Pokemon - Blue Version
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ASIN | B00000IYER |
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Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #51,827 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #81 in Game Boy Games #258 in Game Boy Color Games, Consoles & Accessories |
Product Dimensions | 3.2 x 2.1 x 0.3 inches; 0.96 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Rated | Everyone |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 0.96 ounces |
Department | baby-boys |
Manufacturer | SPIG |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. |
Date First Available | September 4, 2000 |
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In Pokémon Blue, your mission is to collect all 150 Pokémon. To collect all 150, you'll need to train each captured Pokémon. Once they evolve, each Pokémon gains power, which can be used to defeat and capture other Pokémon. Along the way, several skilled trainers will challenge you to Pokémon duels. To win the game, you must defeat them all.
Keep in mind that some Pokémon are rare and won't be found in your game. To get all 150, trade Pokémon with your friends using the Game Boy Link Cable, which allows the transfer of Pokémon between Game Paks.
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Welcome to the world of Pokémon, one filled with wild Pokémon and the people who attempt to tame them. You are Ash Ketchum, a boy on a quest to become the best Pokémon trainer in the world. Professor Oak, the leading authority on Pokémon, has given you your choice of three tame Pokémon in exchange for your helping him catalog and document every Pokémon in the world.
But to catalog a Pokémon, you have to capture it by first beating it up with one of your trained Pokémon, and then hitting it with an empty Poké Ball. As your tame Pokémon gain experience in battle, their abilities improve and they earn access to new attacks. Sometimes they even evolve into more advanced Pokémon.
Aside from capturing wild Pokémon and evolving your own, you can catalog new Pokémon by trading with another Pokémon player using either a link cable or the Game Boy Color's infrared system. Pokémon gained through trades learn and evolve faster, and trading is the only way to capture all 151 Pokémon, since each Pokémon game (Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, andPokémon Yellow) has certain Pokémon missing. Of course, as a Pokémon trainer, you've "gotta catch 'em all!"--150 to be exact. So if you own Blue and want to have a complete set of Pokémon, you must find a friendly Red or Yellow owner and arrange a trade.
Pokémon Blue is packed with interesting characters, an ingenious story hook, intriguing strategy, and of course plenty of cute Pokemon and it's easy to see how it started the Pokémania that is sweeping the world. --Michael Fehlauer
Pros:
- Gameplay and strategy that's fun for all ages
- Fantastic replay value
- Brilliant game design encourages players to meet and trade
- Hours of looking at the Game Boy's little screen may hurt neck
- Only 1 saved game per cartridge--2 people can't share a single game
- No difference between Red and Blue except for distribution of Pokémon
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A unique mixture of Final Fantasy, Tamagotchi, and rock-paper-scissors gameplay with the collectible edge of Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon is an excellent RPG for players of all experience levels. You lead a lone adventurer out on his Pokemon journey, a quest to become the champion of the Pokemon League. Before our hero can even enter the Pokemon League, he must win eight badges from the Pokemon gyms scattered around the world. Things are never quite that easy, however, as you will come toe-to-toe with the evil Team Rocket, in addition to a number of other predicaments, on your way to reach the gyms. An RPG at heart, you scour the globe for Pokemon and capture them with Pokeballs. Once caught, Pokemon can then be added to your party and trained a la standard RPG characters. As they develop, the Pokemon will become stronger and learn new abilities. Many will evolve into a different Pokemon once they reach a certain level or if you use a special item on them. The game's variety and customization is virtually unlimited, making no two run-throughs of the game the same. You can carry up to six Pokemon with you at a time. In battle, only one of the beasts may be deployed, but monsters can be swapped at any time. The strategy lies in selecting the right types of Pokemon for each battle - every Pokemon is classified as one of 15 different types of Pokemon, adding the rock-paper-scissors aspect: Fire Pokemon are weak against water attacks, flying Pokemon are strong against bug Pokemon, etc. One of Pokemon's most unique and endearing aspects is its multiplayer nature. Pokemon can be traded or battled with friends via the link cable, adding tons of long-term play incentive. Additionally, those who buy only the Red or Blue versions of the game can't capture all 150 Pokemon without trading - each cart contains 139 Pokemon. As extra incentives, some Pokemon don't evolve unless traded, and traded Pokemon gain experience 50 percent faster than normal. Under its cuddly exterior, Pokemon is a serious and unique RPG with lots of depth and excellent multiplayer extensions. As an RPG, the game is accessible enough for newcomers to the genre to enjoy, but it will entertain hard-core fans as well. It's easily one of the best Game Boy games to date. --Peter Bartholow
--Copyright ©1998 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited. -- GameSpot Review
This strategy/role-playing game involves an intricate story line that unfolds as players find, collect, train and then battle over 150 different types of Pokemon creatures as they work towards becoming the world's greatest Pokemon trainer. This was the video game that started the worldwide Pokemon phenomenon, which has spun off into a top-rated animated TV series, motion picture, books, toys and countless other products. The game involves battling the many different Pokemon creatures, but they never die or stay injured. Instead, they become weak and faint, only to be revived to perfect health minutes later. The game involves no blood, guts or gore. It does encourage thinking. Pokemon offers a collectibility element young people enjoy. (Jason R. Rich, Parents' Choice®). -- From Parents' Choice®
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Contents [hide]
1 Methods
1.1 Method #1
1.1.1 Method #1 (alternate method)
1.2 Method #2
1.3 Ditto glitch
1.4 Glitch Pok¨¦mon
2 Level
3 Overview
4 External Links
5 References
Methods
Method #1
To acquire Mew at the earliest point possible in the game, the player must not have defeated the Swimmer in Cerulean Gym and the Jr. Trainer (the one who says "I saw your feat from the grass" when the battle with him begins) on Route 24 in the grass. The player must defeat Nugget Bridge as usual.
Note that the player must have an Abra that can teleport, and therefore if playing Yellow Version must have reached Route 5 or traded for one previously.
The player first heals at the Cerulean City Pok¨¦mon Center, so they may teleport there later. The player then needs to add an Abra to the party and go to Route 24. The player then needs to stand above the Jr. Trainer so that he is just off the screen. Then the player must move down until seen and immediately press the "START" button. The player then needs to use teleport with Abra. If done correctly, the Jr. Trainer should get the indicative exclamation mark while the player teleports. At this point, the menu will not work until the player battles, though it is imperative to not battle.
The player then needs to head east from the Pok¨¦mon Center into the Cerulean Gym and battle the Swimmer. After defeating the Swimmer (the menu should be available upon victory), the player then must head to Route 24, and after several steps the menu will appear. Upon closing of the menu, a battle will begin with a wild Mew.
Method #1 (alternate method)
The player must follow the steps for Method #1 exactly until after teleporting from the Jr. Trainer. The player then must head north towards Route 25 and battle the Youngster. As in Method #1, it is imperative to not battle before then. The player must engage in battle by being seen (and must walk along the wall to be seen, not towards him or the game will freeze).
After defeating the Youngster, the player then needs to walk towards Cerulean City. After a certain amount of steps, the Start menu appears. Closing it should begin a battle against a wild Mew.
Method #2
For this method, the player needs to find any trainer in the game that will engage in battle the moment the trainer is on screen and the player is in the trainer's line of sight. The player then needs to take one step down closer to the NPC, but make sure that the NPC does not see the player, and then immediately press the "START" button. The menu will appear and the player will be able to Fly or Teleport. The player needs to fly or teleport to Cerulean City. While flying, the exclamation point that usually appears above a Trainer's head when they challenge the player to battle will appear. The player then needs to go to Route 24 and, defeat the Youngster that owns a Slowpoke (and must walk along the wall to be seen, not towards him or the game will freeze). After defeating him, the player needs to fly or teleport to Lavender Town and head to Route 8. The menu will appear. Pressing B will make a wild Mew appear at Level 7.
Ditto glitch
This method is also known as "Method #3".
