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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The game's Japanese release date of September 12, 1998 was intentionally timed to coincide with the release of a movie.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/ipkj/vol1/index2.html 社長が訊く『ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー』]</ref><ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/pokemon/0/1 Iwata Asks : Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version : The King Of Portable Toys]</ref> | * The game's Japanese release date of September 12, 1998 was intentionally timed to coincide with the release of a movie, being released two months after [[M01]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/ipkj/vol1/index2.html 社長が訊く『ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー』]</ref><ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/ds/pokemon/0/1 Iwata Asks : Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version : The King Of Portable Toys]</ref> | ||
** As such, it came out in Japan before the [[Game Boy Color]], which was not released until October 21, 1998.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/color/ ゲームボーイカラー] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20021204113408/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/color/ archived copy])</ref> This explains the lack of Game Boy Color support in the Japanese versions, with the game using a yellow palette by default when played on a Game Boy Color, [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Game Boy Advance SP]], or [[Game Boy Player]], much like the red, green, and blue palettes respectively used by {{game|Red and Green|s|Pokémon Red, Green,}} and {{v2|Blue| (Japanese)}}. | ** As such, it came out in Japan before the [[Game Boy Color]], which was not released until October 21, 1998.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/color/ ゲームボーイカラー] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20021204113408/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/color/ archived copy])</ref> This explains the lack of Game Boy Color support in the Japanese versions, with the game using a yellow palette by default when played on a Game Boy Color, [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Game Boy Advance SP]], or [[Game Boy Player]], much like the red, green, and blue palettes respectively used by {{game|Red and Green|s|Pokémon Red, Green,}} and {{v2|Blue| (Japanese)}}. | ||
** Pokémon Yellow was also announced and released after [[Game Freak]] postponed {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, which were originally set to come out on March 1998.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19980224225429/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n12/swgbsoft/swgb03.html#gb19 SPACEWORLD'97 出展 GAME BOYソフト]</ref> Instead, [[Pokémon Pikachu]] came out that month. | ** Pokémon Yellow was also announced and released after [[Game Freak]] postponed {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, which were originally set to come out on March 1998.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19980224225429/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n12/swgbsoft/swgb03.html#gb19 SPACEWORLD'97 出展 GAME BOYソフト]</ref> Instead, [[Pokémon Pikachu]] came out that month. | ||
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* {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, which reimplemented the [[walking Pokémon]] mechanic that was introduced in Yellow, were released in Japan exactly 11 years after Yellow was released in Japan. | * {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, which reimplemented 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 {{evostone|Thunderstone}}. | * 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 {{evostone|Thunderstone}}. | ||
* Out of all the [[core series]] [[Generation I]] games, this is the only one where {{p|Lickitung}} and {{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|international Red and Blue}}, these Pokémon are only available by means of an [[ | * Out of all the [[core series]] [[Generation I]] games, this is the only one where {{p|Lickitung}} and {{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|international Red and Blue}}, these Pokémon are 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. | * 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. | * This is the only core series game influenced heavily by the anime. | ||
* Pokémon Yellow is the only core series game in which the player cannot choose their own starter Pokémon, and which is not {{t|Grass}}-, {{t|Fire}}-, or {{type|Water}}. | * Pokémon Yellow is the only core series game in which the player cannot choose their own starter Pokémon, and which is not {{t|Grass}}-, {{t|Fire}}-, or {{type|Water}}. | ||
* 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 [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=144 Director's Column]. However, Pikachu's original cry was used in some parts of the game. | * 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 [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=144 Director's Column]. However, Pikachu's original cry was used in some parts of the game. | ||
* Prior to the Virtual Console release announcement, Pokémon.com listed Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow with a PEGI rating of 3. | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||