Basic entry · GB

Pokémon Red Version

Also known as Pocket Monsters: Aka, Pokémon Versione Rossa, Pokémon: Edición Roja, Pokémon: Edición Roja - ¡Atrápalos ya!, Pokémon: Edición Roja - ¡Hazte con todos!, Pokémon: Red Version - Gotta catch 'em all!, Pokémon: Rote Edition, Pokémon: Rote Version - Schnapp' sie Dir alle!, Pokémon: Version Rouge, Pokémon: Versione Rossa - Acchiappali tutti!

Pokémon Red Version is a 1998 GB, 3DS game by Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Game Freak, Inc..

This is a basic entry from public sources. It is not a written Codex page yet, so it lists facts without checking them against a second source.

About the game

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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Facts

Platforms
GB, 3DS
First released
1998-09-28
Developers
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Game Freak, Inc., Creatures, Inc., Contact Data Belgium N.V.
Publishers
Nintendo of America Inc., Nintendo Co., Ltd., Nintendo of Europe GmbH
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Diagonal-down, Turn-based, Japanese-style RPG (JRPG), Fantasy
Ratings
MobyGames score 8.2 (125 votes) · MobyGames

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

  • Pokémon Red Version: Front Cover (GB · United States)
    Front Cover (GB · United States)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Front Cover (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
    Front Cover (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Front Cover (GB · Germany)
    Front Cover (GB · Germany)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Front Cover (GB · Spain)
    Front Cover (GB · Spain)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Front Cover (GB · Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)
    Front Cover (GB · Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Back Cover (GB · United States)
    Back Cover (GB · United States)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Back Cover (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
    Back Cover (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Back Cover (GB · Germany)
    Back Cover (GB · Germany)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Back Cover (GB · Spain)
    Back Cover (GB · Spain)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Back Cover (GB · Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)
    Back Cover (GB · Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Media (GB · United States)
    Media (GB · United States)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Media (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
    Media (GB · Australia, New Zealand)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Media (GB · Germany)
    Media (GB · Germany)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Media (GB · Spain)
    Media (GB · Spain)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Media (GB · Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)
    Media (GB · Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Spine/Sides (GB · United States)
    Spine/Sides (GB · United States)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Spine/Sides (GB · United States)
    Spine/Sides (GB · United States)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Manual (GB · United States)
    Manual (GB · United States)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Manual (GB · United States)
    Manual (GB · United States)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Manual (GB · Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)
    Manual (GB · Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Manual (GB · Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)
    Manual (GB · Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom)

Screenshots

  • Pokémon Red Version: My journey begins. (GB)
    My journey begins. (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: And it ends very quickly! (GB)
    And it ends very quickly! (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Danger ahead- Fat boy! (GB)
    Danger ahead- Fat boy! (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Can't go that way neither. (GB)
    Can't go that way neither. (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: John wants to fight! (GB)
    John wants to fight! (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: That will teach him! (GB)
    That will teach him! (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Pokemon status (GB)
    Pokemon status (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: My status (GB)
    My status (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: A wild battle (GB)
    A wild battle (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: *Sniff* They grow up so fast... (GB)
    *Sniff* They grow up so fast... (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: You can catch wild pokemon with poke balls (GB)
    You can catch wild pokemon with poke balls (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: The PokeDex gives you information on the pokemon you've seen and caught (GB)
    The PokeDex gives you information on the pokemon you've seen and caught (GB)
  • Pokémon Red Version: Title screen (Super Game Boy) (GB)
    Title screen (Super Game Boy) (GB)

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Releases

PlatformReleasedRegionsPublishers
GB1998-09-28Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United StatesNintendo of America Inc., Nintendo Co., Ltd., Nintendo of Europe GmbH
3DS2016-02-27——

Barcodes

  • 0045496730734

Where this comes from

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