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{{Short description|1996 video games}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Pokémon Red'', ''Blue'', and ''Yellow''}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = {{ubl|Pokémon Red Version|Pokémon Blue Version|Pokémon Yellow Version}}
| italic title = no
| image = Pokémon Red and Blue cover art.webp
| caption = North American cover art for ''Pokémon Red'' (left), ''Pokémon Blue'' (center), and ''Pokémon Yellow'' (right)
| developer = [[Game Freak]]
| publisher = [[Nintendo]]
| director = [[Satoshi Tajiri]]
| producer = {{ubl|[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]|Takashi Kawaguchi|[[Tsunekazu Ishihara]]}}
| designer = Satoshi Tajiri
| programmer = {{ubl|[[Junichi Masuda]]|[[Shigeki Morimoto]]|Tetsuya Watanabe|Sousuke Tamada}}
| artist = {{ubl|[[Ken Sugimori]]|[[Atsuko Nishida]]}}
| writer = {{ubl|Satoshi Tajiri|Ryosuke Taniguchi|Fumihiro Nonomura|Hiroyuki Jinnai}}
| composer = Junichi Masuda
| series = ''[[Pokémon (video game series)|Pokémon]]''
| platforms = [[Game Boy]]
| released = {{ubl|'''''Pocket Monsters Red'' and ''Green'''''|{{Video game release|JP|February 27, 1996}}|'''''Pocket Monsters Blue'''''|{{Video game release|JP|October 15, 1996}} {{Small|(''[[CoroCoro Comic]]'')}}|{{Video game release|JP|October 10, 1999}} {{Small|([[retail]])}}|'''''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'''''|{{Video game release|NA|September 28, 1998|AUS|October 23, 1998|EU|October 5, 1999}}|'''''Pokémon Yellow'''''|{{Video game release|JP|September 12, 1998|AUS|September 3, 1999|NA|October 19, 1999|EU|June 16, 2000}}}}
| genre = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Pokémon Red Version''''' and '''''Pokémon Blue Version''''' are 1996 [[role-playing video game]]s (RPGs) developed by [[Game Freak]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Game Boy]]. They are the first installments of the [[Pokémon (video game series)|''Pokémon'' video game series]]. They were first released in Japan in 1996 as {{Nihongo foot|'''''Pocket Monsters Red'''''|ポケットモンスター 赤|Poketto Monsutā Aka|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} and {{Nihongo foot|'''''Pocket Monsters Green''''',|ポケットモンスター 緑|Poketto Monsutā Midori|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} with the special edition {{Nihongo foot|'''''Pocket Monsters Blue'''''|ポケットモンスター 青|Poketto Monsutā Ao|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} released in Japan later that year. The games were released as ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Pokémon Blue'' in North America and Australia in 1998 and Europe in 1999. ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Pokémon Blue'' combined ''Red'', ''Green'' and ''Blue'' for release outside of Japan.

{{Nihongo foot|'''''Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition''''',|ポケットモンスターピカチュウ|Poketto Monsutā Pikachū|lit. "Pocket Monsters Pikachu"|group=lower-alpha}} often referred to as '''''Pokémon Yellow''''', is an enhanced version released in Japan in 1998 and in other regions in 1999 and 2000. [[Video game remake|Remakes]] of ''Red'' and ''Green'', [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen|''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'']], were released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2004, while remakes of ''Yellow'', [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|''Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!'' and ''Let's Go, Eevee!'']] were released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2018. ''Red'', ''Blue'', and ''Yellow''–in addition to ''Green'' in Japan–were rereleased on the [[Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console]] service on [[Nintendo eShop]] as [[Game emulation|emulated]] versions, in 2016 as a commemoration of the franchise's 20th anniversary.

The player controls the protagonist from an [[top-down perspective|overhead perspective]] and navigates the fictional region of Kanto in a quest to master [[Pokémon battle|Pokémon battling]]. The goal is to become the champion of the Indigo League by defeating the eight [[Gym Leaders]] and the top Pokémon trainers in the land, the [[Elite Four]]. Another objective is to complete the [[Pokédex]], an in-game encyclopedia, by obtaining all 151 Pokémon. ''Red'' and ''Blue'' use the [[Game Link Cable]], which connects two Game Boy systems and allows Pokémon to be traded or battled between games. Both versions feature the same plot,<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/159/159846p1.html|title=Pokemon Red Version Review|website=IGN|first=Craig|last=Harris|date=1999-06-23|access-date=2008-06-26|archive-date=16 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516014712/http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/159/159846p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and while they can be played separately, players must trade between both games to obtain all of the original 151 Pokémon.

''Red'' and ''Blue'' were well-received, with critics praising the multiplayer options, especially the concept of trading. They received an aggregated score of 89% on [[GameRankings]] and are considered among [[List of video games considered the best|the greatest games ever made]], perennially ranked on top game lists including at least four years on ''[[IGN]]''{{'}}s "Top 100 Games of All Time". The games marked the beginning of a multibillion-dollar franchise, jointly selling over 300 million copies worldwide. In 2009, ''IGN'' named them the bestselling RPGs on the Game Boy and the bestselling RPGs of all time.

== Gameplay ==
{{See also|Gameplay of Pokémon{{!}}Gameplay of ''Pokémon''}}

[[File:Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow screenshot.png|thumb|left|The player's [[Bulbasaur]] engaged in battle with a [[Charmander]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Pokémon Trainer's Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/pokmontrainers00macd|url-access=registration|year=1999|publisher=Sandwich Islands Publishing|isbn=0-439-15404-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/pokmontrainers00macd/page/73 73]|author1=MacDonald, Mark |author2=Brokaw, Brian |author3=Arnold |author4=J. Douglas |author5=Elies, Mark }}</ref>]]

''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' are played in a [[Virtual camera system#Third-person view|third-person view]], [[overhead perspective]] and consist of three basic screens: an [[overworld]], in which the player navigates the main character;<ref>{{cite book|author=Game Freak|title=Pokémon Red and Blue, Instruction manual|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=1997-12-09|page=8|author-link=Game Freak}}</ref> a side-view battle screen;<ref name="battle">{{cite book|author=Game Freak|title=Pokémon Red and Blue, Instruction manual|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=1998-09-30|page=17|author-link=Game Freak}}</ref> and a menu interface, in which the player may configure their Pokémon, items, or gameplay settings.<ref>{{cite book|author=Game Freak|title=Pokémon Red and Blue, Instruction manual|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=1998-09-30|page=10|author-link=Game Freak}}</ref>

The player can use their Pokémon to battle other Pokémon. When the player [[random encounter|encounters a wild Pokémon]] or is challenged by a trainer, the screen switches to a [[turn-based]] battle screen that displays the two engaged Pokémon. During a battle, the player may choose to fight using one of four [[Pokémon moves|moves]], use an item, switch the active Pokémon, or attempt to flee; however, fleeing is not possible in trainer battles. Pokémon have [[health (gaming)|hit points]] (HP); when a Pokémon's HP is reduced to zero, it faints and can no longer battle until it is revived. Once an enemy Pokémon faints, the player's Pokémon that were involved in the battle receive a certain number of [[experience point]]s (EXP). After accumulating enough EXP, a Pokémon will [[Levels up|level up]].<ref name="battle" /> A Pokémon's level controls its physical properties, such as the [[Pokémon statistics|battle statistics]] acquired, and the [[Pokémon moves|moves]] it has learned. Some Pokémon may also [[Gameplay of Pokémon#Pokémon evolution|evolve]] at certain levels. These evolutions affect the statistics and the levels at which new moves are learned. Pokémon at higher stages of evolution gain more statistics each time they level up, although they may not learn new moves as early, if at all, compared with the lower stages of evolution.<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gameboy/rpg/pokemonblue/review.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206184212/http://www.gamespot.com/gameboy/rpg/pokemonblue/review.html|archive-date=2010-02-06|title=GameSpot review|website=[[GameSpot]]|first=Peter|last=Bartholow|date=2000-01-28|access-date=2008-06-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Gameplay of Pokémon#Catching Pokémon|Catching Pokémon]] is another essential element. While battling with a wild Pokémon, the player may throw a [[Poké Ball]] at it. If the Pokémon is successfully caught, it will come under the player's ownership. Factors in the success rate of capture include the HP of the target Pokémon, whether it is under a status effect, and the type of Poké Ball used: the lower the target's HP, and the stronger the status effect and type of Poké Ball, the higher the success rate of capture.<ref>{{cite book|author=Game Freak|title=Pokémon Red and Blue, Instruction manual|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=1998-09-30|page=21|author-link=Game Freak}}</ref> The ultimate goal is to complete the entries in the [[Pokédex]], a comprehensive Pokémon encyclopedia, by capturing, [[Pokémon evolution|evolving]], and trading to obtain all 151 creatures.<ref>{{cite book |author=Game Freak |title=Pokémon Red and Blue, Instruction manual |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |date=1998-09-30 |page=7|author-link=Game Freak}}</ref>

''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' allow players to trade Pokémon between two [[ROM cartridge|cartridges]] via a [[Game Link Cable]].<ref name="manual 36">{{cite book |author=Game Freak |title=Pokémon Red and Blue, Instruction manual |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |date=1998-09-30 |page=36|author-link=Game Freak}}</ref> This method of trading must be done to fully complete the Pokédex since certain Pokémon will only evolve upon being traded and each of the two games have version-exclusive Pokémon.<ref name="IGN" /> The Link Cable also makes it possible to battle another player's Pokémon team.<ref name="manual 36" /> When playing ''Red'' or ''Blue'' on a [[Game Boy Advance]] or [[Game Boy Advance SP|SP]], the standard GBA/SP link cable will not work; players must use the Nintendo Universal Game Link Cable instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com.au/gbc/faqs/index.php|title=nintendo.com.au&nbsp;– GBC&nbsp;– Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=Nintendo|access-date=2008-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222212654/http://www.nintendo.com.au/gbc/faqs/index.php|archive-date=2007-12-22}}</ref> Moreover, the English versions are incompatible with their Japanese counterparts, and such trades will corrupt the save files, as the games use different languages and therefore character sets.<ref name="support">{{cite web|title=Game Boy Game Pak Troubleshooting&nbsp;– Specific Games|url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp#missingno|quote=MissingNO is a programming quirk, and not a real part of the game|publisher=Nintendo of America Inc.|access-date=2009-06-09|archive-date=27 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127200258/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboy/trouble_specificgame.jsp#missingno|url-status=live}}</ref>

