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1998
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The first Pokémon games released, Pokémon
Red and Blue, were games in which trainers from Pallet Town
received a starting pokémon (either Bulbasaur, Charmander,
or Squirtle) and explored Kanto, fighting its gym
leaders, to reach the Pokémon League in Indigo Plateau and
beat the Elite Four. There were about 150 known pokémon
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1999
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Pokémon Yellow, released a year later, was just about
the same as Pokémon Red and blue, only that players sort-of
followed Ash Ketchum's
TV story since they started with a Pikachu
and got the other three starters in the same way Ash did. |
2000
| The Pokémon Stadium took pokémon trainers to a 3D town
where they battled other trainers in stadiums. |
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2000
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In Pokémon Gold and Silver
trainers from New Bark Town received either Chikorita,
Cyndaquil, or Totodile as a starting pokémon. They
explored Johto with the help of the pokégear and
battled the Johto Gym Leaders. About 250 pokémon were
known by then. |
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2001
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Pokémon Crystal was pretty much the same as Gold and
Silver; the main difference was that players could pick their
gender before beginning. There was also a few additional hidden
goodies in places like the Ruins of
Alph for those who dared to explore further. |
| In the same year, Pokémon Stadium 2 was released. Not
only did it allow the players to battle other trainers in the
stadiums like its antecessor of the previous year, but it also
included a greater amount of information and fun within it! |
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2003
The games for Gameboy Advance took
a longer while to come out, but finally, in 2003,
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire were released in full.
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These games let trainers who just
moved into Hoenn explore this new region where there was about
one-hundred new pokémon. The starting pokémon they could
choose were Treeko, Torchic, and Mudkip. They
could beat all the gym leaders and then the Elite Four in Evergrande
City and participate in Pokémon Contests as well. |
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2004
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The Pokémon Colosseum, though it didn't present any pokémon unknown by then, took place in
Orre, an entirely 3D region. This game also presented the
concept of snagging and purifying Shadow Pokémon. Its Battle Mode allows players battle other trainers in several stages, just like in the Pokémon Stadiums mentioned above. |
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