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Gen 11998· Game Boy

Pokémon Yellow

An enhanced Kanto adventure inspired by the anime, where a Pikachu that refuses its Poké Ball follows you around.

Region
Kanto
Generation
Gen 1
Released
1998
Platform
Game Boy

Highlights

  • Pikachu as your walking partner
  • All three Kanto starters obtainable
  • Team Rocket's Jessie & James appear
  • Anime-inspired story touches
Kanto Pokédex
Every Pokémon obtainable in Yellow — 151 in this dex.

Starter Pokémon

Cover Legendaries

New Pokémon in Generation 1

151 Pokémon made their debut this generation.

See all 151 in the Kanto Pokédex

Kanto map

Every explorable location in Kanto, colour-coded by type — hover or tap a stop to see which Pokémon you can catch there.

Browse all 90 Kanto locations

Mechanics & features

What Generation 1 brought to the series.

The original 151

The Pokémon that started it all, plus the core turn-based battle system and type chart.

Version exclusives & trading

Two versions with different Pokémon, built to encourage link-cable trading to complete the Pokédex.