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| Pokemon Red | Pokemon Green |
| Jp: February 27, 1996 Na: September 28, 1998 |
Jp: February 27, 1996 |
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| Pokemon Blue | Pokemon Yellow |
| Jp: February 27, 1996 Na: September 28, 1998 |
September 12, 1998 Na: October 18, 1999 |
Generation 1 of Pokemon started it all and released a little before I was born. I remember my family owned Red, Blue, and Pokemon Yellow, and I didn't even know Pokemon Green until I started 'researching' pokemon on the old family computer.
Pokemon Yellow was my favourite, with it's (ever so slightly) improved graphics, the inclusion of an interactive Pikachu, a story similar to the anime's, and it matched perfectly with my family's Gameboy Colour Pikachu & Pichu Edition.
I so wish I still had that Gameboy, but I imagine it either got lost behind somewhere, lost in the void, or was sold without me knowing. If I ever get one again, I'll be sure to show photos.
I also have the Gen 1 games on my 3DS, including a few romhacks like Pokemon Red Full Colour, which is just the same as the official vers. but with G/S/C sprites. After all, the orginals are not well known for their stellar graphics .-.
Anchor Points:
Bulbasaur
Growlithe & Arcanine
Eevee Lines
Although I definitely don't hate any of the Gen 1 starters, Bulbasaur has always been my favourite. I think grass types deserve more love, especially in the games with so many weaknesses, and bulbasaur is no exception. He's SUCH a great pokemon to be literally #001 because something about his design is peak early generationsto me. He's a perfect mix of adorable but monstrous, recognisable as an animal but fascinating as a brand new species, and definitely something you'd find as a kid's pet but also find in your garden at dusk.
Also being able to get a bulbasaur so early in X and Y is like a dream to me <3 Though I'll be real, I always preferred them when they looked more blue-ish than purely green
Growlithe and Arcanine are THE Dog pokemon, there's no denying it. If Pokemon were real, I'd want a Growlithe for a companion, and I'd imagine they would be a very popular Pokemon to raise. Housing an Arcanine would probably be difficult considering their size, like Clifford the Big Red Dog. I wonder if the Pokemon World would have Clifford the Big Red Arcanine.
Also you can tell that Arcanine was originally considered to be a legendary/ very special pokemon by it's design (≧◡≦)
The Eeveelutions are some of the most iconic pokemon lines, with eevee being a secondary mascot next to Pikachu. As a kid, I loved saving my game after getting Eevee in the Celadon mansion and testing the evolution stones to see what new critter I’d get, and my favourite was Vaporeon. I think I just loved it’s design and it’s beautiful cry, but I certainly did not dislike Jolteon or Flareon, or even the normal-type Eevee.
It was a great idea to have such an adaptable pokemon. Even Eevee is everything cute- a little bit of a fox, a cat, a dog, and a little bit just “cute creature”. And I'm glad Gamefreak continued to ass new eeveelutions
Because sometimes I love things but can't form good words