As well as trading with each other and ''Pokémon Yellow'', ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' can trade Pokémon with the second generation of Pokémon games: [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'', ''Silver'', and ''Crystal'']]. However, there are limitations: the games cannot link if one player's party contains Pokémon or moves introduced in the second generation games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/12865/trading.html|title=Pokemon Gold and Silver Strategy Guide: Trading|website=IGN|access-date=2008-06-27|archive-date=22 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322091530/http://guidesarchive.ign.com/guides/12865/trading.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Also, using the [[Transfer Pak]] for the [[Nintendo 64]], data such as Pokémon and items from ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' can be used in the Nintendo 64 games ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/n64/puzzle/pokemonstadium/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review|title=Pokemon Stadium for Nintendo 64 Review|website=GameSpot|first=Jeff|last=Gerstmann|date=2000-02-29|access-date=2008-09-16|archive-date=5 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505010238/http://www.gamespot.com/pokemon-stadium/reviews/pokemon-stadium-review-2543699/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/n64/strategy/pokemonstadium2/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary%3Bread-review&page=2|title=Pokemon Stadium 2 for Nintendo 64 Review|website=GameSpot|first=Gerald|last=Villoria|page=2|date=2001-03-26|access-date=2008-09-16|archive-date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107002838/http://www.gamespot.com/pokemon-stadium-2/reviews/pokmon-stadium-2-review-2701265/?page=2|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Red'' and ''Blue'' are incompatible with the ''Pokémon'' games of the later "Advanced Generation" for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and [[GameCube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/389/389660p2.html|title=IGN: Pokemon Ruby Version Review|website=IGN|first=Craig|last=Harris|date=2003-03-17|access-date=2008-10-25|archive-date=22 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522191953/http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/389/389660p2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Bugs and glitches ===
{{See also|MissingNo.}}
''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' are notable for a large quantity of [[glitch]]es, possibly due to their scope in comparison to Game Freak's development experience at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=bitmob |date=2011-12-08 |title=The 7 Freakiest Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow Glitches |url=https://venturebeat.com/gbunfiltered/the-7-freakiest-pokemon-redblueyellow-glitches/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929230348/https://venturebeat.com/gbunfiltered/the-7-freakiest-pokemon-redblueyellow-glitches/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the most popular glitches in ''Red'' and ''Blue'' involves encountering [[MissingNo.]] (short for "Missing Number"), a glitch Pokémon with multiple forms that arise when different glitches are performed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Preskey |first=Natasha |date=2019-02-18 |title=The mythos and meaning behind Pokémon's most famous glitch |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/02/the-mythos-and-meaning-behind-pokemons-most-famous-glitch/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020123040/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/02/the-mythos-and-meaning-behind-pokemons-most-famous-glitch/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, several other Pokémon can be encountered using glitches, such as the otherwise-unobtainable [[Mythical Pokémon]] [[Mew (Pokémon)|Mew]]. Another glitch, dubbed the "EXP underflow glitch", allows players to manipulate [[unsigned integer]]s in the game's code for Pokémon in the "medium slow" experience group in order to max out the level of any such Pokémon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=2014-03-11 |title=Two Incredible Glitches Make The First Pokémon Games Way Easier |url=https://kotaku.com/two-incredible-glitches-make-the-first-pokemon-games-w-1541387847 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Kotaku |language=en-us |archive-date=June 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614130551/https://kotaku.com/two-incredible-glitches-make-the-first-pokemon-games-w-1541387847 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
=== Story ===
{{See also|List of Pokémon characters{{!}}List of ''Pokémon'' characters|List of generation I Pokémon}}

The player begins in their hometown of Pallet Town. After venturing alone into the tall grass, the player is stopped by [[Professor Oak]], a famous Pokémon researcher. Professor Oak explains to the player that wild Pokémon may be living there and encountering them alone can be very dangerous.<ref>{{cite book |author=Game Freak |title=Pokémon Red and Blue, Instruction manual |date=1998-09-30 |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |page=2 |author-link=Game Freak}}</ref> He takes the player to his laboratory where the player meets Oak's grandson, a rival aspiring [[Pokémon Trainer]]. The player and the rival are both instructed to select a [[starter Pokémon]] for their travels out of [[Bulbasaur]], [[Squirtle]] and [[Charmander]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Game Freak |title=Pokémon Red and Blue, Instruction manual |date=1998-09-30 |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |page=3 |author-link=Game Freak}}</ref> Oak's grandson will always choose the Pokémon which is stronger against the player's starting Pokémon. He will then challenge the player to a Pokémon battle with their newly obtained Pokémon and will continue to battle the player at certain points.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |title=Guides: Pokemon: Blue and Red |url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/16708/page_113.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519210412/http://www.ign.com/wikis/pokemon-blue-version/Pallet_Town |archive-date=19 May 2012 |access-date=2008-10-24 |website=IGN |page=113}}</ref>

While visiting the region's cities, the player will encounter special establishments called Gyms. Inside these buildings are Gym Leaders, each of whom the player must defeat in a Pokémon battle to obtain a total of eight Gym Badges. Once the badges are acquired, the player is given permission to enter the Indigo League, which consists of the best Pokémon trainers in the region. There the player will battle the [[Elite Four]] and finally the new Kanto Champion: the player's rival.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |title=Guides: Pokemon: Blue and Red |url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/16708/page_67.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402050917/http://guides.ign.com/guides/16708/page_67.html |archive-date=2 April 2012 |access-date=2008-06-27 |website=IGN |page=67}}</ref> Throughout, the player battles [[Team Rocket]], a criminal organization that uses the Pokémon for various crimes.<ref name="GameSpot" /> They devise numerous plans for stealing rare Pokémon, which the player must foil.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |title=Guides: Pokemon: Blue and Red |url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/16708/page_99.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522043801/http://www.ign.com/wikis/pokemon-blue-version/Mt._Moon |archive-date=22 May 2012 |access-date=2009-02-04 |website=IGN |page=99}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |title=Guides: Pokemon: Blue and Red |url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/16708/page_165.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531053340/http://www.ign.com/wikis/pokemon-blue-version/Saffron_City |archive-date=31 May 2012 |access-date=2009-02-04 |website=IGN |page=165}}</ref>
=== Setting ===
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| caption1 = ''Red'', ''Green'', and ''Blue'' take place in the Kanto region, based on Japan's real [[Kantō region]].
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''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' take place in the region of Kanto, which is based on the real-life [[Kantō region]] in Japan. This is one distinct region, as shown in later games, with different geographical habitats for the 151 existing Pokémon species, along with human-populated towns and cities and Routes connecting locations with one another. Some areas are only accessible once the player learns a special ability or gains a special item.<ref>{{cite book|author=Game Freak|title=Pokémon Red and Blue, Instruction manual|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=1998-09-30|page=20|author-link=Game Freak}}</ref>{{Anchor|Pallet Town|Viridian City|Pewter City|Cerulean City|Vermillion City|Lavender Town|Celadon City|Fuchsia City|Saffron City|Cinnabar Island|Seafoam Islands|Indigo Plateau}} Kanto has multiple settlements: Pallet Town, Viridian City, Pewter City, Cerulean City, Vermillion City, [[Lavender Town]], Celadon City, Fuchsia City, Saffron City, Cinnabar Island, and the Indigo Plateau. All of these other than Pallet Town, Lavender Town, and Indigo Plateau have a gym with a leader who serves as a boss, and the battles against the Elite Four and final rival battle occur at Indigo Plateau. Areas in which the player can catch Pokémon range from caves (such as Mt. Moon, Rock Tunnel, Seafoam Islands, and Cerulean Cave) to the sea, where the kinds of Pokémon available to catch varies. For example, [[List of generation I Pokémon#Tentacool|Tentacool]] can only be caught either through fishing or when the player is in a body of water, while [[List of generation I Pokémon#Zubat|Zubat]] can only be caught in a cave.

== Development ==
The [[Video game development|game developer]], [[Satoshi Tajiri]], pitched the concept of Pokémon to [[Nintendo]]'s staff in 1990<ref>{{cite web |last=Godfrey |first=Chris |date=2019-05-09 |title=Detective Pikachu and the case of the highest grossing media franchise of all time |url=http://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/may/09/gotta-catch-em-all-over-again-the-return-of-pokemania |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730112146/https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/may/09/gotta-catch-em-all-over-again-the-return-of-pokemania |url-status=live }}</ref> and was met with skepticism. They believed his ideas were too ambitious and found it difficult to see the appeal. However, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] saw great potential in the idea and convinced the company to go ahead with the project.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.switchaboo.com/satoshi-tajiri-the-man-behind-pokemon/|title=Satoshi Tajiri: The Man Behind Pokémon|publisher=Switchaboo|first=Alex|last=Harding|access-date=April 12, 2022|archive-date=May 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525035209/https://www.switchaboo.com/satoshi-tajiri-the-man-behind-pokemon/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The initial concept for ''Pokémon'' stemmed from the hobby of [[insect collecting]], a popular pastime which Tajiri enjoyed as a child.<ref>{{cite news|first=Amadeo|last=Plaza|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126085524/http://www.ampednews.com/features/182/2 |archive-date=January 26, 2007 |url=http://igo.ampednews.com/features/182/2/|title=A Salute to Japanese Game Designers|publisher=Amped IGO|page=2|date=2006-02-06|access-date=2006-06-25}}</ref> While growing up, however, he observed more urbanization taking place in the town where he lived and as a result, the insect population declined. Tajiri noticed that kids now played in their homes instead of outside and he came up with the idea of a video game, containing creatures that resembled insects, called Pokémon. He thought kids could relate with the Pokémon by individually naming them, and then controlling them to represent fear or anger as a good way of relieving stress. However, Pokémon never bleed nor die in battle, only faint&nbsp;– this was a very touchy subject to Tajiri, as he did not want to further fill the gaming world with "pointless violence".<ref name="interview2">{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/pokemon6.fullinterview2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112054158/http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/pokemon6.fullinterview2.html|archive-date=2007-11-12|title=The Ultimate Game Freak|publisher=TIME Asia|first=Time|last=Larimer|page=2|date=1999-11-22|url-status=dead|access-date=2008-09-16}}</ref>

