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Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition

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Critic score2 critics
First release
Sep 12, 1998
Developer
Game Freak
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Kids, Open world, Fantasy

Pokémon Yellow is an enhanced version of Pokémon Red and Blue that allows you to start the game with your very own Pikachu following you around on-foot and collect the 3 other starters from strangers you meet around the region. However, your goal remains the same: catch them all and become the ultimate Pokémon Master.

Also known as Pokemon Yellow, Pokémon Giallo, Pokémon Jaune, Pokémon Amarillo
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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
Like Pokémon Red and Blue, Yellow takes place in the region of Kanto, which features habitats for 151 Pokémon species. The objectives remain the same as well, though some differences exist along the way. For example, in the beginning, the player is not given an option of choosing one of three starters. Instead, a wild Pikachu that Professor Oak catches becomes player's Pokémon, while the rival character takes an Eevee that was intended for the player. The plot takes from the anime, and features characters that were not featured in the game or have been enhanced to resemble their anime characters, including Jessie, James, Meowth, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny. Similar to the anime, Pikachu refuses to evolve. Players are also given the opportunity to obtain the original three starters. As players quest on, they collect more Pokémon and use them to defeat the eight Gym Leaders and eventually the Elite Four, all the while battling Team Rocket, a gang devoted to using Pokémon in order to make themselves more powerful.Read more

Like Pokémon Red and Blue, Yellow takes place in the region of Kanto, which features habitats for 151 Pokémon species. The objectives remain the same as well, though some differences exist along the way. For example, in the beginning, the player is not given an option of choosing one of three starters. Instead, a wild Pikachu that Professor Oak catches becomes player's Pokémon, while the rival character takes an Eevee that was intended for the player. The plot takes from the anime, and features characters that were not featured in the game or have been enhanced to resemble their anime characters, including Jessie, James, Meowth, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny. Similar to the anime, Pikachu refuses to evolve. Players are also given the opportunity to obtain the original three starters. As players quest on, they collect more Pokémon and use them to defeat the eight Gym Leaders and eventually the Elite Four, all the while battling Team Rocket, a gang devoted to using Pokémon in order to make themselves more powerful.

Release dates
Game Boy
Sep 12, 1998
Game Boy
Sep 03, 1999
Game Boy
Oct 18, 1999
All 6 release dates
Game Boy
1999
Game Boy
Jun 16, 2000
Nintendo 3DS
Feb 27, 2016
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
27h
Main + Extras
42h
Completionist
67h
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view, Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
anime, monsters, collecting, pikachu, manga
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At a Glance

Critic Score
80
Main Story (IGDB)
27h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
42h
Completionist (IGDB)
67h

How it plays

Languages

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IGDB · recorded 28 Oct 2026
Also in 4 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 28 Oct 2026