Pokémon Red and Blue

Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue were the first Pokémon games released for the Game Boy in the United States. Both are independent games and feature same story, the only difference a slight difference in wild Pokémon species. While both games are winnable independently, in order to collect every Pokémon buying both versions and trading between them is necessary.

The games called internationally as Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue correspond to Japanese games Pocket Monsters: Red and Pocket Monsters: Green. There is also a separate game called Pocket Monsters: Blue. It was not possible to buy it in stores. The game had to be ordered through children's magazines, which the readers were reluctant to do at first.

In Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokémon Trainers can choose Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle as their starter Pokémon from Professor Oak.

The art for the game packaging of Pokémon Red prominently features Charizard, an evolved form of the starter Pokémon Charmander. Pokémon Blue's packaging features Blastoise, an evolved form of Squirtle.

The Pokémon Red and Blue versions have become notorious for having many bugs and glitches. The most well-known of these are the Missingno. and Glitch City tricks. There is a form of Pokémon Cloning in Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is error-prone and can result in the saved game being erased. There are also several less notable glitches, like standing on a bush, seeing a man on top of the Cinnabar gym, opening up an invisible PC in Celadon City, and fishing on statues.

It is possible to transfer Pokémon between Red/Blue/Yellow and Gold/Silver/Crystal (in other words, all games on Game Boy), as well as Pokémon Stadium games (on Nintendo 64), but not between these games and any of the Game Boy Advance games (Ruby/Sapphire, FireRed/LeafGreen, etc).

See also: Pokémon (video games) <PokémonGames>