For this method, the player first needs a Pok¨¦mon with a Special stat of 21. It doesn't matter if the stat was naturally leveled or boosted with stat experience, as long as it's not due to an in-battle Special-stat boosting skill. The player needs to find any trainer in the game that will engage in battle the moment the trainer is on screen and the player is in the trainer's line of sight. The player then needs to take one step down closer to the NPC, but make sure that the NPC does not see the player, and then immediately press the "START" button. Once the player has pressed start and the menu appears, the player needs to fly or teleport elsewhere. The location being traveled to must have a path via which the player can walk both to a place where there are wild Ditto (Route 15RB or Pok¨¦mon MansionY) and after to a place with a trainer to fight. This is because the start button will no longer work until after a battle with a trainer (to be mentioned) because the game has been tricked into thinking it's in battle mode. Once the battle with the trainer the player picked was evaded successfully, the player then needs to battle any trainer, as long as there is one space between the player and the trainer when the battle is initiated so that the trainer has to walk up to the player. After defeating the trainer, the player needs to encounter a wild Ditto, and battle it until it uses Transform on the player's Pok¨¦mon with the Special Stat of 21. After defeating the Ditto (with any of the player's Pok¨¦mon), the player must not battle, and go back to the location where the trainer the player first evaded is located. Once the location is approached, the menu will automatically appear. The player must press the B button. A battle will begin with a wild Mew.
This method can be used to catch any Pok¨¦mon in the game, even some glitch Pok¨¦mon. While a Pok¨¦mon with a special stat of 21 will give one Mew, using a Pok¨¦mon with a different special stat will give the player a different Pok¨¦mon. For example, in the Red/Blue versions, if a Pok¨¦mon with a Special stat of 198 is used, LM4 will appear instead of Mew. Some Special stats will cause glitch Trainers to appear.
Glitch Pok¨¦mon
Many different regular and glitch Pok¨¦mon, as well as glitch Trainers, can be encountered with the Ditto glitch. While Special stats cannot go below 5, special stats above 255 are reduced to modulo 256. Here is a table showing which special stat corresponds to which Pok¨¦mon. Glitch Trainers are in bold.
Pok¨¦mon Special stat
Rhydon 1
Kangaskhan 2
Nidoran¡á 3
Clefairy 4
Spearow 5
Voltorb 6
Nidoking 7
Slowbro 8
Ivysaur 9
Exeggutor 10
Lickitung 11
Exeggcute 12
Grimer 13
Gengar 14
Nidoran¡â 15
Nidoqueen 16
Cubone 17
Rhyhorn 18
Lapras 19
Arcanine 20
Mew 21
Gyarados 22
Shellder 23
Tentacool 24
Gastly 25
Scyther 26
Staryu 27
Blastoise 28
Pinsir 29
Tangela 30
Missingno. 31
Missingno. 32
Growlithe 33
Onix 34
Fearow 35
Pidgey 36
Slowpoke 37
Kadabra 38
Graveler 39
Chansey 40
Machoke 41
Mr. Mime 42
Hitmonlee 43
Hitmonchan 44
Arbok 45
Parasect 46
Psyduck 47
Drowzee 48
Golem 49
Missingno. 50
Magmar 51
Missingno. 52
Electabuzz 53
Magneton 54
Koffing 55
Missingno. 56
Mankey 57
Seel 58
Diglett 59
Tauros 60
Missingno. 61
Missingno. 62
Missingno. 63
Farfetch'd 64
Venonat 65
Dragonite 66
Missingno. 67
Missingno. 68
Missingno. 69
Doduo 70
Poliwag 71
Jynx 72
Moltres 73
Articuno 74
Zapdos 75
Ditto 76
Meowth 77
Krabby 78
Missingno. 79
Missingno. 80
Missingno. 81
Vulpix 82
Ninetales 83
Pikachu 84
Raichu 85
Missingno. 86
Missingno. 87
Dratini 88
Dragonair 89
Kabuto 90
Kabutops 91
Horsea 92
Seadra 93
Missingno. 94
Missingno. 95
Sandshrew 96
Sandslash 97
Omanyte 98
Omastar 99
Jigglypuff 100
Wigglytuff 101
Eevee 102
Flareon 103
Jolteon 104
Vaporeon 105
Machop 106
Zubat 107
Ekans 108
Paras 109
Poliwhirl 110
Poliwrath 111
Weedle 112
Kakuna 113
Beedrill 114
Missingno. 115
Dodrio 116
Primeape 117
