Talk:Pokémon Yellow

Color
How come no one mentioned this game uses the Super Gameboy color pallets when played on a Gameboy Color? IIRC this was also the last Gameboy game that wasn't full colorTechni 18:20, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Screenshots
Tyan23, thanks for the screenshot! I think a screen will add a lot to the article. However, I wonder if this one with the player following Professor Oak could be replaced by an in-game shot involving Pikachu following the player? That is, after all, one of Yellow's distinguishing features. And perhaps another screen with Pikachu's pop-up window could be added to the "Your pal Pikachu" section? What do you think? --Sparky the Seventh Chaos 17:17, Oct 3, 2004 (UTC) I think we should rename it that,yes I have game boy color(it's purple and I got it at the goodwill,Pokemon yellow I got a EB Games.
 * I agree, that shot is virtually identical to Red/Blue's "follow the leader" scene, so one showing Pikachu would also be good. So I'll make one if I remember. And I'll see if I can make one or two mood shots, preferably of the beginning (Pikachu's so disrespectful to you it looks almost asleep!) to later on in the game (when it looks like it wants to hug you to death!) Master Thief Garrett 10:10, 16 May 2005 (UTC)

I know that Pikachu and Raichu look so cute together,I saw them in a episode on cartoon network on my old mitsubishi or hitachi TV ,a lot of my friends collect poke'mon and even pocket monster cards, (I used to have japanese and french variant cards), one of my friends has poke'mon yellow. I've heard pokemon crystal is good to.

Trading
I removed the bit about the Pikachu being untradable. I'm not positive about Red and Blue, but I am almost positive that Pikachu can be traded into Gold/Silver/Crystal. It's always holding a Light Ball, I belive. --Sparky the Seventh Chaos 22:08, Oct 25, 2004 (UTC)


 * I will have to check on that. I can't see why they'd allow you to trade it away though as that would be getting rid of it and would basically turn the game back into Red/Blue! I'm fairly certain you couldn't put it on Bill's PC, so I doubt you could get rid of it in a trade either. But you may be right. Either way, I'll change the article based on my findings. Master Thief Garrett 10:10, 16 May 2005 (UTC)


 * You can put it in Bill's PC. Not sure about trading though. Forever young 04:33, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

You can trade him to pokemon red,blue,yellow and the jhoto series. By philip1992 Technically he is tradable in my case ,<I own some of the games I got them from eb games.

Repetitivity
Do you not think this article is a bit repetitive! It talks about Yellows pikachu 3 times and Raichu twice!--XenoNeon 21:13, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Version-specific Pokémon
just thought I'd throw this out there... but under the section "Version-specific Pokémon" Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill do NOT belong in the list. Reason being is that they are available in the game... It's just VERY VERY VERY rare. Don't believe me? get a copy out and check the pokedex area thingy. NetStormer 05:16, 26 June 2006 (UTC)


 * No, that's not true. Weedle does not appear in Yellow. Oh, yes, I got a copy of it, and it says "Area unknown" in the Pokedex. For more information, read the own Wikipedia Weedle article! So Weedle, Kakuna and Beedril are NOT in Yellow -- so I have added them to that list. Wanna Know My Name? Later 05:54, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Your are kidding me thats not true.


 * Hmmm, the version specific pokemon have been removed from the article. I think this section is interesting, informative, and useful for those viewing the article.  Should it be added back in??   (and I don't think Weedle, Kakuna, & Beedrill can be found in Pokemon Yellow, but they can be imported into the game from Red & Blue)


 * There are a total of 151 Pokémon programmed into Pokémon Yellow. However, there are only 137 total Pokémon that can be found and captured by the player in Yellow alone. For 13 of the missing Pokémon, players must trade with Pokémon Red, Blue, Gold, Silver or Crystal.


