Pocket Monsters Midori

Scrapped Female Character

There is an early sketch for the first two Pokémon games, which shows three characters with the Kanto region's starter Pokémon: the protagonist with a Bulbasaur, his rival with a Charmander, and an unused female trainer with a Squirtle. The last of these three trainers was most likely intended as a playable character, and it is also possible that depending on who you chose to play as, she would act as a friendly "pseudo-rival" to the player, much like Brendan and May from Ruby and Sapphire as well as Lucas and Dawn from Diamond and Pearl. However, possibly due to technical limitations of the original Game Boy, she was not implemented into the final version of Pokémon Red and Green. The Game Boy Advance remakes of the first two Pokémon games allow players to select their gender.

Virtual Console Alterations

Pocket Monsters Midori and its counterpart versions were rereleased for the 3DS Virtual Console to celebrate the Pokémon franchise's 20th anniversary in 2016. Since the Nintendo 3DS isn't compatible with the long-obsolete Game Link Cable, these releases use the system's local wireless features for link trades and battles. Additionally, several attack animations have been toned down for the safety of players with photosensitive epilepsy or other sensory conditions.

Awards

• The Strong National Museum of Play
  • 2017 – Introduced into the World Video Game Hall of Fame