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 * {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, which re-implemented the [[walking Pokémon]] mechanic that was introduced in Yellow, were released in Japan exactly 11 years after Yellow was released in Japan.
 * The two available starter Pokémon of this game, {{p|Pikachu}} ({{ga|Red|player}}) and {{p|Eevee}} ({{ga|Blue|rival}}), are the only Pokémon introduced prior to [[Generation V]] to evolve with a [[Thunder Stone]].
-* Pokémon Yellow is the only English [[core series]] game where no [[item]] was introduced.
+* [[Junichi Masuda]] details the modification of [[Ikue Ohtani]]'s voice to a sound capable of being made by the low-tech [[Game Boy]] in his [https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=144 Director's Column]. However, this change is exclusive to this one specimen and not the entire species, as other Pikachu (i.e. those that don't have player's [[Original Trainer]] ID and name) use the original cry.
-** In Japanese, this applies to both {{jap|Pokémon Blue Version|Pokémon Blue}} and Yellow.
-* Out of all the [[core series]] [[Generation I]] games, this is the only one where  {{p|Farfetch'd}} can be caught in the wild; in the Japanese {{2v2|Red|Green}} and {{game|Blue| (Japanese)|Japanese Blue}} as well as in the {{game|Red and Blue|s|Western Red and Blue}}, this Pokémon is only available by means of an [[in-game trade]].
-* It is the only localized game prior to [[Generation III]] to lack the [[Gotta catch 'em all!|slogan]] below the Pokémon logo.
-* This is the only core series game influenced heavily by the anime.
-* The {{ga|Red's Pikachu|starter Pikachu}} had its [[cry]] changed to that of its anime counterpart for this game. [[Junichi Masuda]] details the modification of [[Ikue Ohtani]]'s voice to a sound capable of being made by the low-tech [[Game Boy]] in his [https://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=144 Director's Column]. However, this change is exclusive to this one specimen and not the entire species, as other Pikachu (i.e. those that don't have player's [[Original Trainer]] ID and name) use the original cry.
 * Prior to the Virtual Console release announcement, [[Pokémon.com]] listed Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow with a PEGI rating of 3.<ref>[http://archive.is/8EFqK Pokémon™ Yellow Special Pikachu Edition | Video Games | Pokemon.com] (archive)</ref>
 * The box arts for {{game|Red and Blue|s|Pokémon Red}}, Yellow, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s|Silver}} are the only three instances where the English ''Pokémon'' logo is shown partially covered by some element (in this case, Pikachu's ears).
 * Yellow Special Pikachu Edition has the longest name of all core series titles, including symbols and spaces, with 30.
 * According to a FAQ page that was available in February 1999 on [[Pokémon.com]], there were no plans to release an American version of Pokémon Yellow (mentioned as the "Pikachu" version), as well as any other Pokémon games that had only been released in Japanese at the time.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19990221021626/http://www.pokemon.com/games/faq.html</ref>
-*The Poké Cup format is based on the Nintendo Cup '97, a real life event that took place in Japan that year and which was the first tournament in Pokémon history.
+* The Poké Cup format is based on the Nintendo Cup '97, a real life event that took place in Japan that year and which was the first tournament in Pokémon history.
 * If the player attempts to use a Thunder Stone on their Pikachu, it'll refuse. Talking to Pikachu afterwards will cause it to shake its head. Traded Pikachu are unaffected by this.
 * The Japanese version of {{g|Pinball}} uses the {{pin|Pokédex}} entries from Pokémon Yellow. However, Pokémon Pinball was released in English before Pokémon Yellow. The English version of Pokémon Pinball uses the Pokédex entries shared by {{game|Red and Blue|s}} instead.
+===Unique content===
+In the [[core series]], this is the only game with these characteristics:
+* It was influenced heavily by the anime.
+* It was the second "upper version" game in the same [[generation]] (in Japan, after {{jap|Pokémon Blue Version|Pokémon Blue}}).
+* It has a single [[starter Pokémon]] available.
+* It has a single [[walking Pokémon]].
+* It has a single Pokémon with the [[friendship]] mechanic available.
+* The trio of starter Pokémon introduced in this [[generation]] can be obtained without trades, transfers, or events.
+* The [[rival]]'s team is influenced by whether he has won or lost earlier battles against the player.
+* Out of all English games, this is the only one where no [[item]] was introduced.
+** In Japanese, this applies to both {{jap|Pokémon Blue Version|Pokémon Blue}} and Yellow.
+===Introduced content===
+In the core series, this was the first game with these characteristics:
+* A Pokémon species is part of the Japanese title.
+** This is also the case in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]].
+* Characters introduced in the {{pkmn|anime}} appear in-game. This includes the [[Team Rocket trio]], [[Nurse Joy]], and [[Officer Jenny]].
+* {{p|Farfetch'd}} can be caught in the wild, instead of only from [[in-game trade]]s like in earlier games.
+* It has a Pokémon whose [[cry]] was influenced by the anime vocalization instead of using a chiptune noise.
+** This was also the first game to have a single available Pokémon with this kind of cry, which was also the case later for Pikachu in [[Pokémon X and Y]].
+* The [[starter Pokémon]] is unable to evolve.
+** This is also the case in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]].
+* A Pokémon is unable to evolve even though the current game is compatible with the evolved form.
+** In later games, this was also the case with [[Spiky-eared Pichu]]{{sup/4|HGSS}} and [[Cosplay Pikachu]]{{sup/6|ORAS}}.
+* This was the first localized game whose boxart lacks the [[Gotta catch 'em all!|slogan]] below the Pokémon logo, although this slogan was reused in [[Generation II]] before it was dropped from the game boxarts altogether in [[Generation III]].
+* The localized game can be played with in-game [[Color palette (Generations I–II)|color palettes]] for the [[Game Boy Color]].
+** This was also the case later for [[Generation II]] games (as opposed to the earlier Generation I games or Japanese Pokémon Yellow, which only had in-game color palettes for the [[Super Game Boy]]).
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