The concept of trading Pokémon was inspired by a frustrating experience Tajiri had while playing ''[[Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line]]''. Tajiri was attempting to obtain an item that could only be obtained by a rare drop from an enemy, but he was not able to acquire it. Ken Sugimori was also playing ''Dragon Quest II'' at the time and was able to acquire two of the rare item. Wishing to obtain Sugimori's extra copy, Tajiri attempted to figure out if it was possible to trade items between games, but realized this was not possible on the Famicom.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baird |first1=Scott |title=This Annoying Dragon Quest Monster Inspired Pokemon Trading |url=https://www.thegamer.com/dragon-quest-monster-inspired-pokemon-trading/ |website=TheGamer |date=January 9, 2021 |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904041429/https://www.thegamer.com/dragon-quest-monster-inspired-pokemon-trading/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When the [[Game Boy]] was released, Tajiri thought the system was perfect for his idea, especially because of the [[Game Link Cable|link cable]], which he envisioned would allow players to trade Pokémon with each other. This concept of trading information was new to the video game industry because previously connection cables were only being used for competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/pokemon6.fullinterview1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212005118/http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/pokemon6.fullinterview1.html|archive-date=2007-12-12|title=The Ultimate Game Freak|publisher=TIME Asia|first=Time|last=Larimer|page=1|date=1999-11-22|url-status=dead|access-date=2008-09-16}}</ref> "I imagined a chunk of information being transferred by connecting two Game Boys with special cables, and I went wow, that's really going to be something!" said Tajiri.<ref name="1UPTop5" /> Upon hearing of the ''Pokémon'' concept, Shigeru Miyamoto suggested creating multiple cartridges with different Pokémon in each, noting it would assist the trading aspect.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3979/the_art_of_balance_pokmons_.php |title=The Art of Balance: Pokémon's Masuda on Complexity and Simplicity |author=Nutt, Christian |date=2009-04-03 |access-date=2009-06-09 |website=[[Gamasutra]] |archive-date=12 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512204717/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3979/the_art_of_balance_pokmons_.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Tajiri was also influenced by [[Square (video game company)|Square]]'s Game Boy game ''[[The Final Fantasy Legend]]'', which he said gave him the idea that more than just action games could be developed for Game Boy.<ref>{{cite web |language=ja |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0007/taidan1/page02.html |title=Pokémon interview |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=2009-06-06 |archive-date=25 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425173442/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0007/taidan1/page02.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The main characters were named after Tajiri himself as [[Red (Pokémon character)|Satoshi]], who is described as Tajiri in his youth, and his long-time friend, role model, mentor, and fellow [[Nintendo]] developer, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], as [[Blue (Pokémon character)|Shigeru]].<ref name="interview2" /><ref name="2007Top100">{{cite web|url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_37.html|title=IGN's Top 100 Games 2007 <nowiki>&#124;</nowiki> 37 Pokemon Blue Version|website=IGN|access-date=2008-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414155630/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_37.html|archive-date=2012-04-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Ken Sugimori]], an artist and longtime friend of Tajiri, headed the development of drawings and designs of the Pokémon, working with a team of fewer than ten people who conceived the various designs for all 151 Pokémon. [[Atsuko Nishida]] created the designs for [[Pikachu]], [[Bulbasaur]], [[Charmander]], [[Squirtle]], and many others.<ref name="pokemon-news">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/creator-profile-the-creators-of-pikachu/|title=Creator Profile: The Creators of Pikachu {{!}} Pokemon.com|website=www.pokemon.com|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922084958/https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/creator-profile-the-creators-of-pikachu/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sugimori, in turn, finalized each design, drawing the Pokémon from various angles in order to assist Game Freak's graphics department in properly rendering the creature.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/vol1/index2.html |title=2. 一新されたポケモンの世界 |page=2 |work=Nintendo.com |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=2010-09-10 |author=Staff |language=ja |archive-date=13 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913024041/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/irbj/vol1/index2.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="powerup poke">{{cite book|first=Chris|last=Kohler|year=2004|title=Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life|edition=1st|publisher=[[BradyGames]]|isbn=0-7440-0424-1|pages= 237–250}}</ref>

Originally called ''Capsule Monsters'', the title went through several transitions due to trademark problems, becoming ''CapuMon'' and ''KapuMon'' before eventually settling upon ''Pocket Monsters''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allabout.co.jp/gm/gc/215584/ |script-title=ja:写真で綴るレベルＸ～完全保存版！ |publisher=AllAbout.co.jp |language=ja |access-date=2010-05-21 |date=2004-02-18 |author=Staff |archive-date=25 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325214406/http://allabout.co.jp/gm/gc/215584/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |script-title=ja:ゲームフリーク 遊びの世界標準を塗り替えるクリエイティブ集団 |language=ja |author=Tomisawa, Akihito |isbn=4-8401-0118-3 |date=August 2000|publisher=メディアファクトリー }}</ref> Tajiri always thought that Nintendo would reject his game, as the company did not really understand the concept at first. However, the games turned out to be a success, something Tajiri and Nintendo never expected, especially because of the declining popularity of the Game Boy.<ref name="interview2" />

Tajiri said that the [[Poké Ball]] concept was inspired by [[Ultraseven (character)|Ultraseven]]'s Capsule Monsters from the [[tokusatsu]] [[superhero]] television series ''[[Ultraseven]]'' (1967–1968).<ref>{{Cite book|author=大月隆寛+ポケモン事件緊急取材班|title=ポケモンの魔力|year=1998|publisher=Mainichi Newspaper Co. Ltd.|isbn=4-620-31218-5}}</ref> Nintendo spent $13 million marketing Pokémon Red and Blue in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89850019/the-cincinnati-enquirer/|title=Pokemon to get big rollout|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|page=22|date=August 29, 1998|accessdate=December 1, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201191133/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89850019/the-cincinnati-enquirer/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Music ===
[[File:Junichi Masuda.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|Junichi Masuda (pictured in 2007) composed the music for all versions.]]

The game's music was composed by [[Junichi Masuda]], who used the four sound channels of the Game Boy to create both the melodies and the sound effects and Pokémon "cries" heard upon encountering them. He composed the opening theme, "Monster", with battle scenes in mind, using [[white noise]] to sound like marching music and imitate a [[snare drum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=143 |title=HIDDEN POWER of Masuda: No. 125 |author=Masuda, Junichi |author-link=Junichi Masuda |publisher=[[Game Freak]] |date=2009-02-28 |access-date=2009-06-09 |archive-date=13 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813045234/http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=143 |url-status=live }}</ref> Masuda wrote the music at his home on a [[Commodore International|Commodore]] [[Amiga]] computer, which only features [[PCM]] sample playback and converted to the Game Boy with a program he had written.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/05/13/pokemon_2700_s-music-master-the-man-behind-the-catchiest-songs.aspx|title=Pokémon's Music Master: The Man Behind The Catchiest Songs|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|last=Hanson|first=Ben|date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516042339/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/05/13/pokemon_2700_s-music-master-the-man-behind-the-catchiest-songs.aspx|url-status=dead |archive-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref>

== Release ==
In Japan, ''Pocket Monsters Red'' and ''Green'' were the first versions released. Development was completed by October 1995 and release was originally planned for December 21, 1995,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baird |first=Scott |date=2021-01-31 |title=Why The Pokémon Red & Blue Intros Have The Wrong Date |url=https://screenrant.com/pokemon-red-blue-wrong-release-date-delay-intro/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421125039/https://screenrant.com/pokemon-red-blue-wrong-release-date-delay-intro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but was delayed until February 27, 1996<ref name="releasedates">{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-rg/|title=ポケットモンスター 赤・緑|publisher=[[The Pokémon Company]]|access-date=2013-03-13|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701104457/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-rg/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ポケットモンスター赤・緑">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apajapbj/|title=ポケットモンスター赤・緑|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=2013-03-13|archive-date=26 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126164716/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apajapbj/|url-status=live}}</ref> because the derivative products were not yet ready for sale.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iwata |first=Satoru |title=Iwata Asks – Pokémon HeartGold Version & Pokémon SoulSilver Version – Page 1 |url=https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/pokemon/0/0/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328012400/https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/pokemon/0/0/ |archive-date=2023-03-28 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=[[Nintendo]] |language=en}}</ref> After a slow start they continued to sell well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iwata Asks – Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/1-Just-Making-The-Last-Train/1-Just-Making-The-Last-Train-225842.html |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Nintendo of Europe GmbH |language=en-GB}}</ref> Several months later, ''Pocket Monsters Blue'' was released in Japan as a mail-order-only special edition<ref name="EGMgreen">{{cite magazine|author=Staff|title=What's the Deal with Pokémon?|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|page=216|date=November 1999 |issue=124}}</ref> to subscribers of ''[[CoroCoro Comic]]'' on October 15, 1996. It was later released to general [[retail]] on October 10, 1999.<ref name="ポケットモンスター 青">{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-blue/|title=ポケットモンスター 青|publisher=[[The Pokémon Company]]|access-date=2013-03-13|archive-date=29 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329070344/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-blue/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ポケットモンスター青">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apej/|title=ポケットモンスター青|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=2013-03-13|archive-date=2 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402121243/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apej/|url-status=live}}</ref> It features updated in-game artwork and new dialogue.<ref name="TipsBlue">{{cite journal |journal=[[Tips & Tricks]] |publisher=[[Larry Flynt Publications]] |date=December 1999 |page=111 |title=Pokémon Report |last=Chen |first=Charlotte}}</ref> Using [[Blastoise]] as its mascot, the code, script, and artwork for ''Blue'' were used for the international releases of ''Red'' and ''Green'', which were renamed to ''Red'' and ''Blue''.<ref name="EGMgreen" /> The Japanese ''Blue'' edition features all but a handful of Pokémon available in ''Red'' and ''Green'', making certain Pokémon exclusive to the original editions.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

To create more interest, Tajiri revealed an extra Pokémon called [[Mew (Pokémon)|Mew]] hidden within them, which he believed "created a lot of rumors and myths about the game" and "kept the interest alive".<ref name="interview2" /> The creature was originally added by [[Shigeki Morimoto]] as an internal prank and was not intended to be exposed to consumers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_-_pokmon_heartgold_version__soulsilver_version_16288_16289.html#top|title=Iwata Asks – Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version|publisher=[[Nintendo]].com|access-date=2012-10-16|archive-date=5 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205023415/http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/1-Just-Making-The-Last-Train/1-Just-Making-The-Last-Train-225842.html#top|url-status=live}}</ref> It was not until later that Nintendo decided to distribute Mew through a Nintendo promotional event. However, in 2003 a glitch became widely known and could be exploited so anyone could obtain the elusive Pokémon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/933/933126p1.html |title=IGN: Pokemon Report: OMG Hacks |website=IGN |first=Jack |last=DeVries |date=2008-11-24 |access-date=2009-02-16 |archive-date=11 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211113212/http://ds.ign.com/articles/933/933126p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the North American [[Game localization|localization]] of ''Pokémon'', a small team led by Hiro Nakamura went through the individual Pokémon, renaming them for western audiences based on their appearance and characteristics after approval from Nintendo. In addition, during this process, Nintendo trademarked the 151 Pokémon names in order to ensure they would be unique to the franchise.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Staff |title=What's the Deal with Pokémon? |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |page=172 |date=November 1999 |issue=124}}</ref> During the translation process, it became apparent that simply altering the text from Japanese to English was impossible; the games had to be entirely reprogrammed from scratch due to the fragile state of their [[source code]], a side effect of the unusually lengthy development time.<ref name="powerup poke" /> Therefore, the games were based on the more modern Japanese version of ''Blue''; modeling its programming and artwork after ''Blue'', but keeping the same distribution of Pokémon found in the Japanese ''Red'' and ''Green'' cartridges.<ref name="EGMgreen" />

