Pokémon Red and Blue

Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version, originally released in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Red & Green are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. They are the first installments of the Pokémon series. They were first released in Japan in 1996 as Red and Green. "Blue" was released later in the year as a special edition. They were later released as Red and Blue in North America, Europe and Australia over the following three years.

Pokémon Red and Blue take place in the region of Kanto. This is one distinct region shown in later games, with different geographical habitats for the 151 existing Pokémon species, along with human-populated towns and cities, and Routes connecting locations with one another. Some areas are only accessible once the player learns a special ability or gains a special item.Areas in which the player can catch Pokémon range from caves to the sea, where the kinds of Pokémon available to catch varies.