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Description
While it's basically the same game as the previously released Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue, Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition
features enhancements that make it the best version yet. In all three
versions, the player is on a quest to become the World's Greatest
Pokémon Trainer, with exploration and Pokémon battles (think advanced
paper-scissors-rock) factoring heavily into the gameplay. While the
game world is the same in all three versions, the Pokémon you encounter
vary from version to version; the underlying goal of collecting all 151
Pokémon can only be met by trading Pokémon via Link Cable
with another player with a different Pokémon version. (Players can also
battle against one another using the Link Cable setup.) Pokémon Yellow follows the TV cartoon series more closely than the other versions. Your first Pokémon in Yellow
is Pikachu, and he travels alongside you as opposed to inside a
Pokéball (like most Pokémon). Pikachu's mood can be displayed virtual
pet style: keeping him happy is important, as his mood affects certain
events in the game. In addition to the inclusion of other TV show
elements like Team Rocket, new battle modes between players are
available as well as a secret game called Pikachu's Beach. If you haven't played any of the Pokémon games before, Pokémon Yellow is the best place to start. But while Pokémaniacs will go gaga over Yellow's new features, less enthusiastic veterans of Red and Blue may not find the extras to be quite so special.
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