Welcome to the world of Pokémon. Pokémon Red and Blue were the Western versions of the Japanese games Pokémon Red and Green.StoryYou are the protagonist Red. Today is a great day for you, as you are allowed to finally venture out on your own Pokémon journey. As you're getting ready to leave your home, your mother tells you to be safe and that she loves you.

Eager to take on the world and become a Champion, you head for the only way to leave your small birthplace Pallet Town; Route 1. As you head for the patches of tall grass, you are told to stop. Professor Oak warns you of the dangers of Pokémon in tall grass. He leads you back to his laboratory. There you you meet your long time childhood friend and rival, Blue. He is also the grandson of Oak. Blue is starting his journey just like you.

Professor Oak presents to you three Poké Balls. Each one contains a very special Pokémon; the bold fire-type Charmander, the headstrong Squirtle and the calm and mature Bulbasaur. He tells you to pick whichever one you wish to have. Being the one to pick second, Blue chooses the one with has the advantage over yours. He challenges you to a battle quickly afterwards to see who is the stronger one. You and Blue battle in Oak's lab and you seemingly become the victor of the fight.

You soon leave town to start a new adventure. As you fight other Trainers and capture Pokémon, you must overcome obstacles and conflicts. You strive to end the tyranny of Team Rocket as you learn friendship and trust with your Pokémon, creating a bond that will lead you to become the Champion of Kanto.CharactersRed
Blue
Professor Oak
Mom
Daisy
Bill
S.S. Captain
Mr. Fuji
Safari Warden
Copycat
Name Rater
Team RocketGym LeadersBrock
Misty
Lt. Surge
Erika
Koga
Sabrina
Blaine
GiovanniElite FourLorelei
Bruno
Agatha
Lance
ChampionGyms and Gym BadgesGyms are where a Trainer goes to test their skills up against opponents training to master a certain type of Pokémon. There can only be one official Gym per city, and there can only be eight official Gyms. Each Gym has a chosen Gym Leader who will give a Trainer a Gym Badge showing they have defeated said Gym Leader in battle. Gym Badges was special items in which displays a Trainer's strength and maturity. Each Gym Badge has a certain power to it, allowing a Trainer to master Pokémon to a certain level and use of certain Pokémon moves outside of battle.Pewter City Gym: Boulder BadgeCerulean City Gym: Cascade BadgeVermillion City Gym: Thunder BadgeCeladon City Gym: Rainbow BadgeFuchsia City Gym: Soul BadgeSaffron City Gym: Marsh BadgeCinnabar Island Gym: Volcano BadgeViridian City Gym: Earth BadgePokémon CenterGet very familiar with the Pokémon Center, because you're going to be using them a lot. The most important place for a Trainer, the Pokémon Center has a lovely Nurse Joy that handles Pokémon with care. She heals your Pokémon back to full strength. The Pokémon Center also houses the computer that has the Pokémon Storage System used to move Pokémon around. You can store 20 Pokémon per Box and there are 12 boxes.PokéMartThe place to get all of your Poké needs! The PokéMart is a shop where you can buy merchandise to assist you out on the field and sell items you didn't have a use for. There is a department store in Celadon called the Celadon Department Store. They have a bigger variety to their selection for trainers.PokéBallPokéBall are the a necessity as a Trainer. These little capsules are what you use to capture other Pokémon! In Pokémon Red and Blue, there are five different types of PokéBalls, each with different catch rates. They are developed by Silph Corporation. If you don't know how to use a PokéBall or catch a Pokémon, there is an elder man in Viridian City that can teach you a trick or two.ItemsItems are a great asset to have in your backpack. Whether it's to use a Escape Rope to quickly leave a tunnel to heal your Pokémon, to using a Rare Candy on your level nineteen Magikarp to get it to evolve, items are great in and out of battle.Technical and Hidden MachinesTM for short, Technical Machines are items used to teach a Pokémon a new move that it might not learn otherwise. You can either use it to teach a Charizard the move Fire Blast faster, or Jiggypuff the move Psychic to have an edge on Fighting-types. Hidden Machines, or HMs, are a bit different. Where as TMs can once be used once, HMs can be used multiple times and are usually needed to continue the game. Hm moves also cannot be removed from a Pokémon's moveset. There are 50 TMs and 5 HMs in Red and Blue. Some are given to the player, others are scattered around the Kanto region. Few can be brought.Cerulean CaveA mysterious cave that is filled to the brim with overwhelmingly strong Pokémon. The terrain is so treacherous, the Pokémon League is in charge of maintaining it. The only way to gain access to this dungeon is to defeat the Elite Four. They have a security man block the entrance at all times, and for good reason. There is a terribly powerful Pokémon that inhabits the deepest, darkest part of the cave.PokédexThe Pokédex is the tool you use to record you data on the Pokemon you encounter during your journey. Given to you by Professor Oak, you must fulfill his life long dream and record information on every pocket monster there is in the region you live.Version Exclusive Pokémon Red BlueEkans SandshrewArbok SandslashMankey MeowthOddish BellsproutGloom WeepinbellVileplume VictreebelPrimeape PersianGrowlithe VulpixArcanine NinetalesScyther PinsirElectabuzz MagmarDevelopmentSoundtrackThe official soundtrack for Pokémon Red and Blue is also for the Japanese counterparts. Equip with all of the music and sound effects used in the games, such as the The Poké Flute tune and Hall of Fame piece. All music was composed by Junichi Masuda. There are a total of 197 tracks on the CD version of the soundtrack.CreditsThe credits are shown in-game after one defeats the Elite Four and the Champion. The only difference between the two games is that the title of the game beaten is shown, rather than "Pokémon Red and Blue". As credits would, it shows you who did what for the game.