his Eevee from Pokémon Yellow
- For all of Blue's teams in Pokémon Yellow, see here
As Champion
If Eevee evolved into Jolteon:
If Eevee evolved into Flareon:
If Eevee evolved into Vaporeon:
In Gold, Silver, and Crystal
In FireRed and LeafGreen
Art of Blue from
Pokémon FireRed and
LeafGreen
- For all of Blue's teams in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, see here
As Champion
If the player chose Bulbasaur:
If the player chose Charmander:
If the player chose Squirtle:
If the player chose Bulbasaur:
If the player chose Charmander:
If the player chose Squirtle:
In HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gym match
Second battle (Rematch)
In Stadium and Stadium 2
- For all of Blue's teams in both Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2, see Blue (game)/Stadium series
Names
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FireRed |
LeafGreen
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English
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Japanese
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- グリーン Green
- シゲル Shigeru
- ジョン John
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- レッド Red
- サトシ Satoshi
- ジャック Jack
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- レッド Red
- グリーン Green
- ヒロシ Hiroshi
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- ブルー Blue
- シゲル Shigeru
- ジョン John
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- グリーン Green
- シゲル Shigeru
- ツネカズ Tsunekazu
- サトル Satoru
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- レッド Red
- サトシ Satoshi
- ケン Ken
- シゲキ Shigeki
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German
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Spanish
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- Verte
- Bosco
- Floren
- Silvio
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French
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Italian
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- Rosso
- Ash
- Dimitri
- Attilio
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Quotes
Red and Blue
- Before the Champion battle:
- "Hey! I was looking forward to seeing you, <player>! My rival should be strong to keep me sharp! While working on my Pokédex, I looked all over for powerful Pokémon! Not only that, I assembled teams that would beat any Pokémon type! And now! I am the Pokémon League Champion! <Player>! Do you know what that means? I'll tell you! I am the most powerful Trainer in the world!"
- "NO! That can't be! You beat my best! After all that work to become League champ? My reign is over already? It's not fair! Why? Why did I lose? I never made any mistakes raising my Pokémon... Darn it! You're the new Pokémon League Champion! Although I don't like to admit it."
Gold, Silver, and Crystal
"Yo! Finally got here, huh? I wasn't in the mood at Cinnabar, but now I'm ready to battle you. ... You're telling me you conquered all the Gyms in Johto? Heh! Johto's Gyms must be pretty pathetic then. Hey, don't worry about it. I'll know if you are good or not by battling you right now. Ready, Johto Champ?"
"What? How the heck did I lose to you? ... Tch, all right... Here, take this -- it's Earth Badge."
"... All right, I was wrong. You're the real deal. You are a good Trainer. But I'm going to beat you someday. Don't you forget it!"
FireRed and LeafGreen
- Before the Champion battle:
- "Hey! I was looking forward to seeing you, <<player>! My rival should be strong to keep me sharp! While working on my Pokédex, I looked all over for Pokémon! Not only that, I assembled teams that would beat any Pokémon type! And now... I am the Pokémon League Champion! <Player>! Do you know what that means? I'll tell you! I am the most powerful Trainer in the world!"
- "NO! That can't be! You beat me at my best! After all that work to become League champ? My reign is over already? It's not fair! Why? Why did I lose? I never made any mistakes raising my Pokémon... Darn it! You're the new Pokémon League Champion! Although I don't like to admit it."
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Cinnabar Island
- "Who are you? My name's Blue. I was once the Kanto Champion. Although it was short-lived thanks to Red... Anyway, take a good look around you... A volcano erupts, and just like that, a whole town disappears. We can go on winning and losing in Pokémon, but if nature so much as twitches, we can be overwhelmed in a second... That's the way it is... But, anyway, I'm still a Trainer. If a see a strong opponent, it makes me want to battle. If you want to battle me... for real, show me how many Kanto Badges you've got. ... <0 to 6 Badges>... You're not ready to battle me..."
- "If you want to battle me... for real, come to the Viridian Gym. I'll be waiting for you!"
Viridian Gym
- "Yo! Finally got here, huh? I wasn't in the mood at Cinnabar, but now I'm ready to battle you. ... You're telling me you conquered all the Gyms in Johto? Hahaha! Heh! Johto's Gyms are that pathetic? Hey, don't worry about it. I'll know if you are good or not by battling you right now."
- After sending out last Pokémon
- "Heh heh heh... You're unprepared for this. We'll knock you down!"
- "Perhaps I'm the one who was unprepared?"
- "This is the real power of Johto..."
- "No way! How the heck did I lose to you? ... Tch, all right... Here, take this. It's the Earth Badge."
- "With this badge, you'll be able to use the HM move Rock Climb! Here! Take this as well!"
- "It contains Trick Room! It allows slower Pokémon to move before faster Pokémon for a while. It's a very tricky move, isn't it? Hence the name!"
- "... All right, I was wrong. You're the real deal. You are a good trainer. But I'm going to beat you someday. Don't you forget it!"
Fighting Dojo
- "Good! Thanks for coming to lose to me!"
- "Just as I expected! No wonder you've become the Champion..."
- "Hahaha! My scare tactic doesn't scare you at all!"
PokéGear Phone
- For registering his number, see Daisy Oak
Calling him:
- "Hello...Whatever... Don't worry about me. I'm doing peachy over here! If it's not Sunday night, then I'm not available. Call then or forget about it!"
- On Sunday evenings:
- "Hello...Whatever... Don't worry about me. I'm doing peachy over here! I was just looking for something to do! Wanna battle me again?"
- Yes: "Whatever! I won't lose to you again, got that? I'll be waiting at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City."
Sprites
In the anime
- Main article: Gary Oak
Blue himself does not make an appearance in the anime; however, he 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. Unlike Blue, however, Gary has not been shown to have taken over Viridian Gym, instead he has decided to become a Pokémon researcher like his grandfather, and is currently working with Professor Rowan in Sinnoh.
In the 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.
In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
- Main article: Gary Oak
Blue's anime counterpart, Gary Oak, also appears in the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga. In the manga, he has a sister (unseen in the anime) named May.
In the Pokémon 4Koma manga
- Main article: Rival (4Koma)
In Pokémon 4Koma, Blue has a counterpart simply named Rival.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
- Main article: Blue (Adventures)
Blue, like other rival characters in the games, has a direct counterpart in a similarly named character of Pokémon Adventures. Like his game counterpart (and the illustrations of the Japanese game guides depicting Red, himself, and a third trainer character), he starts out with a starter Pokémon that disadvantages the main character's, and has Professor Oak and Daisy as family members, also losing to Red in the Indigo League in the end, and becoming the successor to the position of Viridian Gym Leader three years later.
Unlike the Blue of the games, however, Blue is a calm, reserved individual who well knows his limits, as displayed when he withdraws from fighting Mew knowing his Charmander would eventually lose, and though he initially would do anything to capture and train Pokémon to bend to his own will, he eventually learns from his mistakes from Red and learns to care for his Pokémon to the point of calling his Machamp back when he knows it was too tired to battle. His cockiness seemed very much reserved in comparison to his counterparts', as he does not treat Red as an embarrassment of a rival soon after they meet in the Lavender Tower.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
- Main article: Kai Midorikawa
Blue has a counterpart in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga named Kai Midorikawa. Kai is Isamu Akai's rival and, like Blue, is Professor Oak's grandson.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
- 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.
Trivia
- Blue is the only character that has been a Rival, Gym Leader, and Champion.
- Blue is the NPC Trainer that appears with the most different Pokémon species, with 42 of the 649 appearing under his control at one point or another.
As Rival
- Blue is the only rival who, at any point in the games they appear in, has a Pokémon with them that does not appear in their final team. He owns a Rattata in the third battle who later evolves into a Raticate for the fourth (except in Yellow, where it is still a Rattata), but in the fifth battle at Pokémon Tower, he no longer battles with it.
- It is speculated by fans that the Pokémon died. This is further supported when he asks the player why they are here (in Lavender Town) if none of their Pokémon are dead and giving no explanation for his own presence there.
- Blue is the only rival whose father has not been seen.
As Champion
- Blue is the only Champion who does not induct the player into the Hall of Fame, with Professor Oak doing so instead.
- When fighting Blue as a Champion in Generation I, battle animations are automatically turned on, even if the player has disabled them in the options menu.
- Blue is the only Champion who has a team that differs depending on which choices the player makes (in this instance the starter Pokémon the player chooses).
As Gym Leader
- Blue is the only Gym Leader whose team consists of six Pokémon the first time he is faced.
- He is the only Gym Leader who does not specialize in a specific type.
- The Japanese name of the badge he gives out is the Green Badge, which has the same name as does Blue in Japanese. This might be part of the reasoning behind Blue's taking of Viridian Gym during Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver.
In other languages
- French: Blue
- German: Blau
- Italian: Blu
- Polish: Blue
- Spanish: Azul
- Korean: 그린 Geurin, Hangul phonetic of Green
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