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3 unusual facts about Pokémon Red and Blue


Machida, Tokyo

Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon, who also based Pallet Town on this town in the original Pokémon Red and Blue.

Pokémon Red and Blue

Papers published by the Columbia Business School indicate both American and Japanese children prefer the actual gameplay of a game over special audio or visual effects.

Red and Blue

Pokémon Red and Blue, role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy


Ash Ketchum

His name is derived from the Japanese name (as the letters 'ash' are included in 'Satoshi') and his English motto, "Gotta Catch 'Em All". Ash's dream is to become a Pokémon Master. He is loosely based on Red, the protagonist from the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow, as well as the Generation III games Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen versions.

Charmander

Created by Ken Sugimori, Charmander first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.

Charmander was one of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.

Ekans and Arbok

Created by Ken Sugimori, Ekans and Arbok first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.

Ekans and Arbok were two of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.

Hypno

Hypno first appears in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and later in its remakes Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Oddish, Gloom, and Vileplume

Oddish, Gloom, and Vileplume are three of 150 different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.

Ponyta and Rapidash

Ponyta and Rapidash were two of several different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside of Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue.

Created by Ken Sugimori, they first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise.

Slowpoke and Slowbro

Slowpoke and Slowbro first appear in Pokémon Red and Blue and later in their remakes Pokémon Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen.


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