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relatives=[[Maximo]] (grandson), [[Primo]] (grandson)|
relatives=[[Maximo]] (grandson), [[Primo]] (grandson), unnamed granddaughter|
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generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}} |
games={{3v2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}, {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}
games={{game3|Red and Blue|Red, Blue|s}}, {{v2|Yellow}}, {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold, Silver|s}}, {{v2|Crystal}}, {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed, LeafGreen|s}}, {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold, SoulSilver|s}}
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The '''old man''' (Japanese: '''おじいさん''' ''old man'') is a grumpy old man that lives in [[Viridian City]], [[Kanto]].
The '''old man''' (Japanese: '''おじいさん''' ''old man'') is an [[Non-player character|NPC]] that lives in [[Viridian City]] in the [[Kanto]] [[region]].


==Role==
==Role==
===Generation I and III===
===Generations I and III===
At first, he is very grumpy and will not let the {{player}} pass through to {{rt|2|Kanto}}, until he has had his coffee for the day. This is just a barrier in the game, so the player will not wander past Viridian City until the player goes to the Viridian [[Poké Mart]] and delivers {{key|III|Oak's Parcel}} to [[Professor Oak]].  
When the player first visits Viridian City, an old man lying on the path blocks the player's way. In the original Japanese version, he is passed out drunk; in the American and European language versions, he is grumpy due to not having had his coffee for the day. Once the player has delivered [[Parcel|Oak's Parcel]] to [[Professor Oak]], the old man will no longer be in the way.


After that, he starts to lighten up and help the player by teaching them how to catch a Pokémon using a [[Poké Ball]]. This is a guide for novice players in {{game5|Red|Blue|Yellow|FireRed|LeafGreen}}. In Red, Blue, FireRed and LeafGreen, he catches a {{p|Weedle}}. In Yellow, he fails to catch a {{p|Rattata}}, then goes to the Poké Mart to get more Poké Balls; if the player talks to him again, he will successfully catch Rattata. In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} he will also give the player a {{key|III|Teachy TV}}, which teaches the player a variety of things about battling and catching Pokémon. His grandson, [[Primo]], is the host of the show.
Once he has had his coffee (sobered up in the Japanese version), he helps the player by teaching them how to catch a Pokémon using a [[Poké Ball]].


In the original Japanese games, the old man is not grumpy from lack of coffee, but rather passed out drunk. This was changed in English for obvious reasons, as this could be deemed as "unsuitable".
In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, the player can skip his tutorial by simply not talking with him. However, in {{game|Yellow}}, [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed, and LeafGreen]], the tutorial is unskippable. In those later games, once the player tries to leave Viridian City in the direction of {{rt|2|Kanto}} for the first time (and the old man is not blocking the way anymore), the old man talks to the player and starts the tutorial.


===Generation II and IV===
In Pokémon Red and Blue, he carries a total of 50 {{i|Poké Ball}}s in his [[Bag]] and uses one to catch a {{p|Weedle}}. In Pokémon Yellow, he has just one Poké Ball and fails to catch a {{p|Rattata}}; after failing to catch it, he goes to the Poké Mart to buy more and agrees to repeat the tutorial and successfully catch the Rattata after the player enters and leaves the Poké Mart. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, he only has one Poké Ball, which he uses to successfully catch a Weedle; additionally, in these games he gives the player a [[Teachy TV]], which contains additional video tutorials provided by his grandson, [[Primo]], in his ''Poké Dude Show''.
He appears again in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} saying that he had his cup of coffee, which is revealed to be a double shot of espresso, and also tells the player he was once an expert at catching Pokémon. This is a reference to the events that happened [[Generation I|three years]] before [[Generation II]]. Because Kanto is not accessed until later in those games, the old man will not demonstrate how to catch Pokémon; this role is taken by {{rt|29|Johto}}'s [[Dude]] in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and {{ga|Ethan}} or {{ga|Lyra}} in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
 
In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], the old man does not appear. His function as a road block early in the game is replaced by [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}. His function as a tutorial is replaced by [[Professor Oak]], who helps the player catch their {{ga|partner Pokémon}}.
 
<gallery>
File:Oldman2.png|Tutorial in Pokémon Red and Blue
File:OldmanY.png|Tutorial in Pokémon Yellow
File:Old man battle.png|Tutorial in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
</gallery>
 
===Generations II and IV===
He reappears in the [[Generation II]] games and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} saying that he needs someone to talk with, then asks the player if they believe that he was once an expert at catching {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.
 
In the Western versions, he starts by saying that he is wired from a double shot of espresso. In the Japanese versions, he instead starts by letting out a hiccup (Japanese: 「ひっく⋯⋯」) and requests the player to wait so that they listen to what he has to say.


==Old man glitch==
==Old man glitch==
{{main|Old man glitch}}
{{main|Old man glitch}}
The old man glitch is one of the most widely known [[glitch]]es in the [[Generation I]] [[Pokémon game]]s. It causes wild [[Missingno.]], [['M (00)]] and various Pokémon over level 100 or at level 80 to appear.
The old man glitch is one of the most widely known [[glitch]]es in the English [[Generation I]] [[Pokémon games]]. It causes wild [[MissingNo.]], [['M (00)]], and various Pokémon over [[level]] 100 or at level 80 to appear.


==Pokémon==
==Pokémon==
===Caught in tutorial===
===Caught in tutorial===
===={{game|Red and Blue|s}} and {{game|Red and Green|s}}====
{|
{{Pokémon/1
|-
! {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
! {{game|Yellow}}
! {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}
|-
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Red
|game=Red
|ndex=013
|ndex=013
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|type1=Bug|type2=Poison
|type1=Bug|type2=Poison
|level=5}}
|level=5}}
 
|{{Pokémon/1
===={{game|Yellow}}====
{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|game=Yellow
|ndex=019
|ndex=019
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|type1=Normal
|type1=Normal
|level=5}}
|level=5}}
 
|{{Pokémon/3
===={{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}====
{{Pokémon/3
|game=FireRed
|game=FireRed
|ndex=013
|ndex=013
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|level=5
|level=5
|gender=male}}
|gender=male}}
|}
==Gallery==
===Sprites===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color}}; font-size:80%;"
|-
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:RB Old man Back.png]]
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Y Old man Back.png]]
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:FRLG Old man Back.png]]
|-
| colspan=2 | Back sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red and Blue}}
| colspan=2 | Back sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
| colspan=2 | Back sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
|-
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man passed out I OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man I OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man II OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man passed out III OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man III OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man IV OD.png]]
|-
| Overworld passed out sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| Overworld passed out sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|}


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
==={{game|Red and Blue|s}}===
==={{game|Red and Blue|s}}===
* If tried to get past of before delivering Oak's Parcel
* If tried to get past of before delivering [[Parcel|Oak's Parcel]]
:''"You can't go through here! This is private property!"''
:''"You can't go through here! This is private property!"''


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* After the capture tutorial
* After the capture tutorial
:''"First, you need to weaken the target <sc>Pokémon</sc>"''
:''"First, you need to weaken the target <sc>Pokémon.</sc>"''


==={{game|Yellow}}===
==={{game|Yellow}}===
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* After the capture tutorial
* After the capture tutorial
:''"There! Now tell me, that was educational, was it not? And here, take {{key|III|Teachy TV|this}}, too."''
:''"There! Now tell me, that was educational, was it not? And here, take [[Teachy TV|this]], too."''
:''"If there's something you don't understand, watch that. It will teach you about the basics of being a <sc>Pokémon Trainer</sc>."''
:''"If there's something you don't understand, watch that. It will teach you about the basics of being a <sc>Pokémon Trainer</sc>."''
* If talked to again
:''"Well, now, I've had my coffee, and that's what I need to get going! But I made it too strong. It gave me a headache… Incidentally, are you filling your <sc>Pokédex</sc>? At first, focus on weakening the <sc>Pokémon</sc> before trying to catch it."''


==={{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}===
==={{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}===
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::'''Yes''': ''"Good, good. Yes, I was something out of the ordinary, let me tell you!"''
::'''Yes''': ''"Good, good. Yes, I was something out of the ordinary, let me tell you!"''
::'''No''': ''"What? You little whelp! If I were just a bit younger, I'd show you a thing or two. Humph!"''
::'''No''': ''"What? You little whelp! If I were just a bit younger, I'd show you a thing or two. Humph!"''
==Appearance==
===Overworld sprites===
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color}};"
|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man passed out I OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man I OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man II OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man passed out III OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man III OD.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Old man IV OD.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Overworld passed out sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}
| Overworld sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}
| Overworld sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Generation II|Generation II}}
| Overworld passed out sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Overworld sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Overworld sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|}
===Back sprites===
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color}};"
|- align=center
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:RB Old man.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Y Old man Back.png]]
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{kanto color dark}}; background: #{{kanto color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Oldman FRLG.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Back sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red and Blue}}
| Back sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
| Back sprite from <br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Oldman2.png|The old man in Red, Green and Blue
File:OldmanY.png|The old man in Yellow
File:OldMan.png|The old man in FireRed and LeafGreen.
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The old man was the first [[non-player character]] to receive a back sprite.
* In the Japanese {{game2|Red|Green|Blue}}, if both the player's [[party]] and [[Pokémon Storage System|PC Box]] are full, the old man's tutorial will indefinitely issue the command to use a {{i|Poké Ball}} and return the "full Box" message due to a programming oversight. This was fixed in {{game|Yellow}} and the localized releases.
** The old man, [[Dude]] and [[Primo]] are the only Trainers to have back sprites but not front sprites.
* In the [[Generation I]] games, the old man's cheeks are blushed while he is passed out drunk. The blush is in all versions of the games, regardless as to the context.
* In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, he carries a total of 50 [[Poké Ball]]s in his [[Bag]] before he demonstrates how to catch Pokémon to the Trainer. This amount was changed to one in {{game|Yellow}}, {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
* He, [[Primo|his grandson]], and the [[Dude]] are the only NPCs to receive a back sprite, but not a front one.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{kanto color}}|bordercolor={{kanto color dark}}
{{Langtable|color={{kanto color}}|bordercolor={{kanto color dark}}
|fr=Viellard{{tt|*|Generation I}}<br>Le vieil homme{{tt|*|Generation III}}
|fr=Vieillard{{tt|*|Generation I}}<br>Le vieil homme{{tt|*|Generation III}}
|de=Greis{{tt|*|Generation I}}<br>Alter Mann{{tt|*|Generation III}}
|es=Anciano
|es=Anciano
|de=Greis{{tt|*|Generation I}}<br>Alter Mann{{tt|*|Generation III}}
|it=Vecchietto{{tt|*|Generation I}}<br>Il vecchietto{{tt|*|Generation III}}
}}
}}