Dugtrio 118
Venomoth 119
Dewgong 120
Missingno. 121
Missingno. 122
Caterpie 123
Metapod 124
Butterfree 125
Machamp 126
Missingno. 127
Golduck 128
Hypno 129
Golbat 130
Mewtwo 131
Snorlax 132
Magikarp 133
Missingno. 134
Missingno. 135
Muk 136
Missingno. 137
Kingler 138
Cloyster 139
Missingno. 140
Electrode 141
Clefable 142
Weezing 143
Persian 144
Marowak 145
Missingno. 146
Haunter 147
Abra 148
Alakazam 149
Pidgeotto 150
Pidgeot 151
Starmie 152
Bulbasaur 153
Venusaur 154
Tentacruel 155
Missingno. 156
Goldeen 157
Seaking 158
Missingno. 159
Missingno. 160
Missingno. 161
Missingno. 162
Ponyta 163
Rapidash 164
Rattata 165
Raticate 166
Nidorino 167
Nidorina 168
Geodude 169
Porygon 170
Aerodactyl 171
Missingno. 172
Magnemite 173
Missingno. 174
Missingno. 175
Charmander 176
Squirtle 177
Charmeleon 178
Wartortle 179
Charizard 180
Missingno. 181
Missingno. (Kabutops fossil form) 182
Missingno. (Aerodactyl fossil form) 183
Missingno. (Ghost form) 184
Oddish 185
Gloom 186
Vileplume 187
Bellsprout 188
Weepinbell 189
Victreebel 190
ARB/4 4Y 191
aRB/44HyY 192
¥¥RB/¡âY 193
.4RB/pPkMnpY 194
h POK¨¦RB/Z4Y 195
Pok¨¦WTrainerRB/X ¥¥- x¥¥,Y 196
PkMnRB/4. .Y 197
LM4RB/7gY 198
p TRB/Glitchy CharizardY 199
Jacred 200
Youngster 201
Bug Catcher 202
Lass 203
Sailor 204
Jr. Trainer¡á 205
Jr. Trainer¡â 206
Pok¨¦Maniac 207
Super Nerd 208
Hiker 209
Biker 210
Burglar 211
Engineer 212
Juggler 213
Fisherman 214
Swimmer 215
Cue Ball 216
Gambler 217
Beauty 218
Psychic 219
Rocker 220
Juggler 221
Tamer 222
Bird Keeper 223
Blackbelt 224
Blue 225
Professor Oak 226
Chief 227
Scientist 228
Giovanni 229
Rocket 230
Cooltrainer¡á 231
Cooltrainer¡â 232
Bruno 233
Brock 234
Misty 235
Lt. Surge 236
Erika 237
Koga 238
Blaine 239
Sabrina 240
Gentleman 241
Blue 242
Blue 243
Lorelei 244
Channeler 245
Agatha 246
Lance 247
Level
A Pok¨¦mon encountered using the Mew glitch is most commonly level 7. This is because as one Pok¨¦mon's Special Stat corresponds to the index number of the Pok¨¦mon, the Pok¨¦mon's level also corresponds to the attack stage of the last encountered Pok¨¦mon. The attack stage is the variable which is changed when a stat-modifying move like Growl is used. 7 is the unchanged value, but will range from 1 to 13 depending on how many attack boosts or drops the opponent received. For example, if the player used Growl on the Pok¨¦mon six times, he or she could encounter a level 1 Pok¨¦mon. However, Pok¨¦mon with levels 14 to 255 and 0 cannot be found this way, because a Pok¨¦mon cannot have more than six attack boosts or drops.[2]
If the Ditto glitch is used and a glitch Trainer is encountered, the Trainer class will use a different team corresponding to the attack stage. Usually the game will attempt to load the 7th party in memory. Some classes only have one to three set parties. This causes glitchy parties to appear if an attack-modifying move is not used to lower the attack stage to at least 3.
Overview
The glitch in fact works as follows: Any Trainer can be used for the first section, as long as the Trainer notices the player as soon as he/she enters the game screen, and that the player is walking towards them from either the top, left or right (walking from below will not work). Teleport and Fly (or Escape Rope and Dig if in a dungeon) can be used to trigger the glitch. For the Youngster, any Pok¨¦mon will do as long as it can be fought without walking up to a Trainer. To finish off the glitch, the player must return to the route of the Trainer evaded. The Pok¨¦mon that the player will find wild is dependent on the Special stat of the Pok¨¦mon the player last faced (wild or from the Trainer), and so using a Pok¨¦mon with the Special stat the player needs and finding a Ditto that transforms will produce an identical effect. The required Special stat for Mew is 21.
You just do the singing. I'll take care of the hard part.
Let's get it on!
I want to be the best
there ever was.