As the finished ''Red'' and ''Blue'' versions were being prepared for release, Nintendo allegedly spent over 50 million dollars on promotion, fearing the series would not be appealing to American children.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tobin|first=Joseph Jay|year=2004|title=Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon|publisher=Duke University Press|page=66|isbn=0-8223-3287-6}}</ref> The western localization team warned that the "cute monsters" may not be accepted by American audiences, and instead recommended they be redesigned and "beefed-up". Then-president of Nintendo [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] refused and instead viewed the games' possible reception in America as a challenge to face.<ref name="kotaku">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5260140/pokemon-could-have-been-muscular-monsters|title=Pokemon Could Have Been Muscular Monsters|website=Kotaku|first=Brian|last=Ashcraft|date=2009-05-18|access-date=2009-06-26|archive-date=18 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118053035/http://kotaku.com/5260140/pokemon-could-have-been-muscular-monsters|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite these setbacks, the reprogrammed ''Red'' and ''Blue'' versions with their original creature designs were eventually released in North America on September 28, 1998, over two and a half years after ''Red'' and ''Green'' debuted in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guides.ign.com/guides/16708/page_62.html|title=Guides: Pokemon: Blue and Red|page=62|website=IGN|author=IGN Staff|access-date=2008-10-24|archive-date=19 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519231959/http://www.ign.com/wikis/pokemon-blue-version/History|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PR1998">{{cite web|title=Game Boy's Pokémon Unleashed on September 28!|url=https://www.nintendo.com/corp/press/100298.html|publisher=Nintendo|access-date=29 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990501171038/http://www.nintendo.com/corp/press/100298.html|archive-date=May 1, 1999|location=Redmond, Washington|date=September 28, 1998}}</ref> The games were received extremely well by the foreign audiences and ''Pokémon'' went on to become a lucrative franchise in America.<ref name="kotaku" /> The same versions were later released in Australia sometime later in 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com.au/what-is-pokemon |title=What Is Pokémon? |website=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=October 24, 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025225854/https://www.nintendo.com.au/what-is-pokemon |url-status=live }}</ref> and in Europe on October 5, 1999<ref>{{cite web |title=Pokémon Red Version |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy/Pokemon-Red-Version-266109.html |website=Nintendo of Europe |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-date=5 May 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505070833/http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy/Pokemon-Red-Version-266109.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pokémon Blue Version |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy/Pokemon-Blue-Version-266054.html |website=Nintendo of Europe |access-date=21 February 2019 |archive-date=5 May 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505043846/http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy/Pokemon-Blue-Version-266054.html |url-status=live }}</ref> being the second-to-last video game released for the original Game Boy in Europe with ''Pokemon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition'' being the last.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

=== ''Pokémon Yellow'' ===
Two years after ''Red'' and ''Green'', Nintendo released '''''Pokémon Yellow''''', an enhanced version of ''Red'' and ''Blue'', in Japan in 1998,<ref>{{cite web |title=ポケットモンスター イエロー |url=http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-pikachu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206082341/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-pikachu/ |archive-date=6 February 2013 |access-date=2013-03-13 |publisher=[[The Pokémon Company]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ポケットモンスター イエロー |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apsj/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503230011/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/apsj/ |archive-date=3 May 2013 |access-date=2013-03-13 |publisher=[[Nintendo]]}}</ref> and in North America and Europe in 1999<ref>{{cite web |title=Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition |url=http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-yellow-special-pikachu-edition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119012547/http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-yellow-special-pikachu-edition/ |archive-date=19 January 2013 |access-date=2013-03-13 |publisher=[[The Pokémon Company]] International}}</ref> and 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition |url=http://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-yellow-special-pikachu-edition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115213650/http://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-yellow-special-pikachu-edition/ |archive-date=15 January 2013 |access-date=2013-03-13 |publisher=[[The Pokémon Company]] International}}</ref> The game was designed to resemble the [[Pokémon (anime)|''Pokémon'' anime series]], with the player receiving a [[Pikachu]] as their starter Pokémon and their rival starting with an [[Eevee]]. Some non-player characters resemble those from the anime, including [[Team Rocket (anime)|Team Rocket]]'s Jessie and James.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Searle |first=Tyler B. |date=September 15, 2022 |title=10 Best Characters From the Pokémon Anime Who Aren't In the Games |url=https://collider.com/x-most-memorable-characters-from-the-pokmon-anime-who-arent-in-the-games/ |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=Collider |language=en |archive-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624015039/https://collider.com/x-most-memorable-characters-from-the-pokmon-anime-who-arent-in-the-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Pokémon Yellow'' changes and enhances several aspects of the original games. Pikachu is provided as the player's only starter Pokémon and has a voice and a personality unique from other Pokémon. It follows the player on the overworld, and the player can speak to it. Pikachu can grow to love or hate the player based on their actions; leveling up will keep Pikachu happy, while fainting frequently will make it unhappy. This feature was used again in [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|''Pokémon HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'']], the [[Video game remake|remakes]] of [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'']], and [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|''Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!'' and ''Let's Go, Eevee!'']], the remakes of ''Pokémon Yellow''.<ref name="special">{{cite web |date=March 10, 2014 |title=Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition |url=http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-yellow-special-pikachu-edition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119012547/http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-yellow-special-pikachu-edition/ |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |access-date=April 21, 2014 |publisher=Pokémon/Nintendo}}</ref> ''Yellow'' includes a "Pikachu's Beach" minigame that is only accessible to players who either won a Nintendo contest or complete a challenge in another game, ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'', and exchange data between the games using the [[Transfer Pak]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2000-03-07 |title=Snag a Surfing Pikachu |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/08/snag-a-surfing-pikachu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808003205/http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/076/076233p1.html |archive-date=August 8, 2011 |access-date=2021-10-17 |website=IGN}}</ref> ''Yellow'' has slightly improved graphics and can print Pokédex entries onto stickers using the [[Game Boy Printer]].<ref name="special" /><ref name="review" />

''Pokémon Yellow'' was developed by [[Game Freak]] and entered development after the completion of the Japanese version of ''Pokémon Blue''. Nintendo may have been considering a『Pokémon Pink』version of ''Yellow'', based on [[source code leak]]ed [[Nintendo data leak|from Nintendo]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-04-14 |title=Fans think Nintendo originally planned a Pokémon Pink |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-14-fans-think-nintendo-originally-planned-a-pokemon-pink |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130213951/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-14-fans-think-nintendo-originally-planned-a-pokemon-pink |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |access-date=2020-08-04 |newspaper=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref>

''Pokémon Yellow''{{'}}s release coincided with the release of ''[[Pokémon: The First Movie]]''. The Future Nintendo president [[Satoru Iwata]] later said that people likely felt ''Yellow'' would be unnecessary due to the release of ''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'' later that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iwata Asks – Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_-_pokmon_heartgold_version__soulsilver_version_16288_16289.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212213708/https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/1-Just-Making-The-Last-Train/1-Just-Making-The-Last-Train-225842.html |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=2010-10-12 |publisher=Nintendo}}</ref> It was released in Japan on September 12, 1998, in Australia on September 3, 1999,<ref>{{cite web |date=1999-08-31 |title=Pikachu Down Under |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/01/pikachu-down-under |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216201601/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/01/pikachu-down-under |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=2010-10-12 |website=IGN}}</ref> in North America on October 19, 1999, and in Europe on June 16, 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Release Dates for Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition |url=http://gamewise.co/games/30434/Pok-mon-Yellow-Special-Pikachu-Edition/Releases |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401031711/http://gamewise.co/games/30434/Pok-mon-Yellow-Special-Pikachu-Edition/Releases |archive-date=2013-04-01 |access-date=2013-07-26 |publisher=Gamewise}}</ref> A Pikachu-themed Game Boy Color bundle was released in North America in October 1999.<ref>{{cite web |date=1999-07-14 |title=Special Edition Pokemon GBC Revealed |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/15/special-edition-pokemon-gbc-revealed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216201600/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/15/special-edition-pokemon-gbc-revealed |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=2010-10-12 |website=IGN}}</ref> To promote the release of ''Pokémon Yellow'', [[Volkswagen]] and Nintendo created a yellow [[Volkswagen New Beetle]] with features inspired by Pikachu.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-05-17 |title=Nintendo Feature: History Of Pokémon Part 2 |url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=8576 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806224101/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/8576/features/history-of-pokmon-part-2/ |archive-date=2012-08-06 |access-date=2010-10-12 |publisher=Official Nintendo Magazine}}</ref> ''Nintendo World Report'' listed ''Pokémon Yellow'' as one of the notable handheld releases in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-03-07 |title=1999: The Year in Review |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/17901/a-decade-of-pgcnwr-1999-the-year-in-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117000847/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/17901/a-decade-of-pgcnwr-1999-the-year-in-review |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Nintendo World Report}}</ref>

=== Re-releases ===
On the 20th anniversary of the first generation ''Pokémon'' games' Japanese release, in February 2016, Nintendo re-released ''Red'', ''Blue'', and ''Yellow'' for their [[Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console]] service. The games include a first for the Virtual Console: simulated [[Game Link Cable|Link Cable]] functionality to allow trading and battling between games.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015-11-12 |title=Nintendo Direct – 11 December 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF3AnGHbG6s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/VF3AnGHbG6s |archive-date=2021-10-30 |access-date=2015-11-14 |publisher=[[Nintendo]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> As was the case with its original release, ''Green'' is exclusive to Japanese consumers.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015-11-12 |title=Nintendo Direct 2015.5.31 プレゼンテーション映像 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUxgnYVD_-Q |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531104126/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUxgnYVD_-Q&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2015-05-31 |access-date=2015-11-14 |publisher=[[Nintendo]]}}</ref> These versions can transfer Pokémon to [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|''Pokémon Sun'' and ''Moon'']] via the ''[[Pokémon Bank]]'' application.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Conditt |first1=Jessica |title=Pokemon Sun And Moon Hit The Nintendo 3DS This Holiday |url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/02/26/pokemon-sun-and-moon-hit-the-nintendo-3ds-this-holiday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226163025/http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/26/pokemon-sun-and-moon-hit-the-nintendo-3ds-this-holiday/ |archive-date=26 February 2016 |access-date=26 February 2016 |website=Engadget|date=February 26, 2016 }}</ref>

A special [[Nintendo 2DS]] bundle was released in Japan, Europe, and Australia on February 27, 2016, with each console matching the corresponding color of the game version.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kamen |first1=Matt |date=12 January 2016 |title=Pokémon marks 20th birthday with retro 2DS bundles |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/pokemon-2ds-consoles-anniversary-release |url-status=live |access-date=3 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730122550/http://www.wired.co.uk/article/pokemon-2ds-consoles-anniversary-release |archive-date=30 July 2016}}</ref> North America received a special [[New Nintendo 3DS]] bundle with cover plates styled after ''Red'' and ''Blue''{{'}}s box art.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farokhmanesh |first1=Megan |date=12 January 2016 |title=Pokémon celebrates its 20th anniversary with a New Nintendo 3DS bundle this February |work=Polygon |url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/12/10754140/pokemon-new-nintendo-3ds-red-blue-yellow |url-status=live |access-date=3 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813131342/http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/12/10754140/pokemon-new-nintendo-3ds-red-blue-yellow |archive-date=13 August 2016}}</ref> By March 31, 2016, combined sales of the re-releases reached 1.5 million copies, with more than half sold in North America.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 28, 2016 |title=Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2016 |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/160428/03.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209182803/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/160428/03.html |archive-date=9 February 2017 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |publisher=Nintendo |page=3}}</ref>

== Reception ==
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 | ''Red'': 88% <ref name="Game Rankings">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405000450/https://www.gamerankings.com/gameboy/367023-pokemon-red-version/index.html |archive-date=April 5, 2019 |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gameboy/367023-pokemon-red-version/index.html |title=Pokemon Red Version for Game Boy |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>
 | ''Blue'': 88%<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209012831/https://www.gamerankings.com/gameboy/907714-pokemon-blue-version/index.html |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gameboy/907714-pokemon-blue-version/index.html |title=Pokemon Blue Version for Game Boy |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2019-02-13}}</ref>
 | ''Yellow'': 85%<ref name="gr">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gameboy/198314-pokemon-yellow-version-special-pikachu-edition/index.html |title=Pokemon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition for Game Boy |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2019-02-13 |archive-date=December 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216073940/https://www.gamerankings.com/gameboy/198314-pokemon-yellow-version-special-pikachu-edition/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| Allgame = {{Unbulleted list center
 | ''Blue'': 4.5/5<ref>{{cite web |last=McCaul |first=Scott|title= Pokemon Blue Version -Review |publisher=[[Allgame]] |access-date=December 4, 2012 |url=http://allgame.com/game.php?id=14222&tab=review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114211617/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=14222&tab=review|archive-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref>
 | ''Yellow'': 4/5<ref name="ag-review">{{cite web|last=Cook |first=Brad |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20357&tab=review |title=Pokémon: Yellow Version – Special Pikachu Edition – Review |publisher=Allgame |access-date=2010-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114211909/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20357&tab=review|archive-date=2014-11-14}}</ref>
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 | ''Red'', ''Blue'': 8.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=113 |date=December 1998 |title=Review Crew: Pokémon |author=John Ricciardi, John Davison, Crispin Boyer, Sushi X}}</ref>
 | ''Yellow'': 8.5/10<ref name="gr" />
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| Fam = ''Red'', ''Green'': 29/40<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10914 |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain, Inc. |script-title=ja:ポケットモンスター 赤/緑 まとめ [ゲームボーイ] |language=ja |access-date=20 May 2018 |archive-date=12 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212213736/https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/10914/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GI = ''Yellow'': 6.5/10<ref name="gr" />
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 | ''Blue'': 8.8/10<ref name="GameSpot" />
 | ''Yellow'': 8.9/10<ref name="gs">{{cite web|last=Davis |first=Cameron |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gameboy/rpg/pokemonyellow/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary%3Bread-review |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123182040/http://www.gamespot.com/gameboy/rpg/pokemonyellow/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-23 |title=Pokemon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition Review for Game Boy |publisher=GameSpot |date=1999-10-19 |access-date=2010-10-12}}</ref>
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| GamePro = ''Red'', ''Blue'': 4.5/5<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy/games/reviews/298.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040307122027/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy/games/reviews/298.shtml |title=Pokemon Review for GameBoy |author=Slo Mo |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Communications]] |archive-date=March 7, 2004 |access-date=August 2, 2020}}</ref>
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 | ''Red''; 10/10<ref name="IGN" />
 | ''Yellow'': 10/10<ref name="review">{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/20/pokemon-yellow-special-pikachu-edition | title=Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition | publisher=IGN | date=October 19, 1999 | access-date=October 16, 2021 | author=Harris, Craig | archive-date=October 20, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020083418/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/20/pokemon-yellow-special-pikachu-edition | url-status=live }}</ref>
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 | ''Red'', ''Blue'': 7.2/10<ref name="Power">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |volume=113 |date=October 1998 |title=Now Playing: Pokémon |page=112}}</ref>
 | ''Yellow'': 4/5<ref name="gr" />
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| rev1 = ''[[EMAP|GBOM]]''
| rev1Score = ''Yellow'': 95%<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/game-boy-official-magazine-1/page/2/mode/2up|title=Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition|magazine=[[EMAP|Game Boy Official Magazine]]|issue=1|pages=2–9|accessdate=July 21, 2021}}</ref>

| award1Pub = [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences|AIAS]] [[2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]]
| award1 = ''Red'', ''Blue'': [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story|Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development]]<ref name="IAA_Craft1999">{{cite web |title=Second Interactive Achievement Awards – Craft Award |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_craft.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991103220401/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_craft.html |archive-date=November 3, 1999}}</ref>
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The games received mostly positive reviews, holding an aggregate score of 88% on [[GameRankings]].<ref name="Game Rankings" /> Special praise was given to its [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] features: the ability to trade and battle Pokémon with one another. Craig Harris of ''[[IGN]]'' gave the games a "masterful" 10 out of 10, noting that:『Even if you finish the quest, you still might not have all the Pokémon in the game. The challenge to catch 'em all is truly the game's biggest draw.』He also commented on the popularity, especially among children, describing it as a "craze".<ref name="IGN" /> ''[[GameSpot]]''{{'}}s Peter Bartholow, who gave the games a "great" 8.8 out of 10, cited the graphics and audio as somewhat primitive but stated that these were the only drawbacks. He praised the replay value due to their customization and variety and commented upon their universal appeal: "Under its cuddly exterior, ''Pokémon'' is a serious and unique RPG with lots of depth and excellent multiplayer extensions. As an RPG, the game is accessible enough for newcomers to the genre to enjoy, but it will entertain hard-core fans as well. It's easily one of the best Game Boy games to date".<ref name="GameSpot" />

The success of these games has been attributed to their innovative gaming experience rather than audiovisual effects. Papers published until 1999 by the [[Columbia Business School]] indicate both American and Japanese children prefer the actual gameplay of a game over special audio or visual effects. In ''Pokémon'' games, the lack of these artificial effects has actually been said to promote the child's imagination and creativity.<ref name="columbia">{{cite web|url=http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:28|title=Pokemania: Secrets Behind the International Phenomenon|publisher=Columbia Business School|author=Safier, Joshua | author2=Nakaya, Sumie|date=2000-02-07|access-date=2011-08-05}}</ref> "With all the talk of [[game engine]]s and [[texture mapping]] and so on, there is something refreshing about this superlative gameplay which makes you ignore the cutesy 8-bit graphics" commented ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/1999/sep/30/onlinesupplement15?commentpage=1|title=Monsters to the rescue|newspaper=The Guardian|author=Bodle, Andy and Greg Howson|date=1999-09-30|access-date=2009-01-15|archive-date=18 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218143037/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/1999/sep/30/onlinesupplement15?commentpage=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]]' [[2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], ''Pokémon Red and Blue'' won the award for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story|Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development]]", along with receiving nominations for "Console Game of the Year", "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Role-Playing Game of the Year|Console Role-Playing Game of the Year]]", and "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design|Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design]]".<ref name="Console1999">{{cite web |title=Second Interactive Achievement Awards – Console |url=http://www.interactive.org:80/iaa/finalists_console.html |website=Interactive.org |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=28 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991011020746/http://www.interactive.org:80/iaa/finalists_console.html |archive-date=October 11, 1999}}</ref><ref name="IAA_Craft1999" />

=== ''Pokémon Yellow'' ===
''Pokémon Yellow'' has been well received by critics, holding an aggregate score of 85% from [[GameRankings]] as their fifth highest-rated Game Boy game of all time.<ref name="gr" /> The ''[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]]'' recommended ''Yellow'' as a good game for children.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-11-16 |title='Donkey Kong', Dreamcast dominate |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NwodAAAAIBAJ&pg=6670,899247&dq=pokemon-yellow+-neoseeker&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216200058/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NwodAAAAIBAJ&pg=6670,899247&dq=pokemon-yellow+-neoseeker&hl=en |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=Google News |publisher=Sarasota Herald-Tribune}}</ref> RPGFan called it "so revoltingly addictive that any player of it has no choice but to 'catch 'em all'". They also called ''Yellow'' "insulting" in how limited the additions from ''Red'' and ''Blue'' were.<ref>{{cite web |title=RPGFan Reviews – Pokémon Yellow |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/pokemonyel/Pokemonyel.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930200350/http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/pokemonyel/Pokemonyel.html |archive-date=September 30, 2012 |access-date=2010-10-12 |publisher=Rpgfan.com}}</ref> Giving the game a perfect score, ''IGN''{{'}}s Craig Harris praised the mechanics, commenting that ''Yellow'' was the best game of the three to start with.<ref name="review" />

''[[GameSpot]]''{{'}}s Cameron Davis called it a "stopgap" to appease players until the release of ''Gold'' and ''Silver'', commenting that "the new challenges are enough to fill the hole – but only just".<ref name="gs" /> ''[[GameDaily]]''{{'}}s Chris Buffa listed it as one of the best ''Pokémon'' games, commenting that while it was a rehash, there was enough that was new to warrant playing.<ref>{{cite web |author=Chris Buffa |date=2008-08-26 |title=Best and Worst Pokemon Games |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/best-and-worst-pokemon-games/?icid=aimDBDL2_lin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906041556/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/best-and-worst-pokemon-games/?icid=aimDBDL2_link1-a |archive-date=2008-09-06 |access-date=2010-10-12 |publisher=GameDaily}}</ref> ''[[Allgame]]''{{'}}s Brad Cook commented that for those who did not play ''Red'' and ''Blue'', ''Yellow'' was good; but otherwise, he advised that they wait until ''Gold'' and ''Silver''.<ref name="ag-review" /> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''{{'}}s Steve Boxer commented that while it had good gameplay mechanics, it was held back by the lack of features. He described Nintendo's actions as avaricious, commenting that ''Yellow'' "marks the point where Pokémon ceases to become a game and becomes a marketing exercise/obsession-satisfier".<ref>{{cite news |last=Boxer |first=Steve |date=2000-06-08 |title=Pokémon Yellow |publisher=Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/reviews/4750738/Pokemon-Yellow.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2010-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225093204/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/reviews/4750738/Pokemon-Yellow.html |archive-date=2014-02-25}}</ref>

