Pokémon Red Version

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Description

Pokémon Red Version is the international version of Pocket Monsters Akai. Compared to the earlier version, Red 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.

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

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Promo Images

Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "ポケットモンスター 赤" -- Japanese spelling
• "Pokémon: Version Rouge" -- French title
• "Pokémon: Versione Rossa - Acchiappali tutti!" -- Italian tag-lined title
• "Pokémon Versione Rossa" -- Italian title
• "Pokémon: Rote Version - Schnapp' sie Dir alle!" -- German tag-lined title
• "Pokémon: Rote Edition" -- German title
• "Pokémon: Red Version - Gotta catch 'em all!" -- Tag-lined title
• "Pokémon: Edición Roja - ¡Hazte con todos!" -- Spanish tag-lined title
• "Pokémon: Edición Roja" -- Spanish title
• "Pocket Monsters: Aka" -- Japanese 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
• Video games turned into board / card games

User Reviews

The Spark that started the Fire...	Game Boy	Lawnmower Man (145)
Too tedious to play	Game Boy	Pixelspeech (1006)
One of my first gaming experiences.	Game Boy	Spag (70)

Critic Reviews

Total! (Germany)	Game Boy	Sep, 1999	1 out of 6	100
Video Games	Game Boy	Nov, 1999		100
IGN	Game Boy	Jun 23, 1999	10 out of 10	100
Nintendojo	Game Boy	Aug 16, 2004	9.8 out of 10	98
VicioJuegos.com	Game Boy	May 06, 2008	93 out of 100	93
Super Play (Sweden)	Game Boy	Oct, 1999	92 out of 100	92
Game Critics	Game Boy	Jun 24, 1999	9 out of 10	90
Mega Fun	Game Boy	Nov, 1999	88 out of 100	88
GameSpot	Game Boy	Feb 09, 2001	8.8 out of 10	88
Legendra	Game Boy	Sep 16, 2007		60

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
*	1	is_that_rain_or_tears (657) Dec 25, 2013
New game groups needed	1	Lampbane (3074) Jan 06, 2009

Trivia

Development

The man behind Pocket Monsters, Satoshi Tajiri, had been working on the game a full five years (from 1991 to 1996) before he finally decided to release it after he was satisfied enough with it. No one at Nintendo expected the game to be a hit, but it was.

Inspiration

Satoshi Tajiri got the concept for Pokémon when he was growing up as a kid. It's said that as a boy he used to catch bugs of all types and watch them grow and develop, like a caterpillar evolving into a butterfly! It's crazy to know that this childhood hobby would turn into a, now normal, popular enterprise.

Virtual Console Alterations

Pokémon Red 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 Blue Version)
• Total! (Germany)
  • Issue 01/2000 – Best Game Boy RPG in 1999

Information also contributed by PCGamer77, Powerbracelet and Robbb

Related Web Sites

• Hints for Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow (These question and answer type hints cover Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow.)
• Pokèmon Elite 2000 (A Pokèmon fan site good at covering the latest news about coming and existing Pokèmon games.)
• Psypokes (A comprehensive Pokémon site that pretty much covers everything there is to know about the games.)