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* The game's main characters, {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Blue|Green}}, have several default names, among them サトシ ''Satoshi'' and シゲル ''Shigeru'', respectively. These names come from Pokémon creator [[Satoshi Tajiri]] and his friend and fellow Nintendo developer, Shigeru Miyamoto. In the English counterparts Red and Blue, the default names are Red and Blue. Alternative names that could be chosen were {{Ash}} and {{Gary}}, after the anime characters that share the names Satoshi and Shigeru, respectively. | * The game's main characters, {{ga|Red}} and {{ga|Blue|Green}}, have several default names, among them サトシ ''Satoshi'' and シゲル ''Shigeru'', respectively. These names come from Pokémon creator [[Satoshi Tajiri]] and his friend and fellow Nintendo developer, Shigeru Miyamoto. In the English counterparts Red and Blue, the default names are Red and Blue. Alternative names that could be chosen were {{Ash}} and {{Gary}}, after the anime characters that share the names Satoshi and Shigeru, respectively. | ||
* While Red and Green are the first Pokémon games released, they were not necessarily the first [[Pokémon]] trademark ever registered. {{p|Mew}} was the first Pokémon trademark ever applied for; the application for the Pokémon was submitted on May 9, 1990, while the application for Pocket Monsters Red and Green was submitted on September 11, 1995. Before Red and Green were granted registered trademarks on December 26, 1997, Mew (then spelled ミュー, not ミュウ) had already become the first Pokémon trademark registered, granted on March 31, 1994; ミュウ was later granted on August 6, 1999. | * While Red and Green are the first Pokémon games released, they were not necessarily the first [[Pokémon]] trademark ever registered. {{p|Mew}} was the first Pokémon trademark ever applied for; the application for the Pokémon was submitted on May 9, 1990, while the application for Pocket Monsters Red and Green was submitted on September 11, 1995. Before Red and Green were granted registered trademarks on December 26, 1997, Mew (then spelled ミュー, not ミュウ) had already become the first Pokémon trademark registered, granted on March 31, 1994; ミュウ was later granted on August 6, 1999. | ||
* {{p|Mew}} was added to the internal data after the debugging features were removed. | * {{p|Mew}} was added by [[Shigeki Morimoto]] to the internal data as part of a prank after the debugging features were removed. He took a great risk by doing so, since further tests for [[glitch]]es that would have been caused by adding Mew could not be done, which goes against standard programming procedures.<ref name="#game freak secret base #10">[https://youtu.be/TTjUKpNjW-g 【公式】世間を騒がせた幻のポケモン「ミュウ」の誕生秘話！【#ゲームフリーク ひみつきち #10】] (Japanese)</ref> | ||
* The games were originally scheduled for a December 21, 1995 release, according to an old Nintendo of Japan flyer.<ref>[http://famicom.chu.jp/p/logs/log_disp.php?no=S0001&ind=10001 すばらしきポケットモンスター赤緑（表側）の広告]</ref> This could explain the copyright year of 1995 that appears in the games' introductory sequence, and all subsequent games and official merchandise. | * The games were originally scheduled for a December 21, 1995 release, according to an old Nintendo of Japan flyer.<ref>[http://famicom.chu.jp/p/logs/log_disp.php?no=S0001&ind=10001 すばらしきポケットモンスター赤緑（表側）の広告]</ref> This could explain the copyright year of 1995 that appears in the games' introductory sequence, and all subsequent games and official merchandise. | ||
* In ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', {{an|Professor Oak}} references these games with his password, "REDGREEN". | * In ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', {{an|Professor Oak}} references these games with his password, "REDGREEN". | ||