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'''Pokémon Blue Version''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ポケットモンスター 青}}''' ''Pocket Monsters: Blue'') is the third [[core series]] [[Pokémon games|Pokémon game]] for the [[Game Boy]].
'''Pokémon Blue Version''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ポケットモンスター 青}}''' ''Pocket Monsters: Blue'') is the third [[core series]] [[Pokémon games|Pokémon game]] for the [[Game Boy]].


It was announced on October 15, 1996, via the {{wp|cover date|cover-dated}} November 1996 issue of {{wp|CoroCoro Comic}}. The game was originally [[#Release|released]] by mail in early December 1996 to those who had requested it using an application form included with this specific issue of CoroCoro.
This game was announced on October 15, 1996, via the {{wp|cover date|cover-dated}} November 1996 issue of {{wp|CoroCoro Comic}}. It was was originally [[#Release|released]] by mail in early December 1996 to those who had requested it using an application form included with this specific issue of CoroCoro.


The game was originally released to celebrate 1 million sales of Pokémon Red and Green. It was later re-released (again as mail order) in 1997 to celebrate 4 million sales of Red, Green, and Blue combined, and then was ultimately released to general {{wp|retail}} on October 10, 1999.
The game was originally released to celebrate 1 million sales of Pokémon Red and Green. It was later re-released (again as mail order) in 1997 to celebrate 4 million sales of Red, Green, and Blue combined, and then was ultimately released to general {{wp|retail}} on October 10, 1999.
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