 * These 13 Pokémon are:


 * The 14th missing Pokémon is Mew, which is normally unobtainable unless the player receives one from Nintendo. It is possible to obtain all 151 Pokémon, including Mew, by exploiting the Mew glitch. It is also possible to get a Missingno. without trading from Pokémon Red and Blue using variations of the glitch; however, due to the fixing of some glitches from Red and Blue versions, a Missingno cannot otherwise be captured in Yellow.    RevJohn 06:32, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
 * You can add everything back but the actual names of the Pokémon, because that's gamercruft. People have sites like Serebii for game guides.—Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 16:58, 1 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I seem to be able to get Raichu and Meowth on my yellow version. Also for some wierd reason I get the chance to catch Mew instead of Mewtwo. I'm not comeplaining but wtf? Also, you can catch an additional wild Pikachu and train it until it evolves. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.220.100.14 (talk) 12:45, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Suggested Move
Shouldn't this page be at Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition since that is the name of the game? TJ Spyke 00:16, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition redirects here. Bibliomaniac15 00:50, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't it be the other way though? With Pokémon Yellow re-directing to Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition? TJ Spyke 01:48, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Surfing Pikachu?
How do you get a surfing Pikachu, aside from a GameShark or Pokemon Coliseum? Ash Ketchum 13:05, 4 October 2006 (UTC)Ash Ketchum

This isn't the place to ask a question like this. Go to the reference desk. bibliomaniac15 00:26, 5 October 2006 (UTC) You can watch the tv show or buy gameshark or pokemon coliseum,.


 * What's more important is, why isn't this mentioned in the article? This was one of the coolest features of yellow and it's been cut out?! C. Pineda (クリス) 03:22, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Update
This is the only Pokemon game that has yet to have at least one update. Pokemon Red was updated to Fire Red and Blue was replaced with Leaf Green, an update of Pokemon Green. Gold and Silver were updated to Crystal.

I believe that Yellow should be updated. The graphics need to be updated to at least GBA standards and the storyline needs to better follow the series. This is the best game they ever made and should be updated from monochrome. 67.188.172.165 21:41, 25 December 2006 (UTC)


 * We appreciate your concerns, but this is not the place to voice them. Please go to a Pokémon forum to voice your opinion, as this is an encyclopedia.  bibliomaniac 1  5  01:55, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

video games don't need to be perfect.
 * Nintendo announced that Pokemon Yellow is a one of a kind. So they are never going to remake Pokemon Yellow. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sagdgdas (talk • contribs) 21:51, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

GA on hold
I think this article is fairly close to meeting the Good Article standards, but there are one or two things I'd like to see addressed before passing it. First, I think it could use a few more citations -- several sections, including "Trading & Compatibility", "Yellow's Pikachu", and "Version-specific Pokemon" have no citations at all. Pretty much every section or subsection should have at least one, showing where the information in that section came from. Second, I think the text could use a copyediting pass; as one example of a clumsy sentence, consider "Unlike previous Pokémon titles, Yellow version gave the player a Pikachu instead of the usual choice between three Pokémon; this change makes the game harder at the beginning stage than the previous two games, since Pikachu’s electric attacks are ineffective against the first Gym-leader, Brock." That should be rewritten, probably into at least two distinct sentences. I would also request more expansion of the "Reception" section, if that's possible, although that wouldn't stand in the way of promotion to GA. Shimeru 21:25, 2 March 2007 (UTC) Poke'mon is a good article.
 * In-line citations are only needed for FA status. The thing about copyediting, I agree with that. I will fix that sentence myself. Expansion of Reception is not neccesary in my opinion. And as you said it won't stand in the way of this article's promotion. Once that copyedit problem is fixed it should be ready for promotion. Funpika 22:39, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Some form of inline citation is needed for GA, you need to back up your claims, with an inline citation M3tal H3ad 02:03, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, inline citation is "not mandatory" (although it is "highly desirable") for GA, according to WP:WIAGA. So that much is true.  However, the "References" section includes nothing outside of the existing inline citations, leaving the question of where the information in those uncited sections is drawn from -- and I think it would be most consistent to add further inline cites.  (It would certainly be most helpful for a future Featured Article candidacy:  FA does require inline citation.) Shimeru 04:50, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok guys, sorry about not responding yet, but my DSL went AWOL (thank you Verizon!) I've got SOLs to study for, but I'll implement your suggestions soon! Dåvid Fuchs ( talk / frog blast the vent core! ) 22:38, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Don't feel you need to rush. As long as the article's being worked on, I'm happy to extend the hold. Shimeru 03:28, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

