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Game
Kanto region
Generation I
Kanto
·
Game Boy
·
1996-1999
Where it all began: the original 151 Pokemon, traded over a Link Cable.
Games
Red
Blue
Yellow
All generations →
Red, Blue & Yellow
Game Boy · Released 1996
The Generation I games store Pokemon in a primitive format with no held items or abilities. They can trade among themselves and, uniquely, forward and backward with Generation II through the Time Capsule. They cannot reach Generation III by any means.
Did you know?
A glitch in these games let players encounter MissingNo., one of gaming's most famous bugs - though it had nothing to do with trading.
Sends to
GSC
Two-way
via Time Capsule
Held items are removed
Only the original 151 species may pass
No Generation II moves allowed
FRLG
Impossible
via The Great Divide
Even the Kanto remakes (FireRed/LeafGreen) cannot pull data from the original Game Boy carts.
Receives from
Nothing transfers in directly.