To beat all the rest, yeah,
that's my cause.
Electrode, Diglett, Nidoran, Mankey
Venusaur, Rattata, Fearow, Pidgey
Seaking, Jolteon, Dragonite, Gastly
Ponyta, Vaporeon, Poliwrath, Butterfree
Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all,
Pokémon!
I'll search across the land,
look far and wide.
Release from my hand
the power that's inside.
Venomoth, Poliwag, Nidorino, Golduck
Ivysaur, Grimer, Victreebel, Moltres
Nidoking, Farfetch'd, Abra, Jigglypuff
Kingler, Rhyhorn, Clefable, Wigglytuff
Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all,
Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon!
Zubat, Primeape, Meowth, Onix
Geodude, Rapidash, Magneton, Snorlax
Gengar, Tangela, Goldeen, Spearow
Weezing, Seel, Gyarados, Slowbro
Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all, yeah!
Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all, yeah!
Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon! Ow!
Kabuto, Persian, Paras, Horsea
Raticate, Magnemite, Kadabra, Weepinbell
Ditto, Cloyster, Caterpie, Sandshrew
Bulbasaur, Charmander, Golem, Pikachu
At least 150 or more to see.
To be a Pokémon Master is my destiny.
Alakazam, Doduo, Venonat, Machoke
Kangaskhan, Hypno, Electabuzz, Flareon
Blastoise, Poliwhirl, Oddish, Drowzee
Raichu, Nidoqueen, Bellsprout, Starmie
Woo! We're at the halfway point, doing great so far.
We? What's all this "we" stuff? I'm doing all the hard work!
Breaktime's over, here we go!
Metapod, Marowak, Kakuna, Clefairy
Dodrio, Seadra, Vileplume, Krabby
Lickitung, Tauros, Weedle, Nidoran
Machop, Shellder, Porygon, Hitmonchan
Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all, yeah!
Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all, yeah!
Articuno, Jynx, Nidorina, Beedrill
Haunter, Squirtle, Chansey (Pokémon!)
Parasect, Exeggcute, Muk, Dewgong
Pidgeotto, Lapras, Vulpix, Rhydon
At least 150 or more to see.
To be a Pokémon Master is my destiny.
Charizard, Machamp, Pinsir, Koffing
Dugtrio, Golbat, Staryu, Magikarp
Ninetales, Ekans, Omastar
Scyther, Tentacool, Dragonair, Magmar
Whoa, catch your breath man. Shake out those lips.
It's downhill from here, just 24 more to go.
Now it gets tricky, so listen real good!
Sandslash, Hitmonlee, Psyduck, Arcanine
Eevee, Exeggutor, Kabutops, Zapdos
Dratini, Growlithe, Mr. Mime, Cubone
Graveler, Voltorb, Gloom - We're almost home!
Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all, yeow!
Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all, huhh!
Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon! (yeeaahh!!)
Charmeleon, Wartortle
Mewtwo, Tentacruel, Aerodactyl
Omanyte, Slowpoke
Pidgeot, Arbok - That's all, folks!
Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all (oowww)
Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon
Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all (oowww)
Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon
Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all
Gotta catch 'em all... Pokémon!
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023
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My childhood in a cartridge (or at least part of my childhood)
I don't even need to review the game itself - you all know it's a classic.
Be aware that these old Gameboy cartridges rely on a battery to maintain a save file. No battery, no save. And the ones installed at manufacture are now well over 10 years old and many are now failing.
Here are 2 solutions:
Replace the battery. You will need a new cr1616 battery (worth about £2) and a special screwdriver for Gameboy games (about £5 or ask nicely at any decent 2nd hand game shop if you can use one) Slide apart the cartridge, carefully remove the old battery (might need fine cutters) from the metal contacts, slide in the new battery, secure with a few layers of insulating tape and put it all back together. Mine has been working for a few months no issues. Just make sure you get a decent brand of battery and no knock offs.
Get Pokémon Stadium 2 for Nintendo 64 and the Gameboy adapter pack. You can store your items and pokemon on there with no fear of batteries running out. If I'm not playing for a while, I move everything on there in case of battery failure.
Enjoy!
Not only did this game arrive very quickly but it came with a Gameboy cartridge protector.
Quality? Amazing, game works fine and i already beat the first gym
Dislikes? None, this game arrived quickly with a protector and works fine on my Gameboy.