Since it's been on hold for rather a long time and work is still underway, I'm removing it from the candidate list for now. I think it's been greatly improved, but a fair amount of the prose is still awkward or confusing. I'm going to try to straighten some of it out myself, probably tomorrow, but I can't in good conscience pass an article I've heavily copyedited. Since it would need another reviewer in any case, I think the better solution is just to relist it. This also allows more time for finding additional references and tweaking sections. Shimeru 05:51, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Minigame
This article should mention the minigame that can be unlock once a player gets ahold of the Surfing Pikachu as well as mentioning Surfing pikachu WhiteStrike 18:02, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Misstatement?
There is one paragraph in the Battle section that I find questionable:

''One of the few changes to the battle mode is that, on the Game Boy Color, a Pokémon's health meter turns red and makes a beeping sound when the Pokémon is at less than 50% of full health. This feature was improved upon in later games.''

There are three things wrong with this:

1. Red and Blue already had the feature to change the color of the HP bar at different levels, though this only happens on a Super Game Boy.

2. Red and Blue already beeped when low on health, and this happens on any type of Game Boy.

3. It takes less than 50% health to make the HP bar turn red, and the game beep repeatedly.

Should this part be revised or removed? TanookiMario257 21:40, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

25% health 172.162.150.53 04:47, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

From Wikipedia:Requested moves

 * Pokémon Yellow → Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition — Full name of the game, and the one used by Nintendo —TJ Spyke 07:33, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * But over 50 articles link to Pokémon Yellow and only one to Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition. Anthony Appleyard 09:08, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Most of them probably through the transcluded Template:Pokémon games. Numbers of incoming links are a weak argument. --Stemonitis 09:10, 7 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Actually, the bigger problem is that the most common usage is evidently "Pokémon Yellow", without the "Special Pikachu Edition" suffix (approx. 89% of Internet hits). Overturning that kind of trend cannot be considered uncontroversial. --Stemonitis 11:43, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Removed the section on MISSIGNO. A section on how to catch MISSINGNO. belongs in a game walkthrough, not on Wikipedia, and especially not in the Yellow Version article, which I don't think even has the MISSIGNO. glitch. 66.41.145.88 01:20, 29 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Don't use search engine counts. Is the longer is the official, then use that. Otherwise, the title counts as OR. Ashnard  Talk  Contribs  07:40, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Names
Throughout this article (and likely through the Red and Blue and FireRed and LeafGreen articles), I've noticed that the playable character and his rival are called "Ash" and "Gary" respectively. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Ash and Gary the secondary default names while Red and Blue are the primary default names? If so, shouldn't the article list these two characters as Red and Blue as opposed to Ash and Gary? MelicansMatkin (talk) 22:08, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Requested move (2007)
This section has been temporarily moved here to avoid having two move proposals on the same talk page.

Moved
I decided to Be Bold and move it per naming conventions at WP:CVG/GL, namely "Always use the original official title of the game, and prefer English titles over foreign ones." There was really no need for a poll, it was a clear cut policy issue in this case.  bibliomaniac 1  5  00:06, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
 * The rest of that sentence you quoted says "Subtitles and pre-titles are allowed if deemed appropriate but are not necessary. Usage of taglines in titles is not allowed.". As far as clear-cut policy goes, the policy states that such a move is "not necessary" (special pikachu edition is a subtitle, if that wasn't clear). And WP:BB says be bold, "not reckless". TheBilly (talk) 00:13, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
 * And it was approriate. I really don't get why you are against video game articles being at their correct name? The official name of the game includes the SPE part.  TJ   Spyke   00:43, 25 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I think the move was a mistake. Once the discussion has started on WP:RM it should continue until either consensus is reached or seems unlikely, and then action should be based on that result. There seems no likelihood of consensus to move. Andrewa (talk) 06:02, 25 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Nobody is against video articles being at their correct name. But there are several opinions about as to what qualifies as correct, and whether the official name matters very much. Andrewa (talk) 04:29, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Comment Five days have elapsed since the move to Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition was proposed. The result of this proposal was not to move. I am certain that the page move that occured during discussion was in good faith but since there was no consensus for this move, I am moving this back to Pokémon Yellow. --Lox (t,c) 20:24, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry for not waiting for consensus before moving. I had originally moved it because I saw that the internet reviews all referred to the game's full name. Whatever the case, I jumped the gun. I have fixed all the redirects that I've changed.  bibliomaniac 1  5  01:05, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
 * No need to apologise! As I said, I am certain that the move was in good faith and I would encourage you to be bold in future. Happy editing! --Lox (t,c) 11:02, 30 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Agree. Very well said. Andrewa (talk) 18:54, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

