Pokémon Blue Version

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Description

Pokémon Blue Version is the international version of Pocket Monsters Midori. Compared to the earlier version, Blue has updated graphics and audio, some changes to area layouts, and significantly overhauled code, all of which in fact originate from the Japanese release of Pocket Monsters Ao.

Blue and Midori share the same version-exclusive Pokémon; in order to complete the Pokédex, players must trade with owners of Red version.

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Alternate Titles

• "Pokémon: Versione Blu - Acchiappali tutti!" -- Italian tag-lined title
• "Pokémon: Versione Blu" -- Italian title
• "Pokémon: Version Bleu" -- French title
• "Pokémon: Edición Azul" -- Spanish title
• "Pokémon: Blue Version - Gotta catch 'em all!" -- Tag-lined title
• "Pokémon: Blaue Edition - Schnapp' sie Dir alle!" -- German tag-lined title
• "Pokémon: Blaue Edition" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Gameplay feature: Fishing
• Gameplay feature: Gambling
• Gameplay feature: Importable characters
• Gameplay feature: Monster capture / training
• Games made into books
• Games made into comics
• Games made into movies
• Games made into TV series
• Games released as complementary versions
• Pokémon main RPG series
• Pokémon universe

User Reviews

The best RPG around!	Game Boy	Jim Fun (252)
Truly a landmark game of its generation, even if it just lacks focus	Game Boy	CrankyStorming (3011)
A new role playing game	Game Boy	Mike Andrew (2)

Critic Reviews

Video Games	Game Boy	Nov, 1999		100
IGN	Game Boy	Jun 23, 1999	10 out of 10	100
Total! (Germany)	Game Boy	Sep, 1999	1 out of 6	100
Nintendojo	Game Boy	Aug 16, 2004	9.8 out of 10	98
Cubed3	Game Boy	Mar 17, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Nintendo Life	Nintendo 3DS	Mar 07, 2016		90
Player One	Game Boy	Oct, 1999	89 out of 100	89
GameSpot	Game Boy	Jan 28, 2000	8.8 out of 10	88
Just RPG	Game Boy	Apr 03, 2003	73 out of 100	73
Gamekult	Game Boy	Oct 15, 2000	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Levels

The maximum level your Pokémon can reach is level 100. After that, it will continue to get experience, but will not gain any more levels.

Pokémon Blue

The U.S. and European releases of Pokémon Blue Version are based not only on the Japanese release of Blue Version, but also on the Japan-only Pocket Monsters Midori. The Pokémon Blue known to western audiences uses the updated graphics and code from the Japanese Blue, but retains Midori's encounter lists and available in-game trades.

Virtual Console Alterations

Pokémon Blue 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

• Game Informer
  • August 2001 (Issue #100) - #39 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll
• Retro Gamer
  • October 2004 (Issue #9) – #9 Best Game Boy Game (together with Pokémon Yellow Version and Pokémon Red Version)
• Total! (Germany)
  • Issue 01/2000 – Best Game Boy RPG in 1999

Information also contributed by Matt Neueboom and Satoshi Kunsai

Related Web Sites

• Let's horribly break Pokemon Blue (Metroixer's showcase of the game's glitches on the Let's Play Archive)
• Pokèmon Elite 2000 (A Pokèmon fan site good at covering the latest news about coming and existing Pokèmon games.)
• Pokemon Hints (Hints to help you solve the game.)
• Psypokes (A comprehensive Pokémon site that pretty much covers everything there is to know about the games.)