Pokémon Green
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| Developer(s) | Game Freak |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Release date(s) |
 February 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Console role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy, Super Game Boy |
| Media | cartridge |
Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green were the first Pokémon games released for the Game Boy in Japan. Both are independent games but they feature the same story, the only difference being which wild Pokémon species are present in each game. While both games can be played seperately, gamers must trade between the versions if they wish to collect all of the Pokémon.
In Japan, Pokémon was first released in Red and Green versions while Red and Blue was released in the U.S. and elsewhere. In Japan, Pokémon Blue, with improved graphics as opposed to the older first-generation games, was released after the original Red and Green. It contained Pokémon that could be found in places not originally in the Red and Green versions. An example is that Ditto was added to the Rock Tunnel and Lickitung could be caught in the wild. Also, Unknown Dungeon was totally redesigned, and its layout was used by the English Red and Blue versions.
Although it seems like Pokémon Green was never released outside of Japan, the English version of Pokémon Blue is based on the Japanese Pokémon Blue's engine and graphics, with the Japanese Pokémon Green's wild and trade Pokémon. Similarly for the English version of Pokémon Red, it too was based on the Japanese Pokémon Blue's engine and graphics, with the Japanese Pokémon Red's wild and trade Pokémon.
In 2004, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen were released worldwide and were remakes of the original Pokémon games. This time, the non-Japanese versions' colors matched the Japanese colors, red and green, rather than changing LeafGreen to a blue variety.
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[edit] Gameplay
In Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green, the player can choose Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur as their starter Pokémon from Professor Oak. After that choice, they cannot catch the other two starters in the wild or by trading with in-game NPCs, so, to complete the National Dex, the player must trade with other players in the real world. The basic story is to become the best trainer in all of Kanto, and to catch all 150 pokemon ; this is done by raising Pokémon, defeating gym leaders for Pokemon, and eventually challenging the Elite Four, trading with other games to become the greatest trainers in the world.
The player has a childhood rival, the grandson of Professor Oak. The default name is the color of the version owned, while the rival's default name is the opposite. If one plays the Red Version, the Rival is named Green (Althought one may choose the name for both the rival and the hero). In the first season of the Pokémon anime, he is known as "Gary" in the U.S. He will challenge the player in several parts of the game while trying to capture more pokemon than the player. He will always choose a Pokémon with a type advantage over the Pokémon the player initially chose.
[edit] Bugs and glitches
The Pokémon Red, Blue and Green versions are notorious for having many bugs and glitches. The most well-known of these is the MissingNo. glitch. There is a form of Pokémon Cloning in Pokémon Red and Green, 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 (all of which are in the US Red and Blue versions). Pokemon Green version has a few of its own exclusive glitches, including switching one of the items in your inventory with one of a Pokemon's battle moves.
[edit] Link-up capabilities
These two games introduced the concept of trading Pokémon between cartridges via the Game Boy Link Cable. This had to be done in order to complete the game without cheating, since each of the three games held version-specific Pokémon which were unavailiable for catching in the other version. The Link Cable also made it possible to battle another player's squad - this meant that experienced players could pit their Pokémon against equals, something they were unable to do in the game world without using cheats.
As well as trading with each other, Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue can trade Pokémon between the 2nd generation of Pokémon games. However, there are some limitations; Pokémon introduced in the new games could not be traded to the older games, nor could older Pokémon that knew moves introduced in the new games. Also, games of different languages were not compatible (such as trading between the English version of Pokémon Red and the Japanese version of Pokémon Gold). These trades resulted in corruption of the traded Pokémon.
None of these games are compatible with the 3rd generation of games.
[edit] See also
| Red, Blue and Green • Yellow • Gold and Silver • Crystal • Ruby and Sapphire • FireRed and LeafGreen • Emerald • Diamond and Pearl Stadium • Stadium 2 • Colosseum • XD • Battle Revolution |
