You live in a world inhabited by Pokémon, wild creatures that can be tamed by Pokémon Trainers for use in battles. It is your first day as a Pokémon Trainer. As you set out from Pallet Town, Professor Oak, the local Pokémon expert, gives you your first Pokémon.
Catch Pokémon with Poké Balls and take them into battle against other Trainers to level them up, learn new attacks and evolve them into stronger forms. Earn the Gym badges and challenge the Elite Four to become the Pokémon Champion.
You can also trade Pokémon with other players and battle them using the Game Boy Link Cable.
A special edition of the Pokémon Red & Blue. Inspired by the TV show, you start the game with Pikachu who follows you around on the map. You can also find Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle depending on how happy Pikachu is.
Battle graphics have been improved and the game has more support for the Super Game Boy and Game Boy Color palettes. A new Surfing minigame has been added, and you will face Jesse and James of Team Rocket.
Pokémon: FireRed & LeafGreen Version
A remake of Pokémon Red & Green. The entire game has been redesigned from the ground up, with all-new graphics and sound, and added support for linking with Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire, including new Pokémon and attacks. The game also features a selection between a male and female character, and adds some new areas to explore after you clear the main game.
The games are packaged with the GBA Wireless Adapter, allowing for wireless local link-up with other copies of the game.
Red Version
| Region |
Date |
Name |
System |
 |
27 Feb 1996 |
ポケットモンスター 赤
Pocket Monster Aka
|
Game Boy |
 |
Sep 1998 |
Pokémon: Red Version
|
Game Boy |
 |
07 Oct 1999 |
Pokémon: Red Version
|
Game Boy |
Green Version
| Region |
Date |
Name |
System |
|
27 Feb 1996 |
ポケットモンスター 緑
Pocket Monster Midori
|
Game Boy |
Blue Version
| Region |
Date |
Name |
System |
|
15 Oct 1996 |
ポケットモンスター 青
Pocket Monster Ao
|
Game Boy |
|
Sep 1998 |
Pokémon: Blue Version
|
Game Boy |
|
07 Oct 1999 |
Pokémon: Blue Version
|
Game Boy |
Yellow Version
| Region |
Date |
Name |
System |
|
12 Sep 1998 |
ポケットモンスター ピカチュウ
Pocket Monster Pikachu
|
Game Boy |
|
25 Oct 1999 |
Pokémon: Yellow Version
|
Game Boy Color |
|
15 Jun 2000 |
Pokémon: Yellow Version
|
Game Boy Color |
FireRed Version (Game Boy Advance)
LeafGreen Version (Game Boy Advance)
Hero & Rival's Japanese Names
In the Japanese version of Pokémon Red, one of the default names for the hero is "Satoshi", and one of the default names for your rival is "Shigeru". These names refer to Satoshi Tajiri, the Game Freak designer who developed Pokémon, and Shigeru Miyamoto, the world-renowned Nintendo developer. The names are reversed in Pokémon Green. Satoshi Tajiri has gone on record saying he always wanted to produce a game as popular as one of Shigeru Miyamoto's.
It is also worth noting that these names were selected for the hero and rival in the Japanese anime series.
Head to the Mimic Girl's house in Saffron City and check out her SNES console. You get the following description of the game she's playing:
"A game with MARIO wearing a bucket on his head!"
This refers to Mario & Wario, a Japan-only SNES puzzle game that was developed by Game Freak, the developers of Pokémon.
In Celadon City, you can find the Game Freak development room in one of the buildings and talk to the staff who worked on Pokémon, including a programmer, artist, musician and director. You receive a diploma from the director if you catch all 150 Pokémon.
In Japan, the ship S.S. Anne is named the Saint Anne. This was also the name of the computer that created the hero in the Game Freak game Pulseman on the Sega Genesis.
Pokémon Stadium Series
