Over time, Nintendo created a lot of Pokémon games for several handhelds and game consoles. The games on the handhelds are more famous, so we’ll focus on them. Most of you are probably familiar with the aim of the Pokémon games (we all know the Pokémon song and the slogan ‘Gotta catch ‘m all!’). For you who don’t know: the aim of the Pokémon games is to catch all the Pokémon the game contains and be the best Pokémon trainer in the world. However, not all Pokémon can be catched in a game. You’ll have to trade Pokémon with other players, like your friends.
The very first Pokémon game was Pokémon Blue for the Gameboy and was created in 1996, Japan. Other Pokémon games of the first generation for the Gameboy are Pokémon Red (1996), Pokémon Green (1996, only in Japan) and Pokémon Yellow (1998). In Europe, some of the Pokémon games were released some years after their release in Japan. Several characteristics of this first Pokémon series are the starter Pokémon: Bulbasaur, Charmander,
The second generation of Pokémon games were released on the Game Boy Color, the successor of the Gameboy. Games that were available for this handheld were Pokémon Gold (1999), Silver (1999) and Crystal (2000). The starter Pokémon of these games were Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile, which you’ll all remember. One of the additions to these games are that you were able to choose your gender in the beginning of the game.
Although the Pokémon games of the third, forth and fifth generations were released after the nineties, we’ll still discuss them because it’s Pokémon (and therefore worthwhile to discuss). The third generation is on two handhelds. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (2005) is on the Gameboy Advance and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (2005) on the Nintendo DS. These games are different from the earlier games. Instead of being a Pokémon trainer, you are turned into a Pokémon. Which Pokémon you’ll become differs from the answer you’ll give on questions in the beginning. In both games you can be a Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Chikorita, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Pikachu, Eevee, Machop, Cubone, Psyduck, Meowth, and Skitty.
Generation four consists of a lot of games for the Nintendo DS: Pokémon Diamond (2006), Pearl (2006), Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (2007), Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (2007), Platinum (2008) and Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (2009). These games differ from each other in playing modus: either you are a Pokémon trainer (such as in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum) or you are turned into a Pokémon (as in the Mystery Dungeon series). The starter Pokémon in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum are Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup. You are probably a bit unfamiliar with these, because they aren’t a part of your nineties memories. In the Mystery Dungeon series it depends on the answered questions which Pokémon you are: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Meowth, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Skitty, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup and Munchlax. As you might have noticed, you can’t be Eevee, Machop, Cubone or Psyduck anymore.
The fifth and so far final generation of pokemon was released on the nintendo DS. In this generation there is only Pokémon Black (2010) and White (2010). If you haven’t played Pokémon anymore, you probably don’t know the Pokémon you can choose in the start: Snivy, Tepig or Oshawott.
We think the first generations are the best generations of Pokémon. Charmander and Squirtle are much cooler than Woobat or Garbodor!
Tomorrow we will give you a link to an emulator so you can play Pokémon on your laptop.
Next week we’ll talk about series of the 90’s!
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