''Pokémon Yellow'' received two nominations, "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]" and "Console Game of the Year", during the [[3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Third Interactive Achievement Awards – Game of the Year |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_titleofyear.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011211428/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_titleofyear.html |archive-date=October 11, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Third Interactive Achievement Awards – Console |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_console.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011155228/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_console.html |archive-date=October 11, 2000}}</ref>

=== Sales ===
''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' set the precedent for what has become a blockbuster, multibillion-dollar franchise.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pokemon Franchise Approaches 150 Million Games Sold |url=http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-04-2005/0004159206&EDATE= |agency=PR Newswire |publisher=Nintendo |date=4 October 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426072034/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104 |archive-date=April 26, 2007 }}</ref> In Japan ''Red'', ''Green'', and ''Blue'' sold 1.04 million units combined during 1996, and another 3.65 million in 1997. The latter performance made ''Pokémon'', collectively, the country's best-selling game of the year, surpassing ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''.<ref name=mils>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301041540/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/05_japan/index.html | url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_02/05_japan/index.html | title=Japan's Top Ten of '97 | author=Ohbuchi, Yutaka | date=February 5, 1998 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archive-date=March 1, 2000 | url-status=dead }}</ref> By 1997, about {{Nowrap|7 million}} units had been sold in Japan.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rothstein|first=Edward|date=December 8, 1997|title=Nintendo's Game Boy lives as nostalgia for simpler computer games catches on|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/08/business/technology-connections-nintendo-s-game-boy-lives-nostalgia-for-simpler-computer.html|url-access=subscription|access-date=25 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527052924/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/08/business/technology-connections-nintendo-s-game-boy-lives-nostalgia-for-simpler-computer.html|archive-date=2015-05-27}}</ref> In 1998, ''Red'', ''Green'' and ''Blue'' sold 1,739,391 units in Japan.<ref name="magicbox">{{cite web |title=1998 Top 30 Best Selling Japanese Console Games |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell1998.shtml |website=The Magic Box |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=26 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126051821/http://the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell1998.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> By 1998, {{nowrap|10 million}} units had been sold in Japan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pokemon phenomenon invades West: Game is part TV show, part comic book |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35145254/pokemon-phenomenon-invades-west/ |access-date=20 December 2021 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=16 October 1998 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220122304/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35145254/pokemon-phenomenon-invades-west/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Pokémon Red'', ''Green'' and ''Blue'' ultimately sold 10.23 million copies in Japan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/topten2.htm|title=Japan Platinum Game Chart|publisher=The Magic Box|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213230402/http://www.the-magicbox.com/topten2.htm|archive-date=2007-12-13}}</ref> and until November 2022, was the country's best-selling video games.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/animal-crossing-new-horizons-is-now-japans-best-selling-game-of-all-time/ | title=Animal Crossing: New Horizons 'is now Japan's best-selling game of all-time' | date=November 9, 2022 | access-date=March 20, 2024 | archive-date=November 15, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115095207/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/animal-crossing-new-horizons-is-now-japans-best-selling-game-of-all-time/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The video games were accompanied by the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]; both the video games and card game grossed combined sales revenue of more than {{US$|4 billion|long=no}} in Japan, {{as of|2000|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Geller sues Nintendo over Pokémon |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1003454.stm |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=[[BBC News]] |agency=[[BBC]] |date=2 November 2000 |archive-date=29 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329050555/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1003454.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the United States, it became the fastest-selling Game Boy game, having sold 200,000 copies within two weeks and {{nowrap|4 million}} units by the end of 1998.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kohler |first1=Chris |title=Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life |date=21 October 2016 |publisher=[[Courier Dover Publications]] |isbn=978-0-486-80149-0 |page=234 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lD4fDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA234 |quote=The Game Boy titles ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Pokémon Blue'' were released on September 27, 1998. They became the fastest-selling Game Boy titles ever, selling a combined 200,000 copies in the first ''two weeks'' of their availability. By the end of 1998 they had sold four million units in the US alone across three versions. In Japan, across four versions the game had sold nearly 12 million copies. |access-date=5 January 2021 |archive-date=12 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212213758/https://books.google.com/books?id=lD4fDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA234 |url-status=live }}</ref> It went on to become the best-selling [[1999 in video games|video game of 1999]] in the United States, where {{nowrap|6.1 million}} copies were sold that year.<ref name="IGN2">{{cite news |title=Nintendo Dominates Videogame Sales: A small crop of N64 games followed the pace set by Game Boy titles |url=http://ign64.ign.com/articles/073/073963p1.html |access-date=25 October 2021 |work=[[IGN]] |date=January 13, 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020812205849/http://ign64.ign.com/articles/073/073963p1.html |archive-date=12 August 2002 }}</ref> By 2007, it had total combined sales of 9.85 million in the United States.<ref name="magicboxus">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml|title=US Platinum Videogame Chart|publisher=The Magic Box|access-date=2008-08-03|date=2007-12-27|archive-date=6 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106203333/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> In Europe, the games had grossed €{{formatnum:{{#expr:31863870+28525054}}|}} or {{US$|{{To USD|60388924|EUR|year=1999|round=yes}}|long=no|1999|round=-6}} in 1999.<ref name=":3">{{cite news |title=Le Milia 2000 Annonce Les Gagnants Des Prix ECCSELL, Organisés Par Le Sell en Partenariat Avec Gfk Et Chart-Track |trans-title=Milia 2000 Announces Winners of ECCSELL Awards, Organized by Le Sell in Partnership With Gfk and Chart-Track |url=http://www.fhcom.net/actualites/97 |access-date=25 October 2021 |work=FHCOM |publisher=[[Reed Exhibitions|Reed Midam]] |date=15 February 2000 |language=fr |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160147/http://www.fhcom.net/actualites/97 |url-status=live}}</ref> In France, over {{nowrap|2.5 million}} copies were sold within a year.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tobin |first1=Joseph |title=Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokemon |date=5 February 2004 |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8223-8581-3 |page=189 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y3z0WzvUDqYC&pg=PA189 |access-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117000838/https://books.google.com/books?id=y3z0WzvUDqYC&pg=PA189 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Germany, they became the first video games to receive two Special Prize awards from the [[:de:Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland|Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland]] (VUD) for sales above {{nowrap|2 million}} copies by early 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sonderpreis-Award: Nintendo |url=http://www.vud.de/awards/sonderpreisgb.php3 |website=[[:de:Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland|Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland]] (VUD) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010430071143/http://www.vud.de/awards/sonderpreisgb.php3 |archive-date=30 April 2001 |access-date=26 October 2021 }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, ''Red'' and ''Blue'' received two Platinum awards for sales above 600,000 copies.<ref name="ukplatinum">{{cite web|url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3944 |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum |publisher=Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617012454/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3944 |archive-date=June 17, 2010 |access-date=May 2, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Worldwide sales reached over 31 million copies sold.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://247wallst.com/special-report/2018/01/30/most-popular-video-games-of-all-time/10/|title=50 Most Popular Video Games of All Time|work=247wallst.com|access-date=2018-05-21|archive-date=21 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521191654/https://247wallst.com/special-report/2018/01/30/most-popular-video-games-of-all-time/10/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was "the most successful computer game of all time" according to Joseph Tobin in 2004.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Dewinter|first=Jennifer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pZb5CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA325|title=Video Games Around the World|date=2015-05-01|publisher=[[MIT Press]]|isbn=978-0-262-52716-3|editor-last=Wolf|editor-first=Mark J. P.|pages=325|chapter=Japan|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pZb5CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA325|access-date=December 22, 2021|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222153757/https://books.google.com/books?id=pZb5CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA325|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, ''IGN'' referred to ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' as the "[[List of best-selling Game Boy video games|Best-selling RPG on the Game Boy]]" and "[[List of best-selling video games|Best-selling RPG of all time]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/946/946074p1.html|title=IGN: Pokemon Report: World Records Edition|website=IGN|first=Jack|last=DeVries|date=2009-01-16|access-date=2009-02-16|archive-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630060007/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/17/pokemon-report-world-records-edition|url-status=live}}</ref> while in 2017, ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' declared the games the "Best-selling videogame (excluding bundle sales)."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best-selling videogame (excluding bundle sales)|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/best-selling-video-game-(excluding-bundle-sales)|access-date=May 28, 2021|website=Guinness World Records|quote=As of 28 November 2017, ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Pokémon Blue''... were the best-selling videogames that have not been bundled with a console.|archive-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216200004/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/best-selling-video-game-(excluding-bundle-sales)|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== ''Pokémon Yellow'' ====
In Japan, the game sold 1,549,000 units in 1998, making it the third-best-selling [[1998 in video games|video game of 1998]] in Japan.<ref name="Dengeki">{{cite magazine |title=1998年のコンシューマーゲームソフトの売上Top100 |trans-title=1998 Consumer Game Software Sales: Top 100 |url=http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1998.htm |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Dengeki Oh]] |publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010921202950/www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1998.htm |archive-date=21 September 2001 |access-date=16 September 2021 |lang=ja}}</ref>

