
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. 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. 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. 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. The game was available on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console between the Pokémon 20th Anniversary on Februand the discontinuation of the 3DS Nintendo eShop on March 27, 2023. It managed, though, to receive the title of second best-selling non-bundled game for its console, losing only to its predecessors. Similar to Red and Blue, Yellow arrived towards the end of the Game Boy's lifespan. Unlike other games, Pokemon Yellow was inspired by the anime. In Japan, the game was the fourth Pokémon game released, as a second solitary version of Pocket Monsters Red & Green. 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. The Pokémon Company International (Game Boy & Virtual Console) Nintendo (Game Boy, needs Flash Player) Nintendo (Virtual Console) The Pokémon Company (Game Boy) The Pokémon Company (Virtual Console) Nintendo (Game Boy) Nintendo (Virtual Console) Game Link Cable (Game Boy) 3DS Wireless (3DS Virtual Console)

Game Boy (enhanced for the Super Game Boy in all releases and for the Game Boy Color outside of Japan), Nintendo 3DS ( Virtual Console) Pokémon Yellow Version's boxart, depicting Pikachu. Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition ポケットモンスター ピカチュウ Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