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[[Category:Game characters]]
[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters]]
[[Category:Red, Blue and Yellow characters]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal characters]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal characters]]
[[Category:FireRed and LeafGreen characters]]
[[Category:FireRed and LeafGreen characters]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
 
[[es:Anciano (Kanto)]]
[[it:Anziano (Kanto)]]
[[zh:老人（关都）]]

Latest revision as of 19:47, 11 May 2023

Old man
おじいさん Old man
Old man.png
The old man blocking the path
Gender Male
Hometown Viridian City
Region Kanto
Relatives Maximo (grandson), Primo (grandson), unnamed granddaughter
Trainer class Trainer
Generation I, II, III, IV
Games Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The old man (Japanese: おじいさん old man) is an NPC that lives in Viridian City in the Kanto region.

Role

Generations I and III

When the player first visits Viridian City, an old man lying on the path blocks the player's way. In the original Japanese version, he is passed out drunk; in the American and European language versions, he is grumpy due to not having had his coffee for the day. Once the player has delivered Oak's Parcel to Professor Oak, the old man will no longer be in the way.

Once he has had his coffee (sobered up in the Japanese version), he helps the player by teaching them how to catch a Pokémon using a Poké Ball.

In Pokémon Red and Blue, the player can skip his tutorial by simply not talking with him. However, in Pokémon Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen, the tutorial is unskippable. In those later games, once the player tries to leave Viridian City in the direction of Route 2 for the first time (and the old man is not blocking the way anymore), the old man talks to the player and starts the tutorial.

In Pokémon Red and Blue, he carries a total of 50 Poké Balls in his Bag and uses one to catch a Weedle. In Pokémon Yellow, he has just one Poké Ball and fails to catch a Rattata; after failing to catch it, he goes to the Poké Mart to buy more and agrees to repeat the tutorial and successfully catch the Rattata after the player enters and leaves the Poké Mart. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, he only has one Poké Ball, which he uses to successfully catch a Weedle; additionally, in these games he gives the player a Teachy TV, which contains additional video tutorials provided by his grandson, Primo, in his Poké Dude Show.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the old man does not appear. His function as a road block early in the game is replaced by Jessie, James, and Meowth. His function as a tutorial is replaced by Professor Oak, who helps the player catch their partner Pokémon.

  • Tutorial in Pokémon Red and Blue

  • Tutorial in Pokémon Yellow

  • Tutorial in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Generations II and IV

He reappears in the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver saying that he needs someone to talk with, then asks the player if they believe that he was once an expert at catching Pokémon.

In the Western versions, he starts by saying that he is wired from a double shot of espresso. In the Japanese versions, he instead starts by letting out a hiccup (Japanese: 「ひっく⋯⋯」) and requests the player to wait so that they listen to what he has to say.

Old man glitch

Main article: Old man glitch

The old man glitch is one of the most widely known glitches in the English Generation I Pokémon games. It causes wild MissingNo., 'M (00), and various Pokémon over level 100 or at level 80 to appear.

Pokémon

Caught in tutorial

Pokémon Red and Blue Pokémon Yellow Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
 
Types:
Bug Poison
Weedle Lv.5
  --  
   
  --  
   
  --  
   
  --  
   
 
Type:
Normal Unknown
Rattata Lv.5
  --  
   
  --  
   
  --  
   
  --  
   
 
Types:
Bug Poison
Ability:
Shield Dust
Held item:
None
Weedle♂ Lv.5
  --  
   
  --  
   
  --  
   
  --  
   

Gallery

Sprites

     
Back sprite from
Red and Blue 		Back sprite from
Yellow 		Back sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
           
Overworld passed out sprite from
Generation I 		Overworld sprite from
Generation I 		Overworld sprite from
Generation II 		Overworld passed out sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen 		Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen 		Overworld sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver

Quotes

Pokémon Red and Blue

"You can't go through here! This is private property!"
  • After delivering Oak's Parcel
"Ahh, I've had my coffee now and I feel great! Sure you can go through! Are you in a hurry?"
Yes: "Time is money… Go along then."
No: "I see you're using a Pokédex. When you catch a Pokémon, Pokédex is automatically updated. What? Don't you know how to catch Pokémon? I'll show you how to then."
  • After the capture tutorial
"First, you need to weaken the target Pokémon."

Pokémon Yellow

  • If tried to get past of before delivering Oak's Parcel
"You can't go through here! This is private property!"
  • After delivering Oak's Parcel
"Ahh, I've had my coffee now and I feel great! Sure, you can go through! I'm sorry I was so rude to you! I see you're using a Pokédex. I'll show you how to catch Pokémon as my apology."
  • After failed capture tutorial
"That didn't work! I must be losing my touch. I've run out of Poké Balls too. I have to get some at Pokémon Mart."
  • If talked to again
"Hmm? You want me to show you how to catch Pokémon again?"
No: "Oh… I'm not good enough for you."
Yes: "Dandy! Watch what I do closely now!"
  • After successful capture tutorial
"First, you need to weaken the target Pokémon."

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

"Hey, kid! I just had a double shot of espresso, and I am wired! I need to talk to someone, so you'll have to do! I might not look like much now, but I was an expert at catching Pokémon. Do you believe me?"
Yes: "Good, good. Yes, I was something out of the ordinary, let me tell you!"
No: "What? You little whelp! If I were just a bit younger, I'd show you a thing or two. Humph!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

  • If tried to get past of before delivering Oak's Parcel
"I absolutely forbid you from going through here! This is private property!"
  • After delivering Oak's Parcel
"Well, now, I've had my coffee, and that's what I need to get going! Hm? What is that red box you have? Ah, so you're working on your Pokédex. Then let me give you a word of advice. Whenever you catch a Pokémon, the Pokédex automatically updates its data. …You don't know how to catch a Pokémon? I suppose I had better show you then!"
  • After the capture tutorial
"There! Now tell me, that was educational, was it not? And here, take this, too."
"If there's something you don't understand, watch that. It will teach you about the basics of being a Pokémon Trainer."
  • If talked to again
"Well, now, I've had my coffee, and that's what I need to get going! But I made it too strong. It gave me a headache… Incidentally, are you filling your Pokédex? At first, focus on weakening the Pokémon before trying to catch it."

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

"Hey, kid! I just had a double shot of espresso, and I am wired! I need to talk to someone, so you'll have to do! I might not look like much now, but I was an expert at catching Pokémon. Do you believe me?"
Yes: "Good, good. Yes, I was something out of the ordinary, let me tell you!"
No: "What? You little whelp! If I were just a bit younger, I'd show you a thing or two. Humph!"

Trivia

  • In the Japanese Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, if both the player's party and PC Box are full, the old man's tutorial will indefinitely issue the command to use a Poké Ball and return the "full Box" message due to a programming oversight. This was fixed in Pokémon Yellow and the localized releases.
  • In the Generation I games, the old man's cheeks are blushed while he is passed out drunk. The blush is in all versions of the games, regardless as to the context.
  • He, his grandson, and the Dude are the only NPCs to receive a back sprite, but not a front one.

In other languages

Language Title
  French Vieillard*
Le vieil homme*
  German Greis*
Alter Mann*
  Italian Vecchietto*
Il vecchietto*
  Spanish Anciano


  Capture tutors  
Old man • Primo • Professor Oak • Dude • Ethan/Lyra • Wally • Lucas/Dawn • Professor Juniper
Bianca • Calem/Serena • Professor Kukui • Leon • Professor Laventon • Nemona


Non-player characters in the core series games
Kanto Professor Oak • Mom (Kanto) • Mom (LGPE) • Red • Blue • Green • Trace • Daisy • Old man • Bill • Celio • Mr. Fuji • Safari Zone Warden • Copycat • Primo • Koichi
Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Erik and Sara • Teala • Mina • Cal • Steven Stone • Maylene • Cameron • Mr. Game • Morimoto
Team Rocket • Gym guide • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Professors' aides • Magikarp salesman • Name Rater • Day-Care Person • Mr. Hyper


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