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{{ | {{Infobox game | colorscheme=blue|bordercolorscheme=blue | ||
|name=<span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> | |name=<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Pokémon Blue Version</span> | ||
|jname=<span style="color:#FFFFFF;"> | |jname=<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">ポケットモンスター青</span> | ||
|boxart= | |boxart=Blue JP boxart.png | ||
|caption= | |caption=Box art of Pokémon Blue Version, [[Version mascot|depicting]] {{p|Blastoise}}. | ||
|platform= | |platform=[[Game Boy]] <small>(enhanced for the [[Super Game Boy]] and [[Super Game Boy 2]])</small> | ||
|category=RPG | |||
|players=2 players simultaneous | |||
|link_method=[[Game Link Cable]] | |||
|developer=[[Game Freak]] | |developer=[[Game Freak]] | ||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
| | |gen_series=[[Generation I]] [[core series]] | ||
| | |cero=Not applicable<ref group=note>CERO did not exist at the time of release; therefore they have not rated the game.</ref> | ||
| | |esrb=Not applicable | ||
| | |acb=Not applicable | ||
|oflc=Not applicable | |||
|pegi=Not applicable | |||
|grb=Not applicable | |||
|release_date_na=September 30, 1998{{ | |release_date_ja=October 15, 1996 <small>({{wp|CoroCoro Comic}})</small><ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" /><br>October 10, 1999 <small>({{wp|retail}})</small><ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" /> | ||
|release_date_au=November 1, 1998{{ | |release_date_na=September 30, 1998<br>(as {{2v2|Red|Blue}}) | ||
|release_date_eu=October 8, 1999{{ | |release_date_au=November 1, 1998<br>(as {{2v2|Red|Blue}}) | ||
| | |release_date_eu=October 8, 1999<br>(as {{2v2|Red|Blue}}) | ||
|release_date_kr=Unreleased | |||
|website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-blue/ Pokémon.co.jp]<br>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apej/ Nintendo.co.jp] | |website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-blue/ Pokémon.co.jp]<br>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apej/ Nintendo.co.jp] | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Pokémon Blue Version''' (Japanese: '''ポケットモンスター{{tt|青|あお}}''' ''Pocket Monsters: Blue'') is the third [[core series]] [[Pokémon games|Pokémon game]] for [[Game Boy]], released in Japan on October 15, 1996 exclusively to subscribers of {{wp|CoroCoro Comic}}<ref name="TPC">[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-blue/ ポケットモンスター 青 | ポケットモンスターオフィシャルサイト]</ref><ref name="NoJ">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apej/ ポケットモンスター青]</ref> and on October 10, 1999 to general {{wp|retail}}<ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" /> as a minor revision of [[Pokémon Red and Green Versions]] (Japanese: ポケットモンスター{{tt|赤|あか}}・{{tt|緑|みどり}} ''Pocket Monsters: Red & Green''), which were released earlier that year. It was thus the first [[core series|solitary version]] in the core series Pokémon games. | ||
Various fixes in the game include a graphics and sound upgrade, as well as the removal of several known glitches that had been found in the original pair. Like its paired predecessors, it was never ''truly'' released outside of Japan | Various fixes in the game include a graphics and sound upgrade, as well as the removal of several known glitches that had been found in the original pair. Like its paired predecessors, it was never ''truly'' released outside of Japan; however, while Red and Green provided the [[wild Pokémon]] and [[version-exclusive Pokémon]] lists for the rest of the world's {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, Blue provided the graphics, game engine, and script for translation. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
{{spoilers}} | {{spoilers}} | ||
Much as would become standard for | Much as would become standard for solitary versions, {{player}}s follow the plot of the previous two games. Like in Red and Green, the player starts in [[Pallet Town]] in the [[Kanto|Kanto region]], receiving a [[starter Pokémon]] from [[Professor Oak]]. As before, the choices are {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Squirtle}}, and the {{ga|Blue|rival}} chooses the starter that is super-effective against the player's starter. | ||