The name is silly
Sorry, but the box does not say "Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition", it says "Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition", or possibly "Pokémon: Special Pikachu Edition - Yellow Version". If we want to get down to it, the title of the game (and most Pokémon games) is just "Pokémon". "Yellow Version" is the subtitle, implying that it is a modified version of the same game. Crazy, right? Point is, this is an opinion of the correct title, but not the most common one, and the consensus was not to move, so it shouldn't have been moved. Being bold is good sometimes, reading discussions and paying attention to consensus are important, too. ~ JohnnyMrNinja  07:39, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Merge discussion
Please discuss here. - A Link to the Past (talk) 18:02, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Requested move (2011)

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the proposal was move per request.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 11:51, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition → Pokémon Yellow – The previous move discussion resulted in a decision to have the article at Pokémon Yellow. At some point during the last three years or so, there was a move to the current title that was likely in good faith. However, the other games in the series are not listed under "Pokémon Red and Blue: Gotta catch 'em all!" despite the reasoning used for this article's title. (Other games, like Super Mario Bros. 2, also lack the subtitle in the article name, as most English-speakers do not refer to the game by its subtitle.) If the page is moved to Pokémon Yellow, I will also request move-protection in order to prevent this situation from re-occurring. The Grand Master of All Things Bad (talk &#124; YOOM TAH! ) 23:40, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. The common name is Pokémon Yellow. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 00:17, 27 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Support. I don't see why not. Blake (Talk·Edits) 01:29, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Support for consistency with the other articles.  Artichoker [ talk ] 17:51, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Support per WP:COMMONNAME. Jenks24 (talk) 09:45, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

List of glitches
A list of glitches is not important to understanding the gameplay of Pokemon Yellow. It falls under cruft as it does not further the understanding of the game to someone unfamiliar with it. Even so, the mention doesn't really belong in this article, as Missingno. is not unique to this game. It would be more appropriate in Pokemon Red and Blue, where it actually originated, under either Development or Reception and Legacy as a passing mention. --ThomasO1989 (talk) 18:51, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
 * True, but it's one of those things that, while it doesn't play a big part in the game, still has a reputation, like the Weighted Companion Cube in Portal. It shows up in all the original gen I games, so we should have it in both articles. Supernerd11 :D Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 19:51, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm not against some passing mention of Missingno. in Reception and legacy of Pokemon Red and Blue. But a list of glitches is inappropriate for either article, as it is nothing more than a Trivia section. --ThomasO1989 (talk) 21:05, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I agree about not having a whole list of glitches, but Missingno. should be in both, due to the fame of it and that it showed up in both. Just a passing mention's fine, but at least include it. Supernerd11 :D Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 21:32, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Sounds like we all agree then - I too think that's it's okay to have a passing mentioning the Legacy section, but not a dedicated section or subsection dedicated to listing off various glitches. Sergecross73   msg me   03:43, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

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Pikachu's 2DS
Was just reading through and noticed the mention of a Japan-exclusive Pikachu 2DS. This, in fact, is not true, as there have been English releases of them. Should this be left as is or not? If so, a source will have to be located. Empoleonmaster23 (talk) 22:49, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

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