Pokemon Version Rouge

Pokemon Version Rouge and Pokémon Blue Version , commonly referred to as Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue , are the two editions of the first Japanese role-playing video game in the Pokémon series developed by Game Freak under the direction of Satoshi Tajiri . 

They were originally released by Nintendo on the Game Boy portable consolein Japan in 1996 under the name Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green (ポケットモンスター 赤・緑, Poketto Monsutā Aka Midori ^?) , then in North America and Australia in 1998 and in Europe in 1999 .

The player controls the main character via an aerial view and directs them throughout the fictional Kanto region , modeled after the Kantō region on the island of Honshū , Japan.

 Its goal is to capture, train and battle fictional creatures called ”  Pokémon  ” in order to obtain the title of “Pokemon Version Rouge”. The ultimate goal is to complete the Pokédex by obtaining all 150 available Pokémon  ; Nintendo later announced the existence of a ^151st secret Pokémon, Mew..

 The red and blue versions are almost identical: the only difference is the presence or absence of certain Pokemon Version Rouge, so it is necessary for a player trying to obtain them all to make trades with the other version of the game via a link cable , which also allows you to organize fights between players.

The games are very popular in developed countries and become the first products of a license that will become in ten years the second largest franchise in the history of video games, after Super Mario, also owned by Nintendo .

 The series comes in a series of cartoons , animated films , spin-off video games and a card game , which are also very successful. The product revived sales of the Game Boy , an already old console at the time, as well as the link cable . 

The original game Pokemon Version Rouge is republished in several versions thereafter: Pokémon Yellow, a special edition featuring elements from the television series, released about a year later, and then Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen , color reissues released in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance .