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Pokémon Yellow cheats: Full list of codes & how to cheat

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Pokémon Yellow may be unique amongst the Pokémon pantheon as the first game based on the anime, but it is still susceptible to cheats much like the rest of the franchise .

The Game Boy game was an enhanced version of the original Pokémon Red and Blue entries, and was recently remade as Pokémon Let's Go! Pikachu and Eevee for the Nintendo Switch.

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However despite being nearly a quarter of a century old (!), the original Game Boy version still remains popular to this day - so you better believe the cheats are, too.

So, whether you want to complete the Pokédex the easy way, get unlimited rare candies or finally get hold of a Mew in generation one, here are all the cool cheats in Pokémon Yellow.

Full list of Pokémon Yellow cheat codes

See below for a full list of Pokémon Yellow cheats that can get you everything from infinite money to any Pokémon you like, and the legendary surfing Pikachu.

Be aware that cheats may not work every time, so it may take a few tries before you are successful.

Get 99 copies of the first item in your bag

This code increases the amount of the item at the top of your bag to 99. So long as the item remains in first place, the amount will not ever decrease from 99! We can think of several rare items we'd like to try this with - but bear in mind that master balls have their own duplication code.

Unlimited master balls

This cheat does exactly what it says on the tin. You'll then be able to buy master balls from the Poké Mart for a grand total of nothing.

Infinite HP in battle

Walk through walls

Infinite PP

Don't sleep on the importance of power points, which dictate the number of times a move can be used! This cheat depends on where your chosen Pokémon is in your party:

1st Position = 01282CD0 2nd Position= 01282DD0 3rd Position = 01282ED0

Enemy burnt and can't attack

You don't have to do anything to win this battle!

Have all eight badges

A word of warning - this cheat has been known to mess up people's bags. Make sure to save first!

No random battles

If you've ever wanted an infinite repel.

Start the game with a Charizard

Infinite rare candy

This cheat requires you to enter a master code first.

Master code: 01281DD3

Rare Candies: 01281ED3

The rare candies should then appear in your bag!

Infinite money

019946D3 019947D0 019948D3

Attacks never miss and a better chance of critical hits

A double whammy if ever we saw one - Thunder will never miss again:

Change Pokémon level

This will change the level of any Pokémon you find in the wild - including to levels over 100!

010526d1 = Level 5 010a26d1 = Level 10 010f26d1 = Level 15 011426D1 = level 20 011926D1 = level 25 011E26D1 = level 30 012326D1 = level 35 012826D1 = level 40 012D26D1 = level 45 013226D1 = level 50 014B26D1 = level 75 016426D1 = level 100 019626D1 = level 150 01BE26D1 = level 190

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Infinite casino coins

The Game Corners are missing from newer Pokémon games, but the one in Celadon City is here to stay. This cheat gets you infinite coins (not money) which can be used in the slot machine or exchanged for prizes such as Pokémon.

0199a3d5 0199a4d5

Encounter Legendary Pokémon

Now you can finally catch Mew in generation one! Just be aware that these Pokémon sprites may appear different at first but will return to normal once captured.

0158D7CF = Dratini
0159D7CF = Dragonair
0142D7CF = Dragonite
014AD7CF = Articuno
014BD7CF = Zapdos
0149D7CF = Motres
0183D7CF = Mewtwo
0115D7CF = Mew

Surfing Pikachu

Who wouldn't want a surfing Pikachu? Just make sure Pikachu is in the first position of your party, and be aware that this will remove all of Pikachu's existing attacks.

013972D1 013973D1 013974D1 013975D1

You'll also now be able to play the Pikachu's Beach minigame at the Summer Beach House on Route 19 - a feature exclusive to Pokémon Yellow that previously required Pokémon Stadium to play!

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Pokemon Yellow Gameshark Codes (USA, Europe)

This page contains all of the Gameshark codes I have for Pokemon Yellow (USA, Europe), a game for the Game Boy handheld console. If you are playing on a physical Game Boy/GBC then you'll need to purchase a physical Gameshark device to use the codes that you find on this page.

For those of you who are using an Emulator such as the VisualBoy Advance, you can typically add cheats by clicking on a tab at the top of your Emulator. This will lead you to a section where you can add codes or edit existing ones. Anyone who is using the VisualBoy Advance should check out my How to Setup Codes for GB/GBC on the VisualBoy Advance Guide for more information on how to get these cheats working.

If you don't see the code you are looking for on this page you should return to my Pokemon Yellow Guides Index and choose a different section.

Note: Make sure none of the cheats for this game are active when you turn the game on and load your save file. Also, while saving your game you won't want to have any cheats on either.

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Have All Badges: 01FF55D3

Protect Status: 010017D0

Never Miss & Have More Criticals: 01FFD5CF

No Random Battles: 01033BD1

Infinite Time (Safari Zone): 01F00DD7

Infinite Safari Balls: 016446DA

Float On Air: 010A13D7

Walk Through Walls: 010138CD

Hero Is Invisible: 01FF82FF

Off Key Music: 01A714FF

Egypt Music: 01A634FF

Buzz Music: 01A114FF

Ghost Mode/Walk Through Walls: 014500C2

Move At Bicycle Speed Anywhere: 0101FFD6

Capture Other Trainer's Pokemon: 010156D0

Hero Mode Morphing Modifier: 01??07C1

Infinite HP Enemy: 01FFE6CF

Enemy Has 3 HP Before Battle: 01FFF3CF

No Resistence To Any Moves (Them or You): 01FFE9CF

Attack Multiple Times In A Row: 01FFECCF

Change Enemy's Stats Before Battle: 01??F4CF

Jump On Top Of Any Thing: 017135D7

Computer Music: 010B07C0

Person Who Blocks The Center At PokCenter Moves: 010C43C1

Enemy LV Modifier: 01??21D0

Change Monster Pic: 01??D8CF

LV Modifier Of Creatures Before You Battle: 01??26D1

Capture Pokemon Modifier: 01??D7CF

Enemy Can't Attack & Burned At Beginning of Match: 0170E8CF

Quick Level Gain: 01FFF2CF Turn on when you kill the Pokemon and turn off when you get the EXP

Enemy Pokemon Faint Instantly: 0100E6CF

Surfing Pikachu

013973D1 015464D1

Infinite Money

019946D3 019947D3 019948D3

Seen All Pokmon On PokDex

01FF09D3 01FF0AD3 01FF0BD3 01FF0CD3 01FF0DD3 01FF0ED3 01FF0FD3 01FF10D3 01FF11D3 01FF12D3 01FF13D3 01FF14D3 01FF15D3 01FF16D3 01FF17D3 01FF18D3 01FF19D3 01FF1AD3 01FF1BD3 01FFF6D2 01FFF7D2 01FFF8D2 01FFF9D2 01FFFAD2 01FFFBD2 01FFFCD2 01FFFDD2 01FFFED2 01FFFFD2 01FF00D3 01FF01D3 01FF02D3 01FF03D3 01FF04D3 01FF05D3 01FF06D3 01FF07D3 01FF08D3 01FF09D3

Infinite Casino Coins

0199A3D5 0199A4D5

Pacific Pikachu

013972D1 015563D1

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Yellow - Gameshark Codes

All Pokémon Yellow Cheat Codes

The ultimate cheat collection to get you up and running in Yellow Version!

all pokemon yellow pikachu special edition cheat codes

Let's explore cheat codes for Pokémon Yellow , the special Pikachu edition. If you're playing with an emulator or GameShark/Action Replay, then these codes can be used to get almost anything you want in the game!

Pokémon Yellow Cheat Codes

Make sure to follow the instructions (if any) for each cheat!

Pikachu Learn Surf Skill

Make sure Pika is in your first slot. This will replace his current attacks! 013972D1 013973D1 013974D1 013975D1

Walk Through Walls

Unlock all Badges

Encounter Legendery Pokemon

014AD7CF - Articuno 0159D7CF - Dragonair 0142D7CF - Dragonite 0158D7CF - Dratini 0149D7CF - Motres 0183D7CF - Mewtwo 0115D7CF - Mew 014BD7CF - Zapdos

Change Pokemon Level

010526d1 - Lvl 5 010a26d1 - Lvl 10 010f26d1 - Lvl 15 011426D1 - Lvl 20 011926D1 - Lvl 25 011E26D1 - Lvl 30 012326D1 - Lvl 35 012826D1 - Lvl 40 012D26D1 - Lvl 45 013226D1 - Lvl 50 014B26D1 - Lvl 75 016426D1 - Lvl 100 019626D1 - Lvl 150 01BE26D1 - Lvl 190

No Random Encounters

019946D3 019947D0 019948D3

99x 1st Slot Item

This makes any item you have in the first slot 99x. 01631ED3

Catch Enemy Trainer Pokemon

Get Any Pokemon

BULBASAUR - 0199D7CF IVYSAUR - 0109D7CF VENUSAUR - 019AD7CF CHARMANDER - 01B0D7CF CHARMELEON - 01B2D7CF CHARIZARD - 01B4D7CF SQUIRTLE - 01B1D7CF WARTORTLE - 01B3D7CF BLASTOISE - 011CD7CF CATERPIE - 017BD7CF METAPOD - 017CD7CF GYARADOS - 0116D7CF LAPRAS - 0113D7CF DITTO - 014CD7CF EEVEE - 0166D7CF VAPOREON - 0169D7CF JOLTEON - 0168D7CF FLAREON - 0167D7CF PORYGON - 01AAD7CF OMANYTLE - 0162D7CF OMANYTE - 0162D7CF OMASTAR - 0163D7CF MAJIKARP - 0185D7CF KABUTO - 015AD7CF KABUTOPS - 015BD7CF AERODACTYL - 01ABD7CF SNORLAX - 0184D7CF HITMONLEE - 012BD7CF HITMONCHAN - 012CD7CF MAROWAK - 0191D7CF LICKITUNG - 010BD7CF KOFFING - 0137D7CF WEEZING - 018FD7CF RHYHORN - 0112D7CF RHYDON - 0101D7CF CHANSEY - 0128D7CF TANGELA - 011ED7CF KANGASKHAN - 0102D7CF HORSEA - 015CD7CF SEADRA - 015DD7CF GOLDEEN - 019DD7CF SEAKING - 019ED7CF STARU - 011BD7CF STARMIE - 0198D7CF MR. MIME - 012AD7CF SCYTHER - 011AD7CF JYNX - 0148D7CF ELECTABUZZ - 0135D7CF MAGMAR - 0133D7CF MAGMAR - 0133D7CF PINSIR - 011DD7CF TAUROS - 013CD7CF SEEL - 013AD7CF DROWZEE - 0130D7CF DEWGONG - 0178D7CF GRIMER - 010DD7CF MUK - 0188D7CF SHELLDER - 0117D7CF CLOYSTER - 018BD7CF GASTLY - 0119D7CF HAUNTER - 0193D7CF KRABBY - 014ED7CF GENGAR - 010ED7CF ONIX - 0122D7CF HYPNO - 0181D7CF KINGER - 018AD7CF VOLTORB - 0106D7CF ELECTRODE - 018DD7CF EXEGGCUTE - 010CD7CF EXEGGUTOR - 010AD7CF CUBONE - 0111D7CF SLOWBRO - 0108D7CF MAGNEMITE - 01ADD7CF MAGNETON - 0136D7CF FARFETCH’D - 0140D7CF DODUO - 0146D7CF DODRIO - 0174D7CF SLOWPOKE - 0125D7CF PRIMEAPE - 0175D7CF GROWLITHE - 0121D7CF ARCANINE - 0114D7CF POLIWAG - 0147D7CF POLIWHIRL - 016ED7CF POLIWRATH - 016FD7CF ABRA - 0194D7CF KADABRA - 0126D7CF ALAKAZAM - 0195D7CF MACHOP - 016AD7CF MACHOKE - 0129D7CF MACHAMP - 017ED7CF BELLSPROUT - 01BCD7CF WEEPINBELL - 01BDD7CF VICTREEBELL - 01BED7CF MANKEY - 0139D7CF TENTACOOL - 0118D7CF TENTACRUEL - 019BD7CF GEODUDE - 01A9D7CF GRAVELER - 0127D7CF GOLEM - 0131D7CF PONYTA - 01A3D7CF RAPIDASH - 01A4D7CF PARASECT - 012ED7CF VENONAT - 0141D7CF VENAMOTH - 0177D7CF DIGLETT - 013BD7CF DUGTRIO - 0176D7CF MEOWTH - 014DD7CF PERSIAN - 0190D7CF PSYDUCK - 012FD7CF GOLDUCK - 0180D7CF VULPIX - 0152D7CF NINETALES - 0153D7CF JIGGLYPUFF - 0164D7CF WIGGLYPUFF - 0165D7CF ZUBAT - 016BD7CF GOLBAT - 0182D7CF ODDISH - 01B9D7CF GLOOM - 01BAD7CF VILEPLUME - 01BBD7CF PARAS - 016DD7CF CLEFABLE - 018ED7CF BUTTERFREE - 017DD7CF WEEDLE - 0170D7CF KAKUNA - 0171D7CF BEEDRILL - 0172D7CF PIDGEY - 0124D7CF PIDGEOTTO - 0196D7CF PIDGEOT - 0197D7CF RATTATA - 01A5D7CF RATICATE - 01A6D7CF SPEAROW - 0105D7CF FEAROW - 0123D7CF EKANS - 016CD7CF ARBOK - 012DD7CF PIKACHU - 0154D7CF RAICHU - 0155D7CF SANDSHREW - 0160D7CF SANDSLASH - 0161D7CF NIDORAN - 010FD7CF NIDORINA - 01A8D7CF NIDOQUEEN - 0110D7CF NIDORAN (MALE) - 0103D7CF NIDORINO (MALE) - 01A7D7CF NIDOKING - 0107D7CF CLEFAIRY - 0104D7CF

Free Master Balls

First: 01282CD0 Second: 01282DD0 Third: 01282ED0

Max Rare Candy

Mastercode: 01281DD3 Candies Code: 01281ED3

Beware of Glitches!

I've had my fair share of glitches in Pokémon Yellow, and they usually appear when I have too many cheat codes activated.That's why it's very important to save the game as often as you can, and especially before entering a code.

Now that you know the risks, cheat carefully and you'll reduce the risk of losing your progress. Good luck!

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Want unlimited rare candies, master balls, or maybe steal another trainer's Pokemon in Pokemon Yellow? You are in need of these cheats.

Pokemon Yellow or the Pokemon: Special Pikachu edition has a ton of cheat codes that you could use. It is a Generation I game released for the original Gameboy. And Players still love playing this game despite having access to so many newer generations since then. As you had 151 Pokemon to catch, which in itself is a Herculean task. Many players tend to take a little help by using a few cheats. These codes let you do all kinds of things like walk through walls, get all gym badges, have infinite money, modify your Pokemon level, and more. So bring out your Gameshark because here are all the cheats that you can use for Pokemon Yellow.

Table of Contents

Pokemon Yellow All Cheats

These are some of the most popular cheats codes for this game:

Walk Through Walls

Unlimited money (poke dollars), infinite master balls, steal another trainer’s pokemon, get all badges, unlimited rare candy, modify pokemon level.

Level 5 – 010526d1
Level 10 – 010a26d1
Level 15 – 010f26d1
level 20 – 011426D1
level 25 – 011926D1
level 30 – 011E26D1
level 35 – 012326D1
level 40 – 012826D1
level 45 – 012D26D1
level 50 – 013226D1
level 75 – 014B26D1
level 100 – 016426D1
level 150 – 019626D1
level 190 – 01BE26D1

Repel Wild Pokemon & Random Battles

Pikachu that surfs, encounter legendary pokemon.

Dratini – 0158D7CF
Dragonair – 0159D7CF
Dragonite – 0142D7CF
Articuno – 014AD7CF
Moltres – 0149D7CF
Zapdos – 014BD7CF
Mewtwo – 0183D7CF
Mew – 0115D7CF

Select Wild Pokemon Encounter

Bulbasaur – 0199D7CF
Ivysaur – 0109D7CF
Venusaur – 019AD7CF
Charmander – 01B0D7CF
Charmeleon – 01B2D7CF
Charizard – 01B4D7CF
Squirtle – 01B1D7CF
Wartortle – 01B3D7CF
Blastoise – 011CD7CF
Caterpie – 017BD7CF
Metapod – 017CD7CF
Butterfree – 017DD7CF
Weedle – 0170D7CF
Kakuna – 0171D7CF
Beedrill – 0172D7CF
Pidgey – 0124D7CF
Pidgeotto – 0196D7CF
Pidgeot – 0197D7CF
Rattata – 01A5D7CF
Raticate – 01A6D7CF
Spearow – 0105D7CF
Fearow – 0123D7CF
Ekans – 016CD7CF
Arbok – 012DD7CF
Pikachu – 0154D7CF
Raichu – 0155D7CF
Sandshrew – 0160D7CF
Sandslash – 0161D7CF
Nidoran (F) – 010FD7CF
Nidorina – 01A8D7CF
Nidoqueen – 0110D7CF
Nidoran (M) – 0103D7CF
Nidorino – 01A7D7CF
Nidoking – 0107D7CF
Clefairy – 0104D7CF
Clefable – 018ED7CF
Vulpix – 0152D7CF
Ninetales – 0153D7CF
Jigglypuff – 0164D7CF
Wigglypuff – 0165D7CF
Zubat – 016BD7CF
Golbat – 0182D7CF
Oddish – 01B9D7CF
Gloom – 01BAD7CF
Vileplume – 01BBD7CF
Paras – 016DD7CF
Parasect – 012ED7CF
Venonat – 0141D7CF
Venamoth – 0177D7CF
Diglett – 013BD7CF
Dugtrio – 0176D7CF
Meowth – 014DD7CF
Persian – 0190D7CF
Psyduck – 012FD7CF
Golduck – 0180D7CF
Mankey – 0139D7CF
Primeape – 0175D7CF
Growlithe – 0121D7CF
Arcanine – 0114D7CF
Poliwag – 0147D7CF
Poliwhirl – 016ED7CF
Poliwrath – 016FD7CF
Abra – 0194D7CF
Kadabra – 0126D7CF
Alakazam – 0195D7CF
Machop – 016AD7CF
Machoke – 0129D7CF
Machamp – 017ED7CF
Bellsprout – 01BCD7CF
Weepinbell – 01BDD7CF
Victreebell – 01BED7CF
Tentacool – 0118D7CF
Tentacruel – 019BD7CF
Geodude – 01A9D7CF
Graveler – 0127D7CF
Golem – 0131D7CF
Ponyta – 01A3D7CF
Rapidash – 01A4D7CF
Slowpoke – 0125D7CF
Slowbro – 0108D7CF
Magnemite – 01ADD7CF
Magneton – 0136D7CF
Farfetch’D – 0140D7CF
Doduo – 0146D7CF
Dodrio – 0174D7CF
Seel – 013AD7CF
Dewgong – 0178D7CF
GrimeR – 010DD7CF
Muk – 0188D7CF
Shellder – 0117D7CF
Cloyster – 018BD7CF
Gastly – 0119D7CF
Haunter – 0193D7CF
Gengar – 010ED7CF
Onix – 0122D7CF
Drowzee – 0130D7CF
Hypno – 0181D7CF
Krabby – 014ED7CF
Kingler – 018AD7CF
Voltorb – 0106D7CF
Electrode – 018DD7CF
Exeggcute – 010CD7CF
Exeggutor – 010AD7CF
Cubone – 0111D7CF
Marowak – 0191D7CF
Hitmonlee – 012BD7CF
Hitmonchan – 012CD7CF
Lickitung – 010BD7CF
Koffing – 0137D7CF
Weezing – 018FD7CF
Rhyhorn – 0112D7CF
Rhydon – 0101D7CF
Chansey – 0128D7CF
Tangela – 011ED7CF
Kangaskhan – 0102D7CF
Horsea – 015CD7CF
Seadra – 015DD7CF
Goldeen – 019DD7CF
Seaking – 019ED7CF
Stayru – 011BD7CF
Starmie – 0198D7CF
Mr. Mime – 012AD7CF
Scyther – 011AD7CF
Jynx – 0148D7CF
Electabuzz – 0135D7CF
Magmar – 0133D7CF
Pinsir – 011DD7CF
Tauros – 013CD7CF
Magikarp – 0185D7CF
Gyarados – 0116D7CF
Lapras – 0113D7CF
Ditto – 014CD7CF
Eevee – 0166D7CF
Vaporeon – 0169D7CF
Jolteon – 0168D7CF
Flareon – 0167D7CF
Porygon – 01AAD7CF
Omanyte – 0162D7CF
Omastar – 0163D7CF
Kabuto – 015AD7CF
Kabutops – 015BD7CF
Aerodactyl – 01ABD7CF
Snorlax – 0184D7CF

How to Use Pokemon Yellow Cheats

There are two ways you can use these cheats.

For players using Physical Cartridge: Connect your Cartridge with the Gameshark to your Gameboy then enter the above codes.
For players using Emulator: Look for the cheats option in your emulator. You can either directly enter the above codes or select Gameshark first and then use these cheats.

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The Best Pokemon Yellow Cheats (GameShark Codes)

This is the complete collection of GameShark codes for Pokemon Yellow cheats.

Every Pokemon game is amazing until you finally complete it. If you start the game again, your experience will be relatively similar…

So let’s mix things up, and have some fun.

We’ve brought you this list of the complete Pokemon Yellow cheats (GameShark codes), which can be used on most Game Boy Advance and Game Boy emulators.

With the cheat codes below, you’ll be able to modify the Pokemon you come across in the wild, catch-all legendaries, walk through walls, and get infinite master balls, rare candies, and more.

Here are the best Pokemon Yellow cheats:

Unlimited Master Balls

After activating the cheat, you’ll be able to buy Master Balls from the Poke Mart.

Cheat code: 01017CCF

Walk Through Walls

Walking through walls would save an incredible amount of time. It would also give you access to areas you might not have unlocked yet.

Cheat code: 010138CD

Masterball (Check ITEM)

Cheat code: 01011DD3

Infinite PP

The codes below will give the corresponding Pokemon in your party infinite PP.

1st Position = 01282CD0 2nd Position= 01282DD0 3rd Position = 01282ED0

Obtain All Gym Badges

Cheat Code: 01FF55D3

WARNING: This cheat could ruin your bag. Use at your own risk, and save before activating.

No Random Battles

Random battles can be incredibly annoying. You can avoid them by using the cheat code below.

Cheat code: 01033BD1

Unlimited Rare Candy (Check ITEM)

First, enter the master code, then enter the Rare Candy code, and check your item bag.

Master code: 01281DD3

Rare Candies: 01281ED3

Infinite Money/Cash

To obtain unlimited cash, use the code below.

Cheat Code:

019946D3 019947D0 019948D3

Pokemon Level Modifier

The codes below will allow you to modify the level of any Pokemon you encounter in the wild.

Steal Trainer’s Pokemon

This code allows you to catch and steal your opponent’s Pokemon.

Cheat code: 010156D0

How to use: Throw a Pokeball during a battle, you can combine this cheat with Masterball to achieve a 100% catching rate.

Legendary Pokemon Encounter

Note: Legendary Pokemon sprites/figures may appear weird at first but should return to normal when captured.

014AD7CF = Articuno 0159D7CF = Dragonair 0142D7CF = Dragonite 0158D7CF = Dratini 0149D7CF = Motres 0183D7CF = Mewtwo 0115D7CF = Mew 014BD7CF = Zapdos

Wild Pokemon Modifier

This cheat allows you to encounter specific Pokemon within the wild. Simply enter the corresponding code, and start wandering around in the wild grass.

BULBASAUR = 0199D7CF IVYSAUR = 0109D7CF VENUSAUR = 019AD7CF CHARMANDER = 01B0D7CF CHARMELEON = 01B2D7CF CHARIZARD = 01B4D7CF SQUIRTLE = 01B1D7CF WARTORTLE = 01B3D7CF BLASTOISE = 011CD7CF CATERPIE = 017BD7CF METAPOD = 017CD7CF GYARADOS = 0116D7CF LAPRAS = 0113D7CF DITTO = 014CD7CF EEVEE = 0166D7CF VAPOREON = 0169D7CF JOLTEON = 0168D7CF FLAREON = 0167D7CF PORYGON = 01AAD7CF OMANYTLE = 0162D7CF OMANYTE = 0162D7CF OMASTAR = 0163D7CF MAJIKARP = 0185D7CF KABUTO = 015AD7CF KABUTOPS = 015BD7CF AERODACTYL = 01ABD7CF SNORLAX = 0184D7CF HITMONLEE = 012BD7CF HITMONCHAN = 012CD7CF MAROWAK = 0191D7CF LICKITUNG = 010BD7CF KOFFING = 0137D7CF WEEZING = 018FD7CF RHYHORN = 0112D7CF RHYDON = 0101D7CF CHANSEY = 0128D7CF TANGELA = 011ED7CF KANGASKHAN = 0102D7CF HORSEA = 015CD7CF SEADRA = 015DD7CF GOLDEEN = 019DD7CF SEAKING = 019ED7CF STARU = 011BD7CF STARMIE = 0198D7CF MR. MIME = 012AD7CF SCYTHER = 011AD7CF JYNX = 0148D7CF ELECTABUZZ = 0135D7CF MAGMAR = 0133D7CF MAGMAR = 0133D7CF PINSIR = 011DD7CF TAUROS = 013CD7CF SEEL = 013AD7CF DROWZEE = 0130D7CF DEWGONG = 0178D7CF GRIMER = 010DD7CF MUK = 0188D7CF SHELLDER = 0117D7CF CLOYSTER = 018BD7CF GASTLY = 0119D7CF HAUNTER = 0193D7CF KRABBY = 014ED7CF GENGAR = 010ED7CF ONIX = 0122D7CF HYPNO = 0181D7CF KINGER = 018AD7CF VOLTORB = 0106D7CF ELECTRODE = 018DD7CF EXEGGCUTE = 010CD7CF EXEGGUTOR = 010AD7CF CUBONE = 0111D7CF SLOWBRO = 0108D7CF MAGNEMITE = 01ADD7CF MAGNETON = 0136D7CF FARFETCH’D = 0140D7CF DODUO = 0146D7CF DODRIO = 0174D7CF SLOWPOKE = 0125D7CF PRIMEAPE = 0175D7CF GROWLITHE = 0121D7CF ARCANINE = 0114D7CF POLIWAG = 0147D7CF POLIWHIRL = 016ED7CF POLIWRATH = 016FD7CF ABRA = 0194D7CF KADABRA = 0126D7CF ALAKAZAM = 0195D7CF MACHOP = 016AD7CF MACHOKE = 0129D7CF MACHAMP = 017ED7CF BELLSPROUT = 01BCD7CF WEEPINBELL = 01BDD7CF VICTREEBELL = 01BED7CF MANKEY = 0139D7CF TENTACOOL = 0118D7CF TENTACRUEL = 019BD7CF GEODUDE = 01A9D7CF GRAVELER = 0127D7CF GOLEM = 0131D7CF PONYTA = 01A3D7CF RAPIDASH = 01A4D7CF PARASECT = 012ED7CF VENONAT = 0141D7CF VENAMOTH = 0177D7CF DIGLETT = 013BD7CF DUGTRIO = 0176D7CF MEOWTH = 014DD7CF PERSIAN = 0190D7CF PSYDUCK = 012FD7CF GOLDUCK = 0180D7CF VULPIX = 0152D7CF NINETALES = 0153D7CF JIGGLYPUFF = 0164D7CF WIGGLYPUFF = 0165D7CF ZUBAT = 016BD7CF GOLBAT = 0182D7CF ODDISH = 01B9D7CF GLOOM = 01BAD7CF VILEPLUME = 01BBD7CF PARAS = 016DD7CF CLEFABLE = 018ED7CF BUTTERFREE = 017DD7CF WEEDLE = 0170D7CF KAKUNA = 0171D7CF BEEDRILL = 0172D7CF PIDGEY = 0124D7CF PIDGEOTTO = 0196D7CF PIDGEOT = 0197D7CF RATTATA = 01A5D7CF RATICATE = 01A6D7CF SPEAROW = 0105D7CF FEAROW = 0123D7CF EKANS = 016CD7CF ARBOK = 012DD7CF PIKACHU = 0154D7CF RAICHU = 0155D7CF SANDSHREW = 0160D7CF SANDSLASH = 0161D7CF NIDORAN = 010FD7CF NIDORINA = 01A8D7CF NIDOQUEEN = 0110D7CF NIDORAN (MALE) = 0103D7CF NIDORINO (MALE) = 01A7D7CF NIDOKING = 0107D7CF CLEFAIRY = 0104D7CF

Pikachu Surf Skill

Cheat code:

013972D1 013973D1 013974D1 013975D1

How to use: Pikachu must be placed in the first position.

WARNING: This cheat will remove Pikachu’s existing attacks.

There you have it, some of the best cheats for Pokemon Yellow.

This should keep you entertained if you’re a big Pokemon Yellow fan, but you’ve already completed the game 20 times.

Fun fact: Pokemon Yellow was the very first video game I ever owned. I was five years old when I first started the game on my Dad’s old Retro Game Boy. I had so much trouble trying to defeat Brock, that my friend’s older brother came over and traded me his level 47 Fearow to get the job done.

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Pokémon Yellow
How To Get HM03 Surf in Pokémon Yellow

The NPC who gives you HM03 in Pokémon Yellow

You’ll get HM03 Surf from a man standing in the secret house inside the Safari Zone.

The secret house is located in the west area of the Safari Zone, and you’ll need to travel through all the other areas to reach this house.

But you can get HM03 at any point after you reach Fuchsia City.

Prerequisites

This is what you need to do before you can get HM03:

Have at least 500 Pokédollars to enter the Safari Zone
Have access to Fuchsia City

Getting HM03 Surf (Step-by-Step)

Starting from the Fuchsia City Pokémon Center, head northeast.

Standing in front of the Fuchsia City Pokémon Center / Pokémon Yellow

Then head east past the old man.

Standing just above the Fuchsia City Pokémon Center / Pokémon Yellow

At the end of the path, head north.

Head west above the Chansey.

Standing above the Chansey near the top of Fuchsia City / Pokémon Yellow

And finally go into the nearby Safari Zone Building.

Facing the right side of the Safari Zone Building / Pokémon Yellow

Once you’re inside, try to head up and you’ll be stopped by the man at the right counter. He says you’ll need to pay 500 Pokédollars before you can enter.

Pay your fee and then enter the Safari Zone.

Paying the 500 Pokédollar fee to enter the Safari Zone / Pokémon Yellow

Note: Once you enter the Safari Zone, you’re allowed 500 steps before you’re automatically kicked out. You can check how many steps you have left by pressing the Start button and looking in the top left corner of the screen.

At the start of the Safari Zone, head east until you reach the bushes.

Standing at the start of the Safari Zone / Pokémon Yellow

Once you reach the bushes, head north until you reach the big tree next to some blue right-facing arrows.

Standing at the southeast edge of the starting area / Pokémon Yellow

Head east following the blue arrows to enter the east area of the Safari Zone.

Standing in front of the entrance to the Safari Zone’s east area / Pokémon Yellow

In this new area, head east past the sign.

At the start of the Safari Zone’s east area / Pokémon Yellow

Walk up the stairs on the first rock you see, then go down the stairs on the left.

In the grass near the first rock with stairs in the east area / Pokémon Yellow

Then, head north until you see another rock with stairs.

At the bottom of the left side stairs of the first rock in the east area / Pokémon Yellow

Walk up the stairs on this 2nd rock, and head east on this elevated rock platform.

In the grass near the second rock with stairs in the east area / Pokémon Yellow

Go down the stairs and move up & around the rock.

Then head west through the grass.

On top of the second rock with stairs in the east area / Pokémon Yellow

Go past the sign and towards the blue arrows on the left.

Head west following the blue arrows to enter the north area of the Safari Zone.

Standing in front of the entrance to the Safari Zone’s north area / Pokémon Yellow

In this new area, head west into the grass.

Standing at the start of the Safari Zone’s north area / Pokémon Yellow

Head north and go up the stairs on the nearby large rock.

Standing in the middle of a grass patch in the north area / Pokémon Yellow

Walk over to the left & go down the stairs at the bottom of this rock platform.

On top a rock with stairs in the north area / Pokémon Yellow

From the bottom of the stairs, head northwest through the grass until you’re standing between two big trees.

Just below the stairs at the bottom of a rock in the north area / Pokémon Yellow

At the trees, head east until you reach some more grass.

Above a patch of grass and in between two big trees in the north area / Pokémon Yellow

Then walk north through the grass, and turn to go west above the bushes.

Follow the path west until you reach the end with a line of bushes.

Standing in front of a grass patch near the top of the north area / Pokémon Yellow

Then go south until you reach some more blue arrows pointing south.

At the far northwest edge of the north area / Pokémon Yellow

Head south following the blue arrows to enter the west area of the Safari Zone – this will lead us to the Surf house.

Standing in front of the entrance to the Safari Zone’s west area / Pokémon Yellow

In this final area, head west towards the sign.

At the start of the Safari Zone’s west area / Pokémon Yellow

You’ll soon find a house surrounded by statues.

Enter the secret house and look for an NPC inside.

Standing in front of the secret house where HM03 is given to you / Pokémon Yellow

Talk to the man inside to get a prize for finding him: HM03 Surf.

Getting HM03 Surf from the man inside the Safari Zone secret house / Pokémon Yellow

Note: To use Surf outside of battle, you first need to obtain the Soulbadge by defeating Koga in Fuchsia City.

Surf Details + Uses

With 95 power, Surf is one of the strongest Water type moves in the game.

While HM moves like Flash and Cut are typically taught to Pokémon outside your main party, Surf is a great move to teach one of your main Pokémon. (Particularly, a Water Pokémon)

Surf gives any Water Pokémon access to a strong Water type attack that will also gain a same type attack bonus (STAB) when used by a Water type.

This is especially useful for Water Pokémon that don’t learn strong Water type moves, or learn them at very high levels.

For example:

Poliwrath using Surf on a wild Golbat / Pokémon Yellow

Being an HM also means that Surf can be taught an unlimited amount of times to multiple different Pokémon.

Note: Once an HM move is taught to a Pokémon, it can’t be forgotten. Make sure you choose wisely when teaching HMs to your Pokémon.

Outside of battle, Surf lets you ride your Pokémon across any body of water.

There are certain areas you can’t reach without crossing water, so getting HM03 is required to beat the game.

Surfing on Poliwrath near Cinnabar Island / Pokémon Yellow

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Safari Zone mechanics

Pokemon yellow version: special pikachu edition — guide and walkthrough (gb).

Guide and Walkthrough (GB) by zerokid

Version: 2.8 | Updated: 03/21/2023

Previous: Catching mechanics

Next: Pikachu's friendship
Introduction
Gameplay hints and tips
Walkthrough
Pallet Town
Viridian City
Viridian Forest
Pewter City
Cerulean City
Sea Cottage
Cerulean Gym
Underground Path (Routes 5–6)
Vermilion City
Diglett's Cave
Vermilion Gym
Rock Tunnel
Lavender Town
Underground Path (Routes 7–8)
Celadon City
Saffron City
Celadon Game Corner
Rocket Hideout
Celadon Gym
Pokémon Tower
Fuchsia City
Fuchsia Gym
Safari Zone
Power Plant
Fighting Dojo
Saffron Gym
Sea Route 19
Sea Route 20
Seafoam Islands
Sea Route 21
Cinnabar Island
Pokémon Mansion
Cinnabar Gym
Viridian Gym
Victory Road
Indigo Plateau
Cerulean Cave
About the games
Version differences
Title screen
Overworld menu
Stat modifiers
Status conditions
Catching Pokémon
Pikachu's Beach
In-game trades
Connectivity
Pokémon evaluations
General items
TMs and HMs
Battle items
Pokémon list
Pokémon #001–#010
Pokémon #011–#020
Pokémon #021–#030
Pokémon #031–#040
Pokémon #041–#050
Pokémon #051–#060
Pokémon #061–#070
Pokémon #071–#080
Pokémon #081–#090
Pokémon #091–#100
Pokémon #101–#110
Pokémon #111–#120
Pokémon #121–#130
Pokémon #131–#140
Pokémon #141–#151
Stat determination
Evade and accuracy
Critical hits
Damage calculation
Encounter tables
Catching mechanics
Pikachu's friendship
HP bar colour
Dual-type effectiveness message
Obedience mechanics
Hidden items
Bugs and glitches
Cinnabar Island wild Pokémon glitch
Old Man glitch
Trainer-Fly glitch
Experience underflow glitch
Stat modification glitch
Stoneless Evolution
Revisit the S.S. Anne
Battle Professor Oak
Version history

In the Safari Zone , special mechanics come into play which mean that you cannot catch Pokémon by traditional means and must instead try to influence your catch chances by throwing rocks and bait at the target Pokémon.

While fighting in the Safari Zone, you will have four option in battle:

Throw a Rock
Throw some Bait,
Throw a Safari Ball
Run (this will always succeed)

Throwing a rock or some bait influences these values in certain ways:

1. Throw Rock

Increase R by a random number between 1-5, up to a maximum of 255.

2. Throw Bait

Halve C and round it down.
Increase B by a random number between 1-5, up to a maximum of 255.

When you throw a Safari Ball, your catch chance is then:

min(C + 1, 152) × 86 ÷ 256 ÷ 151.

This is derived from the formula in the catching mechanics section for throwing a Safari Ball at a Pokémon with full HP. This formula ignores some rounding, but it should be accurate enough.

At the end of each turn, further modifications to the above values are made:

If B > 0, the Pokémon is eating. Decrease B by 1. Divide S by 4 and round it down.
If R > 0, the Pokémon is angry. Decrease R by 1. If R becomes zero this way, then C reverts to its original value. Double S.
If X < S or the Pokémon's Speed stat is greater than or equal to 128, the Pokémon will run away.

You'll notice that the best chance you can hope to get is

152 × 86 ÷ 256 ÷ 151 = 33.82%,

which is just over once every three tries. Sadly, this is as good as your chances get in the Safari Zone.

Pokémon Yellow Version

Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition (Japanese: ポケットモンスター　ピカチュウ Pocket Monsters Pikachu ), often known as Pokémon Yellow Version , is the third Pokémon game for Game Boy released worldwide, as a solitary version of Pokémon Red and Blue Versions . In Japan, the game was the fourth Pokémon game released, as a second solitary version of Pokémon Red and Green . Unlike other games, Pokémon Yellow was inspired by the Pokémon the Series .

Similar to Red and Blue, Yellow arrived towards the end of the Game Boy's lifespan. It managed, though, to receive the title of second best-selling non-bundled game for its console, losing only to its predecessors.

The game was available on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console between the Pokémon 20th Anniversary on February 27, 2016 and the discontinuation of the 3DS Nintendo eShop on March 27, 2023.

Generation VII remakes , titled Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! , were released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch in November 2018, in celebration of Yellow's 20th anniversary in Japan.

3.1 Aesthetic changes
3.2 Location changes
3.3 Gameplay changes
3.4 Storyline changes
3.5 Missing Pokémon
4.1 Colosseum 2
4.2 Virtual Console
5.1 Color palettes
5.2 Localization changes shared by Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
6 Differences in the Virtual Console release
7 Differences from Pokémon the Series
8 English title
9.2 International
10 Development
11 Reception
12 Soundtrack
14.1 Title screens
14.2 Flyers
14.3 Virtual Console icons
15.1 Unique content
15.2 Introduced content
16 In other languages
17 See also
18 External links
19 References

The plot of Yellow is very similar to that of the Japanese Red and Green and Japanese Blue as well as of the Western Red and Blue : the player (canonically known as Red ) begins his game in Pallet Town , a small town in the Kanto region, on the same day as his former best friend and now rival .

While looking for Professor Oak who had called both of them to his laboratory, the player tries to leave town, only for Oak to catch up to him two steps into Route 1 's grassy path. Warning the player about the dangers of walking in tall grass without a Pokémon, Oak himself encounters a wild Pikachu and manages to catch it, before leading the player to his laboratory, where he allows the player to take the single Poké Ball containing an Eevee from the desk near him. The rival quickly gets jealous, shoves the player out of his way and takes the Pokémon for himself. With no other options, Oak gives player the freshly caught Pikachu, after which the rival challenges the player to a battle .

After the battle, Oak allows the two new Trainers to leave for their journey across Kanto . Right after the rival leaves, the player's Pikachu breaks out of his Poké Ball and starts following the player on foot . Stopping in Viridian City 's Poké Mart , the player will find that a package has come in for the professor, and the clerk asks that it be delivered to him. After this has been completed the professor gives one Pokédex to the player and one to the rival, and sends them on their way. Viridian City has a Gym; however, it is locked.

From here, the player has his first encounter with other Trainers, on Route 2 and in Viridian Forest , and his first encounter with a Gym Leader : Brock the Rock-type Gym Leader of Pewter City . After his defeat, journeying along Route 3 and through Mt. Moon brings the player face to face with the regional villainous team , Team Rocket , who are attempting to extract rare Fossils from the cave. Their defeat allows the player to continue through the cave and obtain the Dome Fossil or Helix Fossil which can be regenerated into Kabuto and Omanyte . Before the player leaves the cave, he is ambushed by two Team Rocket grunts (unnamed in this game but known as Jessie and James in Pokémon the Series ), who try to take the fossil back. Continuing onto Route 4 , the player finds himself in Cerulean City , where another Gym is. This one, however, is run by Misty , and specializes in Water-type Pokémon. To the north, as well, there are two routes leading up to Bill 's cottage. On the way, the player is confronted with a trainer who tries to persuade him to join Team Rocket . When the player reaches Bill 's cottage and frees him of his transformation into a Pokémon, he will give the player a ticket for the S.S. Anne , a luxury ship moored in Vermilion Harbor and filled with Trainers. Taking a shortcut through a house burglarized by Team Rocket, the player finally arrives at Route 5 .

After traveling down Routes 5 and 6 , using the Underground Path to bypass Saffron City , the player finally arrives in Vermilion . This city is home to another Pokémon Gym; however, the way to it is blocked by a small tree. The only thing to do is to show the ticket to the Sailor guarding the harbor, allowing entry into the S.S. Anne. It is here, after assisting the captain with his seasickness, that the player will obtain the first of the five Hidden Machines available in the game, containing Cut . With this, and the Cascade Badge , the tree blocking the way to Vermilion Gym can be easily cut through, and Lt. Surge , a Gym Leader specializing in Electric-types , can be challenged. From here, Route 11 beckons, as does Diglett's Cave , through which is the only way to get back to Route 2 , and a second HM, containing Flash held by one of Professor Oak 's aides on Route 2 . The player takes a brief detour to Pewter City's museum's back entrance which was previously blocked due to a Cut-able tree, which can now easily be bypassed. The player obtains the Old Amber in the museum. Heading back to Diglett's Cave, and to Vermilion, the player must go to Cerulean and to the east, onto Route 9 and towards the Rock Tunnel .

Rock Tunnel, a still undeveloped natural tunnel between the sections of Route 10 , is pitch black inside; for this reason, Flash is recommended, but not required, for navigation of it. Finally reaching Lavender Town , the only town in Kanto without a Pokémon Gym besides Pallet, there is not much to do; the local Pokémon Tower is haunted. From here, Route 8 leads to Saffron City, but it again must be bypassed by way of another Underground Path , which has its other entrance on Route 7 , on the west side of Saffron. Celadon City , the home of the fourth Gym which specializes in Grass-type Pokémon, is just a short walk further. Like the Vermilion Gym, the Celadon Gym also has a small tree blocking the way to its entrance, and an old man outside.

The Rocket Game Corner in Celadon is not what it appears to be. In fact, the Game Corner itself is merely the above-ground portion of a sprawling underground complex: the Rocket Hideout . The player runs into Jessie and James for a second time and then meets the Team Rocket boss, Giovanni, who after his defeat flees, leaving behind a Silph Scope. A Silph Scope is required to fully navigate the Pokémon Tower inside of Lavender Town that the player encountered earlier.

After this, the Pokémon Tower can be navigated, and the ghosts haunting it are revealed to be Gastly and Haunter . In front of the stairs to the final floor, blocking the way, is also a final spirit, that of a deceased Marowak that was killed by Team Rocket when they captured her child. Making it all the way to the top reveals Mr. Fuji held hostage by Jessie and James, who will leave when they are defeated. Fuji gives away the Poké Flute , and with that, the Snorlax blocking Route 11 and Route 16 can finally be moved away. Another HM, containing Fly , can be obtained easily by cutting away a tree blocking the northern section of Route 16.

Now the player is presented with a choice of how to get to Fuchsia City . Traveling down either way the Snorlax are blocking, a faster way via Routes 16, 17 , and 18 on Cycling Road , or down the Silence Bridge of Routes 12 , 13 , 14 , and 15 , inevitably brings one to the southernmost city in continental Kanto, Fuchsia City , home of Koga of the Poisonous Fuchsia Gym and the Kanto Safari Zone . The Safari Zone is currently running a contest: the person to reach a specific rest house first will win yet another HM, containing Surf . Finding the Safari Zone Warden 's Gold Teeth also will have him reward the player with the final of Kanto's HMs, containing Strength .

The player then goes back to either Celadon City or Lavender Town , encountering the other Snorlax on the way back. After stopping off at the Celadon Department Store and buying a drink at a vending machine , Saffron City can finally be entered. However, Team Rocket is guarding almost every door in the city, including that of the local Pokémon Gym! One of the open buildings, however, is the unofficial Fighting-type Pokémon Gym. After the player defeats the Fighting Dojo, he is entitled to either a Hitmonchan or a Hitmonlee . The city's centerpiece building, Silph Co. 's headquarters, has also been infiltrated by the organization, and at the top, waiting in the boardroom guarded by Jessie and James, is the Team Rocket Boss, Giovanni , appearing for a second time, demanding that the president give him the Master Ball that the company had developed. After his defeat, he flees.

After Team Rocket clears out of Saffron City , all buildings previously blocked are now open, as well as the Gym. The Gym Leader, Sabrina , specializes in Psychic-types . The floor, as well, is covered in warp tiles that make it difficult to navigate. After Sabrina's defeat, the player makes his way back to Fuchsia City again and heads out to obtain the rest of the Badges.

With six Badges in hand, and five HMs in the bag, finally the player can adventure onto the open sea of Routes 19 and 20 . A short way across them, of course, is a minor obstacle: the Seafoam Islands . After they have been navigated through, the player can continue on Route 20 to Cinnabar Island , home of Blaine 's Fire-type Gym. There are also several more facilities on the island, including one that actually revives Pokémon Fossils . After Blaine's defeat, only the final Gym, that of Viridian City, remains.

Finally unlocked, the Gym, whose leader specializes in Ground-types , is revealed to be none other than the boss of Team Rocket himself, Giovanni ! After his defeat, he vows to disband Team Rocket and disappears. Now with eight Badges, all that lies ahead is the Pokémon League at Indigo Plateau , conveniently at the end of Route 23 .

The Elite Four await challengers, those who have proven themselves worthy by getting all eight Badges and making it through Victory Road will face them, in order. Lorelei , who trains Ice-type Pokémon is first, followed by Bruno , whose specialty is Fighting , Agatha , whose specialty is Ghost , and finally Lance , who specializes in Dragon-types . After defeating these four, the reigning Pokémon Champion challenges the player to a final battle, and the Champion is none other than the player's own rival! After his defeat, Oak arrives and tells the player that he won because he cares better for his Pokémon, and the player's current party are added to the Hall of Fame .

After the credits roll, the player is back in Pallet Town. The previously closed Cerulean Cave is now open, and the powerful Mewtwo can be found inside.

You've finally been granted your Pokémon Trainer's license , and now you're on your way to becoming the world's greatest Pokémon Trainer! The shockingly-cute Pikachu tags along behind you as you search the enormous world for monsters to train and evolve. Face off against Blastoise 's torrential water cannons. Stand strong when facing Pidgeot 's stormy Gust . Develop the ultimate Pokémon strategy to defeat the eight Gym Leaders and become the greatest Pokémon Master of all time!

Changes from Red, Green, and Blue

Aesthetic changes.

See details in " Localization changes " below.
The front Pokémon sprites have all been updated to resemble how they appear in their then-current Ken Sugimori artwork usually used in promotional images and strategy guides for the Japanese Red and Green , Japanese Blue , and the Western Red and Blue , as well as some of them resembling how they appear in Pokémon the Series . However, the back sprites are the same as the previous games.
Some Trainer sprites were also redone. Red and Blue now better resemble their stock artwork for Generation I , as the Pokémon sprites do. Brock wears an outfit like his animated counterpart 's and Misty 's bikini was changed to a shirt and shorts similar to those worn by her counterpart .
Blaine has a different overworld sprite, this time clearly showing him wearing glasses.
Giovanni uses a Persian in the battle at the Viridian Gym , referencing Giovanni owning a Persian in Pokémon the Series .
All policemen were recast as Officer Jennys and all Pokémon Center ladies were recast as Nurse Joys (attended by a Chansey ).

Kanto is slightly redesigned a second time, featuring different designs for doors, signposts, windows, and other minor elements.
In the Japanese version of Pokémon Yellow, the player character Red has a Super Famicon in his bedroom (as opposed to a Famicon in the Japanese versions of Pokémon Red, Green , and Blue ). However, in the international versions of all Generation I games, the player has an SNES instead.
The credits of Pokémon Yellow now include Gengar as the 16th Pokémon silhouette, as opposed to the previous games with only 15 Pokémon silhouettes in the credits.

Location changes

On Route 6 , a Jr. Trainer♂ and Jr. Trainer♀ are changed to reference Joe and Giselle .
On Route 9 , a Jr. Trainer♂ was replaced with a Youngster to reference A.J.
Two extra trainers (a Lass and another Bug Catcher ) were added in Viridian Forest .
The Summer Beach House, where Pikachu's Beach can be played, was added to Route 19 .
In the Cinnabar Gym , the player must now take the quiz machines' quiz before they can battle the Trainer stationed nearby.
The Bicycle theme does not play on Route 23 and in Victory Road .
Cerulean Cave has a completely different layout.
Pikachu and Raichu are removed from all availability in the wild, leaving only the player's partner Pikachu (who cannot evolve).
In Pokémon the Series , Ash catches a Caterpie and a Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest . In the game, though both Caterpie and Weedle were available in previous games, only Caterpie is now. Pidgey and Pidgeotto are also both added to Viridian Forest.
The player can now also obtain all three of the original Kanto first partner Pokémon (at Cerulean City , Route 24 , and Vermilion City ), just like Ash in Pokémon the Series .
The Pokémon that Team Rocket uses ( Koffing , Ekans , Meowth , and their evolutions) are no longer available to be caught in the wild.
In-game trades are changed to different Pokémon, and two trades are removed from the game.
Farfetch'd and Lickitung , previously available only through in-game trades, now appear as wild Pokémon .
Abra , previously available on the routes north of Cerulean City , has now been relocated to the four routes surrounding Saffron City .
This forces the player to be located south of the table (instead of going around it) when trying to interact with the Eevee Poké Ball at the start of the game, which triggers the cutscene where the rival pushes the player to the side and obtains his first partner instead.

Gameplay changes

This Pikachu cannot be evolved or released .
If the player wins both, Eevee evolves into Jolteon .
If the player wins at the lab and loses or skips at Route 22, Eevee evolves into Flareon .
If the player loses at the lab, Eevee evolves into Vaporeon .
A minimal friendship system is implemented to track how Pikachu feels about the player.
Gym Leaders have different teams and movesets, some based on those that appear in Pokémon the Series .
Level -up learnsets and TM compatibility are altered slightly for certain Pokémon. Charizard , for example, can now learn Fly via HM02 .
Support is added for the Game Boy Printer .
If the player does not have $ 500, they can still enter the Safari Zone . The player will have to pay any money they do have and will receive a number of Safari Balls proportional to the amount paid (but at least one).
Kinesis is given to Kadabra as its signature move . In the previous games, Kinesis was never used and the only way it might appear would be if randomly called by Metronome .
A new mode, "Colosseum 2", was added to the Cable Club .
The Viridian City Poké Mart now sells Potions . The NPC complaining about Potions not being sold in Pokémon Red and Blue now states that the Mart finally sells Potions again.
In-game opponents have altered movesets where their Pokémon may use moves that aren’t exclusively learned by level-up unlike the opponent movesets encountered in Pokémon, Red, Blue and Green.

Storyline changes

The player now takes one step further into the tall grass before Professor Oak comes along. Now himself standing in the tall grass, Oak encounters a wild Pikachu and immediately catches it before leading the player back to his laboratory.
Instead of giving the player and Blue the choice between Bulbasaur , Charmander , and Squirtle , Professor Oak tells the player to take the single Poké Ball on his desk, containing Eevee , but Blue shoves the player out of the way and takes the Poké Ball instead. Oak then gives the player the only Pokémon he has on hand: the Pikachu he has caught before, which, after the first battle against Blue, immediately breaks free from its Poké Ball and follows the player on foot from this point onward.
The old man in Viridian City now must be spoken to before going to Viridian Forest . He attempts to demonstrate how to catch a Pokémon, fails and leaves to get more Poké Balls from the Viridian Poké Mart . The player can visit the Poké Mart to ask him to repeat the tutorial.
Jessie and James appear throughout the game, replacing Grunts from the previous games in four different places. They are involved in Team Rocket 's scheme and are typically found before a battle with Giovanni . Though they are named "Rocket" like any Team Rocket Grunt , they have distinct overworld and in-battle sprites.

Missing Pokémon

The following Pokémon are not obtainable in Yellow. In order to obtain any of the below Pokémon, they must be traded from one of the previous Generation I games, or from the Generation II games, which has that Pokémon available, which will be indicated.

Note that " G " indicates a Pokémon that can be caught in the Japanese Green , and thus in the Western Blue as well. " B " indicates a Pokémon obtainable in the Japanese Blue .

Connectivity

Players may trade Pokémon between two cartridges or battle with another cartridge using a Game Boy Game Link Cable . To take full advantage of this feature, several Pokémon are exclusive to other Generation I games and others require trading to evolve, making trading necessary to complete the Pokédex . The Japanese version can trade and battle with Japanese versions of Pokémon Red, Green , Blue , and Yellow; the Western versions can trade and battle with Western versions of Pokémon Red, Blue , and Yellow. It can also trade with Pokémon Gold, Silver , and Crystal via the Time Capsule . Pokémon Yellow is completely incompatible with games from Generation III onward.

Trades between Pokémon games in different languages are possible; however, a Japanese game cannot connect with a non-Japanese game without causing corruption. This is due to the fact that the games cannot automatically translate the Pokémon data from Japanese to a different language or vice versa, since neither game fully encodes both kana and the Latin alphabet (only encoding one fully and the other partially). If a battle between a Japanese game and a non-Japanese game is attempted, the battle simply does not work, with the save files left unharmed.

Pokémon Yellow is compatible with the Japan-exclusive Pokémon Stadium , Western Stadium , and Stadium 2 . While link battles are not possible directly between Pokémon Yellow and the Generation II games, a player may challenge a Generation II game using Pokémon Stadium 2.

Pokémon Yellow is also compatible with the Game Boy Printer . It is possible to print Pokédex entries, the Diploma , Pokémon Storage System Boxes, Party Pokémon, and the Pikachu's Beach high score.

Colosseum 2

Yellow debuted a new link battle mode, Colosseum 2. In Colosseum 2, players can select from several battle modes:

Pika Cup (for Pokémon between levels 15 to 20 only; their combined level limit is 50)
Petit Cup (for Pokémon between levels 25 to 30, with a height no more than 6'07" (2 m), and weight no more than 44.1 lbs. (20 kg) only)
Poké Cup (for Pokémon between levels 50 to 55 only, and the sum of all entered Pokémon's Levels cannot exceed 155; Mew is not allowed).

These three cups would later become standard cups in Pokémon Stadium (known as Pokémon Stadium 2 in Japan).

In addition, in the Japanese versions, Blizzard 's chance to freeze in Colosseum 2 is changed to 10% rather than the usual 30%. Blizzard's chance to freeze is always 10% in the Pokémon Stadium series and the Western releases of the Generation I games.

Virtual Console

The Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console release uses 3DS wireless communication as a substitute for the Game Link Cable. The Virtual Console release disables Game Boy Printer compatibility. Japanese and non-Japanese Generation I core series games do not recognize each other when attempting to link them via 3DS wireless communication.

Using Poké Transporter , all Pokémon in Box 1 can be sent from the Generation I core series games to Pokémon Bank (regardless of language), and from Pokémon Bank, they can then be moved to Generation VII core series games.

Localization changes

In the player's bedroom , the video game console is a Super Famicom in the Japanese Yellow (unlike the Famicom in earlier Japanese games). This video game is a SNES in the localizations of all Generation I games.
In the Celadon Department Store 4F, there is a male NPC planning to give a Poké Doll to Copycat . In the Japanese, French, and Italian versions, he correctly mentions that Copycat lives in Saffron City . However, due to a localization error in the English and Spanish versions, he incorrectly says that she lives in Cerulean City . In the German version, he does not mention where she lives.

Color palettes

The international versions of Pokémon Yellow have two separate sets of color palettes: the previously mentioned one from the Japanese version, as well as another set of brighter color palettes which is compatible with the Game Boy Color , Game Boy Tower from the Pokémon Stadium series (which does not use the SNES palette for the international Yellow), Game Boy Advance , Nintendo GameCube with Game Boy Player , and Nintendo 3DS 's Virtual Console .

In Japanese Yellow on Game Boy Color mode, the game uses a yellow palette similarly to how Red, Green, and Blue use their respective red, green, and blue palettes. In Western Yellow, Game Boy Color mode instead uses the Super Game Boy palettes but with more saturated colors. The yellow palette from Japanese Yellow is used by Western Yellow in certain situations like Pikachu's Beach hi-score screen and it can be reinstated completely by modifying the ROM.
The change to the color of Jynx 's sprites mentioned below only affects the localized version of Pokémon Yellow, since this game is monochromatic in the Japanese version of the Virtual Console.

Localization changes shared by Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

Differences in the virtual console release.

The Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console releases can link with other Virtual Console Generation I and II core series games via Nintendo 3DS wireless communication, simulating the Game Link Cable . When initiating a link, the Virtual Console menu on the touch screen replaces the Cable Club attendant's dialogue. Additionally, all of the Game Boy Printer features are disabled, although the option still appears in the PC menu: when selected, the game acts as if the printing is in progress, even though, in reality, nothing is happening.

Using Poké Transporter , Pokémon can be sent from the Generation I core series games to Pokémon Bank , and from Pokémon Bank, they can then be moved to Generation VII core series games.

The moves Blizzard , BubbleBeam , Confusion , Dream Eater , Explosion , Guillotine , Hyper Beam , Mega Kick , Mega Punch , Psychic , Reflect , Rock Slide , Selfdestruct , Spore , and Thunderbolt had their animations changed slightly to tone down the flashing.

In the Western language releases, which are emulated in Game Boy Color mode, Jynx 's battle sprites have been recolored to align with its modern design, recoloring Jynx's black skin to purple. Jynx's original design had previously been subject to controversy due to its resemblance to racial stereotypes of African-Americans. The Japanese release is emulated in Game Boy mode—which is monochromatic—so no change was made.

The requirement for the Pikachu's Beach minigame is now the Pikachu received at the beginning of the game instead of Surfing Pikachu .

Differences from Pokémon the Series

The game is loosely based on the original series of Pokémon the Series , but has several differences:

Brock does not surrender during the Pewter Gym battle and does not accompany the player thereafter.
Misty is first encountered in the Cerulean Gym . In Pokémon the Series , she had left the Gym when Ash met her (the Gym was run by the Sensational Sisters ). She also does not accompany the player on their journey in the game.
Bulbasaur , Charmander , and Squirtle are acquired from tasks. In Pokémon the Series , Bulbasaur was caught in a formal battle, Charmander was rescued from heavy rain, and Squirtle simply followed Ash.
Meowth can use Pay Day and does not speak in the game.

English title

While the game's title has become widely accepted as simply Pokémon Yellow , its officially recognized name outside of Japan is not entirely certain. On the boxart for most English versions, the expression Special Pikachu Edition replaces the series' then-current slogan Gotta Catch 'em All! below the Pokémon logo, while Yellow Version is at the bottom, near where Red and Blue had theirs. However, the expression Special Pikachu Edition is repeated on the box's opening and spine.

Contemporaneous materials refer to the game as Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition , [8] [9] [10] [11] or Pokémon Yellow for brevity. The instruction manual refers to the game as "the Yellow version of Pokémon", "Yellow" is one of the selectable preset names for the player character , and Yellow Version can be seen on the game's title screen.

ESRB classified the game under the title Pokémon yellow . [12] The Australian Classification Board classified the game under the title POKEMON YELLOW . [13] The Canadian Intellectual Property Office records the copyright POKEMON YELLOW VERSION: SPECIAL PIKACHU EDITION . [14]

Pokémon.com refers to the game as Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition in full, but Pokémon Yellow Version and Pokémon Yellow in general usage. [15] Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition is also the title used in the Nintendo World Pokémon Series Showcase . Super Smash Bros. for Wii U refers to the game as Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition in Pikachu's trophy description.

In the Virtual Console release, the game is referred to as Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition on the Nintendo eShop and in the manual. Like many games, it is abbreviated on the Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu, being referred to as Pokémon Yellow Version .

Version history

International.

Only one known version of each international language version was released.

Development

Like Red and Blue , Yellow was also well received by the press. Like its predecessors, it received a perfect 10/10 "Masterful" rating from IGN. [16] However, it was criticized as being "just a stopgap to help us wait for the real sequels ". [17] Yellow received a slightly lower average score than Red and Blue of about 85% on GameRankings. Despite this, it was the site's top rated Game Boy game in the year of its release, 1999. [18]

The soundtrack for Pokémon Red, Green , and Blue and Pokémon Red and Blue also applies to Pokémon Yellow. However, Yellow added three tracks that are absent from the official soundtrack, which precedes the release of Yellow by ten months. These additional tracks were also composed by Junichi Masuda .

Title screens

English Title screen (Game Boy Color)

Japanese title screen (Game Boy Color)

English title screen (Super Game Boy)

Japanese title screen (Super Game Boy)

English title screen (Virtual Console)

Front of Japanese flyer

Back of Japanese flyer

Virtual Console icons

Japanese Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console icon

English Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console icon

As such, it came out in Japan before the Game Boy Color , which was not released until October 21, 1998. [21] This explains the lack of Game Boy Color support in the Japanese versions, with the game using a yellow palette by default when played on a Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance , Game Boy Advance SP , or Game Boy Player , much like the red, green, and blue palettes respectively used by Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue .
Pokémon Yellow was also announced and released after Game Freak postponed Pokémon Gold and Silver , which were originally set to come out in March 1998. [22] Instead, Pokémon Pikachu came out that month.
The special Pikachu Yellow model of the Game Boy Printer was also exclusively released in Japan on September 12, 1998. [23] [24]
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver , which re-implemented the walking Pokémon mechanic that was introduced in Yellow, were released in Japan exactly 11 years after Yellow was released in Japan.
The two available first partner Pokémon of this game, Pikachu ( player ) and Eevee ( rival ), are the only Pokémon introduced prior to Generation V to evolve with a Thunder Stone .
Junichi Masuda details the modification of Ikue Otani 's voice to a sound capable of being made by the low-tech Game Boy in his Director's Column . However, this change is exclusive to this one specimen and not the entire species, as other Pikachu (i.e. those that don't have the player's Original Trainer ID and name) use the original cry.
Prior to the Virtual Console release announcement, Pokémon.com listed Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow with a PEGI rating of 3. [25]
The box arts for Pokémon Red , Yellow, and Silver are the only three instances where the English Pokémon logo is shown partially covered by some element (in this case, Pikachu's ears).
Yellow Special Pikachu Edition has the longest name of all core series titles, including symbols and spaces, with 30.
According to a FAQ page that was available in February 1999 on Pokémon.com , there were no plans to release an American version of Pokémon Yellow (mentioned as the "Pikachu" version), as well as any other Pokémon games that had only been released in Japanese at the time. [26]
The Poké Cup format is based on the Nintendo Cup '97, a real life event that took place in Japan that year and which was the first tournament in Pokémon history.
If the player attempts to use a Thunder Stone on their Pikachu, it'll refuse. Talking to Pikachu afterwards will cause it to shake its head. Traded Pikachu are unaffected by this.
The Japanese version of Pokémon Pinball uses the Pokédex entries from Pokémon Yellow. However, Pokémon Pinball was released in English before Pokémon Yellow. The English version of Pokémon Pinball uses the Pokédex entries shared by Pokémon Red and Blue instead.
Ash catches a Beedrill , but gives it to Casey .
In The Power of Us , Ash catches an Ekans for the Pokémon Catch Race . However, Ash had to release it as per the race’s rules.
In The Ultimate Test , Ash commands an Arbok , Weezing , and Meowth when he took the Pokémon League Admissions Exam .
Ash temporarily cares for a Raichu as part of Pokémon Summer Academy .

Unique content

In the core series , this is the only game with these characteristics:

It was the second "upper version" game in the same generation (in Japan, after Pokémon Blue ).
It has a single walking Pokémon .
There is a single Pokémon with the friendship mechanic available.
Depositing a Pokémon in the Storage System causes it to lose some friendship.
There are no available friendship-based evolutions even though the friendship mechanic is present.
There are two different types of cries available for the same species depending on whether the player is the Pokémon's OT (the partner Pikachu has a vocalized cry like in Pokémon the Series , while a non-OT Pikachu still has a chiptune noise cry like in earlier games).
The entire trio of first partner Pokémon introduced in the game's own generation can be obtained without trades, transfers, or events.
The rival is seen preventing the player from obtaining a Pokémon (the first partner Eevee in the cutscene at the start of the game).
The rival's first partner Pokémon is able to evolve, but not the player's first partner Pokémon.
The rival's team is influenced by whether he has won or lost earlier battles against the player.
In Japanese, this applies to both Pokémon Blue and Yellow.

Introduced content

In the core series, this was the first game with these characteristics:

It is heavily influenced by Pokémon the Series . This carries over into its remakes, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! .
A Pokémon species is part of the Japanese title. This is also the case in the remakes.
This was the first localized game whose boxart lacks the slogan below the Pokémon logo, although this slogan was reused in Generation II before it was dropped from the game boxarts altogether in Generation III .
Characters introduced in Pokémon the Series appear in-game. This includes the Team Rocket trio , Nurse Joy , and Officer Jenny .
Farfetch'd can be caught in the wild, instead of only from in-game trades like in earlier games.
The intro cutscenes only feature a single Pokémon species ( Pikachu in this case).
The intro cutscenes do not feature any human character.
This was also the first game to have a single available Pokémon species with this kind of cry, which was also the case later for Pikachu in Pokémon X and Y .
It has a single first partner Pokémon available for the player.
The player's first partner Pokémon is unable to evolve. This is also the case in the remakes.
In later games, this was also the case with other Pokémon such as Spiky-eared Pichu HG SS and Cosplay Pikachu OR AS .
The first partner Pokémon for the player and the rival have no type advantage against each other before evolving (although this changes if the rival's first partner Pokémon evolves into Vaporeon ).
An entire trio of first partner Pokémon is obtainable in a single saved game with no trades, transfers, or events.
This was also the case for the lake guardians in the Nameless Cavern from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire .
This is also the case with later games from Generation VIII onwards.

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On the surface, it may seem as if Pokémon Yellow only made minimal changes to the gameplay and story of the Gen 1 Pokémon games, yet it actually contained changes that most people wouldn't notice but were vital for preventing players from getting stuck. The Gen 1 Pokémon games had a few ways that players could softlock themselves, preventing them from being able to continue the story. These usually involved removing all Pokémon that could use a specific HM or running out of cash and being unable to earn more.

The Gen 1 Pokémon games are known for glitches , but the developers actually did an amazing job putting everything together, considering the amount of Pokémon on offer in the games and the fact that they were dealing with the hardware limitations of the Game Boy, especially the low amount of memory on the Game Boy cartridges. The games did have a few design oversights, as it's possible (though difficult) for the player to put themselves in a position where they cannot continue the story. This can happen if the player runs out of money and Poké Balls, as they might need a specific Pokémon to continue the game, and be unable to acquire one.

Related: Is Pokémon Yellow Canon? What It Means For Red & Blue's Timeline

One Gen 1 softlock that can occur in Pokémon Red and Blue involves the Safari Zone. The Safari Zone has rare Pokémon , but players are limited in how they can battle and catch them. The player needs to enter the Safari Zone in order to acquire the Gold Teeth, as these need to be traded for the Strength HM. The Safari Zone is also where the player can acquire the Surf HM, which is needed to travel to various locations. The problem is that the Safari Zone requires money to enter, and a lack of cash can ruin a player's game.

Pokémon Yellow's Safari Zone Was Changed To Make It Free For Players With No Money

In Pokémon Red and Blue , if the player sells all their items, spends all of their cash, and doesn't possess a Pokémon with Pay Day, then they cannot progress through the story if they haven't found the Gold Teeth. The only option is to trade with another player for a Pokémon like Meowth with Pay Day , which might not be an option for everyone. This situation is unlikely to occur, but it's not impossible, considering the Pokémon games are meant for kids, and they're the ones most likely to make foolish moves while playing a game.

According to Bulbapedia , Pokémon Yellow changed how the Safari Zone operated, in order to prevent a softlock. In Pokémon Yellow , the Safari Zone warden will let the player enter the Safari Zone for a lower price, but they'll receive fewer Safari Balls. If the player has no cash, then they can enter for free, but they will only have a single Safari Ball. This means they can just avoid battles and nab the Gold Teeth and Surf, allowing them to continue through Pokémon Yellow 's story, though the lack of a Pokémon HM Mule for Surf or Strength could also cause issues down the line.

Source: Bulbapedia

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Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition is the fourth game in the Pokémon video game series in Japan, and the third in the rest of the world. It was released on the Nintendo Game Boy and features Super Game Boy and Game Boy Color enhancements. The game was released in Japan on September 12, 1998 and was simply known as Pocket Monsters Pikachu.
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Pokemon Yellow - Walkthrough: Part 30 - SAFARI ZONE #2In this episode we continue roaming the Safari Zone for more rare Pokemon and we catch 'em all!Links to...
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Mechanics Safari Zone mechanics. In the Safari Zone, special mechanics come into play which mean that you cannot catch Pokémon by traditional means and must instead try to influence your catch chances by throwing rocks and bait at the target Pokémon.. While fighting in the Safari Zone, you will have four option in battle: Throw a Rock; Throw some Bait, ...
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Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition (Japanese: ポケットモンスターピカチュウ Pocket Monsters Pikachu), often known as Pokémon Yellow Version, is the third Pokémon game for Game Boy released worldwide, as a solitary version of Pokémon Red and Blue Versions.In Japan, the game was the fourth Pokémon game released, as a second solitary version of Pokémon Red and Green.
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Pokémon Yellow Stops The Safari Zone From Breaking The Game
The player needs to enter the Safari Zone in order to acquire the Gold Teeth, as these need to be traded for the Strength HM. The Safari Zone is also where the player can acquire the Surf HM, which is needed to travel to various locations. The problem is that the Safari Zone requires money to enter, and a lack of cash can ruin a player's game.
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