Once more, the eight [[Gym Leaders]] of Kanto are [[Brock]], [[Misty]], [[Lt. Surge]], [[Erika]], [[Koga]], [[Sabrina]], [[Blaine]], and [[Giovanni]], while the [[Elite Four]] are [[Lorelei]], [[Bruno]], [[Agatha]], and [[Lance]], with {{ga|Blue|the rival}} still in the {{pkmn|Champion}}'s place. | |||
Again, the evil [[Team Rocket]] is causing chaos across the region, and it is up to the player to defeat them. | Again, the evil [[Team Rocket]] is causing chaos across the region, and it is up to the player to defeat them. | ||
==Changes from Red and Green== | ==Changes from Red and Green== | ||
* [[Kanto]] is | * [[Kanto]] is aesthetically redesigned, with the design of doors, signposts and other tilesets redesigned. [[Cerulean Cave]], the game's final dungeon, receives the most significant overhaul, sporting a completely different layout. These designs would later be reused for the international {{game|Red and Blue|s}}. [[Indigo Plateau]] remains unaltered. | ||
* [[List of in-game trades|In-game trades]] are changed to different Pokémon. | * [[List of in-game trades|In-game trades]] are changed to different Pokémon. | ||
* [[Rocket Game Corner|Game Corner]] prizes are different. | * [[Rocket Game Corner|Game Corner]] prizes are different. | ||
* The introduction of the game features a battle between a [[Gengar (Pokémon)|Gengar]] and a [[Jigglypuff (Pokémon)|Jigglypuff]], as opposed to a [[Gengar (Pokémon)|Gengar]] and a [[Nidorino (Pokémon)|Nidorino]], as it was in | * The introduction of the game features a battle between a [[Gengar (Pokémon)|Gengar]] and a [[Jigglypuff (Pokémon)|Jigglypuff]], as opposed to a [[Gengar (Pokémon)|Gengar]] and a [[Nidorino (Pokémon)|Nidorino]], as it was in {{game|Red and Green|s}}. This change carried on into the localized version of Pokémon Blue, while the original appeared in the localized Pokémon Red. | ||
* Pokémon only available through | * Some Pokémon only available through in-game trades in ''Red and Green'' are now found in the wild. | ||
* [[Missingno.]] was given the placeholder Pokédex entry | * [[Missingno.]] was given the placeholder Pokédex entry コメント さくせいちゅう ''Comment to be written.'' and became the ??? species. This was not translated, resulting in a glitched Pokédex entry in the localized {{game|Red and Blue|s}} and the corruption of Missingno.'s original height and weight (1.0 m (3.3 ft) and 10.0 kg (22.1 lb), respectively), showing instead a height of 10.0 ft (3.1 m) and a weight of 3507.2 lb (1590.8 kg).<ref>[http://iimarck.us/i/missing-number/ Missing Number]</ref> | ||
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==Features== | ==Features== | ||
===Gyms=== | ===Gyms=== | ||
Much as in Red and Green, there are eight Pokémon Gyms in Kanto, each with their own type affiliation. The Gym Leaders are [[Brock]] ({{t|Rock}}), [[Misty]] ({{t|Water}}), [[Lt. Surge]] ({{t|Electric}}), [[Erika]] ({{t|Grass}}), [[Koga]] ({{t|Poison}}), [[Sabrina]] ({{t|Psychic}}), [[Blaine]] ({{t|Fire}}) and [[Giovanni]] ({{t|Ground}}). | Much as in Red and Green, there are eight Pokémon Gyms in Kanto, each with their own type affiliation. The Gym Leaders are [[Brock]] ({{t|Rock}}), [[Misty]] ({{t|Water}}), [[Lt. Surge]] ({{t|Electric}}), [[Erika]] ({{t|Grass}}), [[Koga]] ({{t|Poison}}), [[Sabrina]] ({{t|Psychic}}), [[Blaine]] ({{t|Fire}}), and [[Giovanni]] ({{t|Ground}}). | ||
===Elite Four=== | ===Elite Four=== | ||
The Elite Four at [[Indigo Plateau]] also remains unchanged, with [[Lorelei]] ({{t|Ice}}), [[Bruno]] ({{t|Fighting}}), [[Agatha]] ({{t|Ghost}}) and [[Lance]] ({{t|Dragon}}). The {{pkmn|Champion}} is {{ga|Blue}}, who has no type specialization. | The Elite Four at [[Indigo Plateau]] also remains unchanged, with [[Lorelei]] ({{t|Ice}}), [[Bruno]] ({{t|Fighting}}), [[Agatha]] ({{t|Ghost}}), and [[Lance]] ({{t|Dragon}}). The {{pkmn|Champion}} is {{ga|Blue}}, who has no type specialization. | ||
===Pokémon=== | ===Pokémon=== | ||
