List of permanently missable Pokémon: Difference between revisions

In {{game|Yellow}}, the player may be permanently unable to receive the single available {{p|Bulbasaur}}. To receive this Bulbasaur, the player's {{ga|Red's Pikachu|starter Pikachu}} needs to have a [[friendship]] value of at least 147. If the starter Pikachu is traded away or sent to [[Pokémon Bank]] (from the [[Virtual Console]] version) before its friendship is raised to the required level, the player will be unable to receive Bulbasaur.

If the starter Pikachu is traded back to its original Pokémon Yellow game, its friendship can be raised normally. However, this may not be possible in some circumstances, such as if the starter Pikachu has [[evolution|evolved]] to {{p|Raichu}} (as it's not possible to change the friendship of a Raichu even if it returns to its original game), or if it was [[Released Pokémon|released]] in another game. Additionally, it can't be returned once it was sent to Pokémon Bank.

Alternatively, even if the starter Pikachu is unavailable, if any other Pikachu with the same Original Trainer name and [[Trainer ID number]] is traded from any [[Generation I]] or [[Generation II|II]] game, the traded Pikachu will be equally treated as Pokémon Yellow's starter Pikachu, and its friendship can be raised normally in order to receive Bulbasaur. However, this event is extremely unlikely and most players would find it hard to happen.