Before its release in North America, Nintendo anticipated that it would make them $75 million in the 1999 holiday season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schoolman |first=Judith |date=1999-11-22 |title=Furby, Pokemon Rule Yule Big Sellers, But Toys Could Be Touth To Find |publisher=Nydailynews.com |location=New York |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/money/1999/11/22/1999-11-22_furby__pokemon_rule_yule_big.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2010-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217021002/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/money/1999/11/22/1999-11-22_furby__pokemon_rule_yule_big.html |archive-date=2010-12-17}}</ref> The ''Pokémon Yellow'' [[Game Boy Color]] bundle was predicted to be the second-most popular toy of the holiday season.<ref>{{cite news |date=1998-11-08 |title=The Holidays' Top 10 Toys |website=NewsBank |publisher=York Daily Record |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=YK&p_theme=yk&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB296830A7FDA0E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024011550/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=YK&p_theme=yk&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB296830A7FDA0E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=2012-10-24}}</ref> In North America the game received roughly 150,000 [[pre-order]]s.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=2000-08-29 |title=Huge Pokémon Numbers |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/29/huge-pokamon-numbers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216201601/https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/29/huge-pokamon-numbers |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=2009-08-08 |publisher=IGN}}</ref> The bundle debuted at #2 in video game sales and claimed the #1 spot a week later.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |title=Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition |url=http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/012/012045.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509054433/http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/012/012045.html |archive-date=2008-05-09 |access-date=2007-02-08 |work=IGN}}</ref> The standard cartridge sold over 600,000 units in its first week and one million copies within ten days, becoming the fastest-selling handheld game of all time when it was released.<ref name="guinness">{{cite book |title=[[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Records 2001]] |year=2000 |isbn=978-1-892051-01-1 |page=121 |chapter=Fastest-Selling Computer Game |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00enfi/page/121|last1=Records |first1=Guinness World |publisher=Mint Publishers, Incorporated }}</ref> ''[[Pokémon: The First Movie]]'', a film released around the same time as ''Yellow'', was expected to give it a sales boost.<ref>{{cite news |date=1999-11-11 |title=Pokémon Movie Draws a Crowd |website=NewsBank |publisher=Bradenton Herald |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BH&s_site=bradenton&p_multi=BH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE8394A99A2D54&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=live |access-date=December 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715001941/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BH&s_site=bradenton&p_multi=BH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE8394A99A2D54&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=July 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pack |first=Todd |date=1999-11-07 |title=Marketing Keeps the Craze Going |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/46152972.html?dids=46152972:46152972&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+07%2C+1999&author=Todd+Pack+of+The+Sentinel+Staff&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=MARKETING+KEEPS+THE+CRAZE+GOING&pqatl=google |url-status=live |access-date=2010-10-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716053052/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/46152972.html?dids=46152972:46152972&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+07,+1999&author=Todd+Pack+of+The+Sentinel+Staff&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=MARKETING+KEEPS+THE+CRAZE+GOING&pqatl=google |archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref> A Nintendo spokesman attributed the high demand for the [[Game Boy Color]] during the Christmas season of 1999 to ''Yellow''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wasserman |first=Joanne |date=1999-12-22 |title=Game Boy Color frenzy Hot Christmas gift selling out all over town |work=New York Daily News |location=New York |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/game-boy-color-frenzy-hot-christmas-gift-selling-town-article-1.845198 |url-status=live |access-date=2010-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020082225/https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/game-boy-color-frenzy-hot-christmas-gift-selling-town-article-1.845198 |archive-date=October 20, 2021}}</ref> For the month of December, ''Donkey Kong 64'' led ''Pokémon Yellow'' and ''[[Gran Turismo 2]]'' on the monthly chart.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jack Schofield |date=2000-01-13 |title=Games watch |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/jan/13/onlinesupplement8 |url-access=registration |access-date=2010-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509074515/www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/jan/13/onlinesupplement8 |archive-date=2014-05-09}}</ref>

Gwenn Friss of the ''[[Cape Cod Times]]'' called it one of the hottest items of the 1999 Christmas season, comparing it to popular Christmas toys from previous years such as [[Furby]] and [[Tickle me Elmo]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Friss |first=Gwenn |date=1999-12-17 |title=Toy stores plagued by holiday 'Yellow fever' |publisher=Cape Cod Times |url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/1999/12/17/toy-stores-plagued-by-holiday/51028041007/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220509055809/https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/1999/12/17/toy-stores-plagued-by-holiday/51028041007/ |archive-date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> Thomas Content of ''[[USA Today]]'' reiterated the comparison, commenting that it was "poised to stomp" them. He added that it, along with ''Red'' and ''Blue'', were responsible for the boost of Game Boy sales from 3.5 million in 1998 to 8 million in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last=Content |first=Thomas |date=1999-11-10 |title=Pokémon poised to stomp Elmo, Furby |publisher=USA Today |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/doc/408811083.html |access-date=2010-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403141726/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/doc/408811083.html |archive-date=2015-04-03}}</ref> ''[[The Idaho Statesman]]'' called it the "hottest new title for the Game Boy Color".<ref>{{cite news |date=1999-11-26 |title=Game Boy adds color to popular handheld game |website=NewsBank |publisher=The Idaho Statesman |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=IDSB&s_site=idahostatesman&p_multi=IDSB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F661C760DC8A19A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=live |access-date=2010-10-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722024630/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=IDSB&s_site=idahostatesman&p_multi=IDSB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F661C760DC8A19A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref> ''Yellow'' was the third best-selling video game in North America in 1999, with the other four top spots occupied by other ''Pokémon'' games.<ref>{{cite news |date=2000-01-21 |title=1999's top-selling video games |publisher=USA Today |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/48177223.html?dids=48177223:48177223&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT&type=current&date=Jan+21%2C+2000&author=&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=1999%27s+top-selling+video+games&pqatl=google |url-status=live |access-date=2010-10-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712213550/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/48177223.html?dids=48177223:48177223&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT&type=current&date=Jan+21,+2000&author=&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=1999's+top-selling+video+games&pqatl=google |archive-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> The demand for ''Yellow'' resulted in [[Target (store)|Target]] to issue an apology for not being able to meet the "unprecedented demand".<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-11-24 |title=Notice |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zKoKAAAAIBAJ&pg=4838,3110586&dq=pokemon-yellow+-neoseeker&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216200057/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zKoKAAAAIBAJ&pg=4838,3110586&dq=pokemon-yellow+-neoseeker&hl=en |archive-date=December 16, 2022 |access-date=December 16, 2022 |website=Google News |publisher=The Daily Courier}}</ref> [[CNET]]-surveyed stores sold out of ''Yellow''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wolverton |first=Troy |date=1999-12-06 |title=Cupboards becoming bare for toy e-tailers |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/cupboards-becoming-bare-for-toy-e-tailers/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026050056/http://news.cnet.com/Cupboards-becoming-bare-for-toy-e-tailers/2100-1017_3-233990.html |archive-date=2012-10-26 |access-date=2022-05-09 |publisher=CNET}}</ref> A spokesperson for [[FuncoLand]] attributed a drop in sales to shortages of both the Game Boy Color and ''Pokémon Yellow''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Traiman |first=Steve |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wg0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Pokemon+Yellow%22+-Neoseeker&pg=RA1-PA67 |title=Shortages Hurt Video, PC Game Sales |date=2000-01-29 |publisher=Billboard |access-date=2010-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117000844/https://books.google.com/books?id=wg0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Pokemon+Yellow%22+-Neoseeker&pg=RA1-PA67 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

For its European launch, {{nowrap|2 million}} units were shipped across the continent during June 2000, including 500,000 in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=30 January 2001 |title=Game over |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/8/89/Edge_UK_094.pdf#page=71 |url-status=live |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=94 (February 2001) |pages=71–81 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807064340/https://retrocdn.net/images/8/89/Edge_UK_094.pdf |archive-date=7 August 2018}}</ref> ''Yellow'' became the fastest-selling ''Pokémon'' games in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web |last=Jenkins |first=David |date=2007-07-31 |title=Pokemania Transforms UK Chart In Nintendo's Favor |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14897 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021072328/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14897 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |access-date=2010-10-12 |publisher=Gamasutra}}</ref> where it received a Double Platinum award from [[ELSPA]] for more than 600,000 sales<ref>{{cite web |title=Sales Awards: Double Platinum |url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3945 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030052642/www.elspa.com/?i=3945 |archive-date=2006-10-30 |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=[[ELSPA]]}}</ref> and grossed more than {{£|20 million|long=no}} or {{US$|{{To USD|20|GBR|year=2000|round=yes}},000,000|long=no|2000|round=-6}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Purchese |first1=Robert |date=30 July 2012 |title=Can you guess the top 10 UK games brands from 1996 to 2012? |work=[[Eurogamer]] |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-07-30-can-you-guess-the-top-10-uk-games-brands-from-1996-to-2012 |access-date=18 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030052642/www.elspa.com/?i=3945 |archive-date=2006-10-30}}</ref> In Germany, ''Yellow'' received a Double Platinum award from the [[:de:Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland|Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland]] (VUD) for sales above 400,000 copies by early 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=DOPPEL-PLATIN-Award: Nintendo |url=http://www.vud.de/awards/doppelplatinnintendo.php3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010430071750/www.vud.de/awards/doppelplatinnintendo.php3 |archive-date=2001-04-30 |access-date=26 October 2021 |website=[[:de:Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland|Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland]] (VUD)}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
[[File:Stockholms Spelmuseum by BugWarp (17).jpg|thumb|Pocket Monsters Green (far right) in original packaging box on display at the [[Stockholm Game Museum]].]]
The video game website ''[[1UP.com]]'' composed a list of the "Top 5 'Late to the Party' Games" showing selected games that "prove a gaming platform's untapped potential" and were one of the last games released for their respective [[video game console|console]]. ''Red'' and ''Blue'' were ranked first and called [[Nintendo]]'s "secret weapon" when they were released for the Game Boy in the late 1990s.<ref name="1UPTop5">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3167655|title=Best Games to Come Out Late in a System's Life|publisher=1UP|author=1UP Staff|access-date=2008-09-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226064448/http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3167655|archive-date=2009-02-26}}</ref> The success revitalized the Game Boy in the late 1990s.<ref name=":0" /> ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' listed the ''Red'' and ''Blue'' versions together as the third best video game for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color, stating that something kept them playing until they caught every Pokémon.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 2008 |title=Best of the Best: Game Boy & Game Boy Color |magazine=Nintendo Power&nbsp;– The 20th Anniversary Issue! |volume=231 |series= [[Nintendo Power]] |issue=231 |page=72 |publisher=[[Future US]] |location=[[San Francisco, California]] |type=Magazine}}</ref> ''[[Game Informer]]''{{'}}s Ben Reeves called them (along with ''Pokémon Yellow'', ''Gold'', ''Silver'', and ''Crystal'') the second best Game Boy games and stated that it had more depth than it appeared.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 25 Best Game Boy Games Of All Time |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/06/24/the-25-best-game-boy-games-of-all-time.aspx |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |last=Reeves |first=Ben |date=2011-06-24 |access-date=2013-12-06 |archive-date=11 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111182139/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/06/24/the-25-best-game-boy-games-of-all-time.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' named them one of the best Nintendo games of all time, placing 52nd on their list of the top 100 games.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7258|title=Feature: 100 Best Nintendo Games|magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]|first=Tom|last=East|date=2009-03-02|access-date=2009-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229205927/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/7258/features100-best-nintendo-games-part-3/|archive-date=2012-02-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Red'' and ''Blue'' made number 72 on ''IGN''{{'}}s "Top 100 Games of All Time" in 2003, in which the reviewers noted that the pair of games "started a revolution" and praised the deep game design and complex strategy, as well the option to trade between other games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top100.ign.com/2003/71-80.html|author=Staff|title=The Top 100: 71–80|website=IGN|date=2003-04-30|access-date=2008-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910004823/http://top100.ign.com/2003/71-80.html|archive-date=2009-09-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two years later, it climbed to number 70 in the updated list, with the games' legacy again noted to have inspired multiple video game sequels, movies, television shows, and other merchandise, strongly rooting it in [[popular culture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/061-070.html|title=IGN's Top 100 Games 061–070|website=IGN|access-date=2008-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009135800/http://top100.ign.com/2005/061-070.html|archive-date=2014-10-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, [[PCMag|PC Magazine]] included the games on their "The 10 Best Game Boy Games".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=Benji|date=October 17, 2019|title=The 10 Best Game Boy Games|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-10-best-game-boy-games|access-date=2022-01-24|website=PCMAG|language=en|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124211826/https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-10-best-game-boy-games|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, Time Extension included the game on their "Best JRPGs of All Time" list.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Lowell |title=Best JRPGs Of All Time |url=https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-jrpgs-of-all-time |website=Time Extension |publisher=Hookshot Media |access-date=25 February 2023 |date=25 February 2023 |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921031638/https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-jrpgs-of-all-time |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, ''Red'' and ''Blue'' were ranked at number 37 on the list, and the reviewers remarked on their longevity:

