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Pokémon Blue Version

Game Boy · Released October 15, 1996 · Developed by Game Freak · Published by Nintendo

86Total 86Single playerMultiplayer
Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)AdventureFantasyKidsOpen world
Loose
CIB
Sealed

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Summary

Pokémon Blue is the third core series Pokémon game released as a minor revision of Pokémon Red and Green, which were released earlier that year. It was thus the first solitary version in the core series of Pokémon games. Various fixes in the game include a graphics and sound upgrade, as well as the removal of several known glitches that had been found in the original pair. Outside of Japan, its graphics, game engine and script formed the basis of Pokémon Red and Blue, while the wild Pokémon and game-exclusive Pokémon lists were changed to match Red and Green.

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Details

IGDB Rating
86.01 / 100
488 ratings
Total Rating
86.01 / 100
488 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric · Side view
Themes
Fantasy · Kids · Open world
Developer
Game Freak

Also known as

FrancePokémon BleuFrench title
GermanyPokémon BlauGerman title
SpainPokémon AzulSpanish title
ItalyPokémon BluItalian title
FrancePokémon Version BleuFrench alternative title
SpainPokémon Edición AzulSpanish alternative title
AliasPokemon BlueAlternative spelling
PortugalPokémon Versão AzulPortuguese title
AliasPokémon BlueAbbreviation
JapanPocket Monster blueJapanese title - translated
KoreaPocket Monsters MidoriKorean title - romanization
JapanPocket Monsters GreenJapanese title - translated

Release history (9 entries)

DatePlatformRegion
Oct 15, 1996Game Boy
Sep 28, 1998Game Boy
Oct 23, 1998Game Boy
Dec 31, 1998Game Boy
Oct 5, 1999Game Boy
Feb 27, 2016Nintendo 3DS
Feb 27, 2016Nintendo 3DS
Feb 27, 2016Nintendo 3DS
Feb 27, 2016Nintendo 3DS

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Storyline

The player character starts out in Pallet Town. When the player character tries to leave the town without a Pokémon of their own, they are stopped in the nick of time by Professor Oak, who invites them to his lab. There, he gives them a Pokémon of their own and a Pokédex, telling them about his dream to make a complete guide on every Pokémon in the world. After the player character battles their rival and leaves the lab, they are entitled to win every Gym Badge, compete in the Pokémon League, and fulfill Oak's dream by catching every Pokémon.

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