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Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition

1998 81 / 100 Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Pokémon Yellow is an enhanced version of Pokémon Red and Blue that allows you to start the game with your very own Pikachu following you around on-foot and collect the 3 other starters from strangers you meet around the region. However, your goal remains the same: catch them all and become the ultimate Pokémon Master.

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Adventure Genre Open world Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Multiplayer Game feel Open World World design
World design Open World Game modeMultiplayer GameplayRole-playing

Deep dive / Spielprofil

What it is about.

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Story & context

Like Pokémon Red and Blue, Yellow takes place in the region of Kanto, which features habitats for 151 Pokémon species. The objectives remain the same as well, though some differences exist along the way. For example, in the beginning, the player is not given an option of choosing one of three starters. Instead, a wild Pikachu that Professor Oak catches becomes player's Pokémon, while the rival character takes an Eevee that was intended for the player. The plot takes from the anime, and features characters that were not featured in the game or have been enhanced to resemble their anime characters, including Jessie, James, Meowth, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny. Similar to the anime, Pikachu refuses to evolve. Players are also given the opportunity to obtain the original three starters. As players quest on, they collect more Pokémon and use them to defeat the eight Gym Leaders and eventually the Elite Four, all the while battling Team Rocket, a gang devoted to using Pokémon in order to make themselves more powerful.

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Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Game Freak
Publisher
Gradiente, Nintendo
Franchise
Pokémon
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric, Side view
Themes
Fantasy, Kids, Open world
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Game Boy 1999
  • Game Boy Oct 18, 1999
  • Game Boy Sep 12, 1998
  • Game Boy Jun 16, 2000
  • Game Boy Sep 03, 1999
  • Nintendo 3DS Feb 27, 2016
  • Game Boy Color Jun 16, 2000
  • Game Boy Color 1999
  • Game Boy Color Oct 18, 1999
  • Game Boy Color Sep 03, 1999

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