{{Blockquote|For everything that has come in the decade since, it all started right here with ''Pokémon Red''/''Blue''''. Its unique blend of exploration, training, battling and trading created a game that was far more in-depth than it first appeared and one that actually forced the player to socialize with others in order to truly experience all that it had to offer. The game is long, engrossing and sparkles with that intangible addictiveness that only the best titles are able to capture. Say what you will about the game, but few gaming franchises can claim to be this popular ten years after they first hit store shelves.<ref name="2007Top100" />}}

The games are widely credited with starting and helping pave the way for the successful multibillion-dollar series.<ref name="1UPTop5" /> Five years after ''Red'' and ''Blue'''s initial release, Nintendo celebrated its "Pokémonniversary". George Harrison, the senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications of Nintendo of America, stated that "those precious gems [''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue''] have evolved into ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire''. The release of ''[[Pokémon Pinball]]'' kicks off a line of great new Pokémon adventures that will be introduced in the coming months".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/435/435984p1.html|title=IGN: Nintendo Celebrates Pokemoniversary|website=IGN|first=Craig|last=Harris|date=2003-08-29|access-date=2008-09-15|archive-date=13 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613234811/http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/435/435984p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The series has since sold over 300 million games, all accredited to the enormous success of the original ''Red'' and ''Blue'' versions.<ref name="1UPTop5" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-game-sales-pass-300-million-units/1100-6455215/|title=Pokemon Game Sales Pass 300 Million Units|last=Makuch|first=Eddie|date=2017-11-27|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-31|archive-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706104450/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-game-sales-pass-300-million-units/1100-6455215/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 12, 2014, an anonymous Australian programmer launched [[Twitch Plays Pokémon|Twitch Plays ''Pokémon'']], a "social experiment" on the video streaming website [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]]. The project was a [[Crowdsourcing|crowdsourced]] attempt to play a modified version of ''Pokémon Red'' by typing commands into the channel's chat log, with an average of 50,000 viewers participating at the same time. The result was compared to "watching a [[Traffic collision|car crash]] in slow motion".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/twitch-plays-pokmon-the-largest-massively-multiplayer-pokmon-game-is-beautiful-chaos-9133732.html|title=Twitch plays Pokémon: The largest 'massively multiplayer' Pokémon game is beautiful chaos|work=The Independent|date=20 February 2014 |access-date=2015-02-16|archive-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216205928/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/twitch-plays-pokmon-the-largest-massively-multiplayer-pokmon-game-is-beautiful-chaos-9133732.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was completed on March 1, 2014, boasting 390 hours of multi-user controlled non-stop gameplay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57619740-93/twitch-plays-pokemon-conquers-elite-four-beating-game-after-390-hours/|title=Twitch Plays Pokemon conquers Elite Four, beating game after 390 hours|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=CNET|access-date=2015-02-16|archive-date=1 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301190208/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57619740-93/twitch-plays-pokemon-conquers-elite-four-beating-game-after-390-hours/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, [[The Strong National Museum of Play]] inducted ''Pokémon Red and Green'' to its [[World Video Game Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pokémon Red and Green |url=https://www.museumofplay.org/games/pokemon-red-and-green/ |website=[[The Strong National Museum of Play]] |publisher=[[The Strong]] |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506140933/https://www.museumofplay.org/games/pokemon-red-and-green/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2021, the [[Japan Sumo Association]] formed a partnership with [[The Pokémon Company]] to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ''Pokémon Red and Blue'' and {{transliteration|ja|[[gyōji]]}} (professional sumo referee) were seen wearing Poké Ball-themed kimono during the [[2022 in sumo|January 2022]] [[honbasho|tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20220107-I6QGJEXXRZLTZF42K3G275HWGA/|title=ポケモンの行司装束も 大相撲初場所、9日初日|date=7 January 2022|work=[[Sankei Shimbun]]|language=ja|access-date=9 November 2023|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117010107/https://www.sankei.com/article/20220107-I6QGJEXXRZLTZF42K3G275HWGA/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=大相撲とポケモンが異色タッグ 懸賞旗から行事の装束まで|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220110/k00/00m/050/195000c|work=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|url-access=subscription|date=11 January 2022|access-date=30 November 2023|archive-date=11 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111015256/https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220110/k00/00m/050/195000c|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Remakes ===
{{Main|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen{{!}}''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen''|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!{{!}}''Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!'' and ''Let's Go, Eevee!''}}

{{Nihongo foot|''Pokémon FireRed Version''|ポケットモンスター ファイアレッド|Poketto Monsutā Faiareddo|lit. "Pocket Monsters FireRed"|group=lower-alpha}} and {{Nihongo foot|''Pokémon LeafGreen Version''|ポケットモンスター リーフグリーン|Poketto Monsutā Rīfugurīn|lit. "Pocket Monsters LeafGreen"|group=lower-alpha}} are [[enhanced remake]]s of ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue''. The new games were developed by [[Game Freak]] and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance and have compatibility with the [[Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter]], which originally came bundled with the games. However, due to the new variables added to ''FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'' (such as changing the single, "Special" stat into two separate "Special Attack" and "Special Defense" stats), these games are not compatible with older versions outside of the [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|third generation of Pokémon]]. ''FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'' were first released in Japan on January 29, 2004,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/gba/fl/|title=ポケットモンスター ファイアレッド・リーフグリーン|publisher=[[The Pokémon Company]]|access-date=2013-03-13|archive-date=29 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329070543/http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/gba/fl/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bprj/|title=ポケットモンスター ファイアレッド・リーフグリーン|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|access-date=2013-03-13|archive-date=29 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129101856/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/bprj/|url-status=live}}</ref> and released in North America and Europe on September 9<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-firered-version-and-pokemon-leafgreen-version/|title=Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version|publisher=[[The Pokémon Company]] International|access-date=2013-03-13|archive-date=19 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119012527/http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-firered-version-and-pokemon-leafgreen-version/|url-status=live}}</ref> and October 1, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-firered-version-and-pokemon-leafgreen-version/|title=Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version|publisher=[[The Pokémon Company]] International|access-date=2013-03-13|archive-date=7 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807203304/http://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-firered-version-and-pokemon-leafgreen-version/|url-status=live}}</ref> respectively. Nearly two years after their original release, Nintendo re-marketed them as ''[[Nintendo Selects|Player's Choice]]'' games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/721/721379p1.html|title=IGN: Player's Choice, Round Two|website=IGN|first=Craig|last=Harris|date=2006-07-26|access-date=2009-09-05|archive-date=7 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207142009/http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/721/721379p1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The games received critical acclaim, obtaining an aggregate score of 81&nbsp;percent on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/gba/pokemonfirered?q=Pokemon|title=Pokemon FireRed (gba: 2004): Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618002929/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/gba/pokemonfirered?q=Pokemon |archive-date=2008-06-18 |url-status=dead|access-date=2009-09-05}}</ref> Most critics praised the fact that they introduced new features while still maintaining the traditional gameplay of the series. Reception of the graphics and audio was more mixed, with some reviewers complaining that they were too simplistic and not much of an improvement over the previous games, [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'']]. ''FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'' were commercial successes, selling a total of around 12&nbsp;million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080425e.pdf#page=6|title=Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2008|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=2008-04-25|page=6|format=PDF|access-date=2009-09-05|archive-date=19 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519050029/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/080425e.pdf#page=6|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Nihongo foot|''Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!''|ポケットモンスター Let's Go! ピカチュウ|Poketto Monsutā Let's GO! Pikachū|group=lower-alpha}} and {{Nihongo foot|''Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!''|ポケットモンスター Let's Go! イーブイ|Poketto Monsutā Let's GO! Ībui|group=lower-alpha}} are enhanced remakes of ''Pokémon Yellow Version'', released in November 2018 for the [[Nintendo Switch]]. They were aimed at newcomers to the ''Pokémon'' series, and incorporate mechanics from ''[[Pokémon Go]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/29/17407414/pokemon-nintendo-switch-lets-go-pikachu-version-eevee-version|title=Pokémon: Let's Go! is the series' big Switch debut, and it's targeting newcomers|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=June 19, 2019|first=Allegra|last=Frank|archive-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530042425/https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/29/17407414/pokemon-nintendo-switch-lets-go-pikachu-version-eevee-version|url-status=live}}</ref> The games take place in the Kanto region and include only the original 151 Pokémon from the first generation of ''Pokémon''. The ability for Pokémon to accompany the protagonist in the overworld returns, a feature last seen in ''Pokémon HeartGold'' and ''SoulSilver'' on the [[Nintendo DS]]. However, whereas only one Pokémon could be chosen to follow the protagonist previously, they will additionally be accompanied by the starter Pikachu or Eevee in ''Let's Go, Pikachu!'' or ''Let's Go, Eevee!'', respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/12/17455722/pokemon-lets-go-preview-poke-ball-plus-controller-e3-nintendo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613205353/https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/12/17455722/pokemon-lets-go-preview-poke-ball-plus-controller-e3-nintendo |title=Pokémon: Let's Go is a simple game improved by its pricey pokéball controller |last=Farokhmanesh |first=Megan |website=[[The Verge]] |date=12 June 2018 |access-date=10 May 2024 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

They have combined global sales of over 13 million copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html |title=IR Information: Financial Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units |website=Nintendo |date=March 31, 2019 |access-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130072006/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Related games ===
{{Main|Pokémon Stadium{{!}}''Pokémon Stadium''|Pokémon Pinball{{!}}''Pokémon Pinball''}}
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A [[Nintendo 64]] game, ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'', was released by Nintendo in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=April 23, 1999 |title=Pokemon Stadium 2 Garners Praise |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/24/pokemon-stadium-2-garners-praise |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126195545/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/24/pokemon-stadium-2-garners-praise |archive-date=January 26, 2016 |access-date=May 7, 2024 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[News Corporation]]}}</ref> It revolves around a 3D turn-based battle system with the 151 Pokémon featured in ''Red, Blue, and Yellow''.

== Notes ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|https://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-blue/|Official website for ''Pokémon Blue''}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Official website|https://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/gb-pikachu/|Official website for ''Pokémon Yellow''}} {{in lang|ja}}
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