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==[[Version-exclusive Pokémon|Missing Pokémon]]== | ==[[Version-exclusive Pokémon|Missing Pokémon]]== | ||
The following Pokémon are not obtainable in Pokémon Blue. In order to obtain any of the below Pokémon, they must be traded from one of the paired versions of [[Generation I]], or [[Generation II]] | The following Pokémon are not obtainable in Pokémon Blue. In order to obtain any of the below Pokémon, they must be traded from one of the paired versions of [[Generation I]], or from [[Generation II]]. The table below indicates which paired Generation I game has that Pokémon available. | ||
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{| | {| class="roundy" style="background:#{{blue color}}; border:5px solid #{{blue color light}}" | ||
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! {{color|FFF|Blue}} | |||
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{| border="1" style="background:white; border:1px solid #{{blue color}}; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" | |||
|- | |- | ||
{{Moveentry|023|Ekans|1|Poison||[[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|{{color|{{red color}}|'''R'''}}]]}} | {{Moveentry|023|Ekans|1|Poison||[[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|{{color|{{red color}}|'''R'''}}]]}} | ||
{{Moveentry|024|Arbok|1|Poison||[[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|{{color|{{red color}}|'''R'''}}]]}} | {{Moveentry|024|Arbok|1|Poison||[[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|{{color|{{red color}}|'''R'''}}]]}} | ||
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|} | |} | ||
==Development== | |||
{{main|Pokémon Red and Green beta}} | |||
An error made during development causes the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} depicted during [[Professor Oak]]'s introductory lecture to be a {{p|Nidorino}} but with the [[cry]] of a {{p|Nidorina}}. This was already the case in the Japanese {{2v2|Red|Green}} and it was not fixed in {{2v2|Red|Blue}}. | |||
==Soundtrack== | |||
{{main|Game Boy: Entire Pokémon Sounds Collection CD}} | |||
The soundtrack release for {{game|Red and Green|s}} also applies to Pokémon Blue. | |||
==Staff== | |||
{{main|Staff of Pokémon Blue (JP)}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Because the script for Pokémon Blue, rather than that of {{game|Red and Green|s}}, was used for the translation of the Japanese trio into {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, | * Because the script for Pokémon Blue, rather than that of {{game|Red and Green|s}}, was used for the translation of the Japanese trio into {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, translation errors were made for two of the [[List of in-game trades|in-game trades]]. | ||
* | ** The old man who trades the {{player}} an {{p|Electrode}} on [[Cinnabar Island]] claims that the {{p|Raichu}} he received "went and [[Evolution|evolved]]". As Raichu does not have an evolved form, this makes no sense whatsoever. In the context of Pokémon Blue, it makes sense as the player trades away a {{p|Kadabra}}, which evolves through trade, for a {{p|Graveler}}. | ||
** The old man that trades the player a {{p|Jynx}} in [[Cerulean City]] claims that the {{p|Poliwhirl}} he received "went and evolved". While Poliwhirl does evolve, it does not evolve by [[trade]] {{p|Politoed|in Generation I}} but rather through the use of a {{evostone|Water Stone}}. In the context of Pokémon Blue, the old man trades away a {{p|Haunter}} for a {{p|Machoke}}, which does evolve through trade. | |||
==Notes== | |||
<references group="note"/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{ | {{Core series}}<br> | ||
{{Project Games notice}} | {{Project Games notice}} | ||
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[[Category:Third versions]] | [[Category:Third versions]] | ||
[[de:Pokémon | [[de:Pocket Monsters Ao]] | ||
[[fr:Pokémon Version Bleue (Japon)]] | |||
[[it:Pokémon Blu (Giappone)]] | [[it:Pokémon Blu (Giappone)]] | ||
[[ja: | [[ja:ポケットモンスター 青]] | ||
[[pl:Pokémon Blue]] |
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