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-|release_date_ja=October 15, 1996 <small>(Game Boy, {{wp|CoroCoro Comic}})</small><ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" /><br>June 13, 1997 to August 31, 1997 <small>(Game Boy, mail order)</small><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19970707185911/http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/POKEMON/NEWS/NEWS.HTM ポケットモンスター・ブルーバージョン再販中！！] (Pokémon Blue Version Re-Release!!)</ref><br>October 10, 1999 <small>(Game Boy, {{wp|retail}})</small><ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" /><br>February 27, 2016 <small>(3DS VC)</small>
+|release_date_ja=October 15, 1996<ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" /> <small>(Game Boy, {{wp|CoroCoro Comic|CoroCoro}} announcement)</small><br>December 1996 to January 1997 <small>(Game Boy, mail release)</small><ref name="Lava"/><br>June 13, 1997 to August 31, 1997 <small>(Game Boy, mail re-release)</small><ref name="1997 re-release">[https://web.archive.org/web/19970707185911/http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/POKEMON/NEWS/NEWS.HTM ポケットモンスター・ブルーバージョン再販中！！] (Pokémon Blue Version Re-Release!!)</ref><br>October 10, 1999 <small>(Game Boy, {{wp|retail}})</small><ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" /><br>February 27, 2016 <small>(3DS VC)</small>
 |release_date_na='''As Red and Blue:'''<br>September 30, 1998 <small>(Game Boy)</small><br>February 27, 2016 <small>(3DS VC)</small>
 |release_date_au='''As Red and Blue:'''<br>November 1, 1998 <small>(Game Boy)</small><br>February 27, 2016 <small>(3DS VC)</small>
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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 [[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 {{game|Red and Green|s}}, which were released earlier that year. It was thus the first [[core series|solitary version]] in the core series Pokémon games.
+'''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 [[Game Boy]].
-The game is available on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] in Japan between the [[Pokémon 20th Anniversary]] on February 27, 2016 and the discontinuation of the 3DS Nintendo eShop in March 2023.
+This game was announced in the {{wp|cover date|cover-dated}} November 1996 issue of {{wp|CoroCoro Comic}}, released in October 15, 1996. The game was originally [[#Release|released]] by mail in early December 1996 to those who have requested it using an application form from this CoroCoro issue.
-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.
+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}} in October 10, 1999.
-Outside of Japan, its graphics, game engine, and script formed the basis of {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, while the [[wild Pokémon]] and [[game-exclusive Pokémon]] lists were changed to match Red and Green.
+In Japan, Pokémon Blue is a minor revision of {{game|Red and Green|s}}, which were released earlier in the same 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. Outside of Japan, the pair of games {{game|Red and Blue|s}} was released with the same [[wild Pokémon]] and [[game-exclusive Pokémon]] lists as Japanese Red and Green, with the graphics and game engine from Japanese Blue.
+The game is available on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] in Japan between the [[Pokémon 20th Anniversary]] on February 27, 2016 and the discontinuation of the 3DS Nintendo eShop in March 2023.
 ==Plot==
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 Using [[Poké Transporter]], the entirety of Box 1 can be sent from the Generation I core series games to [[Pokémon Bank]] (regardless of language), from where they can be withdrawn in the [[Generation VII]] core series games.
+==Release==
+Pokémon Blue was originally announced at the {{wp|cover date|cover-dated}} November 1996 issue of {{wp|CoroCoro Comic}}, which was distributed in October 15, 1996. This CoroCoro issue had an application form to request Pokémon Blue via mail. This was originally the only way to obtain this game. The period to request Pokémon Blue was between October 15 and December 27.<ref name="Lava">[https://lavacutcontent.com/corocoro-comic-pokemon-blue/ Translation: Forgotten Story of Pokemon Blue’s Release - Lava Cut Content]</ref>
+This CoroCoro issue could be obtained either via a subscription or by simply being bought from a magazine stand. Each subscription form could be used to purchase two copies of Pokémon Blue. According to the instructions in the magazine, the buyers were expected to send money via bank transfer only after Pokémon Blue arrived.<ref name="Lava"/>
+The game was originally released to celebrate 1 million sales of Pokémon Red and Green.<ref>[https://zoidsland.com/1rebyu-/koro96-10.html CoroCoro - October 1996] (specifically the [https://zoidsland.com/1rebyu-/koro96-10-a70.jpg page about 1 million Pokémon sales])</ref> Pokémon Blue was distributed by mail from early December 1996 to January 1997.<ref name="Lava"/> It was later re-released (again as mail order) in 1997 to celebrate 4 million sales of Red, Green, and Blue combined,<ref name="1997 re-release"/><ref>[https://zoidsland.com/1rebyu-/koro97-7b.html CoroCoro - July 1997]</ref> and then was ultimately released to general {{wp|retail}} in October 10, 1999.<ref name="TPC" /><ref name="NoJ" />
+October 15, 1996 (the date when the CoroCoro magazine was originally released) is also known as Pokémon Blue's release date according to Pokémon and Nintendo's official Japanese websites.<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>
 ==Differences in the Virtual Console release==
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 The moves {{m|Blizzard}}, {{m|Bubble Beam|BubbleBeam}}, {{m|Confusion}}, {{m|Dream Eater}}, {{m|Explosion}}, {{m|Guillotine}}, {{m|Hyper Beam}}, {{m|Mega Kick}}, {{m|Mega Punch}}, {{m|Psychic}}, {{m|Reflect}}, {{m|Rock Slide}}, {{m|Self-Destruct|Selfdestruct}}, {{m|Spore}}, and {{m|Thunderbolt}} had their animations changed slightly to tone down the flashing.
+The game is available on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Virtual Console]] in Japan between the [[Pokémon 20th Anniversary]] on February 27, 2016 and the discontinuation of the 3DS Nintendo eShop in March 2023.
 ==Development==