Pokémon Red Version
Also known as: Pokémon Rouge | Pokémon Rosso | Pokémon Rojo | Pokemon Version Rouge | Pokemon Red | Pokémon Edicion Roja | Pokémon Versione Rossa | Pokémon Rot | Pokémon Rote Edition | Pokémon Versão Vermelha | Pokémon Red | Pocket Monsters Red | Pocket Monster Red | pokettomonsutaa akai
Pokémon Red, along with Pokémon Green, are the first video games in the Pokémon series of games. They are the first paired versions of Generation I. Developed over the course of several years, Red and Green established several standards for later Pokémon games and sequels. They take place in the Kanto region, with the player having to collect eight Gym Badges to become the Pokémon Champion while also completing the Pokédex by collecting all 151 Pokémon.
RPGAdventureTurn-Based Strategy
Released
27 Feb 1996
30 years ago
Nintendo 3DSGame Boy
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Pokémon Red, along with Pokémon Green, are the first video games in the Pokémon series of games. They are the first paired versions of Generation I. Developed over the course of several years, Red and Green established several standards for later Pokémon games and sequels. They take place in the Kanto region, with the player having to collect eight Gym Badges to become the Pokémon Champion while also completing the Pokédex by collecting all 151 Pokémon.
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Pokémon Red Version is 1996 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. They are the first installments of the Pokémon video game series.
Red and Blue were well-received with critics praising the multiplayer options, especially the concept of trading. They received an aggregated score of 89% on GameRankings and are considered among the greatest games ever made, perennially ranked on top game lists including at least four years on IGN's "Top 100 Games of All Time". The games' releases marked the beginning of what would become a multibillion-dollar franchise, jointly selling over 300 million copies worldwide. In 2009 they appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Best selling RPG on the Game Boy" and "Best selling RPG of all time".
